That would be right after their convention.HaulCitgo wrote: ↑Thu Jul 23, 2020 1:50 pm Goodness. If that is anything close to accurate Trump is getting dangerously close to losing the Republican backing. He's probably got til Sept 1 before the game shifts to control of the senate. Even a vaccine wouldn't save him and truthfully whether him or not they are doing that very very right so far.
2020: The Democratic Presidential Nomination Thread
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The way things are trending if Trump doesn't see a fairly major reversing in polling (something that gets him to within let's say 7 or so points in the RCP or 538 seven-day rolling averages), Labor Day Weekend is the time to be on the lookout for defectors en masse. The smart pols know the reality of the situation (Biden being a better liked candidate than Hillary and not having any serious candidates for an October surprise like Comey's re-opening of the FBI "investigation" into Hillary) and know there's likely no way Trump's making up 5 points in polling at that point (just to get him to the 2-3 percent down in the national polls he'd need to be to make it a dogfight in the electoral college.)
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What convention?DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Thu Jul 23, 2020 2:08 pmThat would be right after their convention.HaulCitgo wrote: ↑Thu Jul 23, 2020 1:50 pm Goodness. If that is anything close to accurate Trump is getting dangerously close to losing the Republican backing. He's probably got til Sept 1 before the game shifts to control of the senate. Even a vaccine wouldn't save him and truthfully whether him or not they are doing that very very right so far.
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Can't believe after all this shit, the RNC is the one that cancels the in-person portion.HaulCitgo wrote: ↑Thu Jul 23, 2020 6:07 pmWhat convention?DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Thu Jul 23, 2020 2:08 pmThat would be right after their convention.HaulCitgo wrote: ↑Thu Jul 23, 2020 1:50 pm Goodness. If that is anything close to accurate Trump is getting dangerously close to losing the Republican backing. He's probably got til Sept 1 before the game shifts to control of the senate. Even a vaccine wouldn't save him and truthfully whether him or not they are doing that very very right so far.
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Ha!!!!HaulCitgo wrote: ↑Thu Jul 23, 2020 6:07 pmWhat convention?DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Thu Jul 23, 2020 2:08 pmThat would be right after their convention.HaulCitgo wrote: ↑Thu Jul 23, 2020 1:50 pm Goodness. If that is anything close to accurate Trump is getting dangerously close to losing the Republican backing. He's probably got til Sept 1 before the game shifts to control of the senate. Even a vaccine wouldn't save him and truthfully whether him or not they are doing that very very right so far.
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This party represents the left half of the country and definitely cares more about their voters than their corporate donors:
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There is a big difference between "oppose legalizing marijuana," and the truth, which is voting for a platform to decriminalize recreational use, legalize medical, and allow States to to determine whether to legalize recreation use. I just fell for a click-baity headline saying Dem platform opposes legalizing marijuana, and it pisses me. They just decided not to go with a platform of Federal legalization, they aren't rolling back State laws, like many Republicans want. Subtle wording difference, enormous real world impact difference. I wish they went with Federal legalization as a platform, but the primary voters selected Biden, so that choice went out the window.
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I fail to see the big difference. They voted status quo which makes legalization a non-starter in many states (and continues the slow path even in solid blue states like NJ) and goes strongly against their base and even the public as a whole. Its obviously not the biggest deal there, but if the argument is that the establishment cares more about their (healthcare) donors than they do about the voters, its a salient point.
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On friday, Cook Political moved Florida to lean Democratic. I hadn't seen it until today. They also moved a bunch of house races a step towards democrats (Either from lean Red to toss up or toss up to lean D)
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They failed to make Federal legalization a platform issue, so in the 8 states with no legalized weed, I guess there is no practical difference, but in the other 42 states and DC... Opposing legalization means actively working to make it illegal, so in the 11 states (including DC) with legal recreation use, it would mean overturning those laws or enforcing Federal laws. The platform, I believe, still calls for decriminalizing and allowing the 42 states with at least some legalized uses to continue. Again, I'm all for federally legalizing and I'm disappointed, but saying the platform "opposes legalization" is a flat out misstatement.mister d wrote: ↑Tue Jul 28, 2020 8:08 am I fail to see the big difference. They voted status quo which makes legalization a non-starter in many states (and continues the slow path even in solid blue states like NJ) and goes strongly against their base and even the public as a whole. Its obviously not the biggest deal there, but if the argument is that the establishment cares more about their (healthcare) donors than they do about the voters, its a salient point.
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They're just like the Republicans!Democratic Party Platform wrote:Democrats believe no one should be in prison solely because they use drugs. Democrats will decriminalize marijuana use and reschedule it through executive action on the federal level. We will support legalization of medical marijuana, and believe states should be able to make their own decisions about recreational use. The Justice Department should not launch federal prosecutions of conduct that is legal at the state level. All past criminal convictions for cannabis use should be automatically expunged. And rather than involving the criminal justice system, Democrats support increased use of drug courts, harm reduction interventions, and treatment diversion programs for those struggling with substance use disorders.
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Who stands to lose if marijuana is fully legal and widespread accessible? Or, phrased another way, who lobbies against this?
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Pharma and the GEO Group mostly.
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The left side of the country overwhelmingly favors legalization. The left side of the country strongly favors M4A. The DNC opposes (or doesn't actively fight for, if you like that phrasing better) both.
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Could you put that graph in less-binary terms? My feeble brain is struggling for enlightenment over here.
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until the dems are actively delivering eighths of kush door-to-door they're total sellouts
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It would turn out to be a real shame if the Dems were just trying to not rock the boat until the Nazi is defeated and out of office.
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The Dems are running to govern the entire country, not just the left side.
Regarding the left side's view on Medicare for All, don't the 2020 primary results speak for themselves?
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Until the Dems are actively opposing the pharmaceutical and for-profit healthcare industry, they're total sellouts.
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From which position is it easier to implement steps toward more desired policies?
a) being the majority in the government
b) being the minority in the government
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Shouldn't the Dems actively oppose the for-profit food industry too? Clothes? Housing?
Anyway, even M4A doesn't do away with the for-profit healthcare industry. Just the health *insurance* industry.
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Food? Probably. We need to greatly reduce our meat intake and make our meat farms infinitely safer than they are.Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Tue Jul 28, 2020 1:33 pmShouldn't the Dems actively oppose the for-profit food industry too? Clothes? Housing?
Anyway, even M4A doesn't do away with the for-profit healthcare industry. Just the health *insurance* industry.
Clothes? Harder to say as most are not manufactured here, therefore less oversight of factories, but there's a lot wrong with a lot of clothing industry.
Housing? You're kidding right? We need major changes to counteract years of redlining and other systemic issues.
Let me add...Capitalism? Yes, we need to slow the consumer cycle greatly.
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Sure, all of those things could use more regulation. But is anyone seriously proposing that the government take over those industries, removing them from for-profit companies?govmentchedda wrote: ↑Tue Jul 28, 2020 1:49 pmFood? Probably. We need to greatly reduce our meat intake and make our meat farms infinitely safer than they are.Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Tue Jul 28, 2020 1:33 pmShouldn't the Dems actively oppose the for-profit food industry too? Clothes? Housing?
Anyway, even M4A doesn't do away with the for-profit healthcare industry. Just the health *insurance* industry.
Clothes? Harder to say as most are not manufactured here, therefore less oversight of factories, but there's a lot wrong with a lot of clothing industry.
Housing? You're kidding right? We need major changes to counteract years of redlining and other systemic issues.
Let me add...Capitalism? Yes, we need to slow the consumer cycle greatly.
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Agreed, but I'd argue that the healthcare industry is in a more immediate fucked up state.Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Tue Jul 28, 2020 1:50 pmSure, all of those things could use more regulation. But is anyone seriously proposing that the government take over those industries, removing them from for-profit companies?govmentchedda wrote: ↑Tue Jul 28, 2020 1:49 pmFood? Probably. We need to greatly reduce our meat intake and make our meat farms infinitely safer than they are.Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Tue Jul 28, 2020 1:33 pmShouldn't the Dems actively oppose the for-profit food industry too? Clothes? Housing?
Anyway, even M4A doesn't do away with the for-profit healthcare industry. Just the health *insurance* industry.
Clothes? Harder to say as most are not manufactured here, therefore less oversight of factories, but there's a lot wrong with a lot of clothing industry.
Housing? You're kidding right? We need major changes to counteract years of redlining and other systemic issues.
Let me add...Capitalism? Yes, we need to slow the consumer cycle greatly.
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Thought experiment. You get to choose:
1) Going into an election against a nazi incumbent with a milquetoast, 'centrist' democrat who's polling 15 points ahead
2) Going into an election against a nazi incumbent with a progressive democrat who checks off all your wishlist but who's polling dead even
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Pretty sure you know my stance there, but I'd add that we've seen Trump take on a milquetoast centrist in the past and I don't think either of us were happy with the result. I'd also add that 538 has Biden +8.2 today, down from his high of +9.6. Clinton was +5 most of the way through August touching +7 in October. Maybe safety lies in between those two numbers, maybe not. I personally don't trust national polling today to matter versus the EC in 3 months, I don't trust the DNC to do anything to gain votes over the next 100 days, I don't trust Biden to not spectacularly or unspectacularly fuck-up and I don't trust any part of a Biden campaign or Biden base to actively fight if and when the election goes sideways. The last piece being something that I think will grow over time. The DNC and the establishment has proven over and over they're not up for a real fight and that they can't assert themselves from a minority position. If the election is stolen or contested and the Senate doesn't flip, why would anyone trust them to win that battle? If we are facing a contested election or transition, even if both hypotheticals would mean no more Trump, I think the streets would look very different if the stakes were President Sanders versus President Biden.
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Apples and Oranges on 16 vs. 20 on the polling. Trump was an unknown and TON of voters hated Hillary and basically said "how bad can it be" with Trump.
Well, shit... Pretty fucking bad.
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That said, I'm pretty radical when it comes to drugs and I completely agree Biden and the "establishment" is very VERY wrong on this issue. I live out here in the lily white burbs. I'd say way over half of my late 40/early 50 year old crowd is imbibing some form of pot. And this state isn't even fully legal.
Fuck, I'd legalize MDMA tomorrow. That shit is huge for PTSD, studies are finding.
And as Mr. D is pointing out, and I totally agree, the reason a lot of stuff got put on Schedule 1 was a mixture of hysteria in the 80s, but more importantly opportunism from the Drug Industry.
Fuck those guys. Pure evil. As bad as the Tobacco Industry. Maybe worse.
Well, shit... Pretty fucking bad.
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That said, I'm pretty radical when it comes to drugs and I completely agree Biden and the "establishment" is very VERY wrong on this issue. I live out here in the lily white burbs. I'd say way over half of my late 40/early 50 year old crowd is imbibing some form of pot. And this state isn't even fully legal.
Fuck, I'd legalize MDMA tomorrow. That shit is huge for PTSD, studies are finding.
And as Mr. D is pointing out, and I totally agree, the reason a lot of stuff got put on Schedule 1 was a mixture of hysteria in the 80s, but more importantly opportunism from the Drug Industry.
Fuck those guys. Pure evil. As bad as the Tobacco Industry. Maybe worse.
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Let's take all the details out.mister d wrote: ↑Tue Jul 28, 2020 2:18 pm Pretty sure you know my stance there, but I'd add that we've seen Trump take on a milquetoast centrist in the past and I don't think either of us were happy with the result. I'd also add that 538 has Biden +8.2 today, down from his high of +9.6. Clinton was +5 most of the way through August touching +7 in October. Maybe safety lies in between those two numbers, maybe not. I personally don't trust national polling today to matter versus the EC in 3 months, I don't trust the DNC to do anything to gain votes over the next 100 days, I don't trust Biden to not spectacularly or unspectacularly fuck-up and I don't trust any part of a Biden campaign or Biden base to actively fight if and when the election goes sideways. The last piece being something that I think will grow over time. The DNC and the establishment has proven over and over they're not up for a real fight and that they can't assert themselves from a minority position. If the election is stolen or contested and the Senate doesn't flip, why would anyone trust them to win that battle? If we are facing a contested election or transition, even if both hypotheticals would mean no more Trump, I think the streets would look very different if the stakes were President Sanders versus President Biden.
You get your candidate in a coin-flip against the nazi.
Or...
You get an establishment dem who has a 65% chance of beating the nazi.
And you're selecting for the entire country. Which do you take?
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Non-answer noted.
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According to the American voters, the last election featured a moderate against a liberal, and the moderate won.
Now Trump is an authoritarian conservative running against a moderate. And his attacks aren’t getting anywhere (yet) because people see Biden as moderate and reasonable and responsible.
Now Trump is an authoritarian conservative running against a moderate. And his attacks aren’t getting anywhere (yet) because people see Biden as moderate and reasonable and responsible.
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I hope the math correction would be noted, given its a pretty big swing? But yes, I'd absolutely take Sanders 100 out of 200 over Biden 113 out of 200.
I guess I'm equally curious if "blue no matter who" means you'd prefer Manchin at 58.5% over Biden at 57.5%? Would you take a Biden-Romney ticket at 59% over Biden-Duckworth at 57%?
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Biden is at 50% in the 538 tracker. Was Hillary ever that high?mister d wrote: ↑Tue Jul 28, 2020 2:18 pm Pretty sure you know my stance there, but I'd add that we've seen Trump take on a milquetoast centrist in the past and I don't think either of us were happy with the result. I'd also add that 538 has Biden +8.2 today, down from his high of +9.6. Clinton was +5 most of the way through August touching +7 in October. Maybe safety lies in between those two numbers, maybe not. I personally don't trust national polling today to matter versus the EC in 3 months, I don't trust the DNC to do anything to gain votes over the next 100 days, I don't trust Biden to not spectacularly or unspectacularly fuck-up and I don't trust any part of a Biden campaign or Biden base to actively fight if and when the election goes sideways. The last piece being something that I think will grow over time. The DNC and the establishment has proven over and over they're not up for a real fight and that they can't assert themselves from a minority position. If the election is stolen or contested and the Senate doesn't flip, why would anyone trust them to win that battle? If we are facing a contested election or transition, even if both hypotheticals would mean no more Trump, I think the streets would look very different if the stakes were President Sanders versus President Biden.
And if the DNC is unwilling to fight to win an election, how the hell did they beat Sanders?
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Because the DNC had control. They didn't have to fight an equal or god forbid uphill battle.
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She was not, but Trump's current 41.9% is actually 0.1% higher than he was on election day 2016.Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Tue Jul 28, 2020 3:30 pmBiden is at 50% in the 538 tracker. Was Hillary ever that high?
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And as the incumbent that should scare him.mister d wrote: ↑Tue Jul 28, 2020 3:36 pmShe was not, but Trump's current 41.9% is actually 0.1% higher than he was on election day 2016.Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Tue Jul 28, 2020 3:30 pmBiden is at 50% in the 538 tracker. Was Hillary ever that high?
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I did note that you 'corrected' my hypothetical. The disparity was intentional.
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Do you know what Hillary’s and Trump’s polling percentages were at this point in 2016? I couldn’t find a link to the 2016 tracker over time.mister d wrote: ↑Tue Jul 28, 2020 3:36 pmShe was not, but Trump's current 41.9% is actually 0.1% higher than he was on election day 2016.Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Tue Jul 28, 2020 3:30 pmBiden is at 50% in the 538 tracker. Was Hillary ever that high?
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