All purpose news and politics thread part v: The quickening

[Billy Batson]

Super Tuesday state ad spending via @CNN (h/t @DavidWright_7):
Bloomberg: $159.7 million
Steyer: $38.5 million
Sanders: $10.8 million
Klobuchar: $1.8 million
Warren: $0.3 million
Gabbard: $0.1 million
Biden: $0
Buttigieg: $0

[PaulBullion]

Clint Eastwood ditches Trump to back Bloomberg

[KNIGHT OF THE LAKE]

Clint Eastwood ditches Trump to back Bloomberg

Republican supports Republican

[Kyer]

Saying you didn't hate Obama because he was black unprompted is a sign that him being black had a part in why you disliked him.

I hate Obama but I have never had to say "but not because he's black".

You're telling on yourself.

You know? I give up with this subject and you. Obviously you want to believe I'm a racist and so nothing I say in my defense will matter. I know I'm not; you think I am. I could comeback and say you are sexist because you are against me, a woman, but that would be pointless too because you'd believe you aren't and so forth and so on. The whole thing teeters on ridiculousness.
Enough said other than to say that based on this conversation, civilization may well be doomed. *facepalm*

[SquirrelMan]

Early voting might dilute Warren's debate bump in today's caucus results. One precinct reports:

Early voters: Sanders 31%, Biden 24%, Buttigieg 13%, Steyer 11%, Warren 10%, Klobuchar 8%.

Today voters: Warren 29%, Sanders 25%, Biden 21%, Buttigieg 17%, Klobuchar & Steyer 4% each.

https://twitter.com/baseballot/statu...395304964?s=20

[SquirrelMan]

You know? I give up with this subject and you. Obviously you want to believe I'm a racist and so nothing I say in my defense will matter. I know I'm not; you think I am. I could comeback and say you are sexist because you are against me, a woman, but that would be pointless too because you'd believe you aren't and so forth and so on. The whole thing teeters on ridiculousness.
Enough said other than to say that based on this conversation, civilization may well be doomed. *facepalm*

Superbat say they are not a man, so that was cute.

[KNIGHT OF THE LAKE]

Early voting might dilute Warren's debate bump in today's caucus results. One precinct reports:



https://twitter.com/baseballot/statu...395304964?s=20

Good thing about a caucus is that you get the second vote

[Tami]

If Bernie wins big in Nevada I won't be happy about it. But, he is running a strong campaign. So, it is what it is.

[Steel Inquisitor]

Just like how Republicans blared 24/7 that Hillary and the Dems were going to rig the election and were accusing them of busing illegal immigrants in and it became a big story back then?

What are you blathering on about? Do you honestly think it's wise for Sanders not to use this to prepare for the onslaught of propaganda the GOP will send his way if he wins the nomination? America is not a place that is friendly to socialist politicians.

Wait so is it

Option 1: Sanders online supporters are Russian bots trying to take over the country

Option 2: Vicious men incited by Sanders rhetoric

Option 3: Whatever narrative makes me feel better at the moment.

You guys aren't even consistent with your own attacks point. Very Trumpian.

Or that he's the front runner and it's ok to acknowledge the Russians backing him while remembering that he's not a Russian plant. When he did become the front runner did you think everyone wasn't going to take shots at him in the primary?

[Farealmer]

You know? I give up with this subject and you. Obviously you want to believe I'm a racist and so nothing I say in my defense will matter. I know I'm not; you think I am. I could comeback and say you are sexist because you are against me, a woman, but that would be pointless too because you'd believe you aren't and so forth and so on. The whole thing teeters on ridiculousness.
Enough said other than to say that based on this conversation, civilization may well be doomed. *facepalm*

All the things Donny and the GOP have been doing and someone calling you a racist online is what makes you think civilization may be doomed? This is why GOP supporters and conservatives in general aren't taken seriously here.

[PwrdOn]

Or that he's the front runner and it's ok to acknowledge the Russians backing him while remembering that he's not a Russian plant. When he did become the front runner did you think everyone wasn't going to take shots at him in the primary?

Bernie has been getting these same cheap shots since 2016, so that's no big deal to us, we will still support him no matter what. It just reeks of desperation that centrists are resorting to these lines of attack because, as must be blatantly obvious after the debate, you have NO ONE that can win. The smart move at this stage would be for moderates to try and unify behind Elizabeth Warren, but we all know that the moneyed interests behind the Democratic Party have as much hate for her as they do for Bernie. So then the operative strategy is just to on the offensive in all directions and just burn it all down, and hope for a brokered convention which will, make no mistake, not only guarantee a Republican victory but also have huge fallout down ticket and be a damned near irrevocable death blow to the Democratic party as we know it for the foreseeable future.

[Steel Inquisitor]

Bernie has been getting these same cheap shots since 2016, so that's no big deal to us, we will still support him no matter what. It just reeks of desperation that centrists are resorting to these lines of attack because, as must be blatantly obvious after the debate, you have NO ONE that can win. The smart move at this stage would be for moderates to try and unify behind Elizabeth Warren, but we all know that the moneyed interests behind the Democratic Party have as much hate for her as they do for Bernie. So then the operative strategy is just to on the offensive in all directions and just burn it all down, and hope for a brokered convention which will, make no mistake, not only guarantee a Republican victory but also have huge fallout down ticket and be a damned near irrevocable death blow to the Democratic party as we know it for the foreseeable future.

The Democrats have had the kid gloves on with Sanders in '16 and now. It does seem a big deal to you, since you find it unbearable for these attacks to push you to the limit, this is absolutely nothing to what the GOP will do with the socialist stances and ammunition he has. This is pure deflection and goal post shifting, after all the years you've had Trump's in office and Obama you should know what to expect from the GOP by now but no, you'd rather pretend America is a socialist country then prepare for the war in the media ahead in the general. You think it's bad with Matthews and Todd now? In the general there will hundreds of them sniping at Sanders and they be rare accounts, they'll be shouting it from their lungs 24/7. This is nothing.

This isn't about you or his base, it's about everyone else who will be alienated by these attacks, people Sanders needs to win in the general. Sanders' base don't have the numbers for that to do it by themselves. There's millions of people who will be voting that won't simply be enamoured with him like you are.

Any attack on Sanders isn't "desperation" it's being the front runner. It's naive to assume Sanders would get a sooth ride to the nomination by being Bernie Sanders. Have you paid any attention to what the other front runners have had to go through this cycle?

[PwrdOn]

The Democrats have had the kid gloves on with Sanders in '16 and now. It does seem a big deal to you, since you find it unbearable for these attacks to push you to the limit, this is absolutely nothing to what the GOP will do with the socialist stances and ammunition he has. This is pure deflection and goal post shifting, after all the years you've had Trump's in office and Obama you should know what to expect from the GOP by now but no, you'd rather pretend America is a socialist country then prepare for the war in the media ahead in the general. You think it's bad with Matthews and Todd now? In the general there will hundreds of them sniping at Sanders and they be rare accounts, they'll be shouting it from their lungs 24/7. This is nothing.

This isn't about you or his base, it's about everyone else who will be alienated by these attacks, people Sanders needs to win in the general. Sanders' base don't have the numbers for that to do it by themselves. There's millions of people who will be voting that won't simply be enamoured with him like you are.

Any attack on Sanders isn't "desperation" it's being the front runner. It's naive to assume Sanders would get a sooth ride to the nomination by being Bernie Sanders. Have you paid any attention to what the other front runners have had to go through this cycle?

Sure, but Sanders is much better equipped to weather the storm in the general than any of the other candidates. It's pretty clear after the debate that Mini Mike surrounds himself with yes men who are too scared to challenge their boss or prepare him adequately, and I'm honestly worried that Buttigieg might just break down in tears on stage if he has to face off against Trump. And besides, you cannot at the same time try to label all of us as "bros" and pretend like you care about civility or decorum, while at the same time awkwardly trying to copy those same tactics. Better for centrists to just keep the kid gloves on, your soft hands aren't used to fighting dirty.

[Tazirai]

https://www.thefader.com/2020/02/19/...bernie-sanders

Very nice.

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[Tami]

Strange thought

Sanders is an Independent. If he wins the Primary, is there an argument to be made that 'Okay, Bernie, you won but since you are an Independent and not a Democrat, you can take on Trump as an Independent in the General. However only a Democrat can represent the Democratic Party, so that means the one who came in 2nd place will represent the Democratic Party and it will be a 3-way General Election.'