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Posted
13 minutes ago, Okie State said:

Gore/Kerry were a beating.

If Kerry wasn’t the first person I ever voted for I wouldn’t remember his name. 

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54 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Little bit of a bone to pick with this -

I’m not sure how you can say Beshear (elected in 2019 as governor) is not ready for prime time but Shapiro seemingly is (governor since 2022)? I think both should be “high risk/high reward - ready for prime time?”

Walz and Beshear have both been governors since 2019. Walz was in the House of Reps before that.

Walz and Kelly are the two with the most national experience (Senate and Rep). Walz, Beshear and Cooper have the most executive experience (6.5 years as governor, 5.5 years as governor, 8.5 years as governor, respectively)

Shapiro and Pete (god love him) are probably the least experienced for the position - 2 years as governor and mayor/cabinet secretary (not one of the big ones) 

Walz gives you national legislative experience, executive experience, military background, he was a teacher and he’s backed up the talk with the walk. Like someone said, he looks like your favorite Uncle, and not in a Tim Kaine way, but a comfortable way. 

The other thing is that if media appearances have been any bit of an audition, Walz, Pete and Beshear have knocked it out of the park. Haven’t seen much from Cooper or Kelly on TV. 

Always bringing the knowledge. 

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22 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Feels like the Dems have gone in cycles 

Clinton was cool

Gore/Kerry were boring 

Obama was cool

Hillary/Biden were boring 

Kamala is cool 

Kamala isn’t cool if we are being honest.  She has nowhere near the charisma of Barack or Bill.  What’s fuckin cool is the unity we are seeing behind her.  She is cool by proxy.

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Posted
1 minute ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

so this dipshit is just gonna do whatever he wants. at some point can SS step in and say no? who is paying for the extra security?

 

Kristen Bell Idk GIF by Team Coco

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1 minute ago, Snake Diggity said:

 

Kamala isn’t cool if we are being honest.  She has nowhere near the charisma of Barack or Bill.  What’s fuckin cool is the unity we are seeing behind her.  She is cool by proxy.

Oh, she passes the “would you like to hang out and have a drink with him/her” test.  I’ll bet she’s a fucking gas.

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Posted
47 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

Gotta think there’s a non zero chance those people are going to get a Molotov cocktail thrown in them. 


read the article about the guys from the villages that ran and won county board seats to fight unfair fees  

they’re lucky to be alive, and the state would have covered it up 

https://theintercept.com/2023/02/05/ron-desantis-florida-villages-oren-miller/

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Posted
20 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

I'm 61, have a (nearly) full head of black hair with a little snow on the temples, and I wouldn't touch botox or fillers.  Am I a unicorn?

You sound absolutely Faaaaabuloooouuus!

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Posted
55 minutes ago, Pancho said:

I’d like to know this answer as well…

 

The secret plan is they have Sidney Powell on retainer and have already booked prime press conference real estate at the Four Seasons in Philadelphia.

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First heard about Walz after his free meals for school kids act. But the more I hear about him the more I like him as #1 VP option, Cooper would be my 2nd choice. 

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Posted

Definitely, but do you think that Trump 1) appreciates the difference between firing a SoD and firing a VP a few weeks after the convention; 2) perceives any kind of personal fault for doing so?

Your argument is logical and reasoned, which is why it is irrelevant to what Trump might do.

Check:Vance comes out of the closet in an attempt to secure LBGT support

Checkmate: Kamala counters by announcing Pete as her running mate
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Posted
6 hours ago, South Austin said:

Random question: Has anyone ever heard Donald Trump laugh?

It’s impossible to hear unless you speak parseltongue.

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Posted
3 hours ago, Js1 said:

 

Good post

This woman is a badass. Not scared to tell 2A weirdos to fuck right off.  Hell of an organizer and will happily glove up and dig in to make America a better place.   

She has my admiration and respect.

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Posted
I think any of the VP candidates that seem to be rising to the top would do a great job on policy talking points, and any of Shapiro, Walz, and Kelly can help shore up a needed demographic for Harris.
But we need more than an attack dog who calls out Trump and Vance for their bullshit lies and undemocratic, cruel policies. We need a guy who can plainly and repeatedly call them out for what they are – a couple of fucking weirdos. 
To borrow the label de jour, this is a vibe election. Harris is already capturing a vibe, and she needs a VP who is skilled at continuously pointing out that Trump and Vance are just a couple of weirdos, and weirdos are bad for the highest offices in our national leadership.
Walz and Shapiro seem like they would be masters at that. Kelly? I’m not sure.

As an Arizonan I think Kelly is great.

But I’m not sure he has the charisma for this.
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This is magical:

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No one can be allowed to impede a gathering, huh? I mean…except treasonous insurrectionists trying to break up a convened Congress so it can’t perform its Constitutional duty to count votes…in that case, it’s totally cool to impede and try to murder the VP, and if anyone was convicted for that, we should pardon them.

Party of treason. 100%, not even 1% pro-American anymore.

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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.

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Posted (edited)
6 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Lock down the brown vote !

 

Shame she is wrong. Barbacoa, raw onion, cilantro. 
 

ps I hope you north Austin peeps hit up papalote tacos on occasion for the barbacoa, the lengua, the carnitas, and their other stuff.  Even their veggie tacos are good. 

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Posted
5 minutes ago, LCHorn said:

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.

Kelly can keep that seat as long as he wants it. Shapiro is young enough to run in 28/32.  I think Cooper’s best role might be to try and grab that 2026 senate seat in NC since Tillis may not run again. He should run for it regardless. 

Walz is probably the strongest. Beshear is kind of doomed bc of Kentucky - he’s not gonna win a race to take Mitch’s seat when it’s open and he can’t run for governor again. 

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42 minutes ago, Snake Diggity said:

 

Kamala isn’t cool if we are being honest.  She has nowhere near the charisma of Barack or Bill.  What’s fuckin cool is the unity we are seeing behind her.  She is cool by proxy.

So... when she wins, you're going to see a lot of black women in Pink and Green lose their minds (in a great way). It'll be very cool.

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Posted
16 minutes ago, South Austin said:

I think any of the VP candidates that seem to be rising to the top would do a great job on policy talking points, and any of Shapiro, Walz, and Kelly can help shore up a needed demographic for Harris.

But we need more than an attack dog who calls out Trump and Vance for their bullshit lies and undemocratic, cruel policies. We need a guy who can plainly and repeatedly call them out for what they are – a couple of fucking weirdos. 

To borrow the label de jour, this is a vibe election. Harris is already capturing a vibe, and she needs a VP who is skilled at continuously pointing out that Trump and Vance are just a couple of weirdos, and weirdos are bad for the highest offices in our national leadership.

Walz and Shapiro seem like they would be masters at that. Kelly? I’m not sure.

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Posted
12 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Lock down the brown vote !

 

 

7 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Shame she is wrong. Barbacoa, raw onion, cilantro. 
 

ps I hope you north Austin peeps hit up papalote tacos on occasion for the barbacoa, the lengua, the carnitas, and their other stuff.  Even their veggie tacos are good. 

Lulz what? 

1) Carne asada

Huge gap

2) Barabcoa 

3) Al Pastor 

 

She fucking lost my vote 

 

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Posted

By the polls the EC is 216-219 with 8 steps up for grabs to varying degrees.  Harris’ VP pick needs to be whoever increases her odds of capturing 54 more EV the most.  From the folks mentioned:

Kelly:

pluses: could be the deciding factor in AZ.  Very high Q score who could help with suburbanites and/or never Trumpers.

minuses: boring.  Unlikely to bring out young people or minorities, whose turnout will likely decide the election.

 

Shapiro:

pluses: could be the deciding factor in PA.  Very intelligent, effective politician.  Young.

minuses: could turn off pro-Palestinians.  Unlikely to sway suburbanites.  Unknown how he would impact young voters and minorities.


Walz:

pluses: probably locks down MN.  Very effective politician.  Folksy guy who will appeal to midwesterners (MN, MI, WI, rural/western PA).

minuses: might seem old.  Harris can probably win MN without him on the ticket.  Unlikely to motivate young voters and minorities.

Beshear:

pluses: Young, high Q score, knows how to appeal to voters as a blue candidate in a red state, so could help in AZ, NC, WI, and GA.  Effective politician.

minuses: doesn’t guarantee a swing state.  Not sure a white dude from Kentucky is going to help drive blacks in Atlanta or latinos in AZ to the polls.

Posted
5 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

This is great news, get out the vote (especially new voters) !!!!

 

Good to see, keeping Arizona and Georgia blue make the Electoral math significantly easier. Seeing Florida on there is interesting. It still blows my mind to think Bush won it twice, Obama won Florida twice, but Trump won it twice. Maybe it continues the pattern and flips blue in 24/28.

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Posted
Just now, Pato del Muerto said:

In less enthusiastic about eating baby goat. 

Best tamales I ever had were when I lived on south riverside. Lady was selling them door to door and I bought a dozen. One had a tooth in it. It was small and from a herbivore so probably either from a baby goat or a human. I tell myself it was baby goat

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Posted
3 minutes ago, Snake Diggity said:

Beshear:

I’d also mention he’s quite progressive. His defense of trans kids IN KENTUCKY was quite something.

He is headlining a rally on Monday in Atlanta. Will be interesting to see the turnout and reception for him 

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Posted
2 minutes ago, Dutchrudder said:

Good to see, keeping Arizona and Georgia blue make the Electoral math significantly easier. Seeing Florida on there is interesting. It still blows my mind to think Bush won it twice, Obama won Florida twice, but Trump won it twice. Maybe it continues the pattern and flips blue in 24/28.

Would make things so much easier for Florida to reject him. Feels like there are too many rednecks, though. 

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3 minutes ago, Sawbonz said:

Best tamales I ever had were when I lived on south riverside. Lady was selling them door to door and I bought a dozen. One had a tooth in it. It was small and from a herbivore so probably either from a baby goat or a human. I tell myself it was baby goat


Texas has enough votes to swing blue, have to get out the non traditional voters 

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17 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

ps I hope you north Austin peeps hit up papalote tacos on occasion for the barbacoa, the lengua, the carnitas, and their other stuff.  Even their veggie tacos are good. 

Isn't it on South Lamar?  Different joint?

Posted (edited)
1 hour ago, cactusflinthead said:

Where has this Democratic Party been all my life?

FIGHT

I was gonna say the last Democrat I remember with scrap in him was George Wallace, but maybe that doesn't help.

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The espelling, she is har'.
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Posted
4 minutes ago, Sawbonz said:

Best tamales I ever had were when I lived on south riverside. Lady was selling them door to door and I bought a dozen. One had a tooth in it. It was small and from a herbivore so probably either from a baby goat or a human. I tell myself it was baby goat

I edited out that typo right after I posted, so you really threaded the needle with your page loading. 

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