Democratic Primaries

Vidal

(642 posts) Sun May 5, 2019, 10:16 AM May 2019

Here's my view on President Joe Biden and healthcare

If he is president he will sign whatever healthcare bill is passed by Congress.

Same is true for prison reform, environmental legislation, minimum wage, or any other progressive platform idea.

The problem is not getting a Democratic president to sign legislation.

The problem is getting progressive legislation passed by both the House and the Senate.

That's what we should focus our energies on.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Here's my view on President Joe Biden and healthcare (Original Post) Vidal May 2019 OP

I don't want a President who signs whatever they put in front of him. marylandblue May 2019 #1

He's not going to be a puppet. Bayard May 2019 #2

marylandblue

(12,344 posts)

1. I don't want a President who signs whatever they put in front of him.

Reply to Vidal (Original post)

Sun May 5, 2019, 10:25 AM

May 2019

I want a President who has priorities, helps shape important legislation, and works to get his ideas implemented.

And, for me, I want to a President who is moderate on healthcare but very progressive on environmental issues and prison reform. Biden wins me on healthcare, I don't know about environmental, and probably not on prison reform.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Bayard

(22,062 posts)

2. He's not going to be a puppet.

Reply to Vidal (Original post)

Sun May 5, 2019, 11:22 AM

May 2019

And he does have a good environmental record:

http://www.ontheissues.org/2016/Joe_Biden_Environment.htm

We need to focus on getting rid of McConnell as much as getting rid of tRump.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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