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Michael Tracey
@mtracey
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OK... update. Joe Biden won the Washington primary. If Bernie can't win in the Pacific Northwest, there's virtually nowhere he can win enough to make up the delegate deficit. Primary's over. (Again, barring some truly extreme intervening event, which is not impossible)

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@snood,

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I suppose you think Trump’s mind is sharp as a tack.

I think Trump's mind is as tacky as a sharpie.

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@Olivier5,

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the economic system that gave us Trump

That's putting way too much of a causal burden on economics. If it were true, we'd have had nothing but an unending series of Trumps since, I don't know, forever?

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@Brand X,

@mtracey wrote:

OK... update. Joe Biden won the Washington primary. If Bernie can't win in the Pacific Northwest, there's virtually nowhere he can win enough to make up the delegate deficit. Primary's over. (Again, barring some truly extreme intervening event, which is not impossible)

Sanders can set himself up to be the only possible fallback choice if Biden's mind completely goes a couple months from now.

Plus, it's not like Biden is worthy of any respect. Even if he does eventually win the race, why should anyone show him enough respect to actually concede to him? Just draw the primaries out as much as possible, then mount legal challenges, then walk away without acknowledging his victory.

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@Olivier5,

Olivier5 wrote:

The exact quote is:

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Asking people to do two things--get rid of Trump, and get rid of the economic system that gave us Trump--was too much to do.

If it is too difficult to elect a Democrat who will both "change the system" and "defeat the Republican candidate", then it will always be too difficult elect a Democrat who will change the system.

The Republicans plan to put forward candidates in future presidential elections too.

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Hunter Biden slammed by judge for 'duplicitous' bid to delay paternity proceedings

Judge Meyer concluded: "The defendant's deposition on March 11-12, 2020 shall not be continued or delayed. The proposed further delay in the defendant's deposition, the discovery disagreements, the requests for continuance, and the duplicitous requests for protective orders all seem to point to a pattern of difficulty in this matter which only serves to underline the serious need for a hearing in this matter."

Nice try, Hunter-boy. The jig is up.

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@layman,

Either way - and I'm sure you're all caught up on your child support, what does that have to do with anything? Nice mud ball, dude.

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@Brand X,

Thumbs up for you, thumbs down for Bernie!

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@oralloy,

Jebus crisp, two thumbs up for you from me in three days? Unprecedented!

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@coldjoint,

Jebus I gave you a thumbs up. Its time to sign off.

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@Olivier5,

Moore wrote:

Asking people to do two things—get rid of Trump, and get rid of the economic system that gave us Trump—was too much to do.

What if Sanders had made his pitch a bit differently; "We're going to get rid of Trump and then we're going to begin to get rid of the economic system that gave us Trump." That wouldn't be too much to do. But it's too much to ask.

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How many people contributing here on A2K, of any age, have this individual's intelligence, wisdom and humility? If self-identified 'progressives' are to have any viable and valuable future, it is with people like her and Elizabeth Warren.

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Steadman™
@AsteadWesley
AOC on no Warren endorsement: "I come from the lens of an organizer, and if someone doesn’t do what you want, you don’t blame them — you ask why. And you don’t demand that answer of that person — you reflect. And that reflection is where you can grow.”

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Maggie Haberman
@maggieNYT
Kushner has been working with Stephen Miller on drafting the speech, per two people briefed.

Are they really going to go with "dirty, filthy germ and virus infested immigrants"? Dog-whistle variety or outright bigotry? Would they be so stupid? So evil? I confess that I don't know.

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This tweet

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Martin Kleppmann Flag of European Union
@martinkl
· Mar 9
In 1665, the University of Cambridge temporarily closed due to the bubonic plague. Isaac Newton had to work from home, and he used this time to develop calculus and the theory of gravity. http://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-ADD-04004

...gains this response, from a teacher

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Adam Kotsko
@adamkotsko
As they say: no pressure.

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@blatham,

This may be the first time I've ever given you a thumbs up.

I don't plan to make a habit of it.

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@blatham,

blatham wrote:

How many people contributing here on A2K, of any age, have this individual's intelligence, wisdom and humility?

LOL! Come on now. Be serious.

Laughing

https://cdn.creators.com/210/245332/245332_image.jpg

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@oralloy,

oralloy wrote:

LOL! Come on now. Be serious.

The amazing thing is that he IS serious.

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https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ES4B_JXXkAEfzij?format=png&name=small

Progressive heroine.

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@hightor,

Note that Warren didn't fly either, so here goes your advice. No, I think the people just got fooled by the 'system' into being oh-so-scared of any significant change. You included. And now of course you have buyer's remorse and you wish that Sanders' ideas would somehow stick, right after you gave them the boot in the ballot box...

It's a missed opportunity. Washington will remain fucked up for the foreseeable future. Even if Biden wins, it's not going to change much. You'd have one less corrupt madman at the top, but many more waiting for their turn in the shadows.

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@blatham,

blatham wrote:

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the economic system that gave us Trump

That's putting way too much of a causal burden on economics. If it were true, we'd have had nothing but an unending series of Trumps since, I don't know, forever?

Like Bush, you mean?

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