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Chuckie Finster

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  1. You're right, elections are about vibes... and the vibes are horrendous for everyone right now. Seriously, put on a hazmat suit and venture into the conservative corners of the internet - they're all still fucking furious and they've gotten everything they could want. "Your personal beliefs are the reason you are mad at your neighbor and you will need to change those in order for things to get better" is a losing fucking message that makes people defensive. "Those Republican politicians are the reason you are mad at your neighbor and you need to vote them out in order for things to get better" is a goddamn rallying cry.
  2. The tone of the message can be adjusted per candidate, but I really feel like a "seriously, what have they done for you?" campaign could gain traction, especially in areas that have been red for a while. "Have you gotten a raise? Are the roads around you fixed? Is your kid getting a better education? The only thing they've been really successful at is getting you to hate your neighbor while ignoring the stuff that really matters." The Republicans will always win the messaging battle when it comes to culture war shit. The Democrats shouldn't try to fight them on it, nor should they ignore it. What they need to do is redirect the conversation to highlight that all the Republicans do is focus on the Facebook issues instead of the real ones. Might be blasphemous to claim this on the internet but MOST people don't want to go around hating everyone. Giving everyone a common enemy: "these guys are the reason you are mad all the time because they keep focusing on what divides us instead of the shit that actually matters" might have surprising staying power. It isn't a naive message of kumbaya either, it's a "yeah we might have different views on some stuff, but let's focus on keeping you employed instead of the genitals of high school athletes in Tennessee." I just really think there's a lot of people tired of feeling like they are constantly in a culture war.
  3. First ballot “imagine if Obama…”
  4. Hard to envision a scenario where it isn’t Joe or Kyle at the end.
  5. Exciting player! Hayes Fawcett needs to be arrested, though.
  6. One thing I can’t shake is the absolute lack of… anything (?) from this team. Even the celebration last night felt more like “well, this is what we are supposed to do when this happens” rather than some genuine outpouring of emotion. Maybe I’m projecting or maybe I’m just spoiled from the rare vibes we had for a decade, but it is really hard to get attached to these guys.
  7. Merely calling Republicans "weird" gave the Democrats more momentum than they'd had since Obama. Imagine what could happen if they go all-in with that.
  8. A couple of months ago my mother randomly ranted about how unfair it is that Pete Rose is not in the Hall of Fame. I was taken aback, as I didn't know anyone had thought about Pete Rose in years. Finding out it's a MAGA thing makes SO MUCH sense now.
  9. Gonna see that one on the highlights tomorrow.
  10. This post immediately after one about an aggy player in the portal is *chef's kiss*
  11. 100%, but we shouldn't give him credit for taking steps to fight the fire he started... especially when there's still a fucking fire happening.
  12. Tariffs have still increased, meaning the average citizen will pay more... but they have not increased enough 1) for any company to move manufacturing stateside or 2) to eliminate income taxes. So, all of the downside without any of the (admittedly bullshit) upside. ART OF THE DEAL!
  13. I hope the appropriate parties receive credit for this bump. Thanks Joe!
  14. RIP return of American manufacturing (2025-2025)
  15. Baseless “DEMOCRAT X IS DOING SOMETHING WRONG!!!” claims for four years. Followed by ”Republican X can legally do that thing since y’all didn’t punish the Democrat for something we made up!!” Repeat until I walk into the ocean one day.
  16. Times like this emphasize how effective not-in-power Republicans are at tying ANY negative international development to the Democrats, and how the Democrats make no effort to return the favor.
  17. Just googled Marqez to refresh my memory and learned that after he left Texas, he got his masters at Berkeley and then returned to campus to work in a non-athletic role. Pretty badass.
  18. Definitely thought this was the same dude as Malik Muhammad, but I guess I just got my alliterative Dallas-area DBs mixed up. Was wondering how he was only a Sophomore last year. /nokatfid
  19. New Pope kinda a drama queen, get on with it homie.
  20. You have to compare the situations. How many top 4 picks have landed on a team that finished top 2 the next year? Our biggest weakness was (and still is) shooting, so we got the best shooter in a weak draft. Given the current construction of the team, who picked after Reed would have made a bigger contribution? Maybe Edey could have taken some Adams minutes? Like I said earlier, I see no reason that Reed can't eventually play the Buddy Hield role for this team.
  21. Amen is untouchable. Get rid of whatever else it takes to get Giannis, and make them take Jalen.
  22. This checks out. From the few races I followed, Republican-endorsed candidates tended to emphasize why they would be good Republicans. The Democratic-endorsed candidates seemed to emphasize why they would be good for the position. Likely not worth reading too much into, but de-nationalizing local races again would be a welcome development.
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