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Aug 29, 2018 4:50 AM
#1
The “Blue Wave” is a term being used right now that denotes how Democrats are looking good to retaking Congress come the 2018 Midterm Elections. Initially it looked like only the House was up for grabs...but now even the SENATE looks like it can turn Blue! All of this is VERY CRUCIAL for Democrats (and if you dislike Trump) since they will be the DIRECT opposition to Trump in his remaining 2 years...hopefully stopping EVERY bit of legislation the fucking idiot wants to do. And of course IF Trumpis found to have done all of his criminal activities by the numerous investigations he’s part of...the Democrats will most certainly be the only ones in support of Impeachment! Having said all of this...one should also take note that more “Progressive” Democrats are winning primaries. The most notable one was Alexandria Occasio Cortes who shocked the nation by beating a strong incumbent in her NY district. And last night in Florida we had another big shock with Andrew Gillum winning the Florida Governor primary for the Democrats...another big Progressive who beat the Establishment wing of the Democrats. November is going to be VERY interesting. And if you’re American and you can’t take the buffonary and non-stop embarrassment that is Trump...I suggest you VOTE...because for once the midterms are VERY important! |
Aug 29, 2018 5:05 AM
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You forgot Chelsea Manning is running for senate in Maryland. A whistleblower in senate would be fun to see. |
Aug 29, 2018 5:16 AM
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^Trump is a fucking fascist, I didn’t use that term at the beginning, but he is your classic fascist all the way. And people wonder why fascists like the Alt-Right love him...it truly is unreal. And again...look at the insane narcissistic behavior “people won’t vote if I’m not on the ballot, and I’m not on the ballot”. Jesus fucking Christ!! |
Aug 29, 2018 7:52 AM
#5
So in the end, Trump being president has given the democrats prob the best chance they have had in decades of getting senate control. |
Aug 29, 2018 9:00 AM
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I think it'll be interesting for sure to see how events play out. Though it's a possibility, I don't think it will be easy. Establishment Democrats, or Corporate Democrats, simply will not win anymore. Barring the odd couple of seats, I don't see them ever pulling a majority out of their hat again. Progressive Democrats will have a better opportunity, especially thanks in part to Bernie Sanders and the effects his campaigning had on the party has a whole. The real key here is if the Democrats continue to use any of the regressive rhetoric that disgraced Hillary Clinton. They can't use identity politics anymore. And, to be honest, I haven't seen very much shifting on their side to show that they won't. |
Aug 29, 2018 10:21 AM
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Republicans are going to win big in November. The Democrats are so strapped for funds and so devoid of political talent that I don't even think they could mount effective campaigns to get 50% of the house, not at this point. At most the Dems can pick up a few seats, but all of the momentum and funds are going to the Republicans. Most of the political talent is joining the Republican Party or going DINO if they absolutely need to run as a Democrat for their seat. What use would there be to running as the minority party that can't get donor bux? The Dems are going to be stuck with the castoffs who couldn't make it in the Rethuglicans and the rare socdem that runs in conservative areas that is never going to win. It's a recipe for a permanent minority party, and it's not even close if you know anything about American politics. Sorry, I'm just not seeing any factors that lead to a Democratic win. The only thing the Democrats have to bank on are telling themselves the minority party always gains seats in midterms or other such canards that have been disproven over and over again (look at the results since 1994, the ruling party gained seats about half the time and lost very little ground in the other situations, and 1994 was the culmination of a long-term backlash against the liberal order that was obvious - the only reason Bill Clinton won was because of Perot). Democrats haven't changed their message, haven't found some untapped well of political talent, and all of the reasons the Midwest and recently-Republican held areas went Republican haven't changed. Couple this with lower turnout and you have to be kidding me if you think Democrats are going to gain a single seat without losing some of their currently held territory. If all debates come down tow stopping Russia then Republicans will win because they will more quickly play the giving up freedoms for national security card. Which is the end stage of all this, after Mueller exonorates Trump he will then demand Congress enact censorship or something similar because of a supposed foreign threat like he did after 9/11. Congress will unanimously pass it and Trump will get a whole slate of new powers overnight. |
Ne93Aug 29, 2018 7:41 PM
Aug 29, 2018 2:20 PM
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Are they going to blame China next come election time? |
Aug 29, 2018 2:28 PM
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--ALEX-- said: ^Trump is a fucking fascist, I didn’t use that term at the beginning, but he is your classic fascist all the way. And people wonder why fascists like the Alt-Right love him...it truly is unreal. And again...look at the insane narcissistic behavior “people won’t vote if I’m not on the ballot, and I’m not on the ballot”. Jesus fucking Christ!! okay come on i'm as far left as they come but it's clear he's not "warning violence" he's trying to discredit the left by calling them violent why reach like this when there's so much other shit to hit trump on |
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Aug 29, 2018 2:49 PM
#12
Oh, Trump, being Trump as usual. |
Aug 29, 2018 3:37 PM
#13
Yeah...I hate to admit it but Trump will be president until 2024. Best to just make peace with that now, because the Dems don't have a chance. |
Aug 29, 2018 4:15 PM
#14
The Blue Wave is dumb. I hope this country burns down. OP, you literally defended McCain then call Trump a fascist. That's very logical. |
Three things cannot be long hidden.. ...the s u n, the m oo n, and the tr u th. |
Aug 29, 2018 4:34 PM
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I thought Ocasio Cortez was a socialist who really didn't know much about politics and won against an opponent who has been in charge for several terms and didn't campaign at all...and less than 20% of the district voted or smth like that. Not sure if she is fit to be the new face of the Dems. I also feel like Republicans are gonna win, approval rates for Trump are going up and more people are flocking to the right thanks to idpolitics, social media tyranny and Trump Derangement Syndrome. But then again, the Dems also thought they were gonna destroy Trump in 2016 and the opposite happened, so idk, maybe all that fanaticism will actually encourage more lefties to go vote. But I doubt they'll win. |
Aug 29, 2018 5:38 PM
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Zees said: I thought Ocasio Cortez was a socialist who really didn't know much about politics and won against an opponent who has been in charge for several terms and didn't campaign at all...and less than 20% of the district voted or smth like that. Not sure if she is fit to be the new face of the Dems. I also feel like Republicans are gonna win, approval rates for Trump are going up and more people are flocking to the right thanks to idpolitics, social media tyranny and Trump Derangement Syndrome. But then again, the Dems also thought they were gonna destroy Trump in 2016 and the opposite happened, so idk, maybe all that fanaticism will actually encourage more lefties to go vote. But I doubt they'll win. Ocasio is not a socialist and even distances herself from that label all the time. Democratic Socialists of America is still part of the Democrat Party, which is highly capitalist. It's just a faction of progressive Dems rebranding is all. There are individuals in the DSA that may be socialists, but they're not represented in Congress or the media. To simplify.. Democrats say: "I care about the common folk." But they serve the interests of the rich and advocate for war. Democratic Socialists say: "I care about the common folk." But the faction of the party actually does reform some things for the people yet still advocates for war. It's basically Europe 2.0, which isn't even socialist. |
Three things cannot be long hidden.. ...the s u n, the m oo n, and the tr u th. |
Aug 29, 2018 5:53 PM
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^ Don't you mean Democratic Cops of America? Rapone is an Army Ranger who writes papers on why Gramsci says you should support (the US Army intervention in) Kurdistan |
Aug 29, 2018 6:12 PM
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The ongoing Russian probe is going to end Trump first and he would be too busy trying not to drop the soap by the time the midterm elections starts lol. |
Aug 29, 2018 6:13 PM
#19
--ALEX-- said: Trump is not a fascist.^Trump is a fucking fascist, I didn’t use that term at the beginning, but he is your classic fascist all the way. Believe me. I wish he was. |
Aug 29, 2018 6:31 PM
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personally i have doubts that this blue wave is coming since the conservatives are in the drivers seat right now i also see Trump winning again in 2020 and hopefully (but unfortunately) another world economic crisis will happen (thus the boom and bust cycle of capitalism repeats) |
Aug 30, 2018 4:26 AM
#21
Bobby2Hands said: Yeah...I hate to admit it but Trump will be president until 2024. Best to just make peace with that now, because the Dems don't have a chance. The ONLY reason a moderate/independent voter might vote for him is because of the FALSE notion that the U.S economy is doing good thanks to Trump...that is literally it. But an informed voter can easily look up that unemployment has been trending downwards long before Trump took office. Same goes for “new jobs”, that had been trending upwards long before Trump. Obama left the U.S economy looking pretty well. But let’s just see what a huge disaster that new Tax Cut is once your average American sees that it only benefits corporations and richest Americans. The trade War Trump has been doing is yet ANOTHER disaster waiting to hit the American populace. And anyone with any sense can see Trump doesn’t know what he’s doing. Constantly getting rid of his staff, when he brags about “getting the best people”. Constantly bitching about the media...as if he’s the first president ever to get criticized! Constantly EMBARRASSING the United States with his incoherent twitter rants! NO. I’d like to think people CAN and WILL come to their senses and not make the same mistake. Remember, it wasn’t that Trump won the 2016 Election...it was that Hillary LOST it! She wins the popular vote, but loses the Electoral vote because she is so goddamn hated by people! A lot of people voted for Trump just so it wouldn’t be Hillary. Come 2020...one can hope someone like Bernie will WIN the DNC nomination...a man who is actually popular and has populace policies! Such as the crazy notion that Medicare (which ALL seniors seem to love!) should be for EVERYONE! |
Aug 30, 2018 4:31 AM
#22
Zees said: I thought Ocasio Cortez was a socialist who really didn't know much about politics and won against an opponent who has been in charge for several terms and didn't campaign at all...and less than 20% of the district voted or smth like that. Not sure if she is fit to be the new face of the Dems. I also feel like Republicans are gonna win, approval rates for Trump are going up and more people are flocking to the right thanks to idpolitics, social media tyranny and Trump Derangement Syndrome. But then again, the Dems also thought they were gonna destroy Trump in 2016 and the opposite happened, so idk, maybe all that fanaticism will actually encourage more lefties to go vote. But I doubt they'll win. Trump’s approval rating is 44% at best. Who in their right mind thinks that’s good?!? Well I guess Trump and his supporters...which says a lot. Whatever, doesn’t matter tho..,let’s just wait and see. |
Aug 30, 2018 4:59 AM
#23
The fact that blue is associated with the left (or, well, Democrats are actually neo-liberals, but they're labelled as left-wing for some reason) and red associated with the right in Murica cracks me up every time |
Nico- said: Conversations with people pinging/quoting me to argue about some old post I wrote years ago will not be entertained@Comic_Sans oh no y arnt ppl dieing i need more ppl dieing rly gud plot avansement jus liek tokyo ghoul if erbudy dies amirite |
Aug 30, 2018 5:30 AM
#24
Comic_Sans said: The fact that blue is associated with the left (or, well, Democrats are actually neo-liberals, but they're labelled as left-wing for some reason) and red associated with the right in Murica cracks me up every time I assume because a lot of “leftists” lean towards the Socialist side and that has commonly been red? I guess that is ironic. I personally want to say that I’ve renewed my “liberal” label and will proudly wear that label from now on. But even as a liberal I’m still a capitalist...a capitalist who believes we live in a society that SHOULD help each other out in terms of big things like health care. I don’t think that’s a radical notion...although to our Right-Wing friends...I’m basically Stalin to them, wanting communism or something ridiculous. When in reality, I think competition is a great thing, one SHOULD work hard to succeed, and yeah...I like buying things. I will put this video as a great source of someone who can see the flaws of capitalism but doesn’t want to destroy it or whatever. |
Aug 30, 2018 6:21 AM
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Aug 30, 2018 6:34 AM
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--ALEX-- said: Contrapoints is an autogynephilic lolcow opportunist who used to make Skeptic style videos (e.g. criticizing Islam) and now panders to identity politicians and champagne communists, that being said, his non-gender/culture related videos are occasionally okay.I assume because a lot of “leftists” lean towards the Socialist side and that has commonly been red? I guess that is ironic. I personally want to say that I’ve renewed my “liberal” label and will proudly wear that label from now on. But even as a liberal I’m still a capitalist...a capitalist who believes we live in a society that SHOULD help each other out in terms of big things like health care. I don’t think that’s a radical notion...although to our Right-Wing friends...I’m basically Stalin to them, wanting communism or something ridiculous. When in reality, I think competition is a great thing, one SHOULD work hard to succeed, and yeah...I like buying things. I will put this video as a great source of someone who can see the flaws of capitalism but doesn’t want to destroy it or whatever. |
Nico- said: Conversations with people pinging/quoting me to argue about some old post I wrote years ago will not be entertained@Comic_Sans oh no y arnt ppl dieing i need more ppl dieing rly gud plot avansement jus liek tokyo ghoul if erbudy dies amirite |
Aug 30, 2018 8:10 AM
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sekai- said: --ALEX-- said: ^Trump is a fucking fascist, I didn’t use that term at the beginning, but he is your classic fascist all the way. And people wonder why fascists like the Alt-Right love him...it truly is unreal. And again...look at the insane narcissistic behavior “people won’t vote if I’m not on the ballot, and I’m not on the ballot”. Jesus fucking Christ!! okay come on i'm as far left as they come but it's clear he's not "warning violence" he's trying to discredit the left by calling them violent why reach like this when there's so much other shit to hit trump on It's not actually reaching there though. Maybe you didn't pay attention enough since his regular word salad is often hard to caitch. His words there have multiple effects. It's not just an attempt to discredit which is evident in how out of place the words are about antifa which has nothing do with voting or congress. It's also and primarily an attempt to scare people into voting for people he wants in congress by claiming congress will be "violent" if it's made of mostly democrats. What he said heavily implies republicans will be persecuted with violence by congress if the republicans lose congress. So it is indeed warning of violence. It's so stupid a claim so either he is that delisional or hes so manipulative he knows he can get away with saying an a dem controlled congress will be violent, knowing what people associate the word with then many weeks or a few months later say it wasn't literal violence he meant to get himself off the hook and his blind faith followers will lap it up. |
Aug 30, 2018 8:25 AM
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Comic_Sans said: Contrapoints is an autogynephilic lolcow opportunist who used to make Skeptic style videos (e.g. criticizing Islam) and now panders to identity politicians and champagne communists, that being said, his non-gender/culture related videos are occasionally okay. Leftism: not even once. |
Aug 30, 2018 10:08 AM
#29
-Placeholder- said: Comic_Sans said: Contrapoints is an autogynephilic lolcow opportunist who used to make Skeptic style videos (e.g. criticizing Islam) and now panders to identity politicians and champagne communists, that being said, his non-gender/culture related videos are occasionally okay. Leftism: not even once. Lol, cuz Contra is a tranny? Plz. Believe it or not, not all trannys are even "leftist"......Blair White for example is a tranny and he/she is conservative as fuck! I mean, it's fucking stupid considering how much your average conservative disapproves of Trannys and whatnot, but it's true. Hell, Milo (Pedophile) Yiannapolis is a Gay Jew ultra conservative! |
Aug 30, 2018 12:09 PM
#30
Comic_Sans said: Contrapoints is an autogynephilic lolcow opportunist who used to make Skeptic style videos (e.g. criticizing Islam) and now panders to identity politicians and champagne communists, that being said, his non-gender/culture related videos are occasionally okay. Contra's videos on the alt right are pretty funny, but yeah, other than that, we have some dissenting opinions. I'd still rather hear contra talk than some greasy alt righter, though. |
Aug 30, 2018 12:16 PM
#31
The blue wave is definitely coming, if you're referring to the one in the Pacific ocean that drowns all the neolibs, neocons, and leftists once we throw them from helicopters! |
Aug 30, 2018 3:19 PM
#32
ContraPoints is a light political entertainment. There is no substance to his work, it's just something for people to look at for visuals' sake, as most things of youtube, instead of watching some series on TV, and go back to their lives. Almost no-one is affected by it anyway. In fact, all people who watch any of it maintain their convictions at all times. People can be persuaded en masse when the message touches their material life (I.e. explaining medical reform to a person that deals with insurance/seeking treatment), or when it is deeply personalized only. Thus, Contrapoints takes it too much up his ass. He does not convince anyone of anything, but simply does a late night comedy. I wanna see Contrapoints debate Jim Profit though, the only person banned by Moot. MODERATORS ARE THE REAL TERRORISTS |
Aug 30, 2018 3:41 PM
#33
There will be no blue wave. These "progressive" candidates and their extreme left views will ensure that the republicans strengthen their hold on congress. |
Aug 30, 2018 3:42 PM
#34
Comic_Sans said: --ALEX-- said: Contrapoints is an autogynephilic lolcow opportunist who used to make Skeptic style videos (e.g. criticizing Islam) and now panders to identity politicians and champagne communists, that being said, his non-gender/culture related videos are occasionally okay.I assume because a lot of “leftists” lean towards the Socialist side and that has commonly been red? I guess that is ironic. I personally want to say that I’ve renewed my “liberal” label and will proudly wear that label from now on. But even as a liberal I’m still a capitalist...a capitalist who believes we live in a society that SHOULD help each other out in terms of big things like health care. I don’t think that’s a radical notion...although to our Right-Wing friends...I’m basically Stalin to them, wanting communism or something ridiculous. When in reality, I think competition is a great thing, one SHOULD work hard to succeed, and yeah...I like buying things. I will put this video as a great source of someone who can see the flaws of capitalism but doesn’t want to destroy it or whatever. compared to the faggyness that is destiny, every other lolcow is an amateur. |
Oh maybe, maybe it's the clothes we wear The tasteless bracelets and the dye in our hair Or maybe, maybe it's our nowhere towns or our nothing places But we're trash, you and me We're the litter on the breeze We're the lovers on the streets Just trash, me and you It's in everything we do It's in everything we do |
Aug 30, 2018 3:50 PM
#35
Yomiyuki said: Who, Destiny Price?compared to the faggyness that is destiny, every other lolcow is an amateur. |
Nico- said: Conversations with people pinging/quoting me to argue about some old post I wrote years ago will not be entertained@Comic_Sans oh no y arnt ppl dieing i need more ppl dieing rly gud plot avansement jus liek tokyo ghoul if erbudy dies amirite |
Aug 30, 2018 6:53 PM
#36
Comic_Sans said: Yomiyuki said: Who, Destiny Price?compared to the faggyness that is destiny, every other lolcow is an amateur. world-renowned incest advocate and youtube streamer. |
Oh maybe, maybe it's the clothes we wear The tasteless bracelets and the dye in our hair Or maybe, maybe it's our nowhere towns or our nothing places But we're trash, you and me We're the litter on the breeze We're the lovers on the streets Just trash, me and you It's in everything we do It's in everything we do |
Aug 30, 2018 7:08 PM
#37
jennicide said: There will be no blue wave. These "progressive" candidates and their extreme left views will ensure that the republicans strengthen their hold on congress. why would i want boomer fags like lindsay graham to keep a hold on anything? |
Oh maybe, maybe it's the clothes we wear The tasteless bracelets and the dye in our hair Or maybe, maybe it's our nowhere towns or our nothing places But we're trash, you and me We're the litter on the breeze We're the lovers on the streets Just trash, me and you It's in everything we do It's in everything we do |
Aug 31, 2018 4:17 AM
#38
Yomiyuki said: I don’t either, they need to be voted out as well.jennicide said: There will be no blue wave. These "progressive" candidates and their extreme left views will ensure that the republicans strengthen their hold on congress. why would i want boomer fags like lindsay graham to keep a hold on anything? |
Sep 3, 2018 1:37 PM
#39
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/any-old-blue-just-wont-do-insurgents-seek-to-topple-more-democratic-veterans-in-september-primaries/2018/09/01/85e26eee-aca3-11e8-a8d7-0f63ab8b1370_story.html Ayanna Pressley’s rationale for unseating a 20-year incumbent was simple, starting with what Rep. Michael E. Capuano has done right. Yes, the Democratic congressman had voted the right way nearly all of the time. Sure, he’d resisted President Trump. “A progressive voting record in the most progressive seat in the country is not enough,” Pressley said recently at a small canvass launch that quickly took over most of a coffee shop. “This district deserves bold, activist leadership! The only way we can beat the hate coming out from Washington is not with a vote — it’s with a movement!” Pressley, a 44-year-old Boston City Council member with a long political résumé, was long expected to make a play for higher office. Her race against Capuano, a well-liked liberal and leading antiwar voice in his party, has created an expensive and divisive race in a seat Republicans have not contested since 1998. “Some people want to snap their fingers and get whatever they want,” Capuano said in an interview after stopping by a block party organized by mothers of gun violence victims. “So do I. But I haven’t had that experience any place in my life.” As the primary season winds to an end, with five Northeastern states voting from Sept. 4 to Sept. 13, Massachusetts’s 7th District is one of a dozen battlefields for the Democratic Party’s future. In four of September’s five primary states — Massachusetts, Delaware, Rhode Island and New York — efforts are underway to dismantle the party establishment, starting with long-tenured politicians who first took power when compromises with the right were more routine. Democrats who are used to locking up endorsements and rolling into November are being challenged on decades-old votes, or their slowness to embrace reform, or why they haven’t been more visible in the Trump era. The same dynamic is playing out in open seats, where candidates are often debating who can provide the brightest, loudest contrast to Republicans. “Anyone who represents this district is going to vote the right way on what gets to the floor,” said Andre Green, 37, a Somerville school committee member who is backing Pressley. “I want leaders who will change what actually gets to the floor.” The Pressley-Capuano race, like most of September’s primaries, is taking place in an environment where Republicans have opted not to compete. President Trump’s party is confident about reelecting two governors in the region, Massachusetts’s Charlie Baker and Chris Sununu of New Hampshire, the fifth September primary state. It’s cautiously optimistic about the open seat in New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District, which was carried by Trump in 2016, and it’s ready to invest in Rhode Island’s gubernatorial contest. But most of the action is on the Democratic side. In New York, primaries for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and the state Senate have become referendums on the leadership of Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D). While actor Cynthia Nixon’s challenge to Cuomo has lagged in polls, activists have forced serious contests in a half-dozen Senate races. And in the race for attorney general, law professor and activist Zephyr Teachout, a 2014 Cuomo primary opponent, has risen from fringe status to the front of a four-way race. While Republicans have picked candidates for both offices, they’ve raised around $1 million apiece, less than each of the leading Democrats. In Rhode Island, where Democrats hold every statewide office, both Gov. Gina Raimondo and Lt. Gov. Dan McKee are facing credible challengers from their left — former secretary of state Matt Brown and 28-year-old state legislator Aaron Regunberg. As in New York, the challengers have asked why a state that votes overwhelmingly for Democrats cannot pass the sort of reforms — starting with automatic voter registration — that some other blue states have passed easily. “I’ve fought to pass protections for working families in our state, like higher wages, like paid sick days,” Regunberg said in a debate recently. “My opponent sided with corporate lobbyists.” And in Delaware, where Democrats only narrowly control the legislature, statewide races have been reshaped by liberal politics. A primary for attorney general has turned on a debate over whether to end “mass incarceration,” while the primary for U.S. Senate has found challenger Kerri Evelyn Harris asking whether incumbent Thomas R. Carper has answered to business interests instead of voters. “Any old blue just won’t do,” Harris said during her sole debate with Carper. National Republicans have not targeted the Delaware race, and none of the Republicans running for Carper’s seat has raised more than $350,000 — less than one-tenth of what the party spent in 2000, when Carper knocked off an incumbent to win. In Massachusetts, the Republican governor, Baker, is heavily favored to win a second term, but elsewhere on the ballot, the president’s party is struggling to remain competitive. In four House seats, no Republican has filed to run; the Republicans seeking to challenge Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D) trail her by up to 30 points. Democratic activists, however, have piled into races where incumbents have not faced serious competition in a decade, if ever. Rep. Richard E. Neal (D-Mass.) and Rep. Stephen F. Lynch (D-Mass.) are being challenged, respectively, by Muslim civil rights attorney Tahirah Amatul-Wadud and video game designer Brianna Wu. And longtime Secretary of the Commonwealth Bill Galvin, who heads the state’s elections system, is being challenged by Josh Zakim, a Boston legislator half his age. “We need to be willing to challenge people, even in our own party, when they’re wrong,” Zakim said in an interview after a town hall at a Somerville brewpub. “When I got into this race, he was against automatic registration. Now he’s for it. What does that tell you?” Democrats crowing about left-wing bona fides have also crowded into the race for the newly open 3rd Congressional District, which stretches between the outskirts of Boston and the state’s border with New Hampshire. The five front-running candidates — 10 will appear on the ballot — agree that Medicare should become a universal program, that the minimum wage should be raised to $15 an hour, and that college should be tuition-free. None of the contenders is, like retiring Rep. Niki Tsongas (D-Mass.), related to a former U.S. senator. None of the front-runners is a straight, white man. That has led to a fight about something candidates cannot change — namely, whose biography would position them as the fiercest liberal advocate. Dan Koh, a former chief of staff to Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, has piled up $3 million for his first-ever political campaign. The son of a Korean father and a Lebanese mother — “the most random combination in the world,” he told supporters at one rally — Koh has argued that his roots and his record in a liberal city hall qualify him to run. “If Donald Trump had his way, I literally wouldn’t exist,” Koh said in an interview, adding that he worked to help Boston fight climate change even as Trump spurned such efforts. “Sure, people want to hear you stand up to Trump, but they want to know how you’ve done it.” Koh’s rivals refuse to concede the biography wars. Juana Matias, a first-term state legislator, points out that she immigrated to the United States when she was 5 years old. “I don’t need to talk to anyone about these issues; I’m living them as I speak,” she said. State Sen. Barbara L’Italien reminds voters of her legislative service and adds that she is the only candidate to call for the impeachment of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Rufus Gifford, a wealthy former ambassador to Denmark, tells audiences that he has a unique perspective on how universal health care and tough climate laws can work, but acknowledges that some voters are yearning for candidates who can reate to their life experiences. “My story, growing up as a young gay kid, feeling isolated in communities like this — that told me that I wanted to devote my life to service,” Gifford said after a house party in a wealthy neighborhood of Concord. Despite Capuano’s best efforts, his primary also has been defined by identity, and not by his voting record. In his latest televised showdown with Pressley, Capuano looked on in amazement as the challenger said he should have blocked an effort to mollify antiabortion Democrats to get their votes for Obamacare — and said she would have opposed the law unless that was fixed. “I have a hard time with that,” said Capuano. “We won it by one vote, and you wouldn’t have voted for it, because it’s not perfect?” Capuano, who points out that he has a more liberal voting record than Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), has gotten some reinforcements on the left. Antiwar groups have endorsed him because of his effort to end the war in Afghanistan, and because Pressley was unclear on whether she would undo the post-9/11 authorization of war that’s been used to justify 17 years of intervention. As Capuano campaigned around the district, he frequently ran into people who wanted to catch up since the last time they had talked. “If someone’s fighting for you and delivering, you kind of get used to it,” Manuel Gonzales, 50, said after snapping a picture with the congressman. Pressley, with a record in local government of her own, has argued that voters could trade one congressman who votes the right way for one who would inspire and organize them. The difference was clear in a few comments Capuano made about race, said Pressley, who is black. In a 2017 town hall, Capuano said that he disliked how “Democrats had balkanized themselves,” and that former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick had “turned off half of America” by kneeling during the national anthem to protest racial injustice. The incident was a boon for Pressley, who has outpaced other Democratic challengers with endorsements from local politicians and from Boston’s major newspapers. Last month, as Pressley marched in the city’s Caribbean parade, Mimi Jones, 70, waved from the sidelines. Pressley, she said, would get her vote over Capuano. “I like him, I’ve voted him, he’s done a good job,” said Jones. “But we need some changes, and we need some people who look like I do.” The extremely optimistic and rosy polls that keep coming out are ignoring the growing civil war between the Democratic socialists and the dominant neo liberals. Also lol "Transgender" and "identifies as a woman" are practically synonyms. |
Ne93Sep 3, 2018 1:43 PM
Sep 3, 2018 3:07 PM
#40
--ALEX-- said: Modern conservatives are way more liberal than modern liberals.I assume because a lot of “leftists” lean towards the Socialist side and that has commonly been red? I guess that is ironic. I personally want to say that I’ve renewed my “liberal” label and will proudly wear that label from now on. But even as a liberal I’m still a capitalist...a capitalist who believes we live in a society that SHOULD help each other out in terms of big things like health care. I don’t think that’s a radical notion...although to our Right-Wing friends...I’m basically Stalin to them, wanting communism or something ridiculous. When in reality, I think competition is a great thing, one SHOULD work hard to succeed, and yeah...I like buying things. I will put this video as a great source of someone who can see the flaws of capitalism but doesn’t want to destroy it or whatever. Most Republicas are in fact Liberal since many of them believe in capitalism. "The Modern Liberal is only libera with other people's money" This old man should really know how to dab at these times. I don't know why the true meaning of Liberal came to this point. Thanks You Ass Hey. In my country a Liberal is simply someone who follows Mises, who follows Rothbard is a Libertarian. Kk, you can label "leftists" as social liberals, but you shouldn't deny that classical liberals and liberal conservatives also are liberals. |
FragMentizedSep 3, 2018 3:11 PM
Today they say you're crazy, tomorrow they will say you're a genious. |
Sep 4, 2018 4:11 AM
#41
Republican Sen. Ben Sasse (Neb.) rebuked President Trump's latest attack against the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday, warning Trump that the United States "is not some banana republic." Sasse condemned Trump's tweets Monday afternoon in which the president criticized Attorney General Jeff Sessions for pursuing criminal charges against two GOP congressmen. Trump argued that Sessions should have taken into account the political ramifications of pursuing the cases against GOP Reps. Chris Collins (N.Y.) and Duncan Hunter (Calif.), who were both early backers of Trump. “The United States is not some banana republic with a two-tiered system of justice – one for the majority party and one for the minority party," Sasse responded in a statement. "These two men have been charged with crimes because of evidence, not because of who the President was when the investigations began," he continued. "Instead of commenting on ongoing investigations and prosecutions, the job of the President of the United States is to defend the Constitution and protect the impartial administration of justice." Trump earlier Monday took to Twitter to attack Sessions over charges brought against Collins and Hunter last month. The president suggested that Sessions had damaged the GOP's chances of retaining the seats in the November elections. "Two long running, Obama era, investigations of two very popular Republican Congressmen were brought to a well publicized charge, just ahead of the Mid-Terms, by the Jeff Sessions Justice Department," Trump tweeted. "Two easy wins now in doubt because there is not enough time. Good job Jeff," he continued. http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/404844-gop-senator-responds-to-trumps-latest-attack-on-sessions-the-united-states-is All your California is mine!!! MINE!!! |
Sep 5, 2018 1:54 PM
#43
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