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bengy81 posted:https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/25/xi-jinping-to-cement-his-power-with-plan-scrap-two-term-limit-china I really want someone to ask trump what he thinks of this
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boop the snoot posted:I really want someone to ask trump what he thinks of this He'll support it because he'd like to be president for life as well.
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I’m leaning more towards “Burn it all Down” politically. I’m pretty sure the R’s have self owned so hard the DNC wouldn’t even need to buy a PR strategist for this mid-term if they had a different mindset than they did in 2016. They don’t, so they are either going to blow it up, or they are gonna make a ton of progress despite not learning anything, and go “Gee, we told you all this strategy would work.” Despite everything pointing towards it being a fluke. I dunno maybe I listen to too much Chapo, but I’m super disgruntled going into this cycle.
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A brief burst of optimism makes me think Feinstein getting thrown out and replaced with a completely shameless, blatantly progressive candidate would scare a lot of the shitbirds in line. They'll never do it out of charity but if they can see their necks are on the line and the pitchforks-and-torches mob is looking for the next target they'll at least be scared enough to fake it.
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Proud Christian Mom posted:somehow 'centrists' in the US have no problem with kneejerk reactions or something exceptionally rash if it swings righward Lol if you align everyone in a 2D space. Real life isn't an anime.
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 Source: New York Magazine, supposedly I saw this posted on twitter the other day and my impression is that if the Dems pushed hard left economically and didn't push as hard left on social issues then they would absolutely annihilate the Republican Party. Also people complaining about Bernie Bros voting third party or Republican are almost completely full of poo poo. Note this is only people who voted so we can't draw any conclusions about people who may or may not have stayed home.
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What in the actual gently caress https://mobile.twitter.com/ellisonbarber/status/967772145072865280
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shame on an IGA posted:What in the actual gently caress 
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shame on an IGA posted:What in the actual gently caress https://twitter.com/ellisonbarber/status/967774313746182144
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bengy81 posted:I’m leaning more towards “Burn it all Down” politically. I’m pretty sure the R’s have self owned so hard the DNC wouldn’t even need to buy a PR strategist for this mid-term if they had a different mindset than they did in 2016. The DNC strategy since 2016 appears to be: 1) ad buys are no longer a good use of money 2) candidates should run on local issues 3) voter mobilization is the top priority Personally, I want them beating the war drums and promising Medicare for All along with immediate impeachment for [choose any one of a hundred reasons], but the above seems to be working so far.
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They're also lessening the effort to appeal to GOP voters, and instead focusing on getting Democrats out to vote. Which is a good change.
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Vasudus posted:They're also lessening the effort to appeal to GOP voters, and instead focusing on getting Democrats out to vote. Which is a good change. Yeah this. And focusing on the local races.
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iKon posted:The DNC strategy since 2016 appears to be: Is it? I thought this was the gameplan for D candidates who largely ignore the party and actually win while the national committee is still dreaming of Hillary 2020 E: lol yeah DCCC assistance is contingent on spending at least 75% of the campaign budget on media buy https://mic.com/articles/186648/is-the-democratic-congressional-campaign-committee-stifling-dissent-within-the-party shame on an IGA fucked around with this message at 22:58 on Feb 25, 2018 |
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Vasudus posted:They're also lessening the effort to appeal to GOP voters, and instead focusing on getting Democrats out to vote. Which is a good change. Probably because between old age and education, the ranks of GOP voters are thinning. The white woman with a college degree and a job that voted for McCain and Romney no longer wants anything to do with the Republican party.
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psydude posted:Probably because between old age and education, the ranks of GOP voters are thinning. The white woman with a college degree and a job that voted for McCain and Romney no longer wants anything to do with the Republican party. Roy loving Moore took the white woman vote 2:1
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shame on an IGA posted:Roy loving Moore took the white woman vote 2:1 Yeah Alabama isn't a good cross section of the electorate. Look at results in Virginia and New Jersey for a better indication of how that demographic is voting in 2018.
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Wow, in VA and NJ, white women don’t vote in Republicans any more?!
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mlmp08 posted:Wow, in VA and NJ, white women don’t vote in Republicans any more?! Virginia and NJ have suburban electorates that are very similar to a lot of the critical house seats that Democrats need to win in PA, Ohio, Michigan and other suburban areas in order to retake the house. The single largest group to change parties between 2016 and 2018 was white women with a college degree, who will be crucial in deciding who wins in those districts psydude fucked around with this message at 23:11 on Feb 25, 2018 |
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psydude posted:Yeah Alabama isn't a good cross section of the electorate. Look at results in Virginia and New Jersey for a better indication of how that demographic is voting in 2018. Or that kentucky mess going on where the rep was accused of diddling kids and killed himself like a bitch. His wife ran and lost handily in the run-off.
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CRUSTY MINGE posted:Or that kentucky mess going on where the rep was accused of diddling kids and killed himself like a bitch. His wife ran and lost handily in the run-off. im never going to stop laughing over his suicide note it contained the word 'tummies' lol
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45 ACP CURES NAZIS posted:we need to bring back decimation for that sheriff department So you think we should only kill 10% of the cops?
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Poppyseed Poundcake posted:So you think we should only kill 10% of the cops? Yeah but the other 90% would be forced to beat their buddies to death if we're talking the original Roman style. Draw by lots, no one is safe. Enlisted take care of enlisted, nobles take care of other nobles. The horses get to watch. E: Sulla even figured you can scale up the punishment to 30% or so. The trick is to keep your grunts grateful that it wasn't their lots drawn, that way np one thinks too hardly on how hosed up it is to be beating your squadmates. Immanentized fucked around with this message at 00:49 on Feb 26, 2018 |
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https://twitter.com/jonathanvswan/status/967904432888348677quote:Dunkin has told people that when he used to fly Trump around on his private Boeing 757, they'd often find themselves stuck on the tarmac with delays. He'd tell Trump that none of this would happen if a pilot ran the FAA.
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Ahaha... In other TRUMP!!! news: https://www.axios.com/exclusive-trump-privately-talks-up-executing-all-big-drug-dealers-1519595170-402cc386-8729-4684-a7ef-a5bf31876afa.html
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The Pod Save America folks are pushing pretty hard for folks to support individual candidates directly instead of the DNC. I've already kicked in a few bucks toward the person I like in the local congressional race... Any reason this would be a bad idea?
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Welp, there goes me wanting to get current again. Can wait to see what this fuckhead does to the FAR’s
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Poppyseed Poundcake posted:Don't give money away Koch brothers parachute account spotted
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egyptian rat race posted:The Pod Save America folks are pushing pretty hard for folks to support individual candidates directly instead of the DNC. I've already kicked in a few bucks toward the person I like in the local congressional race... Any reason this would be a bad idea? Minimal, since we're no longer in a Handel-Ossoff Special Election where shitloads of money were blown for just one house seat. Still, it would probably be a good idea to wait until after Primary Season is over. Avoid the DNC at all costs until they unfuck themselves (won't happen). The DCCC (Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee) is not as terrible, since it's run by the House Democrats, but it's still pretty terrible because it's a national committee working on a national strategy. Most of what the DCCC does is accumulate money, decide which races nationally are the most winnable, then shoot money to the "proper" local candidate. Same idea for the DSCC for Senators. Donate to the candidates you believe in, directly. Chances are that they know their district better than any of the national organizations would and they can use the money more effectively.
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45 ACP CURES NAZIS posted:let the students beat the ones that get the short straw IMO Survivors get sloppy seconds after the parents but everyone who's said "crisis actors" with a straight face also enters the lottery
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