Why are the last few precincts in New York, Penn, Connecticut and Maryland taking so long?
Just saw this shared on Facebook. What would happen if Bernie ran as an independent in November.
Cute. They think Bernie would win the states where he got spanked HARD.
Ugh. I want this all to be over. I am tired of seeing the shit and people ignoring the numbers.
Its not even funny anymore.
On the plus side, all my Bernie supporting friends on Facebook have been posting his "can't let a Republican win not matter what" quote for the past few days.
Seems many people are finally hitting the acceptance stage.
Trump currently up 15 points in Indiana. Wall St Journal/NBC/Marist Poll.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/01/politics/indiana-poll-trump-clinton-ahead/index.html
Didn't all the polls last week show a close race? That seems like an abnormally large jump.
Nearly all of the polls up to this point for Indiana have been from questionable or poor polling sources. Typically you'll see large differences in those polls compared to a good pollster in open primary states, due to the difficulty of adjusting for Independents. That said, I'm sure Cruz's meltdown this past week has played a part. I'm under the impression that GOP voters who don't want Trump are voting for him at this point just to lose the election in November and move on with their lives, rather than to tear the party apart at a contested convention.
Yeah Cruz has been imploding. The Kasich deal, the gaffes on the road. He's been hammered.
Jimmy Dore had an interesting video on how a Trump administration might not be so bad and could give rise to an ideal situation for democrats after the 2020 election. I know little about the american political system, so does that make sense?
Jimmy Dore had an interesting video on how a Trump administration might not be so bad and could give rise to an ideal situation for democrats after the 2020 election. I know little about the american political system, so does that make sense?
Jimmy Dore had an interesting video on how a Trump administration might not be so bad and could give rise to an ideal situation for democrats after the 2020 election. I know little about the american political system, so does that make sense?
Jimmy Dore had an interesting video on how a Trump administration might not be so bad and could give rise to an ideal situation for democrats after the 2020 election. I know little about the american political system, so does that make sense?
The long term damage of this would make it impossible to pass progressive legislative for the next 20-30 years, plus having Rep control both the House and Congress would be beyond disastrous. So no, that video/the guys idea is beyond idiotic and would cause suffering for every single person who isn't white, male and christian.
If Trump takes Indiana, it's practically over. He's going to get ~40 of PA's unbound delegates, and he's polling very well in California.Trump currently up 15 points in Indiana. Wall St Journal/NBC/Marist Poll.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/01/politics/indiana-poll-trump-clinton-ahead/index.html
Yeah, Trump has consistently had the lead, but ths is his first double digit gap. A recent poll showed Republicans are highly disatisified with the Cruz-Kasich alliance, so Trump may be benefiting from that as well.Nearly all of the polls up to this point for Indiana have been from questionable or poor polling sources. Typically you'll see large differences in those polls compared to a good pollster in open primary states, due to the difficulty of adjusting for Independents. That said, I'm sure Cruz's meltdown this past week has played a part. I'm under the impression that GOP voters who don't want Trump are voting for him at this point just to lose the election in November and move on with their lives, rather than to tear the party apart at a contested convention.
Wow, that's embarrassing. And the comments... Good lord. These people are delusional.Just saw this shared on Facebook. What would happen if Bernie ran as an independent in November.
Cute. They think Bernie would win the states where he got spanked HARD.
Ugh. I want this all to be over. I am tired of seeing the shit and people ignoring the numbers.
Exactly my reaction.*clicks*
*sees title of video*
*closes tab*
The thing I love about that is that Bernie gets exactly 270. Just so obviously reaching for that Bernie win.Wow, that's embarrassing. And the comments... Good lord. These people are delusional.
Exactly my reaction.
That was... mindblowingly stupid. Any one of his college student supporters who has taken Econ 101 would immediately be able to see the flaws in that argument.
That was... mindblowingly stupid. Any one of his college student supporters who has taken Econ 101 would immediately be able to see the flaws in that argument.
(I haven't taken any economics classes so dont hit me too hard on this)
Whats economically wrong with this? Would companies just move out of the US or something?
I can understand the basic emotional sentiment, as its frustrating to have to compete with people who are willing to work for so little pay due to whatever economic situation their home country is in. And when companies outsource a bunch of jobs its hard to get a job. But again i know absolutely nothing about economics and havent taken any classes on it so im probably missing a bunch of stuff.
Jimmy Dore had an interesting video on how a Trump administration might not be so bad and could give rise to an ideal situation for democrats after the 2020 election. I know little about the american political system, so does that make sense?
It's bigger than just this, but here's one facet.(I haven't taken any economics classes so dont hit me too hard on this)
Whats economically wrong with this? Would companies just move out of the US or something?
I can understand the basic emotional sentiment, as its frustrating to have to compete with people who are willing to work for so little pay due to whatever economic situation their home country is in. And when companies outsource a bunch of jobs its hard to get a job. But again i know absolutely nothing about economics and havent taken any classes on it so im probably missing a bunch of stuff.
It's bigger than just this, but here's one facet.
The price of items is partially dependent on what it costs to produce them. A gadget produced by six people who are working at $12 an hour will cost more than the same gadget produced by six workers paid $5 an hour. The cheap stuff we enjoy in the US is dependent on someone elsewhere making it for much cheaper. Back in the day, outsourcing was harder, but with a global economy? Even small businesses can outsource manufacturing to other countries.
Basically, everyone wants US jobs, but no one really wants to pay that price at retail.
Those jobs are never coming back and there's really no way to prevent companies from outsourcing. And that's before you get to tax shenanigans.
The impact of trade deals is an incredibly complex deal that has spun off a whole literature on estimating its impact.
The short answer, however -- the one that does not require a PhD -- is that trade leads to countries exploring their comparative advantages, increasing output and welfare across both countries.
More sharply to his point, not allowing products to be produced elsewhere for $5 wages would lead to an incredibly sharp increase in prices of goods in the US, especially for cheap import goods that poor people rely on, effectively neutering the impact of a $15 minimum wage in the first place.
And that's all without taking into account the impact on the other country, and the results from said country adding their own protective tariffs on imported goods and services that the US sells.
He turned a complex issue into a anti-data, anti-research platitude on people that actually do have PhDs in Economics and spend their lives researching Trade. You highlighted exactly the problem: It appeals to a basic, misguided emotional sentiment instead of reason and logic.
It's bigger than just this, but here's one facet.
The price of items is partially dependent on what it costs to produce them. A gadget produced by six people who are working at $12 an hour will cost more than the same gadget produced by six workers paid $5 an hour. The cheap stuff we enjoy in the US is dependent on someone elsewhere making it for much cheaper. Back in the day, outsourcing was harder, but with a global economy? Even small businesses can outsource manufacturing to other countries.
Basically, everyone wants US jobs, but no one really wants to pay that price at retail.
Those jobs are never coming back and there's really no way to prevent companies from outsourcing. And that's before you get to tax shenanigans.
Ah, that makes sense. Combined with automation potentially sucking up a bunch of low level jobs in the next couple decades, a lot of Americans are gonna be in a big catch 22 situation when it comes to getting jobs. Seems like the required skill level is gonna keep getting higher and higher.
(I think, maybe. I suck at this)
In that case he should probably reprimand his social media people.Last I checked, Bernie is not anti-trade; he's pro-fair trade. Granted, he is currently working on fair trade legislation that has yet to be disclosed, but he's not stupid enough to believe that the U.S. shouldn't trade with other countries.
Last I checked, Bernie is not anti-trade; he's pro-fair trade. Granted, he is currently working on fair trade legislation that has yet to be disclosed, but he's not stupid enough to believe that the U.S. shouldn't trade with other countries.
Goddamn Reddit and FB are getting to me. These delusional Berniebros are blowing my mind. Can't believe anyone would believe such ridiculous things. It's saddening
Quacks like a duck. If you imply that we should impose a $15 wage elsewhere to trade with other countries, you might as well be against it.
Saying one is pro-fair trade without specifying anything about it is nothing but lip service to sound more reasonable. He's never expanded beyond absolutely terrible ideas like assuming we should impose wage equality on trade partners.
Besides, the comment isn't so much about the nuances of his position: The tweet is precisely trying to say "this isn't that complicated, you don't need a PhD to understand it". It raises all kinds of red flags on whatever fair trade legislation he may have in mind. It is complicated. You do need a PhD.
Every one of his positions on economics-related issues has shown a complete lack of knowledge -- worse, a lack of willingness to learn, listen to data, and delegate to experts; Presidents need not be economists -- on the subject.
The high-profile presidential primary revolt against decades of damaging American trade policy finally has forced the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) into mainstream media coverage.
The usual free-trade-agreement cheerleading squad of chronic-job-offshoring corporations, Wall Street, agribusiness and their coterie of think tanks and pundits are unnerved.
After spending billions in campaign contributions, lobbying and PR since the 1990s to enact our current trade policies, they want us to believe there is no alternative. In recent weeks, they have ginned up a PR campaign with two main themes: Critics of free trade agreements in general and the TPP in specific are protectionists who want to stop trade and/or are ignorant and misled.
The recent Washington Post piece by Vice President Bidens former chief economist Jared Bernstein does a great job explaining why the real choice is not between TPP and no trade. As he notes, we dont need more free trade agreements to expand trade.
Indeed, U.S. export growth to countries that are not Free Trade Agreement (FTA) partners has exceeded U.S. export growth to FTA partners by 29 percent over the past decade
Indeed, the TPPs strongest opponents are not against trade and do know what is in such agreements. That is precisely why they oppose them.
The bolded is actually how I feel about you and others like you who like to pretend to know the mind of Bernie Sanders in terms of what he knows and doesn't know.
Meanwhile, we have articles like this being posted on his website:
https://berniesanders.com/choice-not-tpp-no-trade/
However, I am not about to get into an argument with you about how truthful Bernie is being about his positions. If you don't believe him despite evidence to the contrary, that's your fault, not mine.
The truth of the matter is that you have exactly ZERO proof that he's anti-trade, while there is plenty of proof that he's pro-fair trade. You want to talk about listening to data but you refuse to acknowledge it.
I have no interest in arguing with hypocrites who contradict their own argumentation.
New Indiana poll out today.
Indiana Republican Presidential Primary Gravis Trump 44, Cruz 27, Kasich 9 Trump +17
Second poll this weekend to have Trump +15 over Cruz.
Woah I thought Cruz was leading Indiana at last check. BTW do we have a May primaries thread OT?
Wow.New Indiana poll out today.
Indiana Republican Presidential Primary Gravis Trump 44, Cruz 27, Kasich 9 Trump +17
Second poll this weekend to have Trump +15 over Cruz.
Ah, that makes sense. Combined with automation potentially sucking up a bunch of low level jobs in the next couple decades, a lot of Americans are gonna be in a big catch 22 situation when it comes to getting jobs. Seems like the required skill level is gonna keep getting higher and higher.
(I think, maybe. I suck at this)
Woah I thought Cruz was leading Indiana at last check. BTW do we have a May primaries thread OT?
New Indiana poll out today.
Indiana Republican Presidential Primary Gravis Trump 44, Cruz 27, Kasich 9 Trump +17
Second poll this weekend to have Trump +15 over Cruz.