Bernie supporters and Biden supporters each think their guy is the most electable. This isn't just between different policy priorities, they each think the other guy is more likely lose to Trump. This is why 2016 was so bitter- most of Bernie's supporters truly believed that Hillary could lose to Trump (or at least was more likely to).
It's not funny at all.
He just straight up ignored the last few questions and started saying whatever he wanted to
Not the best appearance for Beto. He's got to fine tune his answers better than that. I think he gets really nervous in news interviews for some reason.
“Everything I don’t like is Russia”
Harris isn't happening and I highly doubt Beto is either. Would Harris go for Bidens VP?
But Beto has proven that he’s just as naive as Biden with regards to Republicans. He gave his Republican neighbor’s campaign a lifeline and was repaid by said neighbor saying that Trump would be a better president.
I have absolutely no problem with people using religion to explain their personal morals, but that has nothing to do with the party itself (disparate people in the party are a different story and they should be allowed to promote their personal values in whatever context they see fit so long as the scope stays within their personal moral framework). That's why I like Pete's statement that "God has no political party" and I would rather him use that rhetoric to counter the right trying to make God partisan instead of saying "our party should be religious too!".
Listen, no Democratic President is getting jack shit done legislatively without an absolute miracle in the Senate and abolishment of the Filibuster. MAYBE you get some shoring up of the ACA or some small scale infrastructure stuff passed, but the big dream Democratic stuff have absolutely no way of becoming law in the current system.
Theres that pattern of Bernie's antiHillary white support abandoning him this go round again.
I'm old enough to remember when you said he'd struggle with fundraising too.
But I thought for sure women didn't like Bernie Sanders? I was just fed this narrative yesterday! Sigh I just don't know what to believe!
The data Maddow posted only counted people who donated more than $200, so it was pretty obvious that the data was not fully representative of the ratio of women who donated to his campaign.
nice to see more accurate info come out, I'd be curious to see the candidate comparisons accounting for all donors not just $200 and up
I'm not completely convinced Biden actually believes what he's saying. He's personally been on the front-lines of that particular battle during the Obama years, frequently acting as Obama's liaison with Republican congressional leaders due to his long years with many of them. He knows from personal experience that McConnell isn't gonna stop filibustering everything just because he's asked really nice. Heck, even Obama's always been speaking in favor of the system that's been shivving him for 6 years on end.
I think for most candidates, that's alright. But for Bernie, the vast majority of his donors are small contributions. And that's why it doesn't work. Probably this is true for Elizabeth Warren as well.
It's just polls. They've got a B+ from 538 like Emerson. The real issue I have with polls this early and from big names is how much they potentially influence people's views of a certain candidate, though that's not to say they're worthless.
I would like to think Biden is smarter than this, but there's really no reason to doubt he's for real about working w/ Republicans. Like just a few weeks ago he lamented the days he could disagree politely with segregationists and then grab dinner with them. So he has a pretty high threshold with who to work w/.
Yeah and if this guy on twitter just says something is the case, there's no reason to doubt it.
That's the point and you're exactly right. They're a tool you can use, and at the same time people need to realize they're a tool they (the pollsters in general) can use. I don't care if it shows Biden or Sanders or God himself in the lead, don't blindly trust polls.
End of June, so nearly 2 months exactly.
This is exactly my issue with Bernie (and Biden, but he has tons of issues).
I'm posting it because it's in agreement with my own conclusions posted a few pages ago albeit put more succinctly. Do you have a better take or an actual rebuttal? Or is it just untrue because "reasons?"
Bernard's strengths is with younger people. We already know he's not as popular with the older demographic.
Paul Krugman echoing y thoughts on why I'm not in the Biden or Bernie camp. [These were my thoughts on Bernie since last election cycle.]
I like this idea of communicating via proxy Twitter posts, but we probably shouldn't make it a habit.
You're right. Could there be any other reason that <45 data was excluded from that spreadsheet other than simply excluding them from the polls?
They basically say the same thing which is that sunrise movement won't be happy with anything other than Bernie. I knew they were bs when most climate change nonprofits and groups came out in support of Beto's plan.
June 26/27, half the field on one night, half the field on the other.
If anyone would understand old white people believing and perpetuating fantasies it would be Paul Krugman, but I think I’ll pass on his advice.
This is why hopping onto Bernie's bills hasn't really done anything for various candidates- the hardcore stans only want Bernie himself, it's a personality thing, not a policy thing.
What is that supposed to mean.
Because he is a threat. And so they are attacking him because they want to cut down anyone they see as a threat to their beloved Bernie. It's what you see with console wars, drag race fans, literally any type of toxic fandom.
do you want to actually refute what he says?
Europe is markedly less unequal than the US, in large part because of the access to higher education.
https://wir2018.wid.world/files/download/wir2018-summary-english.pdf
What is it that you even want, Kirblar? Serious question. Other than incremental reforms, what do you want. I don't care about the "political feasibility" of it, if you could get your perfect policies, what do you even want from them?
It's all about the policies for me. He wants what's (imo) morally right. It's not the man it's the message. It's why I like Warren as well. Close enough to Sanders on most things.
