I heard on an npr podcast that buttgiegg would be the nominee if only radio and newspaper where used as mediums, but that TV will be his downfall
I feel like Beto's main difference is not endorsing a single payer system and instead working a dual medicaid/private system to incrementally move people towards a one payer system. My issue with him is that these dont all appear to be long standing beliefs and he ran as something of a moderate/conservative financially before who was about cutting spending. I think there's plenty of spending we can cut, but I dont think most politicians will cut the largess I see and will cut useful social programs.
Let's talk policy.
My thoughts on some of Beto's positions that are highlighted in the 538 article I posted.
abolition of for profit/private prisons - I strongly support
ban on assault weapons- This is my most left position. I wouldn't be sad about a ban on all guns.
elimination of bail sentences - I need to be more educated. Certainly a more fair way to get people to show up for their court date is needed.
border wall- I'm very pro immigration
impeachment of Trump - waste of time. Like has been stated here. It could do more harm than good.
allow people to enroll in single payer- I support single payer. I'm not sure what he means by "allowing" people to enroll. I need to educate myself on that.
$15 minimum wage- support
Marijuana - absolutely
opposing death penalty - I support. I'm not so much against it morally, but I don't trust the process to decide who actually deserves it.
seems better than a bunch of the options available except for lack of name recognition
I heard on an npr podcast that buttgiegg would be the nominee if only radio and newspaper where used as mediums, but that TV will be his downfall
y'all are that confident that the US would elect a openly gay man as president? i'm down. just curious.
PI odds:
After losing his bid for Florida’s governorship by less than one half of a percentage point, Mr. Gillum, the former Tallahassee mayor, is now carefully planning his next steps amid speculation that he would run for president. On Wednesday, he announced he will not join the Democratic field seeking to oppose President Trump, but instead return to political organizing. He said he aims to build a voter mobilization network in Florida that will help whoever becomes the Democratic Party’s nominee to capture the state’s all-important 29 electoral votes.
Gillibrand getting dragged for a bad opoid proposal. She tried to respond and it didn't seem to help.
I agree that it's a bad proposal, but these are also pretty bad faith responses to KG. There is an opioid abuse epidemic right now that involve a majority of folks who aren't like Sarah Jones.
I heard on an npr podcast that buttgiegg would be the nominee if only radio and newspaper where used as mediums, but that TV will be his downfall