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Forgot to mention this earlier but, regarding that article about 'Bernie's Army', it should be noted that although they endorsed Stacey Abrams, she's not "their" candidate.

No doubt, Our Revolution's endorsement of Abrams is an attempt to try to "correct" the Sanders campaign's blatant underestimation of Black voters (which verged on being downright disparaging) during the last Democratic primary. 

Politico seems to want to yoke Abrams to Our Revolution, which is a bit disingenuous  (but hey, it is Politico, after all).

Abrams is not the preferred candidate of the establishment wing of Democratic party (the other Stacey...Evans is) and the 'party of Bernie' will be damned if they ever agree on anything that the establishment party endorses, hence, another reason to flock to Abrams but she is really a candidate that has been picking up endorsements from various directions, including from Emily's List, which, by the way, has endorsed many establishment candidates.

 

It's somewhat irritating that Politico tries to create a neat little narrative by chucking Abrams in with the Bernie Army but again, it's Politico so can we truly be surprised?

 

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People were being assaulted during Trump's campaign rallies and apparently that wasn't enough for many people to see that he was unfit for office. That was a violation of norms as well. 

No surprise that other members of the Trump administration are employing the same tactic.

When all is said and done, there will be other members of the same press who will try to diminish the aggressive actions of these goons as has happened so often in the past with the Trump campaign and administration.

Clearly, there is no line that can't be crossed, no transgression large enough for there to be serious and lasting consequences in regards to this current administration.

This was all deemed electable behavior in 2015-16 and I don't expect a change now.

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That was something that recommended him for office to a chunk of our electorate.  Just like there is  a chunk that approves of what he is doing to the press. He appealed to the racist in people, but he also appealed to those who crave authoritarian rule. That's real, even though it's become overshadowed.

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As sick as I am of the Kushners in general, I must admit this feud between the two patriarchs gets my attention from time to time.

My sympathies are with the people of Journal Square who have no say in how their area is being transformed.

Someone described the 'blood feud' between Charles and Murray Kushner as being akin to "bad television" but honestly, The Young & the Restless would be so lucky to have this as one of their storylines--it would be an improvement over the junk they currently pass off as story plot.

 

In Jersey City, It’s Kushner vs. Kushner in a Race to Develop

 

Forget Y&R, if someone were to reboot Capitol with a cast of characters that included politicians and two D.C. based developers, who also happened to be brothers, who collaborate, then compete for influence and connections, that reboot would usurp Y&R for #1. 

How ironic would it be if a rebooted Capitol could get better ratings than the Bold and the Beautiful

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