SaysWho? Posted May 27, 2020 Author Share Posted May 27, 2020 2 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: Then be summarily swept out of power in congress in 2022 Hey, at least this time they'd have control of redistricting in a bunch of states if they win this year. 2010 was low-key as important as 08. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 1 minute ago, SaysWho? said: Hey, at least this time they'd have control of redistricting in a bunch of states if they win this year. 2010 was low-key as important as 08. What's stopping republicans from taking power and then doing another redistricting round like Texas in 2002/2004 or so? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted May 27, 2020 Author Share Posted May 27, 2020 3 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: What's stopping republicans from taking power and then doing another redistricting round like Texas in 2002/2004 or so? I dunno, but I don't remember that being widespread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Social media should be destroyed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricofoley Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 At some point Trump fans are going to start interpreting these as directives to try and steal their liberal neighbors' mail to "balance the scales" or whatever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 5 hours ago, CitizenVectron said: Social media should be destroyed. Maybe having these platforms designed by a homogenous group of introverted sociopaths wasn't such a good idea? 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 The judges were telecommuting, also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 16 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said: The judges were telecommuting, also. Of course they were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 I bet if we looked into it, at least some have voted by mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Quote The first budget Frey authored as mayor focused heavily on affordable housing. Its $40 million allocation to affordable housing was triple what the city previously spent on affordable housing.[23] As mayor, Frey is pushing for a plan that would allow the building of four-plexes in every part of the city. Two-thirds of Minneapolis is zoned exclusively for single-family homes.[24] In 2018, the Minneapolis City Council voted for Minneapolis 2040, a comprehensive rezoning reform plan.[25][26] According to Slate, the plan would "permit three-family homes in the city’s residential neighborhoods, abolish parking minimums for all new construction, and allow high-density buildings along transit corridors."[27] Slate wrote that by implementing the plan, "Minneapolis will become the first major U.S. city to end single-family home zoning, a policy that has done as much as any to entrench segregation, high housing costs, and sprawl as the American urban paradigm over the past century."[27] Found @b_m_b_m_b_m's new ray of hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 He could be America's Trudeau. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Minnesota has that Nordic good governance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 https://www.mintpressnews.com/chief-prosecutor-amy-klobuchar-dismissed-charges-cop-killed-george-floyd/267933/ lololol As Chief Prosecutor, Amy Klobuchar Declined to Bring Charges Against Cop that Killed George Floyd Quote Klobuchar also called for a “complete and thorough outside investigation into what occurred, and those involved in this incident must be held accountable.” However, this is unlikely to occur, in no small part because of Klobuchar herself and the precedent she set while serving as the state’s chief prosecutor between 1999 and 2007. In that time, she declined to bring charges against more than two dozen officers who had killed citizens while on duty – including against Chauvin himself, who shot and killed Wayne Reyes in 2006 and would later go on to shoot more civilians while in uniform. Quote Chauvin has killed multiple times before while in uniform, has shot and wounded others and is well-known to local activist groups. She is a piece of shit. Hopefully this kills her VP chances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signifyin(g)Monkey Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 2 hours ago, CitizenVectron said: https://www.mintpressnews.com/chief-prosecutor-amy-klobuchar-dismissed-charges-cop-killed-george-floyd/267933/ lololol As Chief Prosecutor, Amy Klobuchar Declined to Bring Charges Against Cop that Killed George Floyd She is a piece of shit. Hopefully this kills her VP chances. Biden’s better off with Tammy Baldwin anyway if he’s trying to strengthen his appeal in the Midwest, which is all Klobuchar is really good for. As of right now Wisconsin’s still well out of his reach according to the polls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 6 hours ago, Signifyin(g)Monkey said: Biden’s better off with Tammy Baldwin anyway if he’s trying to strengthen his appeal in the Midwest, which is all Klobuchar is really good for. As of right now Wisconsin’s still well out of his reach according to the polls. If by out of reach, you mean leading. Not exactly a comfortable lead and not better than how Hillary fared close to election day, but out of reach, he is not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anathema- Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 My guess is that the veepstakes are a difficult choice between Harris and Warren. They seem equally but differently balanced and would be equally effective/competent heading other agencies. I think it'd be smart of Biden to announce at least a partial cabinet staff along with VP. Soften the blow of anyone strongly dedicated to one or the other. Come out as a team; or a "stable," if you will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 3 minutes ago, Anathema- said: My guess is that the veepstakes are a difficult choice between Harris and Warren. They seem equally but differently balanced and would be equally effective/competent heading other agencies. I think it'd be smart of Biden to announce at least a partial cabinet staff along with VP. Soften the blow of anyone strongly dedicated to one or the other. Come out as a team; or a "stable," if you will. I wish all candidates would do this. They should also announce who they would select for the Supreme Court. Court appointments have such long-term ramifications and Cabinet officials have so much to do with the day-to-day running of the country. Voters should have this info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 5 minutes ago, thewhyteboar said: I wish all candidates would do this. They should also announce who they would select for the Supreme Court. Court appointments have such long-term ramifications and Cabinet officials have so much to do with the day-to-day running of the country. Voters should have this info. The opposition candidate should announce what amounts to a "shadow cabinet" which then acts essentially like one during the campaign by issuing "alternative" policies to the official government policy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha1Cowboy Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 20 hours ago, SaysWho? said: Are your relatives half the nation? Admittedly not...the vast majority ..around 30 or so were centrist Republicans before Trump. But from what I'm seeing...this seems to be the norm across the country as they are choosing to double down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 44 minutes ago, Alpha1Cowboy said: Admittedly not...the vast majority ..around 30 or so were centrist Republicans before Trump. But from what I'm seeing...this seems to be the norm across the country as they are choosing to double down. Every Republican could turn into this and it's still not half the country. Side note: they were impossible to talk to during the Bush years. Doubling down and ignoring facts didn't begin with Trump; he's just what they already were without the facade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha1Cowboy Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 7 minutes ago, SaysWho? said: Every Republican could turn into this and it's still not half the country. Side note: they were impossible to talk to during the Bush years. Doubling down and ignoring facts didn't begin with Trump; he's just what they already were without the facade. Naw..we discussed the failures of the war and bad economic policies that led to the housing crisis and other stuff all the time with no issues. It was really when all these conspiracy theories about Hilary started being pushed over and repeated ad nauseum that things devolved. Trump isn't stupid...he knows that a lie repeated enough can become the truth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 6 minutes ago, Alpha1Cowboy said: Naw..we discussed the failures of the war and bad economic policies that led to the housing crisis and other stuff all the time with no issues. What does your family have to do with the entire country? They're not representative, nor does it change that every Republican could be loony and they still wouldn't get to half the country. Republicans spread rumors about the Clintons murdering people in the 90s as well; they simply resurfaced in 2016. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha1Cowboy Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Just now, SaysWho? said: What does your family have to do with the entire country? Aren't you paying attention? that shit is happening everywhere. This isn't some isolated case... Republicans win because their base stays hyperfocused on winning. I mean..I'm not voting for Joe...the top of my ballot is gonna be blank...but even though moderate republicans out there don't approve of Trump as a person...they aren't gonna not vote for him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 3 minutes ago, Alpha1Cowboy said: Aren't you paying attention? that shit is happening everywhere. You just went into this thread and said, "Half the country are Trump sycophants because look at my family." Your family is irrelevant, Republicans have sucked for ages and got what they always wanted in Trump, and Republicans aren't half the country. Are you listening at all? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Polling can always be wrong (though it was pretty good nationally in 2016 and 2018), but it doesn't look like the GOP is making inroads into any new groups right now. Quite the opposite. Anything can happen, but the fundamentals favour Biden right now, especially with the double-hater group of voters seemingly swinging from Trump to Biden. GOP voters may be more hostile and pro-Trump than in 2016 (where many held their noses to spite Clinton), but they haven't grown their base. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 2 minutes ago, SaysWho? said: lol Congratulations this was the 96,000th post on the CEB. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 Just now, CitizenVectron said: Congratulations this was the 96,000th post on the CEB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 2 minutes ago, SaysWho? said: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 The responses to the MAGA replies are golden. But this lady... dang, yo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massdriver Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 14 hours ago, CitizenVectron said: The judges were telecommuting, also. There is still a case working its way through Federal court. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Trump has shared a video that opens with "The only good Democrat is a dead Democrat." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 27 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said: Trump has shared a video that opens with "The only good Democrat is a dead Democrat." Good thing Trump is trying to make Twitter liable for users' tweets. taps temple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted May 29, 2020 Author Share Posted May 29, 2020 I guess the difference this time is Trump's the one in charge during the unrest, not the one running against an incumbent party. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 https://twitter.com/Taniel/status/1266410520304910345?s=19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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