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George II

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6. His first obligation is serving as a Senator. His first priority should be serving as a Senator...
Mon Mar 30, 2020, 05:51 PM
Mar 2020

...The "previously scheduled event" was set up the day before the vote, knowing there would be a vote on Sunday.

Also, it was an online event in which everyone participating were doing so remotely. No one traveled to Burlington to participate in the event. It could have been rescheduled with practically no inconvenience to those participating.

Finally, at the time of the vote there were five Senators who were self-quarantined, NINETY FIVE were physically able to vote - only one had other priorities, ninety four voted, INCLUDING all of every one of those "with a "D" after their name".

And that stuff about him being a reliable vote for the Democratic caucus simply isn't true. From June 28 through January 9 (that's more than half a year) he missed 237 CONSECUTIVE votes, and he's missed more votes than any of the 100 Senators in the 2019/2020 session, more than 61%. He's the most delinquent person in the Senate.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden

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He stays in the race despite the fact that it will not change the outcome Walleye Mar 2020 #1
That is not really that out of the ordinary karynnj Mar 2020 #7
Thank you! n/t markpkessinger Mar 2020 #8
Yeah, Bernie's turning into a Harold Stassen. marble falls Mar 2020 #10
An appropriate note about Harold Stassen from wikipedia: George II Mar 2020 #16
'Bernie' Would Be Cut To Ribbons In a General Election, Ma'am The Magistrate Mar 2020 #2
If he knew his vote wouldn't change the outcome . . . markpkessinger Mar 2020 #3
His first obligation is serving as a Senator. His first priority should be serving as a Senator... George II Mar 2020 #6
Oh, please . . . markpkessinger Mar 2020 #11
As one of only 100 Senators and at a $174,000 annual salary, he doesn't pick and choose.... George II Mar 2020 #13
Bernie's continued pursuit of the Democratic nomination would not change the outcome either. beastie boy Mar 2020 #4
Excellent point! It's like some of his votes - he voted FOR something.... George II Mar 2020 #14
I knew I might get some grief about this, TNNurse Mar 2020 #5
Is someone expressing a different opinion "giving grief" these days? n/t markpkessinger Mar 2020 #12
Read the responses, it's more than "expressing a different opinion"! George II Mar 2020 #15
He's disappointed me too many times and he'll never beat Trump. marble falls Mar 2020 #9
Which vote was this? House of Roberts Mar 2020 #17
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