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October 6, 2020
Have any Oregon DUers received their ballots or ballot pamphlets yet?
I feel like they've usually arrived by now in other years (4 weeks till election). But I may just be anxious to vote.
I checked my registration just to be sure, and I'm good.
ETA:
Thanks all! sorry I didnt think to google it.
January 6, 2020
Much more at the link.
Yes it is opinion.
Yes, Nathan J Robinson is the editor of the magazine Current Affairs.
Yes he has employed some Sanders supporters, and is likely a Sanders supporter himself.
Stop saying Biden is the 'most electable'. Trump will run rings round him
https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jan/04/joe-biden-electable-trump-2020-electionTheres just one problem: its a myth. It is a myth just as it was a myth that Hillary Clinton was a good candidate against Trump. Biden is not, in fact, the pragmatic choice. He would not beat Trump. He would lose. And we must say this over and over again. Forget his flubs. Forget his finger-nibbling. Biden would be crushed by Trump. If you want Trump out of office, dont support Biden.
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Left-leaning journalists and pundits love to fact-check Trump, as if proving that he has lied is in itself persuasive. But 2016 should have showed us how powerless debunking is next to optics. If you have a Democratic candidate who looks really corrupt, it doesnt matter if theyre not. People dont trust the press and they dont trust politicians.
Imagine Biden running against Trump. Trump will run ads like this over and over. Good luck responding. Remember that time you have to spend defending yourself against Trumps accusations is time not spent talking about issues that affect peoples lives. And Biden has already shown little interest in drawing peoples attention to the areas where Democrats should run strong against Trump, such as healthcare, taxation, working conditions and the climate crisis.
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Imagine Biden running against Trump. Trump will run ads like this over and over. Good luck responding. Remember that time you have to spend defending yourself against Trumps accusations is time not spent talking about issues that affect peoples lives. And Biden has already shown little interest in drawing peoples attention to the areas where Democrats should run strong against Trump, such as healthcare, taxation, working conditions and the climate crisis.
If there are Biden supporters in your life, you need to have serious conversations with them. Do not dwell on things that do not matter to them, like Bidens record on bussing, or his latest nonsensical comment. Instead, keep the focus on the main argument that is sustaining his campaign: the idea that he is the best candidate to beat Trump. He isnt. His electability is a myth, and when we look honestly at the facts we can see that Biden is actually a dangerously poor candidate to run.
Much more at the link.
Yes it is opinion.
Yes, Nathan J Robinson is the editor of the magazine Current Affairs.
Yes he has employed some Sanders supporters, and is likely a Sanders supporter himself.
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