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Good.
bearsfootball516
(6,377 posts)That last paragraph though...yikes. Get on board or get off the ship.
Gothmog
(145,129 posts)Avanatti had no chance of being the nominee
PunkinPi
(4,875 posts)Tommy_Carcetti
(43,173 posts)I admire Avenatti's guts as an attorney, and I am highly suspicious about the "controversy" that has enveloped him the past few eeks, but a Presidential candidacy on his part would be a total train wreck and only damage his reputation. I don't think he would go very far in the primaries regardless. Democrats aren't fooled by novelty acts.
He sticks to what he does best and I think that works out best for everyone.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,673 posts)"The party must immediately recognize that many of the likely candidates are not battletested [sic]"? So when did he get battle-tested? Engaging in high-profile litigation of civil cases (especially those you lose in pretrial motions) is not being battle-tested for a presidential campaign; Avenatti has never even run for a local park commission. But I'm glad he finally saw the handwriting on the wall and stopped strutting around pretending he had a snowball's chance in Hell of being nominated.
WeekiWater
(3,259 posts)The guy is blinded by his own ego but is not a narcissist like Trump. Keep fighting Avenatti. Stop talking about Democrats with your completely empty assumptions that currently hold no merit.
MineralMan
(146,286 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,673 posts)It's good that someone or something managed to save him (and the Democratic Party) from himself.
MineralMan
(146,286 posts)presidential candidate.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,673 posts)but he sure had his fanboys at DU.
MineralMan
(146,286 posts)JudyM
(29,225 posts)Eric J in MN
(35,619 posts)...candidates arent battle-tested without naming them?
The top 3 in the polls, Biden and Bernie and Beto ORourke have all won-and-lost elections, counting the 2008 primary re Biden.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,673 posts)qualifies him as battle-tested.