#DEMS

Adam Serwer 🍝

AdamSerwer

The “Dems are responsible for Trump because they rejected Romney” line is predicated on the illusion that Trump created the modern GOP rather than the other way around. In 2012

Taniel

Taniel

Every state has big stakes on the ballot — it's just some are facing a perfect storm where so much that matters is competitive at once.So I'm starting this ongoing

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zapfriend

To my fellow progressives: Dems in the center will tell us that our vote is *crucial* to winning in November. They will try to vote shame us with the threat

Pradheep J. Shanker

Neoavatara

I am still sad about everything. RBG should have been honored as one of the greats; her friendship with Scalia is one of the great relationships in modern US History.Instead,

Jon Favreau

jonfavs

Again, two straightforward options if both Rs vote against certification: 1) Dems seek a court order to certify, which the courts have granted in the past2) Whitmer can replace the

Trey the Explainer

Trey_Explainer

Pisses me off knowing that we could have dozens of "Tuskers" (male Elephants with massive prehistoric-looking tusks) all throughout Africa but poachers and rich big game hunter assholes have virtually

Don Zeko

Don_Zeko

There are a lot of tweets going around about the utility of voting for Democrats for people who want to change the police in this country. The thing is that

dylan matthews

dylanmatt

From 1870-1900, Mississippi and South Carolina were majority black and many other states (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana) were near-majority.Majoritarian democracy at that time would've meant durable coalitions of black and

Old North State Politics

OldNorthStPol

1/Today's (8-13) report on NC's requests for absentee by mail (ABM) ballots:Total requests among reporting 97 (out of 100) counties: 195,248Up 12,122 from yesterdayThis same day in 2016's requests: 24,5352020

Steve Cox

RealSteveCox

Ronald Reagan’s legacy lives on inside (checks notes)...The Democratic Party.https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1253771944660365312 Analogy:In motorcycle racing, they’re always seeking a balance between motorcycle stability & cornering. The more

Angie Maxwell

AngieMaxwell1

(1/5) In 2016, the 3rd party vote was larger than the difference between Trump and Clinton in 13 states and 1 district in Nebraska. Together, they were worth 155 electoral

President Kamala’s Hand (STILL)

DearDean22

For the first time in US history a Blsck woman is being considered for the 2nd highest position. Black folk & Black women in particular are in uncharted territory. 44

Powells_ghost ✝️

Powells_ghost

The lib dems are a comedy gold @AdamJS02 @GAnglorum @KTHopkins @JozTGAPowerful @GhostofShirgar @itaintwhiteboy @FreshMecha @Haryan_Glaeddyv @itaintwhiteboy @PrisonPlanet @LivesMorgoth @Not__So_Obvious @Tecladoquebrou @Randy_Anglo @AkkadSecretary @Un

Tony Marshall

baileyspapa

IMPORTANT - READ ALL!!!1. Just in case folks haven't noticed, the media is at it again. You hear a lot of talk about the deaths in FL, TX and AZ

Jacob Denhollander

JJ_Denhollander

We won't be able to have a conversation about sexual abuse during the upcoming election because both candidates are hoping certain stories will die. Both camps are locked in a

violasinger@yahoo.com

violasingeryah1

I thought a new thread would be appropriate, one focusing on the existential aspects of #thegreatconversation . Here are some posts on relational spirituality which explore the works of various