Schultz: hold my coffee.All candidates outside of really Gabbard are perfectly electable.
Schultz: hold my coffee.All candidates outside of really Gabbard are perfectly electable.
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That is a reference I haven't seen in a long time. A long time..
But supporting someone for being the most "electable" is inherently based on what you think other people will like and not on what you are personally fond of. In this case it has to do with white nationalism because the idea that Beto is more "electable" than, say, Kamala Harris, seems entirely rooted in voting for a white guy on the basis of being a white guy (and therefore "electable") and not on any sort of substantial policy preference.
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Erica Werner
✔@ericawerner
TILLIS FLIPS: "Today I come to the floor to say I do not intend to vote for the resolution of disapproval."
2:15 PM - Mar 14, 2019 · Lake Ridge, VA
Please save us JEFF JACKSON
should be soon i think
imo Harris is much more electable than most of the field.But supporting someone for being the most "electable" is inherently based on what you think other people will like and not on what you are personally fond of. In this case it has to do with white nationalism because the idea that Beto is more "electable" than, say, Kamala Harris, seems entirely rooted in voting for a white guy on the basis of being a white guy (and therefore "electable") and not on any sort of substantial policy preference.
They have until end of today
I'm happy with who ever beats Trump, I just don't necessarily see Beto having a better shot at that than several other candidates so I guess it's hard for me to see his "electability" factor outside the white guy aspect of it. Anyway, didn't mean to single you out, I've seen this sentiment all over the place. I've even had someone tell me in person that they supported Biden because "It's not the time to be nominating some Socialist Jew or some Indian black woman" so hopefully you can understand my apprehension when I hear the electability argument.Nah you're interpretation of my thought process is wrong. I don't think Beto and Biden are more electable because they are white lol.
I think Beto is by far the most charismatic candidate. Simple as that. I think Booker has a decent amount of charisma so he is my #2. Nothing to do with race. As Obama proved, charisma can even make a slightly racist white person vote for a black dude.
It's sad, but every single election post Nixon has been won by the most charismatic candidate.
Oh, I agree. To the extent that "electability" can really be quantified, I think she's actually the strongest candidate.
You think if Beto needed a 70mil procedure to save his life they wouldn't have found that money?
Come on.
I think big donors vs. small donors is the wrong question, it should be private vs. public financing, and again, dems were all for the latter until they realized they can get a ton of money by hustling college kids to give them money they can't really spare.
I honestly think if you're all for public financing you need to stop donating to dems, because as long as they can keep up with GOP with small donations they ain't gonna do shit to move that stuff.
Remember how Obama backed off his promise once his data guys showed him how much money they can get online?
Or at the very fucking least, stop acting like a millionaire who takes money for people way poorer than him is a good thing we need to celebrate.
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Erica Werner
✔@ericawerner
TILLIS FLIPS: "Today I come to the floor to say I do not intend to vote for the resolution of disapproval."
2:15 PM - Mar 14, 2019 · Lake Ridge, VA
Lauren Fox
✔@FoxReports
Tillis announces he is changing his vote and will vote "no" on resolution of disapproval. He put out an op-ed weeks ago announcing that he couldn't support Trump on this...He was one of the first to announce he was voting with Dems so this is a big switch minutes before the vote.
2:18 PM - Mar 14, 2019
@mkraju
Schumer plans to push for quick Senate passage today of a resolution approved by House (420-0) calling for release of Mueller report
14:40 - 14 Mar 2019
I had this discussion with someone last night re electability. I think it's fair to consider it when looking at a candidate but it's such a hard thing to quantify without introducing personal bias. I tend to favor a candidate that I think is "electable" but for me that mostly comes down to charisma, ability to clearly convey their policy points etc. In that respect I think Harris is just as electable as Biden or Beto. Pete for that matter is as well but I don't see him gaining the sort of backing that would be needed to seriously challenge for the nomination.I'm happy with who ever beats Trump, I just don't necessarily see Beto having a better shot at that than several other candidates so I guess it's hard for me to see his "electability" factor outside the white guy aspect of it. Anyway, didn't mean to single you out, I've seen this sentiment all over the place. I've even had someone tell me in person that they supported Biden because "It's not the time to be nominating some Socialist Jew or some Indian black woman" so hopefully you can understand my apprehension when I hear the electability argument.
Frank Thorp V
✔@frankthorp
Sens @marcorubio, @RoyBlunt & @SenatorWicker all YES on the resolution to terminate emergency declaration
2:36 PM - Mar 14, 2019
Phil Mattingly
✔@Phil_Mattingly
Sen. @marcorubio votes YES on the resolution to terminate the national emergency.
Sens. Cruz, Sasse and Gardner all voted NO
2:38 PM - Mar 14, 2019
Wanna hear Sasse's reasoning here.Sen. @marcorubio votes YES on the resolution to terminate the national emergency.
Sens. Cruz, Sasse and Gardner all voted NO
Craig Caplan
✔@CraigCaplan
12 Senate Republicans have voted Yes on disapproval resolution (vote still open):
Alexander
Blunt
Collins
Lee
Moran
Murkowski
Paul
Portman
Romney
Rubio
Toomey
Wicker
2:40 PM - Mar 14, 2019
Yes.
Ernst and Graham just voted no. Only one Republican and four Democrats left. It's going to be 59.
Explains Tillis.Ernst and Graham just voted no. Only one Republican and four Democrats left. It's going to be 59.
Tillis probably flipped to keep the yes votes below the symbolically significant threshold of 60 then.