5th February 2020, 10:42 AM
Biden seems to have learned a lesson from the loss, because now he's criticizing Bernie and Buttigieg in a way he wasn't before. If he wants to win he'll need to actually put some effort into it...
But as for Iowa, it is bizarre that they are having so many problems; it's a really bad look for that state and for the Democrats. That is part of why this is such an awful week for the left -- we have the Iowa debacle, Trump being let off for his crimes by his craven Senate Republicans, and Trump's best approval rating of his Presidency in the latest Gallup poll - 49%! Proving Trump's crimes has galvanized Republicans to... stand in lockstep behind him, because this country is very obviously broken now and democracy sure is in trouble.
That said Biden's platform on the environment is not awful, as he wants to build on the insufficient-but-at-least-it's-something Paris accords Obama passed and sounds like he'll take climate a lot more seriously than Obama did, but yes like a lot of issues he's not the best on climate... but on the other hand, if he wins us the largest victory in November and could help us pull off a miracle and win the Senate back, then how much does that matter? He believes in taking action on climate, and would certainly pass anything passed by the House and Senate. Trying to pull off that win-the-Senate thing is perhaps the most important thing on the ballot this year; it'll be incredibly difficult to pull off because of how badly the Senate is rigged in small right-wing states' favor, but it IS possible this year if things go really well.
On that note, Nancy Pelosi is pretty awesome; tearing up her copy of Trump's speech, on camera, was a great move. :)
But as for Iowa, it is bizarre that they are having so many problems; it's a really bad look for that state and for the Democrats. That is part of why this is such an awful week for the left -- we have the Iowa debacle, Trump being let off for his crimes by his craven Senate Republicans, and Trump's best approval rating of his Presidency in the latest Gallup poll - 49%! Proving Trump's crimes has galvanized Republicans to... stand in lockstep behind him, because this country is very obviously broken now and democracy sure is in trouble.
(4th February 2020, 5:08 AM)Dark Jaguar Wrote: Numerous early reports seem to indicate that Biden didn't even qualify in a lot of places, but the real takeaway here is that caucuses are STUPID and I hate them.The irony is, Bernie insisted that Iowa keep its caucuses because in '16 caucuses helped him significantly...
Quote:Biden will NOT stop the coming environmental catastophe. He's not interested in that. He doesn't care. Sanders MIGHT stop it, because he's backed by an excited support network of people who want a revolution.The awful thing about this is that I don't know of any way to actually get what needs to be done done before REALLY horrible global warming effects hit -- massive environmental collapse, etc. Most people are too short-sighted to think far enough ahead to support the policies that are needed. "It would be bad for me now, so I don't support that" say even many Democrats...
Take the risk ABF, or you will die. Or we all will.
That said Biden's platform on the environment is not awful, as he wants to build on the insufficient-but-at-least-it's-something Paris accords Obama passed and sounds like he'll take climate a lot more seriously than Obama did, but yes like a lot of issues he's not the best on climate... but on the other hand, if he wins us the largest victory in November and could help us pull off a miracle and win the Senate back, then how much does that matter? He believes in taking action on climate, and would certainly pass anything passed by the House and Senate. Trying to pull off that win-the-Senate thing is perhaps the most important thing on the ballot this year; it'll be incredibly difficult to pull off because of how badly the Senate is rigged in small right-wing states' favor, but it IS possible this year if things go really well.
On that note, Nancy Pelosi is pretty awesome; tearing up her copy of Trump's speech, on camera, was a great move. :)