Joementum posted:

Bernie Sanders is working with a political aide to the Gore, Kerry, Kerrey, and Dukakis campaigns (insert obvious joke here) on forming a strategy around a Presidential campaign.


Now, obviously, Sanders isn't going to win the nomination, but he appears to think he's got a shot at a serious-enough campaign that he'd be able to get into debates against Hillary and push the party agenda to the left. The rejection of a Nader-esque third party bid would be key to this.

ReindeerF posted:

Let's be clear, the debate was the term "middle-aged." I won't be dragged off into some other debate. 70 is not middle-aged even in loving old people Japan, heh. She's is a senior citizen, period. I have no problem with that, I think we should elect older people because they know a shitload more than younger people, so that's no strike against her in my book, but let's not remotely try to pretend Saint Reagan was a Spring Chicken or that Hillary is Middle-Aged. It doesn't matter how she looks, age is age, you don't get to treat it like it's part of a huge box of crayolas and go, "Well it's kind of orange."

Joementum posted:

His highest degree is a BA in Latin American Studies from UT Austin.

SedanChair posted:

And Dubya is definitely the most politically skilled of the brothers.

Joementum posted:

For all the people still arguing about the "am running" / "will run" tense difference in Warren's statements, she's cleared that up.

Joementum posted:

Martin O'Malley won't be challenging Hillary. He's starting as a Visiting Professor at the Johns Hopkins University business school on February 2.

A3th3r posted:

John Edwards' '08 campaign imploded because he was caught in an affair with a female staffer.

A3th3r posted:

When you're rich & powerful (or just regular ol' good lookin') everyone is all up in everyone else's business.. sort of a gift & a curse. It's safer to be ugly: nobody cares who you're dating! In fact, nobody care about you at all. I'm sorry but that's pretty much how it goes.

Seriously, though, John Edwards' campaign was basically lost at that point but that incident was the nail in the coffin, i'm afraid. He was in his 40's which is a bit young to be president unless you're JFK.

Joementum posted:

Yes. Nixon convinced the CA delegation to flip from Earl Warren on the train to the convention.

Enigma89 posted:

Also noticed the person giving him the shot was black and I remember that Paul has been trying to capture a bigger part of the black vote.

It's clear as a doctor that he is for vaccines but as a libertarian his underlying thing is that it's a personal issue. I think it's a bit of an extreme view and I was hoping the obvious medical/societal benefits should work warrant it but I guess his basic thought/hope is that people are smart enough to do it.

Not sure? This makes my head hurt. Help

Meg From Family Guy posted:

What are the odds Cuomo gets a speaking spot?

SNAKES N CAKES posted:

If Biden is forced to resign over this, who would be Obama's best choice for a replacement? Elizabeth Warren? Kamala Harris? Hillary?

Joementum posted:

Montana may move its Presidential primary to August, which would somewhat reduce its effect on nominee selection.

Jerry Manderbilt posted:

He's had has-been status since, what, his SoTU address in 2013?

ComradeCosmobot posted:

W


Where were those 2% no votes for Hillary in January?

Joementum posted:

Full list of dogless Presidents: McKinley, Arthur, A. Johnson, Fillmore, Taylor, Polk, W. H. Harrison, Van Buren, Jackson, J. Q. Adams*, Madison, Jefferson.


* Kept an alligator in the White House as a pet, so I'm giving him a pass.

Sir Tonk posted:

Joementum posted:

Three Super PACs supporting Ted Cruz say they'll have $31m by the end of the week. They're named “Keep the Promise,” “Keep the Promise II,” and “Keep the Promise III.” For reference, Karl Rove's Crossroads network raised $32.6m in all of 2011.

Omi-Polari posted:

Yeah, it's good-for-bidness Tex-ervatism. There's a bill to repeal it in-state tuition for immigrant kids floating around the Texas state senate at the moment, but the word is that it's going nowhere with the big bidnessmen in the Texas Association of Business and most of the serving Republicans in the legislature opposed to it.

Because it's bad for bidness. Which means it's bad for Texas.

Joementum posted:

Hillary is driving to Iowa.

Enigma89 posted:

So to sum up the last 5 pages. Vote Hillary because she isn't a Republican and is going to get the nomination.

I think this may be the first election I actually do not vote in. Unless Sanders actually makes some moves.

Joementum posted:

Meanwhile, in Le Claire, IA....

Joementum posted:

Hillary ordered a Masala Chai tea, a Caramellow latte, and a glass of water at Jones Street Coffee, in Le Claire, IA.


His PAC has been putting out a series of campaign videos and the book tour ended back in February. I think he'll stick around until Iowa at least.

bartlebyshop posted:

Polk was the last kickass president before the Civil War. He was infamous for putting forth a 10 item agenda and getting 15 things done.

Joementum posted:

New Fox News poll:

radical meme posted:

I actually believe that Latin or a romance language should be a required course in High School. So I think that's one of his less controversial stands but I appreciate his posting.

Cliff Racer posted:

Maybe you aught to be timg posting it everywhere instead.

edit: University of California is state owned, isn't it? I'm shocked its allowed to make political donations.

Fluo posted:

Hows the death penalty with American left?

withak posted:

Seems like this illustrates more how supporters of each candidate self-identify when filling out forms for political contributions. Some people put down "21st Century Fox", others apparently down "Communication Workers of America" even if their paychecks come from the same place.

withak posted:

Do they really employ enough people to generate that much in contributions?

Joementum posted:

Senor Bush has a Cinco de Mayo message for other Hispanic Americans, like himself.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqc1KtHauSg

dorkasaurus_rex posted:

Who else is even left in the "might announce" column? Trump and...?

joeburz posted:

how is hispanic worse off than black, im legitimately surprised

Joementum posted:

Historically, that color clothing hasn't worked out well for him.

Joementum posted:

That's what they said when Newt's staff all quit around this time in 2011 and look what happened there.

I mean, he lost, but uh.

KOTEX GOD OF BLOOD posted:

This happened in 1921.

EugeneJ posted:

So..you're handwaving the discrimination I introduced to the conversation and you questioned...because your discrimination is more important?

Nice.


Here's how this all started - Bernie has a concrete plan to try and more evenly distribute wealth. Hillary has nothing.

Bernie's plan would help eradicate systemic racism with financial reform that takes more money from the rich and gives more money to the poor and middle-class. As far as actual racism like white people burning down entire towns 100 years ago...maybe if everyone was educated and had money, regardless of their race, that wouldn't happen?

Cliff Racer posted:

Thats right, no debate allowed! Shows over, go home everybody.

Raskolnikov38 posted:

I concede that I may be an idiot but I still don't see why this is a huge sticking point. To effectively address racism we're going to need congress to pass laws and programs and judges to uphold them and I doubt Bernie's going to appoint rightwingers to the courts.