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US PoliERA 2018 |OT6| An Unmitigated Disaster
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Time for a new verb.
I.e. the next progressive agenda being kneecapped out the gate isn't Diablosing, it may very well be a reality if Trump gets another SCOTUS Justice before the end of his Presidency.
I'm more angry than anxious these days.
Sorry for quoting myself here, but I'm actually asking a serious question. What even happens in this situation?
Thank you private prison system, for allowing friends a comfortable stay.
A 75% chance is anything but "all but guaranteed," but it's still an incredibly good chance.
It's a 75% chance as it stands right now. I feel that the odds are only going to increase as we get closer to November. The polling is amazing already and still might be underestimating Dem enthusiasm and turnout if special elections and primaries are anything to go by.
"However, defense counsel has not identified any general or specific threat to defendant's safety at the Alexandria Detention Center. They have not done so, because the professionals at the Alexandria Detention Center are very familiar with housing high-profile defendants including foreign and domestic terrorists, spies and traitors."
woooosh
He will pardon him. Manafort recognizes even the slightest hint of disloyalty will result in Trump leaving him to die, like Cohen.
Well after the "Germany is beholden to Russia" nonsense, it's all downhill from here folks.
While I agree, Manafort is also facing crimes in Virginia I believe.
Dude is a deadman regardless. He might as well fuck Trump on his way to the grave.
House being guaranteed...
Look what Russia was able to achieve with only sparse help inside the US. Now think about what they could achieve with several supporting congressmen and senators, and a larger swathe of those same people concerned they may get swept up in obvious campaign finance crime. And industries who see a very short window to achieve existential goals and survival.
I'm not saying this prevents or guarantees anything - just pointing out that it is a new variable.
Look what Russia was able to achieve with only sparse help inside the US. Now think about what they could achieve with several supporting congressmen and senators, and a larger swathe of those same people concerned they may get swept up in obvious campaign finance crime. And industries who see a very short window to achieve existential goals and survival.
I'm not saying this prevents or guarantees anything - just pointing out that it is a new variable.
Russian interference will be significantly less effective this year than it was in 2016. And it really wasn't much in 2016, it only matters so much because the margins were so crazy thin that it was enough to ultimately decide it.
It was much easier to promote fake news and false narratives against one target, Hillary, especially when people weren't even aware they were doing anything.
You keep saying that as if it's a fact. Multiple government agency heads have bluntly stated it's still a threat, that we aren't doing enough to repair, that it will probably be worse then last time. Dismissing it is absurd
This dude got caught foldering, got sent to jail, and basically tried again. WHILE IN JAIL.
Such a dumbass
I've had a good feeling about the House, it's the Senate that I really hope we get to really have this American Nightmare end, but that seems slim.
Watching Andrew Sullivan get dogpiled on Twitter is good for some amusement in these dark days, at least.
Thing about Russian interference is it's a lot more effective when it's about one specific person, Clinton, and not general midterm elections. It's a danger but I think it's greatly diluted. It's why they've (that's Russia, the GOP, and Fox & co, who all are pretty coordinated) been desperately trying to cook up another Hillary boogeyman to no effect.
Of course it's still a factor. But too many people misunderstand what Russia even did and what they didn't do in 2016. The importance of their interference was greatly enhanced by the particular characteristics of a singular individual Presidential race between Trump and Hillary. Hillary being as (unfairly) hated as she was made it even worse and opened her up to it. You can't just dilute the stuff Russia did between hundreds of individual races across the country without a massive drop in effectiveness. Especially with people now aware that the threat exists.
I am forever in doubt of anything until the results are in. If you want to feel that 75% is a sure thing that is great.
I felt that people would not vote for a damn clown and well I won't be disappointed in humanity anymore because I have hit rock bottom on having faith in my fellow voters.
I felt that people would not vote for a damn clown and well I won't be disappointed in humanity anymore because I have hit rock bottom on having faith in my fellow voters.
I was less thinking about bots and influence and more about direct fingers on scales with registrations and ballots. I strongly believe that there are at least a dozen GOP leaders with deep financial and collaborative ties to that scheme. The NRA funding laundry as a single example.
MOAR POLLZ
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/20...est-7-11?t=1531334363875#update-1531334363000
MO SEN, Remington (R)
Hawley (R): 48
McCaskill (D): 46
This is a 2 point net increase for McCaskill since Remington's January poll.
NY-19, DCCC Internal (D)
Delgado (D): 49
Faso (R): 42
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/20...est-7-11?t=1531334363875#update-1531334363000
MO SEN, Remington (R)
Hawley (R): 48
McCaskill (D): 46
This is a 2 point net increase for McCaskill since Remington's January poll.
NY-19, DCCC Internal (D)
Delgado (D): 49
Faso (R): 42
GOP Strategist Rick Wilson: Trump Supporters 'Want Anybody Who's Darker Than a Latte Deported'
The complete decentralization of the process of voting across not only state lines but town lines makes actual vote rigging absurdly difficult. And you'd think that if they were able to do so they'd have done it in any one of the hugely important special elections going back a year. A senate race in ruby red Alabama where the entire state government apparatus is controlled by Republicans would have been the ideal location for fuckery.
Remington is a Republican Party affiliated pollster so those are great numbers for McCaskill.
His vote didn't affect the result though. So it's classic Manchin. If his vote would have decided it he would have voted No.
Basically means that the current trajectory is matching past swings. Which means the Dem advantage will grow even bigger by election day.
I know that, but he didn't need to vote yes for in this particular case.
They're deliberately reacting to the expected WH documents request in the most trolly way possible.
Same deal as with the Ryan White funding
That seems weird. Is it to help approve him or stop him?
Even if Manchin didn't change the outcome attempting to get a symbolic gesture out of this is bad. His Russian connections means he should have been kept partisan instead oh look one of ours voted for him to so now it's a bipartisan vote
Jones and Heidi are in R+1000000 states too yet aren't doing this
Jones and Heidi are in R+1000000 states too yet aren't doing this
He wanted him approved
He's just playing games. Can't stop it might as well support him seeing as how he's already under so much pressure from the GOP. Might as well seem like a team player
This is in no way helping the approval process as it jams things up with paperwork. Unless for the off chance that RR wants to show the world that this pick has been thoroughly vetted.
Edit: Now that I think about this for another minute showing a overly vetted SC pick could stop the dumpster fire that might happen when/if Trump is impeached or prosecuted for crimes.
Well technically this SC pick should not have happened but he is very clean so we keep him.
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