Dancing With the Dems
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Re: Dancing With the Dems
It's super super important to get the right kind of policies to animate your base. Notably, a policy that says climate change is the literal end of the world but which should not require your constituents to fork over a red cent.
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...and MAKES THE CORPORASHUNS PAY!
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I think that's really key. Scapegoating the 1% is critical to getting the progressive left to the polls.
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If the only other option is scapegoating immigrants, descendants of immigrants (if they're not white), Muslims, Mexicans, gay people, rape victims and the like, I'll go with the former. "Raise her taxes!" isn't nearly as wretched as "Send her back!," IMO.
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A largely ignored but potentially significant fault line in the Dem base is highlighted by the Sanders view of immigration which is a nicer language version of what Trump is trying to do - he wants sharp reductions in both illegal and legal immigration. He and others proposing large safety nets will inevitably run into the same problems facing most of northern europe now - how do you grant a ton of goodies and allow large migrations into the country without creating a left nativism backlash.
There is some danger for the donkeys that they emphasize the human stories of immigrants at the expense of the factory worker and lose that vote again.
There is some danger for the donkeys that they emphasize the human stories of immigrants at the expense of the factory worker and lose that vote again.
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Anyone who is all in on lulztopia, but doesn't support malignant bigotry and racism should be all in on Williamson 2020. I mean who here doesn't want to read 3 dozen NYTimes profiles where the reporter goes into local New Age shops and asks customers about how they think Marianne is doing?
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Goddamn libertarian message board. Hugh Akston
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his voice is so soothing, but why do conspiracy nuts always sound like Batman and Robin solving one of Riddler's puzzles out loud? - fod
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Oh, I am so there, bro.Mo wrote: ↑31 Jul 2019, 09:11Anyone who is all in on lulztopia, but doesn't support malignant bigotry and racism should be all in on Williamson 2020. I mean who here doesn't want to read 3 dozen NYTimes profiles where the reporter goes into local New Age shops and asks customers about how they think Marianne is doing?
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This is where she got me:
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An added Williamson bonus is the heart-attack some Blues have had about the spike in Google searches about her since the last debate. And the whole NGE meme.
Or, to quote someone elsewhere:
Or, to quote someone elsewhere:
Marianne won't run
Marianne is running as a joke
Marianne won't get to the first debate
[[Marianne can't breach 5%]] <-YOU ARE HERE
Marianne can't breach 15%
Marianne can't breach 25%
Marianne won't survive the first primary
Marianne won't win the superdelegates
Marianne won't be the nominee
Marianne can't beat trump in swing states
Marianne can't get 270
Marianne can't harness love for political purposes
Marianne will never be sworn into office
Marianne won't call New Zealand
Marianne can't end US Imperialism
Marianne won't S I L E N C E T H E W O N K S
Marianne can't pass reparations for slavery
Marianne won't win reelection
Marianne can't fix the moral character of the US
Marianne can't open our Chakras to Spirit
Marianne won't get in the freaking robot
Marianne can't initiate the Human Instrumentality Project
Marianne won't cause the Third Impact
This leaves me sighing and going, "If only...", but this...
...is oddly charming for its hilarious insanity. I blame Mr. Rogers.
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I'm already exhausted by all the NPR et al coverage of the Democratic candidates and their debates. I totally understand why other people find this important; I'm not expecting the news to cater to my preferences. But I just don't caaaaare. I know already that whoever wins the nomination and runs will be somebody I hate.
I became a fan of President Butt because of his name and his gayness and his incredibly thoughtful and empathetic answer to a question about late-term abortions, and I have deliberately avoided finding anything else out about him or his politics so that my affection isn't ruined.
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A candidate should change their name to Seymour Butts. Given the ever-increasing trend of this reality becoming lulztopia, I think they'd win.
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It no longer matters who wins, because it won't be Chickenlooper.
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Man you really don't like that guy.Hugh Akston wrote: ↑15 Aug 2019, 13:50
It no longer matters who wins, because it won't be Chickenlooper.
Seems like he's been about as good as I could hope for from Team Blue. Not as out front on legalization and death penalty reform as I'd like, but kept the greens from Californicating Colorado too badly under his watch.
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This is horribly cynical of me (big surprise) but some of these goobers know, in their heart of hearts, they aren’t gonna be the nom. They also know they aren’t getting the VP slot, a cabinet position, or any other of the usual rewards from the party. This suggests they are in it for personal enrichment. I just can’t figure out what the scam is.
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Book sales. Future speaking fees. Building networks of donors for re-election to whatever office they currently hold, because their current networks aren't as lucrative as they'd like. Networks to land some cushy post-politics job after they lose a re-election bid (because, again, the opportunities in their current network aren't as lucrative as they'd like).tr0g wrote: ↑18 Aug 2019, 11:38This is horribly cynical of me (big surprise) but some of these goobers know, in their heart of hearts, they aren’t gonna be the nom. They also know they aren’t getting the VP slot, a cabinet position, or any other of the usual rewards from the party. This suggests they are in it for personal enrichment. I just can’t figure out what the scam is.
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That, after all, is why Trump ran.
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Memory recognition. Being taken more seriously the next time they run for an office or committee position, maybe.tr0g wrote: ↑18 Aug 2019, 11:38This is horribly cynical of me (big surprise) but some of these goobers know, in their heart of hearts, they aren’t gonna be the nom. They also know they aren’t getting the VP slot, a cabinet position, or any other of the usual rewards from the party. This suggests they are in it for personal enrichment. I just can’t figure out what the scam is.
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Favors from bigwigs for being a good soldier and not dragging things out too long.Eric the .5b wrote: ↑18 Aug 2019, 19:06Memory recognition. Being taken more seriously the next time they run for an office or committee position, maybe.tr0g wrote: ↑18 Aug 2019, 11:38This is horribly cynical of me (big surprise) but some of these goobers know, in their heart of hearts, they aren’t gonna be the nom. They also know they aren’t getting the VP slot, a cabinet position, or any other of the usual rewards from the party. This suggests they are in it for personal enrichment. I just can’t figure out what the scam is.
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Jesus Christ Joe, just hang it up.
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Incitatus.
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My horse is Joe. Not Biden, just Joe.
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