Rubio and Paul were both sitting Senators up for re-election in 2016 when they ran to be GOP nominee for president. When they didn’t do well in primaries, they dropped out, ran for their Senate seats, and won. Running for the presidential party nomination is not running for president or running for Senate.
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It’s going to be a really crowded field come next spring and everyone will be rooting for their favorite horse. I like both Warren and Booker and will vote for either if they are the nominee.
I sure hope the Democrats don’t f*ck it up and we get the same clown-car experience as the GOP field in 2016 that resulted in Clownface McFuckstick. The left needs to take a lesson from Republicans and not let perfect be the enemy of the good.
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Yeah! Go Cory!
He grew up two blocks from me…
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The Democratic primary is looking to be full of perfectly acceptable candidates. I really hope that changes and someone I wasn’t expecting to get excited about shows up, even if my excitement is based entirely around a few amazing commercials.
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I say you have to quit your existing job if you want to run. So sick & tired of all these politicians who keep reaching for that brass ring and when they don’t they still have their old cushy job to fall back on.
It seems there should have to be some personal sacrifice to run. Show a true commitment, otherwise hard for me to believe it is anything more than a publicity stunt.
I like the idea of Cory as president!
So let’s say it is a few years into a Harris/Booker administration. Cory Doctorow is on capital hill to be honored for his work on net neutrality, the EFF and his Nobel for literature. Cory Doctorow is made designated survivor for a day, to which he wears a red cape and steampunkified AR goggles. Then the unthinkable happens and a coal rollin meat-eatin eco-terrrrrist sets off a double hitch fertilizer bomb and destroys most of the US government. Cory Doctorow is sworn in as President within the hour and…
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Meh.
Even if it wasn’t too soon to get excited about anyone yet, which it is… just… Meh.
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oh boy, another centrist who gives good speeches.
Yay.
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No thanks. Obviously, better than Trump, but too corporate-aligned and too in love with his own voice and image.
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The last time you applied for a new job did you quit your old job first?
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Unfortunately the pharmaceutical industry is a huge player in New Jersey, and so otherwise progressively-minded politicians like Booker sometimes have to take distasteful positions to maintain their political survival in these places (or at least believe they do). It’s the same thing with Bernie’s poor record on gun control.
Look, ALL of these Democratic candidates are going to have SOMETHING wrong with them, something we’re going to hate about them, so we better just accept that now.
Me, I’m all for a vegan and regular meditator being our next President, so go Cory!
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Down and Out in Foggy Bottom?
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On the other hand, having a right-wing demagogue who openly supports fascists and covers for nazis has accelerated the rise of fascists and nazis, e.g. it was uncommon to unironically call someone a nazi before 2016, and now they are self-identifying and running for office. So perhaps having an unapologetically left anti-capitalist leadership would accelerate the acceptance of anti-capitalism as a valid position.
I have been reading about cultural hegemony and how it plays a role in preserving capitalism, and I think that applies to this conversation. AOC has made it a hell of a lot more acceptable to organize with socialists and talk to people about socialism, which is making it easier to recruit people into socialist organizations.
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Will the democrats actually follow the will of the primary voters or pull shenanigans with “super delegates” again?
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The superdelegates are all starting to pledge their allegiance to Kamala Harris. Or 4 of them that I know of, anyway.
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This is Huge!
I can just see the puffy red faces
(dripping in sweaty RAGE)
of the Rethugs!
“We can Not let *this happen AGAIN!”
*another non-American
#Tea-Party2.0
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Why is everyone announcing on a Friday? Isn’t that the day you dump news you DON’T want to draw attention to?
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Vegetarian since 1992; vegan since 2014.
that outta go down well in the heartland. ( and is super cool. he’s got to be the first non meat eating candidate for president i’d bet. )
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Dim-Don is HappyHappyHappy!
I can hear the Sunday shows
already.
“What does this mean?”
“What does Warren think?”
" Another young Senator throws his hat
in the ring. we’ve been here before"
“What’s the Rethugs. Game Plan?”
All said breathlessly, earnestly and
In All Sincerity.
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I was never a Senator who just got re-elected and will be spending the next two years in that position always campaigning and otherwise ignoring my current constituent’s needs.
When you run for office and get elected for 4 years, the voters assume you will their guy for that time, and even deep into year 4 you’ll still be addressing their needs.
IMHO, as a voter, I hired that person for 4 years for THAT job and I expect them to perform those duties. If they want to pursue something else, they can quit.
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