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US PoliEra 2020 |OT 3| "I think he's learned his lesson" says The Concerned Immoderate Darling Collins.
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We did it boys only down 500 at the close
edit: whoops 350! It really did try to pull up from the ground
edit: whoops 350! It really did try to pull up from the ground
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The self-aware Republicans start identifying themselves as Independents to avoid being called out. While the Trumpers stay in the party and boost the orange's approval rating to 100% along party lines.
$1,020BN deficits, up 74% under Trump since Obama. What do we need? MOAR TAX CUTS (especially for the rich...)
Coronavirus vaccine will cost you though.
Coronavirus vaccine will cost you though.
Crazy idea: how about guaranteeing free medical care for those infected instead?
Joe Biden's Chief Strategist Lobbied to Undermine Barack and Michelle Obama's Signature Initiatives
Joe Biden likes to tout his ties to Obama, but he chose Anita Dunn, a lobbyist who fought progressive policies under Obama, to lead his campaign.
theintercept.com
But wouldn't you rather have the FREEDOM of getting an extra forty dollars to pay for 1/10 of a theoretical Coronavirus vaccine on your own, or are you some kinda commie?
Why does Warren seem to poll much higher nationally than she does in individual states? In what states is she doing well to counter balance her poor performance in the first four states?
CA and MA are the two big ones she is polling in the 15+% range.
YouGov always favors Warren for some reason - probably has to do with how they weigh their results which is favorable to her.
some not too shabby cross-tabs in the morning consult (fwiw) -- bernie leading across everyone but boomers and conservatives. slimly, with moderates, but still nice to see.
that purple and maroon circle post-debate-ish is finger-to-the-wind evidence that warren remaining competitive isn't necessarily hurting sanders on all axes
that purple and maroon circle post-debate-ish is finger-to-the-wind evidence that warren remaining competitive isn't necessarily hurting sanders on all axes
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Although this is certainly true, it matters.
I've said before that I am deeply interested in the relationship between registration, identity, and voting. You had conservatives in the south who continued to vote Democrat (and thus, conservative Democrats) well after the realignment started. That took a couple of decades to shift.
People who may have values more in line with traditional Republicans but can't abide Trump (or can, but don't want to be associated) are one more step further from being all-in. It makes it that much more likely they've vote differently, or ultimately change affiliations.
Using myself as an example-- I'm in my early 50s. I grep up in a GOP household in MI. Very pro Civil Rights, anti Bible Thumper, but also anti-Union and pro Military. In HS I called myself a progressive (with a little p) Republican or a moderate republican. As the party started embracing more of the culture war stuff, and being anti-civil rights, and as I got more liberal, I started calling myself an independent. By the time I was old enough to vote though, I voted very consistently Democrat. (Clinton's Third Way was a great bridge for somebody like me, though I also voted for Dukakis). I didn't register or self-label as a Democrat until 2008 when I did so in order to vote Obama in the primary. I'm now pretty solidly on the left (not as far left as Warren or Sanders, but not a fence-straddler either.
I have a fair number of online acquaintances who call themselves independent who in practice seem to be on this same path and consistently supporting liberal causes but their long term background keeps them from just registering Democrat or identifying with the name.
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As the GOP becomes the party of Trump, it's natural (and good!) that the course of party defection involves being Independent. Some of these people will end up Democrats someday.
If I was in the Sanders camp I'd lean into the Barry Sanders thing
start selling some football jersey style B. Sanders 20 shirts online
start selling some football jersey style B. Sanders 20 shirts online
Congrats to Donald Trump. He now owns the two fastest 10% corrections in the S&P 500 in history. He is at #1 and #2, also #12. Obama only manages the 15th fastest market drop in history. So golf clap for Donald.
The market is going to whipsaw next week. We'll find out what kind of ride we are in for when/if the first American fatality from this thing reports.
It seems pretty clear by now that this administration wants to obscufate the line between this and the regular flu as much as possible, so if people come down with it and don't report, none's the wiser. Obviously, given the way hospitals are getting swamped in affected areas, this can't work for long.
Remember when McConnell spent decades slow-walking the healthcare guarantees for NYC first-responders? And Republicans also did nothing to show outrage or help the heroes?
Darren Samuelsohn @dsamuelsohnBREAKING: President Donald Trump scored a major legal victory on Friday a federal appeals court panel ruled Democrats have no right to hear testimony from former White House counsel Don McGahn.
4:41 PM - Feb 28, 2020
Ah yes lock arms to cover up for the dictator. Fuck the truth.
With the popular opinion having been for a long time that a) the market was overvalued and b) we were due for a recession, I'm not sure there will be a lot of fluctuation next week. I think the majority of investors are going to take this as the signal they were waiting for.
Not to be a pessimist, but some people have been waiting for a big market downturn for over a year.
Get used to these fucked up decisions. For the rest of our lives we will be playing catch-up as the Executive is further empowered to ignore Congress.
They're still GOP.
Watch the GOP rein in executive power if a Dem ever comes into power.
just imagine in fifty years when 80% of all federal judges are trump picks
Seems like they just argue that the federal court can't do much to interfere between Congress and the Executive and that again its up to congress to hold them in contempt and stuff, again passing the buck to congress.
I mean you can just expand the lower courts which Dems (Carter) and Republicans (I'm pretty sure Bush did something here with the lower courts) and not many people would bat an eye or notice.
We'll take *some* of his money later, in taxes, feels way better.
It's effectively saying "dont even come back ever, we're never going to get between the two branches". I at least thought they'd rule on what privileges exist and how they apply. They totally glossed over the made up "absolutel privilege" stuff.
Another good poll for Biden in South Carolina that shows Sanders well above the 15% threshold (and no one else).
Chris Geidner @chrisgeidnerToday's ruling from the DC Circuit is in significant conflict with the argument of GOP Senators, who criticized the House for not waiting on the judicial process — like enforcement of subpoenas — to play out. Now the court is dismissing the subpoena the House sought to enforce. https://twitter.com/chrisgeidner/status/1233509677213913088 …
5:28 PM - Feb 28, 2020
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