All purpose news and politics thread part VII: News & Politics Total Landscaping

[numberthirty]

The large number of undecided folks (across all demos) is likely why Trump is leading Biden in the polls.

This is a big problem for Biden because this could be a 2016 all over again.

It could all change before November but there's work to do for Biden and his team.

One thing about that...

Trump is far better at running "Offense..." against your record than he is running "Defense..." when it comes to his own record.

That feels like the main issue, to me.

No pandemic fumble to hit Trump over the head with this time out, but Trump is in a position to hit Biden over the head with getting the economy pulled back off of the shoulder.

Even if each one of those was just about a "Once In A Lifetime..." situation.

[The Cool Thatguy]

That's her name- Nimarata Nikki Haley.

(I edited the original post to spell Nimarata correctly).

I remember When Trump would say Obama's full name, trying to invoke islamophobia.

Not that I overly care for Haley, but it seems no less ass-hatty not to call her what she prefers to be called

[Username taken]

I remember When Trump would say Obama's full name, trying to invoke islamophobia.

Not that I overly care for Haley, but it seems no less ass-hatty not to call her what she prefers to be called

You are right.

I called her by her first name because she's downplayed racism in the US while using her middle name because she knows majority of conservatives will never vote for someone named Nimarata.

Its the hypocrisy in her stance on racism that I have a problem with. Barrack Obama could have gone with Barry but he went with Barrack because the other side is generally more accepting.

[Tendrin]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's powerful Republican Assembly leader said Tuesday that he hopes the liberal-controlled state Supreme Court adopts new constitutional legislative boundary maps, even as he slammed proposals from Democrats as “a political gerrymander” and threatened an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

The court tossed Republican-drawn maps, long considered among the country's most favorable to the GOP, and ordered new maps that do not favor one party over another. It said if the Legislature doesn't adopt maps, the court will.

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Republicans have approached Democrats about passing new maps in the Legislature, but “we have not gotten a warm reception to that idea.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/wisconsin...201311315.html

This is, in fact, very funny.

[Tendrin]

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/insi...121338601.html

Between 1997 and 2013, an estimated 1,400 female inmates were forcibly sterilised, despite the practice being outlawed since 1979. The Californian government disputes this, saying the figure is nearly three times smaller.

These inmates, largely Black, Indigenous or Latino, were taken to external medical facilities for routine procedures – cyst removals, hernia repairs, or abdominal investigations – but operating doctors ventured beyond their remit, carrying out sterilisation procedures.

[WestPhillyPunisher]

Why do you call her Nimrata?

Her real name is Nimrata Randhawa. Haley is her husband’s name. The hopeless cynic in me suspects she prefers going by Nikki Haley out of fear that she’d never be fully accepted by intolerant Republicans if she went by her birthname, just like Hanan Qahwaji goes by Brigitte Gabriel.

[Username taken]

Her real name is Nimrata Randhawa. Haley is her husband’s name. The hopeless cynic in me suspects she prefers going by Nikki Haley out of fear that she’d never be fully accepted by intolerant Republicans if she went by her birthname, just like Hanan Qahwaji goes by Brigitte Gabriel.

Exactly this.

[Tami]

Her real name is Nimrata Randhawa. Haley is her husband’s name. The hopeless cynic in me suspects she prefers going by Nikki Haley out of fear that she’d never be fully accepted by intolerant Republicans if she went by her birthname, just like Hanan Qahwaji goes by Brigitte Gabriel.

It's possible that she may have been called Nimrod when she was a child and started calling herself Nikki instead.

[Mister Mets]

Her real name is Nimrata Randhawa. Haley is her husband’s name. The hopeless cynic in me suspects she prefers going by Nikki Haley out of fear that she’d never be fully accepted by intolerant Republicans if she went by her birthname, just like Hanan Qahwaji goes by Brigitte Gabriel.

People in public life can choose what to be called. It's certainly not unusual for a woman to go by her husband's last name.

I remember When Trump would say Obama's full name, trying to invoke islamophobia.

Not that I overly care for Haley, but it seems no less ass-hatty not to call her what she prefers to be called

Trump just called her Nimrada.

https://twitter.com/DrewSav/status/1747433144561656166

I agree that it's not a good look to use someone's birthname against them.

[Panfoot]

Huh, so now deadnaming is an issue, funny.

[kidfresh512]

The large number of undecided folks (across all demos) is likely why Trump is leading Biden in the polls.

This is a big problem for Biden because this could be a 2016 all over again.

It could all change before November but there's work to do for Biden and his team.

What gets me about all the student loan anger is they just say they are mad and feel conned. But why didn't it happen? Ffs it's the Supreme Court nominees that Trump added last time yet again. All the GOP that hate and never would allow it.
Reality is Biden has really tried many many ways ti forgive as much as he can.

Then they talk about codifying Roe and doing more there. What party is holding that up?

It goes back to the whole OK I just won't vote. Well if people keep letting the GOP have power. Then everything that they claim they want to happen gets further away.
Proactively I think Dems need to message better on this. Fight for why the loan forgiveness didn't happen. Fight for the reason why you need more democrats to codify roe or same sex marriage from being overturned.

[Username taken]

What gets me about all the student loan anger is they just say they are mad and feel conned. But why didn't it happen? Ffs it's the Supreme Court nominees that Trump added last time yet again. All the GOP that hate and never would allow it.
Reality is Biden has really tried many many ways ti forgive as much as he can.

Then they talk about codifying Roe and doing more there. What party is holding that up?

It goes back to the whole OK I just won't vote. Well if people keep letting the GOP have power. Then everything that they claim they want to happen gets further away.
Proactively I think Dems need to message better on this. Fight for why the loan forgiveness didn't happen. Fight for the n as aging in why you need more democrats to codify roe or same sex marriage from being overturned.

Exactly.

A lot of what the "I'm not sure" folks are complaining about is circular.

It's like, they hate the fact that Student Loan forgiveness didn't pan out but are willing to allow the person that appointed the judges that screwed them up to come back by not voting

As you rightly pointed out, a lot of this comes down to messaging. Biden's team has done a poor job at messaging. It seemed they were hesitant to really go on a persistent offensive on some of these issues and a lot of stuff has gotten muddled in the public eye.

[Tendrin]

Huh, so now deadnaming is an issue, funny.

Funny how that works.

[lilyrose]

People think it's his fault they don't have student loans forgiven because Biden won't attack the Court. He should have been doing that this whole ****ing time.

My mom did have all her student loans forgiven though and now Biden is her favorite president.

[Malvolio]

I remember When Trump would say Obama's full name, trying to invoke islamophobia.

Not that I overly care for Haley, but it seems no less ass-hatty not to call her what she prefers to be called

But that preference is born out of cowardice. We should point that out. On the daily.