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facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
drat, actually shocked that Mayo Pete dropped out before Super Tuesday.

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facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Acebuckeye13 posted:

I don't normally truck in conspiratorial thinking but if you told me Biden or Bloomberg promised Butt a cabinet seat or some other high-profile position in return for dropping out early, I'd probably believe you. No way Butt would be satisfied with a mere cable news job, dude has some pretty naked ambition.

Here's the latest status on that:

https://twitter.com/jeneps/status/1234269283888369664

So, sorta!

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
And meanwhile, we're loving up basic stuff.

https://twitter.com/Ron_Nirenberg/status/1234287498181926912

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Godholio posted:

Oh good, so for the lower risk ages, it's only about twice as lethal as the flu's overall rate.

The general working theory is that, as a weird virus we haven't seen before, active immune systems can fight it off better. Most diseases take out the young and elderly, but the young are generally disease-infected petri dishes to begin with. So, it's only lethal to the olds with their tired immune systems, or the immunocompromised.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
https://twitter.com/jaketapper/status/1234547676034801666?s=19

Trending to a Biden-Bernie race, with Warren and Bloomberg sticking around for reasons.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
I saw this, now you have to.

Sorry, I don't make the rules.

https://twitter.com/greg_price11/status/1234568181651562497?s=19

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
lol the Dow is up ~1K because Wall Street thinks that the federal reserve and others around the world are going to do rate cuts / rescues

just lol

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

EBB posted:

The rate is 1.75%. What the gently caress are they gonna do, cut it to negative, print money, and bail everybodhahahahaha I almost finished that sentence of course that's what they'll do.

They're gonna bounce a dead cat.

https://twitter.com/damianpaletta/status/1234585097187229696?s=19

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
https://twitter.com/boes_/status/1234912018894901248?s=19

I still loving remember the credit agencies downgrading US Treasury bonds/loans back during Obama's term. Now, investors can't get enough of that sweet, sweet 1% ROI.

Looking back, Donnie's been amazingly loving lucky.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Con: Biden's surging in Virginia, North Carolina, and the black vote is turning out like crazy for him. Might be a near-push between him and Bernie tonight.

Pro: Bloomberg's getting annihilated. Except he did win American Samoa because he put a handful of staffers there.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Notahippie posted:

If you liked "The email investigation," you'll love "Burisima!"

You're forgetting that Trump would reboot the FBI Investigation into Bernie's wife if Bernie gets through. The main benefit to the the Ukraine/Burisma deal is that Americans by default do not give a flying poo poo about foreign policy in presidential elections.

No matter who wins, there will be a bullshit investigation into them, or weird murmurs/leaks out of the Barr people.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Casimir Radon posted:

I loving hate the world. Just thought I'd throw that out there.

It's not all bad.

https://twitter.com/JesseRodriguez/status/1235028685717045248

https://twitter.com/cam_joseph/status/1235016546713391104

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Cugel the Clever posted:

Biden winning MN by the margins that are being talked about makes zero sense to me, to the point that I'm almost willing to indulge in conspiracy theories. What, did a bunch of centrist/conservative Dems just vote against Clinton in 2016?

It's a pretty reasonable story really. Voters are old as poo poo, even Democrats, and they hated Hillary. Democrats have had a long history of hating Hillary, New York was just so drat democratic that they were happy to elect her as Senator. So, Bernie got a shitload of the anti-hillary vote, which from afar was mistaken for revolutionaries feeling the Bern.

Biden's main strategy was to go hard into South Carolina and turn out the black/moderate vote, while trying/failing at the others in a crowded field. He almost didn't make it, as he was basically broke. But then he got such a big landslide in South Carolina that he caused nearly all the other people to drop out. The drop outs were trying to figure out where the black/moderate vote was going and it became pretty drat clear.

The drop outs, plus the SC landslide, sent a huge signal that Biden's the mainstream guy if you don't want to vote Bernie. Turns out, there are a lot of old fucks that hated Hillary, plus hate the idea of socialism / societal reform.

Every indication is that Bernie just isn't pulling out the young voters to compete with the olds.

Edit: Also Minnesota is getting purple instead of straight Blue.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
By the way, Doug Jones might be toast in Alabama, but at least there's this:

https://twitter.com/lyman_brian/status/1235034776362504192

https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/1235038406591143936

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
If you want (lol) a paragraph that basically explains how the current Democratic electorate is thinking:

https://twitter.com/jbarro/status/1235055353076649984

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Handsome Ralph posted:

Yes.

I know people are upset and disappointed with how yesterday went but if Bernie doesn't somehow turn it around in the next few races, Biden as the nominee isn't the death stroke or the guarantee that Trump gets another term that people are saying he is.

https://cnu.edu/wasoncenter/2019/07/01-2020-election-forecast/

There is a very, very reasonable take that Hillary lost the Midwest (again, ~80k voters) because black voters didn't turn out in the cities. Biden's turning out those voters, plus there's a suburban surge, tracking pretty closely with the 2018 elections. Biden's national head-to-heads are more or less equal to Bernie's, margin of error stuff. Really, you could say that about all of the Democrats.

So feel free to hail gay satan, but it's better than y'all think. I won't be voting for Biden in the primary, but he's sure getting $420 if he's the nominee.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Get hosed.

https://twitter.com/axios/status/1235220074061090816?s=19

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

CommieGIR posted:

Lmao so much for that contested convention.

Endorsed Biden too.

https://twitter.com/Grace_Segers/status/1235221904530821121?s=19

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Bored As gently caress posted:

Keep your money, daddy warbucks Bloomberg said he'd give a billion dollars to whoever the nominee is, except if its Bernie.

You've got me wrong. There's a federal database, a permanent database, of anyone that has ever given more than $200 for a candidate. I specifically gave Hillary a bunch of money because if we were going down, I wanted future people to recognize that I got it right. If future people could still read.

I'm making the same decision this time, just righting a great wrong. My name should say that I donated $420.69 to the correct candidate.

I'm actually not sure if I can donate the 69 cents though. Guess I'll find out when the primary is over!

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Non-political!

https://twitter.com/Jeopardy/status/1235233566193152000?s=19

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
You, worried: Biden is a senile, old grandpa that's weird and barely can string sentences together.

Me, worried, but understanding who his competition is:

https://twitter.com/alizaslav/status/1235246776183029760?s=19

https://twitter.com/tylerbartlam5/status/1235246167719587841?s=19

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Nick Soapdish posted:


No Time to Die delayed until November

https://twitter.com/AlexJamesFitz/status/1235251747569971205?s=19

loving stellar joke.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Eej posted:

Just lol at Democratic voters running to the polls in droves to vote for "Protect Obamacare"

It worked in 2018! It also helps that there's going to be a Supreme Court hearing/decision on it, right around the election.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Speaking of Obamacare and needing a Democratic Senate, it appears that Chuck and Barack finally got their man.

https://twitter.com/AaronBlake/status/1235307773463801857?s=19

Without Bullock, flipping the Senate was going to be a squeaker at best, especially if Jones can't win in Alabama. Now there's a lot more running room.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

That Works posted:

How likely is Bullock to win?

He got elected as Montana Attorney General, won Governor twice (now is term limited), and Jon Tester got reelected in 2018.

Basically, with Montana a solid red Trump state, Bullock is the best drat shot Democrats have at winning that Senate seat. Could easily be another Bredesen (Iowa) flameout though, especially in a presidential year.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
WHY DO WE ALLOW FLORIDA TO HAVE VOTING MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

https://twitter.com/RepMattGaetz/status/1235309294146539520?s=19

https://twitter.com/jahimes/status/1235315665134931968?s=19

I AM OPEN TO JUSTIFICATIONS HERE

facialimpediment fucked around with this message at 22:29 on Mar 4, 2020

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Warren's out, don't know about endorsements and etc.

https://twitter.com/yashar/status/1235591196463869952?s=19

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

maffew buildings posted:

She will endorse Biden as she stayed in this long to siphon votes from Sanders because she is actually not progressive or good, Namaste

My bet is that she doesn't say a drat thing right now. It's a very distinct possibility that Biden blows out Michigan/Florida and wraps this thing up in the next two weeks. That might not happen, but it's a strong trend based on Super Tuesday and state polling.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
She did do one hell of a service on her way out, tbh.

https://twitter.com/mikememoli/status/1235605242227683328?s=19

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Milo and POTUS posted:

So who will be trump 2.0?

Tom Cotton or Josh Hawley.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
https://twitter.com/mattdpearce/status/1235688983603994625

If the Trump administration thinks that the lack of testing (possible CDC fuckup, possible CDC not wanting to make Donnie mad) is going to make the coronavirus go away, they're basically causing more cases for when the testing does catch up.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
https://twitter.com/JoshuaPotash/status/1235696925778653185

That's loving terrible, why the gently caress would we

https://twitter.com/ritholtz/status/1235706228648497152

continue.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Woofer posted:

Trump is gonna run in 2024.

Somehow.

Some way.

Saw this the other day: Trump loses, then as soon as January 21st hits, he declares for the 2024 election.

It's the galaxybrain way of avoiding indictments. YOU CAN'T INDICT A CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT! :downs:

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Handsome Ralph posted:

My company told the Seattle office to telework for the foreseeable future. I'm presuming we're next considering Maryland just confirmed some cases.

https://twitter.com/JoshBreslowWKRN/status/1235583122202398721

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S58poUaNwiw&t=158s

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
gently caress, I almost want to spoil my vote and just vote for her, just because.

https://twitter.com/MSNBC/status/1235763948630298626

Plus:


https://twitter.com/nick_ramsey/status/1235762709859315712

facialimpediment fucked around with this message at 04:30 on Mar 6, 2020

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Donnie's gameplan of happy talk and his minions' Bullshit Containment Offensive keeps getting hosed over

https://twitter.com/waxpancake/status/1236048626687696896?s=19

by actual events. Also, his visuals are

https://twitter.com/Kevinliptakcnn/status/1236046586653954050?s=19

not great!

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Either the CDC Director:

- Is sucking Donnie's dick to keep his job

- Is a MAGAnator

And neither is good. And both explain why the tests got so hosed up at the CDC.

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1236047190897934337?s=19

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Woofer posted:

21 people tested positive for corona on whatever cruise ship they just got tests back for.

Thanks Bernie.

A while back, AIPAC was like "oh hey, there's a coronavirus scare, but everyone's ok, don't worry, but see your doctor if"

https://twitter.com/ryangrim/status/1236065959644925953?s=19

We now have a whole lot of "if"s in the neighborhood of Congress.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Casimir Radon posted:

This feels like this should matter. But I dunno anymore.

https://twitter.com/BrandyZadrozny/status/1236050190328623105?s=19

The olds are too far gone. It will never be Dear Leader's fault, it's always a hoax, or the Democrats, or because their kids stopped talking to them.

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facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Donnie just kicked out Mick Mulvaney as his acting Chief of Staff, sent him to be Special Envoy to Northern Ireland, and is bringing in Mark Meadows as his Chief of Staff.

In the middle of a pandemic :psyduck:

https://twitter.com/JenniferJJacobs/status/1236099449006567425?s=19

https://twitter.com/TabathaSouthey/status/1236100608467308544?s=19

https://twitter.com/brianefallon/status/1236099991023861760?s=19

facialimpediment fucked around with this message at 02:30 on Mar 7, 2020

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