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global1

(25,253 posts) Fri Jun 22, 2018, 01:20 PM Jun 2018

I'm Impressed By Sen. Richard Blumenthal, (D-Conn) Every Time I Hear Him....

on the cable news programs. Do you think he could be a good Dem candidate for President in 2020?

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I'm Impressed By Sen. Richard Blumenthal, (D-Conn) Every Time I Hear Him.... (Original Post) global1 Jun 2018 OP

He's one of the best. Love his slow, thoughtful, calculated speaking style. lamp_shade Jun 2018 #1

I think he should be asked if he is interested in running for that office. I believe that mulsh Jun 2018 #2

Yes, I'm impressed too. He's on 'Morning Joe' quite often and I always sit up and listen. PearliePoo2 Jun 2018 #3

He is consistently excellent. I would be pleased! raging moderate Jun 2018 #4

I like him a lot, also, but why run someone easily attacked? tableturner Jun 2018 #5

Here's What Wikipedia Says About That Incident..... global1 Jun 2018 #6

Let's not hand over an attack angle on a silver platter! tableturner Jun 2018 #7

lamp_shade

(14,836 posts)

1. He's one of the best. Love his slow, thoughtful, calculated speaking style.

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 01:24 PM

Jun 2018

He's one of Chris Matthews' (whom I love) favorite pols too.

mulsh

(2,959 posts)

2. I think he should be asked if he is interested in running for that office. I believe that

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 01:29 PM

Jun 2018

representatives are able to be much more beneficial to society serving unlimited terms in office rather that a scant total of 8 years.

My favorite example is Ted Kennedy. Elizabeth Warren and even Bernie Sanders come to mind too.

That said, I think he'd be a very good candidate. Connecticut's loss would be our gain.

PearliePoo2

(7,768 posts)

3. Yes, I'm impressed too. He's on 'Morning Joe' quite often and I always sit up and listen.

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 01:32 PM

Jun 2018

I think he's a very intelligent, compassionate and sober guy.

He's thoughtful, chooses his words carefully. No drama or hysterics.

I love Adam Schiff for many of the same reasons.

raging moderate

(4,305 posts)

4. He is consistently excellent. I would be pleased!

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 01:33 PM

Jun 2018

How old is he? How is his health? Is he crazy enough to actually want to wade into this free-for-all that we are about to witness?

tableturner

(1,683 posts)

5. I like him a lot, also, but why run someone easily attacked?

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 01:39 PM

Jun 2018

He had the controversy about saying he served in Vietnam when he really did not. That would be an easy layup attack angle for the GOP if he ran. I am not saying that his Vietnam war statement makes him someone bad in my eyes. I really like him.

But why make it easy for the GOP to attack our candidate when we have so many good possibilities who, on a relative basis, do not give the GOP an easy attack route? We MUST win the next time!

global1

(25,253 posts)

6. Here's What Wikipedia Says About That Incident.....

Reply to tableturner (Reply #5)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 01:51 PM

Jun 2018

Blumenthal received at least five draft deferments during the Vietnam War before enlisting. He served in United States Marine Corps Reserve units in Washington, D.C., and Connecticut from 1970 to 1976.
He attained the rank of sergeant and received an honorable discharge at the end of his enlistment.
During his 2010 Senate campaign, news reports that Blumenthal had lied about his military service by indicating that he'd served "in Vietnam" during the war created a controversy.
Blumenthal denied that he had intentionally lied and apologized for remarks he said had not been "clear or precise" about his Vietnam service.

I hear what you are saying about him as a candidate - but consider who he'd be running against from the Repugs if Trump doesn't suffer any consequences from the Mueller Investigation.

Trump never served in the military. And he is a pathological liar. I think I'd take my chances running Blumenthal against him.

tableturner

(1,683 posts)

7. Let's not hand over an attack angle on a silver platter!

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 03:24 PM

Jun 2018

Again, I like him a lot, but, given that we have many fine possible candidates to run, why choose one with that problem?

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