🇺🇸 Discussion: The DEMOCRATIC P - Part 3

[MagnarTheGreat]

NY Magazine - [Mayor] Adams Weirdly Says Migrant Crisis Will ‘Destroy New York City’

Ellis Island | Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island

It'll 'survive' immigration. It always has.

Global warming and rising sea levels are the true problem.

Extreme weather events like New York City flooding are 'the new normal'

The last few years have sometimes been referred to as the “ Pyrocene Age ” because of the way the climate crisis has fostered an abundance of wildfires. This year has seen more than its share of ...

www.dailykos.com

 

[mclay18]

Gavin better be damn careful about who he appoints. If he appoints one of the people running next year, he's going to take a lot of heat for putting his finger on the scale. The smart move is to appoint someone who will commit to not running in 2024.

Did he get a lot of flack for nominating Alex Padilla to replace Kamala Harris in the U.S. Senate? He’s going to get a lot of flack no matter who he appoints to fill DiFi’s remaining time in office.

 

[InCali]

Did he get a lot of flack for nominating Alex Padilla to replace Kamala Harris in the U.S. Senate? He’s going to get a lot of flack no matter who he appoints to fill DiFi’s remaining time in office.

Yeah.....he caught some. He replaced Kamala with Padilla, but, personally, I think Alex was a good, solid choice. He isn't perfect, but is generally a good guy.

 

[GREEN =w= DAY]

RIP Feinstein

But holy crap, she should have retired years ago! It got to a point where they were pretty much pulling a Weekend At Bernie’s with her

 

[squeekness]

RIP Feinstein

But holy crap, she should have retired years ago! It got to a point where they were pretty much pulling a Weekend At Bernie’s with her

I know, right? Lol....

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

California governor rejects bill to give unemployment checks to striking workers

California won’t be giving unemployment checks to workers on strike. While state lawmakers passed a bill to make California the third state to do this, Democratic Gov.

apnews.com

Newsom is the return of Bill Clinton 1990s politics.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Jimmy Carter turns 99, about 7 months after entering hospice care

Last week, former President Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, 96, made a rare public appearance, riding in a black SUV at the Plains Peanut Festival.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[squeekness]

Jimmy Carter turns 99, about 7 months after entering hospice care

Last week, former President Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, 96, made a rare public appearance, riding in a black SUV at the Plains Peanut Festival.

www.nbcnews.com

He's still hanging in there, lol

 

[InCali]

California governor rejects bill to give unemployment checks to striking workers

California won’t be giving unemployment checks to workers on strike. While state lawmakers passed a bill to make California the third state to do this, Democratic Gov.

apnews.com

Newsom is the return of Bill Clinton 1990s politics.

They have decades between them, but I would still argue that, even relatively speaking, Newsom is clearly to the left of Clinton. He'll be labeled as some raging socialist, but is, to me, a rather centrist Dem who moderates his views in order to get elected.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

I'm probably looking at Walz, Shapiro, Whitmer, Pritzker, and some others before I'm looking at Newsom (CA) for 2028 or Harris (CA) either for the 2028 primary campaign.

 

[squeekness]

I'd love Whitmer to run.

 

[Sithborg]

I'm probably looking at Walz, Shapiro, Whitmer, Pritzker, and some others before I'm looking at Newsom (CA) for 2028 or Harris (CA) either for the 2028 primary campaign.

Yeah, I'm not convinced a Dem from CA is the way to win.

 

[InCali]

I think the real question is "Who can win?" The unfortunate truth is that people get elected on personality, looks, (generally) gender, (generally) ethnicity, and so forth. I look at candidates based on policy, but I don't think I'm in the majority. Certainly candidates like Whitmer, Walz, and Shapiro, being from a pivotal part of the country, will be major contenders.

Kamala, frankly, doesn't strike me as someone who inspires others; though I find her very competent.

The main point is to win the WH and the net is wide enough to have candidates who aren't straight, white guys. The bottom line is that no one thought a skinny black dude with a sharp wit would get the nomination, let alone be elected twice. There are a lot of people who can do the job from a policy perspective, but not a lot who can get enough people to vote them into office.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Newsom picks Laphonza Butler as Feinstein replacement

California’s governor chose a labor leader turned power player to serve in the Senate, and an adviser told POLITICO there were no preconditions about whether she could run in 2024.

www.politico.com

 

[mclay18]

He's still hanging in there, lol

I remember my late great aunt was kicked OUT of hospice after six months. She lived for another year or two after that.

 

[mclay18]

Newsom picks Laphonza Butler as Feinstein replacement

California’s governor chose a labor leader turned power player to serve in the Senate, and an adviser told POLITICO there were no preconditions about whether she could run in 2024.

www.politico.com

I think Butler will run for a full term next year, since she’s younger than Lee. Especially if she tears Senate Rs a few holes in the next few months.

 

[OtherwiseKnownAs]

California governor rejects bill to give unemployment checks to striking workers

California won’t be giving unemployment checks to workers on strike. While state lawmakers passed a bill to make California the third state to do this, Democratic Gov.

apnews.com

Newsom is the return of Bill Clinton 1990s politics.

Return? When did it go away?

 

[Lily Adler]

Cue the negative Nancy whining that “she should’ve retired already.”

That seat will stay blue thanks to Gavin Newsom appointing her replacement.

Like RBG, yes she should have. Now Katie Porter can take the seat.

 

[mclay18]

Like RBG, yes she should have. Now Katie Porter can take the seat.

Butler is there now. I think she's going to run for a full six year term next year.

We need folks like Porter and Schiff calling out R shenanigans in the House.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Minnesota governor says Democrats need to 'focus on what improves people's lives' • Nebraska Examiner

Minnesota governor, a Nebraska native, urges local Democrats to focus on issues that affect people's lives.

nebraskaexaminer.com

 

[squeekness]

Minnesota governor says Democrats need to 'focus on what improves people's lives' • Nebraska Examiner

Minnesota governor, a Nebraska native, urges local Democrats to focus on issues that affect people's lives.

nebraskaexaminer.com

Well someone has to, seeing as how Republicans don't seem to be doing so.....

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Dems say new Michigan voting rights bills strengthen democracy ⋆ Michigan Advance

The state House in Michigan voted through a handful of bills aimed at addressing different elements of the voting process to ensure every eligible voter can participate in elections. The bills address maintaining online voter applications, voting rights for military spouses, as well as...

michiganadvance.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

PA-10: Stelson Makes It Official

Former news anchor joins growing field of Democrats challenging Scott Perry

www.politicspa.com