2020 Democratic presidential primary

Accent on the second syllable in his last name believe it or not

doing some wiki-ing — what an interesting career. favors free college tuition and a carbon tax but ran as a libertarian one year

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0rZdAB4V_j8

― moose; squirrel (silby)

that was one of the most compelling campaign videos i have ever seen

I like that his mentions already have people doing oppo research, he voted against the same bussing bill that Biden did.

perhaps, but what was joe biden's position on staring blankly into a camera for nearly 2 minutes before throwing a rock into a lake and then slowly walking off into the distance?

lotta pain docs itt

a hard-stop, legislated(!!), 7d limit rx on opiates is pretty fucking dumb, even for acute conditions

Legislators love to introduce legislation that fits in a tweet and makes them look concerned about the issues

just spitballin but a good clinical screening tool pre-op that identified people that might be at risk of addiction or dependency could help lay out a tapering program that involved both treatment of pain and maybe a lil buprenorphine taper afterwards so as to avoid long-term addiction and/or diversion, darts at the wall ppl

I think we should all just be given a morphine ration to help cope with life.

How had I never seen that ad before? Incredible.

Mayor Pete's on Morning Joe, impressing me.

That rock video is kind of beautiful.

Pain experts of the Democratic primaries thread! I have a question about pain medication that is off-topic. I'm putting it here and would love feedback.

90% of the people running for president this year would be better off (and far more productive and useful) doing this instead (this is @pareene's point that i am stealing) https://t.co/Xew4RlwIaw

— libby watson (@libbycwatson) March 20, 2019

this
(sorry for those triggered by reposting tweets)

Just watched Mayor Pete too, agree that he’s really sharp. Not a fan of him contract-shaming Mike Trout at the end though (kidding).

I particularly appreciated how he seems, at least here, to want to treat Trump as just the guy he thinks is doing a bad job who he wants to replace. He looked physically pained when Mika started indulging the sideshow by reading Yam’s latest tweet.

NEW: @BetoORourke reveals to supporters in NH that he had 128k unique contributors for an average of $47 a person in the first 24 hours.
By comparison- @BernieSanders had $5.9 million from 223k donors for an average of $27 a person in the first 24 hours.
via/ @ericbradner

— Ryan Nobles (@ryanobles) March 20, 2019

beto publicly owned by socialism

Good on Gillum for focusing on voter registration.

yeah, def

maybe mayor pete would be the best candidate

i didn't know much about him before (lol) monday, but i've read a few profiles and watched him speak and i like the way he approaches things -- essentially pragmatic without being obtuse. he cuts through a lot of the nonsense of our moment

But does he have a favorite Jesus Lizard record?

he’s got a knack for positioning presumptively “radical” notions like m4a, ubi, or court-packing as midwestern common sense.

When asked this morning if he thought eliminating the Electoral College was a good idea, he said, "Yes" without hesitation. When asked about reparation, he spoke for two minutes on the legacy of slavery and Jim Crow. The guy isn't afraid to use his obvious brain.

yeah that's the other cool thing about him--he is actually inquisitive and has interests outside of burnishing his ego

he taught himself norwegian because he was interested in an author (forget which one)

my kind of bro

Mayor Pete seems to be making fans everywhere he goes. It's kind of remarkable. If Beto is this vague idea (that almost worked in Texas), Pete seems to be those vague ideas stated and fleshed out and put in practice. It's kind of sad how with he and Warren, everyone is basically "I love you and your ideas, sorry you can't be president."

he taught himself norwegian because he was interested in an author (forget which one)

― Trϵϵship, 20. marts 2019 15:35 (four minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

This rubs me the wrong way, though

is that right

lol

he was interested in an author (forget which one)

Erland Loe

he can’t win bc he doesn’t pound tables or cast himself/his supporters as the hero in a story about Protecting White America or Standing Up To Wall Street or Being in a Band in the 90s...

but I’ve enjoyed watching people I respect here and irl kinda come around on him as he gets more exposure. it’s kinda like that moment when your friend is like “so I’m finally gonna start The Wire...”

I’m happy to support him until I find a reason not to.

Warren/Mayor Pete is Dream Ticket stuff.

He's also a good "all politics is local" example. Indiana (for example) at large is getting more right wing by the election, but not every crazy red state is thoroughly red or crazy. Mayor Pete can hold office in Indiana just as some of the more extremist ideas Pence pushed didn't make it. It's an important reminder that no matter how 2020 goes, local and grassroots stuff can't let up.

and I forgot for ten minutes he was gay. I want to think that that's how Indianans regard him too.

i like his general demeanor, listening to his morning joe interview. but his M4A answer is fairly weak IMHO - just adding the public option that should have been in the ACA, which doesn't give the government much carrot/stick to bring costs down. as far as i'm understanding the issue currently.

https://i.imgur.com/m7TNv3g.png

abortion answer could be punchier too. i think his pitch of mayoral competence and working stuff out and making the calls that keep a city functioning is definitely interesting, but by itself it doesn't tell me much about the values and priorities that would inform how he would make those calls.

In 2012, @BetoORourke called for significant spending cuts and said we need to address extravagant government spending and out of control debt. It was true then when the federal debt was $16T and it's true today with the debt now $22T.

— Howard Schultz (@HowardSchultz) March 20, 2019

yeah we need lower T

Schultz has finger on the pulse of the Democratic electorate, focusing the conversation on the real issues

such a weird approach. "hey kids, betcha don't think deficit reduction is so uncool now that you know the punk rock counter-jumping candidate was talking about it seven years ago, do ya? so vote for him! I mean me, vote for me!"

He's also a good "all politics is local" example. Indiana (for example) at large is getting more right wing by the election, but not every crazy red state is thoroughly red or crazy. Mayor Pete can hold office in Indiana just as some of the more extremist ideas Pence pushed didn't make it. It's an important reminder that no matter how 2020 goes, local and grassroots stuff can't let up.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, March 20, 2019 2:56 PM (two hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i agree w/ your general conclusion, but in re. south bend, it's a sizable college town, those have a tendency to have democratic leaders, even in very red states.

howard schultz is really working toward a remarkable density of hatefulness.

Buttigieg on how running for the Presidency is more like Ulysses than Finnegan's Wake. That's it, I'm totally Gay 4 Pete

https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a26861236/peter-buttigieg-interview/

god a president who has read a book can you imagine

I don't believe Barack Obama's annual reading lists one bit