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So Glad That Jamie Raskin Decided To Stay In the House

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Jamie Raskin is so good at this.

It’s probably less than a minute, but it’s one of the best things I have seen all day.

This is fun, also.

Open thread.

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  2. 2.

    Ohio Mom

    @FastEdD: What?! Do you mean that our Betty Cracker is in the hospital?

    If so, oh dear. Sending get well wishes through the ether.

  3. 3.

    lowtechcyclist

    So Glad That Jamie Raskin Decided To Stay In the House

    Now that Larry Hogan is the likely GOP Senate nominee, I’d be happier if Raskin was running for Senate; he’d be able to slice and dice Hogan. AFAICT, Hogan’s reputation as a moderate survived his two terms as governor, so he’ll need an opponent who can keep Hogan from pulling a Youngkin on us.

    I don’t know much about the two main candidates for the Dem nomination. Trone’s been in the House for several years, but the fact that I know next to nothing about him doesn’t give me much faith in his ability to keep Hogan out of the Senate. Alsobrook’s been in local government, I don’t know if she’s up to this battle either.

  5. 5.

    JPL

    Biden wins!   I will admit skipping primaries when someon is not really contested.   After Biden’s SOTU, I voted on Friday and was surprised to see other folks there.

  7. 7.

    PST

    @JPL: I just voted in Illinois today. I was walking the dog when I passed my early polling place. It was pleasant to learn that dogs are allow inside and can help you fill out your ballot, although they are not allowed to vote themselves. Even if they were, Bernie is not quite seven, and voting age is never calculated in dog years.

  8. 8.

    Jackie

    WaterGirl, you and me both! Raskin is NEEDED just where he is! And he’ll be invaluable the next two years in the House MAJORITY!♥️

  9. 9.

    Scout211

    Apologies if this has already been laughed at been discussed downstairs, but point and laugh.   Go ahead.

    Independent Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.says that he has his short list for a running mate all worked out, and it’s headlined by fellow conspiracy theorist Aaron Rodgers. 

    RFK Jr. told the New York Times that he is looking at Aaron Rodgers, former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura, Tulsi Gabbard, Rand Paul and Andrew Yang. Quite a fun group. It’s not exactly clear what the New York Jets think about their Quarterback running in a presidential campaign during training camp, but it’s the Jets so it probably doesn’t matter.

    If that’s not a hall of fame of crazies, I don’t know what is.  😳

  11. 11.

    JPL

    @Baud:  Yup   Last day of early voting was Friday.   I’m going to request an absentee ballot for November though.

  13. 13.

    Yutsano

    Eh. I’m not all that worried about Hogan trying to snipe the seat in Maryland. Oftentimes people like someone as a governor but don’t like the idea of that person doing a different role in government. Plus has Maryland had their Senate primary yet? Lord knows the places where the MAGA is in the minority have some really loopy folks voting in the primary.

  15. 15.

    eclare

    @JPL:

    I voted on Super Tuesday here in TN.  I think it’s important to show support, even if we know the result.

  16. 16.

    frosty

    I’m worried about Hogan. Maryland likes those “moderate” Republicans and he’s got name recognition that the other two don’t have. I’d hate to lose the Senate because of Maryland.

  17. 17.

    BlueGuitarist

    Alabama’s been in the news with IVF and Katie Lied.
    And now: Special Election on March 26 for Alabama State House of Representatives District 10.
    Doug Jones carried the district in both his US Senate campaigns, 2017 and 2020.
    The reason for a special election:
    the incumbent Republican resigned after being arrested for voter fraud,
    to which he later pled guilty.
    Doug Jones and Planned Parenthood have endorsed the Democratic candidate, Marilyn Lands.
    Her website: marilynlands.com/
    phonebanking: mobilize.us/mobilize/event/604502/

  19. 19.

    H.E.Wolf

    @frosty: I’m worried about Hogan. Maryland likes those “moderate” Republicans and he’s got name recognition that the other two don’t have. I’d hate to lose the Senate because of Maryland.​

     Perhaps; but NovRoevember’s blue wave is going to be led by women voting Democratic.

  24. 24.

    JPL

    @Jackie: There was a local city council runoff that I missed a few months ago, because I was sick.   That woke me up to requesting an absentee ballot.  trump’s turnout is big compared to the President, but if Haley continues to get fifteen percent of the vote, that will help in November.

  25. 25.

    PAM Dirac

    @lowtechcyclist:

    I don’t know much about the two main candidates for the Dem nomination

    I was in Raskin’s district in 2018 and 2020. I was in Trone’s district in 2022. The state legislative district I’m in is About 60R-40D so running for those seats as a D is a pretty thankless task. I attended a fundraiser for the Ds in 2018 where Raskin spoke. He gave a great talk about the importance of local races and he had a good 5-6 minutes with details on the strengths of each of the candidates. A real commitment for a pretty hopeless set of races. Of course now a lot of people nationally know Raskin’s speaking skills and commitment.

    Trone is not quite as good a speaker, but he is also very committed and works hard for local candidates, even the ones with not much chance of winning. His pet cause is the opioid addiction problem and he has done a lot of work both in the House and locally to support programs and people trying to deal with the problem. I’ve heard from people doing this work that it isn’t just for show, he really puts in the effort. I’m quite confident that if he gets the nomination he’ll run a vigorous campaign in the general.

    I don’t know a lot about Alsobrooks, but I’ve heard a bunch of good things. I need to do more research about her record before I decide who I’m going to vote for in May.

    I don’t know much about the R field, but I’m not sure Hogan is a sure bet to win. MD has closed primaries and the Rs have been going full MAGA lately. In the 2022 a MAGA nutjob beat Hogan’s hand picked successor. Hogan called the guy a “QAnon whacko” and refused to support the guy in the general. I have to believe a lot of R primary voters haven’t forgotten that, but whether it is enough to give someone else the nomination, I don’t know. I’m also not as worried as some people that MD D voters will feel all warm and fuzzy about Hogan’s “moderate” cred. He’s never had to own his abortion bill vetos because the veto was always overridden in the D legislature. It is true that an R has been elected governor a number of times in the last 20 years, but each time there also was elected a veto proof D majority in the legislature. The last time a R was elected to the Senate was Mathias in 1980 and he was considered way too liberal for even the pre-Reagan R party. I don’t think it is impossible for Hogan to win, but so much has changed since he last faced voters in 2018 and Senate is such a different position than governor I really think it is unlikely he’ll win even if he gets the R nomination.

  27. 27.

    Jackie

    @Baud: TIFG might get pissed at RFK jr. He is rumored to be eyeing Tulsi for himself 😉

    And, yes, take that however you like 😁

  28. 28.

    Dan B

    @H.E.Wolf: I certainly hope there’s a huge blue wave that overwhelms the Electoral College and gerrymandering.  My nerves are on edge.

  30. 30.

    cain

    @Scout211: Rand Paul please! I suspect there is no way he’s going to do some 3rd party nonsense when he has his eyes on Majority Leader.

  33. 33.

    David 🌈 ☘The Establishment☘🌈 Koch

     

    Forget the myths the
    media’s created about the [Republicans]
    the truth is, these are not very
    bright guys, and things got out of
    hand.

    ~ Deep Throat

  35. 35.

    Jackie

    @JPL: WA State is VBM only. Since I live in a MAGA Red county, I ALWAYS drop my ballot off at the Auditor’s office.

    I don’t trust my ballot envelope clearly marked “Democratic” to get from my mailbox to the post office to ??? safely – if at all – assuming at least one MAGAt would be handling it.

  40. 40.

    HeleninEire

    Wait…what? He is staying in the house and not running for the Senate? I must have missed that.

  41. 41.

    Jackie

    @Scout211: I read that and 😂

    Some were rebelling because it’s not being held in FL this time, but the excuses for not being available included almost everything but “I have to stay home and wash my hair.” 😂

  44. 44.

    Jackie

    @WaterGirl:

    Is Haley still getting votes now that she has suspended her campaign?

    She’s on my WA ballot, along with Cristie, DeSantis, and Vivek.
    Also, Williamson and what’s his face from MN* on the Democratic side.

    eta *Phillips

  47. 47.

    Jackie

    @JPL:

    maybe after his health problems

    Running for election every two years vs six years as a two time cancer survivor is probably prudent.

    PLUS I ♥️ him raising hell in the House!

  48. 48.

    David 🏈 Mahomes! 🏈 Koch

    @Scout211: ​

    We flew to Minneapolis last weekend to celebrate Women’s International Day by attending the Big Ten women’s tournament. It. Was. Incredible. (photo)

    The game was the crown jewel of Sunday as no other contest on any network came close to it. This matchup was the most-watched game of the day across all networks.

    It doesn’t stop there. This game is the most-watched women’s game in a quarter century. The Hawkeyes and Cornhuskers were the most-watched women’s game on CBS since 1999.

    Michael Mulvihill @mulvihill79

    Congrats to CBS on this great number.

    Incredibly, more *households* watched Iowa-Nebraska women this weekend than watched UNC-Duke men.

    Anyone minimizing the popularity of women’s college basketball at this point is just being willfully obtuse.

  50. 50.

    HinTN

    @JPL: I was there, in Tennessee on Super Tuesday, to run up the score. Ya gotta do it every.single.time. VOTE!!!

  51. 51.

    Ken

    RFK Jr. is looking at Aaron Rodgers, Jesse Ventura, Tulsi Gabbard, Rand Paul and Andrew Yang.

    @Scout211: If that’s not a hall of fame of crazies, I don’t know what is.

    Sounds like a Dancing with the Stars lineup — a bunch of B-listers, half of whom evoke “I thought he was dead…” reactions.

  55. 55.

    Geminid

    @PAM Dirac: I am impressed by the experience Angela Alsobrooks brings to the table. She has overseen a county with a population of of almost 1 million people and was elected County Executive twice. Before that Alsobrooks served two terms a county prosecutor. And Alsobrooks is 52 years old, which strikes me as a good age to enter the Senate.

    But I trust you Terrapins to make the right choice, slowly but surely.

  56. 56.

    Scout211

    @David 🏈 Mahomes! 🏈 Koch: We flew to Minneapolis last weekend to celebrate Women’s International Day by attending the Big Ten women’s tournament. It. Was. Incredible

    I. Am. So. Jealous!!!

    What a good game. And of course I am thrilled for the threepeat.

    On to the big dance.  Fingers crossed.

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