Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, purportedly assured Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki that America is “closely watching” Russia’s interference in Binomo’s recent elections. There are only two problems with that sentence: Haley wasn’t talking to Morawiecki, and Binomo isn’t a real country.
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Best and brightest.
People continue to deny the existing of Binomo… SAD
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Heck, Hillary was so arrogant she didn’t even visit Michigan, Wisconsin or Pennsylvania. Typical Dem strongholds that went Red.
Most flawed candidate in US history. Hubris hit the Dems. To her, in her establishment bubble, all she had to do was show up.
In the end, it was name recognition that won Hillary the primary. By the time anyone knew who Bernie Sanders was, she had won a raft of southern states. Sanders is the most popular politician in the USA right now. If he runs in 2020, he wins. Dems will be working hard to make sure that doesn’t happen. They’ll put up a Cory Brooker type, and lose to The Donald AGAIN!!
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“I didn’t prepare a concession speech because I didn’t think I’d lose”. What a ■■■■■■■ moron.
If she spent less time behaving like a twat with the likes of Ellen, she may have had a better chance.
Not entirely true. By the time California roled around (the single most important primary) Bernie was on quite a roll but Hillary won the state easily.
I know as I voted for Bernie.
That said, yes, there is a lot to be said for hubris, and the impact of the FBI investigation, and the social media engineering.
A potent combination.
Had Hillary and her campaign realized what they were facing they would have campaigned a lot harder in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania. They lost because a lot of Democrats stayed home, were disengaged, or unwilling to transfer their allegiance from Bernie to Hillary. Think about it. If 70,000 more folks across 3 states showed up for Hillary we would be… oh lord… can’t even think about it! For that I blame the campaign, and by proxy the entire Democratic party.
Regardless, what is done is done. The first step back is getting a hold of the Congress. Nov 2018 is critical. Next, try to gain 2 seats in the senate (Nevada and Arizona?) a much harder task. So far Trump has been toxic in state elections as his die hards are not showing up. Will it happen in 2018? Who knows. The Dems can’t count on that. They need to energize their base with a clear message and not be scared of polarizing the un-decided.
Then, ensure that between 2018-20 Dems need to get some real accomplishments to campaign on. It will be futile to keep harping “Trump is bad”. That won’t get voters out (as it is, less than 50% of all eligible voters actually cared to vote in 2016).
Lets see what happens. This is an existential crisis for American democracy. We need alternatives and we need a strong, clear, vision. So far there is none…
Although I think @Preliminary_Point2 makes a good point, lets not forget there was a general belief that the Democrats couldn’t blow the 2004 election against Bush. Kerry had a clean slate as well, a good political and military record. Didn’t stop the Republicans making up a bunch of lies (swiftboat), pushing an argument that during war the US had to stand together, and getting Bush over the line. The economy (mostly due to Obama) is doing well, if that continues Democrats shouldn’t take winning for granted.
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But it was Hillary’s TURN, her turn, I tells ya!
Democrats can not nominate a long-time party hack…it has to be someone with charisma, and hopefully humility. And Michelle Obama…no! I’ve heard her name mentioned.
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Set your faces to outrage guys. The right has co-opted the ok hand gesture symbol for white supremacy. This is not a drill.
Seems to be some kind of 4chan /pol/ double reverse troll thing.
When done with the right hand and all the fingers extended (as opposed to naturally curled) it spells out “WP” for White Power. Well, there you go…
What will the kids come up with next?!?
My country in two stories:
Story One:
Story Two:
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Phhft. That’s nothing. Try living in Sth Australia.
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I heard that Trump has hired some Cripps and Bloods to come up with some secret hand signals.
It doesn’t work that way, they only recruit through programs in schools.
Only the cucks who believe the Deep State lies deny the existence of Binomo. Wake up sheeple!
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Billionaire Trump critic is building social media army to fight back against Putin’s Russian bots
Sarah K. Burris27 Dec 2017 at 07:55 ET
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Billionaire Tom Steyer has spent more than $20 million on a series of television ads attacking President Donald Trump and calling for his impeachment. However, an interview with Politico revealed that Steyer is also building his own digital army that can combat the Russian bots that helped manipulate social media to promote Trump-approved messages.
While Democratic Party officials have been dismissive of Steyer and called his investment nothing more than a “vanity project,” nearly 4 million people have signed his petition to impeach, and his goal was only 5 million. With a new ad beginning Christmas Day, Steyer says he has built an army he hopes can be a collective voice to ensure the will of the American people is followed.
“That’s how you build a grassroots operations for a presidential campaign,” GOP consultant Mike Madrid told Politico. “And if you are that guy who started this, that’s certainly a leg up in organizing a 50-state strategy. That’s what he’s building, and it’s probably second only to Bernie Sanders’ list, and may be eclipsing it. Every election cycle has its own dynamics, and whoever is tapping into the sentiments of their own base usually has an advantage.”
He noted that there’s an untapped energy among anti-Trump activists that are seeking something in which they can invest their energy. Steyer has given them that something. That “something” — which is breaking digital records, according to experts.
“We have tapped into something much larger than we thought,” said Steyer.
The campaign has caused some to wonder if this is the start of a possible presidential run from the former Democratic donor.
“I haven’t ruled it out, and I’m actually trying to determine what will have the most positive differential impact,” Steyer told Politico. “I’m absolutely ambitious…to try and be part of the group of people who gets America back on a just and prosperous course.”
He noted, however, that he will have to make a decision soon and the determining factor for him is in deciding “what can I do to stand up against what I consider to be a deep threat to the safety and health of the American people.”
Democratic consultant Dave Jacobson explained that “Tom Steyer is broadening his footprint digitally. And if 2016 taught us anything, it’s that conventional norms have been flipped — and your traditional cookie cutter campaigning doesn’t apply. Digital is king.”
According to Jacobson, Steyer obviously “set his sights on building up a national apparatus; he’s capitalizing on the new norm, which is digital persuasion.”
Erik Olvera, communications director for NeedtoImpeach.com, explained that the accomplishment was part of what Steyer set out to do.
It’s “a digital army, this movement all through digital platforms,” she said. “He’s reached out to millions of people through Facebook and Twitter — and he has made them feel part of something.”
These people’s voice, together, can be an incredibly strong force for change,” Steyer told C-SPAN in an interview.
Democratic strategist Garry South, who once advised Al Gore and Joe Lieberman, doesn’t see the point. He told Politico that 4 million names on a petition to impeach doesn’t equal 4 million people willing to send money to fund a campaign. He didn’t comment on whether or not 4 million volunteers knocking doors would matter.
Instead, South would rather see Steyer going after the recent purchase of local news stations by right-leaning Sinclair Broadcasting. This in an era when 47 percent of Millennials, the largest generation in history, admit that they don’t watch television.
“As much as I hate Trump, I think [the impeachment drive] is off-message for Democrats,” he said. “Remember, a Democratic president — Bill Clinton — was impeached by Republicans, and it boomeranged on them.”
UC Berkeley pollster Mark DiCamillo argued Steyer has already done something by getting Trump’s attention and causing the president to unload in a Twitter rant.
“Tom will be a player in the 2018 mid-terms. I mean, there’s no question about it,” said longtime Democratic funder Larry Stone. “Democrats are pretty optimistic right now, with significant justification, and I love Tom Steyer.”
“I don’t believe that it’s in the Democratic Party’s interest to pursue, to seriously pursue impeachment of Donald Trump,” he said. “But I think it’s great to talk about it every day.”
ICYMI last night,
An unvarnished insight into The Dump from a bloke that’s studied his making over 30 years …
So when Trump and others say they want to make America great again, what do they mean? Are they talking about economy? What makes a country great?
I think Trump means no Hispanics and re-introducing slavery.
You know…back to the 1850’s and the robber barons.
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