2020 US Elections | Biden certified as President | Dems control Congress

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entropy said:
They still have to work with local city council. Especially due to covid, they can enforce restrictions that are necessary for voters safety.
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Ok, then let's take a different state: Georgia.

Atlanta: African American Democrat Mayor
Fulton County: 45% African American
Fulton County: Democrat majority for council seats

State: Republican SOS and Gov.

In the last primary I think on 3 or 4 counties had issues with broken/not enough machines and insufficient polling place density. You know what those counties had in common? They were the top 3-4 counties in minority population (including the shitshow that was Atlanta/Fulton County). So yeah, if you think this is some sort of democrat endorsed suppression of progressives then I do not know what to say. This is a concerted effort by the GOP to make voting as hard as possible as that is the only way they can win. Trump actually said it best: "If you make it easy to vote no republican will ever win again".
 


Last guy is trailing by ~7%, and the second one isn't doing well, but the rest are all leading, some of them comfortably. Not bad. Makes a difference to the stats when the people you endorse include incumbents, which is a change from 2018.
 
Drifter said:
Congrats to Jamal Bowman . Big blow for Establishment and their lobbyist ,especially the Pro-Israel America PAC, and so much for the powerful endorsement of Congressional Black Caucus.

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Great that he appears to have won, but i doubt it would be a big blow to the establishment since a vast majority of Dems continue to support traditional Dem policies.
 
Raoul said:
Great that he appears to have won, but i doubt it would be a big blow to the establishment since a vast majority of Dems continue to support traditional Dem policies.
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Yeah it was great. And more to come.
 
Raoul said:
Great that he appears to have won, but i doubt it would be a big blow to the establishment since a vast majority of Dems continue to support traditional Dem policies.
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Every little bit helps at this point. They don't need that many congressmen to meaningfully affect policy, they just need enough to threaten to block legislation. They don't have it, but that's why all of these are so important.
 
nimic said:
Every little bit helps at this point. They don't need that many congressmen to meaningfully affect policy, they just need enough to threaten to block legislation. They don't have it, but that's why all of these are so important.
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There will likely be more moderate Dem seats gained this cycle by way of defeating Republicans than progressive seats gained by defeating establishment Dems, so at the end of the day it won't move the needle for progressives in any meaningful way - other than of course giving them the confidence that they can occasionally win one off races as AOC did. The movement as a whole, still has a very long way to go before any of its core policy positions get adopted by the Dem party (much less Congress as a whole).
 
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Raoul said:
There will likely be more moderate Dem seats gained this cycle by way of defeating Republicans than progressive seats gained by defeating establishment Dems, so at the end of the day it won't move the needle for progressives in any meaningful way - other than of course giving them the confidence that they can occasionally win one off races as AOC did. The movement as a whole, still has a very long way to go before any of its core policy positions get adopted by the Dem party (much less Congress as a whole).
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While this is the case, at least now there is some traction being gained by progressives. It feels like there is a shift to the left underway within America's young (in general) liberals. It will probably take a long time for this shift to realize in real power for change, if it ever does. If there is one "good" thing to come from this abomination of an administration it will be the invigoration of the progressive in this country.
 
WI_Red said:
While this is the case, at least now there is some traction being gained by progressives. It feels like there is a shift to the left underway within America's young (in general) liberals. It will probably take a long time for this shift to realize in real power for change, if it ever does. If there is one "good" thing to come from this abomination of an administration it will be the invigoration of the progressive in this country.
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100%. Its just going to take time for all of that to get realized into policy. The more young people that vote, the quicker progressive policies will get implemented.
 
I read something on 538 about Donny slightly losing strength among older voters in Florida, don’t know exactly why. And he’s losing suburban women everywhere which helps explain some of those numbers.
 
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Clip of Bush Jr saying "the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon", as example of the kind of leadership the US needs. Yay, foreign wars leading to hundreds of thousands of dead civilians and the rise of ISIS.

Organic Potatoes said:
I read something on 538 about Donny slightly losing strength among older voters in Florida
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Old people like Biden.
 
nimic said:
Clip of Bush Jr saying "the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon", as example of the kind of leadership the US needs. Yay, foreign wars leading to hundreds of thousands of dead civilians and the rise of ISIS.
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Bush speaking at the rubble was received very favorably at the time - as were the other reactions after tragedies from Reagan to Obama - which is why the ad will be effective against Trump.
 
It's too early for all this. This momentum needed to happen in October.
 
Beachryan said:
It's too early for all this. This momentum needed to happen in October.
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There's really no momentum. Trump is simply self-destructing during multiple crises. Biden hasn't actually done anything since campaigning has been largely paused.
 
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Where is the ONN poll?

With the pandemic mismanagement, I wouldn't be extremely surprised if Texas flips. Could also be the reality check for GOP to become less of a death cult party they have become.
 
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Would love this to happen . McGrath calls herself a Trump Democrat.
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Not impressed. McGrath was tying McConnell in most polls. A more left-winged candidate would struggle with the independents.

I'll take a Trump Democrat (as ridiculous as it looks) if it means that McTurtle finally fecks off from the Senate. He is the most dangerous man in the US.
 
Revan said:
Not impressed. McGrath was tying McConnell in most polls. A more left-winged candidate would struggle with the independents.

I'll take a Trump Democrat (as ridiculous as it looks) if it means that McTurtle finally fecks off from the Senate. He is the most dangerous man in the US.
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Idk, I think a Trump Democrat is a bit too far for me so it's probably for the best if McGrath loses regardless of her ability to beat Moscow Mitch. Would cause a new set of problems down the line.
 
Revan said:
Not impressed. McGrath was tying McConnell in most polls. A more left-winged candidate would struggle with the independents.

I'll take a Trump Democrat (as ridiculous as it looks) if it means that McTurtle finally fecks off from the Senate. He is the most dangerous man in the US.
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Then she should have appealed to democrats better? Why on earth, in a democratic primary, should someone get away with absolutely no substance and basically saying she is a republican and that makes her the best democratic candidate?

Her Senate run is riddled with embarrassments. She said she would have voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh — a no-go area even for many conservative Democrats — before reversing herself in response to outrage. She blurred out the images of two eastern Kentucky coal miners after they threatened to sue her for using them in an ad without their permission. She characterized McConnell as an impediment “in the way of what Donald Trump promised,” a statement understood by many as a way to dodge public criticism of the president.
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https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/06/amy-mcgraths-senate-campaign-is-in-real-trouble.html

You're "not impressed" that this utter loser didn't win? Christ, she's one step away from asking Trump for an endorsement and threatening to veto Biden's policy agenda if she was elected. Makes me want to vomit.
 
Fergies Gum said:
Does Trump actually want to win reelection?

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i think the last few months have shown that his strategy is 2 part:

1. Do everything possible to rile up his base.
2. Suppress the vote whenever possible, or else make it as difficult as possible, in battleground states.

This filing goes to point one, because if the last 3 years have taught us anything it is that the white "Christians" who make up his base don't give a damn about what actually is in their own best interest. Instead what matters is to see others punished or hurt. They don't care that the loss of the ACA will disproportionately hurt the poor (which many of them are), they only care that was put in place by that "Muslim" Obama and Trump is going to save them all by destroying everything Obama did.
 
Biden should just stay silent or as anonymous as possible. Don't give the Trump campaign any more ammunition and the job will be done.

Question is when the Trump Admin will start trying to delay the election... COVID and mail voting fraud as excuses maybe?
 
Fosu-Mens said:
Biden should just stay silent or as anonymous as possible. Don't give the Trump campaign any more ammunition and the job will be done.

Question is when the Trump Admin will start trying to delay the election... COVID and mail voting fraud as excuses maybe?
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They can’t without cooperation from the Dem controlled House.
 
Fosu-Mens said:
Biden should just stay silent or as anonymous as possible. Don't give the Trump campaign any more ammunition and the job will be done.

Question is when the Trump Admin will start trying to delay the election... COVID and mail voting fraud as excuses maybe?
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They can't and won't since it would infuriate the public. What they can and will do however, is play a nasty voter suppression game by attempting to block voting by mail and in the process delegitimize the final result among his base (unless of course he wins, at which point he will boast how well he did in the face of all the adversity).
 
Fosu-Mens said:
But they can impact who can vote, state reps/people can put people from certain districts or areas in a forced house lockdown due to COVID and "fear of riots"? Democratic-leaning areas will be under lockdown while republicans can roam free.
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Forced house lockdown? No, that isn’t possible. They are attempting to restrict voting as per the post above, and they have been working on it for awhile.
 
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