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Classic Comrade: Dec 24, 2012; (hair tousled from head shaking during speeches)

A progressive platform needs more than a president or a figurehead. Considering the fact that the two likely nominees for the general election are centrist ~~(leaning right on economics)~~ and right-wing, respectively, getting people into the congress and senate who want to act boldly on things like campaign finance reform, criminal justice reform, climate, universal healthcare, not-terrifying foreign policy, a 15$ minimum wage, etc. is even more important. We need as many people as we possibly can in order to push back against right-wing ideas and bring forth progressive ones!!!

So do you know anyone cool & good in your state that's running for office? Do you wanna talk about your local politics? Do you want to donate to cool and good candidates? Then you've got a home here!

Here are some examples, to start things off. You can assume that all these ppl support the things I listed above.

Tim Canova

#FeelTheBald
Besides looking like Rick Scott's good twin, Tim Canova is running against Debbie Wasserman "grassroots activists suck but payday lenders are good" Schultz in Florida for a seat in congress! He's been endorsed by the CWA and NNU so that's pretty cool. Buuuuuuut he's quite a hawk and is weirdly pandery about it. So, uh. Y'know. Oops? How much you like him depends on how much you value his local/national policies, I guess. Either way, You can give him a couple bux here. You can phonebank for him here!

Pramila Jayapal

She's running for congress in Washington state after being a state senator for a year and an immigration activist since 2001 (even being recognized by the white house as a "champion of change" in that area)! Help her out and learn more about her here!

Jamie Raskin

the look of a man who doesn't give a hot gay gently caress what congress says
He won Maryland's primary (for congress)!! yay!!! if this pic tells you anything, he definitely threw a good party after the fact. but he still has to beat the republican. you know what to do.

Zephyr Rain Teachout

this lady, who has an awesome name most certainly bestowed upon her by hippie parents (and equally awesome hair), ran for NY governor and is now running for congress! help a :krad:

candidate out and donate!

a list with a buttload of cool people either currently in office, or running for office, on it (don't get hung up on the name): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MZGzbSWESE8t18GGzrgc2FfL0b5tz-vmNf-F_-w5yN4/htmlview

another interesting idea
https://brandnewcongress.org/

(final notes: longer descriptions forthcoming maybe. extra suggestions for cool and good candidates to feature here, always welcome. as for a certain senator from vermont, keep references brief till he announces his '18 run. maybe. something like that. i dunno. whatever. whisper his name, into the wind.....)

tl;dr:

Classic Comrade has issued a correction as of 06:42 on Jun 15, 2016

# ¿ Apr 29, 2016 00:48

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# ¿ May 22, 2024 12:56

Classic Comrade: Dec 24, 2012; (hair tousled from head shaking during speeches)

GATOS Y VATOS posted:

Posting in a hopefully good thread

lawd willin'

# ¿ Apr 29, 2016 00:55

Classic Comrade: Dec 24, 2012; (hair tousled from head shaking during speeches)

My Imaginary GF posted:

MyIGF
He is so loving awesome, brings such energy and vision. Give him some loving money, please! Now! Today!

do u have a website

# ¿ Apr 29, 2016 00:57

Classic Comrade: Dec 24, 2012; (hair tousled from head shaking during speeches)

lmao @ migf following us into here tho

are u sad about the old sandman thread passing away into the ether

# ¿ Apr 29, 2016 00:58

Classic Comrade: Dec 24, 2012; (hair tousled from head shaking during speeches)

etalian posted:

No John Fetterman?

Havard educated Shrek who decided to save a dying steel mill town

he lost

but then again he's still mayor of braddock.... and he better run again.

# ¿ Apr 29, 2016 00:59

Classic Comrade: Dec 24, 2012; (hair tousled from head shaking during speeches)

Corrupt Cypher posted:

You need some Alex Law up in this bitch. Dudes knocked 10,000 doors himself.

he looks kinda Skeezy imv

like a stereotypical young republican type

lol

[he's probably fine and all that but still lol. don't slick ur hair back bruh]

# ¿ Apr 29, 2016 01:07

Classic Comrade: Dec 24, 2012; (hair tousled from head shaking during speeches)

Rape Stink posted:

Tim Canova is cool and good and I gave him some bux even though I live in PA because I hate DWS.

The Fett Man will most definitely be back. He's p. serious about getting a progressive movement going in PA and he's surprisingly popular. 23% of the vote in a 3 way race while being outspent 15:1 is pretty baller.

awesome!!!

# ¿ Apr 29, 2016 01:08

Classic Comrade: Dec 24, 2012; (hair tousled from head shaking during speeches)

hemophilia posted:

We need more people! More! Challenge every seat!! More challengers! We need every moderate or conservative or merely corrupt democrat to be loving afraid!!

i wanna see some awesome ppl running against jorge elorza, sheldon whitehouse, and gina raimundo in RI cause i will campaign like hell for all of those ppl. :getin:

i do know there are also some local elections coming up in september i guess but i have heard literally NOTHING about them outside of the date to vote in them. maybe my town's elections aren't on taht date? cause i saw stuff in providence but not my city. hmmmmm :iiam:

# ¿ Apr 29, 2016 01:10

Classic Comrade: Dec 24, 2012; (hair tousled from head shaking during speeches)

Classic Comrade posted:

do u have a website

NO WEBSITE NO CANDIDACY THOSE ARE THE RULES THAT I JUST MADE UP

# ¿ Apr 29, 2016 01:11

Classic Comrade: Dec 24, 2012; (hair tousled from head shaking during speeches)

ThndrShk2k posted:

Also I assume this is a relaxed thread right?
*keeps shoving the memes back into his jacket pockets, almost unsuccessfully.*

gently caress yeah it is

i mean not as relaxed as the thread of he-who-must-not-be-named (as in: no spam, i'm assuming)

but its not super stiff either.

wear business casual, but loosen ur tie~

# ¿ Apr 29, 2016 01:21

Classic Comrade: Dec 24, 2012; (hair tousled from head shaking during speeches)

My Imaginary GF posted:

forum.somethingoffal.com

lol

# ¿ Apr 29, 2016 01:22

Classic Comrade: Dec 24, 2012; (hair tousled from head shaking during speeches)

Goetta posted:

What is the background the organization that tries to pick out progressive candidates that I can't remember the name of? Grassroots something?

Also it would be cool if this thread didn't turn into another gimmick thunderdome

grassrootsselect, i believe.

*edit* beaten shamefully, for Numberlast even posted links!

# ¿ Apr 29, 2016 01:24

Classic Comrade: Dec 24, 2012; (hair tousled from head shaking during speeches)

Lord of Pie posted:

Here's a spreadsheet if you like spreadsheets
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MZGzbSWESE8t18GGzrgc2FfL0b5tz-vmNf-F_-w5yN4/htmlview

thank you, added to the OP!

# ¿ Apr 29, 2016 01:28

Classic Comrade: Dec 24, 2012; (hair tousled from head shaking during speeches)

busydelicious posted:

Yay for a new thread! Thank you, Comrade for setting this up. I was pretty bummed to see the Bernie thread gassed. In this new thread, will we still get to discuss some Bernman stuffs?

I gots my voting ballot in the mail (yuss!) for the Oregon primary and I need to go through the voting booklet to see what progressives I want to vote for. I'm sorta new to OR, so I'm not super familiar with any local candidates.

...is it still cool to also hail satan here? 'Cause, you know, hail satan.

i would keep the bernie references short n sweet but i don't think they have to be completely absent. but i'm not a mod. so. :shrug:

i would also keep the hailing satan short n sweet and not spammy.

# ¿ Apr 29, 2016 01:29

Classic Comrade: Dec 24, 2012; (hair tousled from head shaking during speeches)

NumberLast posted:

I'm hoping to maintain the chillposting that was a hallmark of the Bernie thread.

That would be nice.

o for sure

i just posted with Proper Grammar in the OP because it was well.... the OP

# ¿ Apr 29, 2016 01:41

Classic Comrade: Dec 24, 2012; (hair tousled from head shaking during speeches)

Fast Luck posted:

is this threaed the appropriate place for me to put this tweet?
https://twitter.com/bougeottee_/status/679395604368330752

only if u add, with an asterisk

"*im voting for these people instead!!"

# ¿ Apr 29, 2016 02:01

Classic Comrade: Dec 24, 2012; (hair tousled from head shaking during speeches)

Nonsense posted:

I wish your thread well Classic 'Clown' Comrade. The spirit of Debs lives on.

# ¿ Apr 29, 2016 02:01

Classic Comrade: Dec 24, 2012; (hair tousled from head shaking during speeches)

Fast Luck posted:

There's actually a ton of people who haven't voted in the democratic primary yet, so not sure what merited anyone to be bothered enough by a thread they didn't have to read that theyd gas it. Reminds me of the dailykos banning people criticizing Hillary or whatever. Circling the wagons. If anyone here is that uncomfortable about people rejecting the democratic establishment then they're really in for it because the Bernie thread may have just been meme loving fucks & shitposters, but theres seemingly an entire generation thats overhwlemingly done with the bullshit.

ya it was a rather bizarre thing to do imv

i was pretty mad about it for ~5 minutes just because that was basically my chat thread :v:

# ¿ Apr 29, 2016 02:17

Classic Comrade: Dec 24, 2012; (hair tousled from head shaking during speeches)

Fast Luck posted:

bErnie Sanders

# ¿ Apr 29, 2016 02:22

Classic Comrade: Dec 24, 2012; (hair tousled from head shaking during speeches)

Vox Nihili posted:

My bog standard democratic congressman is facing a primary challenge from a hyper-corporate candidate dressing himself in the trappings of a movement candidate.

wow a few people were worried this would happen after bernie's run, kinda nuts that its already happening.

# ¿ Apr 29, 2016 04:03

Classic Comrade: Dec 24, 2012; (hair tousled from head shaking during speeches)

Ogianres posted:

yeah i've just got through his okay moderate-left voting record on to his issue priorities and took a bunch of red flags to the face, definitely starting to feel avakian

#FeelTheAvakian

# ¿ Apr 29, 2016 04:04

Classic Comrade: Dec 24, 2012; (hair tousled from head shaking during speeches)

Mr. Horrible posted:

I was tempted to write up a big effortpost about ways we can use identity politics in our favor, but I'm worried that might be outside the scope of this thread... Are we talking only about individual candidates itt, or also general strategy?

hell yea make that effort post!!!!!!

you make good ones

imv

# ¿ Apr 29, 2016 04:34

Classic Comrade: Dec 24, 2012; (hair tousled from head shaking during speeches)

Concerned Citizen posted:

so your congressman is mike honda

no doxxing itt

# ¿ Apr 29, 2016 04:34

Classic Comrade: Dec 24, 2012; (hair tousled from head shaking during speeches)

Concerned Citizen posted:

mods rename this thread Gallery of Failure

none of this bullshit either pls

the dem primary thread exists for a reason

(for that kind of bullshit)

# ¿ Apr 29, 2016 04:34

Classic Comrade: Dec 24, 2012; (hair tousled from head shaking during speeches)

Hajj Podge posted:

John Fetterman is one of the best senate candidates I've seen so far. He needs to be in the OP for future reference or something.

Fakeedit: I forgot they already voted and he lost. RIP.

yeah pennsylvania just sucked in general on 4/26 lmao

at least maryland pulled through with raskin.

not [donna] edwards tho :/

# ¿ Apr 29, 2016 04:36

Classic Comrade: Dec 24, 2012; (hair tousled from head shaking during speeches)

NumberLast posted:

This thread seems to be for general strategy as well as finer points so...Effortpost please!

hell yeah it is. it's pretty catch-all.

ideas/strategy are cool to talk about!!!

# ¿ Apr 29, 2016 05:02

Classic Comrade: Dec 24, 2012; (hair tousled from head shaking during speeches)

Mr. Horrible posted:

Yeah, he was a long shot unfortunately but I'm glad I got to vote for him. Hopefully he runs for the next available seat and we can build up enough of a campaign framework to get him nominated!

i was kind of surprised with how many bernie people voted for sestak instead, considering.

like... if ur already supporting a long shot, why balk at supporting another long shot?

# ¿ Apr 29, 2016 05:03

Classic Comrade: Dec 24, 2012; (hair tousled from head shaking during speeches)

NumberLast posted:

I mean, it's a peanut gallery.

Which means it's a place for progressives to talk about politics.

But it's in YCS, so best do so in the context of the current elections!

i gotchoo.

current elections can be the general framework of the thread

the speculative/strategy stuff is xtra.

tho it is a little harder for me to talk about current elections cause there are none in RI right now really!!! so its a little less concrete for me than some other ppl, in different states! i just have future plans....

# ¿ Apr 29, 2016 05:04

Classic Comrade: Dec 24, 2012; (hair tousled from head shaking during speeches)

NumberLast posted:

If that's the case, Fetterman's numbers say one of two things:

1) Fetterman has a lot of draw

2) Sanders endorsements aren't terribly strong

Honestly I lean towards the latter (though both are probably true).

i don't think he ever like super-openly endorsed sestak tho

like he never asked ppl to give him :10bux:

or anything

# ¿ Apr 29, 2016 05:20

Classic Comrade: Dec 24, 2012; (hair tousled from head shaking during speeches)

NumberLast posted:

Did he not?

I seriously don't know!

nope. the only three that got an e-mail so far were zephyr, lucy, and pramila.

# ¿ Apr 29, 2016 05:29

Classic Comrade: Dec 24, 2012; (hair tousled from head shaking during speeches)

FreakerByTheSpeaker posted:

Also to derail: Is it Classic Comrade who is the sunscreen advocate? I'm trying to get my girlfriend to wear it, but she's kinda a hippie and CHEMICALS! Any suggestions for well made sunscreen?

no that is YOU A loving HAT!

# ¿ Apr 29, 2016 14:44

Classic Comrade: Dec 24, 2012; (hair tousled from head shaking during speeches)

Fast Luck posted:

There's definitely an issue that exists when there's a clearly more left-wing candidate (Bernie) with a superior record to Hillary's who's had his supporters smacked with the label "Bernie Bro" and called "white men" all campaign long, when Hillary says things like "if you break up the big banks, would that end racism," when people considering not voting for Hillary are accused of "privilege," and on down the line. They did it in the UK too, calling Jeremy Corbyn a "brocialist." It's incredibly unfortunate that cynical people would leverage the identity-based movement against the economic left wing, but I don't think any of us could have missed that it's happened, and on a massive scale. Look, corporations aren't bad, they're good, just check out the beautiful brand logos! https://www.buzzfeed.com/jarrylee/beautiful-rainbow-brand-logos-celebrating-marriage-equality

yeah it's very sad how centrists (and right-wing ppl, on the opposite end) use identity politics to manipulate people. most 'economic progressives' embrace identity politic issues too, so what do you think would be a good way to counteract the whole "using identity politics to obfuscate" issue?

# ¿ Apr 29, 2016 14:48

Classic Comrade: Dec 24, 2012; (hair tousled from head shaking during speeches)

empireofcrime posted:

and may be a charter school cheerleader too.

it was sad ( :sad:

) learning that deray mckesson (bringing this back to local level politics.... he ran for mayor of baltimore) was being monetarily supported by charter school ppl and lobbyists.

# ¿ Apr 29, 2016 14:50

Classic Comrade: Dec 24, 2012; (hair tousled from head shaking during speeches)

YOU A loving HAT posted:

Ah, back in the biz

wait

can we still Hail Satan in here?

i mean i'm not the boss im just the OP but liiiiiiiiiiiike....

hail satan.

# ¿ Apr 29, 2016 14:59

Classic Comrade: Dec 24, 2012; (hair tousled from head shaking during speeches)

hemophilia posted:

Please don't.

hemophilia you should get one of those word blocker/filter thingies, and make it so 'satan' is changed to like... 'satin' or something

# ¿ Apr 29, 2016 15:02

Classic Comrade: Dec 24, 2012; (hair tousled from head shaking during speeches)

Concerned Citizen posted:

patty judge is probably going to win now, actually. imo hogg is better than judge and i will vote for him instead, but dscc is all up judge's butt.

tom fiegen is loving horrible. he isn't really progressive, he just latched on to bernie. he has a pro-life background (which he plays down these days) and literally has been unable to say anything except sexist comments since his wife left him years ago. like in 2010 when he not-so-subtly accused roxanne conlin of having an affair with a lobbyist in the middle of a debate ("she's standing closer to the lobbyist in this photo than her husband..") or when he can't help but suggest that joni ernst won in 2014 because the election was a "beauty contest." he literally personally comments on articles on the des moines register website about rob hogg where he just calls him a corporate shill. and if you've ever seen him speak, he never loving shuts up about gmos and other bullshit.

there is no candidate i hate more than tom fiegen.

@ fiegen

# ¿ Apr 29, 2016 16:10

Classic Comrade: Dec 24, 2012; (hair tousled from head shaking during speeches)

NumberLast posted:

Yeeup.

Which is what kind of took me aback in a bad way when I saw Fiegen on that spreadsheet. Not as well-vetted as I had hoped...

maybe we should make a new/edited version of that list? supporting sanders does not equal being a progressive. for example donna edwards endorsed clinton but she seemed like a very cool and good candidate (who unfortunately lost).

Breadallelogram posted:

byob inherited our spinning

not too surprising considering the bernie thread was essentially a byob thread at the best of times

# ¿ Apr 29, 2016 16:20

Classic Comrade: Dec 24, 2012; (hair tousled from head shaking during speeches)

NumberLast posted:

I'm down to try it!

DEW ITCH /palpatine voice

# ¿ Apr 29, 2016 16:30

Classic Comrade: Dec 24, 2012; (hair tousled from head shaking during speeches)

Goetta posted:

Did you guys make the spreadsheet or is it from the subreddit? If it is the latter you need to explain to all of them why that guy is a shitlord.

its from the reddit.

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# ¿ May 22, 2024 12:56

Classic Comrade: Dec 24, 2012; (hair tousled from head shaking during speeches)

C-SPAN Caller posted:

Don't see why not, plus bernie too since you know, stuff he does matters for this movement.

ya

i will remind ppl that bernie stuff is secondary though. local/state/federal peeps are the main focus.

# ¿ Apr 29, 2016 16:32

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