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***2020 Democrat Primary/Caucus Thread*** Biden Is Your Demoractic Nominee (2 Viewers)
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Sweet J
Footballguy
Haha. "i'm going to type something baseless and when called to back it up, explain that I'd rather not."
Sweet J
Footballguy
Oh, and also, Jerry Rice was not a HOFer, he just benefited from having the best QB ever throwing to him.
The Commish
Footballguy
There is a significant amount of evidence walking around in Washington DC that would suggest otherwise.Football Jones said:
The Commish
Footballguy
I don't know if you realize this or not, but this is almost verbatim (if you replace Dem with Repub and use Repub politicians of course) what the Dems were saying about the GOP during the "tea party" years...almost word for word.
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Football Jones
Footballguy
Sweet J
Footballguy
I'd explain to you what I mean by it, but I'd rather not get into a debate over politics.
Football Jones
Footballguy
A gave a very accurate description of the Democratic party as it stands now. That should be enough.
Two of the weakest potential nominees in history & a party who makes policy simply to get votes. Supports abortion, but supposedly are the champions of the weak & vulnerable. Idiots in power like the New Jersey governor who used CV as a way to stop gun purchases. Just who TF does he think he is? Congenital males being allowed to compete against congenital females in Connecticut, keeping the girls from getting scholarships.
There's so much nonsense I don't know where to begin. For one, find better candidates. Unbelievable. Secondly, & most importantly, re-think your whole idealization.
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Snotbubbles
Footballguy
The Democrats definitely need to find better candidates. Biden can't be the best they have to offer.
KiddLattimer
Footballguy
New York moved to June 23
ren hoek
Footballguy
Why Trump succeeded in capturing the Republican Party in 2016, and why Bernie failed in 2020, in one stupid chart: https://twitter.com/karpmj/status/1245746641535205376
rockaction
Footballguy
I'm going to take tim's tack right now and say that this is a very, very bad thing for Republicans and the majority of Americans, writ large. It used to be that media distrust could be viewed as a positive because of the obvious media bias, sensationalism, and crafting of narrative, but now I'm convinced that people are believing in things that aren't truth, that mere lay opinions rather than facts are ruling the day, and that the state of this condition isn't a good one. I understand that "burning it down" and "draining the swamp" were attractive ideas, and were to some friends of mine, but when the pandemic hits the fan, a competent and strong executive is what is needed, not an executive bowing to federalist theory and junk science.
This is what we've got right now. Federalist theory and junk science masquerading as effective government, all due to the will of a people that will not trust its central news organs. News organs that have been reduced to pleading with people within their own catch slogans to come back to the facts, a la CNN. Whether this is deserved or not is a question of little or no debate to me - they haven't earned the trust to craft a non-sensationalist or apolitical narrative -- but we need belief in those news organs now more than anything. It's quite the paradox. I hope everyone learns from the last four years before the death toll mounts.
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wikkidpissah
Footballguy
me think dumb stuff. me sad almost mad when you not agree. me say that should be obvious. me done.
KiddLattimer
Footballguy
"BREAKING: Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers issued a last-minute order halting in-person voting on Tuesday amid coronavirus concerns, calling for suspending statewide and local elections until June 9."
https://twitter.com/natashakorecki/status/1247219989419044864?s=19
https://twitter.com/natashakorecki/status/1247219989419044864?s=19
KiddLattimer
Footballguy
And the Wisconsin supreme court blocks it.KiddLattimer said:
https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1247288752747274241?s=19
They're willing to send people to their graves to try to get this primary over as fast as possible. Sickening.
ShamrockPride
Footballguy
People died for our right to vote, and now they're dying (at the order of our courts) should they choose to vote.
KiddLattimer
Footballguy
Voting for a candidate that could be replaced at any moment by someone not even on the ballot if the DNC so decides.People died for our right to vote, and now they're dying (at the order of our courts) should they choose to vote.
Trey
Footballguy
You realize the election that matters tomorrow is the State Supreme Court right?
The election is happening tomorrow because Republicans want to disenfranchise as many as possible to ensure a lasting conservative majority.
It has nothing to do with the primary.
KiddLattimer
Footballguy
Yea I didn't realize that when I posted, but saw that later... I was basing it on Mr. 'I listen to the scientists' sending his voters to die when I posted it
It's terribly messed up from everyone involved.
KiddLattimer
Footballguy
Estimating around 3% turnout for the WI elections yesterday... craziness
sho nuff
Footballguy
KiddLattimer
Footballguy
I would hope they do, but probably won't get anywhere wigh WI supreme Court or US supreme court though
sho nuff
Footballguy
Right...but yeah it should be a big big big story to go along with pushing for mail in voting and protecting the November Election.
ren hoek
Footballguy
The General
Footballguy
That picture of the Republican guy looking like Dexter in his killroom telling everyone it was perfectly safe to vote was amazing.
If that dude wins his next election you may as well shut it all down in his voting area, there’s no point.
ren hoek
Footballguy
Really shameful, seems it should be criminally negligent to force people to go out in a pandemic to vote.
beef
Footballguy
Alive and well for the time being. We'll see in two weeks...
I'm in a very small community. We had 120 absentee ballots, waiting on 25 more. Normal election we get about 5-10 total. Total turnout (absentee and live) was 220, 75 in person, which is pretty high turnout considering a November Presidential election brings in about 260.
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sho nuff
Footballguy
ren hoek
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timschochet
Footballguy
ren hoek
Footballguy
It's a running joke for every time a Dem dropped out of the race:
Except for Sanders the guy added Eugene Debs, MLK & FDR.
JB Breakfast Club
Footballguy
Bernie blew the dunk on the endorsement on Colbert.
James Daulton
Footballguy
Dem leadership better get on the stick now and get alternative voting plans in place.
With what the R's pulled in Wisconsin, it's quite clear that their party will do anything necessary to suppress voting in cities.
5 polling place open in Milwaukee? Dem leadership has to assume that republicans will do whatever they can to limit voting availability and have plans in place.
With what the R's pulled in Wisconsin, it's quite clear that their party will do anything necessary to suppress voting in cities.
5 polling place open in Milwaukee? Dem leadership has to assume that republicans will do whatever they can to limit voting availability and have plans in place.
Snorkelson
Footballguy
No one could have foreseen this virus affecting the election in November. Or something along those lines.
James Daulton
Footballguy
Ignore all the briefings months in advance. Focus on golfing and rallies. That's the American way.
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-OZ-
Footballguy
Let's assume everything you wrote is true.
Why in tarnation couldn't the Democrats end up with a better candidate than Biden? As much as I disagree with Sanders and Warren on policies, I respect them as people (Sanders more so, Warren is still better than Joe). The D even had somewhat decent candidates a few months ago but they couldn't get sufficient support.
The Ds had 4 years to get their #### together and they wind up with possibly the only candidates who make Trump look palatable.
James Daulton
Footballguy
How in the world does Biden make Trump look palatable? Biden is a centrist in the Obama mold. Nobody in their right mind who would vote for Sanders or Warren would turn around and vote for Trump over Biden. if anything Biden is too milquetoast but that's what's needed to seize the vast majority of dems and win back the working class somewhat. Just look how Biden crushed Hillary's numbers in the midwest. Once we oust Trump, then we can debate between centrist and progressive, but for now we need to ensure that Trump is gone, and a centrist candidate who appeals to minorities and the working class is what's needed.
timschochet
Footballguy
Black voters decide who the Democratic nominee is. Black voters like Joe Biden.
Its really that simple.
-OZ-
Footballguy
But should they?
Creepy Joe makes a lot of people look better than they are. I'm not necessarily talking his policies.
Policy wise Joe is ok. Not great, but ok.
We'll see if Joe can oust Trump. I wouldn't bet on it.
His VP selection will be key.
If Joe picks duckworth, whitmer or Harris his chances increase bigly.
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KiddLattimer
Footballguy
I think turnout from Bernie supporters will be a bigger issue for Biden than them voting for Trump
James Daulton
Footballguy
I'm betting they turn out significantly better for Joe than they did for Hillary. Bernie's dropped out early and he's been getting killed in the primaries. If Joe's smart, he'll make sure that everyone knows that Bernie's platform is important to him.
James Daulton
Footballguy
I don't think anyone thinks Joe is creepy other than hardcore Trump supporters. If anything, as the voting has shown, Joe is extremely relateable and likeable.
Thunderlips
Footballguy
I'd imagine the hardcore Trump supporters, based on what has come out about Trump in regards to ##### grabbing and whatnot, don't feel Biden is being creeper enough for their tastes.
Sweet J
Footballguy
KiddLattimer
Footballguy
I'm not sure. There's a lot of Berners who are pretty frustrated with the system overall. With Hillary it was more spiteful because it was more of a feeling of getting screwed by the DNC... I could see why people would spite vote for Trump. This time it's more of a feeling that there's no way to break through with the Dems and there's no Bernie 2024 so why even bother.
Maybe I'm just projecting because that's the way I feel but I've talked to a few people who feel similarly.
Of course the Virus will probably mess all of this up so who really knows at this point.
-OZ-
Footballguy
Your first sentence is simply untrue. I'm not a Trump supporter, let alone hardcore. Do you think tara Reade and other past staffers are lying and became Trump supporters?
The second seems to be true.
James Daulton
Footballguy
Not calling you a Trump supporter, just that I've never heard anyone else call Biden creepy. I guess one gal said he made her uncomfortable?
Regardless, most of America sees Biden for what he is, the safest bet to beat Trump. Just a milquetoast guy will restore dignity back to the office and the US who will listen to his advisers and try to unite the country.
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