June 29, 2019

Uh, no. No, it isn't.

Charlamagne Tha God compared her to Rachel Dolezal just last month, and she just sat there like she didn't know who that was.

Orange Hitler is going to "Pocahontas" the living daylights out of Warren, and she needs a response that shuts that down.

June 29, 2019

"My time is up. I'm sorry."

#PassTheTorchJoe

June 27, 2019

"Democrat of convenience"

"HezenoddaDemocrat"

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">*ahem* bernie sanders is NOT a democrat <a href="https://t.co/HUFR6OshRP">pic.twitter.com/HUFR6OshRP</a></p>— Matt Binder (@MattBinder) <a href="https://twitter.com/MattBinder/status/1089274736222371842?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 26, 2019</a></blockquote>
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June 27, 2019

Precursor.

Gabbard tied Castro in Texas with three percent ten days ago. (Both will be moving up everywhere after last night.)

https://www.texastribune.org/2019/06/17/trump-reelection-50-50-biden-orourke-lead-democrats-ut-tt-poll/

June 27, 2019

Has to be considered one of

last night's winners, since even Warren is now firmly on board with M4A and eliminating private insurance.

He's going to kick some ass tonight.

June 27, 2019

Beto, Ryan, and

Delaney.

June 25, 2019

Chris Hayes

isn't a progressive journalist, much less a capital P progressive journalist.

It seems that truth has already been conveyed here, so I won't beat a dead horse.

June 25, 2019

This is also the issue with

"undecided" voters. (Nobody take this personally.)

Recent polling suggests -- and should we putting much faith in polls after Nate Silver's 2016 debacle, anyway? -- a shitload of Democrats don't know who these candidates are, much less what they stand for.

Only 22% of Democrats registered to vote say they know a lot about the candidates’ positions, while 62% say they know a little. And only 35% say they’re paying close attention to the campaign, with almost two-thirds saying they’re paying some or no attention.

“It’s kind of a blur,” said Maggie Banks, 32, of suburban Denver, who has two young children and only has a chance to glean a few details about the race while listening to National Public Radio during her commute.

Banks said she has only a “vague” idea of who’s running and didn’t realize her state’s senior senator, Michael Bennet, or former governor, John Hickenlooper, were in the race.

Let's unpack this a bit more: we will get to late October, 2020, and the media will find a few 'muricans in a Walmart parking lot who scratch themselves and look confused and say, "I'm undecided" about whether to vote for Trump or whichever Democrat gets nominated, and the rest of us will scream, or roll our eyes, or grit our teeth, or react in some way that suggests our full disgust.

Ultra-low information voters might be the bane of democracy's existence.

Here in early primary season, the "changing room" part of the cycle, everyone should be at least open to trying on different candidates for a good fit.

-- Do policies matter or just "defeat Trump"?

-- Is so-and-so just too grouchy, or out of touch, or inexperienced, or old, or young, or too conservative or moderate or liberal or progressive for me? What's my "Goldilocks zone"?

Yes. the media talking heads inform but also distort with their own bias. That's why you might be better off with CSPAN whenever they are an option. Twitter is a cesspool, and also invaluable for the very latest and most insightful, as well as being wickedly sharp (brevity is the soul and all that).

CNN sucks, except when it doesn't. MSDNC is a bunch of cheerleaders except when they aren't. Fox is Fox unless you're watching Sheperd Smith.

Apply your personal, customized filters, know your own biases, and don't get stuck in your silos.

June 25, 2019

Facts are not attacks

Be sure and look for the fact-checks, after the debate or the morning after

June 24, 2019

Yes. That's going to be interesting.

https://www.mediaite.com/tv/the-view-buries-mayor-petes-piss-poor-handling-of-town-hall-protests-green-around-the-edges/

So there it is … the elusive political segment on an often-intense dayside show, in which all panelists agreed. The harmonic convergence is upon us.