Everything posted by horncyclist
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Beto 2020
I think his strategy is going to work out just fine. This "I've been everywhere" thing will start getting some attention and his focus on social and local media probably makes better and more sustainable connections with voters than cnn Town Halls. Once the name recognition starts to equalize among top candidates what's going to matter is enthusiasm among a base support. I don't think you do that through a few good moments on cable.
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Things seem to be going quite well for Joe Biden
Biden could have served his party and country better by opting out and instead focusing on a grassroots effort targeting working class voters in the Midwest/Pennsylvania. He's not the candidate for this moment and his lack of enthusiasm within the Dem ranks is going to kill him. There's too many compelling candidates running.
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2020 Democratic Nominee
Don't worry guys, Amy's got this. Just have to try harder to work with the party of liars and traitors.
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Things seem to be going quite well for Joe Biden
How quickly does he crash and burn? First debate? Before?
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The Robert Mueller Investigation
We elected dotard to fall into anarchy. So there you go. You're a traitor. Anyone who continues to support this president is a traitor. I still give a damn about the truth and a future for my kids, and I'm not going to forget what this party did to jeopardize both. So go fuck yourself.
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The Robert Mueller Investigation
You said majority. Majority do not want this.
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The Robert Mueller Investigation
Majority of the country do not want this shit stain criminal in the oval office. And the majority never did. Even on election night. So go fuck yourself. .
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2020 Senate Elections
I think a long-term polling at 29% shows he's vulnerable.
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The Robert Mueller Investigation
This is like lunchtime at the Kavanaugh hearing where they realized how bad things were going and the Lindsay threw his fit and they quit letting the lady lawyer talk. Subpoena.
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The Robert Mueller Investigation
Subpoena him tonight. Quit fucking around. Jesus Christ.
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The Robert Mueller Investigation
Couldn't the later instances of obstruction be obstruction of the investigation of the earlier obstruction crimes? Since that's a big part of what Mueller investigated? What's with this "no underlying crime bulllshit? It's not even technically correct. Democrats need to start impeachment proceedings today. Against Trump and Barr.
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Beto 2020
Yeah, the media writing him off has been a little bizarre. One article I saw talked about how the number of events organized across the US for him dropped from 1000 for his watch party to 300 for the first blockwalk. 300 events organized in people's homes and communities by real people, real voters, nine months before any primary, asking people to go out and engage directly with other people for a candidate is still a big deal. He's also finetuning his message and will be better prepared for televised town halls when he starts. TV wasn't his best medium in the Senate race, so it's probably good he's taking his time. He's still clearly in the top tier of candidates and has a shot depending no how things shake out.
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"it's time for hunters to leave the NRA"
I think cause the government has F16s, tanks and actual assault rifles. Good luck keeping them in check.
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The Robert Mueller Investigation
This is incredibly uninformed. Almost any lawyer working in the justice department could make substantially more in the private sector with little trouble finding a landing spot. New hires come from the top of their classes at elite law schools and/or off of federal clerkships. Lateral hires come from top firms. This is true for attorneys in other federal agencies too. Say what you will about Rosenstein but he's been committed to public service and isn't desperate to hang on to his job for financial reasons. While we're on the topic, is that really your view of professionals in the federal government? It is badly misinformed.
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Elizabeth Warren 2020
I'm getting excited about Warren. I think she's really starting to connect be with people after her initial stumbles and expect her to see a big bump. Would love a Warren-Beto ticket.
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2020 Democratic Nominee
Is that real? Man, Biden is going to crash and burn faster than anyone could have predicted.
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The Robert Mueller Investigation
The private companies will be the ones shutting it down. And I've yet to see evidence any social media company has targeted conservatives. To the contrary, Fw:Fw:Fw:Fw:Fw: has long been dominated by right wing perspectives.
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Supreme Court conservatives appear ready to OK Trump’s census citizenship question
That's a good point. It's not going to result in just an undercount of illegals, it'll also undercount citizens and legal permanent residents. An easy example, a household with an undocumented head and citizen children or other relatives who avoids responding . That's setting aside that the Constitution calls for a count of persons, regardless of immigration status.
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Bernie Sanders 2020 Watch
That's a crazy statistic considering how much more a bachelor's degree was worth then.
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Supreme Court conservatives appear ready to OK Trump’s census citizenship question
I think the way the decision was made makes it debatable. I haven't dug into this though, just flagging one of the issues.
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Supreme Court conservatives appear ready to OK Trump’s census citizenship question
Under the Administrative Procedures Act, they're not allowed to do dumb ass things, which courts define as "arbitrary and capricious" or decisions with "no rational basis." That is one of the issues in the case.
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Supreme Court conservatives appear ready to OK Trump’s census citizenship question
The stated goal will still be to count every person, they just want the non-citizens to identify themselves as such for, you know, research purposes. Now of course, undocumented immigrants, and likely citiizens in the same household, are going to be very reluctant to respond to any such inquiry. The end result will be a massive undercount of people, which, to your point, goes against the constitutional mandate. Now, anyone with half a brain can see this as the end result and since the administration had no valid reason for making the changing, courts are within their power to check the executive branch. However, the so-called conservatives are apparently going to go against that reasoning. I'll leave it to you to figure out what's really going on.
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Supreme Court conservatives appear ready to OK Trump’s census citizenship question
It's general deference to the President and the executive branch, which I'm sure they'll give the same to President Elizabeth Warren when she circumvents the APA to enact climate change policies. Except she'll follow the APA because she and her administration will be competent unlike these fuckwits.
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Beto 2020
We can debate the appropriateness of these sorts of fundraisers. It'd be nice if everyone could reject them. But didn't Beto do this in his Senate campaign too? I think troph hosted one for godsakes. And to my knowledge, he hasn't sworn them off in his run for president. More likely than not, the democratic nominee will do a bunch of these.
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Texas Senate 2020
They're still tweeting this shit: Some of those Patton Oswalt tweets are pretty hilarious. And "Hollywood Hegar" Trump-style nickname. Jesus fucking christ. The Trumpification of the GOP is complete.