Oct 18, 2020

Not being an independent senator. Being a Democratic Senator with a focus on pulling the party platform to the left while leaving all the theatrical “Democrats are beholden to corporate money!!” out of it. It’s less about what Sanders hasn’t done & more so what he has done that ultimately f----- his opportunity to win the nomination in 2016 & 2020.

The # of Trump voters that voted for him because of economic anxiety is a bit exaggerated. There have been some studies on this & while the voters who tipped the election in his favor (say Obama voters turned Trump voters in rust belt states) may have felt some kind of economic anxiety but ultimately most republicans voted for him because he was a Republican & eventually, Republican leadership got behind him too. Voters often turn blind eyes to candidate flaws if they share the same partisan identity or they morph their views to make those “flaws” fall in line with their beliefs. Look at all the evangelicals that proudly support Trump.

 

Oct 18, 2020

A working white man has a two coins... a poor minority has one coin.

A rich banker has 1,000,000 coins.


The banker turns to the white workingman and says "hey, you better watch out!
... that minority is trying to take one of your coins."

 

Oct 18, 2020

@reservoirGod what was the term you labeled a lot of the working class to poor Republicans who have no real reason to vote for that Party but did so anyways because they think they'll eventually be rich? Millionaire Derangement Syndrome or something?

 

Oct 18, 2020

I disagree. While his base certainly voted based on white identity, I think the more moderate republicans fell behind him in spite of that. He won the general in 2016 by tapping into economic frustration and manufacturing loss, with tons of false promises. To about 30% of Trump voters, Build the Wall was about keeping brown people out, but to the rest of them it was about keeping work with Americans. I think one of the reasons he's doing so bad atm is he is campaigning on that white identity more than economic relief and coronavirus recovery.

 

Oct 18, 2020

but these are just wishy-washy platitudes; what would be an example of an independent senator “working within the framework of the party” more than caucusing with them for decades and joining their party for presidential races, including after he loses the nomination? lol

 

Oct 18, 2020

He tapped into white anxiety & racial amnesty that’s been brewing in the Republican Party for a while now. Both parties have very different voters bases but Trump hit all the right notes & partisans rallied behind him.

 

Oct 17, 2020

fair, not gonna die on that stake. wearing one rn in jersey mike’s actually! come thru i’ll get u a sub on the house

 

Oct 17, 2020

We need to hand out literacy tests to voters before we certify their ballots

 

Oct 16, 2020

does it REALLY come down to votes

the people have all the power right?!! lol who won the popular vote in the last election?

 

Oct 16, 2020

The problem with the social media age is people think their fringe politics are way more popular than they actually are because of their small circle injecting it into their feeds - then complain when the popular choice wins and claim it's rigged and everyone they don't support sucks. I'm a progressive, but I'm also pragmatic and Joe Biden is the most progressive presidential candidate ever.

 

Oct 16, 2020

counter point: or people didn’t like them enough to vote for them. I get it’s easy to blame the big scary lobbyists & money in politics but like...it comes down to votes.

still not convinced this is really Jet. Imma need someone to confirm pls.

 

Oct 16, 2020

man, ppl on the left shouldnt play false equivalence with prominent dems being tone deaf....... and Actual Evil s--- being done rn. we can play the ageist dog whistle games and take potshots after nov u know? also wb :p

 

Oct 16, 2020

wasn’t nancy JUST laughing when wolf was talking bout homeless americans like 3 days ago? she a villain and looks the part as well

 

Oct 16, 2020

It's hard to tell. I working 100 hours a week with guys who have been listening to talk radio and watching foxnews since before the Iraq War and have cult like devotion to the Republican Party as a whole and where Trump hats... sucks because they are good dudes other than that... just hypnotized by Republican Entertainment.

So, anecdotally I wouldn't think Al Gross would have a chance... but if he does... it would be greatly do to the other Republican machine The Lincoln Project which has helped Alaskan Anti-Republican candidates more than the DNC has in 25 years.

 

Oct 16, 2020

PA is weird. Like the majority of my town has Biden signs up, but there’s a large number of pennsyltucky hicks that are huge Trump people. And that’s just in the greater Philadelphia area where things are actually normal. Once you escape here, there’s nothing but freaks in this state.

 

Oct 14, 2020

538 now has Biden winning Georgia! https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-election-forecast/

EDIT: This is after two high quality polls both in Bidens favor (+2 & +7 respectively)

 

Oct 12, 2020

there aren’t many Trump defectors when looking at the electorate as a whole (I think only like 6%) but the ones in key rust belt states are making a difference for Biden.