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US PoliERA 2019 |OT4| Folded like a DOG
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Trump's base gives zero fucks about his own indiscretions. If anything, it "proves" he's a "man" to them. Trump and women just isn't a dealbreaking issue, but Biden and women very would could be among Biden's base.
You're talking about yourself and your campaign during the sick & demented part, right Donald?
Agreed—'Hypocrisy is Strength' is an apt #maga mantra. Also, Aemon! 😆
My first reaction to Biden's announcement is he is going the Hillary route. Focus on how shitty Trump is when the whole world already knows it and won't move the bar one bit. Both sides already processed Charlottesville so he's really just saying nothing at all.
lol at Donald saying the candidates have sick and demented ideas when he had at least 200 more sick and demented ideas
I wonder if he has the recognition of how much of a black swan hit not only at the end of his tenure as Veep, but during to get what he would need to do rather than "turn back the clock" to Pax Americana and the post-civil rights glow. So much has been scraped raw or is suffering direct attack.
A vision that a good New Normal is the feasible answer is basically necessary now, and what needs to be utilized from before that has survived vs. what isn't or didn't is crucial.
He's wedging directly into the heart of the Right with that one. Using old, dead GOP ideology and talking points against t hem. It's a good strat.
^^^^
Booty Judge and Beto have the same expectation.
True. The active scourging of Foggy Bottom was not neglect, nor has the current purge of DHS or assaults on the DoJ and Pentagon. Add in that a purge of 4th string refugees from the Island of GOP Misfit Toys will make this even harder. Definately one of his and other current/former senators' strengths.
A vision that a good New Normal is the feasible answer is basically necessary now, and what needs to be utilized from before that has survived vs. what isn't or didn't is crucial.
He's wedging directly into the heart of the Right with that one. Using old, dead GOP ideology and talking points against t hem. It's a good strat.
^^^^
Booty Judge and Beto have the same expectation.
True. The active scourging of Foggy Bottom was not neglect, nor has the current purge of DHS or assaults on the DoJ and Pentagon. Add in that a purge of 4th string refugees from the Island of GOP Misfit Toys will make this even harder. Definately one of his and other current/former senators' strengths.
Yup. It seems like most of the other big candidates get that. Biden (or Klob lol) would be awful in that regard, but I'm hopeful he gets torn apart in debates on this and bleeds most of his support before Iowa. Pete has already started eating away at him in the polls, and I think Kamala is positioning herself well to absorb most of his base in the South if/when he collapses.
I really wish more than ever that Warren had run in 2016 though. I actually do like Bernie, but a couple issues (his age and hesitance to tackle structural/procedural problems) hold him back for me, although I greatly appreciate how he's shifted the party so far. If Warren had run last time though, I think she'd be a strong frontrunner right now, and she's my favorite.
Right.
There's no going back. There's no putting the toothpaste back in the tube. Things need to change. Trump has demonstrated that the checks and balances only work if the President is acting in good faith. If they don't change, many bad faith actors will try and run for President and someone who is just as bad, but much more competent, could win, and under the current rules, do far more damage to the country than Trump has done.
He layed out his Instagram photos to spell out Biden For President if you go to it, but Obama got the N
If you go to his Instagram page, it is part of a larger collage.
Click on his account name, they are being cute by making a larger picture out of 6 Instagram posts. The N is unfortunately placed on Obama.
Not-Biden news, Morning Consult just released a new round of approval ratings for Senators and governors. Since the Senator ratings are most pertinent to 2020 I'll just focus on those.
Susan Collins (R-Maine) 52/39
David Perdue (R-Georgia) 47/25
Steve Daines (R-Montana) 44/31
John Cornyn (R-Texas) 42/25
Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) 40/37
Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) 36/50 (!)
Cory Gardner (R-Colorado) 35/35
McSally (R-Arizona) 35/35
Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) 34/33
Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire) 53/32
Mark Warner (D-Virginia) 48/29
Tina Smith (D-Minnesota) 42/24
Doug Jones (D-Alabama) 40/34
Gary Peters (D-Michigan) 33/23
Ernst has this reputation for having unbeatable approval ratings that doesn't seem to hold here, +3 at 40% is pretty weak. McConnell's numbers are hilariously topsy-turvy but of course, don't expect Kentucky voters to actually do anything about it.
Collins' approval rating is still frustratingly high but it is worth noting that it's only been going down since Trump became president. In the first quarter of 2017 it was 67/27.
Susan Collins (R-Maine) 52/39
David Perdue (R-Georgia) 47/25
Steve Daines (R-Montana) 44/31
John Cornyn (R-Texas) 42/25
Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) 40/37
Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) 36/50 (!)
Cory Gardner (R-Colorado) 35/35
McSally (R-Arizona) 35/35
Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) 34/33
Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire) 53/32
Mark Warner (D-Virginia) 48/29
Tina Smith (D-Minnesota) 42/24
Doug Jones (D-Alabama) 40/34
Gary Peters (D-Michigan) 33/23
Ernst has this reputation for having unbeatable approval ratings that doesn't seem to hold here, +3 at 40% is pretty weak. McConnell's numbers are hilariously topsy-turvy but of course, don't expect Kentucky voters to actually do anything about it.
Collins' approval rating is still frustratingly high but it is worth noting that it's only been going down since Trump became president. In the first quarter of 2017 it was 67/27.
Full collage:
I like that Biden and a black woman has "PR" on it lmao.
I think most of the top 5 or top 6 candidates right now have a chance of beating Trump.
It's when you have some left-field fuckery occur that allows for someone like Toblerone/Yang/Castro/Booker/Shultz to be the nominee that is the issue.
The biggest factor is which of the top candidates, and eventually the nominee, can recapture the Senate/governors mansions for the Dems.
Because bank on it: If SCOTUS rules in favor of the GOP for gerrymandering... States are goinf to be FUCKED.
It's when you have some left-field fuckery occur that allows for someone like Toblerone/Yang/Castro/Booker/Shultz to be the nominee that is the issue.
The biggest factor is which of the top candidates, and eventually the nominee, can recapture the Senate/governors mansions for the Dems.
Because bank on it: If SCOTUS rules in favor of the GOP for gerrymandering... States are goinf to be FUCKED.
Collins has done nothing but fleece her constituents, and in a very public manner, how is she still so popular...
Maine needs to be part of the south. Just make it Florida's ballsack..
Can we not, with the collage? It's perfectly fine and inoffensive. I swear that people are freaking doing Trump's job for him.
There are plenty of reasons to question Biden's candidacy without needing to "predict" what Trump will use against his opponents. Every day, all I'm seeing is how one astray comment from each and every person is disqualifying and canceling to their candidacy, or how Trump will go after them. Can we please not be so self-defeating?
There are plenty of reasons to question Biden's candidacy without needing to "predict" what Trump will use against his opponents. Every day, all I'm seeing is how one astray comment from each and every person is disqualifying and canceling to their candidacy, or how Trump will go after them. Can we please not be so self-defeating?
I don't think anyone here is seriously thinking that Instagram post is going to hurt him or even be mentioned. It's just something to laugh at. It's obviously not intentional
You'd be surprised how many people in this country are totally content with absolutely nothing ever happening.
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