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On January 29th Trump was warned a pandemic was looming that could cost trillions of dollars and would put millions of Americans lives at risk.

Trump wrote the thread off as "hoax".
 
ayayrawn said:
The situation in Wisconsin today is an absolute fucking disgrace.
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Tell me about it...I sent in for an absentee ballot that never came, so now im in a predicament if Im actually going to vote today. The hundreds of polling places in Milwaukee are reduced down to 5, so I have to go to some packed high school instead of the park down the block. Evers wanted to postpone this, but that got shot down by the supreme court
 
CrazyDiamond84 said:
Tell me about it...I sent in for an absentee ballot that never came, so now im in a predicament if Im actually going to vote today. The hundreds of polling places in Milwaukee are reduced down to 5, so I have to go to some packed high school instead of the park down the block. Evers wanted to postpone this, but that got shot down by the supreme court
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not worth it tbh
 
CrazyDiamond84 said:
Tell me about it...I sent in for an absentee ballot that never came, so now im in a predicament if Im actually going to vote today. The hundreds of polling places in Milwaukee are reduced down to 5, so I have to go to some packed high school instead of the park down the block. Evers wanted to postpone this, but that got shot down by the supreme court
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This is such bullshit. I feel for you. Everyone should do what they are comfortable with. That being said if the government tried to disenfranchise my right to vote in such a way that voting could actually result in people dying I would do everything in my power to vote. I would do my best to hold these vile shitheads to account. Also, generationally speaking Republicans tend to be older. They are risking a large swath of their voting bloc in an attempt to tamp down the vote. Such garbage.
 
The other day while watching the task force press briefing, I remarked that when Trump ceded the podium to Dr. Fauci and just observed, he reminded me of the Silvio character from the Sopranos. Strange posture, strange gait, turning his torso to look out at the press instead of simply turning his head, jerking his arm up, etc. I agree with those who suspect he is in early stage of dementia and as it turns out, this physical behavior is further evidence. His unraveling seems to be accelerating and more clearly evident with each appearance. They just announced a new press secretary. Thinking about getting him off the stage?
 
Ear Wax said:
The other day while watching the task force press briefing, I remarked that when Trump ceded the podium to Dr. Fauci and just observed, he reminded me of the Silvio character from the Sopranos. Strange posture, strange gait, turning his torso to look out at the press instead of simply turning his head, jerking his arm up, etc. I agree with those who suspect he is in early stage of dementia and as it turns out, this physical behavior is further evidence. His unraveling seems to be accelerating and more clearly evident with each appearance. They just announced a new press secretary. Thinking about getting him off the stage?
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That would be smart politically but Trump loves the camera and no one will keep him away. The woman that they are bringing in, Kayleigh McEnany is not the type of person that will stand up to Trump in any way.
 
My state is too important in this to skip out on my right to vote. I say though, my polling place handled this VERY well. They ask you if feeling sick at the door, and spray hand sanitizer for everyone at the door. Inside, they had X's 6 fr apart to stand. Everyone gets their own pen to use and take home with you. Each voting booth is sanitized down between each voter. As fucked up the situation is, on glad I decided to go in.

Also, it really felt like a movie with so many people in masks hanging out in a giant gymnasiumMVIMG_20200407_124612.jpg
 
Phew, the party got dangerously close to nominating a good person with policies to make the country a better place for everyone. Narrowly avoided.
 
ayayrawn said:
Phew, the party got dangerously close to nominating a good person with policies to make the country a better place for everyone. Narrowly avoided.
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I'll vote for Biden of course, but the fact that the best the American democratic party can do in 2020 is a man with no enthusiastic base whatsoever, no meaningful policy, and decades of racist and sexist baggage is truly pathetic.
 
I've been thinking about the reasons for this eventuality for awhile. I don't have any real answers for myself and I don't agree with some of the thought in these opinion pieces, but one thing I keep coming back to, that is discussed in both, is the lack of traction Sanders gained in black communities, at least in the South and Midwest, and the fragile support from Midwestern Union Democrats , perhaps union workers elsewhere as well. I think "progressives" need to look at themselves in the mirror and understand how to be more inclusive in their mission and movement.

fivethirtyeight.com

Why Bernie Sanders Lost

There is a simple explanation for why Sen. Bernie Sanders, who officially suspended his presidential campaign on Wednesday, lost the Democratic nomination: Form…
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www.nytimes.com

Opinion | Bernie Sanders Only Had Eyes for One Wing of the Democratic Party (Published 2020)

But actually there are three, which helps explain why he had to drop out of the race on Wednesday.
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Biden blows. I hope enough people will turn-out to get Trump out of office but I don't have much faith that people will do so. It's difficult to continue to be a part of a country and a system that is so fundamentally flawed and corrupt, even if it is better than some other places.

I hope more people that really care about human well-being run for office and the people that believe in well-being policies will continue to do their best to implement and demand change at the community level.
 
High Rant District said:
WHAT????? Biden cannot beat Trump! Sanders can.
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I used to think this, but Super Tuesday made me think differently. It proved that people want comfort.



ayayrawn said:
I'll vote for Biden of course, but the fact that the best the American democratic party can do in 2020 is a man with no enthusiastic base whatsoever, no meaningful policy, and decades of racist and sexist baggage is truly pathetic.
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What do you mean by enthusiastic base? Yea Bernie excited people and those people were all in, but he just didn’t get enough votes. Does that show that he didn’t inspire enough people? Possibly.

I don’t think he is done. He will continue to used his grassroots movement to inspire people and call out the problems in our system. Voting shouldn’t be the only political action we do if you want things to change.
 
Dtknuckles said:
What do you mean by enthusiastic base? Yea Bernie excited people and those people were all in, but he just didn’t get enough votes. Does that show that he didn’t inspire enough people? Possibly.

I don’t think he is done. He will continue to used his grassroots movement to inspire people and call out the problems in our system. Voting shouldn’t be the only political action we do if you want things to change.
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