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February 14, 2020
According to polling, he could very well be correct.
Biden Predicts 1st or 2nd in Nevada, 1st in South Carolina
https://twitter.com/jeneps/status/1228129015472513036According to polling, he could very well be correct.
February 14, 2020
And the battle for South Carolina voters continues...
Buttigieg lands black SC lawamker's endorsement
https://twitter.com/MegKinnardAP/status/1227610327292039174And the battle for South Carolina voters continues...
February 14, 2020
And things are heating up for the Nevada Caucuses just 8 days away...
"PETE goes after Klobuchar in Vegas for saying he's inexperienced"
https://twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/1228335506431324160And things are heating up for the Nevada Caucuses just 8 days away...
February 14, 2020
People need to know that it wasn't just banks discriminating with mortgages, it was the systemic racist policy of the Federal Government.
I am so proud of Elizabeth Warren for fighting to correct the aftermath of that injustice.
Warren: We need to confront the racist legacy of redlining head-on
https://twitter.com/ewarren/status/1228092916154982400People need to know that it wasn't just banks discriminating with mortgages, it was the systemic racist policy of the Federal Government.
I am so proud of Elizabeth Warren for fighting to correct the aftermath of that injustice.
February 14, 2020
I do.
An eight year Republican assault on the Obama Presidency followed by Trump's election happened.
Joe Biden on Lindsey Graham: "I don't know what happened. I honest to God don't know."
https://twitter.com/mviser/status/1227998834887925760I do.
An eight year Republican assault on the Obama Presidency followed by Trump's election happened.
February 13, 2020
This why no one should support Michael Bloomberg in the 2020 Democratic Primary.
NYPD Stop-And-Frisks Lead To More Marijuana Arrests Than Anything Else
Defenders of Stop and Frisk say it was needed to curtail gun violence by searching minority teenagers for illegal guns.
Forget about throwing those kids up against the wall for that for a moment and realize that many of those teenagers were then arrested and prosecuted for minor crimes, like marijuana possession.
Such selective enforcement of THOSE lesser offenses compounded the suffering in the minority communities caused by Stop and Frisk.
NYPD Stop-And-Frisks Lead To More Marijuana Arrests Than Anything Else
In 2012, more people subject to the New York Police Department’s controversial stop-and-frisks were arrested for marijuana than for anything else, according to a new analysis by the New York Civil Liberties Union. While NYPD’s stated purpose for its aggressive and racially disproportionate stop-and-frisk program is to target guns, the number of people arrested for marijuana was more than six times the number of guns recovered. While 729 guns were recovered, 5,000 people were arrested for marijuana. Overall, more than 26,000 people were stopped for marijuana possession.
The marijuana arrest rate is particularly alarming because only “public view” possession of marijuana is a crime in New York City. It is reportedly a common practice to ask suspects to take everything out of their pockets after a police stop, and then arrest those who reveal marijuana on the theory that it is now in “public view.”
The NYCLU’s study also found that, “[t]hough frisks can be legally conducted only when an officer reasonably suspects the person has a weapon that might endanger officer safety, 55.8 percent of those stopped in 2012 were frisked. Of those frisked, a weapon was found only 2 percent of the time.”
The NYCLU report is one of several analyses to emerge from recently released NYPD data, as a months-long trial concludes on the constitutional challenge to NYPD’s rampant stops of New Yorkers. While the number of stop-and-frisks has dropped somewhat since the program drew heightened controversy, the dramatic disproportionate application of the tactic to minorities has continued. Eighty-seven percent of those stopped in 2012 were black and Latino. Another analysis out this week from New York City’s Public Advocate found that these disproportionate stops do not reflect the ratios of minority-to-white crime: whites stopped by police were two to three times more likely to be found with weapons than blacks and Latinos. And a recent comparison of stop-and-frisk and crime data showed that as the stop-and-frisk rate dropped, so, too, did the crime rate.
https://thinkprogress.org/nypd-stop-and-frisks-lead-to-more-marijuana-arrests-than-anything-else-ded577a3b345/
In 2012, more people subject to the New York Police Department’s controversial stop-and-frisks were arrested for marijuana than for anything else, according to a new analysis by the New York Civil Liberties Union. While NYPD’s stated purpose for its aggressive and racially disproportionate stop-and-frisk program is to target guns, the number of people arrested for marijuana was more than six times the number of guns recovered. While 729 guns were recovered, 5,000 people were arrested for marijuana. Overall, more than 26,000 people were stopped for marijuana possession.
The marijuana arrest rate is particularly alarming because only “public view” possession of marijuana is a crime in New York City. It is reportedly a common practice to ask suspects to take everything out of their pockets after a police stop, and then arrest those who reveal marijuana on the theory that it is now in “public view.”
The NYCLU’s study also found that, “[t]hough frisks can be legally conducted only when an officer reasonably suspects the person has a weapon that might endanger officer safety, 55.8 percent of those stopped in 2012 were frisked. Of those frisked, a weapon was found only 2 percent of the time.”
The NYCLU report is one of several analyses to emerge from recently released NYPD data, as a months-long trial concludes on the constitutional challenge to NYPD’s rampant stops of New Yorkers. While the number of stop-and-frisks has dropped somewhat since the program drew heightened controversy, the dramatic disproportionate application of the tactic to minorities has continued. Eighty-seven percent of those stopped in 2012 were black and Latino. Another analysis out this week from New York City’s Public Advocate found that these disproportionate stops do not reflect the ratios of minority-to-white crime: whites stopped by police were two to three times more likely to be found with weapons than blacks and Latinos. And a recent comparison of stop-and-frisk and crime data showed that as the stop-and-frisk rate dropped, so, too, did the crime rate.
https://thinkprogress.org/nypd-stop-and-frisks-lead-to-more-marijuana-arrests-than-anything-else-ded577a3b345/
This why no one should support Michael Bloomberg in the 2020 Democratic Primary.
February 13, 2020
The diversity is one of the reasons Nevada was added as an early nominating state in 2008 by national Democrats, who were under criticism for allowing heavily white Iowa and New Hampshire have such a strong role in picking the Democratic nominee. A number of states competed to be moved up in line, and Nevada – being in the West and with a powerful advocate in then-Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid of Nevada – got one of the two slots.
Unions are important here: the Culinary Union, which represents casino workers, housekeepers and performers on the Las Vegas Strip, is a big reason why 14% of the state's workers are unionized. The CU endorsement is highly coveted, though the union does not always endorse a candidate. In discouraging news for Sens. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, the union in February put out fliers slamming Medicare for All, arguing that it would undermine the generous health care plan the CU negotiated for its members.
Nevada has wide expanses of rural areas, but is also the third most urbanized state in the nation. A growing senior population means politicians are under added pressure to consider such matters as retirement security and affordable housing, especially for those on a fixed income.
Nevada, for those reasons, is the first presidential nominating state that tests Democratic presidential hopefuls on demographics and issues that matter a good deal to the party. The Democratic nominee typically relies on minority voters in the general election, so doing well in a majority-minority state matters. Worker rights, especially the right to unionize, is a central theme of the Democratic argument, so doing well in a union state matters. Reaching voters in cities and rural areas alike is important in a general election – so Nevada matters.
https://www.usnews.com/news/elections/articles/2020-02-12/nevada-caucuses-101-who-votes-past-results-and-why-they-matter
Yes, Nevada will be the first test to see how all the candidates perform in a stated with a diverse electorate.
This should be a very informative contest.
Nevada is the first test of presidential candidates in a majority-minority state.
The Nevada caucuses are the first test of presidential candidates in a majority-minority state.Nevada is one of a handful of states that are majority minority (whites make up less than 49% of the population, according to the U.S. Census Bureau). Nearly a third of Nevadans are Hispanic; a tenth are African-American (an expanding population there) and the state's Asian-American population is the fastest-growing in South Nevada.
The diversity is one of the reasons Nevada was added as an early nominating state in 2008 by national Democrats, who were under criticism for allowing heavily white Iowa and New Hampshire have such a strong role in picking the Democratic nominee. A number of states competed to be moved up in line, and Nevada – being in the West and with a powerful advocate in then-Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid of Nevada – got one of the two slots.
Unions are important here: the Culinary Union, which represents casino workers, housekeepers and performers on the Las Vegas Strip, is a big reason why 14% of the state's workers are unionized. The CU endorsement is highly coveted, though the union does not always endorse a candidate. In discouraging news for Sens. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, the union in February put out fliers slamming Medicare for All, arguing that it would undermine the generous health care plan the CU negotiated for its members.
Nevada has wide expanses of rural areas, but is also the third most urbanized state in the nation. A growing senior population means politicians are under added pressure to consider such matters as retirement security and affordable housing, especially for those on a fixed income.
Nevada, for those reasons, is the first presidential nominating state that tests Democratic presidential hopefuls on demographics and issues that matter a good deal to the party. The Democratic nominee typically relies on minority voters in the general election, so doing well in a majority-minority state matters. Worker rights, especially the right to unionize, is a central theme of the Democratic argument, so doing well in a union state matters. Reaching voters in cities and rural areas alike is important in a general election – so Nevada matters.
https://www.usnews.com/news/elections/articles/2020-02-12/nevada-caucuses-101-who-votes-past-results-and-why-they-matter
Yes, Nevada will be the first test to see how all the candidates perform in a stated with a diverse electorate.
This should be a very informative contest.
February 13, 2020
and
Good.
At least voters will get to see Michael Bloomberg on stage twice before Super Tuesday voting on March 3rd.
Some people have complained in the last few weeks about the DNC changing the debate qualifications to allow Bloomberg to participate.
But in hindsight, that seems like it was the correct call considering how Bloomberg is surging in the polls. He's currently in 3rd or 4th place in the major trackers!
Imagine if he was allowed to parachute into Super Tuesday with out being vetted in a single debate.
Credit where Credit is Due, the DNC made the right decision in permitting Bloomberg to be in these two vital debates.
There will be 2 Debates before Super Tuesday. And the DNC was right to let Bloomberg in!
February 19th in Las Vegas, Nevada moderated by MSNBC.NBC
and
February 25th in Charleston, South Carolina moderated by CBS
Good.
At least voters will get to see Michael Bloomberg on stage twice before Super Tuesday voting on March 3rd.
Some people have complained in the last few weeks about the DNC changing the debate qualifications to allow Bloomberg to participate.
But in hindsight, that seems like it was the correct call considering how Bloomberg is surging in the polls. He's currently in 3rd or 4th place in the major trackers!
Imagine if he was allowed to parachute into Super Tuesday with out being vetted in a single debate.
Credit where Credit is Due, the DNC made the right decision in permitting Bloomberg to be in these two vital debates.
February 13, 2020
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2020/01/31/just-how-demographically-skewed-are-the-early-democratic-primary-states/
Even though it is a caucus state, it will be informative to see which candidates do well with minority voters in Nevada.
Nevada is the FIRST Racially Diverse state this Primary Season
Its electorate is less than 50% white.https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2020/01/31/just-how-demographically-skewed-are-the-early-democratic-primary-states/
Even though it is a caucus state, it will be informative to see which candidates do well with minority voters in Nevada.
February 13, 2020
How many times this primary season have we heard that the debates don't matter, that no one watches them?
Well, those naysayers were wrong. That's obvious after the New Hampshire primary.
The Las Vegas Debate on Wednesday, February 19th will be crucial to several campaigns.
Don't miss it.
People who think the Debates don't matter are Wrong.
https://twitter.com/laurabronner/status/1227680506738806784How many times this primary season have we heard that the debates don't matter, that no one watches them?
Well, those naysayers were wrong. That's obvious after the New Hampshire primary.
The Las Vegas Debate on Wednesday, February 19th will be crucial to several campaigns.
Don't miss it.
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