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MaxRobes

(89 posts) Fri Mar 27, 2015, 11:11 PM Mar 2015

Old Geezer from Minnesota Joins the Fray

Hello everyone. I am a 71 year old life long Democrat form the blue state of Minnesota. I am a John Kennedy, Hubert Humphrey, Walter Mondale, Gene McCarthy Democrat. These names mean anything to you young folks? These were politicians who were also statesmen, in part because they didn't spend 4 hours a day, every day begging billionaires for campaign contributions.
I am a long time reader of DU who has decided to post a few messages in order to join the debate about the future of our Party and to seek your support for including our two Minnesota Senators, Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken, in the discussion of possible candidates for president. In particular I would like to see them in the Democratic primary debates ... should there even be any. I am also deeply worried that the Clinton candidacy could be problematic. I'll start some threads on these topics soon if that is okay.

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Old Geezer from Minnesota Joins the Fray (Original Post) MaxRobes Mar 2015 OP

Welcome to the board Max catnhatnh Mar 2015 #1

Thanks.. Glad to be on board. We need Warren in the debates one way or another. MaxRobes Mar 2015 #2

debates fmdaddio May 2015 #4

I thought you might be here to disrupt, max Phentex Apr 2015 #3

catnhatnh

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1. Welcome to the board Max

Reply to MaxRobes (Original post)

Fri Mar 27, 2015, 11:36 PM

Mar 2015

...If you've been reading you know we occasionally raise our voices in here. I support Ms. Warren and hope she will enter the primary, but we shall see. You've got a couple years on me-my first political rally was for Hubert Humphrey a few years before I could vote. I think you'll do well here.