To the various family/friends in 2016 that said I was being alarmist about Trump, and that “Don’t worry, the USA totally has checks and balances!” and “His cabinet will def be the adults in the room.” Which part of that are we on now please?
And you’re fighting tooth and nail to keep the Senate red and create more Kavanaughs and ectopic pregnancy-related deaths by shrieking your bad faith “blue no matter who except when I say so” ideology at the internet.
@batwingdings Also I’m remembering the deep impressions of how both Carter (GA) and Clinton (AR) were “unexpected” candidates, rising from the South, way off the radar screen at this stage.
@batwingdings He’s got the whole package: Pete’s smarts without the contrived fake-Obama-ness, Gavin’s “presidential look” without the sleaze, Walz’s authenticity without the flailing.
@batwingdings I’m kind of over this stuff. Hindsight is always 20/20 and rarely proves causation. Constant recalibration is obviously wise and necessary, but the blame casting always veers into the circular firing squad.
@toxoplasmodium I would support Satan himself if running against a Republican.
These things also make me think of how in France, regular people think that it is extremely weird that Americans weigh candidates’ sex lives in elections
Former First Lady Jill Biden’s press secretary Michael LaRosa: “Do I want Susan Collins to win? Not necessarily, but she is much more my style than ... Graham Platner.”