@Alicoh1@AAC0519@NateSilver538 The primary election's lack of a direct challenger on ballots was driven by the political party's internal mechanisms.
Biden was not a popular candidate, his health was deteriorating, and yet the party was unwilling to open it up to challengers. That's also undemocratic.
@JoINrbs@HotCross_ I think the apparatus wants him out, he's the one who is holding on. Feels weird to act like he has no agency here, he wanted to be president and still wants to be.
Very rare to let go of that much power if you seeked it out in the first place.
@IDoTheThinking People will remember both. This debate was an all time level optics fuckup in a campaign.
I think it's up there with the Dean Scream as single events that torched a candidate.
Don't have to dismiss the debate to shit on the NY Times they deserve it on their own merits
@tommartell@BenWilinofsky It's incredibly stupid. Spend any time at a public cardroom and you'll see why women would decide to do something different with their rec time.
Nobody is denying hormones have an impact on behavior, but it's not to an extent that explains a 98/2 split in player base.
@jdbookmarks@erixfilming@BrandiKruse When I was in my teens-20s working min wage jobs part-time while in school, I knew at least 3-4 coworkers who were homeless. And some students. Ppl who worked at Red Robin or the grocery store and just couldn't afford rent + deposit, or had some black mark on rental record.
@jdbookmarks@erixfilming@BrandiKruse Many homeless ppl aren't in a camp. How many ppl live out of their car and shower with their gym membership?
A big chunk of homeless folks at any given time are employed and have an eviction on their record and can't get anyone to rent to them.