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BelgianMadCow

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Reply to femmocrat (Reply #6)

Sat Dec 7, 2013, 06:17 PM

Dec 2013

and the glee over Warren's more recent "not running" announcements was Up There. Which is OK, to each his own. I just think it's weird, and nowhere near the DU I joined way back when, that there's no active discussion about alternatives. Which makes DU much more partisan than I had expected. Which, again, is fine.

Myself, I don't put nearly as much trust in opinion leaders as I used to. It's essentially an argument from authority, and I'm more for socratic debate.

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So much to the apparent liking of some of DU's opinion leaders, Warren looks out [View all] BelgianMadCow Dec 2013 OP

No one is stopping anyone from ... JoePhilly Dec 2013 #1

Nothing Much BelgianMadCow Dec 2013 #3

I believe many of the threads about wishing Warren would run also express a wish for an actual djean111 Dec 2013 #2

anybody (D) that represents the majority of the country (on healthcare, social security & banks) BelgianMadCow Dec 2013 #4

Whenever someone mentions anyone who is Not Hillary, we get told patronizingly that djean111 Dec 2013 #9

I don't follow the (D) jersey principle, though of course it's (D) over (R) BelgianMadCow Dec 2013 #10

You are quite welcome for the recs. Thank you for the OPs :-) djean111 Dec 2013 #11

Just a giant sucking sound. Eleanors38 Dec 2013 #5

Where is the "Opinion Leaders" forum? femmocrat Dec 2013 #6

It's called greatest threads BelgianMadCow Dec 2013 #7

My number one choice has always been Howard Dean. pennylane100 Dec 2013 #8

Maybe h'll give it another go... 2naSalit Dec 2013 #12

I don't think she will run and want her voice in the Senate...but KoKo Dec 2013 #13

Hi BelgianMadCow. I agree but am encouraged by the number of recs Warren posts get. NYC_SKP Jan 2014 #14