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GopherRock

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  1. Guilty as charged. What surprised me was the speed and intensity at which the ranks closed around VP Harris, and the jolt of electricity it has given Democrats. I was worried about a freewheeling floor fight at the DNC, but in about 4 hours it was all over but the paperwork. Republicans getting caught completely flatfooted was strictly gravy.
  2. The last time there was this much energy and excitement on the left flank was January 2008, when Barack Obama beat Hillary in the Iowa caucus.
  3. The primary financier of the Minnesota GOP over the past decade is currently serving 21 years in federal prison for sex trafficking of minors, so it's not a surprise they've got no morals.
  4. Walz doesn't bring anything to the table that isn't already there, but it's nice to see his reputation noticed east of the St. Croix. It'd be a shame to lose him to the VP.
  5. This is why you defer or play defense first when you win the toss.
  6. That's where I was too. The leadership and rank-and-file of the Minnesota DFL are firmly on board. Lets fucking go!
  7. ...until they realize that Trump = Bibi.
  8. The fresh water condenser at Midway Island is broken down.
  9. https://apnews.com/article/france-le-pen-investigation-financing-election-b318d93e436e68b9471d13f4c6f374a3?utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter Fraud and forgery, among others.
  10. Unfortunately, both Nigel Farange and Jeremy Corbyn will be in the next Parliament.
  11. LBJ quit the race on March 31, 1968. The Democrats that weren't dying were at each others throat the rest of the way to the election. This let Richard Nixon, who had a long reputation as a shameless, opportunistic piece of shit, define himself as the law-and-order candidate and cruise to the win. The only way that Biden isn't the Democratic Party nominee is if he's dead.
  12. It's interesting to see the fates of the various right-wing parties around Europe. The right is back on the rise in Germany, Belgium, and France. Macron's snap election is an attempt to force their hand in France before they're ready. Meanwhile, across the Channel, the Tories are heading for a flogging so severe they may not even be His Majesty's Opposition.
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    Ask US citizens of Japanese descent whether or not citizenship saved them.
  14. No one is sleeping on the Senate, but this map is absolutely hideous. Defending in Ohio and Montana to hold a 50-50 split? Yuk. The only place to play offense is Florida, and that's because of the abortion referendum maybe having enough coattails to pick off Rick Scott. Cal Cunningham's inability to keep his pants zipped up has proven to be incredibly costly.
  15. Tories are heading for a paddlin'...
  16. The Germans have been doing that for 80 years, and they still can't completely clean out the rot. Somewhere around 1740, Grandpa GR would come ashore in the American sector with his artillery unit, and would alternate between sending arty shells and .30-06s at the krauts from Normandy to the heart of Germany. Two Bronze Stars. Never told a soul about any of it until the day he died. We didn't learn about any of it until we read his DD214. Somewhere in my house is a picture of him with his unit in the Ardennes Forest in February 1945. Watching the replays of the ceremonies, and dammit it's getting dusty in here.
  17. Because libertarians are Republicans first.
  18. The chief of the IDF already loudly proclaimed that Bibi has no strategic goals for the Gaza fiasco. Cleaning out Hamas in an area, then not having anything to replace them with so Hamas shows back up. As I said earlier, this whole fiasco must be viewed through the lens of Bibi holding onto power. And unfortunately, there aren't enough votes in the Knesset to force an early election.
  19. Remember how salty Michael Malone was after the Game 7 loss? One reason he was so mad is that you could hear the Wolves celebrating over his presser. Someone didn't think this through.
  20. Ladies and gentlemen, the Minnesota Republican Party! Amy Klobuchar has been an excellent Senator. It doesn't hurt that her seat has come up in blue wave environments. 2006: Dubya dragging down Republicans across the map. Gets elected despite being on the same ballot that elected Tim Pawlenty to a second term. 2012: This ballot had Obama at the top, and the anti-gay-marriage and Photo ID Required constitutional amendments. Both measures are rejected, with Obama and Klobuchar's blowout wins 2018: Blue wave. Klobuchar re-elected, Walz elected the first time. 2024: See the above Tweet. The only time the GOP has sent out a legitimate challenger was 06, with sitting Rep. Mark Kennedy. Otherwise it's been nothing but rotten, ends-blown-out tomato cans.
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