The 2020 thread....

Man, I think even Bernie has more actual music cred than Beto.

sweetcell wrote:

nkotb wrote:
Sure, Beto claims to be a punk, but Spoon just shared a video of Buttigieg playing  "The Way We Get By" on piano

https://twitter.com/spoontheband/status/1116777247996665856

Mayor Pete Buttigieg Impressed the Hell Out of Ben Folds During a Duet in 2015

Buttigieg Performed With the South Bend Symphony Orchestra in 2013 (scroll down past the ben folds story)

apparently he plays guitar too.  overall has more music cred than beto, IMO.

you guys are leaving out Hickenlooper….jams with bobby weir and others

Beto backlash has set in now that he is not running against Cruz

Sïdehätch wrote:
you guys are leaving out Hickenlooper….jams with bobby weir and others

Woahhh. Bob Weir seems to be doing something different with his hair.

that's the guy from The Fray

here we go

Sïdehätch wrote:
that's the guy from The Fray

here we go

I think the fcucking suit disqualifies him from any chance at being cool.

Can't believe folks would love a guy running against the most loathsome toad in America, and then not be as enamored when he actually had to make a case for himself against actual, qualified candidates!

hutch wrote:
Beto backlash has set in now that he is not running against Cruz

Also as a #BernieBro even I find him calling Phish "one of the great bands, have been one of the great bands in this country" is pretty close to disqualifying.

nkotb wrote:
Also as a #BernieBro even I find him calling Phish "one of the great bands, have been one of the great bands in this country" is pretty close to disqualifying.

yikes…that's a major blemish that I never knew about
he is a senator from Vermont…I bet he loves ben and jerry's too

Yeah, I feel like it's probably pandering given his state, but come on, man, cut that shit out.

Sïdehätch wrote:

nkotb wrote:
Also as a #BernieBro even I find him calling Phish "one of the great bands, have been one of the great bands in this country" is pretty close to disqualifying.

yikes…that's a major blemish that I never knew about
he is a senator from Vermont…I bet he loves ben and jerry's too

nkotb wrote:
Also as a #BernieBro even I find him calling Phish "one of the great bands, have been one of the great bands in this country" is pretty close to disqualifying.

I think we can forgive him for that comment given that he more than makes up for it by loving Celine Dion.

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Last year, Sanders told Rolling Stone he favors classical music: “On my iPad, I have all of Beethoven’s symphonies,” he said. In terms of pop, he championed “the Motown sound,” especially the Supremes and Temptations. Sanders confessed he loves Abba and disco (especially the Bee Gees), and Celine Dion.

nkotb wrote:
Can't believe folks would love a guy running against the most loathsome toad in America, and then not be as enamored when he actually had to make a case for himself against actual, qualified candidates!

hutch wrote:
Beto backlash has set in now that he is not running against Cruz

My sarcasm detector has gone off….

Mayor Pete makes it official
perfect timing as a the news has been in love with him for the last few weeks
Wonder if this is the kind of love that lasts

It’s April of the year before the election which happens in November

come on 19 months will seem like a week…or an eternity

first debate…June 26, 2019….and ELEVEN more after that until April 2020
going to end up being some weird debates
should probably go American Idol style where everyone texts in their vote (ranked choice of course)


then these important dates in 2020
February 3: Iowa caucus
February 11: New Hampshire primary
February 22: Nevada caucus
February 29: South Carolina primary
March 3: Super Tuesday (Alabama, Arkansas, California, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Virginia primaries)

My first actual thing to do will be in less than 11 months (being from the fine state of VA)
so these 19 better court me with dinner and drinks before I put out…and I'm not getting the chicken!


This was an interesting note I found
The New York primary is scheduled for February 4 for procedural reasons, but its date is expected to be amended, likely to a date earlier than in past years, potentially in February or March 2020
be nice to see a state other than Iowa, Kansas, NH or SC dominate the first few primaries.  Those states represent such a skewed profile of the USA it's kind of absurd

In ten years it will seem like it was a week but for the next 19 months it will seem like an eternity….Personally I think we could not go about the process of electing a president more wrong…

It should be regulated and take three months with a single day primary…

hutch wrote:.Personally I think we could not go about the process of electing a president more wrong…

It should be regulated and take three months with a single day primary…

I co-sign that!

sweet in 2020 VA now has 'no excuse' absentee voting!

https://arlingtondemocrats.org/virginia-to-offer-limited-no-excuses-early-voting-starting-with-2020-presidential-election

In 2020, registered voters can cast a ballot in the Nov. 3 election from Oct. 24-31 without providing an excuse.

Virginia is now one of only 16 U.S. states that requires an excuse to vote absentee

yes a small window, but BETTER THAN NOTHING!

The excuse at least in Arlington was always a bit bogus like I might be visiting my sister in PA


But yeah this is good

Sïdehätch wrote:
be nice to see a state other than Iowa, Kansas, NH or SC dominate the first few primaries.  Those states represent such a skewed profile of the USA it's kind of absurd

don't states like Iowa and NH have "we must be first" in their state constitutions?  so if another state moves before them, they'll just move theirs accordingly to remain first… i could be wrong tho.