ShadowSwordmaster
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That means he is going to win the election /s
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PoliGAF 2017 |OT5| The Man In the High Chair
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Prof. Bathtub
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Are we back on the idea that screeching Fake News as catchphrase after he heard the term used against him twice makes him a genius social manipulator. I think that speaks more to the media's willingness to bend over backwards for a party that officially endorses beating them to the ground and running away.
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Issue she is referring to:
http://www.washingtonblade.com/2015...o-block-gender-reassignment-for-trans-inmate/
Issue she is referring to:
http://www.washingtonblade.com/2015...o-block-gender-reassignment-for-trans-inmate/
I remember when this doofus was being held as a rising political talent at the RNC last summer.
ShadowSwordmaster
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The Dems and Repubs are both terrible confirmed.
AnotherNils
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What do you guys think are killing his numbers? My best theory is it's the healthcare debacle and he's getting reamed by supporters pissed it failed and supporters pissed it almost passed.
BlastProcessing
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"He's acting sharper" is what you say about a dementia patient on a good day.
Wolfgunblood Garopa
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balladofwindfishes
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The failed healthcare vote probably hurt his numbers with hardcore GOP people and MAGA hat wearers, while not actually doing much of anything is likely eroding his soft GOP support. And Democrats continue to absolutely despise him and everything he looks at.
whyamihere
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Eh, I know that Quinnipiac poll is bad, but Math Dude said we'll only gain 2 seats.
I do think we'll see a clawback in August, but that assumes he doesn't do anything pants-on-head for a month, which even with a new Chief of Staff...
Aaron Strife
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The only two seats we'll pick up are Paul Ryan's and Steve King's.
TumblingHippo
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Dems only hope is McCain on the 2020 ticket.
RustyNails
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Rass has Trump at 38%, which is actually closer to 50%. So you can say Trump is at 50%. Good numbers.
whyamihere
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The Rasmussen Poll, even though almost 40% is not bad at this time, was just about the most inaccurate poll around election time!
Spoiled Milk
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Isn't gender reassignment surgery a privilege? Why would the state of California pay for one for someone who's on parole?
Edit: nvm, not on parole. Misread.
Edit: nvm, not on parole. Misread.
There have been some bullshit criticisms of Harris recently. This is not one of them. If this were a decade old it'd be one thing, but this was 2015 and she was making this argument. Not cool.
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Medicare For All isn't the solution to Universal Health Care
Interesting take on the isues w/ transitioning to Universal Healthcare that goes over a few European systems in quite a bit of detail. (France's employer-based model is one I need to look into more since it's one of the only countries with it laid out that way.)
The best thing from the article is this chart, which lays out the Loss Aversion issues in place due to our Employer-Based HC system. People don't want to give up their existing benefits and freak out at the possibility of change.
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Fuck Chelsea Manning. She didn't deserve the brutal treatment she received, but she also caused a fuck ton of damage working with Wikileaks
BoogieWoogie
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I bet you Ken Bone voted for Trump in the end.
Officerrob
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Not too surprising, I'd vote for Sr. over Jr. if my families lives depended on a vote
tedrotheredro
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He was never on the fence.
balladofwindfishes
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He'll tick up in August because he'll be on vacation, so he won't be doing anything
Of course it'd be nice if some oppo bombs drop while he's trying to enjoy his hard earned vacation
whyamihere
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Wow. -1 approval with white men. Jesus.
EDIT: OH MY GOD ONLY 53% OF REPUBLICANS STRONGLY APPROVE OF TRUMP
EDIT: OH MY GOD ONLY 53% OF REPUBLICANS STRONGLY APPROVE OF TRUMP
Not looking good on Harris here.
Bonen no Max'd
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Sounds worth honestly
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
The recent Harris stuff seems like right-wing media's attempt to start discrediting her now because they're scared of her the most.
I still don't think democrats should unite behind anyone at this point. Encourage as many as possible to run, let the primary run its course, and then go from there. Let the best candidate emerge, regardless of age, gender, race, etc.
I still don't think democrats should unite behind anyone at this point. Encourage as many as possible to run, let the primary run its course, and then go from there. Let the best candidate emerge, regardless of age, gender, race, etc.
I mean, I am not a fan either and consider working with Wikileaks colluding with a state enemy, but this is literally the issue that got her released early.
whyamihere
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Unemployment is at a low and Trump has a -9 approval rating on the economy, down from a high of +8 in March.
How do you fuck that up.
How do you fuck that up.
Ziltoidia 9
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I am in favor of him actually. The idiot gave us an email chain that exposes things.
RustyNails
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Dare we see Trump in the '20s...? There's no where to go but down from here!
AntraxSuicide
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Natural slide. Also it's much easier asking the opposite question of "what is keeping his numbers as high as they are?" I think Dubya shows that you'll never push someone below 25% (and realistically, that took a lot so I'd say 30% is a soft floor). So Trump is basically just losing support from people who are tapping out as he fails to keep them on board,and he'll keep doing that until he hits the floor.
Fenderputty
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https://twitter.com/Nate_Cohn/statu.../***********/thread/973014/page/101/#p1168947
Cohn seems to be concerned that gerrymandering could matter more this time around than in previous years.
benicillin
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I wish I could see into the future and find out if there's a point where Trumps approval goes low enough that the GOP actually turns on him. I mean, he's very obviously throwing them under the bus after the healthcare debacle. I just don't get it. Like, look at John McCain - you can be a partisan hack your entire life but if you actually do something good in 2017 you're treated like a hero. If they got rid of Trump people would cut them so much more slack than if they were forced to dump him.
Spoiled Milk
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Didn't they rule it was cruel and unusual punishment to not get the surgery?
Aaron Strife
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Don't expect the media to admit that though. It would be acknowledging that the GOP is inherently favored by a structural advantage.
"But Illinois"
Yeah absolutely
VendettaRed07
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Basically where I am at
Let's actually have these candidates campaign and try to convince people first as well before we start already crafting narratives of infighting as to why one group of voters will supposedly unjustifiably dislike a candidate that hasn't officially announced or said anything because they are biased and hypocritically support a different unnamed candidate who also hasn't announced or campaign on anything yet.
It's like people WANT shit flinging and are eager to start it and position sides already..
Fenderputty
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Not that I think this will become national headline news, but you realize Cohn is "the media"
I hope you are going a deserted island. We went outside the US on vacation and Trump and US stuff still permeates the news.
I'm starting to wonder if the subset of Millenial liberals raised on Fox News but who flipped to the left/liberal wing are still maintaining the fundamentally warped perception that it's "how politics should be" even when their policy stances change.
I'd like to get 2018 out of the way, maybe bring some attention on the fucking asshole in the district next to mine, Steve Knight, and get him out of office. Katie Hill sounds like she's the top contender to take him on in 2018.
Hope he flops. Town is not 15m out of my way, will be out and about during the campaign leadup.
Hope he flops. Town is not 15m out of my way, will be out and about during the campaign leadup.
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That's not how it works. There's no guarantee that the candidate the internal Democratic selectorate prefers is the same as the candidate the wider electorate would prefer.
Let Booker, Harris, Gillibrand, Fraken, etc. all run and the cream rise to the top.
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