I’m honestly not sure why people are surprised by Buttigieg’s performance. He topped the polls there way back in November. Polls aren’t predictive, they’re suggestive, so if anything that was a sign he’d likely do better than expected. Besides that he’s got a lot of big money donors, so he was able to spend a lot more…

Definitely desperate, they think Bernie is their best shot to get Trump reelected, since Socialism (Democratic or otherwise) doesn’t play well with Middle America. I also see it as opportunistic, they don’t have a primary to vote in, so might as well fuck up the other one to try for a more favorable opponent.

South Carolina is going to be a big tell for who is actually “viable.” There are already reports of efforts by the SC GOP to get behind Bernie, since the Republican primary has been canceled and the Dem primary is open. It may not make that much of a difference, especially since the exit polls will tell us how the…

I never said it was the only reason why he struggles with Black voters, we were talking in the context of “identity politics,” before you got here. There are other reasons, take your pick, (he’s unlikable, his plans are light on details and seem untenable, Black voters tend to vote pragmatically and Sanders is a risk,…

It’s somewhat of a, “I’m not Black, I’m OJ” kinda of statement, ain’t it?

And I could totally get behind what he’s saying, if not for the fact that he takes roles specifically centering race. You don’t get to star in the lead roles in Get Out, Queen & Slim, or play Fred Hampton, and get to be “tired” of talking about race, when it’s an issue you bring to your own doorstep.

Sure. People have already used that argument to defend him on this issue, and yet Sanders has and will continue to struggle with Black voters by continuing to embrace that framework. So, he’s consistently stubborn if anything, despite the fact that it doesn’t benefit him. You’re not telling me anything I don’t already…

That might only happen if he gets the nomination, and by then it’s too late. I was actually thinking last night that knowing who all the candidates would pick at least for VP, would make it easier for people to decide, so I agree. Like if Bernie chose Tulsi, that could turn a lot of people off, or if Biden choosing…

Warren is the only one left that has even somewhat adequately addressed the balance of economic equality and identity politics, because she actually listens to people. She’s definitely not perfect, but I think it’s important to address these concerns when presenting “universal” solutions, because they’re not…

What I want to see is how he plans on addressing that.

No one is arguing that these policies will only help white people, the criticism is that centering these things specifically won’t fix the underlying issues (i.e. systemic racism and discrimination) exacerbated by these problems that specifically effect Black people.

He already has addressed identity politics, and has made it very clear that it’s secondary to economic equality. He called identity politics a distraction from “real issues,” like economic inequality and the decline of organized labor.
It’s precisely why he struggles with Black voters (in particular) in the first…

Rogan said he’s “probably” for Sanders a day or two ago. Sanders’ campaign has taken that as a ringing endorsement, but honestly who knows?

This is literally the first time I heard he’s even running. I stopped paying attention after the second debate, because this election cycle is far more irritating than the last.

But Bernie has also been essential towards getting a new generation of Democrats elected to office.

This assumes that if Warren dropped out all her supporters would go to Sanders, which isn’t the case. If anything her supporters would split. A lot of Warren supporters genuinely dislike Sanders and (especially) his supporters. They will vote for him if he is the nominee, but that doesn’t mean they will help him win…

She didn’t lie, and that’s why people are so pressed and trying to tell her to shut up. If what she had to say was so irrelevant then what she says shouldn’t warrant attacks on her, she’s not exactly breaking news here. Anyone that agrees with her already knew this to be true about Sanders, so I doubt her statements…

I completely agree, he was also always honest with everyone and you knew where you stood with him. If he didn’t like you, he wasn’t going to hide it, if he was going to target you, he’d tell you to your face. So while he was often abrasive, he was never fake, and that was more respectable to the jury than hiding…

Honestly it started before jury. I recall Alex and Paul having a conversation before she left, where she’d asked him to be honest with her. He lied to her face, lied in his goodbye messages with his “awww I don’t know know what happened, but whatever it was I had had nothing to do with it” narrative that he told every…

And good riddance. I couldn’t stand those two.