Doesn't a substantial amount of the bailouts go to corporate farms? He can and should be attacked on that
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Trump probably won't be explicitly homophobic (but he's dumb enough to do so). But I'm sure conservative media will make it a point to hammer at Chasten and always show them together to not so subtly remind people that Buttigieg is gay. It's so shitty (and Chasten seems like a great guy and the better of the two Buttigiegs, lol)
Aren't most farms in the US now owned by corporations? Or at least some way managed by them?
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6:39 PM - Feb 9, 2020
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5:07 PM - Feb 9, 2020
Naw... the other points raised were valid but I have had hard time getting Pete is the creature of "The Swamp" to stick. Pete is a complete outsider and hasn't worked in D.C. a single day. It'lll be hard to paint a small-time mayor as a creature of The Swamp. I know these "Wall Street Pete" attacks work in a DEM primary, but that's not really a big deal in GE. For a lot of people (especially conservatives) being able to raise money from Wall Street is considered a good thing. It's not like Trump is disavowing Wall-Street money himself, so if he does do that, that attack will fall completely flat.
I think what the others mentioned is more likely, blatant homophobia. And the media will be stunned at first but then just say, "It's Trump being Trump."
There are layers here, the biggest of which is that farmers are over-represented in the electoral college which favors land over people. So a person working on a corporate farm or even the section of privately owned farms have outsized voices in the electorate. That and rural towns whose income relies on farming jobs have a knockdown effect.
It doesn't matter if it's not salient to voters, lol.
Five large fishing families held a third of the UK fishing quota. But the plight of small fishermen was used as a weird cudgel for Brexiters.
The same thing would happen with farmers. People have some sort of romantic nostalgia for these old vocations.
Five large fishing families held a third of the UK fishing quota. But the plight of small fishermen was used as a weird cudgel for Brexiters.
The same thing would happen with farmers. People have some sort of romantic nostalgia for these old vocations.
He's funded by billionaires. He worked for a consulting company. He's friends with Mark Zuckerberg and went to Harvard. His staff is so pervasively democratic party regulars that less informed people think it's part of a conspiracy. He's as establishment as you can get.
Iowa Update -- "Officially," Buttigieg gets 14 delegates and Sanders gets 12.
" Nearly a full week after the Iowa caucuses, the state Democratic Party on Sunday released results indicating that Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Ind., was the winner after data from 95 problematic precincts got a second look. But errors in the result tabulations have led several news organizations, including The New York Times, to refrain from calling the race. "
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" Nearly a full week after the Iowa caucuses, the state Democratic Party on Sunday released results indicating that Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Ind., was the winner after data from 95 problematic precincts got a second look. But errors in the result tabulations have led several news organizations, including The New York Times, to refrain from calling the race. "
Iowa Democrats Give Buttigieg the Most Delegates as Sanders Team Seeks Recanvass (Published 2020)
Errors in the results have led The Times and others to refrain from calling the race, and the Sanders campaign manager said a partial recanvass of precincts could change the outcome.
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The fact that Steyer is polling well in SC just because he dumped a ton of money into ads there makes me wonder just how hard Bernie, Pete, and Warren really tried there considering they were the best fundraisers in the field. Obviously they don't have Bloomberg resources but surely they could have competed with Steyer.
One observed data point from Iowa is that Steyer's airwave dominance translated very poorly to actual votes, and that's something I believe will carry forward and why Bloomberg probably won't go anywhere.
Again, "meh". You could say the same thing about Obama. He knew tons of rich celebrities and went to Harvard.
Again I think you're looking at it through the lens of the Democratic Primary competing against Sanders / Warren. Having rich donors, knowing rich people, and going to Harvard doesn't automatically equal the swamp, especially when the person hasn't worked a day in Washington.
"The Swamp" tag sticks when it appears someone has done corrupt deals or appears to be using their position of power for self-dealing. For example, the Clinton Foundation fed into the perception of "The Swamp" because it gave off the appearance the Clinton's we're using both their power and status to attract rich / foreign donors to enrich "the charity" and exchange the donor would get some favor down the line. That was the accusation at least.
Obama had nothing like that and Pete has nothing like that. Sure Trump can say whatever he wants, but we're talking about smears that will actually stick in the GE.
Iowa Update -- "Officially," Buttigieg gets 14 delegates and Sanders gets 12.
" Nearly a full week after the Iowa caucuses, the state Democratic Party on Sunday released results indicating that Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Ind., was the winner after data from 95 problematic precincts got a second look. But errors in the result tabulations have led several news organizations, including The New York Times, to refrain from calling the race. "
Iowa Democrats Give Buttigieg the Most Delegates as Sanders Team Seeks Recanvass (Published 2020)
Errors in the results have led The Times and others to refrain from calling the race, and the Sanders campaign manager said a partial recanvass of precincts could change the outcome.
Now That's What I Call A Caucus, Vol. 46!
At least everyone knows for sure, now. About caucuses, that is.
Annie Linskey on Twitter
“Warren asked by a voter who will look at her fondly and unquestioningly, essentially "who will be your Mike Pence"? "I already have a dog," Warren quips.”
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It's not just the money. He's been in SC holding events, and meeting with communities for a couple of months now. It's like a reverse Pete strategy. Pete went all in on Iowa, and Steyer has gone all in on SC.
Annie Linskey on Twitter
“Warren asked by a voter who will look at her fondly and unquestioningly, essentially "who will be your Mike Pence"? "I already have a dog," Warren quips.”
Yas Democratically Elected Legislator.
Forma don't compare sweet Bailey to Pence. :(
Sean Sullivan @WaPoSeanNew: after the Iowa Democratic Party released its updated caucus results tonight, Sanders senior adviser Jeff Weaver tells me the campaign will request a partial recanvass.
7:26 PM - Feb 9, 2020
Get me off this crazy ride. To be honest though I can't blame them. What a colossal failure this was, and I hope it's the end of caucuses.
Monday it seems.
Jeff Zeleny @jeffzelenyNEW: The @BernieSanders campaign plans to ask for a recanvass of some Iowa precincts before the Monday 1 pm deadline, @fshakir tells @ryanobles
7:19 PM - Feb 9, 2020
Yeah they totally changed it because it was originally the 6th or 7th.
Sahil Kapur on Twitter
“Obama’s former car czar Steve Rattner praises Pete Buttigieg: "Finally, a Democratic presidential candidate acknowledges that the deficit/debt is a huge problem that will need to be dealt with." https://t.co/tpnJppeslM”
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lol
Annie Linskey on Twitter
“Warren asked by a voter who will look at her fondly and unquestioningly, essentially "who will be your Mike Pence"? "I already have a dog," Warren quips.”
Yas Democratically Elected Legislator.
Honestly, the thing about Iowa that scares me the most is the thought that they've been fucking up the results all this time and we've been none the wiser to it.
Steyer barely registered in the Iowa polls though. While he's actually second in SC now.
Nuh uh, its booty time. Iowa and NH are reflective of the Democratic party 100%. Polls dont matter.
Am I doing it right?
I actually think that's fair.
Annie Linskey on Twitter
“Warren asked by a voter who will look at her fondly and unquestioningly, essentially "who will be your Mike Pence"? "I already have a dog," Warren quips.”
Yas Democratically Elected Legislator.
:O :O :O
Annie Linskey on Twitter
“Warren asked by a voter who will look at her fondly and unquestioningly, essentially "who will be your Mike Pence"? "I already have a dog," Warren quips.”
Yas Democratically Elected Legislator.
That's vicious.
Kasie Hunt @kasie"It just feels like it's time for us to turn the page on the generation that got us here," @SenatorBennet tells me @KasieDC — as he fights for traction in NH against Biden, Sanders and Warren, all in their 70s
Bennet also hits the other younger candidate in the race, @PeteButtigieg, saying the school district he ran had a bigger budget than South Bend
Bennet also hits the other younger candidate in the race, @PeteButtigieg, saying the school district he ran had a bigger budget than South Bend
7:56 PM - Feb 9, 2020
Annie Linskey on Twitter
“Warren asked by a voter who will look at her fondly and unquestioningly, essentially "who will be your Mike Pence"? "I already have a dog," Warren quips.”
Yas Democratically Elected Legislator.
Damn Warren why you gotta egg on Bailey like that?
Also I see the Iowa drama before me but will not use any more brain cells on it. Thank you.
It's amazing how we went from former President Bill Clinton speaking to Loretta Lynch for 20 minutes on the tarmac at an airport being a massive, massive scandal, to President Trump's private attorney having a direct line to the AG to feed them dirt on election rivals, and I bet it won't even be 1/10th the scandal Clinton had. So many scandals and crimes getting normalized now.
I'm really curious how the "serious republicans" view the trump years right now (basically all the republicans who ran in the 2016 primary and lost, and similar). Are they simply ecstatic at their court gains and tax cuts, or do they have any serious concerns that they have traded gains for an even more racist, male base.
Annie Linskey on Twitter
“Warren asked by a voter who will look at her fondly and unquestioningly, essentially "who will be your Mike Pence"? "I already have a dog," Warren quips.”
Yas Democratically Elected Legislator.
we don't deserve her
Who's Bennet?
On another forums, they're not happy with Trump but totally cool with court gains. It sort of evens out for them.
but I guess my question is if they think it will be worth it in the long run
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