2020 Democratic presidential primary

i like the tardy slips. people should fucking show up to work on time. what a bunch of goddamned slackers.

Heh

Pretty remarkable pic.twitter.com/ejS4eGociz

— Shane Goldmacher (@ShaneGoldmacher) February 7, 2019

https://www.google.com/amp/s/thehill.com/policy/healthcare/428865-2020-dems-walk-fine-line-with-support-for-medicare-for-all%3famp

Plz spare us from AMP links

Politicians who have any ambitions for the presidency got a good look at the Bernie phenomenon in 2016, then at the groundswell midterms, but especially at AOC and the excitement she inspires, and they all want to claim a bit of her lightning-in-a-bottle for themselves.

otoh, Pelosi has no presidential ambitions and will remain skeptical until the voters hand power to a large number of GND-compliant candidates. I don't expect her to stick her neck out very far on GND in this Congress, unless she's pushed pretty hard on it.

what is wrong with AMP links? they render immediately if you're on mobile. that's what they're for.

also i'll go on record as saying there's absolutely nothing wrong with policy-bandwagon jumping as long as they're going to be committed to it. That's where AOC (and Sanders) are succeeding; in setting aspirational, high level goals that this party should actually reach for. I'm pretty surprised so many have gotten on board. Good for them.

spoiler: they aren't committed to it, but it's still net better to have them bandwagon jumping than not

AMP is a Google initiative to wring further value out of its web advertising oligopoly and should be viewed with suspicion and disdain

I am surprised that people are surprised that this specific slate of candidates would be afraid to jump on a progressive bandwagon.

xp: well it's good to know that man alive is a mind-reader

No one criticizing the Green New Deal -- not a single person -- has an alternative plan for transitioning the American energy economy in the timeframe climatologists say we must. Nobody. If you don't think it's realistic, put out something else. What should be done instead?

— Osita Nwanevu (@OsitaNwanevu) February 8, 2019

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/mollyhensleyclancy/amy-klobuchar-staff-2020-election

also i'll go on record as saying there's absolutely nothing wrong with policy-bandwagon jumping as long as they're going to be committed to it. That's where AOC (and Sanders) are succeeding; in setting aspirational, high level goals that this party should actually reach for. I'm pretty surprised so many have gotten on board. Good for them.

― akm, Friday, February 8, 2019 7:39 PM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

hell yea

it would be even more inspiring to me, if more of the announced candidates also renounced PAC money and big individual contributions. but some habits are harder to break than others.

also i'll go on record as saying there's absolutely nothing wrong with policy-bandwagon jumping as long as they're going to be committed to it. That's where AOC (and Sanders) are succeeding; in setting aspirational, high level goals that this party should actually reach for. I'm pretty surprised so many have gotten on board. Good for them.

― akm, Friday, February 8, 2019 7:39 PM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

this is a very hard thing to get across to the many folks on my social media feeds for whom a very indie rock notion of personal credibility and authenticity is the lens through which they assess politicians.

(these people often voted for jill stein.)

those people can eat my indie rock poo

i feel like we've spent the last two years eating their indie rock poo tbh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9oE9IAO6rk

The Klobuchar tardy slips and berates staff in ALL CAPS is so strange.

Not that she did it but that that is what people are going with.

Most people don't understand Congressional staff work, but they can relate to a boss giving out tardy slips and berating her underlings in ALL CAPS.

Also binder-flinging

i'm probably out of step but i didn't think the tardy slips thing was that bad. i mean, if someone ever made the mistake of putting me in charge of something, i wouldn't give anyone tardy slips, but maybe a bunch of her underlings were late all the fucking time and that was the minnesotan way she decided to let them know it wasn't cool? i dunno

Every decent boss I've ever had never gave a shit about tardiness as long as stuff got done and it wasn't obstructive.

i mean yeah, but at the same time, would you give a shit about klobuchar giving out tardy slips if she got stuff done?

I don't really give a shit either way in terms of politicking, that was more directed at ppl itt who thought it was fine/cool behavior generally

yeah, it's definitely in passive-aggressive note territory

I don't care about the tardy slips per se, but the reports suggest a general level of mistreatment and chaotic behavior.

i must admit i didn't actually read much past the headlines. i'd be more concerned about mistreatment & chaotic behavior then an episode involving tardy slips, but tardy slips make for a better headline, i suppose

Klobachar made multiple staffers shave her legs so.... there's that

"minnesota nice"

It's part of our culture to shave off the body hair of our superiors

mmmmm good morning

I had a boss once really aggro about open toe shoes and lack of panty hose. So strange since she had full sleeves and leg tats. I once had terrible employees that all bitched about each other being tardy, taking long lunches that I ended up having to read the HR policy about attendance and dress code every quarter. Managing people is the absolute worst.

I’ll vote for the candidate who lets me wear jeans on friday

I'm not going to livetweet the entire Warren annoucement speech, but this was notable: pic.twitter.com/gc2uNQsKYS

— David Dayen (@ddayen) February 9, 2019

Liz Warren go on chapo

Jeans friday is the biggest scam. Don't even get me started on that non-reward.

I feel bad for ppl who work in places w actual dress codes

Warren knows what’s up. That announcement speech shouldn’t surprise anyone.

The popular impression of her is stupid. She is a formidable enemt of the GOP, corrupt business interests, and everythinn that makes America a hellhole.

I'm only slightly surprised at how tough some of the language is. (there is of course the usual "small business" pandering but wtv)

I mean, she isn’t a marxist. But in this phase of history the big challenge is dismantling the robber baron ethos we’ve allowed to take over every single one of our institutions like a weed. She might even be the best person to take that on—speaking dialectically, sb me if you want—because with her what always stands out is how our society has failed to live up to its own standard.

not saying this is *why* she's doing it necessarily but the aggressive positioning will make it a little tougher for Sanders to stand out this time around unless he can make a simple, persuasive case as to what makes his solution set and record compellingly different (I would think, anyway)

Pretty much anyone can get on board with her critique if american capitalism.

xpost I am ok with normal dress codes. Otherwise adults wear some freaky shit to corporate offices. It only takes one to ruin it for everyone.

I’d probably rather have bernie, still, but i think a warren presidency could be the start of some seriously positive changes in america too

None of the other candidates seem like they get it the way she and bernie and people like aoc do

It’s more than just this or that policy—it’s an understanding of how things work structurally, who the enemies are