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Meanwhile, today's DACA ruling may hinge on Roberts.- Twin Peaks
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That's the legendary Nancy Stephens as Marion Chambers from H1/H2/H20 to the left in the pic with Anthony Michael Hall.- Developing: 90210 Reboot with Original Cast!
Maybe they didn't grasp it because the premise was stupid beyond comprehension.- The Politics Thread
JMO but I don't think Warren's base is Sanders'. There's more flexibility to moderate. There's a reason his bros have spent the last weeks and months taking early potshots at her.- The Politics Thread
I just didn't see her as 'falling apart' in most of those arenas. I think she's had stumbles on M4A of late, but that can be rectified. I also think she shrugged off the birth certificate thing over the last six months, which I didn't think she could do. And make no mistake: Not all of those attacks or panic are about sincere distress over simple electability. There are a lot of old guard in the party and donor class who will only ever feel comfortable with a centrist right-leaning moderate that leans into accommodating the framing of the parties dating back to the '80s, when Democrats had to constantly apologize for being Democrats and beg to curry favor with 'sensitive' conservatives. That's also a big part of the mainstream media framing on us, and it has to end. I grew up with a mother who worked on the Hill for the Dems her whole career; before that she was a radical, and she grew and learned over decades. I am not a dreamer. I understand pragmatism. I think Obama did the best he could with some impossible situations and you will never hear me shít on Obamacare, which has been invaluable to many people. I also don't think we're anywhere near being ready for M4A; Warren has said as much in leaked conference audio intended to discredit her to the Bernie wing. But what we can do is work to improve that system and many others. It's Warren's unapologetic forcefulness on these issues that frightens and outrages the right-leaning media as well as a lot of the 'sensible' Dem donors. I know some people genuinely like her and fear she can't win; I've met them. I just disagree. But as to the rest of the hard push against her, that is engineered. From media to the rich, it's about keeping the party in its place. I think Warren speaks most of all to the larger base, not just irrational radicals or stodgy centrists, and does so in a plainspoken way. And I think she's a good fighter. Is she perfect, no, but she's the strongest we've got. That's just my take. As for Bloomberg - don't make me laugh. I lived under that revenant's administration for years. He makes poor Joe look like the second coming of FDR. People begging him to come in just shows how badly the party needs more change. But in the end so much of this drama is typical primary bluster. When the rubber hits the road, whoever the candidate is most of these people will fall in line.- The Politics Thread
I thought Warren had crippled herself nine months ago with the ancestry test crap. I was wrong, she bounced back very strong. I think she can win. I have a lot of love for Joe Biden but I think he's hopelessly out of touch with the moment now - preaching about sitting down at the table with the Republicans again. We're so far past that. This isn't 'hail fellow well met' bipartisan sport like the old days anymore. The only way to effect systemic change in the places we need it before total catastrophe is to work aggressively and fight back knowing the GOP wants to delegitimize and disempower us at every turn. They take Joe and others' eagerness for comity as a license to kill. It has to end. I think Warren can do that while remaining sensible and rational about the realities of working within our system. I would've loved Harris, but that's not going to happen. So that's where I'm at. YMMV.- Developing: 90210 Reboot with Original Cast!
Bye!- The Politics Thread
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They can try. Didn't work for Roy Moore.- Twin Peaks
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Sounds like Season 3 is likely. Which I expected tbh.- Twin Peaks
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