All purpose news and politics thread part v: The quickening

[Tami]

BREAKING NEWS!

DON JR OPENS UP ABOUT HIS HORRIBLE CHILDHOOD GROWING UP IN CZECHOSLAVAKIA!

“ I grew up in communist Czechoslovakia. I waited in those bread lines. I can assure you they are not glamorous as Bernie and academia make them out to be. “

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[Tami]

A total of 219 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed on a cruise ship quarantined in Japan. @willripleyCNN
speaks to a father quarantined on board with 10 family members, including kids, to get a look at what daily life looks like on that ship.

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[Iron Maiden]

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There was a funny comment on Twitter. Don Jr used to spend his summers with his grandparents in Czechoslovakia. He probably never went to a grocery store before with daddy Trump so Don Jr. thought it was a bread line

[Zauriel]

The results are poor reading for Biden, who continues a dramatic drop that erases the national lead he held for over a year until his fourth-place showing in the Feb. 3 Iowa caucuses. The decline in Biden’s support comes amid faltering voter confidence over his perceived general-election strength, even as he banks his candidacy for the Democratic nod on the more diverse electorates driving nominating contests in Nevada and South Carolina ahead of Super Tuesday.

Since a Feb. 4-5 Morning Consult poll conducted after his poor Iowa performance, the share of Democratic primary voters who said Biden has the best chance of beating President Donald Trump this November fell 12 points to 17 percent in a Wednesday poll. He trails Sanders and Bloomberg, who gained 6 and 7 points respectively, on the question for the first time in Morning Consult polling. The margin of error for responses from Democratic primary voters in each of those polls is 3 points.

Among black voters — one of Biden’s strongest blocs of support — confidence in his chances of beating Trump fell 10 points, to 21 percent. Roughly a third of black voters (32 percent) said Sanders is Democrats’ best chance to beat Trump, up 9 points from last week, and 21 percent said Bloomberg, up 7 points."

Bernie's winning this.

Why is Biden still in the race? He doesn't strike as decisive and assertive. He stutters a lot. He fails to clearly explain some of his positions especially on gun rights. Does he expect support from the Black voters who are aware of his past association with segregationists? In addition, Biden was one of the Senate's leading opponents of desegregation busing.

[aja_christopher]

Why is Biden still in the race? He doesn't strike as decisive and assertive. He stutters a lot. He fails to clearly explain some of his positions especially on gun rights. Does he expect support from the Black voters who are aware of his past association with segregationists? In addition, Biden was one of the Senate's leading opponents of desegregation busing.

Why do you keep wanting a candidate to drop out before most black voters have even had their say?

Again -- don't keep trying to use "black" people as a bludgeon against Biden.

Let them vote and speak for themselves.

Sanders stayed in the race long past his due date -- give other candidates the same courtesy if they so choose.

[Zauriel]

Why do you keep wanting a candidate to drop out before most black voters have even had their say?

Let them vote and speak for themselves.

Sanders stayed in the race long past his due date -- give other candidates the same courtesy if they so choose.

Then let Biden waste his time and money remaining in the race as much as he likes.

[numberthirty]

Why is Biden still in the race? He doesn't strike as decisive and assertive. He stutters a lot. He fails to clearly explain some of his positions especially on gun rights. Does he expect support from the Black voters who are aware of his past association with segregationists? In addition, Biden was one of the Senate's leading opponents of desegregation busing.

Then let Biden waste his time and money remaining in the race as much as he likes.

While I don't know that I disagree on how viable Biden will wind up being, it is bad enough that the way the DNC put the debate qualifications together put potential nominees out of the running before the first primary even took place.

If folks decide not to support Biden, that's what should happen.

The guy shouldn't be out of the running because a few folks on a message board have their doubts about his viability.

[Zauriel]

While I don't know that I disagree on how viable Biden will wind up being, it is bad enough that the way the DNC put the debate qualifications together put potential nominees out of the running before the first primary even took place.

If folks decide not to support Biden, that's what should happen.

The guy shouldn't be out of the running because a few folks on a message board have their doubts about his viability.

In 1992, Governor Clinton never won Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada primaries, but he did win South Carolina primary.

South Carolina primary could be Biden's last chance at snatching victory from the jaws of his doomed campaign. If SC loss doesn't stop him, I won't argue with his decision to keep running his campaign to the end of the race.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_D...tial_primaries

[Steel Inquisitor]

In 1992, Governor Clinton never won Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada primaries, but he did win South Carolina primary.

South Carolina primary could be Biden's last chance at snatching victory from the jaws of his doomed campaign. If SC loss doesn't stop him, I won't argue with his decision to keep running his campaign to the end of the race.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_D...tial_primaries

Des this mean you think Sanders should have quit after Super Tuesday in '16?

[AnakinFlair]

Next thing you know, Steve Bannon and Sean Spicer will be back in the fold.

President Trump rehires Reince Priebus and Sean Spicer to White House roles

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[Zauriel]

Des this mean you think Sanders should have quit after Super Tuesday in '16?

Sanders won New Hampshire. Biden did not. NH victory gave Sanders enough momentum until Super Tuesday

[WestPhillyPunisher]

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****! Dolt45 Junior’s idea of bread lines is waiting for baguettes in some fancy ass boutique market in Martha’s Vineyard. Give me a fucking break!

President Trump rehires Reince Priebus and Sean Spicer to White House roles

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Well, damn! Didn’t think THAT would actually happen!

[Steel Inquisitor]

Sanders won New Hampshire. Biden did not. NH victory gave Sanders enough momentum until Super Tuesday

By that stage all roads to victory were closed to Sanders, he didn't provide a genuine threat to Hillary. That's why she dominated the election.

Edit: This is why I said at Super Tuesday, not now.

[Zauriel]

By that stage all roads to victory were closed to Sanders, he didn't provide a genuine threat to Hillary. That's why she dominated the election.

That is because Hillary's allies fixed the primaries and caucuses so she could win.

[KNIGHT OF THE LAKE]

Why is Biden still in the race? He doesn't strike as decisive and assertive. He stutters a lot. He fails to clearly explain some of his positions especially on gun rights. Does he expect support from the Black voters who are aware of his past association with segregationists? In addition, Biden was one of the Senate's leading opponents of desegregation busing.

Because people have terrible memories and think that he was a great general election politician because he was attached to Obama and accomplished the oh so lofty feat of out debating Sarah Palin.