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Democratic Primaries

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question everything

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Fri Mar 27, 2020, 10:13 PM Mar 2020

Obviously we are not going to turn back the clock [View all]

But the way so many here wish that Cuomo would be the candidate, or at least the V.P candidate, demonstrates why, traditionally, governors provided the pool for selecting presidents. Executives dealing with many topics and departments, budgets and competing interests, and making important decisions, often on the spot.

Many here lamented the disappearances of women candidates and of candidates of color.

I have lamented the disappearances of governors who never got much traction (there were four of them and, yes, Washington's Inslee is now very much needed in his state).

Yes, they are moderates. Did not excite "social media" with freebies and most did not have name recognition.

There will be a different DNC in 2028 and I hope that some of this year's lessons will be incorporated.

For the record, my first choice was Klobuchar, and the second was Montana governor Bullock. Third, of course, has been Biden and yes, I am sticking with him.

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