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@Eboue She definitely duped a lot of people including myself at the start. Then we've got others like Claude, Bill Palmer & Krassenstein brothers who are spreading fake stuff and they've managed to attract a large following from people on the left.
 
Fergies Gum said:
@Eboue She definitely duped a lot of people including myself at the start. Then we've got others like Claude, Bill Palmer & Krassenstein brothers who are spreading fake stuff and they've managed to attract a large following.
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I think it's because blaming the election Russia gives the dems a way to avoid questioning what about their policies, platforms and candidates were wrong. Instead it's just about Russia all the time.
 


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At a time when New York should be leading the progressive charge against a Republican-controlled federal government, it is members of the Democratic Party who are holding the state back. And to the everlasting frustration of the party, the state’s Democratic governor, the aloof and enigmatic Andrew Cuomo, appears more than happy to live with this arrangement—all while telegraphing his presidential ambitions.
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A Democratic majority in the Senate could protect these people, which is what a unified Democratic government in California is doing. “New York is following where so many other states, namely California, are leading,” Brad Hoylman, a state senator from Manhattan, told the New Republic. “It’s a shame. And it’s because we have an illegitimate control of the state Senate.”

Single-payer health care, progressive housing policies, changes to campaign finance and redistricting laws that have suppressed the vote—these are all issues a Democratic state government could tackle. (The New York Assembly is already controlled by the Democrats.) And when progressive legislation does make it through—like Cuomo’s much-ballyhooed but underwhelming free college proposal—it is often watered down. “What I’ve seen over and over again are half-victories, or sometimes quarter-victories, that are called full victories, on issues up and down and across the board,” state Senator Gustavo Rivera, who represents the Bronx, told theNew Republic.

There are many reasons for this state of affairs. Foremost among them are New York’s arcane campaign finance laws and a redistricting compromise that empowered Republicans—a compromise that was endorsed by Cuomo. But another reason is Cuomo himself, who is content to govern at a leisurely pace because it both affirms his political identity and serves his own interests, very much including a possible presidential run in 2020.
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Nikhil said:


This has an element of truth in it.
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More than just an element, this has pretty much been the official US foreign policy doctrine since 1945. For a quick fun project, look at every country that the US has been involved in since 1945 - from a coup, military intervention or full on invasion. You'll notice the keywords 'nationalisation' and 'autonomy' becoming a recurring motive. Now by the same token have a study of the tyrannous dictatorships the US are chummy with, then look at their approach towards nationalisation and how much autonomy they exercise.

Then you'll have your metric for determining who deserves US exported 'freedom'.
 
Romney's as spineless as the rest of them.
 
Trump wont be happy. He's been trying to get Hatch to stay on as he knew Romney wanted the seat.
 
Romney won round 1 by trashing Trump at the speech. Trump won round 2 by humiliating Romney with his faux Sec State job interview. Will be interesting to see how round 3 goes.
 
Raoul said:
Romney won round 1 by trashing Trump at the speech. Trump won round 2 by humiliating Romney with his faux Sec State job interview. Will be interesting to see how round 3 goes.
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Romney's a shoo-in to win. He's well known, will get the key endorsements and has an approval rating of around 70% in the state.
 
Hatch's retirement will finally put an end to that absurd & ridiculous rumour (started by Mensch) that Hatch would become the president once the Mueller investigation was finished.
 
These kind of tweets are pathetic. As long as they're competent and capable of doing the job, who cares what race they are.

 
fcbforever said:
Depends. If god actually wants to progress christian values, running her as an republican so a democratic win is ensured might be a good bet!
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Fair point!
 
Bit strange some of those senators haven't co-sponsored the resolution, as they've said they oppose the repeal of net neutrality.
 
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