Coonsian

I would add Chris Coons and Joe Biden to the list of Dems who don't grasp the reality of what Republicans are trying to do, but otherwise,  Michelle Goldberg does…

Lessons Learned

These were fun stories while they lasted:
Jan 29, 2021 — 'Played' by GOP in the Obama era, wary Democrats and Biden go big ...
“We have learned from past crises that the risk is not doing too much.

VERY EARLY LINE: Witzke to Face Lisa Blunt Rochester

Typical Republican, far-right conspiracy theorist, fellow Goldey-Beacom alum and all around nut bag, Lauren Elena Witzke must be the odds on favorite to take on Lisa Blunt Rochester for Delaware's At Large House seat.   The only question is, will she want it?   I think she will. As we've discussed Witzke isn't a candidate in the conventional sense of wanting to fill some political office.  She is a grifter and her grift is taking money out of the pockets of racist trump deadeners.   So Witzke's calculus isn't "could I win?" but "will this race offer a profitable upside?" My sense is that the answer to that question is - yes.  The national wingnut media doesn't seem to be very discerning when it comes to promoting candidates to the national wingnut audience. As long as the correct nonsense is emanating from Witzke's face hole, the national wingnut media will play along - as if she is a legit contender.  So while her name may continue to be a punchline in Greenville, the national money and juicy speaking engagements will continue to roll in. Additionally, losing does not appear to be an impediment to maintaining the grift.  Losing, being arrested, found in humiliating circumstance, etc... these things never seem to corrode the image of the wingnut grifters.  Rather, because these are viewed as attacks by ANTIFA (or whoever) losing and being indicted actually burnish the wingnut grifter's resume. For these reasons, and because there is literally nobody else - I'm calling it.  Lauren Witzke v LBR.

DL Open Thread Wednesday June 2rd 2021

Good Morning DL Peeps - Click through to read more about: - Democrats should be willing to lose the Senate rather than succumb to Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin's extortion. - Biden gave a speech in Tulsa on the on the 100th anniversary of Tulsa massacre. "Darkness can hide much, it erases nothing." - Diddling kids is now frowned upon for Catholic priests. - Robert Reich's Twitter:  Bipartisanship is a meaningless goal when one party has given up on democracy. The earth is shifting beneath Coon's feet. Going around claiming to be the world's greatest bipartisan this year is going to sound increasingly like bragging about being the world's foremost eugenicist.