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Joe BidenCongratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
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Thekaspervote

(32,709 posts)
1. I really really like this guy!! Sure wish his campaign would gain some traction
Tue Jul 9, 2019, 11:58 AM
Jul 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

LonePirate

(13,408 posts)
2. There are Dems in Nashville and Memphis. There are just so few of them everywhere else in TN.
Tue Jul 9, 2019, 12:03 PM
Jul 2019

Show me tweets or crowds from a deep red county in TN if you want me to think Beto or any Dem has a chance in this exceptionally red state. Otherwise, we are wasting our time there.

If I were to vote in a presidential
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Indygram

(2,113 posts)
3. People said the same thing about Texas
Tue Jul 9, 2019, 12:06 PM
Jul 2019

You can't win if you don't show up. By going to bright red areas that are taken for granted by Republicans you show them that you care and that they count. That's how you win people over. That's what Beto is all about. Many of the people who showed up there drove from rural areas.

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DesertRat

(27,995 posts)
8. And how did that election turn out? nt
Tue Jul 9, 2019, 01:33 PM
Jul 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
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Indygram

(2,113 posts)
9. It helped make Pelosi speaker by flipping the House with TWO safe R seats going D
Tue Jul 9, 2019, 02:36 PM
Jul 2019

Forever changing the state legislature of Texas
Electing SEVENTEEN black women as judges in one district
Increasing early voting for YOUTH by 500%
Overall increasing youth turnout by 200%


Beto is the reason Texas is in play at all.

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

(10,862 posts)
6. Tennessee was once purple electing Dem Govs & Senators
Tue Jul 9, 2019, 01:12 PM
Jul 2019

But the 2000’s have been all red.
Knoxville and Chattanooga must start registering younger Dems in big numbers for the state to turn purple again.

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

samnsara

(17,605 posts)
4. my dtr lived in Tenn for 10 years and i visited ( from Seattle area) often... and i got to know..
Tue Jul 9, 2019, 12:09 PM
Jul 2019

..the local dems in her small town. Wow they struggle to be heard and they work hard. Im in a pretty blue state.. Tenn is kinda purple in areas so theres room for lots of support for Beto and any others who go down here. Theres also a LOT of hate...during Obamas campaigns i was visiting...there was a street fair and lots of booths... I bought t shirts from the Dems booth...I also heard the N word over and over amongst the crowds.

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

dalton99a

(81,404 posts)
7. +1. They had TennCare and Al Gore
Tue Jul 9, 2019, 01:23 PM
Jul 2019

Now they have Marsha Blackburn


If I were to vote in a presidential
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Joe Biden
 

SKKY

(11,794 posts)
5. I like Beto as much as the next guy. I think he would be a great President...
Tue Jul 9, 2019, 12:12 PM
Jul 2019

...but if he doesn't catch fire, at which point does he pull the plug and focus on Cornyn's seat? I know all of these people have aspirations, but we could also use some of these talented folks in the Senate. Just sayin...

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

Indygram

(2,113 posts)
10. He is catching fire on the ground
Tue Jul 9, 2019, 02:39 PM
Jul 2019

And has been for awhile.

The national media just does not report on that honestly. Local media does, though.

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