Message from @Platinum Spark
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Does trump have any policy goals?
Like sincerely, has he said anything he wants to accomplish?
I think China tariff war and "stronger economy" and that's about it
Yeah I guess he wants a trade deal with China
But he doesn’t even talk about it
I think it's supposed to be to assert dominance over China
Yeah I guess
Because in a tariff trade war, America could win (the export country is always at a disadvantage)
The export country being China
You’d think a president just shitting the bed with scandal would want to talk about some policy goals
Not this year. He'll make shit up next year, lmao
And chances are, the Dems will choose fucking Biden
I mean
There’s not much evidence to support that right now
I'm pessimistic about America
Ok but let’s use actual evidence
The fight is between Biden and Warren (Bernie could come back but it's unlikely)
Warren will get more support from the more progressive side of the Party
Biden will get the moderates
What’s your theory of the case for Biden
I was just stating the worst case scenario for anyone who wants Trump out of office
Which would (in my opinion) be Biden winning over Bernie or Warren
Sure
But it doesn’t make a ton of sense that that’s true AND Dems would shoot themselves in the foot
Oh, one tweet I loved from Yang. Paraphrasing a bit but it goes "if you portray your Presidential elections as a Reality TV show, don't be shocked that a Reality TV star became President"
Yeah that’s a fun line but like, so?
The reality is, buzzwords and brash decisions are preferred by the news than actual policies
And Biden sure isn’t the reality tv choice
I'm talking about Trump winning
He did well because he said the most idiotic things you can think of. Calling Mexicans "criminals", saying he'll bomb Muslim families in Syria
I disagree
I agree that the polls point to Biden not being the nominee. But isn't the DNC process for actually voting on one kind of weird?
There’s very little evidence to show that helped
No, how is it weird?
All those issues were relitigated in 2018 with disastrous consequences for trump
I mean midterms usually favour the opposition party
That’s not accurate
The party's presidential nominee is chosen primarily by pledged delegates, which are in turn selected through a series of individual state caucuses and primary elections. Superdelegates, delegates whose votes are not bound to the outcome of a state's caucus or primary, may also influence the nomination.
The size of delegations to the Democratic National Convention, for each state, territory, or other political subdivision, are described in the party's quadrennial Call for the Democratic National Convention.
Idk that seems pretty obtuse to me
Midterms usually favor conservatives
Who have higher turnout