Tho 2 major factors make this so:
1) gerrymandering means in many places state govt is a one-way ratchet, with ever worse people gaining power (no normies can win)
2) FOX & rightwing mediasphere give the same people a majority of broadcast/social media reach
I've been saying this for years, but people hunting for the source of US political troubles are looking in the wrong place. It's not some deep structural thing. It's just that the worst, most dishonest, cruelest people have been permitted to seize increasingly huge loudspeakers
Last week we celebrated our Spring Globe League champs! This week: who knows? Free Opinionation trivia fun, 7 & 8 pm, Commonwealth Tavern, Roscoe & Damen #Chicago
‘cause A) should he get it back, Tr*mp has no intention of exiting the presidency while he lives and B) he sure as sh*t ain’t letting anyone in who people might accuse of being the real president, like they did w/Cheney
Veepstakes dynamic I don't think has been fully internalized: with a lame duck Prez either way, this amounts to the R on deck circle, which is why it's so coveted (by pols and patrons alike.) A little surprised he wouldn't consider a Cheney-style pick to avoid threat/distraction.
Tonight, 7 & 8pm at Commonwealth Tavern on Damen and Roscoe, you could have as much fun as last week’s Opinionation trivia winners Jack Attack! Free to play!
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see what the extra splash of fun is about — play free family feud style games, 7 & 8 tonight, Commonwealth Tavern, Damen & Roscoe #Chicago 🍻