Election 2020

[David Horn]

(11-07-2020, 09:07 AM)Eric the Green Wrote:

(11-05-2020, 11:37 AM)David Horn Wrote: If I was Biden, and had the authority, the first attempt at this kind of thing would be met with the pledge to close Fort Campbell.  The second, Fort Knox.  If it has to be hardball, play your strongest pitcher.

If Democrats are not prepared to play hardball from now on, they will be the losing party soon.

The Dems haven't been true winners in decades.  The last truly Liberal/Progressive era was the LBJ Presidency that went south with the Vietnam War.  Everything since has been centrist or conservative, with the middle moving steadily to the right almost continuously (Obama slowed the movement, but that's about it).  

We're now back to my failed 4T scenario, even with the Senate nominally in Dem hands.  If that happens (and it's the best case we get this round) the deciding votes will be Jon Tester of Montana and Joe Manchin of WV -- not inspiring from a Progressive POV.

I wish it was otherwise.