The Original Greaser Bob
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2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
Pete, Kamala, Gavin, Josh, Gretchen (Go Green Go White) there's a shitload and I realize it most certainly will be Kamala. Anyone who can address an abortion question by not pivoting to immigration. Anyone who can succinctly point out the structural barriers the republicans are building and want to build into democracy. Literally everyone one who was going to vote for Biden anyway will support them, literally everyone who was supporting Biden will be more energized by them, and literally every independent who is on the fence will think they are a better alternative than Biden. Was my fantasy two years ago, is my fantasy now, and is only a fantasy.
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2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
Justifiably right?
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2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
1) The media only cares about who is going to win. They've mistaken the idea that appearing to be non-biased requires them to focus on the winning and not the underlying mendacity and its dangers. 2) Maybe you should watch more MSNBC.
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2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
I'm not sure it matters in this one. But I'd gladly give up making a correlation is not causation argument if Biden wins.
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2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
That wasn't a fucking cold. I don't mind the argument that really shitty Biden is better than Trump, or even that a demented Biden is better than Trump, but the cold argument is aggy on injected-in-the-ass-steroids.
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2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
No matter who the Dem candidate could conceivably be, correct?
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2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
The voting public is much younger than that on average and almost 50% is as insane.
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The WAY too early June Presidential Debate thread
Again, I don't get this. The rule is to win the Presidency. If you believe a) the electorate is uniquely fucked up and is about to vote for a lying sack of shit b) you think this uniquely fucked up electorate is more likely to elect a handful of Dems not named Biden rather than Biden. Then you arguably should be screaming this from the mountaintops if you think it's a better strategy than sticking with Biden, because you don't have much time to get this ball rolling. And I do think that unless the polls show a huge drop, this yelling from the mountaintop will be damaging because Biden is going to refuse to drop out. (Not sure while I am using "from the mountaintop". It could be from anywhere.)
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The WAY too early June Presidential Debate thread
That's not the argument I'm making. They should go find a successful business person or celebrity who tells the truth and who respects others. Then they will do their best to limit the number of possible handicaps - Poor health, too old, lack of name recognition, ugly, poor speaker, etc. Biden had a big fucking handicap when the Dems nominated him last time. It worked out. They gambled on it again. But they could have cut a deal to make it a one term deal based on his age, and that didn't happen. It's okay. Arguably a reasonable bet. Sort of.
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The WAY too early June Presidential Debate thread
Okay, bad example. Spain from invading Russia. Just for the sea battles.
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The WAY too early June Presidential Debate thread
I wouldn't try to stop Greece from invading Turkey. Just for the shenanigans.
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The WAY too early June Presidential Debate thread
How is it the Dems fault if they lose? It's the same reason it's the fault of Texas if we lose to Washington in football. The fact that we live in a seemly unmatched period of stupidity just means it's a harder game for the Dems to play, but they still have to play it. Everyone went into this with an open mind that his age could be a problem. When I mentioned it a few months back I was excoriated because incumbency was such an important advantage. Dems might get outflanked on this one. Their fault. That's not to say that the game was even winnable in this environment - it might not be. But if policy truly doesn't matter because of the stupidity of the populace, you're taking a gamble by hoping policy alone wins out.
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The WAY too early June Presidential Debate thread
Sure, but ultimately, who cares? It WILL be the Dems fault if Donald Trump wins the Presidency again, just like it was the Dems fault that he won it the first time.
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2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
White Rock Lake was angry that day, my friends.
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2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
Age Concern Troll checking in. I missed the debate. (I'm trying to learn to sail. Snipe - what a stupid boat). I'm all in with the Dems on this one, so I'm fine with Joe, smokey Kamala, gay Pete, or the Californian.
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The WAY too early June Presidential Debate thread
Screw all that. I just want Pepe to score tonight.
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2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
And Dems aren't responding in kind.
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It's you or the kimchi.
So the last month or so I've been sucking down the Cleveland Kimchi. I add it to rice or green ramen. It's partly because I was reading about the health benefits but mostly because it tastes fantastic. Some canned fish, a little basmati and a handful of kimchi and you have a meal going. In any case, the wife says when she walks into the kitchen it makes her want to throw up. She says the kimchi is coming from my pores. She's says it's got to go. I don't think eating Korean on the outside is an option. We've been married a while and frankly its a close call but she does a great job of managing the bills, so the kimhci is going. Any banned foods in your house?
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The Supremes
- 2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
Cenotes.- Whatcha reading?
Bad Mexicans (2022) Would have liked a subtitle like "But Maybe One or Two are Good People" or "What's an Anarchist to Do When the Revolution's Over" I liked this. I did not know much about the turn of the century activity along the border, but it was very interesting and bloody. Pure narrative. Didn't know anything about the San Diego Plan or La Matanza. A good wide intro to the early thought leaders of the Mexican Revolution.- Texas Softball 2024 - Farewell to the Big 12 (and back to OKC?)
Switch to the Mavs?- 2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
Yeah, I think anyone who really thinks about policies or progress will do the right thing, but it certainly seems like it will all come down to whether someone's grocery bill is "about what they expect" or "higher than what they expect".- 2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
The only close precedent I see is Grover Cleveland. So since there is one, yeah, it's not close.- 2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
Or that people don't understand the negative aspects of staying the course. Wouldn't it be great if you and I could actually consider the alternative? That would be really cool. - 2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
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