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friendbot2000 posted:Friendbot's Political Stories: Crossposting from USPOL. Just thought I would share some of my personal experiences with these two candidates. Most of my personal run-ins involve alcohol it seems
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friendbot2000 posted:Crossposting from USPOL. I met the entire Arlington County board back when I lived there. Had a great talk + beer with Katie Cristol and told her I was sorry I voted for her primary opponent instead of her as she really impressed me as a councilmember.
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Lee Carter is one of the only non-lovely politicians I have heard "I could have a beer with him." The only difference is when you have a drink with Lee Carter, you get drunk and start a socialist revolution.axeil posted:I met the entire Arlington County board back when I lived there. Had a great talk + beer with Katie Cristol and told her I was sorry I voted for her primary opponent instead of her as she really impressed me as a councilmember. That is really cool. I am trying to get more exposure to my city councilors because I am considering targeting one in the future to take their seat. Trying to find the most lovely person to primary :P
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Oregon's Secretary of State Dennis Richardson just died. He was the first Republican to win statewide office in decades. It will be interesting to see who Kate Brown appoints to replace him.
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Haschel Cedricson posted:Oregon's Secretary of State Dennis Richardson just died. He was the first Republican to win statewide office in decades. By state law another Republican. By her own statement somebody who will not run for re-election (which was the same rule she applied when replacing the last set of state vacancy after she got elevated to governor when Kitz resigned). Also for the curious Sec of State is essentially the same as Lt. Governor in other states.
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Ugh, I didn't know about that law. I can't believe I voted for Richardson, especially after his gubernatorial run, but his opponent seemed awful. And you know what? Richardson would have been a terrible governor but I have no complaints about his SoS tenure. I suspect a Republican replacement won't be nearly as competent.
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Haschel Cedricson posted:Ugh, I didn't know about that law. Avakian was a better choice but local media went super loving hard against him and as portraying D Rich as a sensible elder statesman. I think everyone wanted desperately to get a Republican elected for a variety of reasons. Richardson wasn’t terrible - but a lot of that had to do with the powers and responsibilities of the position. He would have been a nightmare if he became governor. Edit: But Kate isn’t going to appoint a nut job. Plus I just learned that an appointed SoS isn’t in line for becoming governor (so if something happens to Kate it jumps to the state treasurer who’s an alright fella as far as I can tell). Given everything I’m guessing it’s going to be some quiet moderate Republican none of us have ever heard of who’s looking to get out of politics anyway and wants a nice line on their resume as an ego thing. HashtagGirlboss fucked around with this message at 21:33 on Feb 27, 2019 |
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Haschel Cedricson posted:I can't believe I voted for Richardson, especially after his gubernatorial run, but his opponent seemed awful. And you know what? Richardson would have been a terrible governor but I have no complaints about his SoS tenure. I suspect a Republican replacement won't be nearly as competent. Y'know, I felt the same way about our last SoS in Colorado, Wayne Williams. Didn't really know much about his politics or whatnot but I've never had anything close to an issue with voting in this state. I still voted for the Democrat last year (who went on to win  ) because gently caress Republicans on principle, but I probably wouldn't have been concerned at all if Williams had won re-election.
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The Maroon Hawk posted:Y'know, I felt the same way about our last SoS in Colorado, Wayne Williams. Didn't really know much about his politics or whatnot but I've never had anything close to an issue with voting in this state. I still voted for the Democrat last year (who went on to win Williams was on board with Trumps bullshit election fraud board thing and was super on board for voter id here. Its very good he's gone.
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https://twitter.com/DavidMDrucker/status/1101085545575391232 god must love doug jones
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friendbot2000 posted:Crossposting from USPOL. I have Rashida Tlaib in my phone and text her occasionally to say keep up the good work. But she actually replies to my wife. drat politicians.
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The Glumslinger posted:https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/1101168979207487489 Why bother losing another Senate run when you could be vp instead? Most of the people running for president don't think they are going to win, they want to raise their profile for a cabinet position.
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mrfreeze posted:I have Rashida Tlaib in my phone and text her occasionally to say keep up the good work. But she actually replies to my wife. drat politicians. I am supremely jealous of you and KM that you get to be represented by such a badass. All I have is loving Tim Kaine, Gerry Connelly, and loving Mark Warner. https://twitter.com/pwcdanica/status/1101509406959779840 https://bluevirginia.us/2019/03/del-danica-roem-demonstrates-how-to-respond-to-right-wing-trolls At least I have Danica Roem and Lee Carter tho https://twitter.com/carterforva/status/1101510479908950016 friendbot2000 fucked around with this message at 17:15 on Mar 1, 2019 |
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Hickenlooper, former CO gov, is jumping into the 2020 ring. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/03/04/politics/john-hickenlooper-presidential-campaign/index.html Dude is basically a republican, he catered to the rich chuds in the mountains more than anyone. I don't see him going very far but thought fellow CO folks would get a chuckle.
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The Glumslinger posted:https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/1101168979207487489 I sincerely hope Obama or Harry Reid or someone is taping this poll to his eyeballs because being in a tie 18 months out is an insanely good result. Dude probably will win the race if he enters but noooo instead he's considering a quixotic presidential run. He was popular because he had a chance at beating Ted Cruz, not because people liked his policies.
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The best fact about John Hickenlooper is that he is mentioned in the Kurt Vonnegut novel Timequake (Vonnegut was in a fraternity with Hickenlooper’s father, and the novel depicts Vonnegut describing fraternity rituals to Hickenlooper).
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BillyC posted:Hickenlooper, former CO gov, is jumping into the 2020 ring. This is a good thing. He has no chance in the race, but it may keep him away from a senate run so a less lovely Dem can win.
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Colorado's done aight under Hickenlooper (though I question how much of that is actually because of him) but noooooooo fuckin' way do I want him anywhere near a spot in the federal government.BillyC posted:Williams was on board with Trumps bullshit election fraud board thing and was super on board for voter id here. Its very good he's gone. Wlep, didn't know this, gently caress Williams and good riddance
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Voter suppression continues in my neck of the woods. Reminder: DMV HQ currently sits near downtown Raleigh, in the middle of a densely populated poor black neighborhood, with connections to local and regional public transit. Their moving HQ to Rocky Mount aka the middle of rural loving nowhere. https://twitter.com/WRAL/status/1102944739010244609
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something like half the current employees said they'd quit if this went through
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The Muppets On PCP posted:something like half the current employees said they'd quit if this went through Why wouldn't they? If you live west of Raleigh like in Cary, Morrisville, Apex, etc., this move would add an hour to your 45 minute commute!
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they're already short-staffed with about 15% of positions unfilled (and obviously other people pulling double or triple duty to cover those jobs), so this will just make things worse, which of course is the plan so they can justify privatizing the entire thing
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The Muppets On PCP posted:they're already short-staffed with about 15% of positions unfilled (and obviously other people pulling double or triple duty to cover those jobs), so this will just make things worse, which of course is the plan so they can justify privatizing the entire thing Bingo!
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I got a candidate for Rockville MD city council that wants to start some civilian oversight boards for the police dept as a plank of his platform. I recall there being talk of NC doing something like that and other cities too. Does anyone have any data on hand about how effective they are? Or any good policy wonk leads I can hunt down?
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Ego-bot posted:This is a good thing. He has no chance in the race, but it may keep him away from a senate run so a less lovely Dem can win. And possibly suck 'centrist' votes from Biden. 
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friendbot2000 posted:I got a candidate for Rockville MD city council that wants to start some civilian oversight boards for the police dept as a plank of his platform. I recall there being talk of NC doing something like that and other cities too. Does anyone have any data on hand about how effective they are? Or any good policy wonk leads I can hunt down? I don't know that subject well, but I know it a little bit and know Rockville very well. I've hit you up on discord with what I have.
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What's Colorado's bench look like without Hick?
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Not everyday we get in this thread, but our Senate Majority Leader stepped down today. He did it with class, though. The problem is, we only get a few months of legislature every two years, and this is going to slow things down some.
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Fritz Coldcockin posted:What's Colorado's bench look like without Hick? Nobody super high-profile that I can think of; two of the three announced Dems gunning for Gardner's spot are fantastic but have no name recognition outside of people super plugged into local politics, and the third announced candidate - Mike Johnston - has name recognition from his run for CO-GOV last year but isn't quite as steller as the other two (though still better, imo, than your standard DNC blue dog type). I guess Diana DeGette might be able to mount a credible run for Senate ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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One of our mayoral candidates is trying to turn hard water into an issue equivalent to Flint (anyone in Indiana can tell you that the fix is a water softener) and one of them has been in the news for trying to steal cars... Thankfully we have serious contenders but what the hell folks
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How the gently caress did no one in Virginia resign Jesus Christ
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Something for the crew. Lee Carter has a posse. https://twitter.com/SeanMcElwee/status/1103313125246414848?s=20
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Quandary posted:How the gently caress did no one in Virginia resign Jesus Christ They got away with it because media coverage was on the shutdown, Trump's SOTU, and whatever mouthbarf he came up with on any given day.
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Quandary posted:How the gently caress did no one in Virginia resign Jesus Christ also because there was no clear better person to take over and if all 3 resigned the GOP would get control of the state despite losing the governor's election by 9 points. had that coin flipped the other way back in December of 2017 things might've been different though as the House speaker wouldn't have been a Republican.
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axeil posted:also because there was no clear better person to take over and if all 3 resigned the GOP would get control of the state despite losing the governor's election by 9 points. They should’ve resigned anyway though. Whether or not they’re poo poo is entirely independent of this cynical political calculus. Likewise even if Franken was in a red state, he should’ve been forced to resign.
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Quandary posted:How the gently caress did no one in Virginia resign Jesus Christ Ultimately, they learned the truth about politics that the Republican Party has known for a long time: you don't have to do anything you can't be forced to do, assuming you can squelch or lack entirely your sense of shame. Should makes absolutely zero difference without the capacity to enforce it.
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