Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

And now I have baud making fun of me. this day can’t get worse.

We do not need to pander to people who do not like what we stand for.

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Consistently wrong since 2002

Decision time: keep arguing about the last election, or try to win the next one?

Polls are now a reliable indicator of what corporate Republicans want us to think.

Jack be nimble, jack be quick, hurry up and indict this prick.

If rights aren’t universal, they are privilege, not rights.

This fight is for everything.

Let there be snark.

Republicans are radicals, not conservatives.

When your entire life is steeped in white supremacy, equality feels like discrimination.

Everything is totally normal and fine!!!

If you voted for Trump, you don’t get to speak about ethics, morals, or rule of law.

Come on, media. you have one job. start doing it.

He seems like a smart guy, but JFC, what a dick!

It is possible to do the right thing without the promise of a cookie.

Whatever happens next week, the fight doesn’t end.

… pundit janitors mopping up after the gop

No one could have predicted…

Compromise? There is no middle ground between a firefighter and an arsonist.

Prediction: the gop will rethink its strategy of boycotting future committees.

Anne Laurie is a fucking hero in so many ways. ~ Betty Cracker

I’ve spoken to my cat about this, but it doesn’t seem to do any good.

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PA Open Thread: Sow the Windbag, Reap the Fartcloud

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Of course, the Repubs prefer to blame… well, anything other than the obvious:


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  1. 1.

    Frankensteinbeck

    One thing I noticed in the developing liberal motivation we’ve seen is that the ACA repeal was a huge motivator. People who had never paid attention before found out the Republican Party was trying to kill them and were furious.

  2. 2.

    TenguPhule

    @Frankensteinbeck:

    People who had never paid attention before found out the Republican Party was trying to kill them and were furious.

    Unfortunately, the Republicans are never going to stop trying to kill them and us.

  3. 3.

    Yutsano

    the economy is growing, unemployment is at a 17 year-low, and there are no major wars.

    All three of these things could change quite rapidly in the next few months. Especially with Dolt45 at the helm.

  5. 5.

    Ceci n est pas mon nym

    I’d like to believe that Trump’s rallies are huge motivators (away from R) but if so, that means Lamb didn’t have the votes to put him over the top till the weekend rally.

    Still, a win is a win however close. I hope that Trump plans to rally in every district. It’s not like he needs to spend any time in the office.

  6. 6.

    Mnemosyne

    Schools that decided not to let their students protest aren’t looking great today. In central California, school officials at Mt. Diablo High School chained the front gate to prevent the kids from leaving, so the students broke through. Not a good look for the administration.

  7. 7.

    Mnemosyne

    @Frankensteinbeck:

    AFAIK, so far the numbers from all of these elections are showing that Republicans are showing up in the same or slightly higher numbers, but Democrats are coming out of the woodwork in record numbers.

    As you were saying, I think that once previously non-political people realized what Trump is up to, they got mad.

  9. 9.

    Mike in NC

    According to Politics NC, this state has several Congressional districts that are more competitive than PA-18 (despite the outrageous gerrymandering). All are attracting candidates eager to run against Trump’s agenda.

  13. 13.

    Cermet

    @TenguPhule: But this year there is the orange fart cloud constantly tweeting stupid and saying racist things and doing terrible things against the country; that asswipe will not stop doing these things so the base will remain very motivated

  14. 14.

    Yutsano

    @Cermet: And if one thing was true from the election, it was this: Dolt45’s base is not the majority in this country. And not even the majority in a lot of districts, as we’re finding out more and more.

  17. 17.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @Mnemosyne:

    I haven’t seen this reported officially, but a friend of mine — parent of a student at Dunwoody (GA) HS — posted to FB “that the principal tried to diminish the impact by forcing the kids behind the school. However, they walked to the front and rallied against violence there, in plain view.”

    Good for the kids.

    Separately, I learned that hundreds of students at Oak Park River Forest HS went outside and protested, in a peaceful and principled way. Good for them. They make me proud to be an OPRFHS graduate.

  18. 18.

    Haroldo

    Ya know, I think it was a stratergic error for Saccone not to campaign under his stage name – M. Ditka.

  20. 20.

    Enhanced Voting Techniques

    Did they really say “porn” when describing someone from Pittsburg? Unpossible.

  21. 21.

    Barbara

    Using another candidate’s campaign rallies as a form of political joyriding is such a perfect way of describing Trump’s behavior.

  26. 26.

    mai naem mobile

    We need to have a term for these GOP candidates who lose after Dolt45 does a rally for them. Like maybe Saccone got Trumpled or Saccone became a Trumplinger.

  27. 27.

    Brachiator

    @Frankensteinbeck:

    People who had never paid attention before found out the Republican Party was trying to kill them and were furious.

    Republicans promised to repeal the ACA and replace it with something better. A catchy, easy to remember remedy.

    And then they ran away from constituents, avoided Town Hall meetings, lied, did nothing. Meanwhile, a lot of people could not get reasonably priced insurance, access to doctors, etc. And in response, Republicans fucked up health care even more. A lot of people were paying attention and tried to be heard. And even those who were not paying attention got slapped in the face anyway. That’s quite a wake up call, even for those in denial.

  32. 32.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    I’m a little embarrassed at how badly I want this to be true. Just a little

    Donald Trump Jr. and his wife, Vanessa Trump, are struggling through marital problems and friends say they are heading for divorce, multiple sources have exclusively confirmed to Page Six.
    Vanessa and the eldest son of President Donald Trump married in November 2005 and have five children. But while they have not legally separated, friends say they have been living separate lives.
    Divorce proceedings have not yet been initiated, but friends say they expect the couple to file soon. A spokesperson for Don Jr., Vanessa and the Trump Organization declined to comment, despite numerous requests to do so over two days.

    I’m more embarrassed to have looked at, and linked to, Page Six

  33. 33.

    clay

    @SiubhanDuinne: We had a pretty good-sized walkout at my school. I told my students I supported their cause, and that we wouldn’t be doing anything while they were gone. I think about 60% of the kids participated.

  35. 35.

    George Spiggott

    @Mnemosyne:

    My school, Berkeley High, had an impressive walkout: berkeleyside.com/2018/03/14/went-school-never-came-home-students-across-berkeley-u-s-grieve-gun-viol…

    “The school administration embraced the students’ plan, helping facilitate the event. Several school and district leaders, Berkeley School Board members and Berkeley High teachers and staff came to the protest Wednesday, while designated teachers stayed behind with students who chose not to walk out of class.”

    “I’m not here to tell you that the constant threat of being shot at school can destroy our ability to learn — because you know that,” yelled one student into the microphone. “Today we must move past our primitive ways. When leaders act like children and children act like leaders, you know change is coming,” he said.

  38. 38.

    Groucho48

    So, the NYT decided to explain why Lamb won.

    Conor Lamb Wins Pennsylvania House Seat, Giving Democrats a Map for Trump Country

    The map? Wait for it, wait for it…why it’s for Dems to bash Pelosi. Brilliant! Later in the article, it is mentioned that the Reps ran a virulently anti-Pelosi campaign and it didn’t work, but, the NYT never lets facts get in the way of a Dems in Disarray story.

    No mention of health care as an issue. Very little mention of the fact that in a district Trump won by 20 points, the Rep ran as a Trump clone and lost, so, maybe we should ponder that a bit. N’uh-uh. What Dems need to do in red and purple districts is to bash Pelosi and it wouldn’t hurt to be pro gun nut. I mean it’s not as if there’s a big wave of anti-gun nuts sweeping the country. Or, that reasonable gun regulations are supported even by a majority of NRA members.

  39. 39.

    boatboy_srq

    @Groucho48: More and more I think the FTFNYT is simply a bunch of erudite Teahadis writing what boils down to Why Democrats Win.

  41. 41.

    Chip Daniels

    @Groucho48:
    Then the other half of this song and dance routine is for a concern troll to argue that we should turn on Pelosi because she’s too “controversial and divisive”.
    Of course, the entire rightwing strategy is to make whoever the Dem leader is into Mao and Hannibal Lector combined, no matter who it is.
    It sounds self evidently stupid when you say it in blunt terms- “The opposition party hates our leader so we should dump her for someone they like.”

  44. 44.

    mai naem mobile

    @Karen: they would be truly stupid to do a recount unless the gap goes down to under a hundred. It would just drag on a losing story for the GOP on an only good till November seat which is not going to make a difference for a Congressional vote. Waste of money and resources on top of everything else.

  45. 45.

    LongHairedWeirdo

    @TenguPhule: Yes, but…

    But, a lot of people are really shocked that the GOP supported Trump.
    But a lot of people are shocked that Trump could win.
    And they have the repeal of the ACA on their minds too.

    The GOP won’t stop trying, and won’t stop lying, but they might finally be far enough out on a limb that they’ll find out just how rotted it is.

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