Democratic (Party) Direction

aaaand I just realized that I had unconsciously been attributing some things I heard about Jill Stein to Zephyr Teachout for some reason, sorry

this rules

Elizabeth Warren on fire: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/21/elizabeth-warren-bill-would-ban-lawmakers-from-owning-individual-stocks.html

noice

https://www.engadget.com/2018/08/23/lyft-free-rides-election-day-november-6/

pic.twitter.com/a7jURA6REZ

— Adam H. Johnson (@adamjohnsonNYC) August 23, 2018

uh, holy shit new @Reuters poll

"would you support a policy of medicare for all?"

democrats: 84.5%

republicans: 51.9%https://t.co/zU5UHPWqby

— mike casca (@cascamike) August 23, 2018

hell yeah

ok, we've learned from the mistakes of the past, so here's the game plan:

1) retake the house, senate, and presidency
2) agree to meet republicans halfway
3) invite in the insurance and pharmaceutical megalords to suggest changes to get their all-important seal of approval on the deal
4) the vote is going to be a squeaker! so better
5) take another 50 paces toward the conservative position
6) sign the bill. republicans will really appreciate the compromise!!

i suppose they could also just propose and pass medicare for all without first attempting to compromise with republicans repeatedly

don’t forget 7) rely on a conservative supreme court justice to flip

i think we can all count on the honorable Brett Kavanaugh to address important issues in good faith, with no partisan influence affecting his decisions

It's official folks: @TheDemocrats have gotten rid of #SuperDelegates and made other significant reforms to make the party more #democratic

Many thanks to @NomikiKonst and the rest of the folks on the #UnityReform committee. #NotMeUs

— Patrick Nelson (@PatFNelson) August 25, 2018

#democratic

Also gets rid of caucuses in six states which probably disfavours the left ...

Good summary from weigel https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/democrats-weaken-superdelegates-in-effort-to-avoid-another-bitter-presidential-primary/2018/08/25/f45c6512-a7be-11e8-a656-943eefab5daf_story.html

A good reminder not to hero-worship anybody.

John McCain’s legacy represents an unparalleled example of human decency and American service.

As an intern, I learned a lot about the power of humanity in government through his deep friendship with Sen. Kennedy.

He meant so much, to so many. My prayers are with his family. https://t.co/iu28V3snDm

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Ocasio2018) August 26, 2018

...and a good reminder that Charles Pierce is a c***.

No. Read the comments. The Purity Police are in full howl.

— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) August 26, 2018

mccain was a warmonger, but if you're waiting for the day that politicians will cackle with glee over the death of one of their colleagues or former colleagues, you're gonna have to wait until trump kicks it.

"No comment" or "I grieve for all families who lose loved ones" or something like that would have been fine.

Easy for me to imagine her seeing this as a misfire of stretching her my-esteemed-colleague muscles, but let's not forget she could have said nothing at all.

god who cares

not you, thanks for the heads up

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwVJ7SieUVE

I gather Gillum's gubernatorial primary win in Florida is kind of a big deal.

Gillum, the brash 39-year-old mayor of Tallahassee, staked his claim to the state’s most powerful office on the party’s progressive wing as he struggled early on against a field of much better-funded opponents.

Gillum frequently said he was the only “non-millionaire” in the race and cast himself as the champion of lower and middle-class Floridians.

His progressive agenda includes support for Medicare for all, a $15-an-hour minimum wage and staunch opposition to the Stand Your Ground self-defense law. That law gained new notoriety last month in the fatal shooting of an unarmed man, Markeis McGlockton, in a dispute over a parking space in Clearwater.

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article217456845.html

Yep. What's stunning about Gillum is he grabbed votes everywheree: Miami-Dade, Broward, and PBC, sure, but also rural Panhandle counties and Jacksonville. Turnout was stunning. He excited people. A much better chance of beating DeSantis than with Graham, who looked like another Alex Sink.

Gillum's on "Morning Joe" and he's impressive.

Line up that DNC 2020 keynote

It's very, very satisfying to see that in some places a model a little gang imagined a couple of years ago--run progressives who are committed to rejecting big money and expand the electorate to drive turnout of inspired new voters--is working the fuck out.

Big scoop from @jcassano & @davidsirota: As NY Gov. Cuomo suspended his probe into Harvey Weinstein sexual assault case, he took in a big donation from Weinstein's attorney's firm. @readsludge @capitalandmain https://t.co/7pK01iUgtB

— Alex Kotch 🔥🚲 (@alexkotch) August 29, 2018

shocked to find that gambling is going on in here

just realized the debate is tonight lol

h e l l y e a

the bar should be raucous

If boies is giving cuoms $25k every year for 10 years to buy influence it def deserves attention and shld cost votes, but it does seem slightly less of a WHOA WTF quid pro quo than implied in the article? Compared to theranos-level boies BS, it’s not so shocking.

trump is apparently working

Did anyone watch the debate?

yep

he came off as a total ass, i thought. "Are you a corporation?"

Ayanna Pressley wins Massachusetts House primary.

Ayanna Pressley upended the Massachusetts political order on Tuesday, scoring a stunning upset of 10-term Representative Michael Capuano, who conceded to her in a Democratic primary that few said she could win.

Ms. Pressley, 44, is now poised to become the first African-American in the state to be elected to the House of Representatives. There is no Republican on the November ballot in this storied Boston-based district, which was once represented by John F. Kennedy and is one of the most left leaning in the country.

so Ayanna Presssley!

🎉

Each race is different and has its own dynamics, but if an incumbent with a voting record as progressive as Capuano can lose, Tom Carper can’t be sleeping too soundly these days.

— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) September 5, 2018

medicare / social security for all, birth to the earth

Can we say “contest” instead of “race” so I don’t read sentences like the one in that tweet and briefly think wow that’s a pretty fucked up thing to say

yeah i had the same exact reaction

lol

In the end, Pressley will win #MA07 by 18 points.

No poll showed her beating Capuano.

— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) September 5, 2018

Yo

Alex Goldstein
‏ @alexjgoldstein
3h3 hours ago

Memo to potential candidates considering a run someday across America: our only paid television ads for the ENTIRE @ayannapressley campaign were on Telemundo and Univision. Besides that, our message was spread entirely on the doors, phones, and via social and earned media.

field field field baby

hope Cynthia Nixon has the same

Knock doors, knock heads

Is it my understanding that Capuano was far from awful? I mention it only because this race doesn't fit the cable news binaries of establishment vs progressive. Now the district has a legislator who looks like most of its constituents.

His concession was in good taste.