US Politics Megathread

[fightinfrenchman]

Three, Tom Steyer is still in the race.

[gibson]

I really wish Tom Steyer went full Bloomberg instead of Bloomberg.

[iNcog]

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[Goodspeed]

yeah, none of the other candidates would attempt medicare for all

If your argument is that starting a negotiation by asking for too much is good tactics, that's a valid argument, though one I disagree with in this instance

ok

but then please stop saying Sanders is the only one with a progressive agenda.

don't know that i've ever said this. just that sanders is about the only one i have faith in to actually commit to his proposed policies

Did you read the article I linked?

[Cometk]

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yeah, none of the other candidates would attempt medicare for all

If your argument is that starting a negotiation by asking for too much is good tactics, that's a valid argument, though one I disagree with in this instance

ok

but then please stop saying Sanders is the only one with a progressive agenda.

don't know that i've ever said this. just that sanders is about the only one i have faith in to actually commit to his proposed policies

Did you read the article I linked?

don't have and probably won't have time in the next few days

i'll try to dedicate some time to reading it but i won't be able to this evening. i might be able to if i can't fall asleep. otherwise it'll have to wait to tomorrow PST evening or much much later

[wardyb1]

I'd just like to point out a couple things in regards to Trump and Clinton and their strength as candidates. First of all, their general election was almost the first its kind in the way campaigns were run. Extreme misinformation campaigns and the internet combined to change the way voters were reached and how they thought about candidates. All in all, Trump's campaign strategy of say bat shit insane stuff, be all over the shop on policy positions combined with strong social media campaigns both for him and against Clinton were the perfect counter to Clinton's more traditionally run campaign.

Hillary never managed to convey her strength as a candidate, never managed to offer any clear vision of where she wanted to take the country and never understood where the country was going. Does this make Clinton a weak candidate? Well against Trump maybe, but she was a strong politician and in a different timeline where she faces Ted Cruz, she wins with ease. Likewise, Trump probably is a weak candidate anywhere else, but he managed to carve out his niche before anyone else worked out how to do it, won his base and will probably ride that either for 4 or 8 years. So Trump is in turn a strong candidate in this timeline, in a vacuum probably not so strong.

[fightinfrenchman]

Clinton would have won if it wasn't for Comey.

[RefluxSemantic]

I wanted to get back to this hypothetical Sanders ceiling. I finally found head to head polls, which demolish this ceiling theory:



https://news.yahoo.com/new-yahoo-news-y ... 22968.html

Edit: i was messing up linking the image. Cant make it work on my phone.

[fightinfrenchman]

"The Ear isn't serious about policy, he just doesn't like Sanders because some of his supporters are annoying"

[deleted_user]

@Goodspeed can you ban twitter posts

[fightinfrenchman]

@Goodspeed can we ban twitter posts

No

[bittersalt123]

I think I just like seeing the media throw a fit when their candidate is losing. That's why Bernie and Trump are great lol

[fightinfrenchman]

I think I just like seeing the media throw a fit when their candidate is losing. That's why Bernie and Trump are great lol

Who is "the media's" candidate

[iNcog]

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[bittersalt123]

I think I just like seeing the media throw a fit when their candidate is losing. That's why Bernie and Trump are great lol

Who is "the media's" candidate

Joe Biden.

[fightinfrenchman]

I think I just like seeing the media throw a fit when their candidate is losing. That's why Bernie and Trump are great lol

Who is "the media's" candidate

Joe Biden.

What makes you think "the media" wants Joe Biden to win?

[RefluxSemantic]

I'm mostly rooting for Bernie because of Ear. The tears taste so good.

[fightinfrenchman]

I'm mostly rooting for Bernie because of Ear. The tears taste so good.

Sounds like most Bernie voters who pretend to care about policy but actually just want to own the libs

[bittersalt123]

@fightinfrenchman lol nice bait

[fightinfrenchman]

@fightinfrenchman lol nice bait

Lol was Jerom's post not also bait?

[bittersalt123]

possibly lol i dunno

[occamslightsaber]

Looks like anti-earism is a global problem.

[fightinfrenchman]

Hillary Clinton is currently beating Tom Steyer and is tied with Elizabeth Warren in betting markets, despite those two actually being in the race and her not being in the race.

[wardyb1]

Bloomberg is getting bodied early by everyone. FeelsGoodMan

[n0el]

Bloomberg is getting bodied early by everyone. FeelsGoodMan

Pete seems like he’s going to drop out and endorse him before the nights over.