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Dec. 6 Open Thread: Is Beto the One to Beat?

Sure seems that way. I’ve seen headlines saying he met with Obama and that he hasn’t ruled out running, which has roused sharp-eyed progressives. RE Vanella beat her to it, but WaPo’s Elizabeth Breunig looks at the Texan’s record and reaches the same conclusion Rob did: O’Rourke is no progressive. IMO, this feels like Obama all over again — the people who like him are projecting their progressive views onto a charismatic centrist/corporate-friendly politician.

Our discussion yesterday also touched on the Green New Deal, a clunky name for a set of policy proposals that might finally give Democrats a path forward on fighting climate change. Why “Green New,” though? Why not just a Green Deal?

Remember the kerfuffle over Elizabeth Warren’s DNA test, the one that came back claiming she had about two drops of Native American blood in her veins? Turns out it’s probably no more accurate This story, of a black woman whose DNA tests came back registering her ancestry in a range from about one-third African to no African at all, lays bare the bullshit at the root of these companies’ claims.

Speaking of bad corporate behavior, the hits just keep on coming at Facebook. The Daily Beast looks at how the supposedly LGBT-friendly company’s PAC donated to a bunch of anti-gay candidates.

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