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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
We (GenX'ers) just don't seem to have a cultural identity. We inherited declining economic fortunes from the boomers, settled into our adult lives, had some kids, and just sort of did our thing.
Edited by Fighteer on Aug 31st 2020 at 2:01:23 PM
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"I'm not certain if that is going to remain his strength for long.
I don't see any reason for that to change. The reason it has been effective is that Trump is his own worst enemy and continues to make things worse for himself, that's not going to change. All Biden needs to do is let the spotlight stay on Trump, and by extension his mistakes, and continue to make the occasional speech.
"Einstein would turn over in his grave. Not only does God play dice, the dice are loaded." -Chairman Sheng-Ji YangI agree Biden should go to Kenosha, he can't remain silent on this.
And in general, Biden really needs to stop keeping a low profile if he wants to secure his victory. And he should make an effort to show himself in all 50 states, not just battleground states. We've seen with Clinton what can happen when candidates take states for granted and ignore them.
Hope shines brightest in the darkest timesAs mentioned on the previous page, the Appeals Court ruled against Flynn's request for an immediate dismissal
, and did so 8-2, which is pretty damned significant.
I don't think we have evidence that Biden needs to be outspoken about anything. Push comes to shove, the purpose of being President is not being a showman. Biden has set up a contrast between his memetic cellar and the circus that the drama mongering attention whore that is the current occupant of the White House, and judging by polls this strategy is being a great success so far.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman![]()
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As we get closer to debate time it will become increasingly necessary for Biden to come out and respond to political issues, if nothing else then to keep Trump from monopolizing the media narrative.
With current events turning more in favor of the right's narrative, Biden can not rely on things shifting back in the lefts and will need to make some kind of decisive response.
Edited by Mio on Aug 31st 2020 at 2:29:28 PM
Biden is literally giving a speech in Pittsburgh right now
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One "money quote": "The simple truth is Donald Trump failed to protect America. So now he's trying to scare America. ... He keeps telling you if he was President you'd feel safe. Well, he is President whether he knows it or not"
Warning, the video glitches at the beginning.
Also, probably doesn't need to be said, but I would not recommend reading the comments.
When Trump talks law and order, some Wisconsin voters listen
Highlights, and my responses:
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I can't help be hear unconscious messages of "law enforcement is axiomatically good, therefore any violence they commit is justified, and any violence towards them is unjustified".
There is also an undercurrent of "can't we just put these entitled whiners down already so I don't have hear them anymore?"
It's these kinds of sheltered, entitled mentalities that are going to usher fascism into this country.
Edited by Mio on Aug 31st 2020 at 2:50:27 PM
Part of it might be a reluctance to interrupt Trump when he's making missteps already - and with how often he makes such missteps, it's damned hard to get a word in edgewise!
That was actually intended to respond to the criticism of Biden not making himself more visible - got a buttload of posts that got put up in a short span!
Edited by ironballs16 on Aug 31st 2020 at 4:14:02 AM
"Why would I inflict myself on somebody else?"While I don't think that the article speedyboris posted is necessarily deliberately deceptive, I have a lot of skepticism about these kinds of stories about supposedly undecided voters.
I do find it totally believable that there are people who are quite racist, whether they realize it or not, who have become more likely to vote for Trump (again) due to protests against racism/police violence. And to the articles' credit, it does indicate that some of the people quoted are explicitly Trump supporters.
However, everyone quoted seems to be very much looking for a reason to vote for Trump to a degree that I would suspect they are generally Republican voters, even if they have voted for a Democratic Presidential candidate at least once in the past 20 years.
And I think that both the people themselves as well as this kind of article are deliberately ambiguous about that, because they want to give the impression that these are voters that Biden could win over and is failing to.
The bigger problem is that they work with tiny sample sizes. And that they all fit a common belief that is not however supported by polling. Sounds like they might be cherrypicked.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard FeynmanI still have a hard time believing God-Emperor Trump won't win again, for the following reasons:
- 1. The polls lied in 2016 and they can easily lie again.2. Trump is capitalizing well on the "law-and-order" theme, which is music to middle America's ears.3. Paradoxically, the widespread unemployment under Trump will help him win by pushing working people farther into xenophobic anger.4. Trump has hobbled the Post Office and clearly plans on using it to suppress mail-in votes.5. The pandemic is no closer to slowing down now than it was back in April, and it's the right wing voters who think basic science is fake and will go to the polls, while Democratic voters will be reluctant to leave their homes to vote in person.6. The Electoral College, like everything else in America, is hard-wired to favor Republicans.7. Q-Anon.
Edited by BrainSewage on Aug 31st 2020 at 2:41:37 PM
How dare you disrupt the sanctity of my soliloquy?

I'm sort of torn by the "Trump's going to win" arguments. On the one hand, it means two more months of doom-saying. On the other hand, the Democrats really need a dominant performance by Biden to win the Senate, and complacency will lead to that failing.
This feels somewhat like 2008, when it was clear Obama was going to defeat Mc Cain if you looked at the polling, but there was a lot of discussion that assumed the election was close.
The problem with this logic is that doomsaying is not an improvement over complacency, a person who does not vote because Trump is definitely losing is identical to someone who does not vote because he's definitely going to win. Ergo, the assumption that the alternative to doomsaying is complacency is not true.
What matters is enthusiasm, and in that metric, we have a very solid foundation because everyone who is connected to reality knows how terrible Trump is.
"Einstein would turn over in his grave. Not only does God play dice, the dice are loaded." -Chairman Sheng-Ji Yang