I know- that’s my point. He calls himself Beto, GOP refuses to acknowledge that and they intentionally use his full name as a way to try to make seem more elitist.

I think that regular news should do something similar. Rather than, “Trump: Mueller terminated the emails,” it should be “(False Statement) Trump: Mueller terminated the emails.” Say that it’s false or misleading, but then report on it.

It’s the best shot we have if classic gerrymandering is OK, but racial gerrymandering is not. But you’re right that Roberts desperately searches for non-racial justifications, even when they say it’s about race.

That might be our only shot for a generation. If gerrymandering is heavily, racially influenced (it already is, but behind the veneer of political parties), a few courts might state and exception and overturn the more egregious gerrymanders on the basis of 14th Amendment.

I get your point, but the whole point of gerrymandering is to make it statistically impossible to win state houses, even if turnout is high. We’d need absolutely overwhelming turnout in most jurisdictions to overcome that. 

I suspect that if Dems get enough states and gerrymander, either the SCOTUS or Republicans will suddenly become concerned with this issue and want to rectify it.

What needs to happen is that enough states turn blue and gerrymander that it starts to benefit Dems over Republicans.

It’s helpful to know that Robert Frances O’Rourke is the new version of Barack HUSSEIN Obama.

Wait until Trump finds out what happens at Chicago Blackhawks home games and that hockey is still mostly white sport.

She’ll likely claim executive immunity, even though it’s not a valid defense. By the time it makes its way through the courts that’s she’s wrong, it won’t matter.

The NRA members and the NRA as an organization are often very different.

“Too many people are being left behind, and we need to build an economy that works for everyone,”

Unless Trump actually divested from all his properties and the different Trump Organizations, it’s a blind Trust in name only.

Most of those who work politics or policy in DC, come from the same background (white, upper middle class, suburbs), went to good public or private schools and really aren’t impacted by the policies of Trump.

This is the American immigration system doing exactly what it has been set up to do, and it is not in need of reform—it is in need of abolition.

“I extend my deepest apologies to my family and colleagues for this unfortunate distraction,”

Wait, I don’t understand it. Trump gave up all control over his companies- remember those piles of binders he stacked up? That means the Trump org is disassociated from Trump. So there’s no reason they shouldn’t cooperate. Right? But, the binders.

As a random bit of data- More than 8000 people, mostly African Americans and some Quakers are buried in a park near Adams Morgan (Walter Pierce Park). That number includes 40 African American soldiers.

I’ve never fully understood this. If enough people vote for the candidate that most aligns to their positions and values, THAT makes them electable. The side effect of our obsession with electability is that it creates an enthusiasm gap because we don’t pick the person we want, but the person we think might win.

White house staffers often hold court in the Trump hotel, forcing you to stay (or at least go to) Trump Hotel.  If you meet them at the white house, one of their first questions is where are you staying. This normally, would be a small talk question, but it’s now asked in a way that suggests that if you don’t say…