02-01-2018, 12:23 PM
(02-01-2018, 11:44 AM)Blindgreed1 Wrote:(02-01-2018, 11:03 AM)pyropappy Wrote: Are you cereal? Progressives better get a reality check. I mean for a party that claims to be for the "little" man, having Joe Kennedy deliver the rebuttal only shows how out of touch the dems are. I mean the Kennedy's are the antithesis of middle class.One of the most privileged families in America, if not THE most.
Yeah guys, but rural Republican and Independent voters (along with some Democratic voters) did elect a very privileged New York billionaire to the presidency running on a "working man" platform.
These days, it seems a whole lot of voters care about what politicians say and promise more than they care about politicians' backgrounds and personal characteristics.
Anyway, Joe Kennedy is younger and not as far left as most of the Democratic politicians in the spotlight, he's reportedly not considering running for President in 2020 (and was thus willing to take on the thankless and risky 'rebutter' role), and the Kennedy name and policies define "Democrat" to a lot of people. I'm not sure the Dems had a better option.