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    Adding: whether these appointments are examples of 1) Trump feeling liberated to do what he wants, 2) Trump feeling obliged…
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    • "It’s a real dilemma!" Yup. And just so it's clear, I'm not suggesting there's any one right answer. I *am*…
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    • Thanks, Martin. So, four years ago, if I recall correctly, PA was one of the states (along with MI &…
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    • On a tangent, two hopeful signs out of DC in the last couple of days: 1) 75,000+ turned out for…
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    • Thanks, and all entirely plausible. Here's hoping that Democrats have their own "secret plans" for such an eventuality. Garry Trudeau…
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    • "The biggest obstacle to democracy in the US is the delusion that we are a democracy....Did we beat Italy to…
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    • Thanks for your comment. FWIW, a bunch of the language used here ("it's already over...where things were always going to…
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    • Good and legitimate question. Fr. Dowling was speaking in 1938, when 70-90% of African-Americans lived under Jim Crow and effectively…
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    • Some historical context: "The biggest obstacle to democracy in the US is the delusion that we are a democracy....Did we…
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    • Having worked (in minor capacities) on various election campaigns over the years, I can confirm that "exhausted...tired & fatigued" is…
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    • I agree any moves toward bipartisanship by Harris would have effects similar to Obama's: i.e., further radicalizing what's left of…
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    • I am very much, as the Irish say, sorry for your troubles. The fact that we're three weeks out from…
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    • To the extent he gets away with it, it's because he's a rich spoiled white dude who either 1) spends…
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    • It is a head scratcher. All the reasons listed here, including ejmw's, are plausible. The only other suggestion I've seen,…
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    • Good stuff, thanks. Adding: 1) as jafnhar reinforces above, "VP debates just aren't that important", so any effect on the…
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    • Thanks for this, MikeInOhio. Lots of us appreciate you, too.
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    • This is deep. I'm grateful for your honesty. If anything, living in a bright blue state in my current state…
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    • Terrific, as usual. (I'd call it fair and balanced if that phrase hadn't been ruined for the foreseeable future by…
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    • Martin, I go back to something I think I first heard about from you: that there's 2-3% of the electorate…
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    • And now Robinson has released a videotaped statement denying the allegations and saying he's staying in the race, "in it…
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