2020 Democratic presidential primary

All the main women running have never lost a race before. Can't say the same about most of the men who seem to be in the "poll" leads.

I think it’s premature to be psychoanalyzing the false consciousness of the primary electorate

quite.

Biden to announce presidential run Wednesday in Charlottesville, Va., the site of a clash in August 2017 between white supremacists and counterprotesters that claimed one life, @PittsburghPG reports --> https://t.co/gME3sFhAQq via @PittsburghPG

— Adam Edelman (@abedelman) April 22, 2019

eurgh

But the real twist is that he's going to announce using a Tony Blair speech.

I'd be into it if he desecrates the Robert E Lee statue after he announces.

I would allow statue humping (not the horse though).

But the real twist is that he's going to announce using a Tony Blair speech.

fuck you joe

im so proud of my mom elizabeth warren

<3 thin lizzy

lmao

Several sources say the Biden announcement, which had been planned for Wednesday by video, has now been pushed back

— Edward-Isaac Dovere (@IsaacDovere) April 22, 2019

It’s the Tristram Shandy of presidential runs: never even gets to the point of its own birth.

see, these are the fumbling moves that will charm his white, working class audience still using dial-up modems in western Pennsylvania

WATCH: Klobuchar pauses for CNN town hall audience: "That's when you guys are supposed to cheer, OK?" https://t.co/Q4pBXHUOu9 pic.twitter.com/OI47bRnXwB

— The Hill (@thehill) April 23, 2019

jeb law says she's gotta retire now

oof

the difference here is that anyone who's caught not cheering is gonna catch a fuckin beating

Harris up.

Q: Do you believe the Democrats in congress should reconsider their position on impeachment?

Harris: Well, it depends on who you're talking to! [laughter]

uh

boy, she's animated now.

Lol both Sanders and Harris are asked about one or another of Warren’s proposals and both go like “huh? Oh, yeah, sounds good, I’m down”

Jeb at least said please.

Say what you will about the Bush children, at least they were raised to say 'please' and 'thank you'. Except when issuing ultimatums of war on foreign nations.

I am imagining Klobuchar powerbombing hecklers

she's incredibly bad at this

I don't truly think I'll ever love anything or anyone as much as Dems love to lose. https://t.co/lCBvWsB1gD

— Jake Cole (@jake_p_cole) April 23, 2019

she's been pretty consistent with her "time to toughen up - life sucks" stance

she'd make a great veep for Biden

in hell

omg simon stop

Klobuchar 2020: Don't Look, It's Not There

Klobuchar 2020: The Beats Will Continue Until Morale Improves

damn it, beatings

unless she drops a mixtape

Bernie not doing so well on CNN as he did on Fox, needs to improve

bernie's answer re: reparations... WHY is he so consistently bad at this lol

he mentions that racial disparity is separate from economic disparity, then lays out a plan which focuses on economic disparity

I know some of you are excited (?) about a possible Joe Biden presidential run, but hear me out: WHAT IF he opens a Coldstone Creamery franchise with a robust Instagram presence instead??? Feel like that would scratch that itch for you.

— Joel Kim Booster (@ihatejoelkim) January 18, 2019

Klobuchar quote above def recalls Paul Tsongas' "I'm not Santa Claus"

Warren is killing it.

Yep. I only watched a bit of her town hall but I saw her take two consecutive questions from dopey white boys about weed and protecting cops and immediately correctly pivot to talking about racial disparities.

Go to hell: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/440137-buttigieg-on-whether-felons-should-be-able-to-vote-from-prison-i-dont-think

rest in pete

I had the misfortune of catching the morning joe clowns earlier, dunno if it was a representative sample but unsurprisingly they were crushing hard and at great length on Mayor Pete, nary a mention of EW’s performance

They mentioned Warren, to be fair, early in the show: they couldn't understand how someone with her charisma and policy smarts isn't (yet) getting traction.

Also, Hadrian, you got their names wrong:

Sorry to say but @foxandfriends is by far the best of the morning political shows on television. It rightfully has BY FAR the highest ratings, not even close. Morning Psycho (Joe), who helped get me elected in 2016 by having me on (free) all the time, has nosedived, too Angry...

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 23, 2019

say what you will about him mr. president, but Joe Scarborough’s band is incredible

How long until Trump embraces the sorrynotsorry hashtag?

People should immediately have their voting rights restored upon release from prison but I don’t know that disallowing someone from voting while serving a felony sentence is an abhorrent position. Personally I think people should be allowed to vote even while incarcerated but that’s mostly because of the fucked up way justice is doled out in this country by race and class. And maybe Pete should recognize that but still I don’t think his take is beyond the pale.

to me "abhorrent" and "fucked up" read as synonyms, so i'm sort of having a hard time following that.... if the justice system's racial disparities are abhorrent, then shouldn't it be abhorrent to say "the way they deny rights seems fair to me"? we're talking about mass disenfranchisement in effect by race and class.

(i'd actually go beyond that though and say that i don't understand why felons should be denied voting rights even if there were no disparities at all in arrests, sentencing etc. also, shrugging off voting as one of the nice things you deserve to lose by committing a crime actually devalues voting and raises the specter of other situations in which the right might be withdrawn. anyway felons have compelling political interests and their having the vote could be a meaningful check on various injustices related to prisons.)