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wisewillow She/her Since: May, 2011
SatoshiBakura (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#283952: Jun 27th 2019 at 7:51:26 PM

Williamson will defeat Trump with LOVE! tonguetonguetongue

KarkatTheDalek Not as angry as the name would suggest. from Somwhere in Time/Space Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: You're a beautiful woman, probably
Not as angry as the name would suggest.
#283953: Jun 27th 2019 at 7:51:50 PM

That was certainly...an interesting answer from Williamson.

Oh God! Natural light!
CrimsonZephyr Would that it were so simple. from Massachusetts Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
Would that it were so simple.
#283954: Jun 27th 2019 at 7:52:21 PM

Bernie had a blah night. Biden got torched and couldn’t stop fellating Obama to make a case for himself. Harris excelled.

Marianne Williamson is an adorable kook.

Edited by CrimsonZephyr on Jun 27th 2019 at 10:52:53 AM

"For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die."
TheRoguePenguin Since: Jul, 2009
#283955: Jun 27th 2019 at 7:52:59 PM

Didn't Hillary have "Love Trumps Hate" as a slogan last time?

Hickenlooper: "Socialism bad!"

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#283956: Jun 27th 2019 at 7:53:18 PM

Really surprising they didn't seriously delve into gerrymandering, considering the ruling today.

TheAirman Brightness from The vicinity of an area adjacent to a location Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Historians will say we were good friends.
Brightness
#283957: Jun 27th 2019 at 7:53:52 PM

[up][up]I don't recall it being an official slogan of hers, but I definitely saw it a lot.

Edited by TheAirman on Jun 27th 2019 at 9:54:30 AM

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SatoshiBakura (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#283958: Jun 27th 2019 at 7:54:05 PM

Yang: “I am proof that are democracy still works.”

PhysicalStamina i'm tired, my friend (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Coming soon to theaters
i'm tired, my friend
#283959: Jun 27th 2019 at 7:54:16 PM

[up]x3 Hopefully they get to it in the next debate.

Everything else aside, Mayor Pete has beautiful eyes.

Bernie: "How come nothing really changes?"

*audible scoff from off-screen*

Edited by PhysicalStamina on Jun 27th 2019 at 10:57:01 AM

i'm tired, my friend
sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#283960: Jun 27th 2019 at 7:59:43 PM

I imagine the gerrymandering ruling is too new to be added to questions as the last minute

SatoshiBakura (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#283961: Jun 27th 2019 at 8:01:15 PM

Harris won that for sure. Biden was pure cringe throughout.

ironballs16 Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Owner of a lonely heart
#283962: Jun 27th 2019 at 8:01:36 PM

So my mom still likes Biden, because the rationale he offered regarding his vote on the busing bill was that he was concerned about how far kids would have to be traveling to go to school.

Anyone able to help me dig up Biden's stated rationale at the time and/or how far away said busing would have occurred? Her comparison was having me riding a bus for an hour to go to a city school while living in a rural district.

"Why would I inflict myself on somebody else?"
TheRoguePenguin Since: Jul, 2009
#283963: Jun 27th 2019 at 8:01:44 PM

Consensus seems to match up with this thread. Biden gets hit, Harris and Buttigieg shine, Bernie's neutral.

SatoshiBakura (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#283964: Jun 27th 2019 at 8:03:10 PM

Sanders really just wants a revolution.

KarkatTheDalek Not as angry as the name would suggest. from Somwhere in Time/Space Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: You're a beautiful woman, probably
Not as angry as the name would suggest.
#283965: Jun 27th 2019 at 8:03:53 PM

On another note, the Marianne Williamson tag on Twitter is amazing.

Oh God! Natural light!
Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#283966: Jun 27th 2019 at 8:04:18 PM

"Biden gets hit, Harris and Buttigieg shine, Bernie's neutral."

Really? I'd flip Biden and Bernie.

TheRoguePenguin Since: Jul, 2009
#283967: Jun 27th 2019 at 8:06:55 PM

No one really went after Bernie, though, except Maddow on the gun issue with that quote. Biden had that whole exchange with Harris, and that's going to be much more memorable.

Edited by TheRoguePenguin on Jun 27th 2019 at 8:07:31 AM

DingoWalley1 Asgore Adopts Noelle Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Can't buy me love
Asgore Adopts Noelle
#283968: Jun 27th 2019 at 8:09:38 PM

I imagine the gerrymandering ruling is too new to be added to questions as the last minute

The Citizenship Question was struck down because they lied to the Court about the reason to add it to the Census. The Census has to be printed really soon; due to the equipment used to print it, the Printing has to begin sometime in July, although some have speculated it can be pushed until October. The Supreme Court is not taking new cases until September.

It is almost impossible for Trump to add the Citizenship Question to the Census now, which is why Trump wants to delay it; however, the Constitution mandates that the Census has to be sent out early next year, and the law makes April 1st the day the Census is actually sent to people. Trump can whine all he wants, but it has to be sent out, and it has to be sent out April 1st, 2020, without the Citizenship Question.

EDIT: And only now, after re-reading your question, do I realize you meant the Gerrymandering Ruling for the Primaries, not the Census Question on the Census. My bad.

Edited by DingoWalley1 on Jun 27th 2019 at 11:10:42 AM

Demongodofchaos2 Face me now, bitch! from In a Cultivation World (Ancient one) Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Face me now, bitch!
#283969: Jun 27th 2019 at 8:10:00 PM

I'd be fine with either Harris or Warren as the nominee, with the other being their running mate.

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TheAirman Brightness from The vicinity of an area adjacent to a location Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Historians will say we were good friends.
Brightness
#283970: Jun 27th 2019 at 8:10:42 PM

Watching Trevor Noah's breakdown now, goddamn I wish I caught that "passing the torch" bit live.

And yeah, kudos to Warren and Harris on this first debate. Not fond of Harris' record, but publicly shaming Biden like that was just beautiful.

Edited by TheAirman on Jun 27th 2019 at 10:12:38 AM

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wisewillow She/her Since: May, 2011
She/her
#283971: Jun 27th 2019 at 8:11:16 PM

I’m still not pleased by Harris’ record. She’s also pretty pro-Israel and SESTA/FOSTA was devastating for sex workers.

Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#283972: Jun 27th 2019 at 8:13:16 PM

I'm disappointed Gillibrand didn't shine. I was really hoping she'd get a breakout, but she seemed perpetually behind Harris, Buttigieg, and Biden.

AceofSpades Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
#283973: Jun 27th 2019 at 8:13:24 PM

Well, I wasn't paying that much attention, but it was on because Mom was watching it. I think she's a bit of a Harris fan now, she seems really impressed with her. From what I did see, Harris certainly seemed to have her fire lit tonight.

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#283974: Jun 27th 2019 at 8:13:26 PM

Marianne Williamson is an adorable kook.

I wouldn't describe her as adorable, given her anti-vaxxer stance.

That's genuinely dangerous and not something I'd want anywhere near the WH.

Disgusted, but not surprised
Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#283975: Jun 27th 2019 at 8:18:17 PM

Anti-vaxxers are scum, regardless of their demeanor. The fact that she's even allowed on the stage speaks to how much of a clown car this primary is.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.

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