Cook currently rates West Virginia as +21 Republican. As much as I disliked Manchin, Iโd always said he was about as progressive leaning as a Senator could be and still win in West Virginia.
And since this is social media, Iโm sure some dumb fvck will be along in just a minute to tell me the five times Manchin made deciding votes against the progressive position, as if I didnโt know that already.
Yeah no shit, but Iโd rather have Manchin than Turnip-endorsed Sen Justice.
Iโm reading a lot here on Mamdani, and for the people who are happy with him, I say genuinely, โgreat!โ
But then people start talking about how heโs proof that moderate candidates serve no purpose.
In the 2025 mayoral race, the Republican Sliwa got less than 9% of the vote. Mamdani and Cuomo combined for over 91%. When you have a constituency lean progressive that hard, a lot is possible!
Itโs foolish to conclude from that, the same formula will be successful nationwide.
To those apologizing for being tricked into supporting #Fetterman in the 2022 Senator primary:
No apology necessary. Per the saying, โfool me once, shame on you.โ There was no indication heโd go MAGA back in 2022. The shame is on Fetterman for misrepresenting himself.
The second part, โfool me twice, shame on meโ applies when you had ample warning. Example: 3x Turnip voters upset their non-citizen spouses are deported.
#SenatorFetterman #USpol #ScottPolitics #FoolMeOnce #FoolMeTwice
RE: https://mastodon.online/@davidaugust/116524462187963129
I took a symposium ~18 years ago on partisan divide in the USA. One issue I researched & presented was that conservatives had billboards all over town, but progressives did not. Why?
My explanation was that conservative positions could typically be reduced to a bumper-sticker slogan, while progressive positions typically involve nuance and reason, which doesn't translate well to a billboard.
"Ballroom Republicans" is a great billboard-length slogan.
RE: https://spacey.space/@isaackuo/116485421069264930
About 20 years ago, I made a quip to a pollster that I'd vote for a wet, dripping, paper sack full of dog feces before I'd vote for Candidate X.
At some later point, I became aware of the David Sedaris quote that sums up the same sentiment.
Some candidates are so dangerous that voting for their opponent should be the easy choice, not just as a lessor of evils, but a joyful repudiation of repugnancy.
One nice thing about #literature is how characters and stories can help us recognize and understand patterns observed in real life. Often they serve as a short-hand for commentary. An often cited example is Icarus.
Given #POTUS47 careless comments about Iran, Lord #Farquaad from Shrek is serving overtime the last 9 days.
โSome of you May Die, But it's a Sacrifice I am Willing to Make.โ
A couple noteworthy things about these arrests that you might not hear in mainstream stories.
1. #POTUS47 has had a long running grudge against Don Lemon.
2. Both Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are black.
Coincidence? Unrelated? You be the judge.
Headlines this morning: Pam Bondi has ordered the arrest of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort, alleging they were participating as part of a protest.
Lemon and Fort state they were not part of the protest and instead were there as journalists covering the story.
Ordinarily, federal prosecutors would not be involved in investigating & filing charges for a protest. I'd expect the local police and prosecutors to handle that. IANAL
If a person says they didn't support Harris Walz because of (progressive reasons), but now admit they didn't realize it would get this bad and they should have supported Harris in 2024... I can at least respect that they are able to see it was a mistake and now regret their choice.
The progressive nitwits in January 2026 that can take a look at all this and still not regret their choice to snub Harris... I just can't understand it.
How many of you fuckers didn't give Harris your full support in 2024? That would've done something, you fucking fucks!
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