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The Velveteen Ocelot

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1. I care about whether he can beat Trump.

Reply to thomhartmann (Original post)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 06:01 PM

Mar 2019

Trump is an existential threat and he has to be gotten rid of or we're screwed. Quibbling over whether a candidate checks all the proper progressive boxes is nothing but narcissistic ideological navel-gazing right now, and it will be useless if not downright destructive. I will support the candidate who can pants Trump, steal his lunch money and stuff him in his locker. If that's Beto, great. If it's Harris or Warren or Biden or Sanders or Booker or... or... that's great, too. Fuck ideology. We can worry about that after we reclaim the White House.

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Beto O'Rourke Announces: Does He Have the Right Values? [View all] thomhartmann Mar 2019 OP

I care about whether he can beat Trump. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2019 #1

YES! elleng Mar 2019 #3

+1 Docreed2003 Mar 2019 #4

Yep. Purity tests will be our ruin. nt Kahuna7 Mar 2019 #5

Nicely put. awesomerwb1 Mar 2019 #7

Wrong forum RandySF Mar 2019 #2

It's a video, can't it be in the video forum? The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2019 #8

The Democratic Primaries forum are open ! stonecutter357 Mar 2019 #6

Locking ... Yonnie3 Mar 2019 #9