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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
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In reply to the discussion: Are we really going to allow an issue like voting rights for prisoners pull us apart before 2020? [View all]MH1
(17,573 posts)20. 100% agree.
There are real, well-meaning progressives who are pushing it because they believe in it, and can't see the forest for that one tree.
But at the same time, they are getting plenty of help from the ratf*ckers on the other side who are just rubbing their hands with glee.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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Are we really going to allow an issue like voting rights for prisoners pull us apart before 2020? [View all]
sarabelle
Apr 2019
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Have you seen anyone threatening not to vote in the GE over the prisoners' rights issue?
True Dough
Apr 2019
#3
'con opponents would like to have, in the general election, to have Dem candidates,
empedocles
Apr 2019
#7
it's not really that important an issue. and it would just allow white violent criminals
JI7
Apr 2019
#8
A non-issue. Nobody is threatening to vote 3rd party or not at all because of this
Kaleva
Apr 2019
#9
Have vigorous debates this year. In 2020 UNITE behind the Democratic candidate. Unite in 2020. . .nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Apr 2019
#11
Do you really think this issue resignates with either side that it will make any difference at all?
marble falls
Apr 2019
#18
The other option is rolling over. Accomodating. I am not interested in the ignorant
marble falls
Apr 2019
#38
Isn't that the whole point of these kind of proposals? To pull us apart.
comradebillyboy
Apr 2019
#25
This is a 100% made up problem and just like Hillary's emails the GOP is gonna push ....
Botany
Apr 2019
#26
Of course not; that's why it needs to be used to take Sanders out during the primaries
LongtimeAZDem
Apr 2019
#28