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10th February 2020, 08:59 PM | #321 |
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Once I read about "the election theorem", I spent a lot less time thinking about how to run the perfect election.
I still think there are better ways, but I know there's no perfect way. I think in modern America, though, our primary system is particularly bad because of the tendency to push people toward the extremes. |
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I think Sanders is likely to keep chugging along picking up delegates fairly consistently while three moderates - Biden, Buttigieg and Klobuchar split the moderate vote. Of course, if the moderates and progressives pick a winner now and the others in their camp drop out then they should clean up, right?
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the number of people who turned out for the Sanders and Trump rallies is amazing.
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It's unclear if any other moderate would have the same level of support with Southern black voters that Biden enjoys.
It's also unclear if all these moderate supporters are actually driven primarily by ideological moderation. I'm sure a lot, if not a majority, are, but many may vote for other reasons. I'd be interested to see some polling among the candidates on who they say as their #2 preferred candidate. |
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I wish it was more likely then not that we would have a feel for likely VP candidates before we basically had to choose who the candidate was going to be.
I think most people on the Left would be at least fairly okay with ticket split between a moderate/centrist and an idealist/progressive and would even out and sand down some of the internal squabbling. Sanders and Warren ran on a ticket before. |
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VP isn't really a meaningful role unless the President dies or something like that. I get that selecting a VP can have a strategic value, like trying to drum up support from a certain state or certain segment of the electorate, but the VP doesn't meaningfully shape the agenda of the white house unless the President allows it.
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Oh I agree it's purely symbolic, but sometimes symbolism is useful.
But, to be fair, I've been wrong on this in the past. I would have put good money on us having a black VP to... ease people into it before having a black president, and before Obama would have said the same thing about a female or gay President but now I'm far less sure. Again we're like at 99.99% for Presidents/VPs all being old white dudes and it's really hard to get any kind of data from a random sampling of "One exception that we've only had one data point after so we have zero way of knowing if it was an anomoly, a trend, a red herring, or a sign of things to come" so... *shrugs* who knows? So I could be talking out of my ass. I still lean toward thinking that the VP candidates would be a nice piece of information for people to have before the decision is firmly made though. The one thing we generally don't talk about when picking candidates and is, in my opinion, one of the biggest factors in how well they are going to pick people for key positions, because it's just one of those things that is very hard to judge from this point of view and point in time. Who's gonna be Candidate X's VP? Their Secretary of State? Who would be their hypothetical SCOTUS pick? Their thises and thats? Can you see this person being approved by the Senate? These are questions I think there is valid, useful information in that don't get asked of them a lot. A Candidate who (all other base factors being met obviously) who went "Even though I am in competition with these people for the nomination, I recognize that they offer a lot as evidence by their strong support from other people, so even nominate I will discuss potential roles in my future administration with them if they are open to the possibility" would impress me a great deal. Sanders, Biden, Warren, etc... they don't necessarily have to be President to do good and be useful. |
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Biden is only useful inasmuch as he might be the most likely to defeat Trump.(although that might be changing)
Even if he were elected, I suspect his VP would be doing most of the heavy lifting in his administration. Outside that limited role, he should definitely be in his rocking chair boring his grandchildren with tales of the old days. |
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We're in the middle of a massive KlobuCHARGE in NH
https://twitter.com/jbarro/status/1227103902241296384 https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/...e-primary.html |
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Bernie Sanders has this one, finished.
There are two local candidates, Bernie, and Elizabeth Warren. And if you know anything about New Hampshire, you know this: They Hate Us Massholes! |
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Biden is skipping New Hampshire, heading to South Carolina to get a headstart there.
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-ne...tes/index.html |
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It occurs to me that there are only two candidates that, for me, don't have really big negatives. The negatives:.
Trump:. If you have to ask... Bernie: socialist. Biden: old. Warren:. Not as socialist as bernie. Not as old as Joe. But enough of each to be bad. Bloomberg: old guy buying his way in. That leaves Buttigieg:. Gay, and only office is mayor of South Bend. Makes me nervous for general election. Klobuchar:. Practically unknown before election. So what I'm hoping for is Biden's SC firewall doesn't hold so that Amy and Pete can fight for the middle lane before I have to make up my mind in Michigan. And in the silver lining department, a lot of Bloomberg's negatives might be positives to some Trump voters. Rich, accused racist, old, New Yorker? What's not to like? |
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But really, if you have to put out a clarification that you're not dropping out, it might be time to drop out. |
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I'm following here because New York Times won't let me see any more articles this month:
https://www.politico.com/2020-electi...new-hampshire/ Bernie winning of course, Pete not far behind in 2nd. Stronger than expected 3rd place finish for Klobuchar. Bad night for Liz and Joe. |
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I think both are toast. They won't drop out, but they should.
No way is Liz going to wrest control of the left wing from Bernie, at least not barring another heart attack. As for Biden, he missed his chance in 2016. Time to put out the torch and leave the island. Of course, Warren might be running for Vice President..... |
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Yeah, a few can play for keeps right now, but several will play as long as they have money to have chips to cash in at convention time.
All this next 5 months is about is building up chips. Who backs who come vote time (with the party able to assert its will on the 2nd vote as a point of leverage, as well) is anybody's guess. Between now and July 13th, a long slow trickle of data. |
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Looking ahead on the calendar, I see the moderates splitting the vote, leading to a huge win for Bernie on Super Tuesday, just three weeks from now. It's not my preferred outcome, but I don't see any other way forward.
Trump versus At least, that's my fear. A lot can happen between now and then, but..... |
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Yang’s dropped out. I can see his supporters going to Sanders.
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Got this off of CBS News.
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Tulsi Gabbard ready to move on to South Carolina
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Politico now shows Bernie as the projected winner with about 80% of precincts reported. The margin still looks pretty narrow though.
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Bernie's victory doesn't surprise me in NH.
What was surprising to me is how strong Buttigieg has been these last two states. Perhaps I shouldn't be. |
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Sanders campaign adviser: We've 'got some tricks' to win in Nevada
Interpreted by conservative trolls in the comments to mean they're registering illegal aliens to vote. |
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I'm seeing a lot of headlines reporting NH as a win for Sanders, even though he seems unlikely to net more delegates than the next guy.
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