Displaying 151 To 180 Of 3,237 Comments Biden Takes on Trump: A Call to Integrity and Courage in The Wave of Two Mass Shootings For me, Medium is a ghost town. It is too insular and I have found it hard to connect with other islands and their conversations. So, I am cross posting with a long form with all of the images I want to use and textual design that I want to offer at The Planet and a simpler, stripped down version with a link back here at the Facebook forum NewYabz. That is promising. As to Ad and the old hands here…very progressive and strong thinkers and writers…but they play by the rules and engage directly but honestly and fairly. I tend to think more like you in many areas so I have direct experience to draw on. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On August 8, 2019 @ 1:13 am Remarkably succinct and cogent. Keep Our Eyes on the Prize. A Trump Free WH. This little tidbit is one I particularly find useful: “Most important, Biden is our only candidate at this time to beat Trump by more than we beat the Republicans in the House races in 2018.” Puts the whole thing into a different framework. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On August 7, 2019 @ 7:07 pm Dead Wrong: Good Guys with Guns do not Stop Mass Shootings You are truly a persevering great soul, Kalima. Admirable. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On August 11, 2019 @ 10:13 am Thank you. From you such praise speaks volumes. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On August 9, 2019 @ 6:25 pm Very welcome. Fables and myths…good choice of words….both serve to push along a narrative that defines a people….in this case the Gun Culture » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On August 7, 2019 @ 9:43 am Who will be on Democratic Debate Stage in September? It’s Up to Us….. I like the idea of adding charism to the list. I will edit my post to show your contribution with credit, of course. Yes….it is not just Trump that must be beaten but the entire Trumpian GOP….a far wider target that the nominee is going to have aim at given the need to keep the House and take the Senate. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On August 2, 2019 @ 1:59 pm What Castro needs is a higher standing in the polls….he has the cash…but your cash will help him with the polling. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On August 2, 2019 @ 1:56 pm Is the Insistence of Moderate Dems to Win Back Trump Voters…a Racial Thing? I find this at the link esp. scary. Unfortunately, we have seen this situation before and so we have a good sense of what will play out. Almost exactly two years ago we made the determination to kick another disgusting site off Cloudflare’s network: the Daily Stormer. That caused a brief interruption in the site’s operations but they quickly came back online using a Cloudflare competitor. That competitor at the time promoted as a feature the fact that they didn’t respond to legal process. Today, the Daily Stormer is still available and still disgusting. They have bragged that they have more readers than ever. They are no longer Cloudflare’s problem, but they remain the Internet’s problem. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On August 4, 2019 @ 10:05 pm Frightening! » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On August 4, 2019 @ 8:31 pm I accept most of your arguments…that you for the full response. As you say…”The math in my post is pretty straightforward. All a Dem has to do is get Hillary’s numbers in MI, WI and PA plus 1% more and the Democrat wins the presidency.” but this presumes that this candidate holds onto the rest of the Hillary Vote. Hillary, like Obama, was not a “Squad or Bernie Progressive” and many of the proposals that are getting the most attention are not moderately progressive…they are left leaning progressive and the right has proven very capable in its propaganda efforts such that their message is that electing a Dem this time will be electing a socialist….Oh, the horrors…Those same people have no difficult, however, with the kissy-kissy relationship that Trump has with Putin. Why not campaign on a restored and improved ACA that the GOP has been gutting? That ACA would include a public option. It took 6 years for people to get ok with ACA/Obamacare and now, for many, it is part of the landscape and they are aware that it is being eroded. Use that as a cudgel to both get the GOP and promote the Dems. “There is evidence though that a candidate who is a fresh face and represents change, as ALL of the winning Democratic Presidents in the last 40 years have, is the most likely path for success.” Who have the Democratic Winners been….Carter, Clinton, Obama. Does your description fit them…yes, rather well…..but their politics were very middle of the road and their rhetoric (often in response to GOP attacks on their “radicalness”) was left of center but still center. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On August 4, 2019 @ 9:48 am Bill Clinton won 49 percent of the white two-party vote in 1996. Al Gore won 43 percent in 2000. John F. Kerry won 41 percent in 2004. Barack Obama won a slightly larger share in 2008, but then dropped to only 39 percent in his 2012 reelection bid. Hillary Clinton got the same percentage as Obama. Pew’s projected percentage of eligible 2020 voters by racial and ethnic group » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On August 3, 2019 @ 10:21 am Sidebar: This article is the result of extensive research resulting in a well crafted presentation which I generally agree with…… » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On August 3, 2019 @ 10:14 am I am absolutely in favor of pushing the black, hispanic and young vote….all three of which underperformed in 2016 and did marginally better in 2018. Although I need to point out that any person who is black or hispanic and says that they did not vote because they were not sufficiently wooed by the Democrat is foolish beyond belief. Young people? I say again, we have spent 40 years destroying the backbone of American Democratic Practice….knowledge of how it works and why it is important in the denigration of civics and history. Here are other insights that impact my position. Here is a U.S. Census Bureau Chart comparing 2014 and 2018. The key Dem leaning populations showed significant increases between the two. Now consider 2016 to 2018. Surprisingly…..https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/11/12/18083014/2018-election-results-turnout https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/6XsQujQLbBqTkHzIkZe4JQLtUmM=/0x0:2000×450/920×0/filters:focal(0x0:2000×450):format(webp):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/13422447/turnout.png Note a key conclusion: Exit polls found that voters were younger and less white than the 2014 electorate, but older and whiter than the group that turned out in 2016. WHAT! It seems that the 50ish crowd, and a significantly enlarge white 50ish crowd were not happy with GOP leadership and moved away from GOP candidates in swing districts. Exit polling was also revealing. Some 41 percent of voters picked health care as the top issue facing the country, compared with 23 percent for immigration, 22 percent for the economy and 10 percent for gun policy. 38 percent said that how Trumping was handling the presidency influenced their vote in favor of Democrats. 44 percent said it had no influence with 18 percent saying they were influenced to vote GOP. Dig deeper into those issues and what emerges is that the satisfaction level with health care on the eve of the 2016 election was much higher and that fixes to ACA were what voters wanted. Make it better was a dominant theme. Part of that was the Public Option that did not get into the ACA. Kaiser has found that while support for Medicare for All hovers at about 51 percent (https://www.kff.org/slideshow/public-opinion-on-single-payer-national-health-plans-and-expanding-access-to-medicare-coverage/) that number decreases significantly when the nuts and bolts are discussed. What does the exit polling show….what drove a lot of this was the perception that Trump and his Congress were undoing the progress made in a number of areas If the Democrats are perceived as pushing too far too fast on health care (end private insurance and cover undocumented residents), immigration (abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement and decriminalize illegal entry), education (pay off student loans and make public college tuition-free), race relations (study reparations for slavery and relitigate court-ordered busing) and the environment (remake the whole economy) they will place themselves in position to repel moderates and anti-Trump conservatives. No wonder that Trump is trying to make four left-wing congresswomen of color, who call themselves “the Squad,” the face of the Democratic Party. Last year, according to Gallup, 35% of voters identified themselves as conservative, 35% as moderate and just 26% as liberal. So even in these highly polarized times, it’s political malpractice to ignore or alienate the middle. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On August 3, 2019 @ 10:13 am What Moscow Mitch Wants… Chaos! For me, it is simple. MM is all about power….his power…..GOP power…..his sponsors power….and whatever is the best power play is the play of the day. The legacy he is seeking of one of molding the federal judiciary in the image he desires for a generation and when he retires he expects to do so as a very, very wealthy man with many owing him lots of favors. A grifter of the worst sort because he hides behind the mask of the public servant, leader of the worlds finest deliberative body (yes, that is how the Senate has often been referred to). » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On August 7, 2019 @ 12:39 pm The Mueller Hearing? Your Response…. Several observations. I am less keen on Warren than you. Yes…brilliant mind, strong set of values, clever, urgent in her rhetoric, and a hard worker….but if you read my post regarding what I look for in a candidate you will note that I put a lot of weight on how much the person has actually accomplished, especially as an executive in government (or in a related field)….Warren has a rather thin resume in regard to that AND given her strong (read rather leftish) profile she will be easily labeled as a S-O-C-I-A-L-I-S-T!!!!! YE GAWDS! HOWEVER…..if she is the nominee….I will support her to the hilt…. I wish I had the experience that indicated that an impeachment, in and of itself, would tarnish the man, but unless he is convicted I just do not see it happening. Maybe in your part of our red state things are less stark. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On August 6, 2019 @ 9:42 am The full story speaks to the insanity of the war….in wonder if I think he was being “honest” at least as much as he could be. I suspect there are those in Medicare/Medicaid Services division who are of a similar mind but I have no doubt that those at the top of the administration have one goal in mind. Tear down anything with Obama’s name on it. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On August 6, 2019 @ 9:22 am There is a cabal of ultra-rich whose legacy is monstrous…and all should be examined. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On August 4, 2019 @ 10:21 pm No wonder Trump thinks of Boris as his brother by another mother. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On August 4, 2019 @ 10:17 pm He has nothing to lose and much to gain but he continues to run scared. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On August 4, 2019 @ 10:14 pm Most appreciated. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On August 4, 2019 @ 10:13 pm Wishful thinking but pleasant nevertheless. As to Pence…..he is swimming with the other denizens of the Trump swamp. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On August 4, 2019 @ 10:11 pm It is interesting that the process designed to “democratize” the choice of a prime minister and remove it from the control of party leadership has made it possible for Johnson to rise to the top on a wave of misinformed populism. Sounds familiar. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On August 4, 2019 @ 10:09 pm Crazy and focused. A madman with a crusader’s purpose. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On August 4, 2019 @ 10:00 pm Generally good news as to the operation of 8chan but both know that the forces that animated 8chan will find another place to work for their nefarious ends. I wonder if the Dems ill do as you suggest – although the benefit of hearings is to inform a public that continues to prove how incapable they are of absorbing the truth (or even having an interest in it.) I understand about the article….and you are doing very good work as is. I will try to spread the word as well. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On August 4, 2019 @ 9:57 pm I suggest that it is underway with her tacit support……and I am happy to hear your assessment of progressive good sense. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On August 4, 2019 @ 9:51 pm Thanks. I did retire from the academic world. The co-op is very much a part of my life especially with the looming farming crisis very much on our memberships’ minds….as to ACA….the Navigators are no more, a Trumpian “improvement.” » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On August 4, 2019 @ 9:50 pm Intriguing….esp. given the Fox polling sampling. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On August 4, 2019 @ 9:47 pm Here is the scenario that I fear….and there is not time to stop it…. https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/03/uk/boris-johnson-end-of-the-union-analysis-intl-gbr/index.html » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On August 4, 2019 @ 9:44 pm Right on the mark. Your description is very accurate. The county in which live is a model for the transformation you describe here. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On August 4, 2019 @ 9:39 pm A lack of moral courage it would seem. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On August 4, 2019 @ 9:35 pmComments Posted By MurphTheSurf3
The study projects that whites will comprise 66.7 percent of eligible voters; Hispanics, 13.3 percent; blacks, 12.5 percent; and Asians, 4.7 percent. Likely voters is far more difficult to project as it is so much a function of variant forces in the election season.
Major Booris understood the irony within those words? Have you seen this article? http://www.nhe.net/BenTreVietnam/
Michael Miller provides a fuller context.
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