It sounds like the progressives just need to coalesce around one candidate in the primary then, like the neolibs have done, and then they would win.

Is CBS already fucked? There’s not a single statement from an opposing view in this article.

Brave of her, especially since this administration holds that her appearance is probably cause that justified kidnap and abuse by masked thugs.

When Republicans obstructed under Obama, it looked like a Republican shutdown because Obama intended to reach bipartisan compromise, they just didn’t want him to accomplish anything of value.

This looks like a Republican shutdown because Trump announced at the beginning that they would NOT negotiate with Democrats at all and they should just vote for the Republican bill “just because”.

This is the only time the Democrats have had leverage during the second Trump administration, so Trump needed to find some concessions to get their votes, and instead announced that he would give none. That’s why this is the Trump shutdown.

Still a big risk to take. We need progressives to win at least the next two elections to have any shot at winding back the damage from two Trump administrations and a largely impotent Biden administration.

But I agree that if she wins the primary, that’s the part that really matters and what Harris was missing.

I had to watch the Kimmel clip twice because I didn’t hear anything controversial. These fascists are making themselves look foolish with this shit.

I certainly wouldn’t claim that political violence only happens on one side, but to me it’s clear how we got here. It was the right who celebrated minorities being murdered by the police. It was the right who attempted a violent coup and then defended and ultimately celebrated the pardons of the people who planned and executed said coup. The right voted for a man who spreads hate and incites violence every time he opens his mouth three times. They are responsible for this dangerous and violent reality we live in now. By pardoning domestic terrorists, it sends a message that the right supports using violence to obtain their political goals.

I agree, call it what it is. The Department of World Domination. It’s super unpopular to cut defense, will it be equally unpopular to cut the world domination budget?

What’s pissed me off the most in all this is the fascists getting on their high horse when the Democrats left the state. Acting like they were trying to accomplish some sort of good deed and the Democrats were preventing that. Just admit that this is naked voter suppression! They didn’t even have the decency to wait for a redistricting year.

Definitely saving this for future use, but I don’t think pointing out that the DNC chair supports Mamdani makes this commenter a bootlicker.

I wonder why Trump thinks it’s so plausible that someone fudged the numbers to make it look like there was less crime 🤔

If we eliminate career politicians with term limits you can expect to see more celebrities, billionaires, CEOs etc running.

If you want normal people to run and you don’t want career politicians, elections need to be publicly funded and your job needs to be guaranteed when your term is done similar to maternity leave and military service. Otherwise who is going to throw their career away and go to Washington besides celebrities and people who are already rich?

They could be from the same state but picking a VP candidate from another part of the country is seen as one way to balance a ticket. They could pick someone from a swing state in the hopes it would help win that state, or try to balance out the ticket on the political spectrum by picking someone further left or right than the presidential candidate. In 2008 the Democrats balanced out the young black candidate with an old conservative white VP candidate, so there are other ways to balance a ticket.

Trump usually charges a lot of money to use his name on things so maybe this is a way around that.

Whenever I get on the road I’m reminded that car emissions are not just one minor problem. Should there be more mass transit and remote work ? Yes. Is that ever going to happen in my area? Almost certainly not.

There’s only one kind of acceptable neckwear for a fascist

Straight out of the Prince by Machiavelli.

It would be nice if ALL the primaries were all on the same day. I’ve rarely voted in a primary that wasn’t practically already decided.

Their plan only works if the masses are desperate enough to move to their territory. That’s why their plan starts with dismantling the current economy and institutions. Then they can say “come live and work in Tesland^TM where there are jobs and opportunities” but where you have to use Teslabucks^TM to buy everything.

Is the red checkmark for redpilled??