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Members marceline Posted August 4, 2020 Members Share Posted August 4, 2020 I want the same thing. This has me hopeful. She only won her last primary by 900 votes. My concern is how long it will take to get results. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted August 4, 2020 Members Share Posted August 4, 2020 Thanks @marceline . I'll cross my fingers. Anyway, there's a lot of push today about the great registration numbers for the GOP in swing states. This breaks down the reality. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Juliajms Posted August 4, 2020 Members Share Posted August 4, 2020 Just get it done, man. I know this pick may be more important than usual, but it's past time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted August 4, 2020 Members Share Posted August 4, 2020 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OzFrog Posted August 4, 2020 Members Share Posted August 4, 2020 Why though? Obama didn’t pick Biden as his VP until late August in 2008, so why does Biden have to do it any earlier? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted August 5, 2020 Members Share Posted August 5, 2020 I think in this case it is more important as they have a huge chance of becoming VP, but I also feel there is a media narrative to try to drag Biden down (they are doing the same over debates). I do think it's getting close to time, but on the other hand, I'm glad they waited because with the pushback against both Kamala Harris and Susan Rice, Karen Bass may have been the choice a few weeks ago. If he had, then the announcement would have been completely overshadowed and ruined by the stories coming out about Cuba, communists, $cientology, etc. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OzFrog Posted August 5, 2020 Members Share Posted August 5, 2020 Your thinking on the media narrative is exactly what I’m thinking. I’m seeing a lot of hot-headedness from usually calm folk on Twitter calling for Biden to make his pick yesterday. Whilst polls can be wrong, etc etc, the polling averages right now are trending to a big margin nationwide for Biden over Trump, so he’s doing something right thus far. Beside, quite frankly if the US re-elects Trump after the s**tshow of the last four years, I’m sorry to say but they deserve everything that’s coming to them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted August 5, 2020 Members Share Posted August 5, 2020 People crave controversy and tension, and the GOP is happy to stir the pot. Some Democrats are happy to as well. I was not surprised to learn it was Joe Lockhart who set the boat out for the "Democrats say Biden shouldn't debate" narrative that is now dominating the media and helping Trump - Clinton-era strategists have done nothing but drag the party down over the last 20 years. Honestly the race is going to narrow, severely, barring some miracle, whatever Biden does or doesn't do. I just wish people who are so concerned would donate their time or money to candidates in need. Jaime Harrison is tied with Lindsey Graham in SC - they should go help him, not wear out their Twitter fingers. But that would mean actually giving a damn. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted August 5, 2020 Members Share Posted August 5, 2020 I think the race will narrow. Severely? I doubt it. I still think we should remain vigilant though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted August 5, 2020 Members Share Posted August 5, 2020 With the media already gaming the debates for him, trying to push the cognitive decline issue (just a little while ago they released a clip of him asking a reporter if he needs to take a test to prove he isn't a junkie to try to take attention away from Trump's disastrous interviews), Trump trying to sue states that allow mail-in voting and with his supporters killing themselves door-knocking in a pandemic to help him, I can't help thinking it's going to be very close, especially after 2016, but I certainly hope he will lose. Right now I'd say it's 50/50. Missouri passed an amendment to their constitution to expand Medicaid under the ACA. The rural areas voted against it (shocking, I know) and the cities prevailed. Hopefully they can keep their legislature from ruining everything. https://www.vox.com/2020/8/5/21353985/missouri-primary-election-2020-medicaid-expansion-results Lacy Clay, whose family has held his Congressional seat in Missouri since the late '60s, lost his primary to a Ferguson activist and nurse, Cori Bush. Rose Twitter and saboteur sites like Intercept being so gleeful makes me wary, but she may have a lot of merit and will be an effective rep. I shouldn't judge her by them, I realize. Hearing that Clay supported a Republican-friendly gerrymander to keep his seat safer made me see why some were glad to see him go. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/05/cori-bush-missouri-primary-winner-beats-democratic-incumbent-clay 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted August 5, 2020 Members Share Posted August 5, 2020 I think the media wants a horse race. But I don't think they've tried to cover for Trump much lately. He is a very entertaining rolling disaster for a lot of them. There are some that have also reported very soberly and not gossip-oriented, especially now. It depends on the situation and the journalist. Many others still just want the access and 'excitement.' I'm not going to begrudge a progressive win if it's the right kind of progressive. I'll reserve judgment on Bush. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted August 5, 2020 Members Share Posted August 5, 2020 (edited) Being from STL, I remember the Clays were an absolute institution. End of an era. Edited August 5, 2020 by Faulkner 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OzFrog Posted August 5, 2020 Members Share Posted August 5, 2020 Absolutely. The big poll lead doesn’t mean people should get complacent. Everybody over there still needs to GOTV, regardless of the poll margin. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members marceline Posted August 5, 2020 Members Share Posted August 5, 2020 I'm seeing that she's one of those "Kamala is a cop" types. Hard pass. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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