Partisan distribution both incidental (clustering - bigger deal) and artificial (gerrymandering - kind of overrated) means that the allegiance of Panera Democrats is just flat-out necessary for the left of center to win elections and obtain power. Folks like the writers at Jacobin cannot except the idea that rich…

Doesn’t help that the common conception of “middle class” is too broad. And everybody making over, I dunno, like $150k in household income should see a net increase in taxes larger than what they receive in additional benefits, sorry. Time to take care of the poor.

Don’t worry, Berniebin Magazine assures us that the Cletustariat would support those higher taxes.

Nonsense! He will realign the median vote in the senate through MASS MOBILIZATION.

Oh, right. I forgot.

Maybe she wants to be VP.

People immersed in PE are easily the worst people I’ve ever been involved with

SHUTTUP YOUR CANCELED [clapping hands emoji]

Legit read the first sentence as ending with “your trembling bedpan”...which, coincidentally, is the title of my scary story.

[points at partner’s wiener] “I’ve got a plan for that.”

Also like 70% of the exchanges around here are in bad faith and delivered through an imperfect medium, so everyone should just stop engaging with anyone they disagree with in the comments. Go to the polls, vote, go home. Organize and campaign too, if that’s your thing.

The only way to fuck that up is to have something happen that would instantly and profoundly disillusion a huge portion of the party.

Judging by the state of repair of the Pentagon’s exterior, I’d agree less red tape but probably way more duct tape.

But so long as a bad thing happens, it must happen to him. Or something. In closing:

Gotta say, it’s not Oliver Stone’s best work.

Go nuts. I’ve said my piece and don’t need to be validated by its perpetuity. In the meantime, I’ll give you three guesses as to what you can do with that wagging little finger of yours.

Alas, as a YIMBY I’m afraid it would be hypocritical to exercise my exclusionary zoning rights in regards to this topic

Build build build build and tell NIMBYs to eat shit. And yes that means the people in SF too who don’t want to see a high rise of social housing in their adorable neighborhood.

It’s not even the correct demographic that will cost them national elections (suburbanites).

Could be 2. DC’s already at 800k, and growing.