She tries to play both sides on it, she's back tracking now trying to downplay previous quotes on the issue. She also tried to claim mandatory vaccination was akin to abortion rights.

She is saying clearly and specifically that she is pro vaccination.

I don't think that is trying to play both sides.

She is categorically sceptical about the requirement for widespread, unquestioned prescription of drugs manufactured and marketed by "predatory big pharma".
She highlights the strength of the influence that the pharma lobby has on politicians and the fact that FDA oversight and regulation relies predominantely on trust that pharma companies are upfront about the scope, standards and results of clinical trials.

I think that it is legitimate to be sceptical on that front and to shine a spotlight on the deficiencies in the drugs approval process.

I think she's back tracked to that position but her initial statements were far less measured and while intentional or not added fuel to the anti-vaxxers by using their rhetoric about being sceptical of "big pharma" when it comes to vaccinations.

Anyway its all academic as she hasn't a hope of getting the nomination. Overall she's not bad but she has her blindspots on some health issues. Still 100 times better than Biden and his clones though.

Exactly, streets ahead of Biden.
I was suggesting her as VP candidate though, the anti Pence part of the equation

Qwiss! wrote:

‘poor kids are just as bright and talented as white kids’

I love how American politicians who have dozens of assistants and years of media training always manage to fuck up and show their true colours inadvertently at some point.

y va marquer wrote:

Exactly, streets ahead of Biden.
I was suggesting her as VP candidate though, the anti Pence part of the equation

Does Williamson have much of a constituency she can bring to Warren that she wouldn't already have? Not that I think running mates really make a huge difference. I mean who remembers anything about Tim Kaine?

Qwiss! wrote:

y va marquer wrote:

Exactly, streets ahead of Biden.
I was suggesting her as VP candidate though, the anti Pence part of the equation

Does Williamson have much of a constituency she can bring to Warren that she wouldn't already have? Not that I think running mates really make a huge difference. I mean who remembers anything about Tim Kaine?

She takes discussions in a different route, has a less conventional perspective, analyes issues in an alternative way.

I don't think she has a hope in hell of making it even as a running mate as she's been pigeon holed and dismissed as some kind of new age flake.

Warren needs a new campaign logo if she gets the nomination.

He hasn't a hope. US Presidents are almost always over 6 foot. Jimmy Carter is the exception in living memory and he gets no respect.

Carter gets no respect because he was a dove in foreign policies mostly. His height didn't help either to be fair.

Too short to start a war.

arsedoc md wrote:

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/castro-stands-on-box-to-look-taller-in-democratic-debate

Should have worn man heels. More fashionable

Bootygig is another one that’s a bit on the half pint size side.

Not sure how I feel about Bernie playing RW. 

Biden 

Kamala as the midfield enforcer

Some real lack of ideas in that midfield.

I would be worried about the lack of pace down the right hand side.

I also fear Warren will be muscled off the ball very easily if asked to play with her back towards the goal so she'll have to function more like a false nine the way Spain used to play with when Torres and David Villa dropped off. Hopefully she can occupy space and make room for Yang who will have to beat his man and cross into Beto and Kamala who at this point should be bombing inside the penalty box. I don't particularly like our chances but that does seem our best course of action.

CB pairing is too short.