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brooklynite

(93,834 posts)
116. Nope...
Sun May 19, 2019, 09:56 PM
May 2019

I met with about 50 House and Senate candidates. None of them said that Trump, or Russia, or Mueller, or Impeachment were the issues on the minds of voters. They focused on pocketbook issues: income, health care, college costs, etc.

MSM wants the circus. Zoonart May 2019 #1
They want a circus with them as director and producer malaise May 2019 #2
I can't find the video of this... Zoonart May 2019 #3
To Zoonart: I totally agree. Irishxs May 2019 #86
On the plus side dixiegrrrrl May 2019 #4
Of course wryter2000 May 2019 #71
Nancy is playing the long game. egduj May 2019 #5
Lol ... I see what ya did there ;) (nt) mr_lebowski May 2019 #6
We can all see it EffieBlack May 2019 #7
Y'allz insight is nothing short of incredible, Effie ... (nt) mr_lebowski May 2019 #10
keepin' the powder dry Raster May 2019 #11
you, like myself, remember the past. nt Javaman May 2019 #22
Yeah. I remember getting emails from some anti-bush/cheney activist calimary May 2019 #27
that must be some pretty dry powder huh? Locrian May 2019 #119
Brilliant answer! JoeOtterbein May 2019 #14
This should be the "QUOTE OF THE DAY" Perseus May 2019 #17
What are YOU doing to help get Trump out of the White House StarfishSaver May 2019 #23
Calling my rep & Madame Speaker every week telling them I think they should start impeachment. CrispyQ May 2019 #29
Calling your rep and the Speaker are nice, but not enough StarfishSaver May 2019 #32
I suspect nothing anyone else does is good enough in your opinion. -nt CrispyQ May 2019 #38
Nice jab. But it won't work StarfishSaver May 2019 #40
Is that what you're doing? Iggo May 2019 #48
Yes, among other things StarfishSaver May 2019 #51
hahahah gotta laugh, I'm a sucker for good GALLOWS HUMOR ;-) BamaRefugee May 2019 #55
Heh. Obviously this isn't your first rodeo. SMC22307 May 2019 #108
The GOP is currently drunk with power. They need to go to rehab. Initech May 2019 #8
Reflexive Control WhiteTara May 2019 #9
"laying groundwork" doesn't explain anything, we need a road map. uponit7771 May 2019 #12
+1 Chin music May 2019 #15
Why do you need a "roadmap"? StarfishSaver May 2019 #24
I already explained why the avg politico needs a road map in my post you're replying to. uponit7771 May 2019 #28
But what do you want the plan to look like? StarfishSaver May 2019 #31
The "road map" should look like a road map ... dumb it down to pictures and small words if needed... uponit7771 May 2019 #33
That's not an answer. StarfishSaver May 2019 #34
Those are direct answers to your direct questions and pettifogging what a roadmap should look uponit7771 May 2019 #35
"A 10 yr old can outline a roadmap to homework" but you can't seem to describe a roadmap StarfishSaver May 2019 #39
This is false, I said a road map should look like a road map ... are we really going down the path uponit7771 May 2019 #41
"A roadmap should look like a roadmap." StarfishSaver May 2019 #42
Good, crayons ... small words ... arrows .... numbers ... with some titles and cute animal pictures uponit7771 May 2019 #44
"A roadmap should look like a roadmap" EffieBlack May 2019 #45
I disagree, pettifogging on what a road map should look like sound like obfuscation at best. We know uponit7771 May 2019 #53
LOL. It's "pettifogging" to define what you mean by "roadmap"? StarfishSaver May 2019 #56
No, and your overt strawman is noted ... come on, we don't have time for this uponit7771 May 2019 #57
Asking you to define what you've spent a good portion of this thread demanding is a "strawman"? StarfishSaver May 2019 #58
That's not what you did and this is a waste of energy ... you know what a road map plan in this ... uponit7771 May 2019 #59
Fucks sake NewsCenter28 May 2019 #92
Great. At least that's something to work with. Now let's look at it realistically: StarfishSaver May 2019 #93
I totally see where you are coming from BUT NewsCenter28 May 2019 #97
That's not how Bush v. Gore proceeded - but it still followed a process StarfishSaver May 2019 #98
You're spinning the facts there NewsCenter28 May 2019 #104
Being "technically accurate and quite legit" is "spinning the facts"? StarfishSaver May 2019 #105
Sounds to me like you think Bush V. Gore NewsCenter28 May 2019 #107
How on earth did you get that from my posts? StarfishSaver May 2019 #109
Ok I stand corrected NewsCenter28 May 2019 #110
The procedure in the 11th was normal and the Supreme Court had nothing to do with it StarfishSaver May 2019 #112
Give all of us who are clueless Nuggets May 2019 #95
... StarfishSaver May 2019 #96
I feel this is like a bunch of arguring about what the weather should be tomorrow fescuerescue May 2019 #113
Prolonged investigations and hearings to make them suffer. Pepsidog May 2019 #13
Yes, and it also has the salutary effect of rallying public opinion gratuitous May 2019 #16
Agree completely Pepsidog May 2019 #54
Thank you! NBachers May 2019 #18
I'd like to see all these unredacted documents and testimony that are apparently being released. briv1016 May 2019 #19
unfortunately, there's a huge double standard, thanks in large part to left's ignorance of talk radi certainot May 2019 #20
IT HAS TO BE DONE BY SEPTEMBER!!! mcar May 2019 #21
I don't disagree, in principle, but... Mr. Ected May 2019 #25
Exactly. kacekwl May 2019 #43
+1 Chin music May 2019 #72
ITMF Now. KPN May 2019 #26
what happens when the senate wont impeach him? then what? samnsara May 2019 #37
What happens when we say, oh, we can't impeach him because the Senate won't? Hint: the same damn KPN May 2019 #46
What happens is: we hold an election. brooklynite May 2019 #63
That's true either way. The election won't be held on impeachment hearings. KPN May 2019 #65
The economy is booming for many. SMC22307 May 2019 #106
Remind us who won the House running on economic issues. brooklynite May 2019 #111
House members ran on many issues. SMC22307 May 2019 #115
Nope... brooklynite May 2019 #116
Who is claiming "Russia, or Mueller, or Impeachment" were on the minds of voters? SMC22307 May 2019 #117
Well said. Chin music May 2019 #73
Senate isn't needed to meet the goal of awareness and effecting political harm on the KGOP ... uponit7771 May 2019 #50
Bingo. KPN May 2019 #66
And if we hold them for six months, and impeach him, and it goes to the Senate pnwmom May 2019 #47
That's why timing is important, the minimum goal here should be exposure seeing removal is very uponit7771 May 2019 #62
Nancy Pelosi is meticulous in the way she goes out her job. nycbos May 2019 #30
the ground work is quietly being laid now... samnsara May 2019 #36
Disagreement is better theater but risky Midnightwalk May 2019 #49
"we need to direct the frustration at republicans not ourselves" StarfishSaver May 2019 #52
Impeachment is nothing but a symbolic act. Locutusofborg May 2019 #60
Removing Red Don isn't the minimum goal exposing him is. If we can remove him then great, but uponit7771 May 2019 #61
The Democrats had a net gain of five seats in the House Locutusofborg May 2019 #69
Support for impeaching Trump (45%) higher than Nixon (43%) ... Poll released last Thursday uponit7771 May 2019 #75
So you want to go with 45% support? Locutusofborg May 2019 #76
That's the most recent polling and I agree with you keep the investigations going and elongate ... uponit7771 May 2019 #77
The 43% number you cited was in March of 1974, two months before the impeachment hearings started StarfishSaver May 2019 #78
We agree, 2 months before the start of hearings and AFTER Saturday Night massacre and exposure ... uponit7771 May 2019 #81
Agree StarfishSaver May 2019 #83
There is a reason you can't make inferences with samples of size one karynnj May 2019 #99
Perfect response! StarfishSaver May 2019 #102
He's already been exposed fescuerescue May 2019 #114
Republicans cared enough by 75% to see the Muller report uponit7771 May 2019 #118
"lay the groundwork" is 2019's keeping our powder dry. Voltaire2 May 2019 #64
The folks who need to pull the pin, are getting paid and are fine w the status quo. Chin music May 2019 #74
"Old Jerry Nadler" knows far better than you what he needs to do to lay the legal foundation needed StarfishSaver May 2019 #79
Great post FrankBooth May 2019 #67
Thank you. Meanwhile our Democratic reps are getting shit done. ehrnst May 2019 #68
Yes, and extremely worth pointing out. Hortensis May 2019 #103
You got it in a nutshell wryter2000 May 2019 #70
Impeachment proceedings ARE the groundwork. That's the investigation. coti May 2019 #80
No, they're not StarfishSaver May 2019 #84
Thank you!!!! Stinky The Clown May 2019 #82
Against at this time. zentrum May 2019 #85
Well said, Effie. I agree 100%. Nitram May 2019 #87
A lot of you folks need to calm down about this patphil May 2019 #88
Great post! You explained this so clearly and succinctly StarfishSaver May 2019 #89
"You folks need to calm down." VOX May 2019 #91
Impeachment doesn't put the "Trump bullshit on the record" any more than any other proceeding StarfishSaver May 2019 #94
K&R Progressive dog May 2019 #90
...... Hotler May 2019 #100
OK, except my understanding is that impeachment itself is laying the ground work - FOR Kashkakat v.2.0 May 2019 #101
We're in a different time than the 60s 70s and 90s ecstatic May 2019 #120
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