Quote (Black XistenZ @ Dec 20 2021 11:22pm)

Klobuchar is one of the few politicians who has even less charisma than Hillary, plus a much lower profile. Raimondo is a nobody. Whitmer and Newsom are very controversial, polarizing figures, also, there's a decent chance Whitmer loses her reelection bid next year. Buttigieg is completely unappealing to black and hispanic voters and the DNC knows it. Booker might be a better choice than Hillary, I'll give you that.

Note that I am not saying Hillary is particularly likely to run, let alone win the nomination.



On a more general note, the Dem field seems kinda weak to me. They basically put all their eggs in the Harris basket, betting that she would be a suitable heir apparent, only to realize that she's completely unpalatable to the wider public and would be one of the few persons Trump could defeat in 2024.

Quote (thundercock @ 21 Dec 2021 08:34)

You know who else is controversial and polarizing? Donald Trump. Ron DeSantis. Chris Christie. I don't think that disqualifies you from winning the primary or even winning the general election.

Mitt Romney was a nobody in 2008 and he ended up finishing strong which allowed him to run in 2012. Who was Bill Clinton in 1992? Who was Barack Obama in 2008? Primaries often surprise you.

Weakness is relative. We're certainly not going to find the next Obama but there are plenty of candidates on both sides who are more than capable of winning the Presidency.

Quote (Black XistenZ @ Dec 21 2021 01:22am)

Klobuchar is one of the few politicians who has even less charisma than Hillary, plus a much lower profile. Raimondo is a nobody. Whitmer and Newsom are very controversial, polarizing figures, also, there's a decent chance Whitmer loses her reelection bid next year. Buttigieg is completely unappealing to black and hispanic voters and the DNC knows it. Booker might be a better choice than Hillary, I'll give you that.

Note that I am not saying Hillary is particularly likely to run, let alone win the nomination.



On a more general note, the Dem field seems kinda weak to me. They basically put all their eggs in the Harris basket, betting that she would be a suitable heir apparent, only to realize that she's completely unpalatable to the wider public and would be one of the few persons Trump could defeat in 2024.

Quote (chopstickz777 @ Dec 20 2021 10:10pm)

God damn you're retarded. Dick pics? Are you joking?

There was VIDEO FOOTAGE of Hunter smoking crack while having threesomes with prostitutes.

Can you imagine the outcry and the outrage if that had been TRUMP's son?

We would never hear the end of it.

God damn I'm so sick of the shameless hypocrisy.

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My criticisms are often aimed at Democrats; on the anniversary of Jan. 6, I’m addressing squarely those Republicans who for a year have excused the actions of the rioters who stormed the Capitol, disrupted Congress as it received the Electoral College’s results, and violently attempted to overturn the election.

These apologists say those who stormed the Capitol were innocent patriots, tourists visiting the seat of the national government to petition their elected representatives peacefully. We’re told that these harmless, ordinary Americans are being persecuted as political prisoners.

Let’s stipulate that while the thousands who went to the Capitol a year ago were wrong to insist the election was stolen, most weren’t violent as they exercised their First Amendment rights to gather peacefully on the Mall—just as I had seen liberals gather to protest both inaugurations of President George W. Bush.

But last year there were several thousand protesters willing to use force to disrupt Congress in its constitutional duty to receive and certify the electoral vote. Some went to Washington with that purpose in mind. Others were swept up in the moment’s savagery, led astray by stronger wills with dangerous motives.

The leaders of this group were intent on committing violence, some having planned to do so for weeks. Many wore tactical gear. Some came armed with chemical agents, flagpoles, batons and sticks. They broke through barricades and assaulted approximately 140 police officers, in some cases with an officer’s own shield or gear. They smashed doors and windows, illegally entered the Capitol, ransacked offices and searched for leaders of Congress, and made dire threats about what would happen if they found them.

More than 725 people have been charged so far, and law enforcement is searching for hundreds more suspects who appear on video or social media, some recorded attacking police officers. At least 163 people have pleaded guilty, and 71 have been sentenced. Only one defendant’s charges have been dismissed. Many of the most serious trials have yet to be held, as lawyers prepare defenses or negotiate plea deals.

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