2020 Presidential Race

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#28,177
JCP201 said:
As far as I know, she would be VP, right? A good reason to choose a VP would be because they are popular and would help you win. If something happened to Biden, she is very well educated, been a first lady, and would surround herself with a good cabinet. I don't think she'd be afraid to ask for help, if needed.
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She’d be a great example for young girls. To hell with working on your accomplishments, who you marry more important.
 
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JCP201 said:
As far as I know, she would be VP, right? A good reason to choose a VP would be because they are popular and would help you win. If something happened to Biden, she is very well educated, been a first lady, and would surround herself with a good cabinet. I don't think she'd be afraid to ask for help, if needed.
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Based on?

Regarding the help, I'm not sure that's a qualifier nor close to a guarantee that it's successful even if true. If one of your best arguments is other people being there to run the country, I think we have the answer to the question. I'm not suggesting she will never be qualified but in think getting involved at the rep level in IL would be a good start for her.
 
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luthervol said:
I don't see how any Trumper can bring up presidential qualifications as a necessary criteria.
Trump had none.
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But people like you who pounded the table about qualifications or lack thereof with Trump can set aside your convictions on qualifications because we are talking about a democrat and DoNaLd TrUmPz DiD iT? FOH. lol.
 
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bnhunt said:
The same things that qualified Trump. Hell, she is a lot more educated than him and also got to witness a competent White House on a firsthand basis for 8 years as opposed to the current shi* show/zoo.
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That's rich, completely inaccurate but rich none the less. It's always nice to have a good laugh with my morning coffee.
 
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GAVol said:
As we’re setting now on the Democratic side, electability is the #1 criteria.
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"Electability" is a now a more bizarre unknown than ever.
Most thought Trump's electability was as close to zero as humanly possible.
 
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utvols88 said:
But people like you who pounded the table about qualifications or lack thereof with Trump can set aside your convictions on qualifications because we are talking about a democrat and DoNaLd TrUmPz DiD iT? FOH. lol.
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The only thing I pounded the table over was that Trump was a horrendously despicable human.
 
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luthervol said:
"Electability" is a now a more bizarre unknown than ever.
Most thought Trump's electability was as close to zero as humanly possible.
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It’s true. 10 years ago, none of these guys would’ve had a snowballs chance of winning. It blows my mind that we’re down to a 73, 77 and 78 year old.
 
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JCP201 said:
I really don't think she'll consider the VP role, but the thought of it definitely seems to worry the Republicans.
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It would be the first time a VP/ former POTUS ran the country out of the VPs office . There’s a cause for concern .
 
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GAVol said:
It’s true. 10 years ago, none of these guys would’ve had a snowballs chance of winning. It blows my mind that we’re down to a 73, 77 and 78 year old.
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The oldest first term dem that has been elected in the last 60 years is LBJ and he was either 55 or 56.
I was personally pulling for someone (anyone) younger this time around.
 
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hog88 said:
Yeah, real solid.
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Very substantive.

Following law school, Obama became an associate at the Chicago office of the law firm Sidley & Austin, where she met her future husband Barack. At the firm, she worked on marketing and intellectual property law.[4] She continues to hold her law license, but as she no longer needs it for her work, she has kept it on a voluntary inactive status since 1993.[74][75]

In 1991, she held public sector positions in the Chicago city government as an Assistant to the Mayor, and as Assistant Commissioner of Planning and Development. In 1993, she became Executive Director for the Chicago office of Public Allies, a non-profit organization encouraging young people to work on social issues in nonprofit groups and government agencies.[26] She worked there nearly four years and set fundraising records for the organization that still stood 12 years after she left.[20] Obama later said that she had never been happier in her life prior to working "to build Public Allies".[76]

In 1996, Obama served as the Associate Dean of Student Services at the University of Chicago, where she developed the University's Community Service Center.[77] In 2002, she began working for the University of Chicago Hospitals, first as executive director for community affairs and, beginning May 2005, as Vice President for Community and External Affairs.[78]

She continued to hold the University of Chicago Hospitals position during the primary campaign of 2008, but cut back to part-time in order to spend time with her daughters as well as work for her husband's election.[79] She subsequently took a leave of absence from her job.[80]

According to the couple's 2006 income tax return, her salary was $273,618 from the University of Chicago Hospitals, while her husband had a salary of $157,082 from the United States Senate. The Obamas' total income was $991,296, which included $51,200 she earned as a member of the board of directors of TreeHouse Foods, and investments and royalties from his books.[81]

Obama served as a salaried board member of TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (NYSE: THS),[82] a major Wal-Mart supplier from shortly after her husband was seated in the Senate until she cut ties shortly after her husband announced his candidacy for the presidency; he criticized Wal-Mart labor policies at an AFL-CIO forum in Trenton, New Jersey, on May 14, 2007.[83] She also served on the board of directors of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.[84]
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She was a head of an administrative department at a massive and well-respected hospital system, in one of the largest cities in America, before anyone ever really heard of her husband.

Before that she was advanced into administrative roles at the Mayor’s office. And was an associate dean at a university.

Seems solid to me.
 
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RockyTop85 said:
Very substantive.



She was a head of an administrative department at a massive and well-respected hospital system, in one of the largest cities in America, before anyone ever really heard of her husband.

Before that she was advanced into administrative roles at the Mayor’s office. And was an associate dean at a university.

Seems solid to me.
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She has less than 20 years of actual work experience, real solid.
 
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MontyPython said:
This is true. Whatever it takes to get Donald out of power.

As I've said previously, I'd vote for Wet Paper Bag over him.
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Then why bother debating polices if that’s the only criteria the ones on the left have . I could actually say the majority of the vocal left . Picking a president not for his or her actually polices plans but a simple popularity contest doesn’t seem to be the smartest route to take .
 
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hog88 said:
She has less than 20 years of actual work experience, real solid.
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So she should have been born sooner or Obama should been elected later? Or are you saying the First Lady should continue to work in the private sector? That seems like an ethical problem.
 
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RockyTop85 said:
So she should have been born sooner or Obama should been elected later? Or are you saying the First Lady should continue to work in the private sector? That seems like an ethical problem.
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No, I'm just just saying she doesn't have the experience to be POTUS.

With her work history would you hire her to run a 100 mil corporation?
 
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0nelilreb said:
Then why bother debating polices if that’s the only criteria the ones on the left have . I could actually say the majority of the vocal left . Picking a president not for his or her actually polices plans but a simple popularity contest doesn’t seem to be the smartest route to take .
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They are all far superior to Trump. Given that fact, it seems only logical to elect that one that provides the best chance of winning.
Objective two is so much more insignificant than accomplishing objective one, it really deserves little consideration.
 
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