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Antifar 02/02/20 4:16:15 PM #1:	https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/john-kerry-overheard-discussing-possible-2020-bid-amid-concern-sanders-n1128476 Former Secretary of State John Kerry one of Joe Biden's highest-profile endorsers was overheard Sunday on the phone at a Des Moines hotel explaining what he would have to do to enter the presidential race amid "the possibility of Bernie Sanders taking down the Democratic Party down whole." Sitting in the lobby restaurant of the Renaissance Savery hotel, Kerry was overheard by an NBC News analyst saying "maybe I'm fucking deluding myself here" and explaining that in order to run, he'd have to step down from the board of Bank of America and give up his ability to make paid speeches. Kerry said donors like venture capitalist Doug Hickey would have to "raise a couple of million," adding that such donors "now have the reality of Bernie." Asked about the call later on Sunday, Kerry said that he was "absolutely not" contemplating joining the Democratic primary race. Its not clear how serious Kerry was on the call about jumping into the race. But that he would even discuss the possibility suggests that prominent members of the Democratic Party remain deeply unsettled by the current field, Sanders' strength in the polls, and the ability of any candidate to defeat President Donald Trump. It also suggests that Kerry, who has campaigned with Biden in Iowa and New Hampshire, may be nervous about the former vice president's chances ahead of Monday's first-in-the-nation primary caucuses. At a North Liberty, Iowa, campaign event on Saturday, Kerry spoke both after and for longer than Biden did. Kerry was the Democratic presidential nominee in 2004, losing to President George W. Bush. He got 251 electoral votes, compared to Bush's 286. Kerry has served as one of the former vice president's top surrogates in the 2020 race. Biden holds a less than 4-point lead over Sanders in the RealClearPolitics average of national Democratic primary polls but trails the Vermont senator in the Iowa and New Hampshire polling averages. --- kin to all that throbs <cite>Antifar posted [p:933833916] in John Kerry... [t:78377954]...</cite> <quote>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/john-kerry-overheard-discussing-possible-2020-bid-amid-concern-sanders-n1128476 <quote>Former Secretary of State John Kerry one of Joe Biden's highest-profile endorsers was overheard Sunday on the phone at a Des Moines hotel explaining what he would have to do to enter the presidential race amid "the possibility of Bernie Sanders taking down the Democratic Party down whole." Sitting in the lobby restaurant of the Renaissance Savery hotel, Kerry was overheard by an NBC News analyst saying "maybe I'm fucking deluding myself here" and explaining that in order to run, he'd have to step down from the board of Bank of America and give up his ability to make paid speeches. Kerry said donors like venture capitalist Doug Hickey would have to "raise a couple of million," adding that such donors "now have the reality of Bernie." Asked about the call later on Sunday, Kerry said that he was "absolutely not" contemplating joining the Democratic primary race. Its not clear how serious Kerry was on the call about jumping into the race. But that he would even discuss the possibility suggests that prominent members of the Democratic Party remain deeply unsettled by the current field, Sanders' strength in the polls, and the ability of any candidate to defeat President Donald Trump. It also suggests that Kerry, who has campaigned with Biden in Iowa and New Hampshire, may be nervous about the former vice president's chances ahead of Monday's first-in-the-nation primary caucuses. At a North Liberty, Iowa, campaign event on Saturday, Kerry spoke both after and for longer than Biden did. Kerry was the Democratic presidential nominee in 2004, losing to President George W. Bush. He got 251 electoral votes, compared to Bush's 286. Kerry has served as one of the former vice president's top surrogates in the 2020 race. Biden holds a less than 4-point lead over Sanders in the RealClearPolitics average of national Democratic primary polls but trails the Vermont senator in the Iowa and New Hampshire polling averages.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ScazarMeltex 02/02/20 4:17:55 PM #2:	Man they really scared shitless of Bernie getting the nom. --- "If you wish to converse with me define your terms" Voltaire <cite>ScazarMeltex posted [p:933833988] in John Kerry... [t:78377954]...</cite> <quote>Man they really scared shitless of Bernie getting the nom. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
K181 02/02/20 4:17:59 PM #3:	I'm sure that a BoA board member running would be super popular with the Dem base. --- Irregardless, for all intensive purposes, I could care less. <cite>K181 posted [p:933833992] in John Kerry... [t:78377954]...</cite> <quote>I'm sure that a BoA board member running would be super popular with the Dem base. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten 02/02/20 4:19:50 PM #4:	I thought it was too late to enter <cite>Zikten posted [p:933834072] in John Kerry... [t:78377954]...</cite> <quote>I thought it was too late to enter </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Chad-Henne 02/02/20 4:21:28 PM #6:	"maybe I'm fucking deluding myself here" --- http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/1759573/hennelol2.gif http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/1303533/hennefight_medium.gif <cite>Chad-Henne posted [p:933834135] in John Kerry... [t:78377954]...</cite> <quote><quote>"maybe I'm fucking deluding myself here"</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Fuparulez 02/02/20 4:21:52 PM #7:	Zikten posted... I thought it was too late to enter Yes and no. It's not too late to get on the ballot in SOME states, but since the deadline has already passed in California among other states, there's no path for a Democrat entering the race now to actually win. The deadline for Texas has passed as well, so there's no way for somebody to primary Trump at this point either. --- It's the fat upper kitty area, and if you got one I wanna marry ya! <cite>Fuparulez posted [p:933834151] in John Kerry... [t:78377954]...</cite> <quote>Zikten posted... </cite> <quote>I thought it was too late to enter</quote> Yes and no. It's not too late to get on the ballot in SOME states, but since the deadline has already passed in California among other states, there's no path for a Democrat entering the race now to actually win. The deadline for Texas has passed as well, so there's no way for somebody to primary Trump at this point either. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FursonaNonGrata 02/02/20 4:22:07 PM #8:	What the fuck is wrong with these people --- A.M.A.B. ~The Outlaw Country of Posting~ <cite>FursonaNonGrata posted [p:933834163] in John Kerry... [t:78377954]...</cite> <quote>What the fuck is wrong with these people </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garioshi 02/02/20 4:24:27 PM #9:	Oh yeah, I bet the guy who couldn't beat George fucking Bush is gonna take out Trump. --- "I play with myself" - Darklit_Minuet, 2018 <cite>Garioshi posted [p:933834258] in John Kerry... [t:78377954]...</cite> <quote>Oh yeah, I bet the guy who couldn't beat George fucking Bush is gonna take out Trump. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Antifar 02/02/20 4:24:56 PM #10:	Fuparulez posted... Yes and no. It's not too late to get on the ballot in SOME states, but since the deadline has already passed in California among other states, there's no path for a Democrat entering the race now to actually win. The deadline for Texas has passed as well, so there's no way for somebody to primary Trump at this point either. He'd be angling to end up the winner of a brokered convention --- kin to all that throbs <cite>Antifar posted [p:933834278] in John Kerry... [t:78377954]...</cite> <quote>Fuparulez posted...</cite> <quote> Yes and no. It's not too late to get on the ballot in SOME states, but since the deadline has already passed in California among other states, there's no path for a Democrat entering the race now to actually win. The deadline for Texas has passed as well, so there's no way for somebody to primary Trump at this point either. </quote> He'd be angling to end up the winner of a brokered convention</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Skye Reynolds 02/02/20 4:28:21 PM #12:	Please, no. <cite>Skye Reynolds posted [p:933834441] in John Kerry... [t:78377954]...</cite> <quote>Please, no. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SmidgeIsntBack 02/02/20 4:29:39 PM #13:	Garioshi posted... Oh yeah, I bet the guy who couldn't beat George fucking Bush is gonna take out Trump. It's increasingly clear that it's not about beating Trump, it's about not letting Bernie win. --- Podcast/Audiobook Board https://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/1364- View my ASCII art and others' at https://thenewhotness.info/ <cite>SmidgeIsntBack posted [p:933834512] in John Kerry... [t:78377954]...</cite> <quote>Garioshi posted... </cite> <quote>Oh yeah, I bet the guy who couldn't beat George fucking Bush is gonna take out Trump.</quote> It's increasingly clear that it's not about beating Trump, it's about not letting Bernie win. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ScazarMeltex 02/02/20 4:38:04 PM #15:	Fuparulez posted... Yes and no. It's not too late to get on the ballot in SOME states, but since the deadline has already passed in California among other states, there's no path for a Democrat entering the race now to actually win. The deadline for Texas has passed as well, so there's no way for somebody to primary Trump at this point either. Yeah it's more about diluting the amount of delegates people can get so they can't get a clear winner on the first ballot, then they can give it to whomever they want in a brokered convention. --- "If you wish to converse with me define your terms" Voltaire <cite>ScazarMeltex posted [p:933834894] in John Kerry... [t:78377954]...</cite> <quote>Fuparulez posted... </cite> <quote>Yes and no. It's not too late to get on the ballot in SOME states, but since the deadline has already passed in California among other states, there's no path for a Democrat entering the race now to actually win. The deadline for Texas has passed as well, so there's no way for somebody to primary Trump at this point either.</quote>Yeah it's more about diluting the amount of delegates people can get so they can't get a clear winner on the first ballot, then they can give it to whomever they want in a brokered convention. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sexypwnstar 02/02/20 4:38:06 PM #16:	How would this hurt Bernie? Wouldn't it hurt Biden? --- https://imgur.com/Su4g5 https://imgur.com/21DiJ <cite>Sexypwnstar posted [p:933834896] in John Kerry... [t:78377954]...</cite> <quote>How would this hurt Bernie? Wouldn't it hurt Biden? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
YellowSUV 02/02/20 4:38:24 PM #17:	How about the guy who lost to George W. Bush stays away. --- We all live in a Yellow SUV! a Yellow SUV! <cite>YellowSUV posted [p:933834903] in John Kerry... [t:78377954]...</cite> <quote>How about the guy who lost to George W. Bush stays away. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SauI_Goodman 02/02/20 4:39:12 PM #18:	Lmao forever the guy who literally lost to bush --- Now playing: Death Stranding (ps4) <cite>SauI_Goodman posted [p:933834933] in John Kerry... [t:78377954]...</cite> <quote>Lmao forever the guy who literally lost to bush </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheMikh 02/02/20 4:39:53 PM #19:	dude's a warmonger, he needs to go away --- https://imgur.com/A0TAfek <cite>TheMikh posted [p:933834959] in John Kerry... [t:78377954]...</cite> <quote>dude's a warmonger, he needs to go away </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Antifar 02/02/20 4:41:34 PM #20:	Damn, they're really bringing out the big guns https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/feb/01/bernie-sanders-iowa-democrats-martin-omalley?CMP=share_btn_tw --- kin to all that throbs <cite>Antifar posted [p:933835033] in John Kerry... [t:78377954]...</cite> <quote>Damn, they're really bringing out the big guns https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/feb/01/bernie-sanders-iowa-democrats-martin-omalley?CMP=share_btn_tw</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Fuparulez 02/02/20 4:47:50 PM #22:	metallica846 posted... Were you even alive when that election happened? Bush was considered a god in this country in 2004 and Kerry still made a run at him. Post 9/11 US was a highly scarred country and 2004 wasn't far enough removed from the attacks. This country was still scared shitless. Were YOU? WTF are you talking about? The Democrats and the media were in full scale attack Bush mode by 2004 and Kerry was expected to win! https://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/05/20/pelosi.bush/ Pelosi questions Bush's competence Friday, May 21, 2004 https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2004/05/how-bush-chose-stupidity.html How Bush chose stupidity. MAY 07, 2004 https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/how-kerry-can-win/ John Kerry can win, given George W. Bush's incompetence JULY 15, 2004 https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2004/10/bushs-lost-year/303507/ Bush's Lost Year OCTOBER 2004 The way you remember history my dude... it's just not the way things happened. --- It's the fat upper kitty area, and if you got one I wanna marry ya! <cite>Fuparulez posted [p:933835259] in John Kerry... [t:78377954]...</cite> <quote>metallica846 posted... </cite> <quote>Were you even alive when that election happened? Bush was considered a god in this country in 2004 and Kerry still made a run at him. Post 9/11 US was a highly scarred country and 2004 wasn't far enough removed from the attacks. This country was still scared shitless.</quote> Were YOU? WTF are you talking about? The Democrats and the media were in full scale attack Bush mode by 2004 and Kerry was expected to win! https://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/05/20/pelosi.bush/ Pelosi questions Bush's competence Friday, May 21, 2004 https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2004/05/how-bush-chose-stupidity.html How Bush chose stupidity. MAY 07, 2004 https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/how-kerry-can-win/ John Kerry can win, given George W. Bush's incompetence JULY 15, 2004 https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2004/10/bushs-lost-year/303507/ Bush's Lost Year OCTOBER 2004 The way you remember history my dude... it's just not the way things happened. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Doom_Art 02/02/20 4:59:45 PM #23:	Ah yes John Kerry The only Democrat who's lost the popular vote in the last 30 years --- Not removing this until Mega Man 64 is released on the Wii Virtual Console. Started on: 12/1/2009 https://imgur.com/mPvcy <cite>Doom_Art posted [p:933835775] in John Kerry... [t:78377954]...</cite> <quote>Ah yes John Kerry The only Democrat who's lost the popular vote in the last 30 years </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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