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I, Robert
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I, Robert
@BlueCheese608
Gen X (Millennial soul). Ex-Bernie, Big Tent pragmatic progressive Democrat. YIMBY, Wisco politics. Hopefully never too serious. 🏳️🌈
Madison WI 🇺🇸🇨🇷 🌎 Katılım Ocak 2018
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@MollyBeck @zakouts84 I have driven Madison to St Louis maybe a half dozen times. All I can really remember is there was one exit for a place called Paw Paw. And that Springfield seemed nice enough but holy hell far away.
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Chicago to St Louis is way worse.
Nick Manes@nickrmanes
The drive between Chicago and Detroit is really one of the most boring drives there is
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@MollyBeck @zakouts84 Illinois south of Chicago is unspeakably unremarkable from a landscape perspective. Also, almost all of Illinois is south of Chicago. Also Illinois is a geographically tall state.
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@neoliberal_hack @Rob_Flaherty Well that actually means we agree.
If I lived in Maine I would not have the stomach to lift a finger to help his campaign financially or with my time. But I would hold my nose and vote because of the Senate.
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@BlueCheese608 @Rob_Flaherty I hope Platner wins because to me control of the senate is that important.
But I don't have any illusions about what I'm rooting for. I'm doing the same thing Trump voters did and choosing my political "side" over character or good morals.
It sucks.
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Hey uh what the fuck
Politics & Poll Tracker 📡@PollTracker2024
In an interview with CNN on Monday, Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) says he finds Graham Platner's tattoo disqualifying and hopes Maine voters agree with him Auchincloss: “I find that tattoo and his commentary about it to be personally disqualifying. I hope Maine voters agree with me.” #MaineSenate
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@bdquinn Whether Rubio is formidable or not really will depend on the mood of the country in 2028. If it’s like it is today, he’s toast. If it’s improved, I’d say he’s pretty formidable post-Trump escape hatch for many.
I also wouldn’t discount an insurgent Tucker Inc candidate.
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I'll say this much, if Republicans nominate Rubio, Democrats have to think long and hard about who they run. A lot of the anti-Trump previously Republican-leaning suburban vote could snap right back to Rubio under the wrong circumstances.
Politics & Poll Tracker 📡@PollTracker2024
Daily Mail: JD Vance is considering abandoning his run for the presidency in 2028 “JD Vance, now the lone dove in Donald Trump's cabinet after Tulsi Gabbard's resignation, has been left more isolated than ever and is even considering abandoning a run for the presidency in 2028, multiple sources tell the Daily Mail.” Link to article: dailymail.com/vertical-galle…
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@neoliberal_hack @Rob_Flaherty I’m a Democrat. So I don’t see the comparison that way.
I”ll take bad people who do good things over good people that do bad things. GOP senate = bad things.
For the record I think Platner is an absolutely horrible candidate and from what I’ve seen not a good guy. It’s bitter.
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@BlueCheese608 @Rob_Flaherty yeah, and to Republicans in 2016 Democrats were "the threat" that led them to back Trump despite any misgivings they had about his character.
It's a 1:1 comparison really.
The question is is there any line a candidate could cross character wise?
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@neoliberal_hack @Rob_Flaherty Totally different.
Trump/Republicans are the threat. The ones who led to and will lead to disastrous policies.
Collins is a vote to enable that.
Platner is a vote to stop it (though I fully admit after two years he’s a wild card and could be a sleeper MAGA).
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@BlueCheese608 @Rob_Flaherty You’re just justifying all the republicans who didn’t stand up to trump but knew better lol.
The guy is a scumbag, it’s the voters fault for preferring him 🤷🏻♂️
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@engele @Rob_Flaherty I don’t want to be associated with either Platner or Susan Collins. Susan Collins will do more damage to the country if she wins (and is the deciding 50th vote) than if Platner wins. I hate that we are here, but here we are.
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@BlueCheese608 @Rob_Flaherty It’s past that. Platner is REALLY offensive. No one should want to be associated.
The fact we do not call out our own is why we are here. 100% of the excesses we are paying for now are because we did not call our own to account.
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@mattyglesias @AndrewKasim What is the actual difference? I didn’t even realize they were two different things.
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The Coke Zero people need to be stopped at all costs.
A line must be drawn here.
The Wall Street Journal@WSJ
As Coke Zero gets bigger, and threatens to dethrone Diet Coke as the most important diet soda property in the Coca-Cola extended universe, the feud between Diet Coke fans and Coke Zero drinkers is getting pretty fizzy. on.wsj.com/4wKhvI5
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@tencor_7144 None of these are the best options but among them I would say Harris is the clear winner if these are the only choice. She lost enough swing states by tiny margins in a very anti Democrat year. Do I feel comfortable running her again? Hell no.
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Who is the most electable candidate in a national general election?
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Endorse. Also cockroaches and house flies. But that’s it really.
gare de guerre@garrrish
the concept of a mosquito is so sick and twisted
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@blink182Dem There was a time when service jobs were called pink collar jobs.
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Is waiting tables at a fine dining restaurant where you make ~50k/year a blue collar job or a white collar job?
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Anti social behavior & petty crimes = serious crime problem.
I don’t make the rules. But this is how people think now.
Los Angeles Times@latimes
L.A. is safer than it's been in decades, but crime is an issue dominating the mayor's race latimes.com/california/sto…
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@ohitswaters We need a savior this time. It’s not these two. Though I think both *might* be able to win in 2028, I have no patience for might this time.
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This will all get settled before Super Tuesday.
InteractivePolls@IAPolls2022
📊 2028 National Democratic Primary 🟦 Kamala Harris: 34% (=) 🟦 Gavin Newsom: 12% (-8) 🟦 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: 11% (+4) 🟦 Pete Buttigieg: 10% 🟦 Josh Shapiro: 9% 🟦 Mark Kelly: 9% 🟦 Andy Beshear: 4% 🟦 J.B. Pritzker: 2% (+/- vs January) @Rasmussen_Poll | 5/18-20 | LV rasmussenreports.com/public_content…
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@BlueCheese608 I’d love to pick up a copy of that map for my collection. I picked up this one a few years back at a brewery in Oshkosh.
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Have been staring at this map (took pic at Fromagination cheese shop).
The craziest thing is this probably only captures ½ of the actual supper club census, the ones that fit on the map.
'Jim & Linda’s On The Lake’ (practically my 2nd babysitter growing up) is too long!
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@ryangruber Nah. I agree Susan Collins is (arguably but not definitively) a better human being. But at this point for me it’s party over human - by a long shot.
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@BlueCheese608 As a human being? Absolutely not. Lol. As your preferred political tool? Go ahead and feel free to prioritize your support based on whatever feels good to you. Human shitbird vs. a normal human who sometimes supports a president I don't care for? I'll take Collins every time.
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Yep, I know this isn’t fun Mainers. We should have had a much better candidate that this loser.
But bottom line: Susan Collins will be concerned about Trump. Graham Platner will stop him.
Vote accordingly.
Fox News@FoxNews
“You don't have much experience with Latin American hookers, do you?” More deleted Reddit comments tied to Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner are surfacing as scrutiny over his online history intensifies. In newly uncovered posts from 2012, Platner discussed prostitution overseas and defended men who cheated on their wives while abroad, writing that infidelity and loyalty to fellow soldiers were “not mutually exclusive.” The comments add to a growing archive linked to Platner that also includes posts insulting the U.S. Army, mocking a Purple Heart recipient, using slurs, and expressing support for political violence — creating new headaches for Democrats in his bid to unseat incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins.
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