BETO
Beto O'Rourke held a town hall meeting in Old Town, Alexandria on Wednesday, April 17, 2019. Eventhough it was held with very little notice given, the room at the Crown Plaza was packed. Seating was provided for ADA residents and the rest of us had to stand.
Here's an image of the crowd waiting for Beto's arrival. It was a varied group - different ages, ethnicity, etc. I was surprised at the number of people still young enough to be working since this was held during the workday.
He spoke for about 40 minutes - lots of passion and expressing positions that appealed to the very liberal crowd. He almost came to tears describing watching an 8 year old girl being reunited at the border with her parents after months of separation. Instead of tears of joy or any emotion, the girl's affectation was completely flat. She appeared to be heavily drugged or so traumatized that she was unable to show any emotion. This is a horrible stain on the soul of our nation.
I'm glad I attended although I still have a "wait and see" attitude toward my pick. If I could vote today, I'd wish for a combination of Beto's passion and Mayor Pete's gravitas. Wish there was a female candidate I felt was strong enough to win - maybe someone will surprise me and survive the early primaries.
I definitely prefer not voting for anyone in their 70's. I can say that without fear of being called out for ageism - I am 75 and healthy but I know what a large of team of medical providers is required to keep me in this condition and how quickly it could all go south. But when it comes down to it, I'll vote for any Democratic nominee. I prefer ethics and a willingness to support the Constitution and I don't see either trait in the other party which is no longer recogniziable as the Party of Lincoln. It has become a Cult of Personality Party.
I look forward to seeing more candidates campaigning in northern VA.
Well, the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary are over. May they NEVER get to go first again! For me the only good news is Amy Klobuchar did better than expected. I'm following her and Bloomberg until Super Tuesday, 3/3, when I plan to vote - just haven't a clue as for whom. She checks off my preference list: female, younger than me, and not from either coast. Bloomberg, on the other hand, looks like he could go toe to toe against Trump without even blinking. I don't see a tweet storm scaring him off, not like the entire Republican Party, save Romney. Why are they still called Republicans - shouldn't they admit they're the Cult of Trump? But I digress - I would also like for the next Democratic President to rebuild the inefective and corrupt DNC. I think maybe Bloomberg would be able to tackle this problem. Obama made the mistake of ignoring the DNC, letting the Koch brothers buy the majority of state governments, thus saddling the Democrats with the most undemocratic gerrymandered states in history, plus voter suppression anti-democracy laws.
I've predicted that no matter who tops the Democratic ticket, Stacy Abrams will be VP. Let's see if I'm right.
