Yet worked for him - compared to who is in office now, it would be a bit of a refreshing change....
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Yeah, but he didn’t have to work with the likes of McConnell.
A refreshing change that he was able to see it rather than being driven to run by ego. Hopefully Howard Shultz realises the same.
Maybe, maybe not. McConnell is not a political dragon or monster - he certainly seems to lack moral fiber in standing up to the current President and he clearly loves to use the Senate's rules to his advantage (as will anyone in that role.)
As for Hick, he fared well in getting policies through the Colorado legislature, with opposing houses, etc. I'm not saying "He's the man!", but projecting that he couldn't find ways to work with Congress because he hasn't done it yet seems a bit off. We could use the lede "Hickenlooper hasn't gotten any federal legislation through Congress in the last 20 years, so he won't get any through in the future, either!" and be just as accurate.
You could use the same argument about virtually any of the candidates currently declared - saying they can't do something because they haven't done something.
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If he's genuinely witnessed McConnell's behaviour over the last ~8 years and thinks "hey, if we would only sit down and TALK, we can all just get along" (which is only a step away from what his statement there was saying) then he's dangerously naive.
Having watched him in Colorado for many years, I am confident he'd be a bit more prepared than that, and pragmatic. Miles to go before that's a worry, but it's not one for me.
Slightly surprised at this announcement as he seemed to be making all the moves to join.
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Her ideas seem popular but there seems to be a assumption that she is unelectable which leads to low fundraising etc which then reinforces the unelectable bit.
I really like Elizabeth Warren but, as mad as it sounds, her air of calm, genuine competence works against her imo. It just doesn't sell to the American electorate. When you boil it down, I think they simply trend towards the most charismatic individual on the day imo. When you look at it going back to Clinton:
Clinton v Bush Sr. & Bob Dole
Bush Jr. v Gore & Kerry
Obama v McCain & Romney
Trump v the robot Clinton
Charisma is subjective, of course, but I think the common overriding factor in the winners has just been that x factor. And while Warren is a massive cut above Hillary Clinton in terms of warmth and personality, I'm not sure she has that "aura" that would mobilise enough voters. This isn't an indictment of her, but of American voting trends. She'd be a great president, but I think doubts about her ability to be elected in a country that elected a crooked Reality TV Show host with dementia aren't unfounded.
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Sanders, but he's gonna be almost 80 by the time of the election, which means he'll be 84 when his first Presidential term ends.
Tho' one of my favourite figures of history, Konrad Adenauer, was state-chief between age 73-87, and he oversaw a very difficult job and did it very well.
Tho' one of my favourite figures of history, Konrad Adenauer, was state-chief between age 73-87, and he oversaw a very difficult job and did it very well.
Yeah, you rarely go wrong using a “who would most poeople like to have a beer with” test to guess the probable winner of a US election.
Although of course that a) could well hide some uncomfortable biases b) brings into question the criteria people use for selecting politicians compared to say their doctor or a builder.
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