The moderate trap has been an increasingly worse electoral strategy for Dems.  My pet theory, which I haven’t really fully worked out, is that there needs to be a positive, moral message from the candidate.  Obama had this.  Bill Clinton had a bit of one about lifting each other up, but was helped by Perot.  Carter’s…

But she doesn’t want to look like she’s playing dirty, while trying to play dirty.

Maybe she’ll highlight the anti-corruption aspect in some attacks on Bloomberg tonight?  She has to come out swinging. 

She also peaked with her plan unveiling a bit too soon and then transitioned to a more identity-politics focus, which seems to be either obsolete or not-yet-of-its-time.  

“He’s got the policy chops of my morning oatmeal”

Every Splinter comment section devolved into a rehash of Bernie/Hillary 2016 that would inevitably devolve into Russian bot/tomato accusations.

(I’m mostly a homeless Deadspinner who has dabbled in Splinter and the Root but mostly left after the Deadspin debacle.)

From what I’ve read about Warren’s perceived plummet is that it coincides with her picking up large swathes of Harris’s campaign staff... which kinda goes to a major problem with Democratic consultants - they should only get promoted when they win something.  

Is it just me or are comments disabled on deadspin?

To whatever extent it matters, I really appreciate the work you all have done here. I’d pay $150 a year for a subscription to a new (and still unionized!) Deadspin. Hell, bring back Splinter while you’re at it (especially Hamilton Nolan). The commenters there drove me nuts with their tomato infatuation (“you’re a…

gaslighting and memoryholing.  I’m sure they’ll shut down Deadspin in a week or two. 

I like reading Deadspin because you don’t stick to sports. I used to spend a lot more time on Deadspin (and its sister sites) because of Splinter. I also find your management’s memoryholing and gaslighting to be insane.  I’ve never seen someone put themselves in such a deep hole only to keep digging.  It’s clear they…

“The game of attacks and counterattacks ended in a draw 0-0.”
- New York Times, July 28, 1953

And if Chriss can be a useful player for the Warriors, it’ll be a heartening message that there is life after Phoenix.

The Washington Fucking Wizards are definitely a team. As in, “the Fucking Wizards lost again. They should be relegated.”

the new owners of G/O Media?  I assume there is some company edict on this sort of thing.  

Brad Pitt? Of all the celebs available, you picked Brad Pitt?!

Canceled League Pass this morning over the NBA’s nonreaction. Feeling good about it.  

A buddy of mine who is kinda anti-Warren but mostly anti-everyone and given to thinking Trump is winning reelection is convinced that Warren’s affirmative action “abuse” for lack of a better term will scare off non-whites. I think Democrats will generally line up behind Warren in a general election even if she’s…

I can’t tell if they are a hardcore Biden fan (which would be a first in my experience)...

It’s really annoying that the DNC pretends South Carolina is the “Black State” as if Black people are a monolith and Nevada is the “Latino State” as if Latinos are a monolith. Of course, Iowa and New Hampshire are talked about as Lily White States, they’re just “Midwest Values Voters” and “New Englanders.”