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I also feel like the "enthusiasm" argument is part of the media pushing a horse race for ratings. We went through this in 2016 and are again--Bernie is *NOT* as popular as the media makes him out to be. His people whine about him getting unfair press coverage, but like any republican running for office, he gets pass after pass due to "fairness." This cycle he raised more money than anybody and had a built in grassroots movement and tons of good press and STILL couldn't win. Bernie gets lots of excitement on social media, but it is not translating into votes. Young people love them, but where are they when it comes time to vote? They kick and scream because he's losing, but the numbers don't lie.

 

The latest thing is that they say voter suppression, but nobodies vote is suppressed more than the black community and they ALWAYS come out in droves to vote. They just didn't vote for Bernie. Black voters came out in such big numbers that Biden has swept this primary. The media has spent 4 years interviewing Trump voters and talking about how to win over more white people and completely ignored black voters AGAIN. The result isn't a surprise. Bernie didn't even TRY to win these voters over. If the media were being real and not trying to get ratings they would be saying what a horrible candidate Bernie has been. I'm so tired of him and the conspiracy theories.

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For about six months and running, I've been saying that there will be a recession due to Trump's incitement of trade wars.  Now with this pandemic sweeping the world and having to rely on failed leaders like Trump and Boris Johnson, delays from Italian leadership and others, it looks like we are headed for a global recession that could be very painful and lengthy.

 

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/business/why-the-global-recession-could-last-a-long-time/articleshow/74945319.cms

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Paper applications for unemployment benefits? Florida is an entire mess. These are some of the same folks who wanted rake the Obama administration over the coals for the early missteps with the ACA website but it's far worse to construct a system that intentionally causes endless frustration to applicants.

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