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2020 Democratic Primary

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And so it begins... :lol:

CID, would this be the type of candidate Democrats should be rallying toward? Check out his concession speech. Not much of a concession.... :lol:

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Ojeda's unique candidacy -- he is a former Army paratrooper who ran on the Democratic ticket as a populist and Trump critic in Republican West Virginia -- markedly over-performed how Hillary Clinton did in the state in 2016. Trump won the state's 3rd Congressional District by 49 percentage points in 2016. Ojeda closed that gap, losing by 12 percentage points earlier this month.

But getting through a Democratic primary could be difficult: Ojeda voted for Trump in 2016, something that may be beyond the pale for some Democrats.

Ojeda has soured on Trump, though, and Trump called him "a total whacko" at campaign events in 2018.

Ojeda has long argued that the Democratic Party has lost its roots and become a party controlled by special interests and wealthy donors, and his presidential campaign will likely hinge on that message.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/12/politics ... index.html

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kalm wrote:And so it begins... :lol:

CID, would this be the type of candidate Democrats should be rallying toward? Check out his concession speech. Not much of a concession.... :lol:

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Ojeda's unique candidacy -- he is a former Army paratrooper who ran on the Democratic ticket as a populist and Trump critic in Republican West Virginia -- markedly over-performed how Hillary Clinton did in the state in 2016. Trump won the state's 3rd Congressional District by 49 percentage points in 2016. Ojeda closed that gap, losing by 12 percentage points earlier this month.

But getting through a Democratic primary could be difficult: Ojeda voted for Trump in 2016, something that may be beyond the pale for some Democrats.

Ojeda has soured on Trump, though, and Trump called him "a total whacko" at campaign events in 2018.

Ojeda has long argued that the Democratic Party has lost its roots and become a party controlled by special interests and wealthy donors, and his presidential campaign will likely hinge on that message.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/12/politics ... index.html

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kalm wrote:And so it begins... :lol:

CID, would this be the type of candidate Democrats should be rallying toward? Check out his concession speech. Not much of a concession.... :lol:

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Ojeda's unique candidacy -- he is a former Army paratrooper who ran on the Democratic ticket as a populist and Trump critic in Republican West Virginia -- markedly over-performed how Hillary Clinton did in the state in 2016. Trump won the state's 3rd Congressional District by 49 percentage points in 2016. Ojeda closed that gap, losing by 12 percentage points earlier this month.

But getting through a Democratic primary could be difficult: Ojeda voted for Trump in 2016, something that may be beyond the pale for some Democrats.

Ojeda has soured on Trump, though, and Trump called him "a total whacko" at campaign events in 2018.

Ojeda has long argued that the Democratic Party has lost its roots and become a party controlled by special interests and wealthy donors, and his presidential campaign will likely hinge on that message.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/12/politics ... index.html

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The Dems already had a shot at a guy like him

His name was James Webb, and I would have voted for him

But the Dem electorate rejected him
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CID1990 wrote:
kalm wrote:And so it begins... :lol:

CID, would this be the type of candidate Democrats should be rallying toward? Check out his concession speech. Not much of a concession.... :lol:

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https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/12/politics ... index.html

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The Dems already had a shot at a guy like him

His name was James Webb, and I would have voted for him

But the Dem electorate rejected him
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I thought this was about the old Mets LHP, Bobby Ojeda. Never mind.
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CID1990 wrote:
The Dems already had a shot at a guy like him

His name was James Webb, and I would have voted for him

But the Dem electorate rejected him
He dropped out well before a vote was cast. :dunce:

His candidacy lasted from July - October 2015. LOW ENERGY!!! SAD!!!

I think he would be a good POTUS... but, running for POTUS isn't something you can half-ass.
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Skjellyfetti wrote:
CID1990 wrote:
The Dems already had a shot at a guy like him

His name was James Webb, and I would have voted for him

But the Dem electorate rejected him
He dropped out well before a vote was cast. :dunce:

His candidacy lasted from July - October 2015. LOW ENERGY!!! SAD!!!

I think he would be a good POTUS... but, running for POTUS isn't something you can half-ass.
But you can end up with a half-assed president. :ohno:
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Skjellyfetti wrote:
CID1990 wrote:
The Dems already had a shot at a guy like him

His name was James Webb, and I would have voted for him

But the Dem electorate rejected him
He dropped out well before a vote was cast. :dunce:

His candidacy lasted from July - October 2015. LOW ENERGY!!! SAD!!!

I think he would be a good POTUS... but, running for POTUS isn't something you can half-ass.
He dropped out as his polling was well below the rest of the field, Mr. Semantic

That's being rejected

Or are you trying to make an actual substantive point... that Dem primary voters would have voted differently from how they were polled?


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Skjellyfetti wrote:
CID1990 wrote:
The Dems already had a shot at a guy like him

His name was James Webb, and I would have voted for him

But the Dem electorate rejected him
He dropped out well before a vote was cast. :dunce:

His candidacy lasted from July - October 2015. LOW ENERGY!!! SAD!!!

I think he would be a good POTUS... but, running for POTUS isn't something you can half-ass.
What prompted this jab? I kind of thought Webb was a Robert Gates-esque guy you could get behind.
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Pwns wrote:
Skjellyfetti wrote:
He dropped out well before a vote was cast. :dunce:

His candidacy lasted from July - October 2015. LOW ENERGY!!! SAD!!!

I think he would be a good POTUS... but, running for POTUS isn't something you can half-ass.
What prompted this jab? I kind of thought Webb was a Robert Gates-esque guy you could get behind.
I think he was trying to do some Trumpy imitation or something




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CID1990 wrote:
Pwns wrote:
What prompted this jab? I kind of thought Webb was a Robert Gates-esque guy you could get behind.
I think he was trying to do some Trumpy imitation or something




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Pwns wrote:
Skjellyfetti wrote:
He dropped out well before a vote was cast. :dunce:

His candidacy lasted from July - October 2015. LOW ENERGY!!! SAD!!!

I think he would be a good POTUS... but, running for POTUS isn't something you can half-ass.
What prompted this jab? I kind of thought Webb was a Robert Gates-esque guy you could get behind.
What jab? He was in the race for a minute.
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