Democrat candidates so far. . .

[Minnie the Minx]

Warren shits spendidly on all the other candidates. Easily.
And she will be my first US VOTE.

[Jimbo]

Do you Bernie Bros want to give Putin what he wants? Do you? Do you love Putin or something? You know who else loved Putin? Hitler.

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[Minnie the Minx]

It's a strange feeling, but I've finally tipped the point where I am reading more about US politics than UK politics. I'm sat waiting for this bloody debate with my popcorn and everything.

[Count Machuki]

CBS couldn't moderate a dogfight in Pungo.

[Count Machuki]

Warren shits spendidly on all the other candidates. Easily.
And she will be my first US VOTE.

She's terrific. I want her and Bernie.

[Minnie the Minx]

It’s unbelievable isn’t it? They’re letting them run riot.

[Minnie the Minx]

Not sure Warren went about that abortion thing the right way.

[Minnie the Minx]

Shit! Biden’s found his COJONES!

[Minnie the Minx]

Jesus. Trump must be watching this laughing his shitting head off.

[Minnie the Minx]

Biden - you didn’t write that bill, I did!

[Minnie the Minx]

This gun debate is nothing short of surreal.

[Minnie the Minx]

Klobuchar seems to be pursing a policy of not joining in the freestyle bickering and squawling, and only focusing on the ISSUES. I don’t think it’s working for her - as everyone else is bickering and squawling.

[Count Machuki]

Biden will probably win the Great Dumb State of South Carolina.

Klobuchar is not for me. She seems pandering and I'm not too sure about her temperament. She seems to have no real signature policies either.

[Minnie the Minx]

Biden does seem to be getting a large amount of cheers, certainly.

[Minnie the Minx]

I’ve warmed to Pete a bit.

[Minnie the Minx]

I can’t believe I just said that.

[Count Machuki]

I can’t believe I just said that.

Me neither. That dude hasn't said anything in any debate he hasn't already said in front of a mirror.

[Minnie the Minx]

I can’t believe I just said that.

Me neither. That dude hasn't said anything in any debate he hasn't already said in front of a mirror.

[Minnie the Minx]

Well, that was fun.
Just off for a quick goblet of hemlock!

[Count Machuki]

I'll say that I've obviously definitely been wrong about these things before, but I still think Bernie is a disaster. It has never been at all clear to me that he would've beat Trump in 2016. If anything, I think it could have happened, but it could have also been a real bloodbath.

Among the liberal candidates, Elizabeth Warren is, to me, vastly, vastly superior. First, I think he is eminently beatable. Trump will absolutely have a field day with him and he will be able to speak in language that voting Americans are intuitively receptive to (after 50 years of conditioning). The only difference I perceive between Bernie and Corbyn is that Bernie has some fire in his belly. But apart from that, he is a greater target than George McGovern, Walter Mondale, or Mike Dukakis ever were. That's what I see---him getting absolutely creamed.

OK, so maybe America has changed. Maybe Bernie's sincerity and strong message will bring out people who haven't voted in the past, or will turn people who voted for Obama and then Trump. Maybe the world is fundamentally different nowadays. Maybe Trump isn't Richard Nixon or Ronald Reagan.

But then, I also think he could very possibly be a terrible President who sets "the cause" back another few decades. I guess I understand people being enthusiastic about Bernie always having been Bernie and Bernie staying true to himself and everything else, but what the shit is he going to DO when he's President? Everything he talks about is something Congress (and the Courts) must sign off on. He's not talking about the things a President actually has control over and then where will his famous principles lead him? Has he ever cut a deal with ANYONE? Maybe Bernie will turn the page on 50 years of shit, but I think the chances are better that it'll be a missed opportunity. The thing is, I think his principles, his policies, his views, in general, could be sold to the American people (and I'm basically in favor of most of them), but it has to be from someone with magnetism and social intelligence. Not by a guy who comes off as a cranky high school government teacher who has never stopped shouting and bellowing at people for being wrong.

I hope I'm wrong, of course. We'll see what the next states bring.

Book lawyer endorses law professor!
*drops po boy*