im glaring at my screen every time i sign into this siteBecause it's an obviously racist joke? Jokes about her being Native American are racist.
It's Trump level racist "joking".
im glaring at my screen every time i sign into this siteBecause it's an obviously racist joke? Jokes about her being Native American are racist.
It's Trump level racist "joking".
I'm just going to say this flat-out: If Bernie doesn't get nominated, I don't want to hear people complaining about all politicians being corrupt and can't be trusted because you had your chance to vote for an upstanding and legitimate person who authentically fights for the working class. This goes for people on Era and outside of this forum. People like him don't often come around. Perhaps the next person similar to Bernie will be AOC. That would be your second chance, providing she decides to run for president someday.
I'm aware. There's a part of me who thinks he's more socialist than he lets on but also that he's been around long enough to know to sell himself as a social democrat instead of a seize-the-means socialist. It hardly matters in the end, people will vote for what they see and he will always be checked by Congress. The ultimate outcome of a Sanders presidency will be an advancement of social democracy in America.Because in the latter... you're veering into description of democratic socialism, and not Sanders self-styled label of socialism, but the actual one. The vast majority of progressive (which doesn't really have a defined meaning) parties are social democrat parties, and Sanders himself is a social democrat for the most part, even though he calls himself a socialist.
What's illegitimate about Elizabeth warren?
Also, wake the fuck up, Bernie and AOC are outliers in the political game.
"Good perfect" people that are so highly regarded on this site, the type that can throw stones because they don't live in glass homes, well, they rarely exist. And if they do exist, they aren't good at playing politics.
Edit: I love Bernie Sanders, but his unfavorables are WAY too high. He is synonymous with "soCiAliSM", and that's just not nationally ready.
Elizabeth is Bernie with a dash, neigh, a fucking heaping mountain of realism added.
She can win, she will win.
Warren is good, but Bernie goes further left than her. Ideally, you'd want him as president. Also, she doesn't have strong support from black voters, so I'm skeptical that she can win. She would be better off dropping out eventually and backing Bernie. At the very least, that could deter Biden from getting the nomination.
No one has strong black support except Biden. Everyone should drop out and support Biden.Warren is good, but Bernie goes further left than her. Ideally, you'd want him as president. Also, she doesn't have strong support from black voters, so I'm skeptical that she can win. She would be better off dropping out eventually and backing Bernie. At the very least, that could deter Biden from getting the nomination.
No one has strong black support except Biden. Everyone should drop out and support Biden.
He has the Obama name association. That's all. In the later debates, when the spotlight is on him, Bernie, and Warren, it's going to get dicey for him. We'll see if he can maintain that strong support from black voters. I believe that his many blunders, gaffes, and occasional ridiculous and condescending statements will turn many people away.
But, don't you think in the end the majority of black voters will vote for who's D anyways?
I think it's likely Biden could limp over the finish line in a general (though not guaranteed), but I think his administration would only cosmetically tackle any of the severe problems facing the US and the world and it'd lead to something even worse than Trump in 2024/2028
the el paso shooting brought him back into the limelight. its sad but it put the focus back on him for several weeks and helped him rebound.
He has always supported a ban on assault weapons. In Texas, that's a bold stance. Have you had a mass shooting in your community? Its (obviously) very jarring and I can't blame him for wanting to return to El Paso and speak even more strongly for gun control.
He would debate Biden, and he'd beat him tooAny of these top 8 candidates can hold their own with trump. Trump literally has nothing going for him. He has nothing to boast about. I still dont believe that he is going to debate.
Any of these top 8 candidates can hold their own with trump. Trump literally has nothing going for him. He has nothing to boast about. I still dont believe that he is going to debate.
No ... I'm sorry, I think trump is just as messed up in the head. He can talk shit and make fun of Biden, but he will not out policy Biden. Maybe 3 years ago when he was pumping hopium for racists and anti Clinton fans. He really hasn't done a damn thing.
I am from El Paso and know the Walmart quite well. My mom almost went into work the day of the shooting that was 2 minutes from it. So spare me, the shooting shook me more than most here on ResetEra despite not living there anymore. I wasn't sure if friends or family were present for a while.
And no he hasn't supported a ban in the past. In 2018 he said the exact opposite when running for senate. His words on the Chad Hasty radio show.
"If you purchased that AR-15, if you own it, keep it. Continue to use it responsibly."
He added: "If you own a gun, keep that gun. Nobody wants to take it away from you — at least I don't want to do that."
It isn't wrong to say he is taking advantage of the shooting, either directly or indirectly. It has benefited him and brought him back into prominence. I am not saying he is being evil because of it, the media put a new light on him because of the shooting.
I don't get it.
Cruz is more popular than Trump in TX. He beat Trump in the TX primary by 17 points. He also does better with Hispanics than Trump. But Hispanics really don't like Trump in 2019 and the economy is about to tank. Beto at the top could flip the state and the senate, or at least do a ton of down ballot damage (if he's in the VP slot). He would not be able to flip the senate during a presidential year from down ballot. None of the other candidates would yield the same turnout margins. If we don't win TX this cycle then it's lost for a few more years, but right now the iron is hot.
I think he'd be a terrible VP for Biden tho. Needs more diversity.
Best tickets for the GE are still probably Biden/Harris, Warren/[Beto/Castro/Booker], Harris/Beto, or Beto/[Harris/Abrams]. I don't know who to pair Bernie up with.
Probably jobs and industry if I were being nice to Warren.750 Billion dollars for what?? For fucking what? And she has said the budget has had a long tradition of bipartisan cooperation and that the budget will "make a real, positive impact on the lives of Americans".
Well I'll just keep my mouth shut aside from saying that (because optics as a Sanders supporter) but I'm pissed. It's really disappointing and I hope she can be pressured to change some on that. It's a big issue for me. I was in the military and have seen the absolute waste that some of that money goes towards. It is not needed.
Bernie is literally the only anti-war candidate running. Make no mistake about that.Well I'll just keep my mouth shut aside from saying that (because optics as a Sanders supporter) but I'm pissed. It's really disappointing and I hope she can be pressured to change some on that. It's a big issue for me. I was in the military and have seen the absolute waste that some of that money goes towards. It is not needed.
Former navy man myself, and yea, that shit is literally just a jobs program, socialism at its least efficient basically.Well I'll just keep my mouth shut aside from saying that (because optics as a Sanders supporter) but I'm pissed. It's really disappointing and I hope she can be pressured to change some on that. It's a big issue for me. I was in the military and have seen the absolute waste that some of that money goes towards. It is not needed.
Probably F-35s in Vermont.
That was for the jobs it would create in his state. It was either there or in another state. It wasnt a yes I want that or no I dont choice. It was a here or there choice and he chose here (in Vermont).
Watching two senile old men losing their mind on stage while trying to make coherent arguments is about what I'm expecting next year.
Watching two senile old men losing their mind on stage while trying to make coherent arguments is about what I'm expecting next year.
Oh of course. Which is also something I'm expecting to happen.Voters would be so cynical and disinterested it would lead to another trump 4 years
The F-45B will literally just be Exdeath.The F-45 will just be a genetically modified super tree that succs carbon out of the air and poops oxygen.
He specifically mentions making it mandatory. PreK isn't. PreK is basically just daycare, but its even less than that because its usually 2-3 hours at best of a day.Preschool is already age 3-4?
It's so interesting to see Era and Twitter's reactions, and then entering back into reality to see what the vast majority of people feel about the debates.
Bernie is literally the only anti-war candidate running. Make no mistake about that.
Black voters also dont like the policy extremes Bernie and Warren are championing. Those two are largely ideal for white twitter activists and not much more.He has the Obama name association. That's all. In the later debates, when the spotlight is on him, Bernie, and Warren, it's going to get dicey for him. We'll see if he can maintain that strong support from black voters. I believe that his many blunders, gaffes, and occasional ridiculous and condescending statements will turn many people away.
Warren is good, but Bernie goes further left than her. Ideally, you'd want him as president. Also, she doesn't have strong support from black voters, so I'm skeptical that she can win. She would be better off dropping out eventually and backing Bernie. At the very least, that could deter Biden from getting the nomination.
Where we are heading and what future generations will inherit is unbelievably dumb. With the knowledge we possess we have no excusesWhat is stopping the progress, what is causing us to lose sight of what is happening to the Earth, what is allowing publican opinion to be shaped by PR firms instead of scientific discoveries? Why aren't there protests after every knucklehead quote from the (R) about climate change, because we are deeply entrenched in the system that can barely see what is but a few feet away and has no interest what is beyond the horizon. The current World elite should be held accountable for not doing enough to stop total annihilation of millions upon millions of people. We actually have the means now to annihilate ourselves - unlike 100 years ago. And we are not doing anything to change our course because it might stop someone from getting even more wealthy. How long do you think this system is sustainable if the oceans rise a few meters in the space of a few years. The data is there catastrophic changes in the weather can occur in a short amount of time.
No one does anything of note without taking the Senate. Everyone will do something of note with the Senate. Of course Biden/Bernie both are taking the tact of maintaining the filibuster. To be fair enough dems have pledged to keep the filibuster (something like 11?) that it doesn't actually matter if you're for or against abolishing the filibuster.I think it's likely Biden could limp over the finish line in a general (though not guaranteed), but I think his administration would only cosmetically tackle any of the severe problems facing the US and the world and it'd lead to something even worse than Trump in 2024/2028
I'm gonna stop you right there, because that's 100% incorrect.He specifically mentions making it mandatory. PreK isn't. PreK is basically just daycare, but its even less than that because its usually 2-3 hours at best of a day.
I feel like having 22 people from your community gunned down may change someones perspective on how to address gun violence in this country, I think it's totally reasonable that he would drastically change his position and want to bring that conversation to the debate stage especially when it was barely talked about prior.I am from El Paso and know the Walmart quite well. My mom almost went into work the day of the shooting that was 2 minutes from it. So spare me, the shooting shook me more than most here on ResetEra despite not living there anymore. I wasn't sure if friends or family were present for a while.
And no he hasn't supported a ban in the past. In 2018 he said the exact opposite when running for senate. His words on the Chad Hasty radio show.
"If you purchased that AR-15, if you own it, keep it. Continue to use it responsibly."
He added: "If you own a gun, keep that gun. Nobody wants to take it away from you — at least I don't want to do that."
It isn't wrong to say he is taking advantage of the shooting, either directly or indirectly. It has benefited him and brought him back into prominence. I am not saying he is being evil because of it, the media put a new light on him because of the shooting.
I think Biden would be Hillary 2.0regardless of who the Dem nominee is I don't think we'll have an enthusiasm problem going into 2020.