2020 Democratic Nominee

[fattyflattie 4640]

19 minutes ago, bad_teammate said:

Well we only need 51% so that sounds good to me.

This is more important to you than me, good luck in your quest for M4A. 

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

 

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

Oh

[bad_teammate 13538]

6 minutes ago, Hugo Stiglitz said:

Oh

This is very, very good.

[tantric superman 4668]

I thought this was kind of on point and a pretty good listen.  Elissa Slotkin, a freshman Dem, goes home and does town halls.

Dems have to stay focused.  I think they have a shot in most mixed districts if they try to stay above the fray, no matter how hard that is.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/09/podcasts/the-daily/house-democrats-elissa-slotkin.html

[tantric superman 4668]

C'mon, Book! Make a move.

[Js1 87187]

Do it. 

 

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

This media whore ain’t boycotting shit. 

[Biff Tannen 46168]

19 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Do it. 

 

wat

[Js1 87187]

3 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

wat

Republican in Democrat's clothing, who bitched to Fox News endlessly that her being left out of the September debate was unfair, now threatens to voluntarily skip October debate that she qualified for.

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

 

[HenryJames 67390]

 

[Hank Kingsley 21789]

1 hour ago, Js1 said:

Do it. 

 

[Bama Chick 28596]

Pete’s fellow gays are not reacting well to this.

[bad_teammate 13538]

Nate's analysis, unsurprisingly, makes zero sense. There's a link she provides right there in the Tweet in which she makes the argument:

They are attempting to replace the roles of voters in the early states, using polling and other arbitrary methods which are not transparent or democratic, and holding so-called debates which are not debates at all but rather commercialized reality television meant to entertain, not inform or enlighten.

And she's 100% correct about basically all of that.

It's amazing to me that people will clamor for huge structural change and then scoff when someone suggests that there are fundamental problems and specifically names those problems. Like, what are you recently-converted progressives even mad about? Do you seriously not understand that the DNC is a corporation-backed shill outfit and that mass media is the hegemonic dominion of the billionaire class?

How can the pundit class be so dumb and illiterate that they make ME defend Tulsi?

The entire debate setup is idiotic. There's nothing redeeming about any aspect of it. It is a complete failure at every conceivable level. It is content-free spectacle at a time when we need real substance.

[Js1 87187]

7 minutes ago, Bama Chick said:

Pete’s fellow gays are not reacting well to this.
 

Phrasing. 

[Js1 87187]

26 minutes ago, Bama Chick said:

Pete’s fellow gays are not reacting well to this.
 

Quote

“We will implement solutions bold enough to meet the challenges the LGBTQ+ community faces while bringing the American people together to understand that our freedoms are bound up in each other.”

New Pete Now! 

[Celery Man 21098]

Pete’s fellow gays are not reacting well to this.

Too many syllables. How about “Be Whole”?

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

 

[Message Board User 12406]

 

[Message Board User 12406]

 

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

Oh

[Js1 87187]

 

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

Beto took a hit early on when Pete started to break through and he never recovered.  Too many campaign reboots which is another word for missteps.  Still like Beto. 

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

Lol at this poll but I’ll take it.

 

[Mojo Hand 4580]

 

[406W30th 1111]

TIL Amy Klobuchar and John Delaney are still running for president

[Hank Kingsley 21789]

 

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

Biden is going to end up 4th in Iowa

[Bama Chick 28596]

(Crossposting to relevant threads)

Reminder to all my favorite Texans - even if you support another candidate, PLEASE sign up and attend the counter rally against Trump in Dallas.

A huge turnout against Trump’s presence and message in a place like Texas will garner big media attention and send a huge message nationwide.

Wear your Warren or Bernie or Pete gear but show up!!

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

SNL cold opening from Saturday 

 

[Patrick Bateman 3980]

This is where Pete really needs to improve if he wants to run again in 24' or 28'.

 

[Bama Chick 28596]

Hey, fuck off Pete.

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

Pete looking for oxygen in the information space.  

[Hank Kingsley 21789]

 

[Js1 87187]

26 minutes ago, Bama Chick said:

Hey, fuck off Pete.
 

[bad_teammate 13538]

Pete's setting up a pretty good grift for someone with zero real prospects for larger national office.

[Hank Kingsley 21789]

Look, Beto has been talking out of his ass for the last month and Pete isn't going to let it slide.  I love Beto but he's let emotion take over and made some sloppy policy comments. 

Beto's recent talk about removing tax exemptions for churches that don't support same-sex marriage was dumb as well. Pete called him out. Now Warren's camp is chiming in. 

 

[Dnaguy 12632]

4 minutes ago, Hank Kingsley said:

Look, Beto has been talking out of his ass for the last month and Pete isn't going to let it slide.  I love Beto but he's let emotion take over and made some sloppy policy comments. 

Beto's recent talk about removing tax exemptions for churches that don't support same-sex marriage was dumb as well. Pete called him out. Now Warren's camp is chiming in. 

 

Yeah. I’m with these guys. You don’ have to do the marriages to keep tax exempt...

But I do believe we need to strip any church who actively endorse candidates of their tax exempt status.

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

 

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

 

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

According to this Q poll, Warren is winning blacks over Biden by double digits when it comes to ideology.  She’s still a distant second at the moment among first choice for black voters.

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

The trend line on ideological preference is interesting too.

[Hank Kingsley 21789]

34 minutes ago, Hugo Stiglitz said:

 

Beto conveniently leaves off the word "mandatory" in his buyback language when confronting Pete.  

Buttigieg supports voluntary buybacks. 

[Hank Kingsley 21789]

19 minutes ago, Hugo Stiglitz said:

 

Warren 30% (+1 since last week)

Biden 27% (-1)

Sanders 11% (-5)

Buttigieg 8% (+4)

Harris 4% (+1)

O’Rourke 2% (+1)

Booker 2% (-)

Klobuchar 2% (-)

Steyer 2% (+2) 

Yang 2% (-1)

[everyone else 1% or less]

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

Still too early to tell but it looks like we might have some Bernie to Pete crossover post heart attack.  

Edited October 14, 2019 by Hugo Stiglitz

[Bama Chick 28596]

I’m sorry bullshittery like “shiny objects” and “pocket change” are poll tested zingers.

They’re shitty and condescending.

Pete started the back and forth with Beto calling his stance on buybacks a shiny object.

I’m getting tired of Pete telling everyone what cannot be done because it’s too much.

And the “pocket change” snark at Warren actually pisses me off more. It’s dismissive and snobby.

That pocket change is out raising him and his LA fundraisers and $500 selfies.

Take a seat Pete.

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

Pete is running a weird campaign.  I’d think he’d gain more ground running towards Warren and Beto and away from Biden but he’s doing the opposite.  

[Hank Kingsley 21789]

LOL, how could "pocket change" be considered poll tested?!!! 

 

But yeah, Beto people hate Pete and this has been brewing for months. 

Beto backed away from the media for a while, then came all the Pete > Beto media talk, then Beto supporters were mad that the media didn't cover Beto properly, then they took their aim at Pete. O'Rourke's loudest supporters on Twitter are troublemakers that troll and shit post a ton of Buttigieg threads. They are almost conspiratorial with their beliefs that the media hates Beto. 

I'm sure Beto and his supporters will do a celebration when Pete eventually drops out. But make no mistake, Beto to this point has run an awful primary campaign with no strategy and no discipline. 

 

[Hank Kingsley 21789]

Just now, Hugo Stiglitz said:

Pete is running a weird campaign.  I’d think he’d gain more ground running towards Warren and Beto and away from Biden but he’s doing the opposite.  

Yeah, he clearly has no idea what he's doing.