The Report That Changed The World (or not) - Politics Thread

by **JFLNYC** » Thu May 02, 2019 10:41:27

Dogu.

by **traderdave** » Thu May 02, 2019 10:57:29

Sarah Sanders on Chairman Nadler:

“If he and his committee aren’t capable of actually asking the attorney general themselves and need to staff that out, it seems like a pretty pathetic moment for the chairman of that committee and look — we lost confidence in Jerry Nadler a long time ago but it’s surprising to find out he’s actually lost confidence in himself and his capability to do his job. If he can’t and he’s not capable of asking the attorney general questions- maybe he should step down and resign and allow somebody else that can."

Umm, I guess Sarah missed the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings and how Republicans treated Christine Blasey Ford? The level of hypocrisy in this Administration is otherworldly.

by **thephan** » Thu May 02, 2019 12:14:11

Clinton on MSNBC: ‘China, if you’re listening, why don’t you get Trump’s tax returns?’

She can go away any time now.

by **slugsrbad** » Thu May 02, 2019 12:47:34

thephan wrote:
Clinton on MSNBC: ‘China, if you’re listening, why don’t you get Trump’s tax returns?’

She can go away any time now.

“Imagine, Rachel, that you had one of the Democratic nominees for 2020 on your show, and that person said, you know, the only other adversary of ours who is anywhere near as good as the Russians is China,” Clinton said. “So why should Russia have all the fun? And since Russia is clearly backing Republicans, why don’t we ask China to back us?”

The election could turn into a battle between two rival powers, Russia and China, one supporting the Republicans and one the Democrats, Clinton said.

“Just saying that shows how absurd the situation is we find ourselves in,” she added.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/beta.washi ... utType=amp

by **slugsrbad** » Thu May 02, 2019 14:04:53

https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2 ... vzSrcAPMQi

A little late, but kudos I guess. I’m excited for the overreaction.

by **thephan** » Thu May 02, 2019 14:16:05

YES! Dumbass sycophant Stephen Moore withdrew.

Pack up his misogyny, provably wrong theories, and his panache style for not knowing what he is talking about, and go the F home.

by **thephan** » Thu May 02, 2019 14:17:42

slugsrbad wrote:https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2019/5/2/18526964/facebook-ban-alex-jones-laura-loomer-milo-louis-farrakhan#click=https://t.co/vzSrcAPMQi

A little late, but kudos I guess. I’m excited for the overreaction.

Louis Farrakhan, Alex Jones, Paul Nehlen, Milo Yiannopoulos, Paul Joseph Watson, Laura Loomer, and Infowars from Facebook and Instagram

I feel super good that I have n idea who many of these people are.

by **thephan** » Thu May 02, 2019 15:03:54

The page in the playbook for dealing with the report is to accuse Meuller of leaving a political door open to harass Trump. Emmet Flood's letter lays out that the president has the right to exert executive privilege over past testimony and future witnesses. Basically they can exert privilege over anyone who is called, in total, thus demanding refusal to appear.

But is it really just a dodge around the Barr gambit?

by **momadance** » Thu May 02, 2019 16:40:34

thephan wrote:
Clinton on MSNBC: ‘China, if you’re listening, why don’t you get Trump’s tax returns?’

She can go away any time now.

Guess who's visiting New Hampshire next week!

by **thephan** » Thu May 02, 2019 20:46:32

momadance wrote:Guess who's visiting New Hampshire next week!

326 democratic candidates

by **da_bad_ass** » Thu May 02, 2019 23:51:37

any other gravel-heads here?

by **JUburton** » Fri May 03, 2019 11:10:38

https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/1 ... 7570981890

good thread imo

by **CalvinBall** » Fri May 03, 2019 11:15:21

who is the person who has the best shot that isnt running?

by **JUburton** » Fri May 03, 2019 11:16:09

CalvinBall wrote:who is the person who has the best shot that isnt running?

yeah, not sure who hes referring to here. Abrams?

by **jerseyhoya** » Fri May 03, 2019 11:34:55

My guess would either be Klobuchar (data folks like her overperformance in Minnesota elections, regionally lines up with where the Dems need to claw back at Trump) or Harris (addresses many of the coalitional motivation challenges he brings up that Biden might struggle with, while still being able to talk to suburban indies/soft Republicans).

I think Wasserman is one of the smartest people who write about politics, and take some of his concerns about Biden in the general, but 1) think he's underselling how potent a message of 'let's just get things back to normal' can be and 2) if he really thinks Stacey Abrams is the Dems strongest gen election candidate I think that's bonkers.

by **thephan** » Fri May 03, 2019 11:34:58

CalvinBall wrote:who is the person who has the best shot that isnt running?

Just give it a minute, the situation is fluid and its not noon yet.

by **JUburton** » Fri May 03, 2019 11:38:07

jerseyhoya wrote:My guess would either be Klobuchar (data folks like her overperformance in Minnesota elections, regionally lines up with where the Dems need to claw back at Trump) or Harris (addresses many of the coalitional motivation challenges he brings up that Biden might struggle with, while still being able to talk to suburban indies/soft Republicans).

I think Wasserman is one of the smartest people who write about politics, and take some of his concerns about Biden in the general, but 1) think he's underselling how potent a message of 'let's just get things back to normal' can be and 2) if he really thinks Stacey Abrams is the Dems strongest gen election candidate I think that's bonkers.

Klobuchar makes sense.

I think 1 is a fairly strong counterpoint to his arguments too. But it also sort of complements the 'it doesnt have to be joe' in that, any democrat will have the same tailwind.

I tend to think that any of the top 5 will have a near equal chance and that the margins of 'electability' are negligible. Except maybe Warren because she will be completely unfairly lumped with Hillary. This country sucks.

by **Grotewold** » Fri May 03, 2019 11:39:52

JUburton wrote:I think 1 is a fairly strong counterpoint to his arguments too. But it also sort of complements the 'it doesnt have to be joe' in that, any democrat will have the same tailwind

well, not the same as someone perceived by most as closely aligned with Obama

by **thephan** » Fri May 03, 2019 12:07:48

Mulveny said in a speech that 'people will vote for someone they do not like if the economy is good.' The POTUS COS in a public speech. This is the world we live in.

by **pacino** » Fri May 03, 2019 14:36:00

De Blasio is in

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