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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Polls show Virginians are divided on Ralph Northam. The jury’s still out on Justin Fairfax.
The thing that caught my eye is Roughly 58 percent of African Americans polled said Northam should remain in office, compared to 46 percent of whites who said the same.
For some reason I was expecting that...
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard FeynmanHere's my question about the poll: does it distinguish between Republicans and Democrats? I would expect a substantial portion of Republicans to answer "yes" to any question about whether a Democratic politician should leave office, regardless of the reason, and obviously more whites than blacks are Republicans.
Much more meaningful would be the ratio of white Democrats to black Democrats who still support him. The article doesn't seem to mention this, although I didn't delve deeply into it.
Edited by Fighteer on Feb 11th 2019 at 9:48:56 AM
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"This poll has more
. Seems like partisanship is indeed the dominating factor, although I notice that numerically his support among African Americans is stronger than among Democrats.
The Post's paywall won't let me read that, unfortunately.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"The usual 538 article on presidential candidates, this time on Amy Klobuchar.
She is one of my favourites, coming from a Midwestern state, strongly overperformed in elections multiple times and has a pragmatic, relatable personality from what I've seen.
Only problem is her supposed treatment of staff members, but it's unclear how much of that is from her being a tough boss or actual mistreatment; relatively small baggage anyway.
Life is unfair...It says that most Democrats want Northam to stay and most Republicans want him to go. And that his support among African Americans is stronger than among Democrats in general but only by few percent.
I am thinking that this is yet again mostly a matter of partisanship, but the deviation between Democrats vs. African Americans might have a different reason. Perhaps whites care more about the optics (if you want to be negative: virtue signaling) while African Americans are more interested in policy matters (such as Northam continuing his predecessor's project to restore felons' voting rights, which is a rsce issue as black people disproportionately end up in jail)?
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard FeynmanThere may be a sense among black voters that if you're going to have a white guy in the governor's office, you can't afford to be too picky given the state's history. Better someone that you know is trying to work for you now than someone you know will try to work against you, which is what will inevitably happen if the Republicans regain the office.
Slightly ninjaed.
Edited by Fighteer on Feb 11th 2019 at 10:11:02 AM
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"The lieutenant governor has his own problems, specifically sexual assault claims. The rabbit hole seems to continue indefinitely.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
And the Attorney General also did blackface. Something's rotten in the state of Virginia, it seems. This is not to say that any other part of the country is necessarily better, but it is interesting to note.
Personally, I'd prefer if Northam and Fairfax resign and the Attorney General stay if the public wants him to.
But of course, considering the data I think it's clear that Northam isn't leaving, which is offensive but acceptable. In situations like this, it's the opinions of African-Americans that should be supreme as a rule, and they have spoken.
"Einstein would turn over in his grave. Not only does God play dice, the dice are loaded." -Chairman Sheng-Ji YangI honestly did not expect so much African-American support for Northam in spite of his scandal. What are his odds of staying in office right now?
I am quite perturbed by him throwing around the "SJW" label in an obviously negative way, but who's to say that he's indeed misusing it to refer to all feminists and the like? Hell, I probably (though not necessarily) would've used "SJW" to label all Moral Guardians and any other people or shows that tout Anvilicious messages if I had been the sort to do Youtube videos like he and many other people do.
Edited by MarqFJA on Feb 11th 2019 at 9:15:31 PM
Fiat iustitia, et pereat mundus.Marq, those are dogwhistles. He's using dogwhistles. And I honestly don't trust anyone who throws around 'SJW' negatively to tell anyone what is and isn't acceptable diversity.
Also, I feel as if this belongs in another thread? Politics in Media, perhaps?
Edited by AzurePaladin on Feb 11th 2019 at 1:17:36 PM
The awful things he says and does are burned into our cultural consciousness like a CRT display left on the same picture too long. -FighteerAs this video rightly points out, SJ Ws are in a way a conspiracy theory. Meaning the Anti-SJW movement has build a Feindbild for itself which they can use as an excuse to vent their racism and sexism, under the guise of being "rational".
Just to get an idea how far removed Sargon and consorts are from being rational.
Edited by MarqFJA on Feb 11th 2019 at 9:34:07 PM
Fiat iustitia, et pereat mundus.

And here's the Washington Post analysis of the study that was linked in that article for reference.
Wealth concentration returning to ‘levels last seen during the Roaring Twenties,’ according to new research
Which as John Oliver noted in an episode from a while back, is just a tad ominous, considering what followed the Twenties.
Edited by M84 on Feb 11th 2019 at 8:10:38 PM
Disgusted, but not surprised