“Look, having nuclear — my uncle was a great professor and scientist and engineer, Dr. John Trump at MIT; good genes, very good genes, OK, very smart, the Wharto... more
“Look, having nuclear — my uncle was a great professor and scientist and engineer, Dr. John Trump at MIT; good genes, very good genes, OK, very smart, the Wharton School of Finance, very good, very smart — you know, if you’re a conservative Republican, if I were a liberal, if, like, OK, if I ran as a liberal Democrat, they would say I’m one of the smartest people anywhere in the world — it’s true! — but when you’re a conservative Republican they try — oh, do they do a number — that’s why I always start off: Went to Wharton, was a good student, went there, went there, did this, built a fortune — you know I have to give my like credentials all the time, because we’re a little disadvantaged — but you look at the nuclear deal, the thing that really bothers me — it would have been so easy, and it’s not as important as these lives are — nuclear is so powerful; my uncle explained that to me many, many year... less
The team would even include Mitt Romney and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Brilliant or a pipe dream? Here is the relevant excerpt from his opinion column: https://www.nytimes.com/... moreThe team would even include Mitt Romney and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Brilliant or a pipe dream? Here is the relevant excerpt from his opinion column: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/25/opinion/democratic-primary-candidates.html?searchResultPosition=6
My short answer is that the Democrats have to do something extraordinary — forge a national unity ticket the likes of which they have never forged before. And that’s true even if Democrats nominate someone other than Bernie Sanders.
What would this super ticket look like? Well, I suggest Sanders — and Michael Bloomberg, who seems to be his most viable long-term challenger — lay it out this way:
“I want people to know that if I am the Democratic nominee these will be my cabinet choices — my team of rivals. I want Amy Klobuchar as my vice president. Her decency, experience and moderation will be greatly appreciated across America and particularly in the Midwest. I want Mike Bloomberg (or Bernie Sanders) as my secretary of th... less
It has been said that it is rapidly snapping into line behind Biden like sheep, falling all over themselves to endorse him now that he won his first state in 30 years of ... moreIt has been said that it is rapidly snapping into line behind Biden like sheep, falling all over themselves to endorse him now that he won his first state in 30 years of running for president.
