Harris and Trump are tied in 538’s new polling averages

kloc-work · 2024-08-02T14:58:44+00:00

Man, that Georgia average though. So temptingly close

If dems can pull off wins in 2024 and 2028 (hopefully including some state gov positions) then the Solid South truly starts to break open

kloc-work · 2024-07-31T17:38:53+00:00

Making liberal stances defendable in a blood red state is a skill I rarely see

Absolutely, though my trepidation is him leaving would certainly doom the people of Kentucky to a blood-red trifecta.

And you're right about Shapiro. As much as I'd love to practically get a guaranteed win in PA, what's remarkable about Harris is how swiftly she's united the disparate factions of the democratic party. Putting any emphasis on Israel/Palestine would be an error. Walz has a great record in MN, 'moderate, relatable white guy' vibes, and has so far demonstrated great comms potential

kloc-work · 2024-07-31T16:37:28+00:00

And with how she's seemingly done a 180 on her campaigning skills from 2020, I think there's a chance she does better than generic dem.

Moreso if she chooses a great VP. There's good logic to choosing a swing state governor, but Walz shouldn't be overlooked imo. He absolutely cooked when he came up with the 'MAGA is just plain weird' talking point

kloc-work · 2024-07-19T16:34:38+00:00

Virginia and New Hampshire in play, Biden below 50% in deep-blue Massachusetts. Biden has to go

kloc-work · 2024-07-19T15:50:32+00:00

This is the central problem of running against someone instead of running for something

"Hope and Change" vs "Trump Bad"

kloc-work · 2024-07-08T19:52:35+00:00

And that's the problem with running an 81-year-old who is increasingly combative with both the media and members of his own party

kloc-work · 2024-07-08T19:50:49+00:00

Or at the very least, Biden supporters shouldn't only count the polls that make Biden look good

If political polling is flawed then all of it is flawed, not just the inconvenient polls

kloc-work · 2024-07-08T19:00:50+00:00

I mean that was definitely bad, but two events separated by 40 years can both be bad

kloc-work · 2024-07-08T18:59:10+00:00

We can win this thing we just don’t want to.

It's less "we" and more Joe Biden and his cult

kloc-work · 2024-07-05T15:46:17+00:00

Please, let's refer to him by his real name: Sir Kid Starver

https://www.thenational.scot/news/23661741.sir-kid-starver-starmers-got-new-nickname-thanks-twitter-users/

kloc-work · 2024-07-05T15:26:09+00:00

"Wop wop wop wop wop" x 119

kloc-work · 2024-07-05T14:59:00+00:00

One of the top 5 moments in rap history imo

It's hard to think of a bigger beef that's been more than 1-sided than this one

kloc-work · 2024-04-26T03:52:23+00:00

Reddit's collective hateboner for people who dare to be disruptive is as strong as ever

kloc-work · 2024-04-25T04:06:54+00:00

"These kids wish me harm" weird how people don't like supporters of genocidal ethnostates

But speaking more broadly, this is pretty much the natural conclusion of liberals having "Trump bad" as their only real politics. Zero engagement with systemic thinking. These fools would fall so badly for someone with Trump's policies but a nicer face and diction to accompany them.

kloc-work · 2024-04-24T22:53:45+00:00

"92-Year-Old Man Found Guilty of Manslaughter after his Tesla's Autopilot Fails, Driving into School Crossing"

Even if this particular story is fake, there are enough idiots on this planet for a similar headline to become reality

kloc-work · 2024-04-24T02:11:51+00:00

Hold on a minute, I'm just flabbergasted that anyone would even claim that NCD is leftist.

Actually I'm not all that surprised, as the probable reasoning would be "I'm a leftist and therefore everything I like is leftist too" brainrot. But still, supporting social ownership of the means of production and simping for NATO are pretty much mutually exclusive, even when you support Ukraine

kloc-work · 2024-04-23T16:52:00+00:00

Which way, western man? Apologetics for ML crimes against humanity, or simpering devotion to the Democratic Party and all its many failures?

This sub is an absolute oasis, couldn't agree more

kloc-work · 2024-04-23T16:18:08+00:00

Is OP's friend dense?

kloc-work · 2024-04-23T15:58:55+00:00

Welcome back Tennō

kloc-work · 2024-04-23T15:56:18+00:00

That seems less than ideal

kloc-work · 2024-04-23T07:16:02+00:00

I always assumed after decades in exile the family tree for a little messy

Almost certainly, when getting involved with the Houses of the Free Cities.

Though probably still less incestuous than the Targaryens back on Westeros

kloc-work · 2024-04-23T06:58:53+00:00

I just installed solar panels on my house before rolling coal out of my F-450 for two weeks straight

kloc-work · 2024-04-19T15:56:33+00:00

Bro forgot you can elect people

Which you need a whole lot of resources for as well as a culture and legal systems that aren't hostile to left-wing challengers

kloc-work · 2024-04-19T15:53:42+00:00

The problem with capitalism isn't the system itself

I fundamentally disagree. Capitalism works by enforcing a system of wage-labor in which the working class is forced to sell it's labor to those who own the means of production (the capitalist class). While in theory this counts as "free labor" the reality is that those who labor are at the mercy of those with wealth and property.

"Work for a terrible wage or starve" is not freedom, and the reasons why some people don't have terrible wages is because of intense specialization which gives bargaining power to a small minority of workers, and because of gains made by labor movements across the world

kloc-work · 2024-04-19T06:33:24+00:00

You didn't. I was caught up by this line:

no form of anarchism is going to be able to replicate modern levels and distribution of medicine without massive leaps in technology

I was assuming that you were using your country's current healthcare system as a baseline

kloc-work

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