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Just One Of The Reasons That I Love African Americans
On Saturday, February 29, 2020, the members of the Democratic Party of South Carolina had a choice to make. Should they vote for the White guy from New England with lots of big promises, or should they vote for the White guy from Delaware, a state that is 21% African American, who spent 36 years trying to make life better for Black Americans, and then spent eight years working with Barack Obama pushing through legislation like Obamacare? Saturday night, we got our answer. The African Americans of South Carolina chose the guy who spent decades forging alliances with Black America and working with Black America over the guy from New England with big promises.
This is just one of the reasons why I love African Americans. They may have the finest sense of who to vote for of anyone in the last 50 years. It was Black America who came out in droves to vote for Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama. It was Black America who was most resistant to Reagan's idea that tax cuts would pay for themselves. Finally, it was Black America who never once even considered voting for Donald Trump. The strength of the Democratic Party has always been rooted in the South. Originally, the Democratic Party was the Party of White racist slaveowners, whose evil sense of economics allowed them to justify holding African Americans in bondage. However, when African Americans wisely forged an alliance first with Robert Kennedy, then John F. Kennedy, and then Lyndon Johnson, the Democratic Party moved from representing the forces of evil in the South to the forces of liberty in the South. The Democratic Party moved from being a big part of the problem to a huge part of the solution, and it was Black America, especially in the South, that led the way. Since then, African Americans have had to ask themselves over and over again, "Who in America will help us to move things forward? Who spends more time making big promises, and who is interested in actually rolling up their sleeves and doing the work that needs to be done?" On Saturday, Black America choose the person who has spent decades working with Black Americans trying to make things better over the guy who made big promises. This is the very heart of wisdom. We should have expected nothing less from Black Americans for this is what they have always done. They are leading the way again. Who among us will wisely follow? |
Posted by Sloumeau | Sun Mar 1, 2020, 10:15 AM (19 replies)
Biden looks to win S. C. primary after caucuses
[link:https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/nevada-caucuses-live-results-updates-2020/index.html|]
Biden looks to win South Carolina primary after caucuses |
Posted by Sloumeau | Sat Feb 22, 2020, 10:17 PM (10 replies)
Huffpost.com is showing a tiny fraction of the caucus vote.
I am not really sure how they are doing it, but you can take a look for yourself.
Go to the following link and scroll down below the pictures of the candidates. [link:https://www.huffpost.com/|] |
Posted by Sloumeau | Sat Feb 22, 2020, 05:48 PM (5 replies)
Bernie Sanders Is George McGovern
From The Atlantic
[link:https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/02/bernie-sanders-george-mcgovern/606883/|
Read the whole article if you can. ![]() |
Posted by Sloumeau | Fri Feb 21, 2020, 12:15 PM (57 replies)
Is it my imagination, or has the entire 2020 Presidential primary season just been one big...
purity test?
First, we had Senator Elizabeth Warren and Senator Bernie Sanders apparently make an alliance not to attack each other. This meant that they could stand together on Socialist and almost Socialist mountain and take potshots at everyone else for not being Lefty and Progressive enough. So, Liz and Bernie said that no one should take any corporate money ever. Perhaps one of the reasons that they keep insisting on this is because they were so far left that they knew that few corporations will actually want to give them much money and perhaps they were hoping to get everyone else to get into the same boat that they were in. So, starting with last summer, we lost 20 candidates one by one, for one reason or another: --Eric Swalwell said older people should get out of the way, so he's guilty of ageism. --Former Senator Mike Gravel was too Moderate. --Governor John Hickenlooper wasn't Lefty enough. --Governor Jay Inslee was too Moderate. --U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton was too far to the Right. --Gillibrand pushed for Franken to resign, so she had to go. --Former NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio wasn't Lefty enough. --U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan was too Moderate. --Castro accused Beto of actually not wanting to scrap the entire immigration system and just let people in, so Beto was not pure enough. --Mayor Wayne Messam never made it to any debate, so he was toast. --Former Congressperson Joe Sestak was too Moderate. --Governor Steve Bullock wasn't Progressive enough. --Senator Kamala Harris actually put Black people to jail when she was a prosecutor, so that, of course, made her not pure enough. --Julian Castro had color, but was not a woman, so adios Castro. --Marianne Williamson just was never going to fly. --Senator Cory Booker had color but was not a woman and was not Lefty enough, so goodbye Cory. --Former U.S. Rep John Delaney was too Moderate. --Senator Michael Bennet was too Moderate. --Andrew Yang had color and some wealth, but was not a woman, did not have enough wealth, and was not Lefty enough, so goodbye to the Yang Gang. --Former Governor Deval Patrick had color, but he worked for Bain, so he was history. As for the remaining eight candidates that are still running? --U.S. Rep Tulsi Gabbard is too far to the Right to win. --Tom Steyer has enough money to stay in as long as he likes, but he is not a woman, not a person of color, and not super Lefty, so he probably won't win. --Senator Amy Klobuchar is a Moderate, so she's probably going to be toast eventually. --Warren is a woman and Lefty, but not as Lefty as Senator Bernie Sanders, so she's will probably eventually go away as well. --Former Mayor Pete Buttigieg has that whole black cop thing, so he's probably going away in the next month or two. This leaves Joe Biden, Michael Bloomberg, and Senator Bernie Sanders. Joe Biden still has a chance, but he's been beaten up over and over again for his age, for being a Moderate, for not being a Person Of Color, and for being male. I'm still hoping for Joe. Bloomberg is only doing as well as he is because he is massively rich and used his money to buy a whole lot of commercials and to set up a lot of people across the country for a huge ground game. He can stay in the race as long as he likes, but he also has massive baggage related to race, sexual harassment, and other things. Finally, we have Bernie Sanders. He's the candidate who is oh so pure because he's actually a Socialist. Here's the problem with a candidate so "pure" and so far to the left. Out of the 435 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, only *three* are Democratic Socialists. This means that DSA Reps represent about seven-tenths of a percent of the entire House of Representatives. You can check this out at the link below: [link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Democratic_Socialists_of_America_members_who_have_held_office_in_the_United_States|] In the U.S. Senate, the only Socialist that I know about is Bernie Sanders. That means he represents one percent of the hundred member Senate. That is how popular Socialists and Democratic Socialists are in America--around one percent. Also, all of the districts that these DSA Reps live in are *super blue*. In other words, if a district is not super lopsided with Democrats, DSA Reps do not get elected. Bernie Sanders is in a super blue state. That's how he got elected. Democrats had a slight advantage in the 2016 Presidential election over Republicans--around 2-4 percent, depending upon how you measure things. But those DSA Reps and Bernie Sanders got elected in places where Democrats have from a 20 to 60 point advantage over Republicans. That is the only place in America where DSA Reps and Socialist Senators get elected. America as a country certainly does not have a 20 to 60 point advantage of Democrats over Republicans. This is what happens when you insist on so much purity that you end up with a guy leading the Primaries in votes that is so far to the left that he almost falls off the scoreboard. Before the current crop of Socialists that hold national office, including both Bernie Sanders in the Senate and the three DSA members in the House, there were only four DSA members to be members of the U.S. House of Representatives since 1965. That is how hard it is for Socialists to achieve national office in America. Also, they were only able to do this by being in very, very blue districts. America is not even close to that Blue. If it comes down to Bernie Sanders versus Trump, by all means vote for Bernie. However, those people who are not Democrats who want to make some money at the betting pools may very well be betting on Trump. No one as far Left as Bernie Sanders has ever been elected President or has even gotten the Democratic nomination. And the fact the Socialists only have a national penetration of about one percent, and then only in the bluest of districts or states, explains why I keep reading articles about how much Republicans want Bernie Sanders to be the nominee. For Bernie Sanders to win the Presidency would defy the election history of the United States since it became a country. Donald Trump is a weak President. I believe that all we need to do to beat him is to run someone pretty darn normal. Bernie Sanders' positions, being so far from the center, are the least "normal" of any of the 28 Presidential candidates we have had (with the possible exception of Marianne Williamson). I like Bernie Sanders just fine, and if I could snap my finges and replace Trump with Bernie, I would be more than happy with that. However, I don't like his chances if he's the nominee at all. As far as I am concerned, if Bernie Sanders wins the nomination, I will be sure to vote for him, but the race will already be over. Trump will have already won, and we Democrats will have done this to ourselves by always looking for the purest of pure candidates, and always thinking that almost every candidate was never pure enough. |
Posted by Sloumeau | Mon Feb 17, 2020, 08:54 PM (1 replies)
The Top 5 All Have Experience. That's Not A Coincidence.
Over the years, I have worked at a lot of different jobs, which means I have spent my fair share of time looking for work. I've also hired and trained a number of people. When I hired people, it basically came down to two things: knowledge and experience. If a person had both the knowledge and experience to do the job, plus the actual desire to do that job, that is what really mattered.
The top five Democratic Presidential Candidates all have knowledge and Experience. Bernie Sanders has been a Senator for a good while and has been active in politics for more than 40 years. Pete Buttigieg was a successful mayor in a red state, has military experience, has a great education, and is sharp as a tack. Elizabeth Warren is a successful Senator and college professor. Joe Biden was VP for 8 years and a Senator for 6 terms. Finally, Amy Klobuchar is a Senator who has been very successful in getting Progressive bills passed with Republican cooperation. They all have knowledge and experience, which is why they are here, and knowledge and experience is the main thing people need to get hired. Knowing who a candidate is and what they have done in the past is critical in deciding who to hire as the next President. Of all of the candidates, the candidate who has more national political experience and knowledge, by far, is Joe Biden. This is one of the reasons that he is my choice. Yet, Joe Biden is not just about what he's done in the past. Take a look at some of the issues that his website covers: [link:https://joebiden.com/joes-vision/|] Latest Plans Joe’s Plan to Secure Our Values as a Nation of Immigrants >> Joe’s Plan to Build Security and Prosperity in Partnership with the People of Central America >> Joe’s Plan to End Violence Against Women >> Joe’s Plan to Invest in Middle Class Competitiveness >> Joe’s Plan to Keep Our Sacred Obligation to Our Veterans >> Joe’s Plan to Fulfill Our Commitment to Military Families >> Joe’s Plan for Strengthening Worker Organizing, Collective Bargaining, and Unions >> Joe’s Plan for a Government That Works For The People>> Joe’s Plan for Education Beyond High School >> Joe’s Plan to End Gun Violence >> Joe’s Plan to Lead the Democratic World >> Joe’s Plan for Strengthening America’s Commitment to Justice >> Joe’s Plan to Protect & Build on the Affordable Care Act >> Joe’s Plan for Older Americans >> Joe’s Plan for Rural America >> Joe’s Plan for a Clean Energy Revolution and Environmental Justice >> Joe’s Plan for Educators, Students, and our Future >> Joe Biden is looking forward to what can realistically be done to help all Americans. He's not about Pie In The Sky ideas that won't happen for years and years. He's about what can be done a year from now when Joe Biden is in office. This is why I support Joe Biden, and I will be supporting him at least through the Democratic Convention--no matter what! ![]() Go, Joe! ![]() |
Posted by Sloumeau | Sat Feb 8, 2020, 11:05 AM (4 replies)
Monmoth Iowa Poll Posted today: Biden 24%, Sanders 18%, Buttigieg 17%, Warren 15%
Link:
[link:https://www.monmouth.edu/polling-institute/reports/MonmouthPoll_IA_011320/| MofE 4.9% Biden: 24% Sanders: 18% Buttigieg: 17% Warren: 15% Klobuchar: 8% Booker (poll taken prior to him dropping out): 4% Steyer: 4% Yang: 3% Four candidates are currently vying for the top spot in next month’s Iowa caucuses – Biden (24%), Sanders (18%), Buttigieg (17%), and Warren (15%). Compared with Monmouth’s November poll, Biden has gained 5 points (up from 19%) and Sanders has gained 5 points (up from 13%), while Buttigieg has lost 5 points (down from 22%) and Warren has declined by 3 points (down from 18%). Klobuchar is knocking on the door of the top tier with 8% support in the current poll (up from 5% in November). Woohoo! Sing it with me now! Biden's in front! Biden's in front! Biden's in front! Biden's in front! Now all of you green guys bounce now! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Posted by Sloumeau | Mon Jan 13, 2020, 04:28 PM (8 replies)
Complete List Of All 2020 Democratic Presidential Nomination Candidates
We are now, in a way, at the halfway point of the 2020 Democratic Presidential Primary. Of the 28 candidates who announced their intention to run for Democratic Presidential Nomination, 14 of them have now dropped out. Note that while Marianne Williamson has not technically dropped out yet, I have read that she has fired all of her staff.
This primary may seem like it is going on forever, but a lot has actually happened. If your candidate is still alive and kicking, congratulations. Your candidate has already outlasted half of the field. If your preferred candidate did not make it this far, I am sorry. Maybe he or she will do better next time. If you have not already, see if you can still find someone else to back. Remember, Vote Blue...no matter who! ![]() Joe Biden.................Active Bernie Sanders.........Active Elizabeth Warren.......Active Pete Buttigieg...........Active Amy Klobuchar..........Active Andrew Yang.............Active Michael Bloomberg.....Active Tulsi Gabbard.............Active Cory Booker................Active Tom Steyer..................Active Michael Bennet.............Active John Delaney................Active Marianne Williamson......Active Deval Patrick.................Active Julian Castro.................Dropped Kamala Harris...............Dropped Steve Bullock...............Dropped Joe Sestak..................Dropped Wayne Messam...........Dropped Beto O'Rourke............Dropped Tim Ryan..................Dropped Bill de Blasio.............Dropped Kirsten Gillibrand......Dropped Seth Moulton...........Dropped Jay Inslee...............Dropped John Hickenlooper...Dropped Mike Gravel...........Dropped Eric Swalwell.........Dropped |
Posted by Sloumeau | Wed Jan 8, 2020, 09:33 PM (0 replies)
The 'But I Would Vote for Joe Biden' Republicans
By Katie Glueck Dec. 25, 2019
NYTimes.com Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/25/us/politics/joe-biden-2020-republicans.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage ... By the way, more than 90% of the time in Presidential elections, whoever wins the majority of Independent voters, wins the election. That's because Democrats tend to vote for Democrats, and Republicans tend to vote for Republicans. It's the Independents that tend to do the most swinging. They are currently the largest single voting block, followed by Democrats, and last of all Republicans. |
Posted by Sloumeau | Wed Dec 25, 2019, 08:50 PM (42 replies)
All Biden Fans Should Consider Reading This DU Posting from Andrew Yang fan And DU Member Recursion
The name of recursion's DU posting is, "A really good Twitter thread explaining how stupid the fundraising fight is"
Here is the link: https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287392558 In the posting, DU member recursion posts a twitter tweet from a twitter member named Old Lady Dem. Double click on the text of the twitter message and read her entire tweetstorm. It is Jaw Droppingly Good. |
Posted by Sloumeau | Tue Dec 24, 2019, 05:32 AM (0 replies)