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Its not because he lived there. His PA ties run deep. Tell me another candidate who has a better shot at PA. Who has more ties in PA politics. Who can be folksy with people. The fumbling stumbling Uncle Joe persona goes further than you want to give him credit for. People don’t get moved by Harvard policy wonks and big city elites in central PA. And despite his civility, Mayor Pete ain’t getting a lot of votes there either. But Biden will. My analysis is not my support of Biden. Just my political thought. Winning PA is vital to the Dems. I’m not convinced any other candidate gives them a better shot than Biden. Though Obama showed what you can do with a massive turnout in the cities so perhaps a massive city-appeal candidate (yet to emerge) could win it too—but that was against a candidate who didn’t move central PA like Trump. 2020 goes the way of PA. If Trump wins it, he will win another electoral race. If he loses it, he’s got a hard road to 270.

PA was close enough that he could win It. He has deeper ties there than anywhere. And he has a folksy way with people. You may find it inauthentic but it works for many. And will he win the middle of PA? No. But he only needs to win enough of it as well as move the population centers to show up in big numbers. My point is more that Warren cannot win PA. Also winning a debate does not win elections. The important thing to do in debates is not to lose them.

It’s all the sealed indictments. Hahahahaha.

She can’t win where it matters. Biden might be able to. Whoever wins PA likely wins it all and Biden could win PA. But barring a big economic downturn, Trump should win. America rarely votes out incumbents.

Are you in Cincinnati? Here’s the thing. These kids want less money and are setting some terms. Anyone hiring can say “no.” I have some working for me who kill it and love the grind and some who prefer a lot of freedom and get the work done on their own terms on deals that work for me. The world doesn’t need to run on the normal workweek anymore in most professions. The dad who said his son should start paying the rent may be right but the kid who said no way to 2 weeks vacation can be right too. Your model need not be everyone’s.

He said they came from ——>countries<——- whose governments are a catastrophe corrupt etc and they should go back -ee cummings style to try to make this dead horse more interesting. Countries. Countries. Countries. N’est-ce pa? Trump specifically was talking about a county (no R) when he attacked Cummings (capitalized and no relation). Skeletons are a thing of the past. You can cheat on your wife, pay off porn stars, insult gold star families and POWs, grab women by the P.

“The world is going to hell in a hand basket” is the refrain of every generation. I pay it no heed. It creates an urgency and excitement that excuses the speaker’s own generation. But only the boomers, not the generations before or after, lecture you about how their generation was so amazing. I don’t blame xyz, millennials, or the greatest generation for anything. I don’t particularly think in generations. The Boomers love it though. It’s the narcissistic generation. They sit around regaling you with how great they are as if anyone cares what they think of how great their generation is outside of their psychotherapy shrinks who they pay to listen to them talk about themselves. I see no distinction between other generations except the eras through which they travel. “I’m humble enough to brag about my humility after bragging about my greatness.” I’d recommend you stop now but most boomers can’t stop when the subject is themselves. Carry on.

You proved me wrong by telling me how great you are and how hard your life was.

Baby boomers should be called the ME generation. Even still to this day. The “greatest generation” didn’t seek an identity. They just did it. Same as generations after the boomers. But the boomers are all about praising themselves. The “narcissistic generation” would be a less catchy but more accurate moniker. No boomers can get together and not blow each other about how great their generation is. Those of of us that follow your mess disagree. Except psychotherapists. You all made them rich. More time to talk about yourself. The boomers were a generation that said happily “f—- our parents we can do this on our own.” And proceeded to enter adulthood without a family tether. The millenials get a lot of crap for staying home longer but that is actually how most humans have lived forever. I don’t know who can fix what. But right now the boomers are still massively screwing things up. Pelosi, Trump, and Mitch are eagerly unable to get anything done except pass on more debt to those of us unlucky enough to be in the wake of the boomers. The only people who think the boomers are a great generation are...wait for it...the boomers. They should do another special about themselves.

He had mastered trolling. I see that as a negative but freely acknowledge it.

Drugs. Government bloat. Divorce. Lack of moral values passed on. The boomer generation was more entitled than any before it since. America will pay for their sins for generations. But they are are the loudest generation to take credit for everything. That they are good at. Tip of the hat to good music.

Teddy can’t take reading my posts. Poor guy. Enjoy your echo chamber.

No one has offered a palatable solution. I thought the marketplace purchasing would work better and it did at first, but it fixed nothing long term as prices just converged. Trump I did some refs but that hasn’t done dick. I don’t believe in Medicare for all particularly. At this point the left and the right is in a battle of words to point out how wrong the other side is, but neither side can do more than make small tinkering moves for fear of making a runaway train accelerate. I don't have the answer either. I’m skeptical of anyone who thinks there’s an easy fix (buy drugs from Canada and stop high malpractice awards are not going to solve things). I would think that, like the debt and social security, fixing this will take 20 committed years. It will be a gift to the future if we take it on, but one election cycle won’t fix it. And some of the things we try may need serious adjustment if they don’t work. I just wish we had some bipartisan thinking happening to take some first steps at a long term plan. Generalizing a lot here but I think millennials care more than the boomers. The boomers were largely selfish. The millennials care about long term problems because they will live them. But it in general you’re right. No one gives a crap about the debt. Except Rand Paul.

10% of the budget is paying interest. We all feel it. Paying it off would take even more %. Exactly. But Congress passed and Trump signed. The only bipartisan moment in 2 years was joint fiscal irresponsibility. What drove it? Good of the country? No. Election year politics so everyone could keep their jobs.

I doubt it. Trump is a terrible “debater.” He doesn’t have a firm ideology and he speaks poorly. But he can quip, and that’s big right now. It doesn’t matter. All you have to do in a debate is not step on your *****.

In open primary states anyone can vote in a primary. I plan on changing my reg to Dem to vote in the primary like I did to Rep to vote in it last time. That’s called participating in the process. I read about D and R politicians don’t you? The debates help me understand who’s running and why, albeit the debates are a poor predictor of success. Trump was an embarrassment in the debates. He’s been a more effective president than you would guess based on them. Obama was a strong debater. Ineffective president.

He will keep us safe from “the cyber. “ Trump and Biden talk about the Internet like the old guys they are. It’s funny.

You probably read my post and think I believe those things.

Sad that you would make me say it but he’s more than his sexual orientation and military service.

It’s more than that.

Its publicly disclosed info. He has almost 30M in the bank. Biden has 11.

I agree 100%. I was just asking what him being a “gay Christian” (his words not yours) had to do with it. We’ve been lectured to and judged by Christian politicians (imperfect Christians in your view, imperfect like any of us and I have no expectations of perfection) since forever. I wouldn’t think being straight or gay plays a role in whether he’s overstepped and can be judged (!) for using his faith for political expediency.

Yeah. It’s never done being negotiated and don’t expect them to abide by the terms.

You’re off here. Sanders has the most cash of anyone. Almost 3x of Biden. And there’s no way he’s quitting. If he didn’t quit under the pressure of the DNC playing dirty tricks and the Clinton machine, he’s not quitting because Mayor Pete is polling at 5%.

I was at the zoo once and a gorilla charged the glass and pounded it in an attempt to “get me”. It was awesome and definitely made me jump. Minus the glass, I doubt I’d have lived 5 seconds. The strength of a gorilla is incredible.