A candidate we can all agree on: I donated to Amy McGrath today

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Wednesday March 04, 2020 · 5:34 PM PST

2020/03/04 · 17:34

amy-mcgrath-photo-copy_wide-554d0df501e14dfab130e82647ebccb8a9a44204-s800-c85.jpg — Amy McGrath

There’s been a lot of arguing over the last few days, so I thought it might be nice to post about someone who we can all (presumably) agree on: Mitch McConnel’s challenger, former fighter pilot Amy McGrath.

I sent her $25 today, and I would urge everyone else here to donate to her as well, no matter which candidate you’re supporting in the primary. It’s time for Mitch to retire.

The party elite have shown that they can't be trusted to act in good faith at a brokered convention

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Wednesday February 19, 2020 · 8:49 PM PST

2020/02/19 · 20:49

I had a conversation about this in the comments under the debate thread, and a number of people mentioned the difference between, say, a 30% plurality and a 45% one, but here’s the thing: I don’t trust the DNC and their pals to make that distinction. If Bernie takes 49% of the state delegates, I don’t trust them not to override that decision, and that would essentially ensure that Trump would be reelected because the enthusiasm of the base would be dead on arrival at that point. I am willing to take the risk of a candidate winning with 30% of the vote to avoid the risk of a near-majority being overridden by bad-faith party elites.

I am also extremely disappointed in Elizabeth Warren for taking the stance she did on it. Does anyone here honestly believe that a brokered convention run by a bunch of people who changed the debate rules to get Mayor Stop-and-frisk on the stage would work out any better for her than it would for Bernie Sanders? If they’re willing to override Bernie if he’s in first place, I can’t imagine they’re going to do that just to pick the other progressive.

Can I have a quick show of hands from Bernie supporters who think Republicans are going to help him?

lendrick

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Friday February 07, 2020 · 2:13 PM PST

2020/02/07 · 14:13

As a Bernie supporter, I keep being told that I think Republican politicians are going to help him pass the bills he wants to pass, or that I think that Bernie is somehow magically certain to be able to pass Medicare For All. This is weird, because I don’t know very many (or any!) Bernie supporters who actually feel this way. That being said, maybe I’m imagining things, so if my fellow Bernie supporters could give me a show of hands if you believe that Republicans are going to help us or if you think that Medicare For All is a certainty if Bernie gets elected, I would appreciate it, just so I can see if my own position is somehow rare.

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