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In reply to the discussion: Democratic Party slams own Senate candidate as GOP plant after Trump support revealed [View all]delisen
(7,364 posts)11. So you want to pass a law against Jamie Raskin running for re-election?
One thing I have to say about Republicans, they rarely age-bash their candidates, office-holders, and voters. Why? They know they will lose voters.
A lot of women spend a disproportionate amount of time on familtly compared to men and enter politics at a later age than men. So you want to arbitrarily tell these women they have missed the boat and cannot serve as long as men no matter what their skillls? Should we have told Nancy Pelosi she had to quit at 60, no matter how effective she was at the time?
You want to break up one of the most effective Democratic movements in history? At the next Indivisable march grab a microphone and tell everyone over 60 that you thank them for their concern and work but dont dare run for the House of Representatives.
I personally am disgusted by people who want me to vote the way they do but want to tell me I should not have the right to vote run for office, that I can be a follower but not a leader?
I think there are more productive avenues to improving representative democracy.
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Democratic Party slams own Senate candidate as GOP plant after Trump support revealed [View all]
turbinetree
Yesterday
OP
I don't care which party you represent.....79 is too damn old. Your "your best if used by date" has expired.
walkingman
Yesterday
#1
A personal voting preference or as legislation you believe should be passed?
Torchlight
Yesterday
#9
He's not running to actually serve in office, he's just running to siphon Dem votes. nt.
SunSeeker
Yesterday
#3
Understood and sadly many people will fall for it because of his religious background.
walkingman
Yesterday
#5
The more I looked at the problematic reporting on the Bill Forbes situation, the more pissed I got.
pat_k
17 hrs ago
#58
We've got the same thing going on in Fort Bend county, Texas primaries. nt
Susan Calvin
Yesterday
#12
I have a very good friend that lives in Richmond and we talk multiple times a week.
walkingman
4 hrs ago
#69
I can explain Nehls in the House of Representatives as straight up gerrymandering.
Susan Calvin
4 hrs ago
#70
Fetterman is a pain in the a** when he goes on Fox and berates Democrats and supports war in Iran
Mad_Machine76
22 hrs ago
#34
No, no, no. Read the reporting on this guy. He is way, way, WAY right of anything to be described as DINO.
stopdiggin
15 hrs ago
#59
The Raw Story article is VERY strange. It sounds to me that the party knew exactly what he was from go...
pat_k
21 hrs ago
#47
The Democratic Party had endorsed Osborn WELL before (over half a year) the late filings of
stopdiggin
15 hrs ago
#60
I happened to meet Larry Crim at a restaurant (I think it was before that election)
70sEraVet
Yesterday
#31
Your memory was pretty accurate TBF. Also, there is another strange twist to that election, in the Dem Primary.
Celerity
22 hrs ago
#42
Not sure, but I think you may have missed my point, which was this was shocking behavior for a 'pastor'.
Joinfortmill
7 hrs ago
#67
it would have been a little bit silly to 'run' someone on the ticket, AFTER having endorsed another
stopdiggin
14 hrs ago
#65
Damn...Not good. I guess no other Democrat filed? Or they have already had their primaries etc...
LeftInTX
22 hrs ago
#40