it's nice to know that our #1 Dem mover/fantasist approves of a gov who keeps NY Repugs in power though
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Friday, 23 March 2018 19:05 (six years ago) link
Nixon’s years and levels of activism and involvement w non-profit orgs seem to indicate that she does actually have experience. Seems preferable to highlight that than the “political experience is bad actually” takes I’ve seen the last couple of days.
― Nerdstrom Poindexter, Friday, 23 March 2018 19:34 (six years ago) link
I'm a realist and so is Cuomo. I don't approve or disapprove of anyone, really.
― Moo Vaughn, Friday, 23 March 2018 19:36 (six years ago) link
What does that mean
― Karl Malone, Friday, 23 March 2018 19:43 (six years ago) link
classic moo
― Simon H., Friday, 23 March 2018 19:45 (six years ago) link
realist = party hack
https://www.thecut.com/2018/03/bernie-supporters-back-cynthia-nixon-for-governor.html
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Friday, 23 March 2018 19:46 (six years ago) link
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Democratic_primary,_2016#New_York_City_results
― Moo Vaughn, Friday, 23 March 2018 19:54 (six years ago) link
k
― Simon H., Friday, 23 March 2018 19:57 (six years ago) link
Man all these articles always quote just a certain subset of people aged mid-20s thru mid-30s in media gigs
― Glower, Disruption & Pies (kingfish), Friday, 23 March 2018 20:22 (six years ago) link
Oh wait, correction, there’s one person who’s 45 but also an actor.
The rest are a 32-yr-old video editor, a late 20s exec asst, and Will from Chapo(who’s 34).
― Glower, Disruption & Pies (kingfish), Friday, 23 March 2018 20:25 (six years ago) link
Which expiration date on litigating 2016 comes first—ILXOR or TRUMP?
― motorpsycho nightmare winningham (Hadrian VIII), Friday, 23 March 2018 20:28 (six years ago) link
I'm a realist and so is Cuomo.
I have not the slightest doubt that Kissinger would have claimed this label in regard to the Pinochet coup d'état in Chile or supporting Suharto's massacres in East Timor, too. The benchmark for being a political realist always seems to be the ability to firmly embrace the odious without so much as wrinkling your nose.
― A is for (Aimless), Friday, 23 March 2018 20:35 (six years ago) link
these articles always quote just a certain subset of people aged mid-20s thru mid-30s in media gigs
NYT writer's guide: Three friends a deadline = a trend
― bone thugs & prosody (Ye Mad Puffin), Friday, 23 March 2018 20:51 (six years ago) link
A sign of the times: In 2016, there were 4 U.S. House runoffs in Texas (1 D, 3 R). In 2018, there will be 17 (11 D, 6 R), and 5 of the GOP runoffs are due to Republican retirements pic.twitter.com/BPMKEoo1o1— Daily Kos Elections (@DKElections) March 23, 2018
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Sunday, 25 March 2018 19:20 (six years ago) link
This from Daniel Biss, who was beaten as a progressive challenger in the Illinois gov primary but did much better than anyone expected, and now has this to say to nominee JB Pritzker:
"I spoke with JB about the two structural changes I see as necessary to solve so many critical problems in Illinois: a progressive income tax to fund the investments we need in healthcare, education, and job creation; and public financing of elections to create a political system that's accountable to everyone, not just big money. We cannot just pay lip service to those ideas -- we must have a clear plan for how to get them done.
That conversation was just the beginning. I look forward to continuing it in the days ahead, and I hope that before long the results of these discussions will enable me not just to advance our shared goal of defeating Bruce Rauner, but also to affirmatively endorse JB."
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Monday, 26 March 2018 01:51 (six years ago) link
still give Biss side-eye from when he dropped Rosa off his ticket tbh
― Simon H., Monday, 26 March 2018 02:06 (six years ago) link
oh it's your friend's not yours; i don't expect you to be able to OK that, then
but very cogent
xp
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Friday, March 23, 2018 12:32 PM (two days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I'm sure he'd be fine with you even attributing it to him, a lot of people are sharing it. If you really want the name I'll message you.
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Monday, 26 March 2018 02:41 (six years ago) link
All the big insurance companies are starting to pour money behind Blue Dog Democrats to ensure Medicare for All supporters aren't elected into congress with the blue wave pic.twitter.com/LCvyQL3rG5— Michael Sainato (@msainat1) March 25, 2018
― Simon H., Monday, 26 March 2018 03:33 (six years ago) link
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/religious-democrats-young-republicans-what-the-stereotypes-miss-about-both-parties/
― Moo Vaughn, Monday, 26 March 2018 03:34 (six years ago) link
The concept of “Medicare for All” has majority support in 42 states, according to the small liberal policy shop Data for Progress. Using numbers from the Kaiser Family Foundation, which tracks public opinion about health-care policy, a handful of researchers found that the concept of universal Medicare was popular in all but two states (Montana and West Virginia) where Democratic senators are seeking reelection this year.“We find that there are a number of states, such as New York, Illinois, Rhode Island and California, where there is majority support for Medicare for All but Democratic senators who have not signed on to S1804,” said Data for Progress’s Sean McElwee, giving the number for the Medicare legislation introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).
“We find that there are a number of states, such as New York, Illinois, Rhode Island and California, where there is majority support for Medicare for All but Democratic senators who have not signed on to S1804,” said Data for Progress’s Sean McElwee, giving the number for the Medicare legislation introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/03/19/medicare-for-all-enjoys-broad-support-but-pollsters-worry-that-it-hasnt-been-tested/?utm_term=.8209ad9d56f5
― Simon H., Tuesday, 27 March 2018 13:25 (six years ago) link
Do read the whole piece, though. It's pretty good.
― Frederik B, Tuesday, 27 March 2018 13:37 (six years ago) link
mcelwee on nixon/cuomo and the "democrats" of the ny senate
https://www.patreon.com/posts/17821438
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Wednesday, 28 March 2018 16:54 (six years ago) link
Randy Bryce (@IronStache) does a good job making the concise case for abolishing ICE: It's a new agency that spends a massive amount of money breaking up families and terrorizing children who haven't committed a crime. Simple as that. https://t.co/lfQjcFtrFg h/t @SeanMcElwee pic.twitter.com/enwWt2cMw9— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) April 3, 2018
― stormzy daniels (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 03:31 (six years ago) link
fuckin a
― Simon H., Wednesday, 4 April 2018 03:43 (six years ago) link
what do you know
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 04:38 (six years ago) link
Good for him.
― Glower, Disruption & Pies (kingfish), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 19:51 (six years ago) link
relevant convo with Thomas Frank about the party history from the early 70s on. They do talk about the deliberate split with labor some, but not enough as I would have liked
― Glower, Disruption & Pies (kingfish), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 19:53 (six years ago) link
Fuller quote from Cynthia Nixon from a brief phone call yesterday evening on Andrew Cuomo's politics https://t.co/D772FhTDbf pic.twitter.com/31uHctUmxs— Shane Goldmacher (@ShaneGoldmacher) April 5, 2018
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Thursday, 5 April 2018 19:06 (six years ago) link
cynthia nixon 4 prez
― star wars ep viii: the bay of porgs (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 5 April 2018 19:50 (six years ago) link
😍 😍 😍 https://t.co/NS0jFOV7Cq pic.twitter.com/d8lERUassV— Ashley Feinberg (@ashleyfeinberg) April 9, 2018
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Monday, 9 April 2018 15:16 (six years ago) link
Yeah I like what I'm hearing but I am also a little sad because I was looking forward to coining the term "Cuomomentum."
― bone thugs & prosody (Ye Mad Puffin), Monday, 9 April 2018 15:48 (six years ago) link
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/style/wp/2018/04/09/feature/the-vindication-of-dennis-kucinich/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.cc2ae5e7c190
― j., Monday, 9 April 2018 18:35 (six years ago) link
Kucinich, who spent some of his time away from elected office serving as a Fox News contributor, is a rare politician who is now occupying that sweet spot where Sandersism meets elements of Trumpism.
― El Tomboto, Monday, 9 April 2018 19:33 (six years ago) link
wtf is up with that goofy zoom effect
― Nhex, Monday, 9 April 2018 19:44 (six years ago) link
kung-fu action
― j., Monday, 9 April 2018 19:55 (six years ago) link
Huge Dem strategy report from McElwee commissioned by Justice Dems. (Have yet to read.)
https://www.futureoftheparty.com/
― Simon H., Monday, 9 April 2018 20:16 (six years ago) link
Again, no mention (at least the summary) of campaign finance reform. IDGI...
― DJI, Monday, 9 April 2018 21:15 (six years ago) link
at least in the summary I mean
― DJI, Monday, 9 April 2018 21:16 (six years ago) link
i know i know 538, but i think this is at least a useful way of thinking about 2018 strategy, even if the individual views advanced are not useful. i'm not sure what the right answer is. don't focus on russia. focus on healthcare even though they "won" that battle. what else?
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/what-issues-should-democrats-ignore-in-2018/
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Monday, 9 April 2018 21:24 (six years ago) link
soybean farmers
― j., Monday, 9 April 2018 21:30 (six years ago) link
― Simon H., Monday, April 9, 2018 8:16 PM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
this is cool but boy are some of these graphs demanding of a hard squint
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Monday, 9 April 2018 21:42 (six years ago) link
It would be cool if voters gave as much of a shit about "issues" as they claim to
― Dan I., Monday, 9 April 2018 22:34 (six years ago) link
Why should they
― valorous wokelord (silby), Monday, 9 April 2018 23:32 (six years ago) link
because It would be cool
― j., Tuesday, 10 April 2018 00:11 (six years ago) link
if people voted that would be cool too
― El Tomboto, Tuesday, 10 April 2018 00:13 (six years ago) link
lets all agree to do cool stuff in 2018
― 21st savagery fox (m bison), Tuesday, 10 April 2018 00:30 (six years ago) link
otm
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 10 April 2018 00:41 (six years ago) link
so you're saying that what's left of 2018 can be salvaged? good great idea!
― A is for (Aimless), Tuesday, 10 April 2018 00:44 (six years ago) link
Democrats 2018: Let’s Salvage Some Stuff
― El Tomboto, Tuesday, 10 April 2018 04:34 (six years ago) link
Democrats 2018: Please Salvage
― nickn, Tuesday, 10 April 2018 04:36 (six years ago) link