(06-10-2019, 04:56 PM)jagibelieve Wrote: Right now from this democrat field of candidates the only one that I can see having a chance (and a real small chance) of winning is Biden.  The others have all gone way too far left.  Biden's problem is that he has to "dip" left in order to get support from the far left base of the democrats.  He has to be careful that his swing to the left is nothing more than a "dip" so that he doesn't alienate the moderates (who will decide the election).

If someone like Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren gets the nomination you can bet that it's going to turn off the moderates and those democrats that are more moderate are going to do one of two things.

1.  Place a vote for President Trump or someone else.

2.  Stay home on election day.

Rest assured in my own un-scientific observation I have noticed many moderates including some like myself that leans more conservative say that without a doubt right now they would vote for Trump.  Some of those moderates tend to lean Libertarian or even to the left a bit.

Two major issues that actually really matter to voters right now are the economy and immigration reform.  The "regular" beaten-to-death issues of "gun reform" and abortion are pretty much secondary right now and are not real important to most people.  Just my opinion but "healthcare" kind of ties into the economy since the cost has gone way up ever since obamacare was signed into law.  For a decent medical plan right now for my wife and myself costs just as much as a house payment.  That is unacceptable.

Immigration reform should be at the top of the list, but like all things, there are two different views of the matter. Idiot Beta O'Rourke says all walls should come down because they are immoral. Alarmingly, there is a wide swath of people who agree with him. The fact of the matter is we need to get a handle on this situation now. I believe even the left will come around eventually because they are running out of room and other people's money and patience to deal with this crisis. Add the influx of homeless immigrants on top of the already growing domestic homeless situation, and it won't be long before widespread disease and/or violence breaks out. 

As you can see from this story, we're now dumping illegal immigrants from countries host seriously nasty and deadly diseases, like Ebola, on the streets of America. Something has to give soon. The democrats need to get over the election loss and searing hatred of Donald Trump and get to work, or people will start paying with their lives.

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