Ls2012
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Post by Ls2012 on Jan 28, 2020 17:45:51 GMT -6
Probably relevant...my county dems group just posted on FB that since 12/31/19 871 new Democrats have been registered in our county and 273 of them used to be Republicans. I hope this means they're intending to vote Dem in the general and don't pull a bait-and-switch. 🙏
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jkjacq
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Post by jkjacq on Jan 29, 2020 22:25:46 GMT -6
did Anyone catch the cnn story this am about an alliance or rumors of between Biden and Klobuchar?
They ran the teaser right before I was getting in the shower and I missed it
Also I got texted by Bernie asking if I was all in for him. (Not him but Joshua)
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cnf
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Post by cnf on Jan 30, 2020 4:54:25 GMT -6
My local news just played a clip of Yang saying it's more important for the senators who are running to be in Iowa. According to him it takes precedent over being in Washington sitting through the impeachment trial. Bro. C'mon now.
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Post by coconutbacon on Jan 30, 2020 7:29:06 GMT -6
did Anyone catch the cnn story this am about an alliance or rumors of between Biden and Klobuchar? They ran the teaser right before I was getting in the shower and I missed it Also I got texted by Bernie asking if I was all in for him. (Not him but Joshua) I saw this story regarding that. apple.news/AoJ1K78wlTrSxAHYJAWcN_gHe apparently proposed an Iowa caucus deal where one of them would organize their supporters to back the other if one or both of them was going to be short of the 15% threshold. (She said no thanks.)
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roloma
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Post by roloma on Jan 30, 2020 8:44:14 GMT -6
In addition to the (no) deal between Biden and Klobuchar, apparently Yang is asking his supporters to move to Sanders if he isn't viable. That doesn't really shock me...the Yang Gang and Bernie Bros seem to have a lot of similarity.
My Bernie Bro husband keeps asking me if I will consider switching to Bernie. No, dude. Then today he asked if we could make a deal that if either of our candidates wasn't viable, that we would support the other. Uh, again, I am not sure I can throw my support behind Bernie even if Liz isn't viable. He was shocked that I said I didn't know what I would do. I highly doubt any of the top 4 won't be viable, but I guess you never know. It's going to be a weird year with such a large group of candidates so close together at the top.
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Peekaru
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Post by Peekaru on Jan 30, 2020 8:50:59 GMT -6
I actually really like Yang. Not for President, mind you, but I think he really has a pulse on what technology will mean in the upcoming years and decades. Someone like that having some actual power to influence policy is huge.
That being said, I would never equate Bernie and Yang. The best I can tell, they both just have nicknames that are a bit of an earworm.
Also, team #nomoreyellingoldwhitemen.
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jkjacq
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Post by jkjacq on Jan 30, 2020 8:53:30 GMT -6
I actually really like Yang. Not for President, mind you, but I think he really has a pulse on what technology will mean in the upcoming years and decades. Someone like that having some actual power to influence policy is huge. That being said, I would never equate Bernie and Yang. The best I can tell, they both just have nicknames that are a bit of an earworm. Also, team #nomoreyellingoldwhitemen. That is me. He seems like a great guy, but not a president. I think he's incredibly smart and gifted but not a world leader
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roloma
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Post by roloma on Jan 30, 2020 9:01:10 GMT -6
I actually really like Yang. Not for President, mind you, but I think he really has a pulse on what technology will mean in the upcoming years and decades. Someone like that having some actual power to influence policy is huge. That being said, I would never equate Bernie and Yang. The best I can tell, they both just have nicknames that are a bit of an earworm. Also, team #nomoreyellingoldwhitemen. I don't equate Bernie and Yang, as individuals or with policy. But the demographics of their bases are oddly quite similar. At least around here they are. It might be regional.
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jkjacq
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Post by jkjacq on Jan 31, 2020 6:57:56 GMT -6
Delaney has dropped out
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Post by blurnette989 on Jan 31, 2020 7:01:30 GMT -6
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Post by blurnette989 on Jan 31, 2020 7:33:32 GMT -6
Also that means there are still 11 candidates running. ELEVEN.
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Post by coconutbacon on Jan 31, 2020 7:43:13 GMT -6
Did not even realize he was still in!
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Post by blurnette989 on Jan 31, 2020 7:45:36 GMT -6
Did not even realize he was still in! Like Bennet-Chad. Who knew he was still around?
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cnf
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Post by cnf on Jan 31, 2020 8:31:20 GMT -6
Also that means there are still 11 candidates running. ELEVEN. I don't even know who they all are..? I forgot Bennett was still running until his name was mentioned as having to leave the campaign trail to go back for the trial. I was very "oh" about it.
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Post by cakewench on Jan 31, 2020 14:45:36 GMT -6
In case you needed something else to piss you off today...
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jkjacq
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Post by jkjacq on Jan 31, 2020 14:47:51 GMT -6
In case you needed something else to piss you off today... Oh hell no That’s fucked up
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claudia
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Post by claudia on Jan 31, 2020 15:03:05 GMT -6
Did not even realize he was still in! My reaction was similar. I saw him trending on twitter and the headline, and I was like "He's still in it?"
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elle
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Post by elle on Jan 31, 2020 15:03:53 GMT -6
In case you needed something else to piss you off today... AYFKM
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starbuck
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Post by starbuck on Jan 31, 2020 15:05:48 GMT -6
My heartiest fuck you to the DNC for this rules change.
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athn64
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Post by athn64 on Jan 31, 2020 15:09:50 GMT -6
F'in Bloomberg, dumbass DNC.
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Post by coconutbacon on Jan 31, 2020 15:39:25 GMT -6
Wow. FUCK the DNC. When people say the democratic primary is rigged, well— there it is. Really winning folks over.
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Ls2012
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Post by Ls2012 on Jan 31, 2020 16:21:41 GMT -6
I really wish there were a way they, Harris, Castro, and Booker, could find a way to re-enter the field. I hate this shit so much.
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richard
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Post by richard on Jan 31, 2020 17:55:46 GMT -6
That makes no sense. They said the donor threshold was to add a second way to look at support beyond just polls. “Now that the grassroots support is actually captured in real voting, the criteria will no longer require a donor threshold,” said Adrienne Watson, a DNC spokeswoman.
But by the cutoff of Feb 18th, it'll only "real voting" in Iowa and New Hampshire...like what even.
I think it's going to be tough for Bloomberg to get in based on the polling requirement but someone at the DNC has to have seen what bad optics this is. Like really? Why wouldn't you just leave the same donor threshold in place if nothing else?
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Dr. Cox
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Post by Dr. Cox on Jan 31, 2020 17:55:52 GMT -6
Yep
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Dr. Cox
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Post by Dr. Cox on Jan 31, 2020 17:59:39 GMT -6
I’m still upset that Julian wasn’t at the top, and now we have the DNC changing up the rules for a wealthy old white billionaire. But only after the black and brown candidates who would have benefited from this have already dropped out. Assholes.
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roloma
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Post by roloma on Jan 31, 2020 18:28:37 GMT -6
Stacy Abrams says she’ll be president by 2040. She said it was her plan and she is very pragmatic. Ok, woman. Do the damn thing.
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athn64
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Post by athn64 on Jan 31, 2020 18:31:30 GMT -6
Stacy Abrams says she’ll be president by 2040. She said it was her plan and she is very pragmatic. Ok, woman. Do the damn thing. I will be out there knocking on all the doors for her. Too bad we have to wait another 20 years.
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Post by punker1212 on Jan 31, 2020 18:59:00 GMT -6
In case you needed something else to piss you off today... WHAT THE ACTUAL EFF?!
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Post by punker1212 on Jan 31, 2020 18:59:26 GMT -6
Wow. FUCK the DNC. When people say the democratic primary is rigged, well— there it is. Really winning folks over. Exactly!
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Post by punker1212 on Jan 31, 2020 19:00:53 GMT -6
Fight. The. Power.
Ugh.
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