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Internet Kraken posted:Cruz is gonna be inserting himself into every primary until the day he dies. His reputation since loving high school is that of someone that is always clambering to reach a higher seat of power and the POTUS is the ultimate end goal for him. Fortunately, he has all the charisma of a moldy banana so the odds of him ever winning a general election are slim. Even Republicans don't like him. I still get a chuckle out of one of my old coworkers voting for Cruz in the primary because she thought "his faith was true," and it broke her brain a bit when I told her what a fuckin' slimeball he is. Then again maybe she was just really drat stupid since she had no idea that Italy and Japan were on the same side as Germany in WWII.
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Quorum posted:Basically everyone who a) is elected and b) the left likes is this way, minus a few gimmes like "diplomacy is good" and "let's try to stop human rights abuses," honestly. I'm struggling to think of a left-approved nationally elected politician who focuses much on the foreign policy side. Gabbard?
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Jan 2, 2018 23:30
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Trabisnikof posted:Gabbard? Oh god
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Jan 2, 2018 23:32
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Trabisnikof posted:Her authenticity on Wall Street regulation matters way more than if she doesn't check your boxes in charisma. The only people who know about her authenticity on wall street are political nerds and the hardcore base. The morons in the middle are going to care more about superficial details. She'd probably still beat Trump because thats a special case, but I'm not confident that she can beat a smooth, smiley Republican governor without a lot of baggage making hard votes.
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Jan 2, 2018 23:33
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KickerOfMice posted:How did I forget about that already? Here it is, for anyone who hasn't seen it. poo poo, and for those who have. Watching the very moment his brain freezes and force-reboots NEVER gets old. This might honestly be the best thing Republicans have ever given us.
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Jan 2, 2018 23:34
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Rigel posted:The only people who know about her authenticity on wall street are political nerds and the hardcore base. The morons in the middle are going to care more about superficial details. Smooth smiley Republicans like If there's anything the last year has done is completely demolish the GOP bench. Everyone who's worn kid gloves with Trump has come out looking worse, and nobody who's seeking re election has the nerve to stand up to him.
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Jan 2, 2018 23:35
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So remember that Steven Seagal book that came out and was basically every right wing belief? This is a almost too deep dive into it https://www.nathanrabin.com/happy-p...king-of-america It's basically made up of Trump tweets and Briebart articles.
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Jan 2, 2018 23:36
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Jaxyon posted:In that she's a woman and America is super sexist? She's a woman, she's white, and old. Ordinarily I'd be right there with you in the 'gently caress those bigots' sense, but defeating Trump in 2020 is super important. I agree with others, there are better options. Also by weak campaigner I mean she's a very wooden speaker.
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Jan 2, 2018 23:37
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Rigel posted:The only people who know about her authenticity on wall street are political nerds and the hardcore base. The morons in the middle are going to care more about superficial details. Stop trying to win these votes by moderating positions to be more friendly to their stupidity. We need an authentic candidate who is willing to be themselves, and warren is just that. Plus Trump won't be able to stop calling her Pocahontas.
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Jan 2, 2018 23:38
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Rigel posted:The only people who know about her authenticity on wall street are political nerds and the hardcore base. The morons in the middle are going to care more about superficial details. I think your vision of political narratives is incredibly superficial. You're claiming she can beat an incumbent president but would, after serving for 4 years, lose reelection because her stump speeches are less glossy. The reelection would be a referendum on her presidency not her stump speeches. Reelection would be about if she achieved financial reforms, made progress on education and jobs, etc. Family Values posted:She's a woman, she's white, and old. Ordinarily I'd be right there with you in the 'gently caress those bigots' sense, but defeating Trump in 2020 is super important. I agree with others, there are better options. Who are you so certain is a better option?
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CascadeBeta posted:Smooth smiley Republicans like Kasich v Gabbard 2020 
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Jan 2, 2018 23:41
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Heck Yes! Loam! posted:Stop trying to win these votes by moderating positions to be more friendly to their stupidity. We need an authentic candidate who is willing to be themselves, and warren is just that. Plus Trump won't be able to stop calling her Pocahontas. I'm not talking about moderating positions. By all means, we should nominate an unapologetic progressive who will go to war against the GOP. Warren is the best on substance, but on style if I had to use one word to describe what its like to listen to a long speech, it would be "unpleasant". Uninformed voters who are freed from the baggage of Trump in 2024 are going to go "I just don't like her". The other women in the field don't have that same problem.
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Jan 2, 2018 23:41
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Trabisnikof posted:Who are you so certain is a better option? I'm not even sure she wants to run but I think Kamala Harris would be better in every way.
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Jan 2, 2018 23:42
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Trabisnikof posted:I think your vision of political narratives is incredibly superficial. You're claiming she can beat an incumbent president but would, after serving for 4 years Defeating Trump in 2020 is not going to be difficult for anyone who is currently a serious contender.
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Jan 2, 2018 23:43
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So hey Donald Trump wants a war with Venezuela. He said so with the rest of Latin America’s leaders. How about that.
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Jan 2, 2018 23:44
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Rigel posted:I'm not talking about moderating positions. By all means, we should nominate an unapologetic progressive who will go to war against the GOP. She is more dry than other potential candidates. But she is also the most progressive among them, soo... Rigel posted:Defeating Trump in Fixed that for you.
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Family Values posted:I'm not even sure she wants to run but I think Kamala Harris would be better in every way. Almost certainly not on prisoners rights at the very least.
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Jan 2, 2018 23:45
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Office Pig posted:So hey Donald Trump wants a war with Venezuela. He said so with the rest of Latin America’s leaders. Might be the best thing for Venezuelans.
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Jan 2, 2018 23:45
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https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/948322497602220032 Oh good. This is just great.
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Jan 2, 2018 23:47
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https://twitter.com/julianborger/status/948267864368320512 What a bitch Also https://www.cbsnews.com/news/north-korea-resumes-missile-activity-south-olympics-talks/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&linkId=46502149
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Jan 2, 2018 23:47
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cis autodrag posted:Almost certainly not on prisoners rights at the very least. Better as a candidate, not better as in lefty purity tests.
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Jan 2, 2018 23:47
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tecnocrat posted:https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/948322497602220032 Today has positively been a tweet typhoon.
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Jan 2, 2018 23:47
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Heck Yes! Loam! posted:Fixed that for you. Defeating Trump ended up being a challenge for the worst candidate the Dems had nominated in the party's entire modern history, the same candidate who was the victim of decades of propaganda. And she still would have won without the Comey letter. I don't get your point. Defeating Trump won't be difficult for any of our current serious contenders.
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Jan 2, 2018 23:48
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I mean, Warren is the absolute best shot we have at getting real regulation of the banking sector and help for the struggling middle class. The CFPB is her baby and the reason she ran for office at all. I would love to vote for Elizabeth Warren. I'm just really scared that the banks know this and would make things very difficult for her in a year when we really really cannot afford to lose.
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Office Pig posted:Today has positively been a tweet typhoon. Any bets on whether Kushner is getting arrested this week?
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Rigel posted:The only people who know about her authenticity on wall street are political nerds and the hardcore base. The morons in the middle are going to care more about superficial details. We live in a world where 'your friend on facebook' is a key source. Having nerds willing to go to bat for you on social media is really loving important. Willo567 posted:https://twitter.com/julianborger/status/948267864368320512 gently caress, the US is actually getting outmanuvered in diplomacy by loving North Korea. This is like the tailspin era of a once great fighter, as they start to lose to lower and lower ranked opponents.
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Snowman_McK posted:We live in a world where 'your friend on facebook' is a key source. Having nerds willing to go to bat for you on social media is really loving important. That is a pretty good point in favor of Warren.
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tecnocrat posted:https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/948322497602220032
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My head physically hurts from how stupid and counterproductive US foreign policy has been today.
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Office Pig posted:So hey Donald Trump wants a war with Venezuela. He said so with the rest of Latin America’s leaders. Normally this would provoke laughter from me but I’m increasingly growing concerned about the mental image of a delirious Donnie wondering into the Oval Office wearing nothing but his piss-stained whitey-tighties and berating the staffer carrying the nuclear football to give it to him, believing it to be the Diet Coke button. Between this, Iran, North Korea, and now Pakistan, it’s obvious the dude is loving gone mentally. If I were a leader of an economically strong country I’d be having talks with other leaders about sanctions freezing up American assets overseas until the GOP does something about Trump. Make your states pull out of the NYSE, or something.
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Family Values posted:I'm not even sure she wants to run but I think Kamala Harris would be better in every way. Harris is certainly running. But her record as a DA and lack of record on anti-Wall Street will certainly hurt her. Harris is already getting dinged for pressing the flesh in Martha's Vinyard. Family Values posted:Better as a candidate, not better as in lefty purity tests. If you think Harris wouldn't be dogged the entire primary about the pro-slavery legal positions her office took, you're not paying attention. And having these kind of negative lingering stories weakens her as a candidate. In fact it might doom her.
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TheOneAndOnlyT posted:"I raised the price and insulted them to their faces and it didn't make them want to make a deal. It is clearly they who are the assholes!" That's Trump's negotiating strategy, yeah, has been for years. Art Of The DealTM
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Office Pig posted:Today has positively been a tweet typhoon. Its almost like when someone takes a weeks long vacation and comes back to a pile of poo poo all at once. But that can't be the case. President Trump works hard on the golf course. Its work golf.
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Jan 2, 2018 23:54
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If I had to bet $100 on predicting who the Dems will nominate for 2020, right now I'd put the money on Gillibrand.
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Family Values posted:I'm not even sure she wants to run but I think Kamala Harris would be better in every way. Can't wait to start jailing poor parents of truant kids on a federal level, not to mention the savings from denying healthcare to trans prisoners. And we'll be rolling in profits from the prison slavery industry. VitalSigns fucked around with this message at 23:59 on Jan 2, 2018 |
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Snowman_McK posted:gently caress, the US is actually getting outmanuvered in diplomacy by loving North Korea. This is like the tailspin era of a once great fighter, as they start to lose to lower and lower ranked opponents. The past year has made me feel like even if the US went to war against Nauru or something we would find some bizarre way to lose.
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Rigel posted:Defeating Trump ended up being a challenge for the worst candidate the Dems had nominated in the party's entire modern history, the same candidate who was the victim of decades of propaganda. And she still would have won without the Comey letter. Defeating Trump will be difficult even with the perfect candidate. This idea that Trump is easy to defeat is based on what you want to be true more than reality.
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