Renzatic on 12/2/2020 at 07:53
Quote Posted by Starker
But yes, one of Bernie's most underestimated abilities is a knack for channeling lingering resentments. Lord Dampnut right now is supporting Bernie, hoping he would be the easiest candidate to beat, but that may well prove out to be a fatal mistake.
Were he to do so, it'd mirror what happened in 2016, when Hillary and the DNC promoted Trump on the assumption he'd be the most easily disposed of in the general election.
I'd normally consider Sanders unelectable, but he's been getting support from places I never would've expected to see him getting support from. I think the safest bet right now is to assume that none of us will be able to accurately predict how 2020 will turn out. It's strange days in America land, and nothing is a sure bet.
Renzatic on 12/2/2020 at 08:03
Quote Posted by Vae
It's not an assumption, it's a calculation...
Upon what metrics?
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He owns the center...and he who owns the center wins the election.
Trump's support among independent voters is squarely in the wishy-washy territory, far from outright owning them.
Starker on 12/2/2020 at 08:08
Indeed, and I can imagine the media giving similar publicity to Sanders and his "radical communist" agenda.
Oh, and it's not a question of hypotheticals, he is supporting Sanders.
demagogue on 12/2/2020 at 09:48
Re: the four US Att'y prosecutors that resigned in protest over political interference in the Stone sentencing... whenever a former senior official at DOJ says there's a four alarm fire happening at the US Department of Justice right now and it's thrown into the mountainous pile of so much liberal whining as usual, it makes me wonder what's real anymore. At this point the US federal gov't has pretty much settled into banana republic norms. In before "it's always been like that lol". I worked with DOJ back in 2004. No. It wasn't like that.
Starker on 12/2/2020 at 10:13
Well, like Senate Republicans said, Lord Dampnut has learned his lesson. This is just him putting it into practice. And it's not like corruption of your institutions and democratic norms wasn't one of the main dishes on his plate before.
Anyway, something that caught my eye in a NYT article I was reading about the Equifax breach:
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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/10/opinion/equifax-breach-china-hacking.html)
According to a 2019 class-action lawsuit, the company's cybersecurity practices were a nightmare. The suit alleged that “sensitive personal information relating to hundreds of millions of Americans was not encrypted, but instead was stored in plain text” and “was accessible through a public-facing, widely used website.” Another example of the company's weak safeguards, according to the suit, shows the company struggling to use a competent password system. “Equifax employed the username ‘admin' and the password ‘admin' to protect a portal used to manage credit disputes,” it read.
I have to say, the cavalier attitude to privacy issues in the US and the public's apathy towards it never fails to send shudders down my spine. It's not like the EU is perfect in this regard, but at least we enjoy some control over our personal data and at least
some amount of legal protection from stuff like this.
heywood on 12/2/2020 at 12:34
Amy Klobuchar is New Hampshire's type. We have a long track record of electing moderate women, especially Democrats. So I don't think she's as strong nationally as she is here. But she and Buttigieg are sharing the spoils from Biden's implosion.
jkcerda on 12/2/2020 at 16:17
Quote Posted by Renzatic
I love how one day JK's all like "FUCK YEAH, I'D VOTE FOR BERNIE", then the next "THE DEMOCRATS ARE SCARING AWAY THE AVERAGE VOTER!"
Trolls can only troll so long as their trolling isn't obvious. Which I guess it isn't yet, because someone WILL give a serious reply to this.
huh? said it a while ago, Bernie lost me forever when he endorsed Hillary.
that said old POS socialist turn coat does not deserve what the DNC is doing to him,,,,,,,,,, or maybe he does.
jkcerda on 12/2/2020 at 16:36
Quote Posted by Renzatic
Upon what metrics?
Trump's support among independent voters is squarely in the wishy-washy territory, far from outright owning them.
they don't have to "support" trump, but rather reject the feel good liberal BS the dems are pushing, not everyone is interested in paying more taxes for feel good bullshit.
SlyFoxx on 12/2/2020 at 17:33
Wishing old republicans were dead. Stay classy Comm Chat!
