2019-2020 US Election Megathread II: Tim Ryan's Empire

[Vetalia]

Why ask a question you have no sincere interest in besides doing a pro wrestling promo trash talk on the subject on behalf of The Donald?

Because this is a US election thread, not a Democratic Party thread? I'm curious to hear what the other side has to offer.

[Sidesh0w B0b]

Sad life...

'tis the life I chose. Back to the topic, though, which one of the Democratic candidates do you think has a chance of winning the election?

Let's hold on one minute. Why not choose again, dude? Take a mulligan, for God's sake.

[Valrifell]

Why ask a question you have no sincere interest in besides doing a pro wrestling promo trash talk on the subject on behalf of The Donald?

Because this is a US election thread, not a Democratic Party thread? I'm curious to hear what the other side has to offer.

You 100% are not.

[Vetalia]

You 100% are not.

That's very prejudiced of you. I have no intention of arguing with anyone, I just want to hear what you have to say.

[Gormwood]

Why ask a question you have no sincere interest in besides doing a pro wrestling promo trash talk on the subject on behalf of The Donald?

Because this is a US election thread, not a Democratic Party thread? I'm curious to hear what the other side has to offer.

I'm proud to say I didn't watch either the sideshow or the main event in the Democratic circus because I'm voting Trump in 2020.

Proof of bullshit on your end.

[Vetalia]

Proof of bullshit on your end.

These "debates" are scripted nonsense made to pick the favored candidate in each and it's a waste of time to watch them. I want to hear what average Democrats think about the candidates.

[Gormwood]

Proof of bullshit on your end.

These "debates" are scripted nonsense made to pick the favored candidate in each and it's a waste of time to watch them. I want to hear what average Democrats think about the candidates.

Pfft. All so you can bait about how x candidate is flawed and how Trump will still win.

[Vetalia]

Pfft. All so you can bait about how x candidate is flawed and how Trump will still win.

No, like I've said I'm not going to argue or debate about your favored candidates at all. I just want to hear what you have to say.

[Cannot think of a name]

Pfft. All so you can bait about how x candidate is flawed and how Trump will still win.

No, like I've said I'm not going to argue or debate about your favored candidates at all. I just want to hear what you have to say.

You want to fight, fight. Don't talk. You're not going to convince anyone you're going to make good faith arguments by stamping your feet and insisting you will. This is the second thread on the subject. You've had a million chances. Shit or get off the pot. Make genuine arguments or don't. But quit talking about yourself, you're not that interesting and you're not running for office.

In thread relevant news...some of the also rans are getting in on Warren's 'actually apply for the job' technique.

If elected president, Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota wants a federal funding match to increase teacher salaries, while Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee plans on enlisting the US Education Department to help fight climate change.
The two Democratic presidential hopefuls unveiled their education proposals Friday ahead of their appearances at the National Education Association presidential forum in Houston.
Both plans seek to roll back some of the Trump administration's education policies.
Klobuchar's proposal would end the Trump administration's push for a school choice tax credit, which critics say would siphon funds from public schools. Inslee says he will end the diversion of federal funds to private charter schools.

They both promise to fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and to provide protections for the LGBTQ community.

[Hediacrana]

I'm guessing not so much with the owning up, then.

Let me just dust this one off for you.. .

Who's your Daddy?

Honestly no idea what you're trying to do there.

[Tarsonis]

Wow Buttigieg fear mongers and y’all buy it hook, line, and sinker

[Vetalia]

You want to fight, fight. Don't talk. You're not going to convince anyone you're going to make good faith arguments by stamping your feet and insisting you will. This is the second thread on the subject. You've had a million chances. Shit or get off the pot. Make genuine arguments or don't. But quit talking about yourself, you're not that interesting and you're not running for office.

Missed the last one, sorry. I don't need to make arguments because my guy is in office and you need to convince me why I shouldn't back him. The Democrats don't exactly have a very deep bench despite the 20-odd candidates in the field considering their top choices for President are currently a creepy leftover from the Obama years, a fake Native American and a woman who used the casting couch to its fullest potential.

Maybe if Tulsi or Yang were polling in the front I might have room to re-calibrate my opinion but for now you've just got garbage.

[Cannot think of a name]

You want to fight, fight. Don't talk. You're not going to convince anyone you're going to make good faith arguments by stamping your feet and insisting you will. This is the second thread on the subject. You've had a million chances. Shit or get off the pot. Make genuine arguments or don't. But quit talking about yourself, you're not that interesting and you're not running for office.

Missed the last one, sorry. I don't need to make arguments because my guy is in office and you need to convince me why I shouldn't back him. The Democrats don't exactly have a very deep bench despite the 20-odd candidates in the field considering their top choices for President are currently a creepy leftover from the Obama years, a fake Native American and a woman who used the casting couch to its fullest potential.

Maybe if Tulsi or Yang were polling in the front I might have room to re-calibrate my opinion but for now you've just got garbage.

The best way to convince us that you're here to actually engage is to skip out the actual election relevant part of the post to talk about yourself again instead. Want to try again?

The money primary continues.

California Sen. Kamala Harris raised less than $12 million in the second fundraising quarter of 2019, her campaign announced on Friday.
That figure is short of the $12 million the senator raised in the first three months of the year. But the second quarter number was bolstered by Harris' breakout debate performance in late June and the fact that the campaign raised $2 million in the wake of Harris' high-profile confrontation with Joe Biden. The campaign did not specify an exact amount for the quarter.
The Democratic presidential candidate's haul falls short of the $24.8 million raised by South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, the $21.5 million that former Vice President Joe Biden raised and the $18 million haul from Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.
The campaign said it raised money from more than 279,000 people in the second quarter, with 150,000 new donors contributing during that period. The average contribution was $39, the campaign said.

Harris, unlike Sanders and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, did spend considerable time raising money at top-dollar, high-profile events, especially in the second half of June as the campaign sprinted to post a strong fundraising number.

Interesting to see if Biden and Harris using traditional big money donations ends up doing what it normally does or hobbles them in the end.

[Galloism]

Missed the last one, sorry. I don't need to make arguments because my guy is in office and you need to convince me why I shouldn't back him. The Democrats don't exactly have a very deep bench despite the 20-odd candidates in the field considering their top choices for President are currently a creepy leftover from the Obama years, a fake Native American and a woman who used the casting couch to its fullest potential.

Maybe if Tulsi or Yang were polling in the front I might have room to re-calibrate my opinion but for now you've just got garbage.

The best way to convince us that you're here to actually engage is to skip out the actual election relevant part of the post to talk about yourself again instead. Want to try again?

The money primary continues.

California Sen. Kamala Harris raised less than $12 million in the second fundraising quarter of 2019, her campaign announced on Friday.
That figure is short of the $12 million the senator raised in the first three months of the year. But the second quarter number was bolstered by Harris' breakout debate performance in late June and the fact that the campaign raised $2 million in the wake of Harris' high-profile confrontation with Joe Biden. The campaign did not specify an exact amount for the quarter.
The Democratic presidential candidate's haul falls short of the $24.8 million raised by South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, the $21.5 million that former Vice President Joe Biden raised and the $18 million haul from Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.
The campaign said it raised money from more than 279,000 people in the second quarter, with 150,000 new donors contributing during that period. The average contribution was $39, the campaign said.

Harris, unlike Sanders and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, did spend considerable time raising money at top-dollar, high-profile events, especially in the second half of June as the campaign sprinted to post a strong fundraising number.

Interesting to see if Biden and Harris using traditional big money donations ends up doing what it normally does or hobbles them in the end.

The fact that we gauge a candidate based on how much money they can bring in bothers me deeply.

There's something exceptionally broken about that whole concept. I recognize it's current reality, and I'm not criticizing you exactly, but the whole notion that politics is about how much money you can raise more than the ideas you propose bothers me exceptionally deeply.

[Gormwood]

The best way to convince us that you're here to actually engage is to skip out the actual election relevant part of the post to talk about yourself again instead. Want to try again?

The money primary continues.

Interesting to see if Biden and Harris using traditional big money donations ends up doing what it normally does or hobbles them in the end.

The fact that we gauge a candidate based on how much money they can bring in bothers me deeply.

There's something exceptionally broken about that whole concept. I recognize it's current reality, and I'm not criticizing you exactly, but the whole notion that politics is about how much money you can raise more than the ideas you propose bothers me exceptionally deeply.

More money means more media ads to bomb the fuck out of the opposition.

[Cannot think of a name]

The best way to convince us that you're here to actually engage is to skip out the actual election relevant part of the post to talk about yourself again instead. Want to try again?

The money primary continues.

Interesting to see if Biden and Harris using traditional big money donations ends up doing what it normally does or hobbles them in the end.

The fact that we gauge a candidate based on how much money they can bring in bothers me deeply.

There's something exceptionally broken about that whole concept. I recognize it's current reality, and I'm not criticizing you exactly, but the whole notion that politics is about how much money you can raise more than the ideas you propose bothers me exceptionally deeply.

Well, it's not my metric and not one I choose based on. But also, it is a way of measuring support and quantifying where that support comes from. Because not all million dollars are equal. If a candidate raises a million dollars from four people than that person's broader appeal might not be as solid as the person who raised it from a bunch of people willing to write a check to see them become president.

It's not like we're judging them based on their income or socio-economic status. It's a poll of support people buy into, and who is doing the buying is also telling us who the candidate is speaking to.

[Galloism]

The fact that we gauge a candidate based on how much money they can bring in bothers me deeply.

There's something exceptionally broken about that whole concept. I recognize it's current reality, and I'm not criticizing you exactly, but the whole notion that politics is about how much money you can raise more than the ideas you propose bothers me exceptionally deeply.

More money means more media ads to bomb the fuck out of the opposition.

I recognize that, but that's also a symptom of something being exceptionally broken.

[Gormwood]

Not worth starting a thread on, and this is the best fit.

Enjoy!

Rep. Steve King steps into Twitter trap and shares tweet calling himself a white supremacist

[Zurkerx]

NEW DISCORD!

Guys...look at the title.

Boi, your link in the poll is invalid. Is the one in the op correct?

[Cannot think of a name]

Not worth starting a thread on, and this is the best fit.

Enjoy!

Rep. Steve King steps into Twitter trap and shares tweet calling himself a white supremacist

Honestly, that's some childish 4chan style bullshit. King's a tool but that was fucking tedious.

[Sidesh0w B0b]

Not worth starting a thread on, and this is the best fit.

Enjoy!

Rep. Steve King steps into Twitter trap and shares tweet calling himself a white supremacist

The people in NW Iowa should wake up and finally dump this guy in 2020. King narrowly won reelection to the House in 2018.

[Gormwood]

Not worth starting a thread on, and this is the best fit.

Enjoy!

Rep. Steve King steps into Twitter trap and shares tweet calling himself a white supremacist

The people in NW Iowa should wake up and finally dump this guy in 2020. King narrowly won reelection to the House in 2018.

Although if they don't and he gets plowed next election it's just as nice or better.

[Thuzbekistan]

This thread has a discord? That's probs a mistake

[Ifreann]

This thread has a discord? That's probs a mistake

How else would people communicate? By posting in the thread? Don't be ridiculous.

[Thuzbekistan]

This thread has a discord? That's probs a mistake

How else would people communicate? By posting in the thread? Don't be ridiculous.

Lolz