2020 Presidential Candidates

[Yppej]

Wayne Messam dropped out.

[flowerseverywhere]

I guess you wouldn't appreciate Senator Booker's idea then. It's refreshing to hear a Democrat essentially say "We're not interested in taking from your neighbor, we want to help you become more affluent and we'll all be better off as a result". I guess it's refreshing because it's essentially a Republican ideology.

Maybe there's a visceral thrill in taking things from others that's simply inherent in the Democratic psyche that I just don't understand.

i don’t think that is a core republican ideology, its a basic human ideology. Children cannot learn if there is not enough food, so food assistance could very well be the tool that helps a child learn to read, write and do math. It’s about the balance of helping those in need so they can rise up. I know two women who were left with small children and deadbeat husbands. Through government assistance they became a nurse and it worker, so the temporary assistance made them into productive tax paying proud citizens.

I have voted for many republicans. They used to be the party of fiscal responsibility. The party of family values and religious freedom. I’m not seeing much fiscal responsibility these days, nor religious freedom unless you believe in Jesus. Family values aren’t doing so great either.

perhaps instead of sorting out things going on into Republican and Democrat, how about everybody moving towards the middle to find workable solutions. In the past three years, More people don’t have health insurance, scalebacks of environmental protections are putting water and air at risk, our schools are showing no improvement. and eminent domain battles are raging in Texas.

There has got got to be a better way than governing by tweet, name calling, and these ongoing investigations that are costing taxpayers a fortune. All the money in the world in the pockets of the wealthy does not make up for unraveling the fabric of the lowest classes.

[Teacher Terry]

I never vote a straight party ticket. Many Republicans have been worthy of my vote.

[Yppej]

I heard Cory Booker today. It was a poorly organized event with people in three different rooms craning their necks to see him and most standing or sitting. Luckily I guess I look old because I was offered a chair. This is the first time this has happened to me and I was psyched.

Booker did not impress me at all. He twice said he is not interested in policy proposals because he wants people to vote with their hearts not their heads. He kept talking about the Civil Rights era and his parents' experiences rather than current issues. Except for one man asking him why he was in New Hampshire not South Carolina he got all softball questions. I was not called on, but had something more substantive prepared.

He said he would not speak long because wanted lots of time for Q&A, then blathered on a little more in his vague way before saying again he wasn't going to talk much. Then he took fewer questions than a lot of other candidates, but his answers were so longwinded it took up all the time. The man sure does love to hear himself talk.

[Tybee]

Thanks, Yppej, I appreciate the reports very much--only candidate I heard in person was Bernie, and his charisma was incredible.

[Yppej]

You're welcome Tybee. This year is the first time I have ever heard presidential candidates speak. It's my hobby now. Though I did hear Geraldine Ferraro back in the day.

[LDAHL]

I see Bloomberg will be making a fashionably late entrance to the party. Normally we would see a fairly short list of surviving hopefuls by South Carolina, but this cycle looks like it may be different.

[Rogar]

I never vote a straight party ticket. Many Republicans have been worthy of my vote.

I once thought that way, but at least on the national level the person doesn't seem to matter. They all seem unanimous in supporting the party line and few if any cross over. State and local elections I think are different, but I'll be voting a straight party ticket on the national level for the foreseeable future.

[Teacher Terry]

Roger, I totally agree with you now on the national level. My husband always used to cross over and voted for Reid for senator because he did a great job for our state. We have had many good republican governors here that did great things for human services and the schools.

[Alan]

I see Bloomberg will be making a fashionably late entrance to the party. Normally we would see a fairly short list of surviving hopefuls by South Carolina, but this cycle looks like it may be different.

Bloomberg News announced yesterday that they will continue their policy not to investigate candidate Bloomberg, his family or his foundation, and in the interest of fairness they would offer the same lack of interest or curiosity to the entire Democratic Presidential field. Trump on the other hand.....