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Originally Posted by jwb
wouldn't object.
Huh. I wonder if you said the same thing to women who were excited about the prospect of a woman president.
... Why do you need to be amazed? Do you want him to grope your wife while we're at it?
In all seriousness the fact that you're inspired by the fact we settled on a candidate nobody is particular impressed by sounds like a take you jacked straight from Ezra Klein.
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If women advocated for a candidate as a symbol alone, yes. I would.
What I do get about the Bernie crowd is that can't see a win when they get one. Sanders lost the nomination and won the party. Not dissimilar to Barry Goldwater in 1964. Progressive candidates have won in districts routinely since 2018 and he's primed to pick up a lot more in 2020.
But again, people undervalue the house. If the Progressives get on committees, cut deals, and work to get changes to legislation, the country lurches forward in a way we haven't seen since FDR.
In all seriousness, I guess we'll have to agree to disagree. You vote for your messiah, and I'll vote for a politician.