2020 Democratic presidential primary

..until we AOCize Congress. (second term maybe)

Gus Hall is looking down on you, JCLC

I’m not sure I’ve ever been accused of handwaving before. What an interesting feeling to start the weekend with.

i do what i can

Gus Hall trusted Morris Childs for how many years? in the imaginary universe where he gets elected, he appoints a cabinet made up entirely of rats & spies and never even knows what hits him

Alfred otm

I would like to see the other candidates borrow from Sanders on foreign policy. I think the thing is, voters in primaries care even less about FP than voters in the GE. FP stances in the GE are almost always reduced to “Republican big strong! Democrat want cut defense budget!” anyway. It’s bullshit, obviously - it’s basically the only job the President is given to do exclusively - but the media’s total inability to cover it, and the electorate’s complete disinterest in learning anything about it, explains why campaigns hardly bother with it.

Gus Hall is looking down on you, JCLC

I cannot easily find any data about Gus Hall's height but I'm going to make my "tbf he was very tall" joke anyway

I've yet to hear a convincing reason Warren would get anything more done than Sanders other than "she's got a plan for that" which, iirc God has thoughts on plans

That said my ideal would be to see them team up somehow. It is notable that they haven't attacked each other at all (yet)

Winning the Senate is all, people.

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Jesus: "don't pull up at 6am to cuddle with me"

Having FDR in the Oval Office won't mean shit when McConnell can stall judge and SCOTUS nominations and kill legislation.

We HAD the senate and the house for two years and still couldn't get a public option let alone single payer. I think this goes a long way into explaining skepticism about vague and technocratic language in M4all proposals during primary season.

IF actual change is possible Bernie's Focus on grassroots and labor organizing is the way to pursue it imo.

She strikes me as savvier at negotiating the current political situation, but I'll admit some of that's speculative. Ultimately, I'm less interested in making the case that she would definitely get more done than him than in simply questioning the assumption that he would get more done than her.

that was then, this will be now

xxp

'there is nothing in the small blip that is socialism history to suggest these theories would be more effective to combat imperialism, climate change and poverty.'

will breaking up the big banks end racism? a sobering thought.

just once more i want to see that petrified look in the eyes of those Wall Street motherfuckers i saw during Occupy

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ri4j9und39w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ri4j9und39w

I feel like the Sandersphere is gaslighting us into thinking Warren is Hilary 2020.

again, 8/10 of each respective base is fine with the other's candidate

wow that cramer video!

we all know Warren has beliefs, hence is no Hillary

That said my ideal would be to see them team up somehow. It is notable that they haven't attacked each other at all (yet)

just once more i want to see that petrified look in the eyes of those Wall Street motherfuckers i saw during Occupy

I mean it’s also the progressive version of owning the libs

I mean it’s also the progressive version of owning the libs

I thought voting for Jill Stein was the progressive version of owning the libs.

that’s self-owning the libs

you two should form your own (con)Fusion Party

actually it's this progressive's short-term goal cuz short term is all I got

You must not have the same Sanders campaign proxies in your feed that I do.

srsly roger who you working for, Strawman Inc?

I mean it’s also the progressive version of owning the libs

― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Friday, September 20, 2019 5:45 PM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink

once again i ask: what exactly is it you guys think you do here all day?

I confirm my biases

what exactly is it you guys think you do here all day?

Amuse myself.

https://scontent-lax3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/67914920_10157500563376613_1441563995755511808_n.jpg?_nc_cat=108&_nc_eui2=AeHhFKm6ocWaeKdNlbtM6eh4d7QjJaXTVtpSrAgvpvD7EI5RlrBgTh9-8GlWgWtRrWCBzSjSaibib71sjXrnfdqrsiH8KFCm45sFDeYcyfJ-Sg&_nc_oc=AQmSLZUxJYqby4WGgdjdK_D6oplxChOwP33Q_AfICmA88fK1Otf6uyviCONRVjOt7M2SxwHfG6O3s0iaVTe5emB8&_nc_ht=scontent-lax3-2.xx&oh=510428edcc038b693a659201e35aae7e&oe=5DF03A62

lol

/srsly roger who you working for, Strawman Inc?

I've yet to hear a convincing reason Warren would get anything more done than Sanders other than "she's got a plan for that"

― Simon H., Friday, September 20, 2019 12:54 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

She'll get rid of the filibuster, Bernie won't

Warren's DNA thing was a stupid unforced error. She's a "capitalist to her bones."

actually the test came back only 3% capitalist

― Muswell Hillbilly Elegy (President Keyes), Friday, September 20, 2019 3:30 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

hehehe

Luke 15:7 says there's more joy in heaven over one repentant sinner than over 99 people who didn't need to repent. Smart dude, Luke.

― she carries a torch. two torches, actually (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Friday, September 20, 2019 3:31 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

with all respect for my guy luke, I think it was a different dude who said this

In which the NYT publishes its version of the POLITICO article about Warren.

So are these Sanders "proxies" the same as his "surrogates" and does he give them their marching orders every day? Or is that for the "fellow travelers"?

Morbs you know that Sarsour was brought on board by the Sanders campaign as a “surrogate” explicitly right

The New York Post is a shit rag - a newspaper for people who think reading's for pussies - but this is an admirably savage burn:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EE_GVjIXUAAkH2Q.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EE_GVjOWkAA2fJl.jpg

huh i guess the right is getting better at comedy and etc etc

I know she is taking most of her new voters from Sanders, but Warren is polling ahead of Biden in Iowa, and how is that not extremely thrilling?

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/sep/22/elizabeth-warren-joe-biden-iowa-poll

That’s wonderful!

Looks like her platform of corporatist forever wars is really paying off!

This is the first time I've noticed a major Bernie surrogate taking a negative tone (albeit a limited one) w/r/t Warren.

Under Bernie’s workplace democracy act, Warren’s campaign would be subject to compulsory mediation for failure to reach a collective bargaining agreement.

There is only one campaign that has put its money where its mouth is WRT organized labor. #Bernie2020 https://t.co/6QkC8XT29M

— “Residue” for Bernie (@briebriejoy) September 23, 2019