Tag: Bernie Sanders

Our Long National Nightmare

There’s no evidence that term limits work and a lot of evidence that they don’t

When a politician is looking to score some quick political points, there’s a well they consistently dip their bucket into: term limits. In 2018, President Donald Trump tweeted that he had met with lawmakers and discussed term limits, giving his “full support and endorsement for their efforts.” President Obama wrote in A Promised Land that, as a senator, he “questioned what might happen to me … Continue reading There’s no evidence that term limits work and a lot of evidence that they don’t

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You Asked

You Asked: How hard is it to defeat an incumbent in a primary?

On Patreon (really, go support us on Patreon), we ask supporters to occasionally toss questions over to us that they want answered that are a little bit harder to get an answer to than something you might ask on Quora. For this, the fourth piece in our new series You Asked, everyone is suddenly interested in primary challenges for some reason. I’ve seen a lot of … Continue reading You Asked: How hard is it to defeat an incumbent in a primary?

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Our Long National Nightmare, Politics, Who The Fuck Are All These Fucks

Debatable: The second 10 candidates

Last night, voters had the opportunity to see the first ten candidates seeking the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination. In a policy-heavy and not particularly exciting debate, the candidates showed that the differences between them have a lot more to do with how they would accomplish goals like universal health care, immigration reform, or addressing climate change. Or they’re John Delaney and they think that they’ll … Continue reading Debatable: The second 10 candidates

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Our Long National Nightmare, Politics

It isn’t the DNC that’s pushing Joe Biden. It’s our fear.

You don’t exactly have to scour the internet to see Democrats are concerned about Joe Biden’s seemingly indestructible lead in the 2020 presidential election. There are certainly indicators that his lead has shrunk and Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg, and Kamala Harris have all survived Biden’s entrance into the race and are the only candidates to poll at 5% or higher since he formally … Continue reading It isn’t the DNC that’s pushing Joe Biden. It’s our fear.

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Politics

We’re ranking the Democratic candidates by how silly their names sound

We’re deep in the middle of the 2020 presidential election but it’s March of 2019 and we should not be in the middle of an election that’s still nearly two years away. In an effort to restore some sanity to the earth, here’s a very nonsensical listicle. You’re… welcome? There are currently fourteen candidates with campaigns or exploratory committees who we’ve profiled in the Who … Continue reading We’re ranking the Democratic candidates by how silly their names sound

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