I’ll also point out - that’s a lot of really poor writing packed into only seven sentences.

Can we knock it the fuck off with the ‘Sander’s supporters are naïve and think he’s magic socialist Santa Claus who will enact his entire platform with a wave of his magic wand’ narrative? Seriously. Like, we fucking understand political reality. We know that a good portion of Sander’s platform is going to be…

This one, from the original piece at the New Yorker, is almost unbelievable:

Alternative commentary to Schwartz.

That attitude is what got Bush I elected, from all the people saying “Ah, Bush and Gore are just the same, it doesn’t really matter!”

This. It’s especially dangerous because it also fosters the “if they’re all bad, why bother voting?” apathy that’s already endemic. The last thing we need is less voter engagement.

Okay.

It’s the “Anyone But The GOP” election for me. As it was in 2004. Bernie can’t win the nomination and Hilary is the lesser of two evils.

Congratulations, girleen, you survived 1 election and learnt one big ol’ lesson about how reality brings your ideals down a peg! Now, survive a couple ten-twenty more elections, & then you can talk ‘grizzled’.

If you don’t believe Bernie Sanders can get the nod, I point you to the candidacy of George McGovern. If you don’t believe he can win the presidency, I point you to Jimmy Carter. The history of campaigns for the executive branch is littered with the successes of individuals who were considered party outsiders.

the outsized political hope that “youth” have before they realize that every politician is a shill, nobody with real values is actually electable, and also that God Is Dead.

Guys, guyssss, can we all just agree to vote together in the general no matter the primary outcome? This is really not an election we can lose.

thinkpiece idea: “man who has been in congress for 20 years just doesn’t understand how congress works”

Undecided voter here who is trying hard not to get involved with internecine Democratic turf wars, but-

I’m not a reporter at all but I have to say that I love it when I’m EXACTLY the bitch that idiot politicians thought I was going to be ha ha.

I love this woman.

DOGS PLAYING POKER

Nothing pisses of a chauvinistic asshole more than being held accountable by a woman. “Screw you! I deserve those fucking picture frames!”

He will be re-elected/re-appointed in a landslide.

People are assholes so why shouldn’t our public officials be assholes if they represent us?