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  1. sir this is a Mega Lo Mart
  2. This series is up for grabs. Records don't mean shit here, it's all about who shows up and sets the tone. But if it's OKC who takes control early, I think it'll be two blowouts, one close road win, and a series-ending, sweep-clinching blowout in Indy. If Indy steals Game 1, I think it will go to Game 7.
  3. It was just mental illness why are politicians making this about politics? Thoughts, prayers, and move on.
  4. What a sad way to go out.
  5. Other idea would be some big-ass spare Yetis that can find use between weather events.
  6. there's your sign https://www.harborfreight.com/3500-watt-super-quiet-inverter-generator-with-co-secure-technology-carb-72899.html
  7. If the party bigwigs are cool with it, it won't be a liability for him.
  8. Anyone end up on message board genuises yet?
  9. Hey that soulless robot was working tirelessly around the clock for a ceasefire in Gaza
  10. I hope he can overcome the addiction and turn his life around. He's clearly very talented.
  11. I think Americans like fat men in positions of power. It's clearly not disqualifying for Trump. JB's biggest liability will be that he's a billionaire, although it won't hurt him in a primary. If he has a bold vision that can be sloganized like "Hope and Change" or "Make America Great Again" he could be a strong contender. Obama's platform was easy to describe: get the fuck out of Iraq and universal healthcare. Trump's even easier: Mass Deportations Now. I mean even Biden to his credit came up with Build Back Better (which his own party didn't let him deliver, because of course not) which is kind of a layup idea when the entire general election campaign took place in a pandemic. I don't think Pete has what it takes to build a brand. He's been on the political scene for over four years now and while there's a consensus that he's a smooth talker willing to go on Fox News there's very little consensus about what he stands for. You don't have that problem with Bernie, or AOC, or even Tim Walz. People know what they're about. No half-baked, hard-to-explain concepts like Kamala's "opportunity economy" thing or Warren's condescending "I've got a plan for that" refrain. Maybe he can prove me wrong. If he's a generational candidate the people will overlook his homosexuality the way they overlooked Obama being only half-white. I just don't think Pete is a generational candidate. He's a fantastic surrogate, but he's not a leader.
  12. The rumor is he'd been struggling with addiction and recently lost his home in a fire, which also killed his dogs. Really sad all around and I can imagine him showing up uninvited and ambushing the panel wasn't the wisest thing to do. But then again I've not known addicts to make wise decisions or be the sort of person you'd want to work with or invite to a promotional event.
  13. You're right dude. Keep doing the same thing, see how that works out for the Dems.
  14. Everyone on that list either campaigned as radical leftists courting the youth vote (Obama) or are fucking losers who lost spectacularly or barely eked out victories despite some monumental benefit such as Ross Perot and a global pandemic. It's a shame Obama didn't follow through on his bold vision because he squandered so much of the party's credibility in the process.
  15. I think if the party establishment threw its support behind him he would win a rigged primary. There's a reason everyone coordinated their drop-outs and endorsed Biden in 2020 before Super Tuesday. If they'd wanted it to be Pete, it would've been Pete. But because the DNC is a gerontocracy it wasn't "his turn" and that's how we got stuck with Biden in 2024. The establishment loves that Pete has been vetted by the consultant class and is comfortable among donors and coastal elites. They love that he can say he's done "active duty" but also that he has an ivy league education. He was placed on Biden's cabinet precisely because the DNC wanted to fast-track him for future presidential races, when it will be "his turn." Bottom line? Pete can win a primary even without the support of leftist Democrats, so long as he's anointed by the party bigwigs behind the scenes who will shamelessly put their thumbs on scales. Pete's problem is that all of the party's power evaporates in a general election, and the leftists who could help you win a general election (many of whom aren't Democrats) are gonna stay home because based on their lived experiences (nothing good from Bush, nothing good from Obama, nothing good from Trump I, nothing good from Biden, nothing good from Trump II) they perceive no difference between the party's anointed nominee (whose platform will be "Sissy Sause" Fascism with a side of Civility™ and Competency™) and JD Vance ("Original Sause" Fascism). The party actually believes that a $20M focus group will give them the answer to reclaiming young men and Latinos. I don't know who sold them on that pipe dream, but it really captures how thin their playbook is. It's like being stuck in a 20-foot hole you dug and deciding the cause of the problem is that you used the wrong type of shovel--the kind of thinking only a self-interested shovel company would endorse. The things about Pete that you, a college graduate with assets and a career, admire so much about him (he's articulate, thoughtful, accomplished, demonstrably competent) are the same things that are disqualifying for enough people in enough swing states that the only way to overcome that disadvantage is by making a convincing case that he's not just another neoliberal democrat willing to say whatever he thinks the people want to hear. I don't think Pete can make that case convincingly to leftists, even if he goes on their podcasts.
  16. Not all straight, white (and, I'll add, Bible-believing) men have to be boring or safe. Make it class-based and don't pander to any particular racial demographic and you'll re-gain the youths.
  17. Dems never learn. Sure, keep doing the same things and see how that works out for the party.
  18. I'm guessing it happened in the power vacuum that followed the 2024 election https://punchbowl.news/wp-content/uploads/AOC-Shapiro.pdf
  19. If I'm wrong, I'd be thrilled. But I try to pay attention to these things and even I haven't come across any evidence that Buttigieg supports medicare for all, or any other programs that aren't means-tested beyond all recognition. The last I'd heard from him he was flirting with COVID shutdown opposition and suggesting that Joe Biden opened the border. That's weak Newsom shit.
  20. Even setting the McKinsey stuff aside, Americans are just done with neoliberalism, and unfortunately that's what Pete Buttigieg represents and hasn't repudiated. Nor could he ever convincingly repudiate it, at this point, because he's way too committed to it. He's a younger, male, Elizabeth Warren. America doesn't want that anymore, if they ever did. AOC became the defacto leader of the party for many reasons, but one of the biggest reasons is that she doesn't campaign like a neoliberal. Her policies are socialist-adjacent, which used to be disqualifying but now is an asset. People, not just young people, want socialism. They reward socialism at the polls. And they punish neoliberals, like the asshats who run the DNC who can't even allow a Palestinian to be heard for five fucking minutes, with apathy and third party votes. I like Pete, personally, and I know he could do the job and do it well, even if he and I don't see eye to eye on policy. But nominating him is like bringing caviar to a honky tonk. Just give the people what they want already, for the love of god.
  21. AOC is the defacto leader of the party, and I don't think she will run in 2028. Assuming the Dems can win in 2028 (a huge assumption) her next chance would be 2036, when she'll be like 50, or damn near 50. Will she still be a powerhouse at that time? Time will tell. Crockett, same deal. I don't think she has a chance to become president, but the House might not be her ceiling. That's why they're people to watch, but not viable nominees.
  22. You're right. Has he shown interest in the presidency? Only drawback is that he's not from a swing state (nor is he white, which could hurt his chances) Not gonna happen. The party needs them more than they need the party. GOP figured this out quick. Dems, not so much.
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