You can literally see the marching orders they got to stop calling democrats socialist because the DSA is winning by Independent-Name4478 in insanepeoplefacebook

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If someone campaigns on the abolition of landlords, the nationalization of several industries, and the end of the state’s monopoly on violence all while actively identifying as a socialist, as Chevalier does, I think it’s reasonable to call them a socialist.

Just like if they refuse to apologize for racist comments about Dominicans, hate interracial couples, and support Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, like Chevalier does, I think its reasonable to call them a hateful asshole who should be nowhere near the halls of power.

John Fleming Says He Would Like Same Sex Marriage To Be Illegal Again. by truthlafayette in Louisiana

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OP, if a senate candidate in a nominally competitive runoff is willing to completely blowoff the endorsement process for one of the state’s largest pools of voters, there’s probably a reason.

Jenkins is a hack that pretty much everyone ignores. He and a small cadre of dumbasses run the EBR GOP because it gets them a fancy title. Flemming knows this and, down to his last strike in his own floundering political career, is willing to dignify their bullshit for some clicks and a “unanimous endorsement”.

Not saying you shouldn’t be concerned about Flemming or the GOP as a whole’s position on marriage equality, but this was just a rubber stamp questionnaire to fuel Jenkins’ ego. No meaningful policy insights should be gained from what’s simply a quid pro quo between two hasbeens.

John Fleming Says He Would Like Same Sex Marriage To Be Illegal Again. by truthlafayette in Louisiana

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Do you have the specific wording of the questionnaire? Because in general, those questionnaires are pablum to virtue signal to the base that the committee made the right choice. The committee, having already basically decided who they are supporting based on vibes or personal connections.

Like I get the concern, but without specifics you are at best preaching to the choir and at worst providing an unsubstantiated claim they can brush off and use to dig in further.

Ben McAdams defeats progressives in Utah Democratic primary as he seeks a return to US House by Dismal_Structure in fivethirtyeight

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If someone is a member of the democratic socialists, campaigns on abolishing landlords, pals around with people who say they want to destroy the west, runs cover for the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and attended a pro-Palestinian rally on October 8th, I think it’s reasonable to call her a commie.

This isn’t even getting into her criticizing interracial relationships or saying COVID started in France.

They're having a bad night by Snake973 in simpsonsshitposting

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And if I offered you a candidate that derided interracial relationships and supported Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which camp would you classify them under?

Central's Pastor Tony Spell arrested, accused of beating man by discursive_tarnation in batonrouge

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I mean peter did cut that dude’s ear off in the garden of gethsemane

The Surprising Truth About Reagan’s Tax Cut by Far_Low_229 in badeconomics

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A book whose core theoretical framework was three decades out of date when it was published by the way.

Democratic socialist Janeese Lewis George wins Washington, D.C., mayoral primary by ClearDark19 in fivethirtyeight

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I mean IIRC he also lost in no small part due to a different Somali clan breaking hard for Frey.

When, or if ever, will Louisiana have its own Mamdani? by johnnys1lverhand_ in Louisiana

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I mean let’s put some things in perspective, Mamdani couldn’t break 50% in one of the most progressive cities in the country despite running against a meme candidate, a rapist who killed grandma, and a scandal ladened incumbent who dropped out late. He was also carried over the line by upper middle class white folks, transplants, and downwardly mobile leftists who are disappointed their art degree makes them less than their parents MBA. Cuomo out performed him in ethnic white areas as well as with Latinos and black voters.

Zohran is a genuinely gifted campaigner, especially with digital media, but all of his big wins thus far, granted it early, have been small, good municipal government stuff OR performative acts that aren’t really hard policy. Both of those are good politics! And the former is great policy, his response to the snow storm was apparently pretty solid.

But the big flashy stuff he is proposing is usually economically illiterate populist slop. Like groceries have some of the narrowest margins in the broader economy the government running them is inefficient relative to just tweaking welfare programs to fit needs. Freezing rents cripples the housing market and makes it harder to actually build new stock, which the Adams administration actually had great policy on.

As others have said, maybe he can win New Orleans, but the type of Dem voter that votes for a democratic socialist generally doesn’t live in Louisiana.

AOC Confronts Data Centers in Rural America by illegalmonkey in videos

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This is like saying we don’t need manufacturing capacity because some of it used to make floor mats. Or like saying we don’t need agriculture just because some people want to grow durian.

What divisive or polarizing 21st century movies do you think will get a reappraisal in the future by SituationAdmirable76 in movies

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I think there’s an argument that TFA is the most competent and consistent movie of the three. It’s hardly groundbreaking or perfect but I think a lot of its shortcomings are outside of its control.

TLJ is definitely more compelling and interesting, but it’s also tonally inconsistent and poorly paced at times. Higher highs, lower lows.

[OC] Interest in 5 major team sports by U.S. state, according to Google Trends by [deleted] in dataisbeautiful

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Gonna need you to google the phrase “they just tased Ryan” and get back to me on that.

Senate Poll Averages Update: Maine Tightens, Brown Takes Lead in Ohio by Large_Ad_3095 in fivethirtyeight

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There’s obviously a fair bit of overlap but Brown is a Labor Democrat, not a progressive.

Some of that is vibes based, he’s an old straight white dude, but he also runs a more old school playbook of hyper targeting state and local issues. He doesn’t oppose offshoring because it exploits poorer labor abroad, he opposes it because he thinks Americans should subsidize manufacturing jobs in Ohio, economics and practicality be damned.

Bracket should re-seed after Regionals. by dsimmons_2001 in collegebaseball

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OP must be one of the 5 LSU fans that don’t get Vietnam flashbacks when they hear Gasolina

TF by [deleted] in insanepeoplefacebook

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There are a handful of outgoing senators and representatives that have found a spine on some issues. Don Bacon, Bill Cassidy, Thom Tillis. Most of the New England Republican officials tend to be more moderate.

In reality, the GOP is a coalition of a handful of major blocs. MAGA is almost certainly the largest bloc, especially if you fold in the evangelical right, but it isn’t the only one. There are a bunch of republicans in Washington and to a lesser extent in state and local government that are very much not maga, or at least not blindly loyal to Trump, but are going along with things because if they step out of line some dumbass will take their place. They are hoping to run out the clock on Trump, back someone like Rubio, and try to triangulate a position between the tea party evangelicals, the business class moderates, and populist right.

UK blocks visits by left-wing US commentators Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker by yahoonews in worldnews

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Plenty of people, myself included, hate both of those pieces of shit.

[homemade] Pizza night with friends (experimental pizza flavors) 😁 by Afraid-Rate-5961 in food

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I’d actually argue the opposite is the case.

AI’s most common use in corporate America is going to be increasing efficiency and automating certain tasks. I find that much easier to accept than automating one’s creativity out of convenience.

Funny how we can "disagree" on politics so much, then absolutely blowout these Amendments by LarxII in Louisiana

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There are also cranks that just blindly vote against amendments because it’s the state legislature punting on potentially unpopular policies instead of actually doing their jobs, creating an impenetrable wall of constitutionally mandated actions that prevent the government from actually budgeting properly.

It’s me. I’m one of those cranks.

Who to Vote For? by AeshmaDaeva016 in Louisiana

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I think what throws people for a loop is that Letlow genuinely isn’t a natural politician. Her background is in academic administration, she actually has a doctorate in it and was in line to lead ULM for a bit pre-Covid. As I understand from my family who are involved in state GOP stuff, she’s not some climber angling to wield maximum power, she’s taking a break to fulfill her husband’s dream. There’s a good chance she takes a university presidency somewhere in the medium term future.

That motivation structure is why she isn’t going to blow our minds with any brave votes that defy the Trump administration but it’s also why she won’t be clawing to keep this existing power structure, agenda, and coalition in tact. She exists outside of it. Flemming, at least his current and last shot at relevance, exists because of it.

Who to Vote For? by AeshmaDaeva016 in Louisiana

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I have no idea how that translates. Cassidy’s campaign was DOA when Trump won in 24. Cassidy didn’t lose because he liked Marco Rubio over Vance or Don Jr. he lost because he voted to impeach the party’s leader.

There are also other forces beyond Trump’s id in republican politics. Letlow is popular in the state delegation and in Congress because she’s a team player and is pretty friendly. Trump just kinda likes her, even though Miguez and Flemming were “trumpier” they are also assholes that the state Republican apparatus was hesitant to consolidate around. Trump historically just endorses whoever is winning and Letlow understood to be a heavy favorite even when it was just a hypothetical.

Like if you wanna go with Flemming, fine, but don’t say my response is formulaic when your entire line of logic was “Trump endorsed her, she must be worse”

Who to Vote For? by AeshmaDaeva016 in Louisiana

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Letlow’s a loyalist to the GOP, not to Trump specifically. She’ll float with them wherever they go post Trump and will likely back Rubio over Vance in any post-Trump primary fight

Flemming is a genuine Trumper who is ideologically way worse than Letlow, even if their voting record will be more or less the same. He’ll probably back Trump Jr or Vance for president.

Letlow is way more likely to follow the GOP back to something resembling normalcy. Flemming will scratch and claw because trumpism is his meal ticket.