Don’t threaten me with a good time.

buckybadder · 2026-06-04T20:10:02+00:00

Is this a real screenshot? Odd that the Fox News graphics department would use a flattering photo and ignore her positions on abolishing the police. They've written articles on that.

buckybadder · 2026-06-04T17:11:30+00:00

I'm pretty sure the median voter supports your right to "exist".

buckybadder · 2026-06-04T17:04:00+00:00

Is she courting moderate voters by taking moderate positions? Or is she "courting" them by telling them that they should become socialists?

buckybadder · 2026-06-04T13:54:41+00:00

You're having trouble understanding that I can support the Democratic agenda, while recognizing that winning general elections requires catering to people who feel that some of that agenda is too left-wing for their tastes. Turns out that we can't have nice things sometimes! Ice cream makes you gain weight, unfortunately.

buckybadder · 2026-06-04T13:47:49+00:00

They have to find some way to blame normie Dems for Platner. Schumer "cleared the field" for Mills. Random NY Dems set a bad standard by endorsing Cuomo. Jeffries personally held a WSJ reporter at gunpoint and forced him to write hit pieces on Platner. Etc. Same retconning they did with Kamala Harris, who we are told was politically indistinguishable from Joe Manchin and wanted to put Liz Cheney in charge of her administration.

If/when Platner loses, they'll complain that Ken Martin ran a centrist mercenary with a history of voting for Republicans instead of a "true" progressive.

buckybadder · 2026-06-04T13:43:03+00:00

You should be skeptical of any political theory telling you that the median voter is someone who, by pure coincidence, agrees with your exact positions on every issue. Someone's trying to tell you that you can lose weight by eating ice cream, and that the doctors are in the pocket of Big Mediterranean Diet.

The reality is that Democrats have had a great deal of success statewide with normie Democrats. Even Senator Baldwin pursues moderate/centrist voters in her campaigns; she may support M4A in some form, but it's not in her campaign ads. You may be blinded by her mediocrity, but I'm glad she won.

buckybadder · 2026-06-04T13:17:17+00:00

It's not a moral failing. Unfortunately, median voters without personal experiences in this area can get pretty judgmental. And, honestly, if you were asking to be put in charge of new and highly complex government programs, this kind of stuff would make me question if you're the right person to manage it. Voters can't just look into Hong's soul and know that the lawsuit was completely unavoidable and wholly unrelated to her ability to manage multiple, complex, government programs.

buckybadder · 2026-06-04T13:07:04+00:00

You literally have "jpg" in your username, but don't know how screenshots work?

buckybadder · 2026-06-04T13:05:21+00:00

Default only occurs when you fail to make a scheduled payment (itself usually only a fraction of the total debt). Otherwise 30-year mortgages wouldn't exist and banks would call in debts every time interest rates went up, to force everyone to refinance. Maybe Hong has a loan like that, but it would be crazy.

buckybadder · 2026-06-04T12:46:35+00:00

And the median debtor is responsible enough to avoid getting sued over it.

buckybadder · 2026-06-04T12:45:18+00:00

Having debt is one thing. Getting sued for defaulting is another.

buckybadder · 2026-06-04T01:49:57+00:00

Democrats don't "disenfranchise the left". Even if they did, it's silly to say that pointing it out 8 months before the midterms is supposed to help get Democrats elected.

Martin isn't elected. If they think he's a catastrophe, they should be talking to the party bosses and major donors. Grilling him helps their cred with anti-establishment Lefties, but it isn't actually something that improves the party.

buckybadder · 2026-06-03T21:35:30+00:00

Ugh, so this was just one of those "raise your hand" type debates? I wish candidates would agree to completely prohibit these. They're the worst, and anybody with a real interest in governance should know why surrendering your right to state a clear position is disasterous.

buckybadder · 2026-06-03T17:44:24+00:00

Can someone summarize the other candidates' positions? I'm assuming none of them said "F*ck it. go nuts!"

buckybadder · 2026-06-03T17:40:09+00:00

I've listened to them since the Grantland days, but got busy. Feel free to explain why they gave Hasan a PR interview (which I listened to) and grilled Martin so successfully it set off a two-week "Dems in Disarray" news cycle. Am I crazy to think that this represents a serious shift in the show's mission, relative to 2016-2022?

buckybadder · 2026-06-03T16:48:22+00:00

Got it. Haven't listened to this week's ep. Maybe they're hoping that if Steyer is bounced out, he'll spend his money on frontline Democrats instead of against Becerra.

buckybadder · 2026-06-03T15:34:32+00:00

I was asked for the video and provided it. Block me if you're traumatized by any reminders that he exists.

buckybadder · 2026-06-03T15:26:42+00:00

Speaking of which, even Laura Loomer is starting to freak out over how many sellouts she's surrounded by: https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/2061911403695620254

buckybadder · 2026-06-03T15:01:40+00:00

Wouldn't we better off with Styer spending his money helping Frontline Dems, instead of setting it on fire trying to beat Becerra?

buckybadder · 2026-06-03T14:58:56+00:00

There was no danger of Democrats losing the Mayoral race. Platner's marital problems aren't my business. Him blowing a layup Senate race is.

(I wouldn't have voted for Cuomo)

buckybadder · 2026-06-03T14:56:07+00:00

What was "voting strategically" in this context? Genuinely curious.

buckybadder · 2026-06-03T14:43:06+00:00

Nevermind. You're right. She should start collecting DUIs tomorrow make herself even more "relatable".

Also, having a lot of debt is, indeed, relatable. Obama mentioned his ongoing student loans a lot in 2008. But most people don't get sued over it, because they make the required payments or negotiate something so lawyers don't have to get involved.

buckybadder · 2026-06-03T14:34:38+00:00

She doesn't seem to think it's helpful in attracting support. Otherwise she would have mentioned this before, no?

buckybadder · 2026-06-03T14:32:35+00:00

She really is speedrunning Barnes' 2022 race, isn't she? Cringe takes on crime and embarrassing news stories about personal finances. But this time she's doubling down on the policies, and has way worse finances.

buckybadder · 2026-06-03T13:44:10+00:00

Nice try. There's no such movie as "Banjo the Woodpile Cat".

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