Hot takes on the Democratic frontrunners

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Originally Posted by glatt

This is the kind of quote that seems like it's cherry picking information. Why only look at the Obama years unless the author is trying to hide or skew something?

Maybe, but he had some positive words for Buttigeig.

Originally Posted by glatt

I get your overall point though, and you sound reasonable.

Wow, thanks.

See TW? Reasonable. Not wacko extremist. Not in this thread anyway.

Originally Posted by glatt

I hate the optics of a wall though. We aren't East Germany.

Optics is a good point that I'd not considered. But who would see the wall besides US border residents and naughty "migrants"?

And aside from Maddow viewers seeing endless videos of it.

Originally Posted by Undertoad

Undocumented immigrants from the south follow the jobs. In 2009 when Obama took over, there had been a massive drop in money and jobs available the previous year. There were actually people leaving across that border.

So after the economy crashes we'll need ladders if there is a wall. Or ramps on the inside?