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US PoliEra 2020 |OT4| Disaster Voltron
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So it seems Faiz was literally the only remotely competent person hired on the Sanders campaign? And they surrounded him with idiots? Really sad.
This sheds new light on that NYT interview to me. I always figured the "I don't do bullshit well" and "I don't call you to say happy birthday" was probably related to people like Clyburn. People Bernie probably figured would never get behind him. Which is bad politics on its own.
But the fact he is apparently so bad at reaching out to obvious allies really is eye opening.
Jeffrey Stein on Twitter
“.@RashidaTlaib bill: -- $2K immediately for every person in America; -- Eligibility includes children, undocumented; ppl in US territories -- Distributed through prepaid cards (mailed/available at bank or postal office) -- Funded by Treasury minting 2 coins worth $1T each”
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Prepaid cards sounds like a good way for criminals to start breaking into mailboxes.
I'm sure Biden's campaign was a shit show behind the scenes too lol. There's no way with how anemic it was in Jan - Feb. But Symone will be in the white house and well BrieBrie won't.
Hey maybe Bri can get a high level post in the Green National Committee after all this.
I'm not Kaitos, but I agree with what someone posted earlier: it was strategic to help Sinema.
I was gonna tag you too since you closely followed the AZ primary as well. Did Ward actually have a decent chance of winning the GE vs how McSally performed? I'm curious how the dynamics were with Arpaio being the Trumpian candidate.
Not exactly. People seriously suggested doing that during the last few debt ceiling crises.
I hope Bernie continues on. Joe Biden is pretty terrible and Sanders seems to be the only person addressing issues facing this country in the face of the new normal. There is no going back to the Obama years even if you think those were good times. No more time for cruelty with a smile and a pat on the back.
I think it is worth it for Bernie to continue on the chance Sanders somehow does better during the late primaries if conditions continue to break down and Joe Biden somehow fucks up.
Sanders was the best candidate running this time around. It sucks that Biden is almost certainly going to be the nominee.
I will vote for Biden in the general, but I will continue to advocate for Sanders who has the best chance of actually solving the problems and fighting power.
No one else was willing to step up and run the campaign he ran in 2016 or 2020.
He is the flag-bearer for the progressive wing of the party until more people come along and rise in the ranks of leadership to take control of the movement.
I understand where things are at, but there is no candidate representing the ideas Sanders is fighting for right now in the Presidential race. The "presumptive" Democratic Nominee is absent from this conversation.
I think it is worth it for Bernie to continue on the chance Sanders somehow does better during the late primaries if conditions continue to break down and Joe Biden somehow fucks up.
Sanders was the best candidate running this time around. It sucks that Biden is almost certainly going to be the nominee.
I will vote for Biden in the general, but I will continue to advocate for Sanders who has the best chance of actually solving the problems and fighting power.
No one else was willing to step up and run the campaign he ran in 2016 or 2020.
He is the flag-bearer for the progressive wing of the party until more people come along and rise in the ranks of leadership to take control of the movement.
I understand where things are at, but there is no candidate representing the ideas Sanders is fighting for right now in the Presidential race. The "presumptive" Democratic Nominee is absent from this conversation.
Ward or Arpaio probably each would have done worse. Ward is currently running the AZ GOP and by all accounts she's running it into the ground.
Arpaio would have been an even bigger disaster, would have lost Maricopa handily.
It's been proposed before, I think for the debt limit thing. As far as I know it's legally and technically feasible but optics wise it's tough.
I admit that part confuses me. We know now McSally's a goon (well, I always knew), but in 2018 she was the most electable among her, Ward, and Arpaio by far. Sinema would've trounced, not merely beaten, the other two. Maybe she wanted Arpaio to win to make Sinema's path easier.
Right, but see above. Boosting either Ward or Arpaio in a three-way race helped McSally because the other two split the loony vote. For her strategy to work, wouldn't it have needed to be McSally vs. just one of the crazies?
I mean, I think this lady seems like a solid Democrat, but solid Democrats can be bad strategists, too. Look at this thread!
What's stopping them from printing a Quadrillion coin then?
Jeffrey Stein on Twitter
“.@RashidaTlaib bill: -- $2K immediately for every person in America; -- Eligibility includes children, undocumented; ppl in US territories -- Distributed through prepaid cards (mailed/available at bank or postal office) -- Funded by Treasury minting 2 coins worth $1T each”
I've been wondering how Trump was going to deal with the debt ceiling (when does that come up again?) and assumed he might be inclined to mint those $T platinum coins (especially if they could have his image on them; there's a law against living presidents being on currency, but maybe it wouldn't be considered currency since you can't "spend" it).
I agree that mailed pre-paid cards are going to be catnip for thieves; even mailed checks from Social Security are going to be highly stolen. I wish the post office bank accounts would get fast-tracked.
Nothing but economics. That'd obviously be far, far more than necessary and could negatively impact the economy. Spending is good when demand is low but you can overdo it.
Listening to this Trump press conference briefly. It is legit unreal that people think this guy can beat Biden in a debate. That's besides the fact that Trump would probably just spend the entire time talking about Biden's dead family members and making fun of his stutter.
Some people have terminal cases of Strong White Daddy syndrome. They've been taught that virile, masculine Republicans always win, but Democrats are WEAK.
The debates don't mean anything. He looked like an imbecile in every "debate" he participated in during his run and still won.
I'm not really surprised he bombed in South Carolina if this was the plan.
You watch Cuomo's briefings and he talks with compassion and empathy, with knowledge of the situation and informed analysis. He speaks at length without a script because he's on top of things.
Then you watch this orange asshole get up there everyday and (poorly) read from a script someone else wrote for him that he probably didn't even look over beforehand. He just reads a bunch of statistics and pats himself on the back.
So fucking emabarrassing.
Then you watch this orange asshole get up there everyday and (poorly) read from a script someone else wrote for him that he probably didn't even look over beforehand. He just reads a bunch of statistics and pats himself on the back.
So fucking emabarrassing.
No, it's brilliant. This came up during the debt ceiling business. The administration has the ability to mint platinum coins in any denomination it chooses *without getting approval from congress*.
This immediately puts a shit ton of money in the budget out of nowhere that does not enter circulation, that can fund any number of things.
It's brilliant politics but bad optics.
It is impressive how Pence's bare minimum of competence doing this presser looks like he's the most eloquent speaker in the world after Orange Julius.
Just take a plane to Zimbabwe and you could probably get one today.
It's a way to get around the debt ceiling. Technically, we don't know that it's legal, but everyone says it should be.
Pretty much.
Jeffrey Stein on Twitter
“.@RashidaTlaib bill: -- $2K immediately for every person in America; -- Eligibility includes children, undocumented; ppl in US territories -- Distributed through prepaid cards (mailed/available at bank or postal office) -- Funded by Treasury minting 2 coins worth $1T each”
Prepaid cards sounds like a good way for criminals to start breaking into mailboxes.
Pence and Santorum both do the thing where they shake their heads while they talk, their body language gives away the truth that "no, what I'm saying to you is not true."
Eh, he isn't even focusing on campaigning at the moment. Don't see much drawback in using his campaign resources to provide stability to its workers a bit longer and educate people about the virus while offering solutions?
They all know the race is over.
I know that your heart is with Bernie, but the facts are the facts, and if Bernie can't even build on existing alliances then he has no chance of solving systemic issues that would require broad coalitions. He is literally not built to be an executive.
Holy shit, this press conference. Ben Carson comes across as completely disinterested and clueless. Meanwhile Trump hovers over him like a goon.
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