2020 Elections

[Vrede too]

"Never in the history of politics has a campaign raised so much money from so many individual contributions with such a low average donation ($19) as we have.

I am very proud of that fact."

-- Bernie!

[O Really]

... low average donation ($19) as we have.

I am very proud of that fact."

-- Bernie!

Sounds like about the right price for what they get.

[Vrede too]

Sounds like about the right price for what they get.

You mean favors can't get bought by fat cats?

He's the 2016 Dem that did NOT lose to 45SHOLE.

[O Really]

Actually, we ALL lost to 45SHOLE.
Bernie just watched "Network" too many times.

On the other hand, it's a speech that is unfortunately even more apropos now than in '76...

https://neilchughes.com/2014/07/15/im-m ... work-1976/

[Vrede too]

Actually, we ALL lost to 45SHOLE.
Bernie just watched "Network" too many times.

On the other hand, it's a speech that is unfortunately even more apropos now than in '76...

https://neilchughes.com/2014/07/15/im-m ... work-1976/

That IS Bernie! 43 years ago. He's old and Peter Finch was his stage name.

[1 CAT FAN]

Bernie's departure from the running was just a formality. It's just as well though, the lesbian saw the exit door too.

[Vrede too]

Trump may think being called a racist will help him win in 2020

FTFY

Sadly, he may be correct.

[billy.pilgrim]

Trump may think being called a racist will help him win in 2020

FTFY

Sadly, he may be correct.

He's spot on correct.


I'm thinking about moving to Wisconsin about this time next year. I figure that I could stay inside where it's warm.


Voting in Florida seems more and more like a waste of time.

[O Really]

Voting in Florida for president or senator isn't a waste on a state-wide count. Voting for anybody else where you live would be a waste, I'd agree.

But having spent most of a couple of Januaries in Wisconsin about a hundred miles north of Green Bay, I don't recommend the move even though the state could use your voting help. Winter is too long to stay inside all the time and that's more of a problem than the actual cold itself. Which in my case (I think it was 2015 and 16) didn't get much above zero during the whole month, and got down to -28 (real temp) a few times. Just go down to the beach and don't let the politicians screw with your life.

[Vrede too]

... I'm thinking about moving to Wisconsin about this time next year. I figure that I could stay inside where it's warm.

Voting in Florida seems more and more like a waste of time.

Wisconsin has been rather rightwing lately. 2018 may have signaled a shift back to sanity, but who knows. It does have the advantage of being easier to flee to Canada from.

[O Really]

[Wisconsin] does have the advantage of being easier to flee to Canada from.

I dunno, man. You can fly to Canada from anywhere, but if you're talking about driving to Canada from Wisconsin, you gotta go through either Michigan or Minnesota, and then when you do, you're in the middle of nowhere on your way to maybe Winnipeg, the coldest city over 200K in the world.

[Vrede too]

Gotta be legal to fly or drive. I meant billy.pilgrim boating at night as an undocumented refugee, or even a fugitive after one final act of rebellion against American fascism.

[O Really]

Gotta be legal to fly or drive. I meant billy.pilgrim boating at night as an undocumented refugee, or even a fugitive after one final act of rebellion against American fascism.

Boundary Waters. Minnesota. Summertime.

[billy.pilgrim]

... I'm thinking about moving to Wisconsin about this time next year. I figure that I could stay inside where it's warm.

Voting in Florida seems more and more like a waste of time.

Wisconsin has been rather rightwing lately. 2018 may have signaled a shift back to sanity, but who knows. It does have the advantage of being easier to flee to Canada from.

Won't it be more in play than Florida?

As far as the cold is concerned, I may love it. If not, then I'll likely move south in late November.

[Vrede too]

Won't it (WI) be more in play than Florida? ...

Idk, I haven't seen state-by-state polling yet. I THINK both count as POTUS-purple until proven otherwise.

[Vrede too]

Morning Consult's Senator Approval Rankings

On a daily basis, Morning Consult is surveying over 5,000 registered voters across the United States on their senators. Each quarter, we’ll update this page with the latest survey data, providing an in-depth look at how all 100 U.S. senators stand with voters in their state.

The 10 Most Popular Senators

Angus King (I-ME)
Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
John Barrasso (R-WY)
John Hoeven (R-ND)
Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Michael Enzi (R-WY)
Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
John Thune (R-SD)
Ed Markey (D-MA)

2 I (caucus with Dems), 4 D, 4R.

The 10 Most Unpopular Senators
(Tillis has the highest unfavorable, but McConnell has the worst margin)

Rob Portman (R-OH)
Pat Toomey (R-PA)
Richard Burr (R-NC)
Roy Blunt (R-MO)
Cory Gardner (R-CO)
Pat Roberts (R-KS)
Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
Bob Menendez (D-NJ)
Gary Peters (D-MI)
Thom Tillis (R-NC)

2 D, 8 R.

Up in 2020

The 10 Most Popular Senators
(looking like safe seats)

Michael Enzi (R-WY)
Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
Ed Markey (D-MA)
Mike Rounds (R-SD)
Chris Coons (D-DE)
Jack Reed (D-RI)
Steve Daines (R-MT)
Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
Ben Sasse (R-NE)
Tom Cotton (R-AR)

4 D, 6 R.

The 10 Most Unpopular Senators
(looking endangered, Tillis has the highest unfavorable)

Tina Smith (D-MN)
Joni Ernst (R-IA)
Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Dick Durbin (D-IL)
Martha McSally (R-AZ)
Doug Jones (D-AL)
Cory Gardner (R-CO)
Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
Gary Peters (D-MI)
Thom Tillis (R-NC)

4 D, 6 R.

2020 United States Senate election in North Carolina

Tillis has declared primary and general opponents. I'm not familiar with any of them yet.

2020 United States Senate election in South Carolina

Graham has declared primary and general opponents.

Amy McGrath Raises $2.5 Million in First Day of Kentucky Senate Bid

Amy McGrath, a retired Marine lieutenant colonel and combat pilot who is seeking to unseat Senator Mitch McConnell in 2020, raised $2.5 million in the first 24 hours of her campaign, her campaign manager said Wednesday.

The fund-raising haul eclipsed the first-day totals raised by some heavyweight contenders in the presidential race, including Senators Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren. It suggests that Ms. McGrath retains some of the star power she harnessed during her failed bid last year to capture a House seat in Kentucky.

It is also an indication of just how badly Democrats want to oust Mr. McConnell, the Senate majority leader....

[Vrede too]

Gotta be legal to fly or drive. I meant billy.pilgrim boating at night as an undocumented refugee, or even a fugitive after one final act of rebellion against American fascism.

Boundary Waters. Minnesota. Summertime.

Walk. Paddle. Carried across by mosquitoes.

Will you be voting in CA?

[O Really]

Boris Johnson: the clown is crowned as the country burns in hell

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... are_btn_tw

Well, here we are then. Someone who could easily be rejected as a Guess Who character for looking too ridiculous is now to lead the country. A man whose DNA profile is the exact same as a Bernard Manning joke. A man who mentioned the 20 hustings he had taken part in, approximately 30 seconds after Conservative party chairman Brandon Lewis talked of the 16 hustings held.

With 8,000 members of the Johnson family watching on – and Jeremy Hunt, looking for all the world like a sub who’s never gonna get off the bench and knows it – Boris Johnson was announced as the new leader of the Conservative party, and, in short order, the new prime minister. Elected by a staggering 0.2% of the nation, we can’t say it isn’t the will of the people.

It’s quite extraordinary, isn’t it, when the new leader of the country opens his inaugural speech with: “There may be people here who wonder quite what they have done!” – having to address the fact that many people in the room are coming to terms with the fact they’ve got shit on their shoe.

[Vrede too]

Boris Johnson: the clown is crowned as the country burns in hell ...

Are you saying that Johnson is a dick?

[Vrede too]

"I have to say when Donald Trump says there are parts of London that are 'No Go' areas, I think he's betraying a quite stupefying ignorance that makes him, frankly, unfit to hold the office of president of the United States."
-- Boris Johnson