Often for people like him that's primarily what they are seeking to do.
Governing by executive order is a terrible approach because the next President can just come in and get rid of those orders (what Trump did to Obama).
Because that's not what happened?
Indeed, which is why the filibuster needs to go. That Bernie refuses to support that is maddening.
Because that's not what happened?
She just couldn't capitalize on it and ended up falling afterward.
Meanwhile we've seen in recent polls that Biden's electability argument is starting to be undermined... the certainty of him beating Trump is his main appeal and that is dropping with voters, whereas Warren's is rising.
I kept meaning to bring this up after the debate, but it is utterly bizarre to me that someone who champions political revolutions and uprooting the entrenched DC establishment is adamantly in favor of preserving the filibuster, an arcane legislative tool that doesn't even any basis in the Constitution. It doesn't make any sense and to me it's the biggest impediment for getting onboard with Bernie's candidacy. The idea that he can push through a Medicare for All bill, a Green New Deal bill, any bills that tackle immigration, guns, corruption, et al. with 60 votes either means he's being intentionally dishonest to his supporters (and for what, for the sake of the filibuster?!) or he is genuinely ignorant about this, both of which are super concerning. And it's a big part of the appeal of Warren and Pete to me: they are absolutely clear-eyed about this.
This too. She was a huge disappointment in the second debate in a lot of ways.
Other than Castro and Beto, basically everyone done. It seemed pretty clear they all read the "Democrats beating up on Obama" takes from the second debate and course corrected (a little too obviously lol) this time around.
i think its an either/or. It needs to expire after 10 years if it raises the budget, or it can be passed fully if it is budget neutral. Either option isn't good
Can't add those states with out getting rid of it though. You think Republicans going to let Greenland get a vote?
In short, there was another accuser that the FBI knew about during the hearings and did not investigate. Longer, this is the article that set it all off again: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/14/...orah-ramirez-yale.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
Kamala is definitely the most vulnerable out of the big four.
After the 2016 election cycle and hiring a guy like Sirota I'm very much onboard this read of things unfortunately.
