Buttigieg to AOC makes the Pete to Obama comparison seem accurate by comparison. I mean his resume might be a bit light but it dwarfs AOCs

Keyes gave us something- he set a baseline for how much of the vote you can get despite being obviously deranged. 

True but he’s worth mentioning just to dunk on for being reepy douche.

Iraq yes, Afghanistan was a justifiable war and after the fact it’s been almost impossible to figure out an exit—largely because letting the Taliban retake the country would have easily predictable results- women being stripped of rights, teachers being machine gunned in soccer stadiums, etc

Eh...not to discount Alan Keyes... Wait no scratch that he beat Keyes after his presumptive opponent dropped out following the reasons behind hus divorce leaking. I say this as someone who supported Obama from the start- his Senate win was fait accompli from early in 2004 on- hence the DNC keynote when he was just a…

I mean... isn’t that kind of Elizabeth Warren’s story too? It’s not like she worked her way up the MA political ladder, she won a Senate seat and was reelected last year (not saying her academic career wasn't incredibly impressive but if we're discountimg Buttigieg) 

I mean with Buttigieg it might actually be easier to win the nimination and the Presidency than winning the House seat in the deep Red district in which he lives statewide offices (both state and federal) are only slightly easier to see- the same is true to a lesser degree for Beto, he took his shot at the Senate and…

I don’t really understand the all-in approach some progressives have on single payer— its not like it’s even the most efficent or widely adopted form of universal coverage seen in peer states (the Bismarck approach has significantly greater prominence).

The Koch’s already bailed on the GOP in large part, completely due to trade, if they lose the Mercers (and perhaps more importantly the Mercers connections to groups like Cambridge Analytica and it’s successors) things might get interesting. 

More competent maybe, but I have my doubts on worse or at least on worse without some, likely minor, bright spots— one of the most remarkable things about the man is the lack of any redeeming traits— even far wose leaders gnerally have some positive trait be it self-discipline or patronage of the arts or being nice to…

Two quick thoughts- from folks living on the island, I’ve heard the statehood for PR question is a lot more complex and polarizing than it the referenda would make it appear; secondly the national popular vote project really, really meeds Red State buy-in, preferably a major Red State, otherwise it basically just…

I mean... Heah, but on the other hand coaches across all sports are stubborn and if showing bunt pushes the defense out of it for some batters that might be worth taking a pitch 

Senate primaries and the rise and fall of Big Luther notwithstanding

A majority highly dependent on outer edge votes like Bob Kerrey and Joe Lieberman

The bigger thing to me is that even if you give the author the benefit of the dount (amd I think he deserves it, clearly he means after an election which would hopefully swing the Senate) you can’t do the first two at all without not just annalmost unprecedented Senate majority but also for the electoral college) conse…

Please explain how you’re going to amend the Constitution or amend states without Republicans...Biden’s clearly leaning too far into cooperation but magical thinking on the other side of the equation doesn’t help either.

I dont know man, some stuff you can write off as culutrally engrained but hopefully educatable but the “hanging” bit that’s fucked up honor killing bullshit on a level that really isn’t tolerated even in some circles more accepting of some of the homophobic and transphobic stuff.

So... “auditioning to be America’s champion” when he literally just fought a draw with an actual American champ, an American Olympic Medalist even is a bit odd. Or telling. 

Shocker, you mean just drunkenly doing nothing then oddly reconciling with the brother-lover you’d sent an assassin to kill wasn’t narratively satisfying? 

Ehhhhh I think 2016 had an issue baked in that benefited Trump (and Sanders in the primary) that’s not a factor this time around— hatred of Hillary Clinton— witness the delta between Bernie’s 2016 and 2020 support numbers— a decent chunk of voters for Sanders (and Trump) were clearly “Never Hillary” voters (this is…