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JonLP replied to the topic Biden 'confident' Bernie Sanders supporters will fall in line in the forum General Discussion 15 minutes ago

I voted for Hillary Clinton but won’t vote for Biden.

JonLP started the topic The Economy Is Ruined. It Didn’t Have to Be This Way. in the forum General Discussion 30 minutes ago

For the second straight week, the U.S. workforce set a dismal unemployment record. On Thursday morning, the Labor Department reported that 6.6 million people filed new claims for unemployment benefits last week. That figure is twice as high as the previous record of 3.3 million, set just seven days ago.

This brings the two-week total of initial…[Read more]

JonLP started the topic Pete Buttigieg’s Next Move: A PAC Called Win the Era in the forum General Discussion 52 minutes ago

By Shane Goldmacher

April 3, 2020Updated 1:03 p.m. ET

Pete Buttigieg, who rose from obscurity to narrowly win the Iowa caucuses before dropping out of the Democratic presidential primary last month, has taken some of the first steps toward outlining his post-campaign future.
Mr. Buttigieg, the f…

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JonLP started the topic Senators clashed over Hunter Biden probe in classified briefing in the forum General Discussion 56 minutes ago

A key Senate committee is vowing to press forward with its investigation targeting former Vice President Joe Biden’s son Hunter, despite logistical challenges posed by the global coronavirus pandemic.
The probe, which Democrats vigorously oppose, has fueled tension among the Senate’s ranks, even breaking out into a rare and previously unr…[Read more]

JonLP started the topic Martha McSally calls on WHO director to resign in the forum General Discussion 20 hours ago

Sen. Martha McSally is calling on the World Health Organization director general to step down over what she deems his assistance in covering up China’s underreporting of the coronavirus, part of an escalating series of GOP criticisms of the organization.
The Arizona Republican said on Fox Business on Thursday that Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus s…[Read more]

JonLP started the topic What Will U.S. Labor Protections Look Like After Coronavirus? in the forum General Discussion 20 hours ago

But the consequences fall more heavily on those at the bottom end of the wage distribution. That includes those risking their health as they sell us groceries, check our vitals, and sanitize our hospitals. Easily lost amid the chaos, however, is how this crisis may be an opportunity to improve employee protections — and not temporarily but p…[Read more]

JonLP started the topic Joe Biden still wants people in Wisconsin to vote in person in the forum General Discussion 20 hours ago

BREAKING: Joe Biden still wants people in Wisconsin to vote in person. "A convention with 10,000 people in an arena..is very different from having people walking into a polling booth…" Says he also supports using "some" mail-ballots. But refuses to support all-mail election.

— Colin Kalmbacher (@colinkalmbacher) April 2, 2020

I checked the replies and the quote seems accurate. There is apparently video of it as well.

JonLP replied to the topic Alyssa Milano Triggers ‘Toxic’ Bernie Bros in Paranoid Twitter Meltdown in the forum General Discussion 1 day ago

Which is the main reason why I shared this story. I think she is being dishonest though and at this point I feel anyone still using the Bernie Bro argument is arguing in bad faith. This narrative was debunked as far back as 2015-16.

JonLP started the topic Alyssa Milano Triggers ‘Toxic’ Bernie Bros in Paranoid Twitter Meltdown in the forum General Discussion 1 day ago

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Bernie Bros Clap Back
While Alyssa Milano characterized her Bernie-backing detractors as toxic, the most-liked reply by a Sanders supporter in the thread was a level-headed critique of Milano.

It disagreed with her, but it wasn’t disrespectful: (go to link for pictures of tweets)

Ryan Knight (@ProudResister) pointed out something Milano d…[Read more]

JonLP replied to the topic Charts reveal coronavirus spreading faster in US than anywhere else — and it may be too late to stop it – RawStory in the forum General Discussion 1 day ago

We only had a few hundred cases and at the beginning of the month and spread rapidly. A lot of sporting events have cancelled and I’m afraid this virus is never going to go away. This is certainly a different scenario that I ever had to live through and I lived through a deployment in Iraq.
Someone at another board a Cardinals board said that…[Read more]

JonLP replied to the topic Trump Throws Up 'Outrageous' Roadblock for Seniors, People With Disabilities in Need of $1,200 Relief Checks in the forum Latest Breaking News 1 day ago

What does this all mean? I don’t need the extra money so I won’t worry if I don’t get it.
I receive benefits thru the VA rather than SS but I don’t file tax returns.

JonLP replied to the topic Fox News Has Been Lying Its Aging Viewers Into Early Graves in the forum General Discussion 1 day ago

But I got hammered by his followers for defending Tulsi Gabbard the week after Clinton called her a Russian asset and I’m not even a big fan of Tulsi Gabbard anymore. As far as online attacks those were the worst I received I ended up deleting my account. Still like Will Pitt’s writing though.

JonLP started the topic Whoopi Goldberg Spars With Bernie Sanders: ‘Why Are You Still in the Race?’ in the forum General Discussion 1 day ago

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“I have to ask you this question now because I have been watching to see what you were going to do, and I’m told that you intend to stay in this race for president because you believe there is a path to victory,” Goldberg said. “I want to know what that path is because this feels a little bit like it did when you didn’t come out when Hilla…[Read more]

JonLP replied to the topic The "Black Vote" Is An Interesting Thing… in the forum General Discussion 1 day ago

With black voters though not by much. Also researching non voters I found non white people are more likely to be non voters than white people so primary party loyalists are different than general election voters & non voters.

Nonvoters are, in fact, somewhat more likely than voters to be brown or black: While 10 percent of voters are black, 13…[Read more]

JonLP replied to the topic Why bernie lost black vote besides electronic vote counters in the forum General Discussion 1 day ago

Before that you were looking at a 3-way race between Biden, Sanders, and even Steyer (which is why Biden attacked him over his private prisons investment) in South Carolina.

Also Sanders was leading the national polls before South Carolina and the lead flipped to Biden after so they would have to be rigging the polls as well.

I think everything…[Read more]

JonLP replied to the topic JDS: Why We Must Criticize Progressive Leaders Including Bernie in the forum Multimedia 3 days ago

It's easy to be a YouTube host or bomb thrower on Twitter concluding someone is a sell out or a fraud. Lot harder to be in the halls of Congress and have to balance trying to fight for the entire progressive movement vs getting tangible things NOW for the people of your district

— Jordan (@JordanChariton) March 31, 2020

JonLP started the topic Bernie Sanders’ Florida Campaign Office Vandalized With Swastikas in the forum General Discussion 3 days ago

A tweet Saturday from the Florida for Bernie account showed two large swastikas painted in black and the words “voting didn’t stop us last time.” It did not say where in Florida the office is located.
“Didn’t know if we should share, but one of our grassroots Bernie offices in Florida was vandalized with swastikas. Sheriff sent a team to clean it…[Read more]

JonLP replied to the topic [Video] – Niko House – AOC Is Refusing To Back Progressive Challengers Following In Her Footsteps in the forum General Discussion 3 days ago

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who gained an instant national profile when she toppled a top Democratic leader in 2018, has launched her own political action committee to boost challengers in 2020 congressional races.

The move shows the 30-year-old New York freshman’s intentions to continue battling with her party’s establishment.

Ocasio-Cortez…[Read more]

JonLP replied to the topic [Video] – Niko House – AOC Is Refusing To Back Progressive Challengers Following In Her Footsteps in the forum General Discussion 3 days ago

Enough said.

Tulsi Gabbard actually had a much more moderate voting record than AOC ever had plus she endorsed Biden while AOC has a Courage to Change PAC.

JonLP replied to the topic You Guys Are still Talking Politics ??? in the forum General Discussion 3 days ago

AOC isn’t even close to that level. Sinema posed as a progressive but once elected she did favors and took money from Wall Street. I’ll trade Arizona Democrats for AOC though Raul Grivalja is great.

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