Reddy

I often find myself wanting to post something midterms-related and don't feel it fits either in the Dem thread or the Trump thread sooooo here's a place to talk everything midterm elections. Will there be a wave? Are Dems blowing it? Will they take the House? We can hash it all out in here. Personally, I'm doing my part in IA-01 organizing for Abby Finkenauer, who's running against Republican Rod Blum. This is a pretty important seat. If we lose here, there's likely no wave. ANY taking back of the House goes through IA-01.

Agreed. I thought it started a little silly/goofy/whatever, but after that, this one was really solid. And I was impressed by the actor playing solo. Obviously Glover was going to be on point. The reveal at the end blew my miiiiiind and I loved it so much.

Y'all would like to have a professional lawyer representing you in court right? A professional plumber fix your pipes? etc?

The thing no one ever remembers is that you need incrementalism AND moral courage TOGETHER to actually create real progress. Read Tipping Points. Also, how many times do I have to say I don't like Cuomo for y'all to actually believe me? Lol

https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/opinions/if-democrats-are-having-a-civil-war-nobody-told-the-voters Good stuff.

Lol. I have a degree in this stuff but thanks for the advice. I already said campaigning is vastly different than internet arguments. Tell me more about how I should approach people in my home state.

Lord.

Trump will not be impeached. Also, every other point you make in this paragraph is also wrong.

Trump is likely to be re-elected. It would be guaranteed if Bernie ran a third party bid.

That would guarantee a Trump win.

I don't think any of you are listening. CONTEXT MATTERS. RIGHT NOW I support whatever Dem is doing the best in whatever place he or she is running. Period. That's it. Once we're back in power and we're no longer facing an American existential crisis, by all means let's push the party left.

No, I mean strongest as in has the best poll numbers. I love De Leon. The De Leon/Feinstein thing isn't a hill I'll die on. I don't really have a problem with people supporting him in a state like CA. I already said I disagreed with her decision to run.

That's not what he did, bud. The DNC operated covertly in that race, mobilizing in black communities without any fanfare so as not to draw attention to itself. It worked flawlessly.

See: 2016 And I'm glad you agree that Perez deserves credit for his strategy in Alabama.

I strongly disagree with Feinstein's decision to run again. But she made the decision, and since she's the strongest Dem in that race I'll support her. As much as I wish she'd stepped aside to allow for someone new to get some national exposure at a time when our bench is so thin.

Y'all are the ones that brought this up and made it an attack on establishment Dems! Lol.

I'll agree that it was an unnecessary move and probably not a shrewd one on the part of Perez, but it's not a scandal, and after he helped deliver Alabama for Democrats I have a hard time getting too upset about endorsing someone who's already won the party's nomination. Just me. The Bernie folks are seizing on this because they know OR and Bernie's brand are failing across the country and they're desperate.

This cycle? No. Once Trump's gone and we're in the majority? Absolutely. http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/cuomo-overwhelmingly-beats-cynthia-nixon-democratic-convention-article-1.4005644 Cuomo - like him or not (and I don't) - is the Democratic Party Nominee for Governor in New York.

Lol. Excuse me. He is the Democratic Party's official nominee for the Governorship. Shocking that the head of the DNC would endorse him.

Lol. I'm not a Cuomo fan in the least. But I'm even LESS of a fan of this celebrity wants to be a politician game and decides trashing Dems is the way to do it. I would LOVE a viable challenger to Cuomo. Cynthia Nixon is not it.

I'm fucking furious. We are literally trafficking migrant kids into slavery. This should be considered an international human rights violation on a huge scale.

This is clickbait and I'm a little disappointed in Politico. Hardly anyone is furious. The primary was over. Cuomo was nominated. To endorse the Democratic nominee for Governor shouldn't be at ALL controversial. And it isn't. This is not a thing.

Beyond the obvious point Badger made, this is exactly why he shouldn't run.

Cognitive dissonance

Right, so my view is worry about that once the nationalist psychos are no longer in power.