US POLITICS XX: Stuck In a Caucus You Can't Get Out Of

[womanfish]

I have to imagine it will be someone from a swing state.

That might bring it down to Demings, Abrams, Baldwin and Castro...

 

[womanfish]

https://twitter.com/costareports/status/1235233222981799937

 

[Irvine511]

https://twitter.com/costareports/status/1235233222981799937

This is where I start to wonder if Bernie really wants to be president, or if he wants to be an agitator who pulls the party leftward. That would explain the desire to primary Obama in 2012 and all of 2016 as well as his committed lack of specificity.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

They're all the establishment maaaaaan

 

[MrsSpringsteen]

I can only imagine the fury that will be unleashed if Sen Warren doesn't endorse Sen Sanders?

Sad day, keep persisting EW

 

[dazzledbylight]

Since I wear my heart on my sleeve...




...at Sen Elizabeth Warren's departure from the Presidential race.

Dan Rather
@DanRather

8h
I remember a time, not long ago, when the mental image for most Americans of a mayor, governor, or senator, was a man. Sadly, this still remains strong for president. That will change. Warren, Harris, Klobuchar, and Clinton will be seen as pioneers for an America not yet ready.

 

[dazzledbylight]

I can only imagine the fury that will be unleashed if Sen Warren doesn't endorse Sen Sanders??????

Sad day, keep persisting EW

Ohhh my, hadn't even thought about that yet!

 

[MrsSpringsteen]

Freaking Trump is President and all of those intelligent capable women have to settle for being "pioneers". To put it bluntly, I'm so sick of that shit.

 

[Irvine511]

Let us now manifest “Senate Majority Leader Warren”

 

[dazzledbylight]

Freaking Trump is President and all of those intelligent capable women have to settle for being "pioneers". To put it bluntly, I'm so sick of that shit.

Yeah, i hear you.

Rather didn't say he wasn't ready - too many Americans weren't/aren't. That's a lot of men, and a certain portion of women (unfortunately!).

 

[dazzledbylight]

Let us now manifest “Senate Majority Leader Warren”

Ahaaa!

~manifesting vibes~

 

[womanfish]

Two new polls out tonight:

National

Biden 45
Sanders 32
Warren 11


Missouri

Biden 48
Sanders 44

The survey was done with Warren in, and they sort of divided up her second choice picks.

 

[womanfish]

Oh, and the Warren/Maddow interview is great.

She is just such a great candidate, person, political icon.
Kind, thoughtful, brilliant, direct, but tactful.

The 10 minute section on Bernie supporters was a must watch.

 

[MrsSpringsteen]

Trump just said that Senator Warren had a "lack of talent" and that people don't like her because she's a mean person. He then said people like someone like me who is not a mean person. He's the king of comedy.

He did give her credit for destroying Bloomberg in that debate.

He said the people around Biden would be running the govt and they're even more leftist than Bernie. They'd raise taxes and get rid of guns and undo everything that's great now.

 

[womanfish]

Well Bernie is out in full force on social media today trashing Biden. I guess that, “I hope we can keep this from being a negative campaign “ thing lasted a whole 12 hours.

 

[BEAL]

https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1235747172538126338?s=21

Thread on Comrade Sanders

You know Russia has a ton of shit on him.

 

[DaveC]

https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1235747172538126338?s=21

Thread on Comrade Sanders

You know Russia has a ton of shit on him.

https://twitter.com/KeaneBhatt/status/1235771107648684032

 

[womanfish]

I could give a shit about whatever 40 year old shit they dig up with Bernie. What bothers me more is this shit.

https://twitter.com/fawfulfan/status/1235761383540736000

 

[BEAL]

The NYT story isn't THAT big of a deal. It's more that Bernie better get used to it if he progresses. NYT will find his version of EMAILS or Clinton Foundation

 

[BEAL]

What the fuck Mittens


https://twitter.com/andrewdesiderio/status/1235974705431142406?s=21

 

[anitram]

Here we go. It will be Burisma 24/7. Rudy will be foaming at the mouth on tv nightly.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Who fucking cares

 

[womanfish]

I think Li'l Donnie shot his wad on Burisma a little early. It never affected Biden's standing then, and I think it will have little effect now. The fact that every voter except his base knows that it's horseshit because of the whole impeachment process, doesn't help him much either.

 

[LuckyNumber7]

Doesn’t really matter what the story is. His base will rally around Burisma or red scare Sanders or whatever. Better that we just tune that shit out and accept that it’ll be a thing.

 

[BEAL]

One of my best friends is concerned that it'll be Emails 2.0 again with Biden (or anyone honestly) and doesn't believe Americans are smart enough to figure it out (he's British, but got citizenship years ago)

We've known the GOP are cowards and evil for a long time. Still bites when you see the few who you think could do better

 

[Irvine511]

I think Li'l Donnie shot his wad on Burisma a little early. It never affected Biden's standing then, and I think it will have little effect now. The fact that every voter except his base knows that it's horseshit because of the whole impeachment process, doesn't help him much either.

and the fact that Biden has literally buried two of his children, and the trash Trump offspring are actually as corrupt as they are trying to make Hunter out to be.

it won't be a good look.

 

[anitram]

Who fucking cares

I think it will all depend on whether the idiot media buys in or just decides to blank out this coverage for the nonsense that it is.

 

[womanfish]

and the fact that Biden has literally buried two of his children, and the trash Trump offspring are actually as corrupt as they are trying to make Hunter out to be.

it won't be a good look.

One thing I will say about this.
Biden better be in a dark room somewhere, every spare moment, doing debate prep. For Bernie and for Trump. Bernie literally told him every single thing he was going to hit him on. If he comes out unprepared in the next debate, it will be ridiculous.
He already knows Trump's playbook. He has to have every stat available on Trump's kids business deals, and Trump's self-dealing.
And above all he has to have a simple, succinct, truthful, convincing reply every time Hunter is brought up. Hillary never really managed to that with her emails.

 

[womanfish]

https://twitter.com/Amy_Siskind/status/1235972849082535936

Will Bernie's supporters cost him Warren's endorsement? Her interview last night showed that it was something that really bothered her.

 

[womanfish]

Oh, and I know there was a lot of argument going on about Bernie's California numbers. I saw a post yesterday from a stats guy familiar with the spread on the current mail in and absentee ballots and he said it looks like Bernie may end up winning by about 5-6 points.

Not saying this is completely legit, but it does make it interesting to see where they will end up by the time the final vote is certified.