Democratic Primaries

crazytown

(7,277 posts) Mon Apr 29, 2019, 08:48 PM Apr 2019

The Senate. Which States are in play? How would your candidate help win them?

McConnel has already signalled his strategy as Majority Leader: block everything. In other words, just about all the candidates’ policy promises depend on taking back the Senate.

How can your candidate, if you have one, assist the relevant state nominees in winning the Senate?

Does your candidate support abolishing the filibuster?
What is her or his position on statehood for DC and Puerto Rico?

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

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The Senate. Which States are in play? How would your candidate help win them? (Original Post) crazytown Apr 2019 OP

Important stuff- thank you! sharedvalues Apr 2019 #1

Abolishing the filibuster can be dangerous Trenzalore Apr 2019 #2

Well, McConnell has publicly vowed to block everything crazytown Apr 2019 #3

It would be an all in move Trenzalore Apr 2019 #4

So in other words the Democratic candidates crazytown Apr 2019 #5

Over 75% of what is being talked about isn't going to get through congress Trenzalore Apr 2019 #6

sharedvalues

(6,916 posts)

1. Important stuff- thank you!

Reply to crazytown (Original post)

Mon Apr 29, 2019, 09:04 PM

Apr 2019

Also: which candidates will abolish the filibuster?
Which candidates are for DC/PR statehood?

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

Trenzalore

(2,331 posts)

2. Abolishing the filibuster can be dangerous

Reply to crazytown (Original post)

Mon Apr 29, 2019, 09:36 PM

Apr 2019

Electorally the way the Senate is set up to give smaller red states outsized proportional representation it doesn't seem like it would be a long term strategic advantage.

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

crazytown

(7,277 posts)

3. Well, McConnell has publicly vowed to block everything

Reply to Trenzalore (Reply #2)

Mon Apr 29, 2019, 09:39 PM

Apr 2019

Tell me why are candidates promises are worth more than a warm bucket of spit if the filibuster remains in place?

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

Trenzalore

(2,331 posts)

4. It would be an all in move

Reply to crazytown (Reply #3)

Mon Apr 29, 2019, 09:43 PM

Apr 2019

You would need to be in a place where you have 54-56 senate seats to make that play in my opinion so you had wiggle room for defectors on bills and you would have to push through every structural change you could with a short implementation timeline.

The GOP beat the democrats on the affordable care act before it was ever implemented making up what was in the bill. It wasn't till it had been in effect for several years that it became a liability for them to repeal it.

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

crazytown

(7,277 posts)

5. So in other words the Democratic candidates

Reply to Trenzalore (Reply #4)

Mon Apr 29, 2019, 09:52 PM

Apr 2019

are making promises they have no reasonable prospect of delivering including the abolition of the filibuster. All the talk of a Medicare Public Option and so forth is bunk. It’s 60 votes in the Senate or nothing, so it’s nothing?

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

Trenzalore

(2,331 posts)

6. Over 75% of what is being talked about isn't going to get through congress

Reply to crazytown (Reply #5)

Mon Apr 29, 2019, 10:03 PM

Apr 2019

Even with democratic control of the House and a narrow majority in the Senate. There will be defectors in the Senate.

The powers of the executive branch however have been flexed the past 2 1/2 years and precedent has been set for the next person to occupy that office.

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

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