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[Abinash117]

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/donald-trump-senate-democrats-231256



I like this strategy and I hate it....I like it because it might things passed that I've been hoping for a long time.

Mainly Infrastructure

But I hate it because the GOP will likely to gain more power in 2 years and trump would get reelected in 4.

It is probably a way to make the GOP look bad. Even if Trump works with Democrats they can't pass anything themselves.

 

[ItWasMeantToBe19]

This was the ad that Hillary ran more than any other ad they produced.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dtk1eX7UBE

(Trump is in the right here which makes it fucking irritating)

 

[Totakeke]

Jeff Merkley is not here for Bannon

Link broken. But bless Reid for leading the charge.

 

[Bonen no Max'd]

The first three months of Hillary's ads against Trump were "Trump outsources all of his businesses."

Come the fuck on, guys. They were annoying (because they were dumb) and frequent and they certainly happened.

I think this is where it largely boils down to authenticity. Hillary has a 30-year record and is linked to both NAFTA and TPP and felt phony when trying to downplay trade. It doesn't help when McAuliffe is going "don't worry she's just lying to get votes".

This is one of the big advantages of running a young candidate, since they don't have that kind of record or baggage. Obama tried to get the US involved in two different trade agreements but could largely be more protectionist when campaigning because he was a first-term senator with no real record. Though he probably also won points in that crowd for the auto bailout.

 

[ampere]

It's not a purity test, it's just the fact of the matter that focusing on the white working class isn't the answer. What about the black working class?

We need to energize progressives and get them to vote. I admit we clearly picked the wrong candidate, though she was unfairly covered by the press, but we don't need to drastically change direction. We need a more open Democratic party, and an appeal to convince young voters to vote. I say we fight for voting rights and eliminating the electoral college so that everyone's vote is worth the same.

 

[Doc Holliday]

This was the ad that Hillary ran more than any other ad they produced.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dtk1eX7UBE

(Trump is in the right here which makes it fucking irritating)

Yep, lets just face the fact that Trump won because of name recognition, celebrity status, simple campaign slogans that stoked fears, and he ran against a candidate who fairly or unfairly was not well liked.

Pissed off people do dumb shit.

 

[Kid Kamikaze10]

Bernie Supporters and Bernie better learn how to talk to black and brown people if they want to win the party. Working class pocs, southern pocs.


Even the pocs supporters. That wake up sheeple shit ain't flying. Because many of us believe the system will never do right by us.


This is where the "neoliberals" keep beating them.

 

[whyamihere]

What if we just focus on the working class and not just the WWC.

 

[ItWasMeantToBe19]

I think this is where it largely boils down to authenticity. Hillary has a 30-year record and is linked to both NAFTA and TPP and felt phony when trying to downplay trade. It doesn't help when McAuliffe is going "don't worry she's just lying to get votes".

This is one of the big advantages of running a young candidate, since they don't have that kind of record or baggage. Obama tried to get the US involved in two different trade agreements but could largely be more protectionist when campaigning because he was a first-term senator with no real record. Though he probably also won points in that crowd for the auto bailout.

Sure, I don't disagree with any of this. Hillary's opposition to trade was phony and probably the phoniest thing about her candidacy. Having a long track-record is tough because so much can change so fast.

But one thing I would say is that free trade may be very popular in 2020 if a Trump trade war destroys the economy so we should be considering Senators and Governors who don't have a long history on trade so they can take the most popular position in 2020.

 

[Doc Holliday]

What if we just focus on the working class and not just the WWC.

Don't you know? Minorities don't work, we're all on welfare.

 

[Totakeke]

I think this is where it largely boils down to authenticity. Hillary has a 30-year record and is linked to both NAFTA and TPP and felt phony when trying to downplay trade. It doesn't help when McAuliffe is going "don't worry she's just lying to get votes".

This is one of the big advantages of running a young candidate, since they don't have that kind of record or baggage. Obama tried to get the US involved in two different trade agreements but could largely be more protectionist when campaigning because he was a first-term senator with no real record. Though he probably also won points in that crowd for the auto bailout.

Not directing at you, but this is where all this introspection is getting silly. We start with an actual cause and then link it to every little single thing that the Hillary campaign did or didn't do and look for something exactly the opposite. For some people this ends up becoming an optics and purity test.

 

[metalslimer]

What if we just focus on the working class and not just the WWC.

Black people don't count because apparently we don't experience economic anxiety. That's why they all gravitated to Tru...oh

 

[QuiteWhittle]

What if we just focus on the working class and not just the WWC.

impossible, minorities don't have economic anxieties. when my single mother lost her job in 2008 with no savings we just knew things would get better.

 

[ampere]

What if we just focus on the working class and not just the WWC.

This too. I got attacked last night for suggesting Bernie meant WWC, but he's made it clear that's what he means (I know staffers run his twitter, but he's responsible for his account's message)

 

[Roland_Gunner]

So democrats are already hinting they'll sparingly use the filibuster? Come on.

Not the time to freak out about this.

1. No one knows what Trump is going to do. Dems should try to work with him on infrastructure, maybe 'amending' and not replacing Obamacare etc. Its right for the country and would fracture the GOP base.

2. The most important thing is keeping the filibuster in place. If its pulled out before the session even starts the Dems can't do anything. They have to say this stuff now to stay in the game.

 

[Totakeke]

Again, I have no issue with Bernie Sanders himself or his tweets in a vacuum. But I don't think he realizes the effects his tweets have on the rhetoric that's occurring down here. This is a dumb argument and we know it.

 

[PInk Tape]

What if we just focus on the working class and not just the WWC.

That's hard tho...

 

[Cesare Borgia]

Where did Sanders campaign during the primary?

Where did Clinton campaign during the primary?

We're in this awkward position where the Democratic party has trouble actually reaching all its constituency.

No, we're not. We were in a position where two incredibly flawed candidates doubled down on their easiest base instead of doing what previous candidates did: go directly to people who didn't trust them and win them over. Sanders didn't put any work in with the black community, before the primaries when it mattered the most; instead he showed up during the primary with Cornell fucking West and Killer Mike, thinking that was enough. Likewise Clinton didn't put much effort into going to rural areas and figured blatantly lying to people's faces about TPP was going to work.

If you want people's votes you have to go to them. Writing people off almost never works. Bill Clinton didn't magically become trusted/liked by black voters, he had to go into black neighborhoods as a white southern governor and relate to people. Similarly Obama had to go into rural white neighborhoods as a black liberal and relate to people. They managed to do it because they're great politicians. Sanders and Hillary are not, and got caught unprepared.

 

[ItWasMeantToBe19]

One thing to note about an infrastructure plan is that Trump will likely steal a huge portion of the money because we have no idea what he is or isn't invested in.

This would be politically beneficially if we can monitor his theft, but no moves should be made until the theft and corruption can be followed.

 

[Toxi]

It's not a purity test, it's just the fact of the matter that focusing on the white working class isn't the answer. What about the black working class?

We need to energize progressives and get them to vote. I admit we clearly picked the wrong candidate, though she was unfairly covered by the press, but we don't need to drastically change direction. We need a more open Democratic party, and an appeal to convince young voters to vote. I say we fight for voting rights and eliminating the electoral college so that everyone's vote is worth the same.

Eliminating the electoral college is a terrible platform to run on. It's impossible to actually do and it only appeals to major population centers that already vote Democrat because of our policies.

Plus, it comes across like being sore losers.

 

[Odrion]

Bernie Supporters and Bernie better learn how to talk to black and brown people if they want to win the party. Working class pocs, southern pocs.


Even the pocs supporters. That wake up sheeple shit ain't flying. Because many of us believe the system will never do right by us.


This is where the "neoliberals" keep beating them.

as a bernie supporter I 50000000% agree.

 

[Toxi]

No, we're not. We were in a position where two incredibly flawed candidates doubled down on their easiest base instead of doing what previous candidates did: go directly to people who didn't trust them and win them over. Sanders didn't put any work in with the black community, before the primaries when it mattered the most; instead he showed up during the primary with Cornell fucking West and Killer Mike, thinking that was enough. Likewise Clinton didn't put much effort into going to rural areas and figured blatantly lying to people's faces about TPP was going to work.

If you want people's votes you have to go to them. Writing people off almost never works. Bill Clinton didn't magically become trusted/liked by black voters, he had to go into black neighborhoods as a white southern governor and relate to people. Similarly Obama had to go into rural white neighborhoods as a black liberal and relate to people. They managed to do it because they're great politicians. Sanders and Hillary are not, and got caught unprepared.

I think we agree on what the Democrats need to do.

 

[Valhelm]

Bernie Supporters and Bernie better learn how to talk to black and brown people if they want to win the party. Working class pocs, southern pocs.


Even the pocs supporters. That wake up sheeple shit ain't flying. Because many of us believe the system will never do right by us.


This is where the "neoliberals" keep beating them.

Absolutely. Bernie's racial tone-deafness was his biggest issue for sure

 

[Ziltoidia 9]

What yall want to bet the middle and lower level income earners hardly get a tax cut but magically the 1% gets their taxes moved down to 25%.

 

[Pixieking]

One thing to note about an infrastructure plan is that Trump will likely steal a huge portion of the money because we have no idea what he is or isn't invested in.

This would be politically beneficially if we can monitor his theft, but no moves should be made until the theft and corruption can be followed.

The NYT and WaPo are going to be allllll over this. As soon as anything passes with a monetary value attached to it, they'll follow the money and FOIA request everything.

Also:

https://twitter.com/TheHilliverse

Hilliverse Clinton
@TheHilliverse

What is happening in the alternate timeline where Hillary won the 2016 Election? Inspired by the @TheMiliverse, run by the less funny @georgiacobrien

Hilliverse Clinton ‏@TheHilliverse Nov 12

In a parallel universe, Hillary sets Michelle Obama's Vogue cover to be her phone background.

 

[whyamihere]

No, we're not. We were in a position where two incredibly flawed candidates doubled down on their easiest base instead of doing what previous candidates did: go directly to people who didn't trust them and win them over. Sanders didn't put any work in with the black community, before the primaries when it mattered the most; instead he showed up during the primary with Cornell fucking West and Killer Mike, thinking that was enough. Likewise Clinton didn't put much effort into going to rural areas and figured blatantly lying to people's faces about TPP was going to work.

If you want people's votes you have to go to them. Writing people off almost never works. Bill Clinton didn't magically become trusted/liked by black voters, he had to go into black neighborhoods as a white southern governor and relate to people. Similarly Obama had to go into rural white neighborhoods as a black liberal and relate to people. They managed to do it because they're great politicians. Sanders and Hillary are not, and got caught unprepared.

How does one "like" or "fave" a post on Neo Gaming Age Forums dot com

 

[Odrion]

like the lesson that we need to learn is that you can't count on "you better vote for this candidate that doesn't reach out to you or else" because as it turns out either people will choose else or at best become a depressed vote

 

[Totakeke]

Also:

https://twitter.com/TheHilliverse

I don't know what this is supposed to do other than be depressing.

 

[dramatis]

How does one "like" or "fave" a post on Neo Gaming Age Forums dot com

 

[OrangeGrayBlue]

It's not a purity test, it's just the fact of the matter that focusing on the white working class isn't the answer. What about the black working class?

We need to energize progressives and get them to vote. I admit we clearly picked the wrong candidate, though she was unfairly covered by the press, but we don't need to drastically change direction. We need a more open Democratic party, and an appeal to convince young voters to vote. I say we fight for voting rights and eliminating the electoral college so that everyone's vote is worth the same.

This is roughly how I feel. Our message is a winning one. We won the popular vote handily even with depressed turnout and voter suppression efforts. What we need to work on is getting dems to vote in midterms and backing candidates that are exciting and inspiring. Our mistake this election was running Hillary because we thought people would be jazzed about her on-the-job training. Obviously, no one gave a shit about that. Instead, they elected the first president to have never held public office or serve in the military. So from now on, NO ONE IS allowed to tout experience as an objectively beneficial quality when assessing candidates. Experience is nearly valueless in terms of electability.

If there's a lesson for 2020, I think it's this: run a candidate the base actually cares about.

 

[whyamihere]

like the lesson that we need to learn is that you can't count on "you better vote for this candidate that doesn't reach out to you or else" because as it turns out either people will choose else or at best become a depressed vote

I also would like to "fave" this post.

 

[Pixieking]

I don't know what this is supposed to do other than be depressing.

It may be too soon (in fact, I think the end of time may be Too Soon), but it also made me smile, so. *shrugs*

 

[Totakeke]

This is roughly how I feel. Our message is a winning one. We won the popular vote handily even with depressed turnout and voter suppression efforts. What we need to work on is getting dems to vote in midterms and backing candidates that are exciting and inspiring. Our mistake this election was running Hillary because we thought people would be jazzed about her on-the-job training. Obviously, no one gave a shit about that. Instead, they elected the first president to have never held public office or serve in the military. So from now on, NO ONE IS allowed to tout experience as an objectively beneficial quality when assessing candidates. Experience is nearly valueless in terms of electability.

If there's a lesson for 2020, I think it's this: run a candidate the base actually cares about.

Just because the other side didn't care about experience doesn't mean the side that voted for her don't.

 

[Plinko]

What yall want to bet the middle and lower level income earners hardly get a tax cut but magically the 1% gets their taxes moved down to 25%.

I'm the one who posted that thread on Trump's tax plan. I have a family of 6 on a lower-middle income and I am getting a $1000 tax hike. It's crushing to our budget.

If the income-based repayment plan and PSLF gets repealed, I may eventually have to file for bankruptcy.

 

[OrangeGrayBlue]

Just because the other side didn't care about experience doesn't mean the side that voted for her don't.

Sure, there are people for whom a candidate having held office at some point in their life is important, but that's largely the extent of it. The duration or breadth of that experience seems unimportant. If anything, Hillary having been deeply involved in some of the most prestigious political offices for the last 25 years actually hurt her. The newer someone is to the game, the better. People seem to get the sense that if you've been in politics for over a decade, you should've fixed things already. A stupid notion, sure, but Trump seemed to exploit that feeling about Hillary pretty well.

 

[Pixieking]

Just because the other side didn't care about experience doesn't mean the side that voted for her don't.

Yeah, absolutely this... If I could've voted for her I would've, and it would've been a vote for her, at least partially based on her experience (also, her values, her policies, and her being a policy wonk).

The worst thing we can do is assume that people are simple beings, with just one fixed reasons for doing something, especially when it's voting.

Sure, there are people for whom having held office at some point in their life is important, but that's largely the extent of it. The duration or breadth of that experience seems unimportant. If anything, Hillary having been deeply involved in some of the most prestigious political offices for the last 25 years actually hurt her. The newer someone is to the game, the better. People seem to get the sense that if you've been in politics for over a decade, you should've fixed things already. A stupid notion, sure, but Trump seemed to exploit that feeling about Hillary pretty well.

Well, that's the thing - it's an exploit about how people feel. Look at Trump - Obama (and possibly Hillary) are essentially going to take him under their wings in some form, because he has no experience.

The voting public needs to learn that you can't have a good President without having experience. Hillary's met double-digit numbers of world leaders. Trump's met one. Angela Merkel alone is going to roast him alive and pick her teeth with his bones.

Just because the voter wants something, doesn't mean it's right or good. Look at bloody Brexit.

 

[Odrion]

What do you think Hillary is going to do with the campaign money?

 

[Plinko]

It's not a purity test, it's just the fact of the matter that focusing on the white working class isn't the answer. What about the black working class?

We need to energize progressives and get them to vote. I admit we clearly picked the wrong candidate, though she was unfairly covered by the press, but we don't need to drastically change direction. We need a more open Democratic party, and an appeal to convince young voters to vote. I say we fight for voting rights and eliminating the electoral college so that everyone's vote is worth the same.

1. Eliminating the electoral college is a dead end. Can't/won't happen, makes people sound whiny, etc.

2. I agree voting rights should be focused on, but my guess is it is also a non-starter. People will just say, "Well, everyone can vote."

 

[Ziltoidia 9]

I'm the one who posted that thread on Trump's tax plan. I have a family of 6 on a lower-middle income and I am getting a $1000 tax hike. It's crushing to our budget.

If the income-based repayment plan and PSLF gets repealed, I may eventually have to file for bankruptcy.

It would also screw up my plan, as I am also going with IBR and PSLF, Add that with the fact you can't wipe out school debt in a bankruptcy, freaking hell. I'm hopeful they don't toach the program because I think Bush started the PSLF program...we will see.

 

[Plinko]

It would also screw up my plan, as I am also going with IBR and PSLF, Add that with the fact you can't wipe out school debt in a bankruptcy, freaking hell. I'm hopeful they don't toach the program because I think Bush started the PSLF program...we will see.

You actually can wipe out school debt in a bankruptcy if you can prove undue hardship. Also, Chapter 13 bankruptcy can drastically reduce payments.

 

[Taiser]

What do you think Hillary is going to do with the campaign money?

 

[OrangeGrayBlue]

Yeah, absolutely this... If I could've voted for her I would've, and it would've been a vote for her, at least partially based on her experience (also, her values, her policies, and her being a policy wonk).

The worst thing we can do is assume that people are simple beings, with just one fixed reasons for doing something, especially when it's voting.

The prior governing experience of the last two people to ascend to the presidency, combined, is one senate term. People don't care about experience as much as they do convictions and ideas. 61% of people who voted for Trump didn't even think he was fit for office. I'm just saying, going forward when we're weighing the strength of primary candidates, don't put much stock in their having been in office for 20+ years. If it personally excites you, cool, but don't conflate that with it being an asset in the general election.

 

[Pixieking]

What do you think Hillary is going to do with the campaign money?

She's going to buy a White House. Or maybe two.

Seriously, who knows. Doesn't it have to be returned to the donors? Or can it be funneled into DNC House/Senate races?

If it's just hers to keep, she'll probably donate a large part of it to charitable causes.

The prior governing experience of the last two people to ascend to the presidency, combined, is one senate term. People don't care about experience as much as they do your convictions and your ideas. 61% of people who voted for Trump didn't even think he was fit for office. I'm just saying, going forward when we're weighing the strength of primary candidates, don't put much stock in their having been in office for 20+ years. If it personally excites you, cool, but don't conflate that with it being an asset in the general election.

I think it's risky to buy into this, but *shrugs* Hopefully it won't be too much of an issue. And to be fair, I was arguing a few days ago that Kander was a good shot for 2020. So what do I know?

 

[ItWasMeantToBe19]

Voting rights and eliminating the electoral college can and should be done in the 2018 midterms.

 

[Dubbedinenglish]

What do you think Hillary is going to do with the campaign money?

Which funds? The DNC should be able to pull from it, they will need it.

 

[ampere]

No, we're not. We were in a position where two incredibly flawed candidates doubled down on their easiest base instead of doing what previous candidates did: go directly to people who didn't trust them and win them over. Sanders didn't put any work in with the black community, before the primaries when it mattered the most; instead he showed up during the primary with Cornell fucking West and Killer Mike, thinking that was enough. Likewise Clinton didn't put much effort into going to rural areas and figured blatantly lying to people's faces about TPP was going to work.

If you want people's votes you have to go to them. Writing people off almost never works. Bill Clinton didn't magically become trusted/liked by black voters, he had to go into black neighborhoods as a white southern governor and relate to people. Similarly Obama had to go into rural white neighborhoods as a black liberal and relate to people. They managed to do it because they're great politicians. Sanders and Hillary are not, and got caught unprepared.

It does seem like the 50 state strategy was a mistake and rural areas with uneducated people didn't get reached. I definitely agree with that.

If there's a lesson for 2020, I think it's this: run a candidate the base actually cares about.

Yup. While Bernie got me excited at the start of the primary I'm not sure he was the right candidate either, but Hillary definitely wasn't.

Ugh, it's a painful lesson to get slapped in the face with by losing an election that seemed in the bag.

 

[dramatis]

This is roughly how I feel. Our message is a winning one. We won the popular vote handily even with depressed turnout and voter suppression efforts. What we need to work on is getting dems to vote in midterms and backing candidates that are exciting and inspiring. Our mistake this election was running Hillary because we thought people would be jazzed about her on-the-job training. Obviously, no one gave a shit about that. Instead, they elected the first president to have never held public office or serve in the military. So from now on, NO ONE IS allowed to tout experience as an objectively beneficial quality when assessing candidates. Experience is nearly valueless in terms of electability.

If there's a lesson for 2020, I think it's this: run a candidate the base actually cares about.

While I agree with most of your sentiments, somehow people always mess up in the last line.

Base cared about Hillary, otherwise she wouldn't have won. When your side loses by not only delegate numbers but also millions of actual vote, I'm pretty sure you don't get to say the base didn't care about the winning candidate.

 

[Ziltoidia 9]

You actually can wipe out school debt in a bankruptcy if you can prove undue hardship. Also, Chapter 13 bankruptcy can drastically reduce payments.

Take what path is best for you, if moving back in with parents is possible you can always do that a year and put all your extra money towards your debt, its what I'm doing now. I know its probably really hard with kids though, but a lot of families are consolidating back in these days because of all the hardships.

Do you rent or have a mortgage?

Which funds? The DNC should be able to pull from it, they will need it.

I'm guessing the Hillary Victory Fund ones.

 

[PInk Tape]

If it's just hers to keep, she'll probably donate a large part of it to charitable causes.

I can definitely see her doing this if she has to keep it.

 

[ampere]

Voting rights and eliminating the electoral college can and should be done in the 2018 midterms.

Eliminating the electoral college would require a constitutional amendment, so it might only be realistic in the long term. I absolutely want it to be part of our platform though.