skullduggery is afoot

Prediction: 2020 is gonna be crazy as shit

and 2021 can only be a let down.

Like that morning-after feeling you get when you have to clean up after a wicked party and you're not exactly sure what happened, but you keep finding "evidence"

Republicans and Democrats both see gradual falling poles

This format is ridiculous. There's a much better way to vet the candidates

The debate format is ridiculous. What matters most is nominating someone who can go toe-to-toe with Trump.

Instead of two nights of 10 candidates talking to each other, which only shows how good they aren't arguing with normal human beings, we should have a series of 20 different debates, maybe 30 minutes each, with each candidate going one-on-one against Dennis Miller, who's about the most Trump like entertainer out there--and who frankly needs the gig.

So then, whoever gets in the best zingers, perhaps as judged by an applause-o-meter... that's who we nominate.

The Atlantic: Republicans & Democrats Don't Understand Each Other

I thought this was informative. We spend a lot of energy demonizing Republicans. It's not really helpful.

But among Democrats, education seems to make the problem much worse. Democrats who have a high-school degree suffer from a greater perception gap than those who don’t. Democrats who went to college harbor greater misunderstandings than those who didn’t. And those with a postgrad degree have a way more skewed view of Republicans than anybody else.

No matter who gets nominated, I'm voting for the Democratic ticket

Period, the end.

We could nominate Gilbert Gottfried with whoever wrote that last episode of Game of Thrones as his running mate, and I'd vote blue and work like hell to get the worst person on earth out of the White House.

Agreed?

I notice in this forum supporters of one candidate posting flattering articles on other candidates

I like that. These people are competing with each other for the nomination, but not against each other.

If I see supporters of one candidate just trashing other candidates, it's a turn off. When I see supporters posting flattering articles about their competitors, it makes me hopeful. It tells me their candidate attracts people who care more about serving the country than winning power.

Beto - Kamala - Joe

Congratulations to Jay Inslee (and his DU supporters)

He's made a splash here at DU and picked up a lot of supporters recently.

I'm adding him to the short list of candidates I'm actively looking at. Of course I'll back whoever we nominate. But he and his candidacy are clearly substantive and appealing. That's what we need for 2020: real solutions and real enthusiasm.

Go Dems!!

Units of measure: how many Bin-Ghazis equal a Trump?