The Politics Thread

[CyHawk_Cub]

No, it won't.

[CyHawk_Cub]

[CubInOK]

I can’t wait until he tells some Norwegian to go back to their country.

[CyHawk_Cub]

If you're unclear about Serwer's meaning:

[CyHawk_Cub]

[Transmogrified Tiger]

If you're unclear about Serwer's meaning:

I'm having trouble with the disconnect between "Carlson says crazy white nationalist things to make receptive viewers more extreme" and "at a Conservative conference Carlson sympathizes with Jacobin to make liberals associate him with leftism while simultaneously not alienating any of the crazy white nationalists who normally believe what he says"

[jersey cubs fan]

I'm having trouble with the disconnect between "Carlson says crazy white nationalist things to make receptive viewers more extreme" and "at a Conservative conference Carlson sympathizes with Jacobin to make liberals associate him with leftism while simultaneously not alienating any of the crazy white nationalists who normally believe what he says"

why?

[Transmogrified Tiger]

I'm having trouble with the disconnect between "Carlson says crazy white nationalist things to make receptive viewers more extreme" and "at a Conservative conference Carlson sympathizes with Jacobin to make liberals associate him with leftism while simultaneously not alienating any of the crazy white nationalists who normally believe what he says"

why?

It seems nonsensical to me to be a personality whose primary intent is to amplify a particular message to randomly decide to do the opposite as a honeypot to try to sway people who hate you. Not that I think Carlson is particularly bright, but I'm not sure there's that much machiavellian intent either.

[jersey cubs fan]

I'm having trouble with the disconnect between "Carlson says crazy white nationalist things to make receptive viewers more extreme" and "at a Conservative conference Carlson sympathizes with Jacobin to make liberals associate him with leftism while simultaneously not alienating any of the crazy white nationalists who normally believe what he says"

why?

It seems nonsensical to me to be a personality whose primary intent is to amplify a particular message to randomly decide to do the opposite as a honeypot to try to sway people who hate you. Not that I think Carlson is particularly bright, but I'm not sure there's that much machiavellian intent either.

It's a fairly standard operating procedure for all those people. Extreme right winger who occasionally sides with the somebody on the left who many democrats have doubts/concerns/distrust about.

[CyHawk_Cub]

[CyHawk_Cub]

"Mavericks"

[CyHawk_Cub]

[The_Achiever]

So where has all the support and enthusiasm for Bernie gone? I understand why establishment dems want to prop up another horrible centrist but the big talking point after 2016 was "Bernie would have won!"

Biden is basically a republican. How is it playing out this way? Warren and Bernie are the only ones who have a chance against Trump imo. You don't beat hard right fascism with spineless centrism.

[NOLA]

So where has all the support and enthusiasm for Bernie gone? I understand why establishment dems want to prop up another horrible centrist but the big talking point after 2016 was "Bernie would have won!"

Biden is basically a republican. How is it playing out this way? Warren and Bernie are the only ones who have a chance against Trump imo. You don't beat hard right fascism with spineless centrism.

You really think Bernie would have a better shot than Kamala? Strictly from an odds standpoint, Harris should be a favorite to beat Trump I’d think. She can form a broad coalition of support, she’s shown enough chops to take down Trump in a debate and she’s improving as a candidate.

In the “not this horsefeathers again” category, Biden is not basically a Republican. Just stop. He’s very much a moderate Democrat, and a hokey old white guy, at a time when there is no taste for that from the Left. I don’t support the guy but no Republican would come close to the sum of Biden’s positions. He’s just stayed the same old guy as the rest of the party has moved more Progressive.

[CyHawk_Cub]

Obviously, the Tennessee GOP has been infiltrated by Socialists!

[CyHawk_Cub]

[The_Achiever]

So where has all the support and enthusiasm for Bernie gone? I understand why establishment dems want to prop up another horrible centrist but the big talking point after 2016 was "Bernie would have won!"

Biden is basically a republican. How is it playing out this way? Warren and Bernie are the only ones who have a chance against Trump imo. You don't beat hard right fascism with spineless centrism.

You really think Bernie would have a better shot than Kamala? Strictly from an odds standpoint, Harris should be a favorite to beat Trump I’d think. She can form a broad coalition of support, she’s shown enough chops to take down Trump in a debate and she’s improving as a candidate.

In the “not this horsefeathers again” category, Biden is not basically a Republican. Just stop. He’s very much a moderate Democrat, and a hokey old white guy, at a time when there is no taste for that from the Left. I don’t support the guy but no Republican would come close to the sum of Biden’s positions. He’s just stayed the same old guy as the rest of the party has moved more Progressive.

I left out Kamela, I think she could win too. But my point remains about Bernie. He appears to be falling in all the polls but he was the darling of the progressive left just a couple years ago. Maybe he’s old news now but what would that make joe Biden?

[Derwood]

He was the single alternative to Hilary Clinton (who the DNC was trying to run unopposed, but Sanders grass-rooted his way into the race).

Now there are plenty of progressive, liberal candidates, most of whom are better options than Sanders. Why settle for the 73 year old white progressive dude when there are young candidates, women candidates, and candidates of color?

[The_Achiever]

He was the single alternative to Hilary Clinton (who the DNC was trying to run unopposed, but Sanders grass-rooted his way into the race).

Now there are plenty of progressive, liberal candidates, most of whom are better options than Sanders. Why settle for the 73 year old white progressive dude when there are young candidates, women candidates, and candidates of color?

Warren is my favorite but I think Bernie still outflanks them all as the most left. I really would like a woman potus and think Bernie would be wise to make one his vp pick.

This is just all about Biden for me though. I just don’t get his appeal when measured against the other top contenders.

[NOLA]

He was the single alternative to Hilary Clinton (who the DNC was trying to run unopposed, but Sanders grass-rooted his way into the race).

Now there are plenty of progressive, liberal candidates, most of whom are better options than Sanders. Why settle for the 73 year old white progressive dude when there are young candidates, women candidates, and candidates of color?

Warren is my favorite but I think Bernie still outflanks them all as the most left. I really would like a woman potus and think Bernie would be wise to make one his vp pick.

This is just all about Biden for me though. I just don’t get his appeal when measured against the other top contenders.

He’s the pick of everyone who isn’t paying attention to the race yet.

Also, Bernie...Bernie has some great messages and I give him credit for dragging the party Left, but Warren is Bernie with real concrete plans on how to get there.

[Derwood]

He was the single alternative to Hilary Clinton (who the DNC was trying to run unopposed, but Sanders grass-rooted his way into the race).

Now there are plenty of progressive, liberal candidates, most of whom are better options than Sanders. Why settle for the 73 year old white progressive dude when there are young candidates, women candidates, and candidates of color?

Warren is my favorite but I think Bernie still outflanks them all as the most left. I really would like a woman potus and think Bernie would be wise to make one his vp pick.

This is just all about Biden for me though. I just don’t get his appeal when measured against the other top contenders.

He’s the pick of everyone who isn’t paying attention to the race yet.

He's also the status quo pick for everyone who is afraid of anything that isn't right down the middle

[CyHawk_Cub]

Biden remains the "comfortable" pick for moderate Dems who, let's face it, still comprise the largest bloc of likely primary voters. Also, just anecdotal, but among black friends I have, at least among the older family members of said friends, "Biden was Barack's pick" continues to hold huge sway.

[CubInOK]

This chart is irrefutable proof that global warming is happening.

(Why can’t I argue this? Conservatives make the opposite argument all the time when snowstorms happen.)

[CyHawk_Cub]

[CyHawk_Cub]

I thought this was gonna pay for...wait...am I confusing it with the tax cuts that were gonna pay for themselves, but likewise won't as the government might run out of money in the next 45 days or so? Yeah, that must be it. I'm just confusing which voodoo math is being used when.