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Actually, I want her to stay in just long enough that people from Hawaii in her district hear about her views, then she can go. Straight out of Congress.I won't complain.
I want her out of the primaries faster than you can say Lincoln Chafee.
50-55% blame Trump + GOP (50% Trump + 5% GOP), and the 30-35% MAGA base blames Democrats.Do we have any polling on how people are viewing the shutdown?
I'm assuming it's the usual 35% floor of those blaming it on the Dems and wanting the wall.
My galaxy brain take is he just says that to play to his constituents and hes just using this 2020 run to elevate his coverage and be in a better position for senate or something post 2020.
Do we have any polling on how people are viewing the shutdown?
I'm assuming it's the usual 35% floor of those blaming it on the Dems and wanting the wall.
50-55% blame Trump + GOP (50% Trump + 5% GOP), and the 30-35% MAGA base blames Democrats.
Why even do this now? They should want a wild and wacky primary, not help us weed out shit candidates.
As a thought exercise, I can't decide what would be preferable between Trump cutting a deal to resign in exchange for immunity (state and federal) to get him out of office immediately, out to tough it out for the next two years hoping RBG makes it and the House constrains him enough to minimize his damage and have him crucified upon leaving office.
I hope not. She's in no position to be doing something like that, and it would look terrible for the rest of her career if she gave anyone part of her infinite momentum who then didn't win the presidency. Does her opinion matter? Of course. But kingmakers have to earn reputations first. She'd be giving an endorsement as a social media figure and not a politician, in other words. Basically a liberal version of a Trump endorsement.
Mia Love is her running mate??
I mentioned it earlier too. They even made their weeds podcast today be about it, which included a whole lot of "putting aside how terrible he is about immigrants" which, no, you can't just do that. Those things are connected.Why on earth is Vox giving Tucker Carlson a platform and pretending that his creeping fascism is just an "interesting debate" happening among conservatives? I'm not even going to bother quoting anything from it.
https://www.vox.com/2019/1/10/18171912/tucker-carlson-fox-news-populism-conservatism-trump-gop
I hope an actual progressive runs and wins her seat while she is focused on running for 2020 with her alt-rightish views on some things.
Booped out of office.All it's going to take is the ATCs walking off the job or an airline crash and Trump is done.
I mentioned it earlier too. They even made their weeds podcast today be about it, which included a whole lot of "putting aside how terrible he is about immigrants" which, no, you can't just do that. Those things are connected.
And of course the same leftist crowd that wanted to praise Carlson for his weak anti-war statements was sharing this same article because anything to make the democratic party look behind the issue I guess.
Probably for the best this place is completely uninterested by it. It's weird and annoying to see all sorts of sides of the political spectrum praise him for it outside here.
All it's going to take is the ATCs walking off the job or an airline crash and Trump is done.
I told my job I'm straight up not traveling until air traffic controllers are paid. They got me fucked up if they think I'm gambling with my life because white people don't have sense enough to not vote for the racist rapist.no lie the ATC thing is giving me some anxiety about my flight next week
— they hardly praise him for it and spent a good majority of the pod talking about his position as a white supremacist talking head shades these comments
— the only reason this is getting any play at all is because it IS interesting. The thought leader of the conservative world is suddenly anti elitist? What? (They explain the limits of this conclusion)
— it is interesting because it reveals the populist split from an ideological movement that looks like it could lead the way to a more traditional party structure that actually rewards their constituents.
— I say all of the above but also think tucker is a monster. But this isn't giving the host of the biggest cable news show on tv "a platform" and doesn't ignore his vile racism. The point is that it reveals a fracture in conservatism that until now, only trump has really been able to vocalize. It is worth talking about and only more so because the first person to do it could be vocalizing it while also being a grand wizard of the kkk.
All it's going to take is the ATCs walking off the job or an airline crash and Trump is done.
As a thought exercise, I can't decide what would be preferable between Trump cutting a deal to resign in exchange for immunity (state and federal) to get him out of office immediately, out to tough it out for the next two years hoping RBG makes it and the House constrains him enough to minimize his damage and have him crucified upon leaving office.
Getting Trump to resign in some way is always the preferable option. The GOP is rudderless with him at the head of the party, they will be rudderless without a map or any means of propulsion with him gone. It will be interesting to see what replaces his void when he is either impeached, voted out, or god forbid... termed out. I don't think copycats will be possible and will the GOP part of the country as a whole really be as enthusiastic about Mike Pence, Marco Rubio, Scott Walker, Nikki Haley, Ted Cruz, or Tom Cotton? I don't think so.As a thought exercise, I can't decide what would be preferable between Trump cutting a deal to resign in exchange for immunity (state and federal) to get him out of office immediately, out to tough it out for the next two years hoping RBG makes it and the House constrains him enough to minimize his damage and have him crucified upon leaving office.
I'll also take a Black Mirror "White Bear" scenario for him as well.Trump needs to be removed from office and indicted, that's the only acceptable outcome.
If that fucker gets away the message will be that billionaire white dudes will never face consequences and that they're above the law.
He's not in her district. I tried to draft him last year. 🙁
Ye and Tuck should go on the same episode.
Trump needs to be removed from office and indicted, that's the only acceptable outcome.
If that fucker gets away the message will be that billionaire white dudes will never face consequences and that they're above the law.
Getting Trump to resign in some way is always the preferable option. The GOP is rudderless with him at the head of the party, they will be rudderless without a map or any means of propulsion with him gone. It will be interesting to see what replaces his void when he is either impeached, voted out, or god forbid... termed out. I don't think copycats will be possible and will the GOP part of the country as a whole really be as enthusiastic about Mike Pence, Marco Rubio, Scott Walker, Nikki Haley, Ted Cruz, or Tom Cotton? I don't think so.
Trump's firing of Comey also launched the SC probe. He's incapable of not fucking shit up.
After Comey departed, Trump was livid. He told aides, "This is bullshit." He and his aides wondered why Comey had gone through this exercise. Then it hit Trump. "It's a shakedown," he exclaimed. Comey was trying to blackmail him, sending him a message that he and the others had something on him. This belief would shape Trump's tumultuous relationship with Comey and the intelligence community.
— they hardly praise him for it and spent a good majority of the pod talking about his position as a white supremacist talking head shades these comments
— the only reason this is getting any play at all is because it IS interesting. The thought leader of the conservative world is suddenly anti elitist? What? (They explain the limits of this conclusion)
— it is interesting because it reveals the populist split from an ideological movement that looks like it could lead the way to a more traditional party structure that actually rewards their constituents.
— I say all of the above but also think tucker is a monster. But this isn't giving the host of the biggest cable news show on tv "a platform" and doesn't ignore his vile racism. The point is that it reveals a fracture in conservatism that until now, only trump has really been able to vocalize. It is worth talking about and only more so because the first person to do it could be vocalizing it while also being a grand wizard of the kkk.
Trump needs to be removed from office and indicted, that's the only acceptable outcome.
If that fucker gets away the message will be that billionaire white dudes will never face consequences and that they're above the law.