AOC is NO Bernie Sanders. Put her on the ticket for POTUS and we'll have another 2016. I love Bernie and I think he alone, needs to keep doing the Bernie truth show/tour, because he has no intention at his age to run again. He's a curmudgeon like an old grandfather and people listen to him. His activism in his early years was actually real....not some photo op stunt of getting fake arrested at the fall of Roe V Wade. I'm done with political performance. Put some people on the ticket who have some common sense and don't/won't take campaign funds from corporate interests. Work hard to get Citizen's United overturned.
what people largely misunderstand about post-democratic authoritarian leaders like Orban, Chavez, etc. is that the shift to authoritarianism usually happens *after* a period of popularity. Unpopular elected leaders draw too much resistance if they try to shift into authoritarianism as we’re seeing now with Trump.
There is some value in what James Carville told the Democratic party: roll over and play dead (let President Trump self-destroy, and one of Carville's other truisms "it is the economy stupid" will take care of the rest (unfortunately not without suffering of the average voter through the next 2-4 years). The comment on Gov Newsom shows how he just goes where the wind blows: "Gavin Newsom has a podcast aimed at moderates and independents as he gears up for an almost certain presidential run": is he trying to deflect attention from the ever worsening housing shortage in California, the bullet train to no-where, the flight of companies out of his state, possibly more refinery closures, which will at best increase gasoline prices (a regressive tax in essence), at worst lead to shortages?
Governors, specifically Walz, should stick to state governing. I might not like what he is doing in Minnesota anymore, but having him go to other states for town halls is beyond ridiculous. If he wants to start a campaign for a national role that is great. Step aside and quit making a mockery of state leadership. It's like this stupid "State of the State" speech last week where like 2/3 of what he talked about was national. Yes, I watched it live... Call me a glutton for punishment. I hate to use the phrase "stay in your lane" but seriously, he is supposed to be governing a state not testing out a new stump speech for some future role.
AOC is NO Bernie Sanders. Put her on the ticket for POTUS and we'll have another 2016. I love Bernie and I think he alone, needs to keep doing the Bernie truth show/tour, because he has no intention at his age to run again. He's a curmudgeon like an old grandfather and people listen to him. His activism in his early years was actually real....not some photo op stunt of getting fake arrested at the fall of Roe V Wade. I'm done with political performance. Put some people on the ticket who have some common sense and don't/won't take campaign funds from corporate interests. Work hard to get Citizen's United overturned.
Great post thanks 🙏
what people largely misunderstand about post-democratic authoritarian leaders like Orban, Chavez, etc. is that the shift to authoritarianism usually happens *after* a period of popularity. Unpopular elected leaders draw too much resistance if they try to shift into authoritarianism as we’re seeing now with Trump.
There is some value in what James Carville told the Democratic party: roll over and play dead (let President Trump self-destroy, and one of Carville's other truisms "it is the economy stupid" will take care of the rest (unfortunately not without suffering of the average voter through the next 2-4 years). The comment on Gov Newsom shows how he just goes where the wind blows: "Gavin Newsom has a podcast aimed at moderates and independents as he gears up for an almost certain presidential run": is he trying to deflect attention from the ever worsening housing shortage in California, the bullet train to no-where, the flight of companies out of his state, possibly more refinery closures, which will at best increase gasoline prices (a regressive tax in essence), at worst lead to shortages?
Governors, specifically Walz, should stick to state governing. I might not like what he is doing in Minnesota anymore, but having him go to other states for town halls is beyond ridiculous. If he wants to start a campaign for a national role that is great. Step aside and quit making a mockery of state leadership. It's like this stupid "State of the State" speech last week where like 2/3 of what he talked about was national. Yes, I watched it live... Call me a glutton for punishment. I hate to use the phrase "stay in your lane" but seriously, he is supposed to be governing a state not testing out a new stump speech for some future role.
Sorry, rant over...