2020 Democratic presidential primary

Warren has only given waffle on foreign policy so far (afaict) but based on her solid domestic policies I can't imagine it being worse than Trump's or Obama's or Cheney's

even holding steady at as bad as Trump while making things better within the US is an unfortunate but acceptable tradeoff imo

at least if you tax American companies, you don't need oil wars

don't think any of the democratic presidential candidates would be as bad as Trump in any sense, domestic policy or foreign policy

He was what, 19? Who the fuck cares?

― Evans on Hammond (evol j), Saturday, April 13, 2019 8:33 PM (two hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

when he signed up he was 27

back to the "better than Trump" yardstick, what a standard

I was responding to someone else. I see it's not worth making any comments here

He was what, 19?

when he signed up he was 27

I fail to extract any significant meaning from the age at which he enlisted, in terms of extrapolating how he would fulfill the job he is seeking. The fact that he is somewhat lacking in strong policy proposals right now seems far more significant. It could be tactical or it could be strategic, but it definitely keeps me from any desire to commit to him.

The only winning Dem since Carter to run with a foreign policy plank was Obama, and he was... hey bin laden’s dead now so shut up

I’m not going to bother judging any of the primary candidates on their foreign policy ideas, the electorate obviously doesn’t care and I don’t think anybody to the left of Ash Carter can be taken seriously. More interesting to watch domestic policy and statements coming out and Warren has been crushing it on that front.

a warren/buttegeig ticket seems p dece, despite the latter's faults

agreed, that's my preferred combo at this point

wd prefer castro who actually has an immigration plan and would complement a lot of warren's other domestic agenda items

Yeah I don't think he would do much to balance that ticket, not sure what he brings? If she gets the nomshe'd have a better chance of winning and of getting legislation through by going w/ someone who has congressional experience or some executive experience above mayor—a Castro or Inslee or Swalwell or Tim Ryan.

anyway the 5% of the vote up for grabs might vote for a woman *or* a gay mayor but probably not both

Plus I can’t think of a vice in modern history who was more personally magnetic than the potus. To be clear I’m setting aside the idea of whether any of this is fair, just stating the simple fact that the media has been more captivated by Pete than they’ve ever been by warren.

not sure what he brings?

youth tbh, I honestly haven't looked into Castro but he seems fine as well, fair points about wanting experience above mayor level.

anyway my vote doesn't matter because Oregon votes so late, so all I can do is talk about it on the internet and maybe change some minds

i still think this is harris' race to win tho. assuming biden collapses (yay) and bernie is unable to attract new audiences.

Plus I can’t think of a vice in modern history who was more personally magnetic than the potus. To be clear I’m setting aside the idea of whether any of this is fair, just stating the simple fact that the media has been more captivated by Pete than they’ve ever been by warren.

That's a media problem, not a Warren problem. She draws large crowds that find her extremely captivating.

Media problems turn into candidate problems, sadly.

Autonomous vehicles may have a similar impact. Imagine getting into your own self-driving car/pod that reclines at 7:30 am, napping and watching early morning TV, and getting dropped off at the office at 9. You could live pretty far away.

— Andrew Yang (@AndrewYang) April 13, 2019

andrew yang more like andrew yawn

this guy and the bubble he lives in can fuck off

Just imagine

Plus I can’t think of a vice in modern history who was more personally magnetic than the potus.

With an extremely low bar, Rockefeller/Ford.

just imagine living in a wonderful utopian paradise where you can watch early morning tv before work

imagine how our future would be transformed by... people commuting longer distances in private automobiles

.@PeteButtigieg just unveiled his new microsite for creatives to make content around his brand. This is the description for his font set. It's 100% real. https://t.co/qyV0E6BDNn pic.twitter.com/Uxbz0lYhip

— Brett Banditelli (@banditelli) April 14, 2019

Lol that is not a “description” it’s sample text... right?

I don’t think anybody to the left of Ash Carter can be taken seriously

always the lolz

(although I had to look up which bloodsoaked pro he was)

So many usernames in that booty judge text...

it’s machine generated lorem ipsum. it’s funny but dunking on a five foot rim does t make anyone look like an athlete.

the sourced/insider guys who just explain that, like, some Hillary vets are working for Harris and some Obama people are backing Pete and Beto are doing a much better job explaining the primary than people who credit their Gut Takes to imaginary Dem Voters, who haven't voted yet

— 'Weird Alex' Pareene (@pareene) April 15, 2019

lol at how piss-poor these anti-Buttigieg tweets are

THE GRAVELMENTUM IS MOUNTING

New national Emerson poll:

—Bernie Sanders: 29%
—Joe Biden: 24%
—Pete Buttigieg: 9%
—Beto O’Rourke: 8%
—Kamala Harris: 8%
—Elizabeth Warren: 7%
—Andrew Yang: 3%
—Julian Castro: 3% pic.twitter.com/EInbRDGCcV

— Philip Wegmann (@PhilipWegmann) April 15, 2019

you're right Keyes, most persuasive anti-Buttgieg vibe comes from Buttgieg

the only one who can destroy him is himself

oof Gillibrand

i'm not surprised Clinton ppl are working for Harris, she has the same "will take a poll b4 she tells you her fave color" air

lol @ the "someone else" voters, there are 20 candidates, pick one

whomst the fuck is Eric Swalwell

your next democratic president, obv

Sanders on now blasting the network for distorting democratic socialism; now he's explaining it. This is something.

the audience whooped and clapped when he denounced Citizen's United

this on fox news?

Yep. On now.

Crowd whooped loudly for Medicare For All.

oh no kidding

awesome

Bret Baier just polled the Bernie Town Hall audience who would be willing to switch to #MedicareForAll. It backfired spectacularly. pic.twitter.com/dQJ9gfQ137

— jordan (@JordanUhl) April 15, 2019

yes!

Bernie is killing it. Nice that he has a very friendly crowd.