2020 Democratic presidential primary

agree with all of that other than the fact that even though I think Buttigieg is a mediocre candidate at best, I think Biden is several rungs down the ladder worse.

I have the feeling that Mitch McConnell would tear the limbs off Mayor Pete with all the glee of a sociopathic child torturing bugs.

learning about the problems with the south bend police has lowered my estimation of buttigieg even further. it would be a real shame if democrats respond to 4 years of trump by nominating someone whose own community doesn't even trust him with law enforcement

but yeah, biden is a few steps below that, still

Yeah Pete would get eaten alive. Dukakis vibes off the charts

but imagine how many more brilliant policy positions he has besides the 15-seat 'nonpartisan' Supreme Court!

Surprised the current president hasn't gone, "Know what? Let's add another one, make it 10."

this is good

Bernie Sanders is using his massive email list to warn immigrants about ICE raids https://t.co/1PEI5SCKne via @voxdotcom

— Luke Savage (@LukewSavage) June 25, 2019

that's awesome

Elizabeth Warren made it to the #Homestead detention center this morning. @WLRN reports many who showed up were also at Warren’s town hall last night, where @ewarren made a last minute decision on stage to bus protesters to the facility where thousands of children are detained. pic.twitter.com/UKE6Ln8FP9

— Lily Oppenheimer (@LilyOppenheimer) June 26, 2019

Swawell and Beto went too, to be fair.

i hope beto was wearing his ‘borders make america great’ hat

and it's a scorcher today

whoooooo is planning to watch the debaaaate toniiiight?!

♩♪♫♬

iiiii aaaaammm

bought fresh Campari!

i'm sure i'll check out at least some of it, more intrigued by tomorrow's if only for the possibility that Biden says something super dumb or dickish.

bought fresh Campari!

*cheers*

hell, i might buy some on the way home and e-join you

with less than 5 days of free Kanopy access left, not on yr life

I've got three free days of Criterion Channel and gotta watch Late Chrysanthemums soon.

again, it's my birthday and they shouldn't have a debate on my birthday

don't you want to watch Tim Ryan and John Delaney try to explain why the fuck they're running for president?

when they're done Brad's flying them up for his party

Elizabeth Warren made it to the #Homestead detention center this morning.

Swawell and Beto went too, to be fair.

pretty sure Beto only went hoping to see a Naked Raygun reunion

no joke, the only thing that can save beto right now is the most epic guitar solo of all time. he needs to perform on the level of marty mcfly in 1955 blowing everyone's mind with johnny b goode, but before the van halen part of his solo

and even then, it might be too late

and even then Elizabeth Warren would have played the solo and explained in a five-point plan how to bend certain notes for maximum audience reaction

happy birthday BN!

whoooooo is planning to watch the debaaaate toniiiight?!

I will be in a bar in Brooklyn (Bar Bayeaux, 1066 Nostrand Ave.) watching saxophonist JD Allen play. Brad, you're welcome to stop by. Show starts at 8, no cover.

thanks y'all! brooklyn's a little far for me tonight, i'm planning to eat my favorite sandwich in astoria and not watch the debate

happy bradday!

Security person outside debate site just now : “are you here to pick up press credentials?”
John Hickenlooper: “...I’m a candidate”

— Scott Detrow (@scottdetrow) June 26, 2019

I'm going to miss the debate despite telling 100 ewarren texters that I'm watching it because I'm going to Cate Le Bon at Elsewhere.

good priorities

I don't think I can sit through the debate. They really need to eject most of the candidates from the races soon.

Good piece on Biden and the Senate.

UGGGGGHHHHH

MSNBC: If it's clear you aren't going to be the nominee, will you concede before the convention?

SANDERS: I intend to be the Dem nominee

M: But if you're not. You stayed in last time

S: Some people say that maybe if the system wasn't rigged against me, I would've beat Trump
👀 pic.twitter.com/Ki5GmrvkFG

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 26, 2019

can't wait for a presidential debate between Trump and Bernie so we can finally get to the bottom of what some people are really saying.

Good to see Trump's sublingual phrasing leaching its way into the general political discourse. It's a good look, definitely the way to go.

I mean why actually discuss the nuance of the point you're making when you can just say 'RIGGED!' and let it drop like a stone.

oh good let's insist Bern do what runnersup generally do not do

BOW DOWN, altecocker

Morbs! You're quoting Reznor!

i'll allow it's a dumb and unfair line of inquiry but the combination of words Bernie formed in response were perhaps the dumbest imaginable.

the key is to form a new response with a new set of dumb and unfair words to exactly cancel out the other two

JoeMyGod (ie the Clintonite Fagg0t blog) immediately posted this

In 2016, Bernie endorsed Clinton and every leftist-punching moderate and slay queen maniac is *still* ignoring that fact and acting like he tried to sabotage her run. There is no way he could have answered that question and not be judged harshly by the haters.

The screenshot from the video makes it seem like Sanders is just ranting into the air, and it's really not helping at all...

basically I'd like to see Bernie come out and say, "She lost because of that Delete Your Account thing."

https://time.com/5613806/2020-presidential-candidates-ada-website-accessibility

^^^ nobody thinks about this shit and they should