a president that weak to their own party probably isn't beating any republican challenger anyway
They don't have to weak, all the challenger needs to do is break off enough voters or cause like minded voters to sit it out - and it may be enough to lose. Even vote counts, after all. This is not good when the opposition is unified.
I wouldn't be surprised by that outcome at all. I feel like NY is a case where she's more likely to overperform, with the closed primary and all.
On the other hand, Bernie keeps somehow managing to technically stay in the race even when I think he's done for, so I also couldn't find myself too surprised if he brought it within 5%. Sigh. Just want this thing to be over.
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Oh man. that, combined with listening to NPR in an hour, will make a fun evening.
It was cute hearing people.. waffle and avoid committing all day.
Aw the closing down of the last thread ate my post.
I was all making a point about how there are different degrees of international military intervention and the US assumption of a saviour/police complex is pretty harmful. ('Syrian opposition calls for international intervention' became 'Syrian victims begging for US invasion' for some reason?)
I'm pretty critical of Sanders' foreign policy stance though. His idea of "letting the muslim countries fight it out among themselves" is just dumb, and sounds kinda racist. And the way he talks about the issues just makes me think he refuses to see the complexity of international relations.
Is Bernie an isolationist?
I don't know if I would classify him as truly isolationist, as he does say the US should support those countries who are going to lead the fight. But yeah, he does hit most of the marks.
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Aw the closing down of the last thread ate my post.
I was all making a point about how there are different degrees of international military intervention and the US assumption of a saviour/police complex is pretty harmful. ('Syrian opposition calls for international intervention' became 'Syrian victims begging for US invasion' for some reason?)
I'm pretty critical of Sanders' foreign policy stance though. His idea of "letting the muslim countries fight it out among themselves" is just dumb, and sounds kinda racist. And the way he talks about the issues just makes me think he refuses to see the complexity of international relations.
I think the important distinction on the isolationist question would be to append "by the standards of modern American politicians" in which case I think a case could be made.
I think the important distinction on the isolationist question would be to append "by the standards of modern American politicians" in which case I think a case could be made.
Mr. Sanders is an isolationist in the same way that Mrs. Clinton is a religious fanatic.
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For real, it is scientifically designed to give colorblind people like me eye twitches.
We really have reached the Nader of this primary.
You're right, my bad. I wasn't trying to mock to be honest. He just stood out in my memory as a New Yorker and a Bernie supporter.
Like Taft
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I wouldn't be surprised by that outcome at all. I feel like NY is a case where she's more likely to overperform, with the closed primary and all.
On the other hand, Bernie keeps somehow managing to technically stay in the race even when I think he's done for, so I also couldn't find myself too surprised if he brought it within 5%. Sigh. Just want this thing to be over.
It was cute hearing people.. waffle and avoid committing all day.
if this map is correct, new york has a whole state attached to it
who knew?!
I don't know if I would classify him as truly isolationist, as he does say the US should support those countries who are going to lead the fight. But yeah, he does hit most of the marks.
no i was talking about that land mass with all the patches of color attached to the city
Should have specified that New York City had a state attached.
Long Island?
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No.
lots of people call NYC just New York though. probably more likely to be surprised that there was such a thing as the state New York.
Mr. Sanders is an isolationist in the same way that Mrs. Clinton is a religious fanatic.
Which is to say that he isn't one.
There aren't. It would make zombie Ted Kennedy pretty sad, though.
A New York County, as well.
...we really aren't that great at naming things.
Skeptical face
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For the love of god most annoying result if it holds
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I love the Guardian tracker. There's no doubt in my mind what site I'll be using to follow the election results in November.
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Even better, they now have google chrome notifications to give ongoing updates.