(06-10-2019, 08:32 AM)The Real Marty Wrote:

(06-10-2019, 07:47 AM)StroudCrowd1 Wrote: Alfred E Neuman will not be the first gay president. I would love to hear what TRM finds "appealing" about.

Well, of course this is a purely subjective judgment, but he appears to be a lot more likable than say, Elizabeth Warren.  In contrast to a lot of the others, his smiles and jokes don't seem to be as forced and fake.   

Besides the relaxed appearance that I see, what Homebiscuit says, "He gives the pat answers and talks around the edges."   That's how politicians get elected.  It's a skill.  Don't be too specific.  Be all things to all people, if possible.  

I just think he's got some political skills and he's got the likability factor.  He's the non-threatening, next-door neighbor kind of guy.  He wears well.  He seems relaxed.   

Don't sell him short, because, even though he's a 37 year old mayor of an insignificant town, he basically tied for 2nd in the Iowa polls.

I don't disagree that he is more likable than Warren. I mean, who isn't? Not being too specific will get you through a primary, but people expect more detail in a general. The Democratic primary is going to be one for the ages. My only question is, how far left can someone actually go in a primary that makes it impossible to return to the center in the general?

Also, 37 is too young to be president IMO. Not sure what the founders were thinking there.

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