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  1. I’m a little non-plussed by Talarico simply because every time there’s a mention of him here a couple members of his fan club are overly quick to name him the new messiah of Texas Democrats, but the last thing I would be worried about is a sensible and decent person promoting sensible and decent political positions is somehow radicalizing your video feed. I’d expect him to be perfectly complementary to your cute animal videos.
  2. I thought the whole point of being a realtor was you can make a decent living AND have this lifestyle. Everyone I know who makes elite money in real estate/banking is a slave to the job.
  3. There is something ambitious, if possibly stupid, in chasing the Venn Diagram overlap voter who is prioritizing border security but also excited to vote for a Black Democrat against an incumbent. Unfortunately this race likely lacks the kind of profile that would justify it, but I’d love a New Yorker-style post election deep dive on the campaign- @Bozo_Casanova keeps finger pointing at staid Democratic consultants but I just can’t imagine anyone who does that for a living telling Allred “Everyone else is running on the economy, Trump, and abortion, but we think you should run on border security. Also, don’t ever mention your opponent that has some of the highest negatives of any senator alive.”
  4. I took my 7 year old but we’re in Madrid so all he could likely make out was “cabron” every 30 seconds. The violence was, to me, cartoonish enough that it wasn’t going to be taken seriously. Honestly I’m a little more concerned about movies like Godzilla that seem to trivialize the death of thousands so we can “let them fight” (in terms of programming for kids).
  5. Wrapped up is a little strong. I think there was an enthusiasm deficit amongst many evangelicals that was assuaged by the Pence selection. Which is kind of funny to write, because it’s probably the only time I’ve seen Pence and enthusiasm in the same sentence.
  6. LCHorn

    RIP Chuy's

    I do, too. It was a solid for the cost, had an unbelievable patio, and appeared to be fairly well managed. Austin has a plethora of food trucks and restaurants chasing Instagram glory-what it lacks is the basic “let’s eat out tonight” neighborhood joints and Shady Grove was perfect for that*. You end up with restaurants like El Dorado getting loved to death. *they also frequently had live music or showed old movies on their projector, both of which lent themselves to the cool bohemian charm of yore.
  7. I like the Ferguson trade more than Kikuchi. Kikuchi stats look like what a fully weaponized Whitley as a starter might look like. Lots of strikeout because of stuff but lots of homers because he plays the game with fear and ignorance.
  8. I’d like to keep Kelly exactly where he is, personally. I kind of feel the same about Shapiro and I know nothing about Waltz. Shapiro, in particular, can help entrench Democrats in subordinate roles after 2 full terms as governor.
  9. It’s impossible to hear unless you speak parseltongue.
  10. It ain’t persuading any independents, though. I think this is NOT going to be a turn out the base election. It’s going to be about reassuring a small sliver of GOP traditionalists likes @Bozo_Casanova’s FIL that Kamala can be both appealing to minorities and younger voters AND have a resume and values that historically they’d find friendly if her name was Elizabeth or Susan.
  11. Agree with this-I suspect Biden’s handlers found themselves backed into allowing more public appearances by their candidate, who hadn’t realized just how sheltered he had been until the post debate reaction. It just kind of lined up in the way you hoped it would go-“Well, Mr President, if you still feel fit for the job and the public perception improves then our problem is solved. If it reinforces that of the debate and numbers continue to decline, well that solves a problem, too.” Biden is no master strategist on this-it was all just beautiful chaos but no less remarkable for lacking a guiding hand. I’m also a little hopeful that the previous Harris criticism that she’s a bad people manager is at least somewhat tempered by inheriting Biden campaign staff.
  12. I just don’t see anyone spending time on this. The attorneys for the Trump campaign are going to remind Trump that he’s successfully avoided federal prosecution for three years and he thinks he’s going to get action on something this hazy and of this magnitude in three months?
  13. There‘s no way Biden had time to organize anyone. If it looks that way it’s just a testament to how popular opinion had organized around his potential withdrawal.
  14. Not sure why you’re picking on Americans here…
  15. Pos rep for a good post five days ago, neg rep for calling scoreboard. And speaking of predictions, I expect rather than a blitz primary, all of the potential contenders will have endorsed Harris in the next 24 hours.
  16. Not picking on you, but do you really think the problem in the electorate is that they just need someone to explain “how shit is broken”?
  17. This is, I think, the main consequence of delaying the inevitable, and it’s that the GOP donor class has gotten excited over the prospect of facing a weak candidate. I doubt it’s useful for getting Trump votes but the money is going to get spent hammering every flub made by the Democratic nominee.
  18. If I might share some of the hope that belied my prediction (mostly lifted from the Pod Save America boys) that Biden would ultimately withdraw from the race (I think he would resign, too-it’s the only way to be seen as a kingmaker, but that remains to be seen), it’s that Harris or Dem X is going to have the opportunity to have all of the media’s attention. I share with @Bozo_Casanova in an affinity for a Harris/Whitmer ticket (though he may have moved on by now), really like a Harris/Beshear ticket, and frankly all of the versions discussed are kind of exciting. I’m even onboard for a blitz primary, and if it ends up Newsome or whoever I think they keep the Biden 2020 coalition together and reinvigorate it with some the 70% of Americans who know Biden is too old. And isn’t that what Democrats are begging for, anyway? Give us something to excite us? I’ll add that (and I think it’s something @mdmost wrote about ten pages ago that started me thinking about this but I may owe the idea to another poster) I think we are attributing a great deal of credit to Biden for programs passed under his administration that are the culmination of lots of Democratic wish list items kind of coming together at once. The efforts made toward green energy and infrastructure are big successes, I’ve read, but in the early going I don’t see the results (which is fine, I’m glad the government is making plans that might not come to fruition for a decade or two) and it seems like it’s bad manners to judge them with a healthy skepticism until there’s a real improvement in those areas. Anyway, my point is we may, ten years hence, look back at the Biden presidency and wonder why we were fucking around with solar panels and bridges while gender and minority rights became increasingly under threat and too little was done to address the anti-democratic practices of the GOP.
  19. I’ve been trying to keep up with this thread while traveling for the last week and the biggest recurring conflict appears to be @troph’s refusal to admit that Biden needs to step down. @troph, have you come around?
  20. This-all her support came from highly educated middle aged white people who default into “if the other side just gets hits in the face with logic and facts they’ll compromise.” Unfortunately that’s not what the greater electorate was seeking.
  21. I don’t know if you’ve been to Chuy’s post Covid but Olive Garden quality would be something of an upgrade* *note I’ve not actually been to an Olive Garden since the ‘90’s.
  22. I think what he’s saying is what can be, unburdened by what has been.
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