Trumpers would have a field day saying Preet had an agenda of revenge.
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these people will never stop believing that they can take down trump by exposing his misdeeds
Well if he has committed misdeeds then there's a good chance they will be exposed either by Mueller or whoever the NY AG is, since that is where he lived before Jan of 2017.
hes not going to jail and hes not getting impeached. imagine working on hillary clintons campaign and seeing donald trump win and then thinking that you can beat him by showing hes a bad person.
Who knows what will happen. The result likely won't be good for Trump - either by way of Mueller, impeachment, or getting voted out.
Gutted to hear about Schneiderman. A lot of hope was laid on his doorstep.
The next person who takes the job will carry on the work Schneiderman was doing.
Whatever he may have been working on doesn't leave with him. Hopefully if its Trump related, someone like Preet will take over to see it out.
Couple of states having their primaries today.
Will be interesting to see how well Blankenship does. GOP establishment are worried he may pull it off as he's been gaining momentum in the last few weeks.
Will be interesting to see how well Blankenship does. GOP establishment are worried he may pull it off as he's been gaining momentum in the last few weeks.
Goes without saying but there's no escaping the fact that Schneiderman was the ideal AG for Mueller to be working with.
My thoughts exactly. Blankenship, ffs! But then this shows Trump was just the tip of an iceberg. GOP is riddled with nutcases that are too weird even for the GOP.
But then this shows Trump was just the tip of an iceberg. GOP is riddled with nutcases that are too weird even for the GOP.
Trump created this entire mess by himself running for President. Now we are seeing cartoonishly idiotic candidates from Kelly Ward in AZ to Roy Moore in AL to Blankenship in WV - all vying to out-Trump their opponents and in the process drag the debate even deeper into the gutter.
this was roy moores 3rd statewide election bid. its not always about trump.
Trump's more a symptom of the madness within the GOP really. Plenty of established Republicans agree with him on most issues, especially the Tea Party mob.
What's surprising is that they are all near successful and are in threat of getting the nomination. Looks like Trump was not a one off freak case, but it's a more systemic problem within the GOP.
Good chance for the Dems to consolidate from the Republican infighting...if only they can get past the utter dreariness of Pelosi and Co!
The Supreme Court is poised to make forced arbitration nearly inescapable
https://www.epi.org/blog/the-supreme-court-is-poised-to-make-forced-arbitration-nearly-inescapable/
https://www.epi.org/blog/the-supreme-court-is-poised-to-make-forced-arbitration-nearly-inescapable/
Absolutely. I was aware of that fact when I wrote it but thought it probably would sound insincere in the same post.
Seems to be impossible to argue that the practice is legit. The only point of class and collective worker action is the strengthen the bargaining position of the worker against the employer. Now they want to let employers of all people have the ability to deny them that even though the reason for the imbalance in the worker-employer negotiation hasn't changed one bit (people are forced to work in order to pay bills).
Blankenship not doing well so far. Think its safe to presume he wont be winning the primary.
This could mean the end of Manchin's job.
All things said, the Dems still have a shot at the Senate if they hold serve in MO, IN, ND, and MT - then flip AZ, NV, and TN (all three plausible flips). If the Republicans manage to flip two Dem seats however then they will hang on to the Senate.
I think given the Senate map this year, Dems will be pretty relieved if they come out of November with the same number of Senators that they went in with.
That's definitely likely. The GOP have a lot more exposure in 2020, so the Dems, if they play their cards right, will be able to finish the deal then.
https://newrepublic.com/article/148337/new-york-politically-toxic-place-america
Interesting article on some of the political problems inherent in New York after the recent allegations against Schneiderman.
Interesting article on some of the political problems inherent in New York after the recent allegations against Schneiderman.
Corruption has been woven into the fabric of NY for a century. Italian, Irish, Jewish mobs played a big part in setting the foundation for the residue of what's left today.
Chances of Preet getting the role? He seems straight as a die.
CNN poll: Democrats' 2018 advantage is nearly gone
Washington (CNN)The generic congressional ballot has continued to tighten, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, with the Democrats' edge over Republicans within the poll's margin of sampling error for the first time this cycle.
About six months out from Election Day, 47% of registered voters say they back the Democratic candidate in their district, 44% back the Republican. Voters also are divided almost evenly over whether the country would be better off with the Democrats in control of Congress (31%) or with the GOP in charge (30%). A sizable 34% -- including nearly half of independent voters (48%) -- say it doesn't matter which party controls Congress.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/09/politics/cnn-poll-generic-ballot-narrows/index.html
Washington (CNN)The generic congressional ballot has continued to tighten, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, with the Democrats' edge over Republicans within the poll's margin of sampling error for the first time this cycle.
About six months out from Election Day, 47% of registered voters say they back the Democratic candidate in their district, 44% back the Republican. Voters also are divided almost evenly over whether the country would be better off with the Democrats in control of Congress (31%) or with the GOP in charge (30%). A sizable 34% -- including nearly half of independent voters (48%) -- say it doesn't matter which party controls Congress.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/09/politics/cnn-poll-generic-ballot-narrows/index.html
He rather cryptically sounded like he wasn't interested but he didn't wholeheartedly rule it out. He could be appointed from now until the election in November, when a permanent AG would be elected.
Seems a bit of an outlier
https://realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/2018_generic_congressional_vote-6185.html
The problem for the Dems is the economy and jobs are doing very well. High employment and a little inflationary pressure on payroll will filter through into a feel good factor. A large percentage of Americans like jingoism so Trumps posturing and decisions like Iran will resonate with a lot of people.
I have said it before Muller is the best chance of getting the shit show out of the WH. If Trump can survive the Russian investigate I think he wins another four years.
I have said it before Muller is the best chance of getting the shit show out of the WH. If Trump can survive the Russian investigate I think he wins another four years.
We are likely at the end of the business cycle and I would expect a bit of a recession at some point in the next year or so. Trump's policies haven't broken anything but he isn't really doing anything in terms of affecting the economy either.