Thread: 2020 US Presidential Race

Who is she?

Current Representative for Hawaii, an Iraq War Veteran and former vice chair of the Democratic National Convention (she resigned in 2016 to support Bernie Sanders). Ms Gabbard was the first American Samoan and first Hindu member of US Congress.
The 38-year-old has been known to cross party lines from time to time and famously met with Mr Trump during his transition to office.

After throwing her hat in the ring, Ms Gabbard was forced to apologise over her past stances on LGBTQ issues and a controversial meeting with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad.

She's also taken heat for siding with Republicans on a bill that would place "extreme vetting" measures on Iraqi and Syrian refugees.


What's her platform?

Ms Gabbard is relatively progressive. She hasn't explicitly supported the Green New Deal, but she's put forth similar measures and says climate change is a top priority. She also supports free college, public healthcare and reducing the US military presence in the Middle East.


How will I remember her?

Ms Gabbard is an accomplished athlete. She once worked as a martial arts instructor and loves to surf whenever she can.

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Ex-Biden advisor: Warren’s ‘Medicare for All’ like trying to ‘buy a unicorn’ with a unicorn


Key Points

• Elizabeth Warren’s “Medicare for All” plan is too much of a political reach to actually be implemented on Capitol Hill, says Jared Bernstein.
• “Don’t tell us what you’d like to do. Tell us about what you would do; what you think is in the realm of possible,” adds the ex-chief economist for Warren-rival Joe Biden.
• Bernstein says, “We shouldn’t spend too much time arguing about things that are very unlikely to be legislated.”

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/04/ex-b...e-for-all.html

Wall Street donors are so worried about Elizabeth Warren that they are snubbing Democrats in 2020 Senate races

Key Points

• Some finance executives have recently told Chuck Schumer that they are holding back from donating to Democrats running for Senate in 2020 due to their concerns about Elizabeth Warren, sources say.
• “They feel, rightly or wrongly, attacked. Not just that there will be higher taxes but that she is running her entire campaign as them being boogeymen,” says a person familiar with the deliberations.
• The donors’ signals to Schumer come as they are increasingly frustrated with former Joe Biden’s campaign, which has lagged behind Warren, Sen. Bernie Sanders and South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg.

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/04/wall...en-surges.html

Originally Posted by David48atTD

Wall Street donors are so worried about Elizabeth Warren that they are snubbing Democrats in 2020 Senate races

Wouldn't it be nice if it were a normal country where this wouldn't matter . . .

Warren is really being taken serious by the Business Lobby ...

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Elizabeth Warren slams Twitter for a policy that bans ads from groups fighting climate change

Key Points

• In a series of tweets on Tuesday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren took shots at Twitter’s new ad policy that bans political ads.
• Warren attacked Twitter for blocking organizations that are fighting climate change from running ads on the site while allowing ads from companies like Exxon on the same topic.

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/05/eliz...te-change.html

Ahead of 2020, manufacturers are struggling in Rust Belt regions that helped Trump win last time


Key Points

• National manufacturing employment appears to have peaked, with the revival reversing sharply this year in four swing states that were instrumental to President Trump’s election in 2016.
• From January to September, the states bordering the Great Lakes have lost more than 25,000 manufacturing jobs: Pennsylvania lost 8,100; Ohio lost 6,000; Michigan lost 6,500; and Wisconsin lost 4,700.
• Effects from Trump’s trade battles have weighed on manufacturers, and now they are starting to spill over to small- and medium-size suppliers in the Rust Belt.

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/05/manu...rump-win.html\

Good Article @ the BBC

US election 2020: Five charts on the Democratic race to take on Trump



With 12 months to go until election day, we look at who is winning the race to be the Democratic nominee for US president.


Joe Biden has been the frontrunner from the off, but in recent months his lead has begun to fade.

Recently released fundraising figures suggest the former vice-president is also struggling to raise money, pointing to a race that is far from over.


We've taken an in-depth look at those fundraising numbers, how the national polls are shaping up and what effect the debates have had.




A worrying sign for Joe Biden is that he finished the third quarter with just $9m in the bank, a paltry amount for a frontrunner who is facing some strong opposition.

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Lot's more analysis, link in the BBC, top of page.

Q/ What happens now to all the money Buttigieg has in his election war-chest?

Originally Posted by David48atTD

A worrying sign for Joe Biden is that he finished the third quarter with just $9m in the bank, a paltry amount for a frontrunner who is facing some strong opposition.

Not really as you have 11 people sharing a similar donor base for the decision on who will challenge Trump. Once it's confirmed who the challenger is, the diffusion of funds is no longer

I know it's simplistic to look ast simple numbers, but if you look at it from a Rep v Dem basis then it's roughly 83 million v 120 million as it stands now

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you're right on all counts.

he needs to do himself a favor and get better informed.

Originally Posted by David48atTD

Q/ What happens now to all the money Buttigieg has in his election war-chest?

Originally Posted by panama hat

Not really as you have 11 people sharing a similar donor base for the decision on who will challenge Trump. Once it's confirmed who the challenger is, the diffusion of funds is no longer

I know it's simplistic to look ast simple numbers, but if you look at it from a Rep v Dem basis then it's roughly 83 million v 120 million as it stands now less whatever they can nick along the way

ftfy, ur welcome

Right, the same goes for the GOP

Originally Posted by panama hat

Right, the same goes for the GOP

No it doesn't.

Realistically they have one presidential candidate.

From the demented mind of one sick cnut.


WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—In what might be his most startling allegation against his former election opponent, Donald Trump on Wednesday accused Hillary Clinton of deliberately losing the 2016 election just so that he could be impeached.
“How could one of the most experienced politicians in history lose to the most unfit candidate ever?” Trump asked reporters. “Crooked Hillary lost on purpose because she wanted me to be impeached.”
Explaining Clinton’s motives for intentionally sabotaging her quest for an office she had coveted for decades, Trump said, “Hillary Clinton is more than a nasty woman. She is an evil woman, and her sick mind is capable of anything.”
Trump said that instead of reporting the “fake story” of his campaign’s collusion with the Russians, the media should focus on Clinton’s “diabolical scheme to lose the election.”
“I don’t know if Hillary Clinton lost the election on her own,” Trump said. “Maybe she asked the Russians to help her lose. But the fact is, Hillary Clinton deliberately plotted to put me in the White House, and the American people should be very angry about that.”

• Andy Borowitz is a Times best-selling author and a comedian who has written for The New Yorker since 1998. He writes The Borowitz Report, a satirical column on the news.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

No it doesn't.

Realistically they have one presidential candidate.

Referring to this:

Originally Posted by jabir

whatever they can nick along the way

Mike Bloomberg is preparing to enter the Democratic presidential primary




Key Points

• Mike Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York, is preparing to enter the Democratic presidential primary, according to NBC News, which cited a Bloomberg advisor.
• “He’s still not sure,” a source told CNBC. This source also said these are “unprecedented times” and that Bloomberg is concerned about what he’s seeing both from Democrats and President Donald Trump.
• The New York Times reported Thursday, citing people briefed on the plans, that Bloomberg was working on entering at least one Democratic presidential primary and potentially the overall race for the chance to take on Trump.

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/07/mike...ry-report.html

great, another billionaire for POTUS

apparently someone thinks this thread needs daily links from cnbc about billionaires

Originally Posted by Dragonfly

great, an actual billionaire for POTUS

ftfy.

Originally Posted by raycarey

apparently someone thinks this thread needs daily links from cnbc about billionaires

Attachment 40495

If a few on here don't want me to post News items here please let me know.

Happy to oblige

Originally Posted by raycarey

apparently someone thinks this thread needs daily links from cnbc about billionaires

Caaaaaalm down caaaaaaalm down.

You're not mod yet.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Caaaaaalm down caaaaaaalm down.

You're not mod yet.

TFFT ... I thought he was.

Maybe it was his omnipresence that made him think he was.


Harry for Mod !

Maybe you are, your Moddship

Since there is already a thread open for the race, I confidently predict this one has the lifespan of a mayfly.