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Open Thread For Nov. 15, 2018: About Face(book)!
The ‘failing’ NY Times commits some great journalism, and exposes many of the sins of Facebook in this epic article. You simply must read the whole thing. Here’s an excerpt to tease you with: While Mr. Zuckerberg has conducted a public apology tour in the last year, Ms. Sandberg has overseen an aggressive lobbying campaign […]
A Possible John Carney Primary Raises Questions
It is well known that John Carney is a weak, feckless, visionless, half-hearted Governor. He has no base of support inside of the Democratic Party. His only real ally in state government, Ken Simpler, was recently defeated…soundly. Carney is beatable in a primary. And yet, a number of things work against the idea that Carney […]
Trump on why Republicans don’t win
“The Republicans don’t win and that’s because of potentially illegal votes. When people get in line that have absolutely no right to vote and they go around in circles. Sometimes they go to their car, put on a different hat, put on a different shirt, come in and vote again. Nobody takes anything. It’s really […]
“Economic Development” Tax Breaks are Flat Wrong
If you feel queasy about John Carney style “economic development” that mindlessly throws tax breaks at companies to try and lure them to the state, you have good reason to feel queasy. This article about Amazon’s corporate welfare (h/t RE Vanella) explains why tax breaks are a terrible deal. In short: 1) They don’t influence […]
Votes, Schmotes
On a FB thread, I recently asked a Trump supporter* “What would Trump have to do for you to change your mind about him? Is there anything that could make you say, Yeah..I was wrong about Trump.”
The Trump supporter couldn’t think of anything.
Open Thread For Nov. 12, 2018: How Dry Trump Is
Donald Trump did something that our soldiers didn’t do during World War I. Refused to go out in the rain. To honor their memory and the memory of all who who were part of the war that ended 100 years ago. The President Of The United States wouldn’t go out in the rain. President Obama? […]
Vote Analysis — Delaware Treasurer’s Race
I’m just going to cut & pasting this whole thing including the first comment. You should probs comment over at BlueDE if you are inclined ot comment. BY CASSANDRAM NOVEMBER 10, 2018 COMMENTS 2 Courtesy of Nicholas Schrieber. I’m glad he included the 2014 race between Sean Barney and Ken Simpler for comparison. The […]
Open Thread – Sunday Nov 11, 2018
On this day in 1918, German leaders sign the armistice ending World War I, a conflict so terrible it was called “The War to End All Wars.” It was a day full of hope. But the allies bungled the ensuing peace, so another world war erupted a measly 20 years later. Now the day is set aside to honor veterans, of which we have a never ending supply thanks to continuous bungling. (…or there is there some devious logic to it? Hmmm…?)
Anyhoo – THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE, DONVITI! Enjoy your free oil change.
In other open thread goodness…
Here is a piece from Salon by Lucian Truscott IV (don’t thank him for his service).
I whole-heartedly agree with these points:
Over the years that I traveled to Southeast Missouri to go canoeing and fishing, the Democratic Party began its strategy of concentrating on the “battleground states.” You’d watch the political coverage, and it was all Florida and Ohio and Pennsylvania. Democrats went from contesting the whole country in elections to counting on holding the Northeast and West and what did they call it before it fell in 2016? Oh yeah, I remember. The “blue wall” in the “rust belt:” Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania.
Read it all fellow bunglers.
Things to look for in a 2020 Dem nominee for President (and VP)
TPM’s Judis talks about things to look for in a Dem nominee in 2020. I’ll add what to look for in the VP selection below. The first thing to say is that with US presidential elections, which because of the primary system put a premium on skill as a campaigner, you really can’t tell until […]
Our Shitty For-Profit Media Strikes Again
The TV news wants all elections wrapped up by 9:30pm on election night. It is better TV. When it isn’t all wrapped up by 9:30pm it feels like fraud, especially among those primed to yell “FRAUD!” whenever a Republican loses. It’s a simple point. Democrats are concentrated in large urban counties. Almost everywhere in the […]
Thank You For Your Service
Don’t thank me for my service, go fuck yourself. I want that to be my new response and the one that everyone else uses. This weekend when I go to get my free haircut and that cute little 22-year-old that never does my eye brows is finishing up, I want her to be caught off […]
Daily Thread For Nov. 9, 2018: Keystone Pipeline Springs Legal Leak
Something tells me this will get people talking. Federal judge halts construction of Keystone pipeline. Why?: A federal judge late Thursday blocked construction of the disputed Keystone XL oil pipeline, saying the Trump administration “simply discarded” the effect the project would have on climate change. Even by Trumpian standards, this Whitaker guy is a, what’s […]
Q: Will these election results allow John Carney to stop being such an obsequious dick to Republicans?
A: Probably not. Even though he lost some of his partner in crime, he’ll still be an obsequious dick to Republicans. It is in his nature.
Also.. DelawareDem talks about the election impact a bit, and makes nice maps.
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