In the movie Brewster's Millions, Richard Pryor's character has to blow millions within a month. One of his tricks is to run a gubernatorial campaign advocating people vote "None of the above". Truth is stranger than fiction. #uspoli #republican
The number of votes in the primary is never indicative of anything. I don't get making Kerry his campaign manager. He failed in getting his own campaign across the finish line in 2004.
@Hank G ☑️: I was certain you were going to say that, but you should know that the following have also not happened in recent history, and not ever together: * An incumbent running in the primary against a full slate. * An incumbent passing on the nation's first primary. * An incumbent bogged down in a foreign nation's (Israel's) unpopular war.
The Democratic party challengers in the 2024 primaries are very comparable to past incumbent candidates, both Democratic and Republican, as in not really a challenge at all. The skipping of the NH primary was because NH decided they were going to go first again this year despite the DNC wanting a different order. This contention has been in place for some time. Having the specter of being entangled in unpopular foreign conflicts is pretty common too, most drastically when we have forces on the ground like in Vietnam or Bosnia, the latter leading to some CW that we were getting a "tail wagging the dog" thing. My frustration with Biden giving too much carte blanche to Israel, especially as things drag on, is tempered by how much more carte blanche they'd have under a President Trump. That's just one issue. Democrats need to be banging the drums on the pretty astounding things they got accomplished when they had both houses but barely, the strength of the economy, etc. They as usual are letting the corporate press get their framing and coverage cues solely from the Republicans. Meanwhil... show more
The Democratic party challengers in the 2024 primaries are very comparable to past incumbent candidates, both Democratic and Republican, as in not really a challenge at all. The skipping of the NH primary was because NH decided they were going to go first again this year despite the DNC wanting a different order. This contention has been in place for some time. Having the specter of being entangled in unpopular foreign conflicts is pretty common too, most drastically when we have forces on the ground like in Vietnam or Bosnia, the latter leading to some CW that we were getting a "tail wagging the dog" thing. My frustration with Biden giving too much carte blanche to Israel, especially as things drag on, is tempered by how much more carte blanche they'd have under a President Trump. That's just one issue. Democrats need to be banging the drums on the pretty astounding things they got accomplished when they had both houses but barely, the strength of the economy, etc. They as usual are letting the corporate press get their framing and coverage cues solely from the Republicans. Meanwhile the perpetually online left do nothing but denigrate anything positive that is accomplished.
Trump is worse than Biden by orders of magnitude, and hell's of dimensions. The NH fiasco was overcome by the local Democratic party carpet bombing local Democrats with reminders to write in Biden. Still, the omission will hurt Biden in the general election. (DNC: Pride cometh before the fall.) I especially agree with you WRT Israel and Trump. However, no votes are given for "participation", or "moral fortitude". And, the stuff-up reflects a party that can't keep from tripping over its own _____. [Fill in your own "favorite" appendage.]
Here's what's happened to the Democrats since WWII:
They have fostered, or gone along with, or were powerless to stop tax breaks for the wealthy, to the point, the wealthy well understand, that a dollar invested in campaigns, "liberates" at least $2 from additional taxes. (Total == $3.)
GOPers harnessing brain-dead fundamentalists by throwing them bones on fake issues to gain their votes and support (i.e., abortion, state-sponsored birth control, stem-cell
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The Democrats, Elections, Consequences
Trump is worse than Biden by orders of magnitude, and hell's of dimensions. The NH fiasco was overcome by the local Democratic party carpet bombing local Democrats with reminders to write in Biden. Still, the omission will hurt Biden in the general election. (DNC: Pride cometh before the fall.) I especially agree with you WRT Israel and Trump. However, no votes are given for "participation", or "moral fortitude". And, the stuff-up reflects a party that can't keep from tripping over its own _____. [Fill in your own "favorite" appendage.]
Here's what's happened to the Democrats since WWII:
They have fostered, or gone along with, or were powerless to stop tax breaks for the wealthy, to the point, the wealthy well understand, that a dollar invested in campaigns, "liberates" at least $2 from additional taxes. (Total == $3.)
GOPers harnessing brain-dead fundamentalists by throwing them bones on fake issues to gain their votes and support (i.e., abortion, state-sponsored birth control, stem-cell research, funding of religious schools, "teaching creationism", etc.) amplifies the advantage of 1.
JFK and RFK's sexual exploits, only revealed after their deaths, along with "Ted's Chappaquiddick" strongly tarnished the Dems, and set the stage for Trumpification.
Dems have watched the GOPers emasculate unions or have participated themselves in doing so (RFK and the Teamsters). Thus cutting votes and dollars.
Nowhere is campaign money better spent than in state politics to micro-gerrymander federal districts.
Even in Democratic districts/states, money does all the talking. Take Schumer, the senior senator from Israel: Does he ever speak up about real national or global issues! (~~?~~). Note that the three NH Congressional Democrats aren't much better.
Nothing is going to be done about any of the key issues during the rest of my life:
Climate change
Regressive income tax
Regulation of business, including legal tax "skating", price fixing, monopolization, fouling the environment (water, air, arable/habitable land) and control of the media.
Crapping away life, limb and treasure on needless wars (and I exclude Ukraine support)
Growing veterans issues
Growing homelessness
Business has carte blanche access and consideration from the government at all levels and all branches.
Proper funding of Social Security (as originally conceived: wealthy pay, but don't receive).
Holding Exxon responsible for anti-climate change lies.
Tax breaks for religion that allows them to become effective political PACs at negative cost (profit!).
Within the next decade, the fallout from "1" is likely to make all the other issues moot. But, rest assured, as oceans rise, lakes dry, and real estate floods, the wealthy will be the first to demand the government make good their investments.
Note: that the financial districts in both NYC, and Chicago have already seriously flooded at least once since 1990 (?). [Not sure about the exact year.]
Alex Feldstein
in reply to Hank G ☑️ • • •She should be ashamed.
Dr_Bombay
in reply to Hank G ☑️ • • •Hank G ☑️ likes this.
Hank G ☑️
in reply to Dr_Bombay • •Dr_Bombay
in reply to Hank G ☑️ • • •Hank G ☑️
in reply to Dr_Bombay • •Dr_Bombay
in reply to Hank G ☑️ • • •Lee Rothstein
in reply to Hank G ☑️ • • •I'm finding it hard to enjoy, spoof, or otherwise cast aspersions on the GOPer race. Why?:
Hank G ☑️
in reply to Lee Rothstein • •Lee Rothstein
in reply to Hank G ☑️ • • •* An incumbent running in the primary against a full slate.
* An incumbent passing on the nation's first primary.
* An incumbent bogged down in a foreign nation's (Israel's) unpopular war.
Hank G ☑️
in reply to Lee Rothstein • •Lee Rothstein
in reply to Hank G ☑️ • • •The Democrats, Elections, Consequences
Trump is worse than Biden by orders of magnitude, and hell's of dimensions. The NH fiasco was overcome by the local Democratic party carpet bombing local Democrats with reminders to write in Biden. Still, the omission will hurt Biden in the general election. (DNC: Pride cometh before the fall.) I especially agree with you WRT Israel and Trump. However, no votes are given for "participation", or "moral fortitude". And, the stuff-up reflects a party that can't keep from tripping over its own _____. [Fill in your own "favorite" appendage.]
Here's what's happened to the Democrats since WWII:
- They have fostered, or gone along with, or were powerless to stop tax breaks for the wealthy, to the point, the wealthy well understand, that a dollar invested in campaigns, "liberates" at least $2 from additional taxes. (Total == $3.)
- GOPers harnessing brain-dead fundamentalists by throwing them bones on fake issues to gain their votes and support (i.e., abortion, state-sponsored birth control, stem-cell
... show moreThe Democrats, Elections, Consequences
Trump is worse than Biden by orders of magnitude, and hell's of dimensions. The NH fiasco was overcome by the local Democratic party carpet bombing local Democrats with reminders to write in Biden. Still, the omission will hurt Biden in the general election. (DNC: Pride cometh before the fall.) I especially agree with you WRT Israel and Trump. However, no votes are given for "participation", or "moral fortitude". And, the stuff-up reflects a party that can't keep from tripping over its own _____. [Fill in your own "favorite" appendage.]
Here's what's happened to the Democrats since WWII:
Nothing is going to be done about any of the key issues during the rest of my life:
Within the next decade, the fallout from "1" is likely to make all the other issues moot. But, rest assured, as oceans rise, lakes dry, and real estate floods, the wealthy will be the first to demand the government make good their investments.
Note: that the financial districts in both NYC, and Chicago have already seriously flooded at least once since 1990 (?). [Not sure about the exact year.]