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Smarmie Doofus

(14,498 posts) Wed Dec 23, 2015, 11:01 AM Dec 2015

Briefly, what is the (progressive) case against Alan Grayson in the Fla. DEM primary?

I keep getting emails from him for $$$.

Supported him in the past but I understand this election is more.... complicated.

What's up?

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Briefly, what is the (progressive) case against Alan Grayson in the Fla. DEM primary? (Original Post) Smarmie Doofus Dec 2015 OP

Mostly good, but some issues pengu Dec 2015 #1

I'm interested in what you think are progressive foreign policies. rgbecker Dec 2015 #2

Yes, No, No pengu Dec 2015 #4

Yep. I was huge Grayson fanboy OriginalGeek Dec 2015 #3

Grayson would probably lose the general. geek tragedy Dec 2015 #5

Likely madville Dec 2015 #6

pengu

(462 posts)

1. Mostly good, but some issues

Reply to Smarmie Doofus (Original post)

Wed Dec 23, 2015, 11:28 AM

Dec 2015

Grayson's good on social and economic issues, but his foreign policy is not remotely progressive. He's also got some ethics issues from his really nasty divorce. He's a mixed bag.

Patrick Murphy on the other hand, its a total DINO. He was a max donor to Romney in 2008 (*after* Bush!), changed parties to run against Alan West. He's voted for things like Keystone and gutting Dodd-Frank. I will never, ever vote for this guy. Primary or General.

I'm voting for Grayson, but I really wish he was more of a solid of a progressive on foreign policy.

rgbecker

(4,832 posts)

2. I'm interested in what you think are progressive foreign policies.

Reply to pengu (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 23, 2015, 03:11 PM

Dec 2015

For example: Negotiate with Iran or not? No fly zone over Syria or not? Trade deal with pacific states or not?

I don't think I've heard the term progressive used in discussions of foreign policy. Any help on this would be great.

pengu

(462 posts)

4. Yes, No, No

Reply to rgbecker (Reply #2)

Wed Dec 23, 2015, 06:24 PM

Dec 2015

OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)

3. Yep. I was huge Grayson fanboy

Reply to pengu (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 23, 2015, 03:20 PM

Dec 2015

but things got weird during the divorce and now with the offshore accounts business it's not as clear-cut as it used to be.

Still, he's better than Murphy.

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)

5. Grayson would probably lose the general.

Reply to Smarmie Doofus (Original post)

Wed Dec 23, 2015, 09:55 PM

Dec 2015

He's our version of Trump.

madville

(7,412 posts)

6. Likely

Reply to geek tragedy (Reply #5)

Wed Dec 23, 2015, 10:19 PM

Dec 2015

It looks like it will be Jolly or Lopez-Cantera for the GOP, my prediction would be a 51-46 win for the Republicans against Grayson. With Murphy I think it would be a coin toss, around 48-48.

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