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If he were running today, JFK would not make it through the primaries.
Pro 2A, pro-life for starters.
Both sides have drifted far from the center, but liberals are in a full scale retreat from the middle.
Anecdotally, my wine consumption is off considerably in the last 3 years. Down to one or two glasses a day. Still enjoy a wine tasting weekend trip and I am planning a trip to France next year.
When visiting tasting rooms locally, my sense is they are just not as busy as they were preCovid. Even popular spots like Walla Walla have seen a decline in tourism.
Personally, I believe local governments have added so many fees and taxes on hotels, bars and restaurants it has eliminated a % of visitors not because of the cost but the overall value is no longer apparent.
Never did understand the fascination with micro-brews. One place locally used to have 80 different taps. It closed a couple of years ago
AOC says “I think it’s important to assess what the candidate is saying now.”
Equally important is questioning candidates why they have changed their thinking.
Perfect example of what happens when you have policy makers that 1) dont understand how things work 2) don’t understand how much the infrastructure to support mandates cost and 3) underestimate the time required to fully develop infrastructure to support electric vehicles
Wonder how much longer it will be before voters grasp the simple fact that “Government” really is not geared to fix problems.
After 40 years of West Coast states spending trillions on transportation, homelessness and drug related issues with little to show for it outside rare anecdotal success stories, I get the feeling local voters are still reluctant to vote for change.
It is entertaining and at the same time frightening how little DSA leaders understand about the founding of USA. Moderate dems have every right to be frightened. DSA will fragment the Democratic in a way they might recover from. Similar to what Perot did to the Republican party in 1992.
DSA claims 87% of its funding comes from members. Hard to see how that model holds up in national elections.
So this indicates 1) name recognition counts and 2) dems really have no bench.
On the conservative side, Vance, Rubio, Cruz, Gill, DeSantis, and Tim Scott naming my list of potential candidates.
Do you really think she could get any financial backing?
Amazing how the beast grows.
Washington is hiring 300 accountants to enforce it’s new millionaire tax, although its implementation is two years away. I get the sense they will retain their jobs even if the tax is found to violate the state constitution and is tossed.
[quote quote=11143]Nick Shirley was in California for a few days and uncovered a $170 million fraud. Californians are discovering that fraud is not a bug, but a feature In 2022, California had 13.9 million Medi-Cal patients. By 2026, it had only increased to 14.0 million. And yet…the budget soared by $100 billion in that time frame. Elon Musk says the California High Speed Rail Project is riddled with fraud, waste and abuse. Newsom says 463 of the 494 miles of track are ready to be laid creating 16,400 jobs. Elon Musk says ‘it’s all going to fraud’ as Gavin Newsom-led California signals requiring additional funds for high speed rail project Trump has appointed JD Vance the “National Fraud czar.” Good luck to the VP…[/quote]
C’mon Mick. You know any estimate of fraud is partisan, racist or xenophobic.
So you just okay’d posting snips of Dems supporting deportation of illegal immigrants? And Dems in favor of safe and secure elections? And don’t forget Dems who want to eliminate wasteful government spending? (Full disclosure – you can find the third group along with the Easter Bunny and tooth fairy as things people believe in but really don’t exist)
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