Anonymous wrote:Hillary is running. The DNC balked at changing the super delegates and she owns them. The super delegates and consultants will financially squeeze everyone else out and she is running hard already.

She got the most votes last time and it's still her turn.

The only way she doesn't run is if BHO publicly endorses someone else (Biden likely).

But Trump is pretty much locked in.

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Anonymous wrote:IMHO, the welcoming attitude that some on the left feel for open borders is going to become a problem for Democrats seeking to establish a long-term governing majority.

Look at what's going on with Brexit - a bad idea, but one that is being driven by the inability of the Brits to control who lives in Britain.

My particular disgust with immigration policy is focused on the abuses of the HlB system - which to me has functioned as a pipeline for "replacement workers", workers who are decidedly not more skilled or experienced than their predecessors, but merely lower-paid and easier for corporations to manipulate and control.

I am much more sympathetic to legitimate asylum seekers - but also think that we need to do a much better job encouraging quick assimilation to American norms with this population.

Perhaps this would make Jayapal's head explode, but I increasing have come to think of myself as an "Americans first" Democrat. That means that I believe that the primary responsibility of government is to take care of its own - those born here, or who came here legally, or those that we have specifically decidedly to be merciful towards.

I would argue that in this age of voodoo economics meets globalization, its the documented populations of the US that has born the brunt of these policies, and that's why there is so much angst over immigration.

Americans have always been a generous, welcoming people - at least when their government has first done right by them.

I love this.

Anonymous wrote:My gut says Biden is the only one who can beat Trump, assuming no economic collapse, Mueller bombshell, etc.

You?

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Anonymous wrote:Beto-Klobuchar (either one could head a ticket and win independents).

I like Kamala Harris, but recognize that a non-white woman candidate may be too much for the Trumpy side of the country. Tammy Duckworth has been quiet lately, but I love her too.

Anonymous wrote:I agree. Biden is the only experienced, well liked candidate that can also appeal to the blue collar people and won’t succumb to trumps bullying.

Anonymous wrote:Beto-Klobuchar (either one could head a ticket and win independents).

Anonymous wrote:Silence signals agreement. In all languages.

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Anonymous wrote:First democrat to come out as a border hawk would win in landslide.

This.

I'm a liberal, and I've been surprised by what some of my liberal friends and family have been quietly saying about immigration.

Newsflash: not all liberals want open borders. In fact, some are very anti-"anchor babies." I've been shocked to hear some rather harsh stances on immigration from otherwise well-educated, uber liberal people in the DC metro area.

While liberal politicians have backed off the immigration topic in the last several weeks leading up to midterms, I wonder what they will say afterwards?

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Anonymous wrote:First democrat to come out as a border hawk would win in landslide.

This.

I'm a liberal, and I've been surprised by what some of my liberal friends and family have been quietly saying about immigration.

Newsflash: not all liberals want open borders. In fact, some are very anti-"anchor babies." I've been shocked to hear some rather harsh stances on immigration from otherwise well-educated, uber liberal people in the DC metro area.

While liberal politicians have backed off the immigration topic in the last several weeks leading up to midterms, I wonder what they will say afterwards?