***Official Political Discussion Thread***

[rolaholic]

Another one bites the dust...



I liked some of his ideas but he never really gained much traction without a multi-billion dollar media empire to push him unlike a certain someone so kind of saw it coming soon if he didn't do well tonight which is looking that way according to the first few exit polls

 

[RustyShackleford]

Yang was scamming too. His UBI plan was half baked. But after a while my views on him soften. Still plan on reading his book.

Seems like he is a really good human being as well.

Dude should stay involved in politics.

 

[rolaholic]

Biden's #'s from these early returns...

 

[Belgium]

Just an inconvenient coincidence, sure.

 

[RustyShackleford]

Biden suck the air out the room, that so many good candidates couldn't get traction. Just to collapse like a clown, and open the door for Bloomberg of all people to be viable.

What an ***

 

[junglejim]

Time to get Biden, Warren, and Steyer out the block too

 

[rolaholic]

This Klobuchar 'rise'/'surge' has been quite the anomaly to see given how bland of a candidate she is and how little minority support she has...

Legit feels like the media push has powered certain campaigns like hers and Pete's to relevance when you would think they'd be lagging behind the other stronger candidates and front runners. The amount of positive coverage they receive in comparison to their consistent polling #'s nationally is disproportionate as hell

Corey Booker is rolling in his grave seeing their milquetoast campaigns gaining traction

 

[Belgium]

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/ju...stone-sentencing-n1135231?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma
Barr takes control of legal matters of interest to Trump, including Stone sentencing
Barr's intervention in Roger Stone's case wasn't the first time senior political appointees reached into a case involving an ex-Trump aide, officials say.

The U.S. attorney who had presided over an inconclusive criminal investigation into former acting FBI director Andrew McCabe was abruptly removed from that job last month in one of several recent moves by Attorney General William Barr to take control of legal matters of personal interest to President Donald Trump, according to multiple people familiar with the matter.

A person familiar with the matter has confirmed to NBC News that President Trump has now rescinded the nomination of the U.S. attorney, Jessie Liu, for a job as an undersecretary at the Treasury Department.

On Tuesday, all four line prosecutors withdrew from the case against Trump associate Roger Stone — and one quit the Justice Department altogether — after Barr and his top aides intervened to reverse a stiff sentencing recommendation of up to nine years in prison that the line prosecutors had filed with the court Monday.

But that wasn't the first time senior political appointees reached into a case involving a former Trump aide, officials told NBC News. Senior officials at the Justice Department also intervened last month to help change the government's sentencing recommendation for Trump's former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, who pled guilty to lying to the FBI. While once the prosecutors in the case had recommended up to six months in jail for Flynn, their latest filing now says they believe probation would be appropriate.




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[superblytrife]

Seems like Warren picked the wrong time to run. Can’t be in Bernie’s lane in 2020 and expect to do well. Any other year I think she does better, tbh. Such is politics.

 

[rolaholic]

Seems like Warren picked the wrong time to run. Can’t be in Bernie’s lane in 2020 and expect to do well. Any other year I think she does better, tbh. Such is politics.

I feel like she would've been a perfect candidate last time in 2016, had none of the baggage and polarizing effect that came with Hillary and Bernie most likely would've never even ran in the first place had she done so so she might've had a free run at owning the progressive vote and really energizing the base with fresh ideas especially in contrast to Hillary.

I felt that way before the '16 campaign began and I feel even more strongly about that now, just a shame that she didn't feel ready enough or compelled to run at the time. She could've beaten tiny hands imho. Either running or being on the HRC ticket as VP would've paid dividends

 

[IATT]

Seems like Warren picked the wrong time to run. Can’t be in Bernie’s lane in 2020 and expect to do well. Any other year I think she does better, tbh. Such is politics.

I think she should have ran in 2016.. and if Biden was going go, he should have gone then too

but neither going, opened up the door for Bernie to get his platform and Hillary to have her front runner status

 

[Nike Jordan]

Biden wasn't going to beat Hillary, which is why he didn't run.

This was his to lose and he's losing.

 

[rolaholic]

Someone check on James Carville please

 

[junglejim]

Biden wasn't going to beat Hillary, which is why he didn't run.

This was his to lose and he's losing.

i don’t think it’s that easy. His son had just died like 5 months before the primaries. I don’t think he had it in him to run last election after that

 

[IATT]

 

[whywesteppin]

I love that Dems purity tested the most competent, sharp candidate out of the primaries.

We deserve whatever **** we get come January 2021.

 

[elpablo21]

Marianne can have my delegates

 

[IATT]

Marianne can have my delegates

 

[Armada]

Amy in 3rd and she's not even better than some people that have had to drop out already

 

[Mister Meaner]

Yo, they really created a monster.

If y'all thought he was bad before......

 

[rolaholic]

Amy in 3rd and she's not even better than some people that have had to drop out already

Gonna be real sickening watching a former Republican billionaire gain momentum in a Dem primary after vastly superior and more experienced candidates already dropped out...especially after literally buying his way in to relevance/feasibility

 

[elpablo21]

 

[whywesteppin]

Marianne can have my delegates

well we did have an 81-year-old with a terminal illness save Obamacare for us.

despite all his fault this man showed courage and went against his own party.

too bad Meghan never met someone like that.

 

[RustyShackleford]

I love that Ninja is in here lurking, trying to troll with reps, because his struggle thread ain't poppin; and he thirsty to talk some politics.

Only thing that is more sad that the Biden campaign right now

 

[rolaholic]

Jesus, Obama tried to warn you man

He was always a lot more palatable to folks standing next to him for 8 years than on his own