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========== Justices defy Trump! https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/121120zr_p860.pdf Next time maybe he can appoint reliable family members instead of relying on the Federalist Society. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-texas-election-trump/2020/12/11/bf462f22-3bc6-11eb-bc68-96af0daae728_story.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/11/us/politics/supreme-court-election-texas.html While it's hard to fire justices with lifetime appointments, Trump's appoiintment was only for four years. == topic election 1 ===== comments 1 impact 62 impactrate 0 likeimpress 11 negative 0 posted 2020-12-11 priority 1 ratio 4 react 16 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 3 title Justices defy Trump! topic election wordrate 0 words 39 audclicks 3 audreach 3 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 15 ID 1312226355788547 impress 83 likeclickusers 13 likeimpress 11 likeuimpress 53 likeusers 11 likeuusers 47 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 2 oimpress 83 oreach 70 posted "12/11/2020 05:56:51 PM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 2 reach 70 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1312226355788547 ========== You just can't get good help any more. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-election-overturn/2020/11/28/34f45226-2f47-11eb-96c2-aac3f162215d_story.html You get this instead! https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/sidney-powell-trump-kraken-lawsuit/2020/11/28/344d0b12-2e78-11eb-96c2-aac3f162215d_story.html But it's good enough for the Trumpists. At least some of them. == topic election 1 ===== comments 1 impact 11 impactrate 0 likeimpress 2 negative 0 posted 2020-11-28 priority 1 ratio 6 react 4 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title You just can't get good help any more. topic election wordrate 0 words 28 audclicks 1 audreach 1 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 3 ID 1302668916744291 impress 30 likeclickusers 3 likeimpress 2 likeuimpress 26 likeusers 2 likeuusers 26 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 30 oreach 27 posted "11/28/2020 10:23:26 PM" postotherclicks 1 reach 27 type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1302668916744291 ========== Effect of third parties on presidential vote. If you assume the Libertarian voters' second choice would have been Trump, then the Libertarian candidate Jo Jorgensen cost Trump the election by allowing Biden to win in Arizona, Georgia, Wisconsin, and (with a very little extra help) Pennsylvania. That's payback for the Greens who cost Gore the election in 2000 and Clinton in 2016. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-election.html == topic election 1 ===== impact 20 impactrate 0 likeimpress 1 negative 0 posted 2020-11-27 priority 1 ratio 14 react 3 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title Effect of third parties on presidential vote. topic election wordrate 0 words 66 audclicks 1 audreach 1 engaged 2 ID 1301827280161788 impress 48 likeclickusers 2 likeimpress 1 likeuimpress 39 likeusers 1 likeuusers 38 matchedlinkclicks 1 oimpress 48 oreach 43 posted "11/27/2020 06:33:54 PM" postlinkclicks 1 reach 43 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1301827280161788 ========== Impact of third parties on House of Representatives elections Many of the 435 House seats were unopposed or had only unfunded nominal opposition. But third parties were significant in 6 districts and very close in another. Libertarian and independent candidates might have affected the outcome in UT-4, IA-3, MN-1, MN-2, and NV-3. If those voters aren't happy with that outcome, they should work for ranked-choice-voting so they can express their opinion without wasting their vote, or worst, electing their absolute last choice. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/democracy.html#preferential https://www.fairvote.org/ranked_choice_voting Until then - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/theory.html#registration Utah Owens Rep. 177170 Utah McAdams Dem. 175031 Utah Molnar Lib. 12851 Utah Broderick Other 7932 Utah Write-ins Other 650 Utah Total reported 373634 1002 CLOSE Utah diff 2139 other 21433 House-4 Two thousand votes separate the frontrunners. Two minor candidates could have made that difference, but the Libertarian voters would not likely have chosen the Democrat for second choice. Texas VanDuyne Rep. 167910 Texas Valenzuela Dem. 163326 Texas Hamilton Lib. 5647 Texas Kuzmich Ind. 4229 Texas Bauer Ind. 2909 Texas Total reported 344021 279 CLOSE Texas diff 4584 other 12785 House-24 The Libertarian votes could close the gap but probably would go for the Republican. Minnesota Craig Dem. 203980 Minnesota Kistner Rep. 194414 Minnesota Weeks Ind. 24676 Minnesota Total reported 423070 258 CLOSE Minnesota diff 9566 other 24676 House-2 The Independent voters might have elected the Democrat if their second choice would have been the Republican. Iowa Axne Dem. 219205 Iowa Young Rep. 212997 Iowa Holder Lib. 15361 Iowa Total reported 447563 247 CLOSE Iowa diff 6208 other 15361 House-3 The Libertarian probably elected the Democrat. Minnesota Hagedorn Rep. 179150 Minnesota Feehan Dem. 167877 Minnesota Rood Other 21441 Minnesota Total reported 368468 190 CLOSE Minnesota diff 11273 other 21441 House-1 The other candidate elected the Republican if the other's second choices would have been the Democrat. Nevada Lee Dem. 203421 Nevada Rodimer Rep. 190975 Nevada Brown Lib. 12315 Nevada Bridges Ind. Am. 10541 Nevada Total reported 417252 184 CLOSE Nevada diff 12446 other 22856 House-3 The other candidates elected the Democrat. The LIbertarian almost did it alone. Indiana Spartz Rep. 208212 Indiana Hale Dem. 191226 Indiana Tucker Lib. 16788 Indiana Total reported 416226 99 FAR Indiana diff 16986 other 16788 House-5 The Libertarian could almost have closed the gap but those votes would probably have gone to the Republican instead. == topic election 1 ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-11-23 priority 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Impact of third parties on House of Representatives topic election wordrate 0 words 390 ID 1298536613824188 impress 25 likeuimpress 20 likeuusers 20 oimpress 25 oreach 21 posted "11/23/2020 09:48:16 AM" reach 21 type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1298536613824188 ========== The differences between conservatives, Republicans, and Trumpist personality cultists? https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-michigan-georgia-pennsylvania-certify-votes-state-lawmakers/2020/11/21/1f410296-2b9e-11eb-8fa2-06e7cbb145c0_story.html "I have learned a lot about the character of people in this community regarding this matter. I've been disheartened by individuals using this time to find relevancy or fundraise off this issue." -Clint Hickman, Republican, Arizona voting official Maybe he should learn about the difference between a Republican and a Trumpist personality cultist. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/21/us/politics/trump-vote.html "I've got many more so-called conservatives saying bad things about me." - Norman Shinkle, Republican, Pennsylvania voting official Maybe he should say what he thinks the difference is between a conservative and a Trumpist personality cultist. https://apnews.com/article/68b79cf2afe8bebbf8516c1737ebcc91 "It's making future stars of the Republican Party look tiny and small." - Douglas Brinkley, Rice University Trump is good at cutting his supporters down to his size. == At least one person is satisfied with this process - Vladimir Putin. And it's not costing him a dime. https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-loudest-attack-us-vote-bc653f799233e76dd60c27c37859d67b == topic election 1 ===== comments 1 impact 60 impactrate 0 likeimpress 3 negative 0 posted 2020-11-21 priority 1 ratio 6 react 4 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title The differences between conservatives, Republicans, and topic election wordrate 0 words 150 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 4 ID 1297382910606225 impress 30 likeclickusers 4 likeimpress 3 likeuimpress 24 likeusers 3 likeuusers 23 oimpress 30 oreach 25 posted "11/21/2020 10:32:26 PM" reach 25 type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1297382910606225 ========== How many votes to make a difference in the Electoral College? Bush won in 2000 based on 537 votes in Florida. Trump won in 2016 based on 78,000 votes in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. The change those election results would have required getting 537 or 78,000 voters to stay home or vote third party, or 269 or 39,000 votes to switch from Republican to Democrat. What are the corresponding numbers for 2020? The final Electoral count is 306-232, essentially identical to 2016. It looks like 43,700 more votes, or 21900 switched, in these three states would have gotten Trump to an Electoral tie 269-269, and a vote by states in the House, which Trump probably would have won - 2057 Wisconsin diff 20565 10 951 Arizona diff 10457 11 792 Georgia diff 12670 16 (votes per electoral vote - difference between Biden and Trump - number of electoral votes) To get an outright win would require Pennsylvania, but then Wisconsin would not be necessary. An Electoral College vote of 299-257 would have required 104,800 new votes or 52,400 switched votes. 4081 Pennsylvania diff 81622 20 951 Arizona diff 10457 11 792 Georgia diff 12670 16 Maine and Nebraska are special cases - not winner-take-all - but if Trump had gained one more vote in one of them, and that vote along with Wisconsin, Arizona, and Georgia would have been an outright Electoral win. One lesson here is that something should be done instead of the Electoral College - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-electoral.html so that campaigns target the entire country more evenly and the results reflect the entire country more accurately. == topic election 1 ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-11-21 priority 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title How many votes to make a difference in the Electoral topic election wordrate 0 words 270 ID 1296895810654935 impress 24 likeuimpress 17 likeuusers 15 oimpress 24 oreach 19 posted "11/21/2020 07:03:38 AM" reach 19 type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1296895810654935 ========== Effect of third parties on 2020 Senate races Unlike the presidential races, the Senate races mostly were not close enough that third-party or independent candidates made a difference. The regular Georgia Senate race could be said to be forced to a runoff by the Libertarian. The special Georgia Senate race seemed destined for a runoff no matter what (there was no primary). In the other close races, the second choice of the major third party candidates would probably have been the winner anyway. Overall, ranked-choice voting wouldn't have mattered, except the Georgia races would not have had to have a separate runoff at vast expense ($100 million?), delaying resolution of control of the Senate by two months, since ranked-choice voting provides an instant runoff. https://www.fairvote.org/ranked_choice_voting U.S. Senate Georgia Perdue Rep. 2462617 U.S. Senate Georgia Ossoff Dem. 2374519 U.S. Senate Georgia Hazel Lib. 115039 U.S. Senate Georgia Write-ins Lib. 265 U.S. Senate Georgia Total reported Total 4952440 U.S. Senate 131% Georgia diff 88098 other 115304 To avoid a runoff, the winner needed 2476220 The Libertarian candidate forced a runoff U.S. Senate Michigan Peters Dem. 2735204 U.S. Senate Michigan James Rep. 2638465 U.S. Senate Michigan Willis Other 51447 U.S. Senate Michigan Squier Green 39226 U.S. Senate Michigan Dern Other 13087 U.S. Senate Michigan Total reported Total 5477429 U.S. Senate 107% Michigan diff 96739 other 103760 None of the third party candidates would have made a difference on their own, and the Green voters would not likely have the Republican as second choice U.S. Senate Minnesota Smith Dem. 1568876 U.S. Senate Minnesota Lewis Rep. 1399834 U.S. Senate Minnesota OConnor Ind. 190375 U.S. Senate Minnesota Steinberg Other 57256 U.S. Senate Minnesota Total reported Total 3216341 U.S. Senate 146% Minnesota diff 169042 other 247631 The Legal Marijuana candidate OConnor voters would not likely have the Republican as second choice U.S. Senate North_Carolina Tillis Rep. 2665604 U.S. Senate North_Carolina Cunningham Dem. 2569971 U.S. Senate North_Carolina Bray Lib. 171569 U.S. Senate North_Carolina Hayes Const. 67817 U.S. Senate North_Carolina Total reported Total 5474961 U.S. Senate 250% North_Carolina diff 95633 other 239386 The Libertarian could have made a difference and the Constitution candidate came close, but neither's voters would likely have the Democrat as second choice U.S. Senate Maine Collins Rep. 385881 U.S. Senate Maine Gideon Dem. 325422 U.S. Senate Maine Savage Ind. 32839 U.S. Senate Maine Linn Ind. 12814 U.S. Senate Maine Write-ins Ind. 5496 U.S. Senate Maine Total reported Total 762452 U.S. Senate 85 Maine 60459 51149 325422 385881 762452 This was the nearest miss. The combined third party candidates would not quite have made a difference. U.S. Senate Special Election Georgia Warnock Dem. 1617046 U.S. Senate Special Election Georgia Loeffler Rep. 1273215 U.S. Senate Special Election Georgia Collins Rep. 980459 U.S. Senate Special Election Georgia Jackson Dem. 324133 U.S. Senate Special Election Georgia Lieberman Dem. 136023 U.S. Senate Special Election Georgia Johnson-Shealey Dem. 106769 U.S. Senate Special Election Georgia James Dem. 94412 U.S. Senate Special Election Georgia Grayson Rep. 51597 U.S. Senate Special Election Georgia Slade Dem. 44948 U.S. Senate Special Election Georgia Jackson Rep. 44332 U.S. Senate Special Election Georgia Taylor Rep. 40347 U.S. Senate Special Election Georgia Johnson Rep. 36171 U.S. Senate Special Election Georgia Slowinski Lib. 35429 U.S. Senate Special Election Georgia Winfield Dem. 28688 U.S. Senate Special Election Georgia Tarver Dem. 26334 U.S. Senate Special Election Georgia Buckley Ind. 17956 U.S. Senate Special Election Georgia Fortuin Green 15294 U.S. Senate Special Election Georgia Bartell Ind. 14641 U.S. Senate Special Election Georgia Stovall Ind. 13317 U.S. Senate Special Election Georgia Greene Ind. 13291 U.S. Senate Special Election Georgia Write-ins Ind. 132 U.S. Senate Special Election Georgia Total reported Total 4914534 U.S. Senate Special Election 589 Georgia diff 343831 other 2024273 The Georgia special election was in a class by itself. To avoid a runoff would have required 2457167 votes. All the Democrats and Greens together would fall just short. But all the Republicans plus the Libertarian together would have just made it. == topic election 1 ===== impact 132 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-11-20 priority 1 ratio 10 react 2 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title Effect of third parties on 2020 Senate races topic election wordrate 0 words 662 audclicks 2 audreach 2 engaged 2 ID 1296628697348313 impress 24 likeclickusers 2 likeuimpress 17 likeuusers 17 matchedlinkclicks 2 oimpress 24 oreach 21 posted "11/20/2020 11:10:10 PM" postlinkclicks 2 reach 21 type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1296628697348313 ========== Effect of third parties on 2020 presidential vote Third parties and independents didn't matter on the national popular vote. Biden got 6 million more votes than Trump, and all the other votes only added up to 2.86 million - only 48% of the gap. But some states were more interesting - Arizona Biden Dem. 1672143 Arizona Trump Rep. 1661686 Arizona Jorgensen Lib. 51465 Arizona Write-ins 551 Arizona Total reported 3385845 Arizona CLOSE diff 10457 other 52016 Biden won by 10457 - the Libertarian vote cost Trump the state. Georgia Biden Dem. 2474507 Georgia Trump Rep. 2461837 Georgia Jorgensen Lib. 62138 Georgia Write-ins 84 Georgia Total reported 4998566 Georgia CLOSE diff 12670 other 62222 Biden won by 12670 - the Libertarian vote cost Trump the state. North_Carolina Trump Rep. 2758775 North_Carolina Biden Dem. 2684302 North_Carolina Jorgensen Lib. 48678 North_Carolina Write-ins 13315 North_Carolina Hawkins Green 12194 North_Carolina Blankenship Const. 7549 North_Carolina Total reported 5524813 North_Carolina CLOSE diff 74473 other 81736 Trump won by 74473, and no single third party got that much, but all of them together could have swung the state to Biden. Pennsylvania Biden Dem. 3455131 Pennsylvania Trump Rep. 3373306 Pennsylvania Jorgensen Lib. 79303 Pennsylvania Write-ins 6521 Pennsylvania Total reported 6914261 Pennsylvania CLOSE diff 81825 other 85824 Biden won by 81825, and the Libertarian vote could not quite close that gap, but all third parties together could have swung the state for Trump. Wisconsin Biden Dem. 1630716 Wisconsin Trump Rep. 1610151 Wisconsin Jorgensen Lib. 38333 Wisconsin Write-ins 7825 Wisconsin Carroll Other 5266 Wisconsin Blankenship Const. 5143 Wisconsin Total reported 3297434 Wisconsin CLOSE diff 20565 other 56567 Biden won by 20565 - the Libertarian vote cost Trump the state. Thank you Libertarians for sticking to your principles and taking the heat off the Greens for losing the 2000 and 2016 elections! Like those Greens, your actions didn't advance your principles at al,l but mightily advanced some principles you might not like as well. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/theory.html#registration Instead of encouraging Greens before the election, and filing lawsuits everywhere after the election, the Trumpists should be fighting for ranked-choice-voting everywhere. Then they might have benefited from being second choice of some Libertarians. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/democracy.html#preferential https://www.fairvote.org/ These states were close - Nevada Biden Dem. 703486 Nevada Trump Rep. 669890 Nevada Jorgensen Lib. 14783 Nevada None of these candidates 14079 Nevada Blankenship Const. 3138 Nevada Total reported 1405376 95% Nevada 33596 32000 Michigan Biden Dem. 2804039 Michigan Trump Rep. 2649852 Michigan Jorgensen Lib. 60380 Michigan Hawkins Green 13718 Michigan Blankenship Const. 7235 Michigan Write-ins 5890 Michigan De La Fuente Other 2988 Michigan Total reported 5544102 59% Michigan 154187 90211 %of gap, gap, third parties total These states were safest for third partiy votes - no chance of affecting anything! 6% Maryland 983371 54334 5% Alabama 590686 32268 4% West_Virginia 309204 13306 3% District_of_Columbia 289093 8245 == topic election ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-11-20 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Effect of third parties on 2020 presidential vote topic election wordrate 0 words 467 ID 1296435404034309 impress 24 likeuimpress 18 likeuusers 17 oimpress 24 oreach 19 posted "11/20/2020 04:40:34 PM" reach 19 type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1296435404034309 ========== How to steal an election with "Stop the Steal" Stop the Steal was planned way before the 2020 election. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/15/us/politics/trump-voter-fraud-claims.html It had already been set up in 2016, but wasn't needed, but they continued after the election anyway with the silly election fraud commission. https://apnews.com/article/f5f6a73b2af546ee97816bb35e82c18d The 2016 effort was planned by - who else? Roger Stone and the experienced election-stealers from the Brooks Brothers Riot of 2000. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooks_Brothers_riot But now on a much grander scale, with amplification by the usual foreign sources. What was the point of all this meticulous planning if not to steal the election? == Now it's clear why the Republicans so strenuously resisted efforts to improve election security - insecurity was essential to their future narrative. Fortunately dedicated employees at all levels of government worked very hard to make this election the most secure in history. And what was their reward? https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/12/cyber-official-chris-krebs-likely-out-436342 https://www.npr.org/2020/11/09/933182112/republican-georgia-senators-call-on-republican-state-election-chief-to-resign == topic election 1 ===== impact 29 impactrate 0 likeimpress 1 negative 0 posted 2020-11-15 priority 1 ratio 13 react 2 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title How to steal an election with "Stop the Steal" topic election wordrate 0 words 146 audclicks 1 audreach 1 engaged 2 ID 1292482454429604 impress 33 likeclickusers 2 likeimpress 1 likeuimpress 27 likeusers 1 likeuusers 25 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 33 oreach 26 posted "11/15/2020 08:57:28 PM" postotherclicks 1 reach 26 type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1292482454429604 ========== High cost of misleading polling. It's going to be interesting to see if pollsters can figure out a way to get Trumpists to admit their true voting intentions. Pollsters have got to do better in 2022. This time, it's a defeat for Trump and a victory for Trumpism. Trumpists will be back with a vengeance in 2022, blaming Biden for the virus and the economy. Here's how some recent donations advocated on politicalscrapbooknet played out so far: Georgia Senate Runoff Jan 5: Ossoff ? vs Perdue Warnock ? vs Loeffler Senate: CO Hickenlooper 53.4% vs Gardner AZ Kelly 51.3% vs McSally GA Ossoff 47.9% vs Perdue - runoff NC Cunningham 47.0% vs Tillis IA Greenfield 45.2% vs Ernst MT Bullock 45.0% vs Daines SC Harrison 44.2% vs Graham TX Hegar 43.8% vs Cornyn ME Gideon 42.2% vs Collins KY McGrath 38.2% vs McConnell President/VP: Biden/Harris 50.6% vs Trump/Pence CA House: Porter 53.5% vs Raths Arballo 45.8% vs Nunes Mangone 41.8% vs McCarthy PAC: DSCC missed gaining Senate majority DCCC missed increasing House majority DLCC missed increasing state legislature majorities NDRC missed increasing state legislature majorities DGA ActBlue set records for fundraising Presidential Primary: Bennet continues in Senate until 2022 Booker 58.4% re-elected to Senate in 2020 Buttigieg Harris 50.6% elected VP Klobuchar continues in Senate until 2024 Warren continues in Senate until 2022 == topic election 1 ===== impact 136 impactrate 0 likeimpress 1 negative 0 posted 2020-11-08 priority 1 ratio 8 react 6 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 4 title High cost of misleading polling. topic election wordrate 0 words 227 audclicks 4 audreach 3 engaged 5 ID 1286035798407603 impress 56 likeclickusers 5 likeimpress 1 likeuimpress 45 likeusers 1 likeuusers 43 matchedotherclicks 4 oimpress 56 oreach 48 posted "11/08/2020 10:03:27 AM" postotherclicks 3 reach 48 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Status URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1286035798407603 ========== How did a projection based on 2018 House elections work out? That projection was that the Democratic candidate would win with 289 to 324 votes, depending on the assumptions made about projecting special-case districts. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-electoral-projection.html At the moment, it looks like the most likely actual outcome is 306 Democratic to 232 Republican. The projection correctly projected that MI and WI would flip from 2016, and incorrectly projected that IA and FL would flip. AZ, PA, and NC were projected to flip, but so far they are undecided, with AZ and PA leaning to Biden and NC to Trump. The discussion of the unknowns at the time included the probability of a recession and the possibility of another endless war, but failed to project the effect of a pandemic! Still the pandemic as mismanaged by Trump is starting to feel like another endless war. == topic election 1 ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-11-06 priority 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title How did a projection based on 2018 House elections topic election wordrate 0 words 146 ID 1284334795244370 impress 34 likeuimpress 22 likeuusers 19 oimpress 34 oreach 23 posted "11/06/2020 11:01:39 AM" reach 23 type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1284334795244370 ========== Two million Americans voted for somebody else! Joe Biden Democratic Party 50.5% 73,708,891 Donald Trump Republican Party 47.8% 69,772,217 Jo Jorgensen Libertarian Party 1.2% 1,690,269 Howie Hawkins Green Party 0.2% 338,572 Other candidates 0.3% 370,401 Are they going to be happy with the results? The Libertarians definitely made a difference in Georgia, forcing a recount and probably another Senate runoff. But third-party ideological parties can't expect much heft in an election based on tribalism rather than ideology. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/theory.html#registration == topic election ===== impact 8 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-11-06 ratio 22 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title Two million Americans voted for somebody else! topic election wordrate 0 words 80 audclicks 1 audreach 1 engaged 1 ID 1284325555245294 impress 29 likeclickusers 1 likeuimpress 19 likeuusers 19 matchedlinkclicks 1 oimpress 29 oreach 22 posted "11/06/2020 10:46:22 AM" postlinkclicks 1 reach 22 type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1284325555245294 ========== Thank you Libertarians for making Georgia the center of the universe on January 5! And thank you Georgia Republicans for not understanding ranked choice voting in time. https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/05/politics/georgia-senate-jon-ossoff-david-perdue-kelly-loeffler-raphael-warnock/index.html https://www.cbsnews.com/news/georgia-senate-runoff-elections-perdue-ossoff-leoffler-warnock-balance-of-power/ The Georgia runoffs will probably be the most expensive Senate elections in US history as both parties fight for control of the Senate - and determine whether Mitch McConnell gets to obstruct as majority leader or as minority leader. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/05/opinion/joe-biden-senate-mitch-mcconnell.html One of the Georgia Senate seats was known from the outset to require a runoff on January 5 - thanks to redundant pointless Democratic and Republican grandstanders - Raphael Warnock DEM 1,602,858 32.9% Kelly Loeffler *GOP 1,266,966 26.0 Doug Collins GOP 975,564 20.0 Deborah Jackson DEM 320,105 6.6 Matt Lieberman DEM 134,956 2.8 An estimated 97% of votes have been counted. Support Warnock here - https://warnockforgeorgia.com/ The other Senate seat also has a good chance of going to a runoff - thanks to Libertarian Shane Hazel who took 2.3% of the votes from David Perdue, depriving him of a clear majority. David Perdue *GOP 2,449,501 49.8% Jon Ossoff DEM 2,351,090 47.8 Shane Hazel LIB 113,768 2.3 Write-ins WRI 957 0.0 An estimated 97% of votes have been counted. If a runoff is confirmed, support Ossoff here - https://electjon.com/ Both parties are gearing up for a battle royale - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/06/us/elections/both-georgia-senate-races-appear-headed-for-runoffs-as-senate-control-hangs-in-the-balance.html But it might just be a matter of whoever can get a bigger turnout from their base. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/11/06/what-are-odds-democratic-wins-georgia-runoffs/ == If Democrats win both those seats and Biden/Harris win, they will have control of the Senate after all. So what about Georgia's electoral votes? Thanks to Libertarian Jo Jorgensen who took 1.2% of the votes from Trump, Georgia may yet go to Biden, giving him an Electoral College victory if he also takes one more state among AZ, NV, NC, PA - Joe Biden DEM 2,449,588 49.4% Donald Trump *GOP 2,448,491 49.4 Jo Jorgensen LIB 61,383 1.2 Write-ins WRI 827 0.0 An estimated 98% of votes have been counted. Georgia Republicans could have avoided all this heartburn if they had adopted Ranked Choice Voting for this election. Then the third party candidates votes would go to their second choices, presumably Republican for Libertarian voters. https://www.fairvote.org/rcv#where_is_ranked_choice_voting_used Note that no Greens were running in these races against the Democrats. Presumably they learned their lesson in 2016 when they gave the election to Trump in three key states. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/theory.html#registration == topic election 1 ===== impact 194 impactrate 0 likeimpress 1 negative 0 posted 2020-11-05 priority 1 ratio 5 react 5 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 4 title Thank you Libertarians for making Georgia the center of topic election wordrate 0 words 388 audclicks 4 audreach 4 engaged 5 ID 1283846965293153 impress 35 likeclickusers 5 likeimpress 1 likeuimpress 25 likeusers 1 likeuusers 24 matchedlinkclicks 3 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 35 oreach 28 posted "11/05/2020 10:03:42 PM" postlinkclicks 3 postotherclicks 1 reach 28 type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1283846965293153 ========== An excellent plan - no joke! On January 19, while he's still president, he pardons all his criminal associates, including himself, and hops on Air Force 1 for a nonstop one-way trip to Moscow. No unpleasant encounters with New York State extradition orders! The Great Awakening will be January 21 when we wake up and he's gone for good! https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/10/trump-may-leave-country-if-he-loses-prison-criminal-prosecution.html His rallies now seem to be projecting pathetic fear and weakness, not strength. Of course, if he really wanted a Federal pardon that he could rely on, he'd have to resign first so Pence could be president for a day or two, enough time to give Trump a Federal pardon and arrange for Trump to fly away to exile - once resigned and pardoned, Trump would no longer be able to use Air Force 1 or 2. == topic election 1 ===== comments 17 hide 1 hideall 1 impact 798 impactrate 0 likeimpress 18 negative 2 posted 2020-10-18 priority 1 ratio 2 react 57 reactrate 0 shares 5 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 15 title An excellent plan - no joke! topic election wordrate 0 words 140 audclicks 15 audreach 11 commentsimpress 17 commentsusers 16 engaged 37 hideallclicks 1 hideallclicksusers 1 hideclicks 1 hideclicksusers 1 ID 1267615383582978 impress 173 likeclickusers 15 likeimpress 18 likeuimpress 65 likeusers 17 likeuusers 59 matchedlinkclicks 5 matchedotherclicks 10 negclicks 2 negusers 2 oimpress 173 oreach 150 posted "10/18/2020 06:10:07 AM" postlinkclicks 5 postotherclicks 6 reach 150 sharesimpress 5 sharesusers 4 type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1267615383582978 ========== Political wisdom from Washington to McCain Haven't voted yet? The whole world is watching. == John McCain https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2018/08/27/mccain-letter-final-words-americas-politics-and-partisanship/1112268002/ We are citizens of the world's greatest republic, a nation of ideals, not blood and soil. We are blessed and are a blessing to humanity when we uphold and advance those ideals at home and in the world. == Katharine Lee Bates https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America_the_Beautiful O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed His grace on thee And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea! O beautiful for pilgrim feet, Whose stern, impassioned stress A thoroughfare for freedom beat Across the wilderness! America! America! God mend thine every flaw, Confirm thy soul in self-control, Thy liberty in law! O beautiful for heroes proved In liberating strife, Who more than self their country loved And mercy more than life! America! America! May God thy gold refine, Till all success be nobleness, And every gain divine! O beautiful for patriot dream That sees beyond the years Thine alabaster cities gleam Undimmed by human tears! America! America! God shed His grace on thee And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea! === William Jennings Bryan - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_of_Gold_speech There are two ideas of government. There are those who believe that, if you will only legislate to make the well-to-do prosperous, their prosperity will leak through on those below. The Democratic idea, however, has been that if you legislate to make the masses prosperous, their prosperity will find its way up through every class which rests upon them... You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns; you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold. == Josiah Gilbert Holland http://www.theotherpages.org/poems/holland1.html GOD, give us men! A time like this demands Strong minds, great hearts, true faith and ready hands; Men whom the lust of office does not kill; Men whom the spoils of office can not buy; Men who possess opinions and a will; Men who have honor; men who will not lie; Men who can stand before a demagogue And damn his treacherous flatteries without winking! Tall men, sun-crowned, who live above the fog In public duty, and in private thinking; For while the rabble, with their thumb-worn creeds, Their large professions and their little deeds, Mingle in selfish strife, lo! Freedom weeps, Wrong rules the land and waiting Justice sleeps. == George Washington https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Washington%27s_Farewell_Address It is important, likewise, that the habits of thinking in a free country should inspire caution, in those intrusted with its administration, to confine themselves within their respective constitutional spheres, avoiding in the exercise of the powers of one department to encroach upon another. The spirit of encroachment tends to consolidate the powers of all the departments in one, and thus to create, whatever the form of government, a real despotism. A just estimate of that love of power, and proneness to abuse it, which predominates in the human heart, is sufficient to satisfy us of the truth of this position. The necessity of reciprocal checks in the exercise of political power, by dividing and distributing it into different depositories, and constituting each the Guardian of the Public Weal against invasions by the others, has been evinced by experiments ancient and modern; some of them in our country and under our own eyes. To preserve them must be as necessary as to institute them. If, in the opinion of the people, the distribution or modification of the constitutional powers be in any particular wrong, let it be corrected by an amendment in the way, which the constitution designates. But let there be no change by usurpation; for, though this, in one instance, may be the instrument of good, it is the customary weapon by which free governments are destroyed. The precedent must always greatly overbalance in permanent evil any partial or transient benefit, which the use can at any time yield. == So how are you going to vote? == topic election 1 ===== impact 201 impactrate 0 likeimpress 3 negative 0 posted 2020-10-14 priority 1 ratio 10 react 3 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Political wisdom from Washington to McCain topic election wordrate 0 words 671 engaged 3 ID 1264419550569228 impress 42 likeclickusers 3 likeimpress 3 likeuimpress 30 likeusers 3 likeuusers 29 oimpress 42 oreach 31 posted "10/14/2020 02:44:33 PM" reach 31 type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1264419550569228 ========== Who are the real deplorables? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/10/13/how-can-42-percent-americans-still-support-worst-president-our-history/ There were many people just looking for some glimmer of hope and so voted for Obama and then Trump, and have been eroding away from Trump ever since. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/trump.html#First%20Trump%20Constituency But the hardcore Trump base also includes some people who are simply misinformed, some people who are simply ignorant or stupid or both, some people who are demented and delusional, and some people who are just wicked and just love the freedom they feel from having a fellow wicked person in charge. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/trump.html#Second%20Trump%20Constituency These are the somewhat deplorables, and they can't be blamed for being who they are any more than Trump can be blamed for being Trump. You knew who he was when you invited him in. You don't need to embrace him or them - pitch defileth the hand that toucheth it. But the really despicable deplorables are the ones that have known better all along and still support Trump and silently accept the worst of the somewhat deplorables, or worse yet, loudly embrace them, in order to preserve their own chances for re-election. In this category would be many Republican senators, as well as many Republican governors, and quite a few Republican congressmen and state legislators. But if your goal is to preserve minority rule, you have to take the supporters you can get. Equally despicable are those that make their living exploiting the prejudices of the deplorables - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/10/07/kamala-harris-sexist-racist-attacks-spread-online/ https://www.newsweek.com/robert-oneill-bin-laden-double-trump-qanon-1539010 By now just about everybody knows who they are. The voters who knowlngly continue to vote for them are just as despicably deplorable as they. For while the rabble, with their thumb-worn creeds, Their large professions and their little deeds, Mingle in selfish strife, lo! Freedom weeps, Wrong rules the land and waiting Justice sleeps. One can only hope that waiting Justice awakens in time for the 2020 election to reject the rabble as profoundly as in the 1964 election. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-minority.html https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-offenses.html == topic election 1 ===== comments 2 impact 541 impactrate 0 likeimpress 6 negative 0 posted 2020-10-14 priority 1 ratio 3 react 17 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 8 title Who are the real deplorables? topic election wordrate 0 words 318 audclicks 8 audreach 7 commentsimpress 2 commentsusers 2 engaged 14 ID 1264388180572365 impress 83 likeclickusers 12 likeimpress 6 likeuimpress 51 likeusers 6 likeuusers 46 matchedlinkclicks 4 matchedotherclicks 4 oimpress 83 oreach 67 posted "10/14/2020 01:51:35 PM" postlinkclicks 4 postotherclicks 3 reach 67 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1264388180572365 ========== No more debates! https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/for-the-sake-of-the-country-cancel-the-remaining-debates/2020/09/30/e68ed090-0334-11eb-a2db-417cddf4816a_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/cancel-the-remaining-presidential-debates-we-cant-have-a-repeat-of-the-first-one/2020/09/30/0ac33714-0338-11eb-a2db-417cddf4816a_story.html == topic election ===== comments 2 impact 4 impactrate 0 likeimpress 2 negative 0 posted 2020-10-01 ratio 6 react 7 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 3 title No more debates! topic election wordrate 0 words 6 audclicks 3 audreach 2 commentsimpress 2 commentsusers 2 engaged 4 ID 1253849384959578 impress 55 likeclickusers 3 likeimpress 2 likeuimpress 35 likeusers 2 likeuusers 33 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 2 oimpress 55 oreach 43 posted "10/01/2020 07:10:15 AM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 2 reach 43 type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1253849384959578 ========== Voter suppression is an essential part of minority rule, perfected during Reconstruction. The Republican Party inherited it when the Dixiecrats took over the Republicans in the 1960's, and fully embraced it by the 2000 election. The evidence shows that the full power of the Federal government and the Republican donor-funded legal establishment is being mobilized in every way necessary to maintain minority rule in 2020. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/30/us/politics/voter-fraud-disinformation.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/30/magazine/trump-voter-fraud.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/30/technology/how-voting-by-mail-tops-election-misinformation.html Putin must be proud that his methods have become a new international standard! So he discreetly encourages his witting and unwitting collaborators through social media. == Most of the social media and old media platforms desperately want to avoid taking sides and losing half their revenues. That's all well and good when both sides are arguing from shared facts and shared values. But when one side is devoted to lies and disinformation - you can't escape. Not taking sides is taking the side of the liars and disinformers. No affordable neutral mechanical algorithm can keep up with their human ingenuity to bypass it. == topic election 1 ===== impact 17 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-09-30 priority 1 ratio 9 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title Voter suppression is an essential part of minority rule, topic election wordrate 0 words 172 audclicks 1 audreach 1 engaged 1 ID 1253516971659486 impress 19 likeclickusers 1 likeuimpress 7 likeuusers 7 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 19 oreach 9 posted "09/30/2020 09:35:50 PM" postotherclicks 1 reach 9 type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1253516971659486 ========== Weird Al explains the debate https://www.spin.com/2020/09/weird-al-yankovic-tries-to-rescue-the-presidential-debate-in-were-all-doomed/ or https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000007370133/presidential-debate-weird-al.html == topic election ===== impact 6 impactrate 0 likeimpress 2 negative 0 posted 2020-09-30 ratio 4 react 7 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 5 title Weird Al explains the debate topic election wordrate 0 words 9 audclicks 5 audreach 4 engaged 4 ID 1253371938340656 impress 45 likeclickusers 4 likeimpress 2 likeuimpress 33 likeusers 1 likeuusers 30 matchedlinkclicks 5 oimpress 45 oreach 32 posted "09/30/2020 04:46:59 PM" postlinkclicks 4 reach 32 type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1253371938340656 ========== First presidential debate - unconditional victory for President Vladimir Putin! https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/30/us/politics/trump-debate-election.html Nothing is true and everything is possible! https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2020/09/30/1st-trump-biden-presidential-debate-was-exhausting-how-to-do-a-mental-cleanse/#51bc296824f6 Trump's only goal was to arouse his base. He still has no interest in or ability to increase his base. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-offenses.html#trump-party He was strong in dominating the debate by ignoring the questions, changing the topic,and throwing in all his standard mythology about his opponents. His base loved his insults of Biden and the moderator - that's Trump being Trump! How many Moms for Trump still want their sons to grow up to act like him? Rural Trump fan Gary Abernathy concluded that Trump had not converted anybody new and Biden had survived. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/09/30/trump-disrupter-has-lost-his-novelty/ Biden's only goal was not to self-destruct, and he succeeded. He wasn't consistently strong like Trump nor polite and sharp like Buttigieg. The bottom line, as it's been for months, is that both Trump and Biden are too old to be president now, and it will only be worse in four years. Speaking of Mayor Pete, he has a new book out next week - https://www.amazon.com/Trust-Americas-Chance-Pete-Buttigieg/dp/1631498770 The pros weigh in on the debate - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/30/opinion/presidential-debate-trump-biden.html There truly is no point to further debates between Trump and Biden. The problems won't be solved with a different moderator, but only with a moderator empowered to turn off each candidate's mike when it's not his turn. But that wouldn't stop Trump from shouting, from Biden's podium if necessary. And neither candidate is willing to allow the moderator to control the mike. Possibly the Harris-Pence debate will be more illuminating than the Kaine-Pence in 2016. More likely they will just talk past each other, as in 2016. But the really interesting debates, matching style with style, would be Harris-Trump prosecutor vs accused and Biden-Pence contrast and compare two vice presidents == A couple of relevant quotations you can look up A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else. The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love of soft living, and the get-rich-quick theory of life. == One thing Trump made clear - the Republicans are getting Barrett on the Supreme Court ASAP because they can, and because they need to, to take care of the election and Obamacare. No further justification needed or offered. They can because they control the Senate. There is nothing you can do to stop them now. They didn't even interview Garland because they controlled the Senate. They offered a justification that proved to be a fig leaf in 2020. But there is something you can do to keep it from happening again. Retire the Senate Republicans! https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1251568611854322 == topic election 1 ===== impact 266 impactrate 0 likeimpress 4 negative 0 posted 2020-09-29 priority 1 ratio 9 react 6 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title First presidential debate - unconditional victory for topic election wordrate 0 words 444 audclicks 1 audreach 1 engaged 5 ID 1252703098407540 impress 73 likeclickusers 5 likeimpress 4 likeuimpress 47 likeusers 4 likeuusers 41 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 73 oreach 55 posted "09/29/2020 10:22:42 PM" postotherclicks 1 reach 55 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1252703098407540 ========== Silence of the lambs! https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/10/politics/gop-senators-woodward-book-reaction/index.html https://www.businessinsider.com/gop-senators-are-overwhelmingly-silent-on-trump-bible-photo-op-2020-6 https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/02/03/gop-senators-dodge-questions-about-trumps-conduct/ Is there a new mutation of the virus that causes Republican senators to be deaf or dumb about Trump's - tax and business fraud - threats to retain power despite election results - repeal of Obamacare without a replacement - repeal of Roe v Wade The last three all depend on his new Supreme Court. Maybe the first as well. Maybe these senators are too tired to read the newpaper or watch TV news. It's so much work to bite your tongue all day long! They deserve a rest! Respond to their silent pleas with an infusion of fresh blood! Arizona https://markkelly.com Colorado https://hickenlooper.com Georgia https://electjon.com Iowa https://greenfieldforiowa.com Kentucky https://amymcgrath.com Maine https://saragideon.com Montana https://stevebullock.com North Carolina https://www.calfornc.com South Carolina https://jaimeharrison.com Texas https://mjfortexas.com or https://www.dscc.org/ == topic election 1 ===== impact 44 impactrate 0 likeimpress 2 negative 0 posted 2020-09-28 priority 1 ratio 4 react 4 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title Silence of the lambs! topic election wordrate 0 words 109 audclicks 1 audreach 1 engaged 4 ID 1251568611854322 impress 28 likeclickusers 4 likeimpress 2 likeuimpress 17 likeusers 2 likeuusers 17 matchedlinkclicks 1 oimpress 28 oreach 19 posted "09/28/2020 12:49:02 PM" postlinkclicks 1 reach 19 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1251568611854322 ========== Don't donate to Biden/Harris if you don't trust Trump! There are all sorts of shenanigans that Republicans might indulge to protect their minority rule. The Constitution gives state legislatures the right to determine electors for president and vice-president. Would they indulge that right? https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/sep/25/trump-attack-election-electors-republicans It might be illegal to discard the popular vote, but they might declare an emergency. So donating to the presidential ticket might not make much sense if the outcome is preordained. Certainly the current class of Republican senators won't make any real trouble for Trump - they are stuck too close to the tar baby. But that highlights the logical solution - just get rid of those enablers. Even if Trump steals the election he will have to cope with a Democratic Senate that no longer has to take no for an answer to subpoenas. And the legislatures don't have any constitutional grounds for overriding the will of the voters. And if the Republican senators take an early thumping in the election - it might discourage funny business on Trump's part. If the Republicans lose control of the Senate, it will be interesting to hear who the survivors blame. In the time between the start of the new Congress on January 3 and the inauguration on January 20, there's plenty of time to impeach the president - about the same amount of time they needed to confirm a new Supreme Court nominee. That would be worthwhile even he were sworn in again on Jan 20 - so he could be impeached again. Of course you will vote for Democratic legislators in your state and district and maybe donate if their races are close. If you have any donation money left over, consider adopting one of the challengers in a tossup with the enablers - Arizona https://markkelly.com Colorado https://hickenlooper.com Georgia https://electjon.com Iowa https://greenfieldforiowa.com Maine https://saragideon.com Montana https://stevebullock.com North Carolina https://www.calfornc.com And if you still have money to spend, there are some close races that still might go to the challenger if Trump is outrageous enough next month - even a really narrow win for the incumbent might be a useful warning to him that "the times they are a-changin'" and they better get on the correct side of history. Kentucky https://amymcgrath.com South Carolina https://jaimeharrison.com Texas https://mjfortexas.com Or if you would rather that somebody else figured out the triage for you and put the money where it would do the most good - https://www.dscc.org/ https://www.senatemajority.com/ Or if you would rather do something directly about Republican minority rule voter suppression - https://democraticredistricting.com/ https://www.dlcc.org/ No donation is too small. All of these candidates would rather have $10 donations from ten different voters than a $100 donation from one voter. == topic election 1 ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-09-25 priority 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Don't donate to Biden/Harris if you don't trust Trump! topic election wordrate 0 words 426 ID 1249020885442428 impress 29 likeuimpress 18 likeuusers 16 oimpress 29 oreach 17 posted "09/25/2020 01:13:50 PM" reach 17 type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1249020885442428 ========== The essence of minority rule - say one thing, do another. "Conservatives use Roe v. Wade as a decoy to distract attention from the core of their activist agenda. It involves dismantling regulation, gutting civil rights laws, narrowing voting rights enforcement giving moneyed interests free rein in our politics, strengthening corporate power, weakening unions, undercutting antitrust laws — and, now, tearing apart the Affordable Care Act." https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/capitulating-to-the-right-wont-end-the-judicial-wars/2020/09/23/5402f378-fdd5-11ea-9ceb-061d646d9c67_story.html Nobody would vote for a politician who offered to entrench a hereditary nobility and keep the serfs permanently in bondage. So if that's the program you're getting paid to maintain, you have to talk about something else. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-minority.html == topic election 1 ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-09-23 priority 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title The essence of minority rule - say one thing, do another. topic election wordrate 0 words 106 ID 1247324692278714 impress 23 likeuimpress 9 likeuusers 8 oimpress 23 oreach 12 posted "09/23/2020 08:33:24 PM" reach 12 type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1247324692278714 ========== There's only one acceptable outcome of the election, and Trump won't accept anything else. https://apnews.com/8bb28627b03474a3a5ce2454ae3d1639 McConnell and the rest of the Senate enablers are right behind Trump. So are Putin and Q! Romney complained “Fundamental to democracy is the peaceful transition of power; without that, there is Belarus. Any suggestion that a president might not respect this Constitutional guarantee is both unthinkable and unacceptable.” but he'll go along too, as he did with the Supreme Court. Trump views a speedy confirmation as essential to get another of his supporters on the court in time to handle election challenges. “I think this will end up in the Supreme Court. And I think it’s very important that we have nine justices,” You can't maintain feudal minority rule unless you are all in. Too late to turn back now. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-minority.html When you get right down to it, there's no point holding an election that Trump could only lose by fraud. Why can't the rest of the country see that and get over it? https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/09/23/parsing-trumps-there-wont-be-transfer-power-comments/ His base already knows he will win. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/09/22/trump-is-trailing-polls-his-voters-still-love-his-chances/ == topic election 1 ===== comments 1 impact 143 impactrate 0 likeimpress 4 negative 0 posted 2020-09-23 priority 1 ratio 4 react 8 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title There's only one acceptable outcome of the election, topic election wordrate 0 words 179 audclicks 2 audreach 2 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 7 ID 1247296485614868 impress 50 likeclickusers 6 likeimpress 4 likeuimpress 38 likeusers 4 likeuusers 35 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 50 oreach 37 posted "09/23/2020 07:45:11 PM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 1 reach 37 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1247296485614868 ========== What about rural states where Trumpists swarm state capitols with assault weapons? Sorry, this is not about anarchy; this is about Trump and Barr declaring war on blue cities, to rouse up the Trump base behind their Supreme Court nominee, and change the topic from the virus and Obamacare repeal. Trump and Barr know they will lose in the courts, but not until after the election. And if they can get a compliant reactionary woman installed in time, they can win in the Supreme Court too. https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/doj-designates-new-york-city-as-an-anarchist-jurisdiction/2627588/ If they can get away with this, whole blue states will be next. Then martial law. Putin must be crying tears of joy. He no longer needs to interfere. America will destroy itself. But he'll just help it along to end the pain sooner. == topic election 1 ===== comments 3 impact 348 impactrate 0 likeimpress 19 negative 0 posted 2020-09-21 priority 1 ratio 2 react 26 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 3 title What about rural states where Trumpists swarm state topic election wordrate 0 words 134 audclicks 3 audreach 3 commentsimpress 3 commentsusers 3 engaged 21 ID 1245144062496777 impress 84 likeclickusers 21 likeimpress 19 likeuimpress 66 likeusers 17 likeuusers 60 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 2 oimpress 84 oreach 69 posted "09/21/2020 09:00:37 AM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 2 reach 69 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1245144062496777 ========== Tangible tribute to Ginsburg's legacy https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/09/19/democratic-campaign-donations-spike-after-ruth-bader-ginsburgs-death/5839031002/ https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/517267-democrats-see-donor-surge-after-ginsburgs-death https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/19/dem-donors-smash-record-ginsburgs-death-418355 https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/20/21447684/actblue-surge-donations-ginsburg-death == topic election ===== impact 3 impactrate 0 likeimpress 4 negative 0 posted 2020-09-20 ratio 8 react 4 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Tangible tribute to Ginsburg's legacy topic election wordrate 0 words 8 engaged 4 ID 1244530075891509 impress 44 likeclickusers 3 likeimpress 4 likeuimpress 33 likeusers 4 likeuusers 30 oimpress 44 oreach 33 posted "09/20/2020 01:26:24 PM" reach 33 type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1244530075891509 ========== Offenses of the Republican Party against American Democracy https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-offenses.html#republican-america == topic election 1 ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-09-18 priority 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Offenses of the Republican Party against American Democracy topic election wordrate 0 words 12 ID 1243068389371011 impress 19 likeuimpress 9 likeuusers 9 oimpress 19 oreach 10 posted "09/18/2020 06:25:24 PM" reach 10 type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1243068389371011 ========== Offenses of Trump against the Republican Party https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-offenses.html#trump-party == topic election 1 ===== impact 3 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-09-18 priority 1 ratio 4 react 3 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 3 title Offenses of Trump against the Republican Party topic election wordrate 0 words 11 audclicks 3 audreach 2 engaged 2 ID 1243067842704399 impress 22 likeclickusers 1 likeuimpress 13 likeuusers 13 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 2 oimpress 22 oreach 14 posted "09/18/2020 06:24:16 PM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 1 reach 14 type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1243067842704399 ========== Offenses of Trump against American Democracy https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-offenses.html#trump-america == topic election 1 ===== impact 1 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-09-18 priority 1 ratio 10 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title Offenses of Trump against American Democracy topic election wordrate 0 words 10 audclicks 1 audreach 1 engaged 1 ID 1243067116037805 impress 18 likeuimpress 9 likeuusers 9 matchedlinkclicks 1 oimpress 18 oreach 10 posted "09/18/2020 06:23:05 PM" postlinkclicks 1 reach 10 type Link URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1243067116037805 ========== Questions that nobody's had to ask for 150 years https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/amid-fears-that-trump-might-not-leave-office-two-lawmakers-press-for-pentagon-assurances-on-the-election/2020/08/28/f6bff17a-e966-11ea-bc79-834454439a44_story.html == topic election ===== comments 1 impact 7 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-08-28 ratio 3 react 6 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 5 title Questions that nobody's had to ask for 150 years topic election wordrate 0 words 12 ID 1225557047788812 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1225557047788812 audclicks 5 audreach 3 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 3 impress 27 likeclickusers 3 likeuimpress 16 likeuusers 16 matchedlinkclicks 2 matchedotherclicks 3 oimpress 27 oreach 19 posted "08/28/2020 09:27:35 PM" postlinkclicks 2 postotherclicks 2 reach 19 type Link ========== Where We Go One We Go All None of the vulnerable Republican senators has expressed an affinity for QAnon, but they might as well. At this point they sink or swim with Trump. The ones who would rather be right than senator retired a while ago. Then came the virus and recession, and it's too late for the survivors to be either right OR senator. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/08/28/after-convention-vulnerable-gop-senators-have-little-control-over-their-fates/ Poor Tillis - no safe place - https://apnews.com/d820b22637c1c36c38af515e3af7c047 You can help their retirement planning - https://www.dscc.org/ == topic election ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-08-28 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Where We Go One We Go All topic election wordrate 0 words 82 ID 1225347581143092 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1225347581143092 impress 20 likeuimpress 9 likeuusers 9 oimpress 20 oreach 11 posted "08/28/2020 03:11:48 PM" reach 11 type Link ========== Who doesn't believe in resurrection? https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/27/us/politics/trump-washington-giuliani.html == topic election ===== impact 5 impactrate 0 likeimpress 3 negative 0 posted 2020-08-28 ratio 4 react 6 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 3 title Who doesn't believe in resurrection? topic election wordrate 0 words 8 ID 1225144321163418 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1225144321163418 audclicks 3 audreach 3 engaged 5 impress 36 likeclickusers 5 likeimpress 3 likeuimpress 27 likeusers 3 likeuusers 25 matchedlinkclicks 3 oimpress 36 oreach 27 posted "08/28/2020 09:42:44 AM" postlinkclicks 3 reach 27 type Link ========== Why the Republicans don't need an agenda It'll be four more years of the same. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/25/opinion/trump-convention-platform.html == topic election ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-08-28 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Why the Republicans don't need an agenda topic election wordrate 0 words 27 ID 1225060534505130 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1225060534505130 impress 12 likeuimpress 4 likeuusers 3 oimpress 12 oreach 5 posted "08/28/2020 07:33:46 AM" reach 5 type Link ========== Why are these Republicans voting for Democrats? They hold many traditional conservative Republican points of view, and they aren't going to become Democrats, but they are voting Democratic this time. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/08/27/mark-salter-john-mccain-aides-endorse-biden/ https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/513900-former-george-w-bush-alumni-endorse-biden https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/27/mitt-romney-staffers-support-joe-biden-402408 What happens to them after the election? They'll have to decide based on the results of the election and how the remaining Republicans react to those results. If the GOP loses control of Congress and decides that it lost because it wasn't Trumpist enough, then it will be truly a lost cause. Democrats will continue to figure out how to attract back those who voted for Obama and then Trump. The Democrats will be glad to leave the racists, anti-semites, fascists, and QAnons to the Trumpists, so they can follow the path of the American Independent Party to oblivion - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Independent_Party So how are you going to vote? == The Obama voters that voted for Trump are voting Democratic again - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/trump.html#First%20Trump%20Constituency This constituency is desperate - for something to be hopeful about. But it sounds like the change that they are hoping for can't come from Trumpists. Another faithful Republican constituency was driven away last time - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/trump.html#Third%20Trump%20Constituency This constituency is disgusted. What about that other Trump constituency that came to his campaign rallies? They're with Trump forever, because nobody else will will admit to wanting them - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/trump.html#Second%20Trump%20Constituency Trump accepted the second constituency's unconditional love at his campaign rallies, which Trump craves like a junkie his junk. In return he offers them all the words and chants they want. And not much else. In fact, probably less... Consider the history of the social safety net. Social security - Republicans mostly voted in favor - https://www.ssa.gov/history/tally.html Medicare - Republicans opposed in the Senate, split in the House - https://www.ssa.gov/history/tally65.html Obamacare - No Republican votes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patient_Protection_and_Affordable_Care_Act#Legislative_history even though it was based on Mitt Romney's popular Masscare - http://www.nbcnews.com/id/44854320/ns/politics-decision_2012/t/white-house-used-mitt-romney-health-care-law-blueprint-federal-law Seeing how it adds up, McConnell's regretfully come to a sad conclusion - to pay for billionaire tax cuts, we'll have to reduce the social safety net and avoid any more recovery support to low-income people who might not be willing to work in unsafe jobs unless they're in danger of eviction. But he wants the Democrats to take the lead on fiscal responsibility because the Trumpists reject the notion out of hand. However, more tax cuts are still being planned in the White House. https://www.kiplinger.com/taxes/601307/election-2020-president-trump-tax-plans Especially long-term capital gains tax cuts. == So how did we get here? Consider the evolution of the Republican Party - from liberation to identity politics. The Republican Party defeated the Confederacy, freed the slaves, and then got stuck in the House trying to decide the Hayes-Tilden election of 1876. So the Corrupt Bargain was struck - the Republican Hayes became President, and withdrew Federal troops from the South, ending Reconstruction and giving the unrepentant southern Democrats a free hand for 80 years - https://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/317 until the Supreme Court finally struck down "separate but equal" and the Republican President Eisenhower enforced it with Federal troops - http://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/eisenhower/aa_eisenhower_littlerock_1.html leading to founding of the John Birch Society with their "Impeach Earl Warren" campaign and claims that Eisenhower was a Communist traitor - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Birch_Society Goldwater and William Buckley and many other Republican leaders kept their distance from the Birchers, and in 1964 Goldwater lost by a landslide to LBJ. Goldwater was too far right, but of course the lunatic fringe thought he was not far right ENOUGH. But Goldwater opposed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965 and that encouraged many Dixiecrats to abandon the Democratic Party, led by Strom Thurmond https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_Senators_who_switched_parties and Albert Watson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_Representatives_who_switched_parties Their racism made many traditional Republicans nervous, but Richard Nixon had been rebuilding a political organization for another run for President. Nixon realized that, properly handled, the former Dixiecrats were an asset rather than a liability. According to Haldeman, "Nixon emphasized that you have to face the fact that the whole problem is really the blacks. The key is to devise a system that recognized this while not appearing to." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_strategy Although the RNC chair apologized for the Southern Strategy in 2005, he was speaking too soon. In 2009, Obama was elected President, and the Tea Party was born https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_Party_movement Since Obama's politics were not much different from Bill Clinton's, it's hard to escape the conclusion that racism was an important factor in the rise of the Tea Party. It was not explicitly racist, but it was part of the oppose-Obama-on-everything movement within the Republican party https://www.politico.com/story/2010/10/the-gops-no-compromise-pledge-044311 which certainly appealed to all the racists. Trump's great insight was that by signaling (subtly at first, blatantly later) to the racists and and anti-semites and fascists, they'd stick with him forever, and by other means he could also attract the Obama voters who were hoping for a change for the better. Of course, the reason there hadn't been as much change for the better as hoped, is that the Republicans were blocking Obama on everything. Even so, Obamacare passed and the economy as a whole has been recovering since 2009. But the Republicans cleverly convinced enough voters that they were against Obamacare, even though polls asking about any specific aspect of Obamacare, but without mentioning "Obamacare", such as affordable coverage for pre-existing conditions, found quite widespread support. Trump could easily promise to repeal Obamacare and come up with better coverage for more people at lower cost. And while the economy as a whole has been recovering, the recovery has been uneven, especially in industries undone by technological advance or their environmental costs. Trump could easily promise to turn back the tide of technology and and the tide of rising oceans and environmental degradation. And that's how Trump barely won. Since then he has done a great job of keeping the racists, anti-semites, fascists, anti-intellectuals, and QAnons in his camp, but those who had voted for Obama and then Trump have noticed that he hasn't really done anything for them after all. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/trump.html#First%20Trump%20Constituency So now he has to create distractions of foreign menace, yet somehow avoid the distractions of domestic menace by his hard-core followers who took him too literally and too seriously. But sticking too close to his white-identity-politics hard-core base may be his undoing. Cults of personality have not lasted long in American politics. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult_of_personality The Trumpist Party has no fixed ideology beyond the whims and prejudices of the leader, who owes nothing to the past or to the future, but mutually supports and abets other personality cults all over the world. Don't like it? The 2020 election is a national referendum on ideas vs personality cults. For this one specific moment in history, voters interested in ideas need to vote for ideas and against personality cults. That means in almost every instance, a vote for Republicans, Libertarians, Greens, independents, or staying home because it doesn't matter - is a vote for personality cults. An astonishing number of House and even Senate seats and Governorships are too close too call this year - meaning individual votes count as never before. In almost every instance, at this specific moment, the only effective vote against personality cults is to vote Democratic. == A president who wants to build a legacy needs a tent large enough to weather various kinds of crises among sub-constituencies. Trump seems uninterested and unable to do so. He's indeed a great disrupter, as claimed, but not a great builder, which also was claimed. The nation will recover eventually, as it has from other fundamental crises. The outlook for the Republican Party is not so certain, and recalls the fate of the Whigs - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whig_Party_(United_States)#Decline The Republicans might split into a hard-core identitarian Trumpist party and one espousing more traditional Republican values. Hard to guess which one will retain the Republican name! Trump certainly likes to see his name in gold on everything he touches. It would be good for the Republicans to finally excise their cancer of racism, anti-semitism, and fascism. After years of berating the Democrats for identity politics, it's time for the Republicans to take the same medicine. The Democrats could go the same factional route if success went to their heads and they got too far ahead of the middle of the electorate. That might eventually lead to a new majority coalition in the middle for a while. If the Democrats are smart, they will become the new majority coalition somewhat left of the middle, far enough left to have ideals and goals, yet close enough to the middle and the left to keep both in the tent. No small task. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/theory.html#conservative == So how are you going to vote? There's more at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts https://www.political-scrapbook.net https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/08/27/mark-salter-john-mccain-aides-endorse-biden/ == topic election 1 ===== comments 2 impact 2988 impactrate 0 likeimpress 13 negative 0 posted 2020-08-27 priority 1 ratio 2 react 21 reactrate 0 shares 2 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 4 title Why are these Republicans voting for Democrats? topic election wordrate 0 words 1423 ID 1224255287918988 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1224255287918988 audclicks 4 audreach 3 commentsimpress 2 commentsusers 2 engaged 16 impress 76 likeclickusers 14 likeimpress 13 likeuimpress 59 likeusers 12 likeuusers 52 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 3 oimpress 76 oreach 58 posted "08/27/2020 08:15:59 AM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 2 reach 58 sharesimpress 2 sharesusers 2 type Link ========== Who's it going to be in 2024? Ambitious Republicans had a difficult choice to make about the Republican convention - show up and kiss up, or stay home and shut up. Which choice will prove prescient? Pence and Haley and Pompeo and Scott made their choice clear - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-only-old-fashioned-aspect-of-the-rnc-the-jockeying-to-be-trumps-successor/2020/08/26/311017b2-e7da-11ea-970a-64c73a1c2392_story.html == topic election ===== impact 5 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-08-26 ratio 12 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title Who's it going to be in 2024? topic election wordrate 0 words 51 ID 1223877651290085 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1223877651290085 audclicks 1 audreach 1 engaged 1 impress 18 likeclickusers 1 likeuimpress 10 likeuusers 10 matchedlinkclicks 1 oimpress 18 oreach 12 posted "08/26/2020 09:43:33 PM" postlinkclicks 1 reach 12 type Link ========== It's lose-lose for Republican senators in swing states! https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/republican-senators-trump-convention/2020/08/26/0bbc573c-e71c-11ea-97e0-94d2e46e759b_story.html They didn't show any leadership when it counted, so now they can lead the way to the exit. Help them find it! https://www.dscc.org/ Minority rule is hard to maintain in a pandemic and depression. == topic election 1 ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-08-26 priority 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title It's lose-lose for Republican senators in swing states! topic election wordrate 0 words 45 ID 1223353704675813 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1223353704675813 impress 15 likeuimpress 8 likeuusers 8 oimpress 15 oreach 9 posted "08/26/2020 06:54:45 AM" reach 9 type Link ========== Were these the best the Republicans could come up with? https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/gop-faces-questions-about-vetting-after-abruptly-canceling-convention-speaker-who-promoted-anti-semitic-tweet/2020/08/25/d9349b52-e730-11ea-97e0-94d2e46e759b_story.html It doesn't really matter as long as loyalty to Trump is the only non-negotiable. == topic election ===== hide 1 impact 8 impactrate 0 negative 1 posted 2020-08-25 ratio 4 react 3 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title Were these the best the Republicans could come up with? topic election wordrate 0 words 27 ID 1223081614703022 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1223081614703022 audclicks 2 audreach 2 engaged 2 hideclicks 1 hideclicksusers 1 impress 18 likeclickusers 2 likeuimpress 11 likeuusers 11 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 1 negclicks 1 negusers 1 oimpress 18 oreach 12 posted "08/25/2020 10:20:06 PM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 1 reach 12 type Link ========== Add Pompeo to the list for 2024. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/pompeos-rnc-address-tells-you-everything-you-need-to-know-about-him/2020/08/25/d352b93a-e717-11ea-97e0-94d2e46e759b_story.html He won't be expecting any favors from State Department traditionalists - https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/pompeo-stirs-up-outrage-among-some-diplomats-over-speech-to-rnc/2020/08/25/66dddf66-e6cf-11ea-a414-8422fa3e4116_story.html == topic election ===== impact 4 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-08-25 ratio 9 react 2 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title Add Pompeo to the list for 2024. topic election wordrate 0 words 21 ID 1223041701373680 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1223041701373680 audclicks 2 audreach 2 engaged 2 impress 25 likeclickusers 2 likeuimpress 17 likeuusers 17 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 25 oreach 19 posted "08/25/2020 09:04:07 PM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 1 reach 19 type Link ========== Helping white people feel better about voting for a racist - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/sorry-democrats-trumps-convention-is-working/2020/08/25/cafb687c-e6f4-11ea-970a-64c73a1c2392_story.html == topic election ===== comments 1 hide 1 impact 21 impactrate 0 likeimpress 7 negative 1 posted 2020-08-25 ratio 2 react 15 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 6 title Helping white people feel better about voting for a topic election wordrate 0 words 14 ID 1222977188046798 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1222977188046798 audclicks 6 audreach 5 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 10 hideclicks 1 hideclicksusers 1 impress 51 likeclickusers 10 likeimpress 7 likeuimpress 43 likeusers 6 likeuusers 40 matchedlinkclicks 4 matchedotherclicks 2 negclicks 1 negusers 1 oimpress 51 oreach 42 posted "08/25/2020 07:03:07 PM" postlinkclicks 4 postotherclicks 2 reach 42 type Link ========== Hard to believe she was married to Gavin Newsom! https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/08/25/kimberly-guilfoyle-yells-her-way-to-new-levels-of-trump-fanaticism/ Maybe she's just exuberant about recovering from the virus. == topic election ===== comments 5 hide 1 impact 48 impactrate 0 likeimpress 6 negative 1 posted 2020-08-25 ratio 1 react 23 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 10 title Hard to believe she was married to Gavin Newsom! topic election wordrate 0 words 21 ID 1222517411426109 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1222517411426109 audclicks 10 audreach 7 commentsimpress 5 commentsusers 5 engaged 11 hideclicks 1 hideclicksusers 1 impress 39 likeclickusers 10 likeimpress 6 likeuimpress 33 likeusers 6 likeuusers 33 matchedlinkclicks 3 matchedotherclicks 7 negclicks 1 negusers 1 oimpress 39 oreach 35 posted "08/25/2020 06:34:51 AM" postlinkclicks 2 postotherclicks 5 reach 35 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== Did you know there is another convention this week? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/08/24/there-are-two-republican-conventions-happening-this-week-one-will-be-sane/ A Convention on Founding Principles featuring conservative anti-Trumpists - https://www.cfp2020.us/ == topic election ===== hide 1 impact 2 impactrate 0 negative 1 posted 2020-08-24 ratio 5 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Did you know there is another convention this week? topic election wordrate 0 words 21 ID 1222115448132972 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1222115448132972 hideclicks 1 hideclicksusers 1 impress 9 likeuimpress 4 likeuusers 4 negclicks 1 negusers 1 oimpress 9 oreach 5 posted "08/24/2020 05:56:49 PM" reach 5 type Link ========== Michael Steele has had it! He's not apologizing for any of his past, but he's joining the Lincoln Project. Can you think of any former DNC chairs that have endorsed a Republican presidential candidate? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/08/24/michael-steele-trump-cult-youre-complicit-your-own-punking/ But the Republicans have decided not to bother with a platform that reflects anything that happened in the last four years - instead, they're pledging loyalty to Trump. Just like in countries with Strong Leaders that Trump likes! https://www.businessinsider.com/gop-platform-at-rnc-pledge-trump-support-2020-8 It's called Cult of Personality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult_of_personality and that means President for Life - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/08/24/republicans-are-one-man-party/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-gop-isnt-even-pretending-to-stand-for-anything-anymore/2020/08/24/5e5d220c-e639-11ea-bc79-834454439a44_story.html == topic election 1 ===== impact 97 impactrate 0 likeimpress 5 negative 0 posted 2020-08-24 priority 1 ratio 2 react 11 reactrate 0 shares 2 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 4 title Michael Steele has had it! topic election wordrate 0 words 88 ID 1222104841467366 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1222104841467366 audclicks 4 audreach 3 engaged 7 impress 30 likeclickusers 5 likeimpress 5 likeuimpress 24 likeusers 5 likeuusers 24 matchedotherclicks 4 oimpress 30 oreach 26 posted "08/24/2020 05:44:37 PM" postotherclicks 3 reach 26 sharesimpress 2 sharesusers 2 type Link ========== Who doesn't want to go down with the ship? https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/08/24/republicans-who-wont-be-speaking-convention-what-that-says-about-gop/ == topic election ===== hide 1 impact 1 impactrate 0 negative 1 posted 2020-08-24 ratio 12 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Who doesn't want to go down with the ship? topic election wordrate 0 words 12 ID 1222042591473591 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1222042591473591 hideclicks 1 hideclicksusers 1 impress 16 likeuimpress 12 likeuusers 11 negclicks 1 negusers 1 oimpress 16 oreach 12 posted "08/24/2020 03:16:41 PM" reach 12 type Link ========== A compromise to save the children https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/kellyanne-conway-white-house/2020/08/23/6c26e18a-e5a7-11ea-bc79-834454439a44_story.html == topic election ===== comments 12 hide 1 impact 41 impactrate 0 likeimpress 6 negative 1 posted 2020-08-23 ratio 1 react 45 reactrate 0 shares 3 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 23 title A compromise to save the children topic election wordrate 0 words 9 ID 1221396968204820 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1221396968204820 audclicks 23 audreach 18 commentsimpress 12 commentsusers 10 engaged 28 hideclicks 1 hideclicksusers 1 impress 81 likeclickusers 22 likeimpress 6 likeuimpress 72 likeusers 6 likeuusers 67 matchedlinkclicks 11 matchedotherclicks 12 negclicks 1 negusers 1 oimpress 81 oreach 74 posted "08/23/2020 07:47:59 PM" postlinkclicks 11 postotherclicks 10 reach 74 sharesimpress 3 sharesusers 3 type Link ========== To eke out a victory, you need a landslide https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/22/opinion/sunday/trump-cheat-biden-2020.html And don't think you've done your duty just by voting for Biden. There won't be any change for the better until as many Trumpists as possible are voted out. Anybody who voted for Obama, and nothing changed, and then for Trump, and nothing changed, need to understand why. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/trump.html#First%20Trump%20Constituency The big issues are not sexy - they are structural - the pillars of minority rule - unlimited dark money, rural bias, voter suppression, gerrymandering. It's going to take a generation to undo some of that - but Trump has shown what happens if we don't get started - and next time it will be somebody worse, whether Don Jr, Tucker Carlson, or Steve Bannon. https://www.reduce-rural-bias.net/ https://www.political-scrapbook.net/democracy.html#amendments == topic election ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-08-23 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title To eke out a victory, you need a landslide topic election wordrate 0 words 125 ID 1221133954897788 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1221133954897788 impress 6 likeuimpress 3 likeuusers 3 oimpress 6 oreach 4 posted "08/23/2020 11:33:56 AM" reach 4 type Link ========== Mission accomplished Faith in reliability of post office is being eroded. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/21/us/postal-service-mail-rural.html Will farmers and ranchers still vote for Trump? https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-mnuchin-dejoy-postal-service-delays-crisis/2020/08/22/b80f5ba8-e3c3-11ea-8181-606e603bb1c4_story.html == topic election ===== impact 11 impactrate 0 likeimpress 5 negative 0 posted 2020-08-21 ratio 5 react 5 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Mission accomplished topic election wordrate 0 words 22 ID 1219832685027915 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1219832685027915 engaged 5 impress 29 likeclickusers 5 likeimpress 5 likeuimpress 25 likeusers 5 likeuusers 24 oimpress 29 oreach 26 posted "08/21/2020 10:32:05 PM" reach 26 type Link ========== A Trump October Surprise game plan - Announce a cure for the virus just before the election! https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/08/21/how-biden-could-still-lose/ Just in time to influence the election but not so early that there's time for the truth to sink in to the persuadables. Of course, it all depends on when the persuadables decide to vote. If many of them vote early - an October Surprise might be too late. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_surprise Another avenue - find Trump's own Lee Atwater and Willie Horton that resonate with persuadables - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/22/us/politics/george-bush-comeback-dukakis.html That plan starts at the convention and replays the same note all the way to the election. But can Trump stay on message that long? He never has before. Except on billionaire tax relief. == topic election ===== comments 1 impact 24 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-08-21 ratio 5 react 2 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title A Trump October Surprise game plan - topic election wordrate 0 words 119 ID 1219588718385645 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1219588718385645 audclicks 1 audreach 1 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 1 impress 12 likeclickusers 1 likeuimpress 7 likeuusers 7 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 12 oreach 10 posted "08/21/2020 05:11:32 PM" postotherclicks 1 reach 10 type Link ========== Voter intimidation - a vital component of voter suppression https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/08/21/trumps-latest-threat-shows-hes-trying-turn-election-day-into-chaos/ They got a green light from McConnell's Supreme Court. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/08/21/trumps-claim-hell-send-sheriffs-polling-places-is-revealing-lot-unintended-ways/ == topic election ===== impact 15 impactrate 0 likeimpress 2 negative 0 posted 2020-08-21 ratio 3 react 7 reactrate 0 shares 2 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 3 title Voter intimidation - a vital component of voter suppression topic election wordrate 0 words 21 ID 1219546861723164 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1219546861723164 audclicks 3 audreach 3 engaged 5 impress 25 likeclickusers 5 likeimpress 2 likeuimpress 21 likeusers 2 likeuusers 20 matchedotherclicks 3 oimpress 25 oreach 22 posted "08/21/2020 03:47:07 PM" postotherclicks 3 reach 22 sharesimpress 2 sharesusers 2 type Link ========== Another letter from the former establishment The Trump administration IS the establishment now. QAnon agrees. But Trump will campaign against the establishment anyway, as if he were still apart from it, and his faithful supporters will cheer. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/20/us/politics/republican-national-security-biden.html How can you drain the swamp if you ARE the swamp? https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/08/21/trump-outsider-incumbent-campaign/ The problem is that Trump needs new supporters to win, and he has no interest or ability to get any. == topic election 1 ===== impact 86 impactrate 0 likeimpress 9 negative 0 posted 2020-08-21 priority 1 ratio 3 react 12 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 3 title Another letter from the former establishment topic election wordrate 0 words 72 ID 1219403301737520 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1219403301737520 audclicks 3 audreach 3 engaged 9 impress 45 likeclickusers 9 likeimpress 9 likeuimpress 43 likeusers 9 likeuusers 39 matchedotherclicks 3 oimpress 45 oreach 40 posted "08/21/2020 11:22:11 AM" postotherclicks 3 reach 40 type Link ========== The election has never been decided on election day night. It just has seemed that way recently. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/there-wont-be-official-results-on-election-night-there-never-have-been/2020/08/19/be890f6a-e22e-11ea-8dd2-d07812bf00f7_story.html == topic election ===== impact 2 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-08-19 ratio 16 react 1 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 title The election has never been decided on election day night. topic election wordrate 0 words 20 ID 1218073788537138 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1218073788537138 engaged 1 impress 19 likeclickusers 1 likeuimpress 15 likeuusers 14 oimpress 19 oreach 16 posted "08/19/2020 07:05:30 PM" reach 16 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== How Biden can duplicate Sanders' success https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/18/opinion/joe-biden-kamala-harris-latino-vote.html == topic election ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-08-19 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title How Biden can duplicate Sanders' success topic election wordrate 0 words 9 ID 1217913005219883 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1217913005219883 impress 7 likeuimpress 4 likeuusers 4 oimpress 7 oreach 5 posted "08/19/2020 01:46:55 PM" reach 5 type Link ========== Another reason to just vote Democratic. Republicans need time in the woodshed to think about what, if anything, they collectively stand for besides billionaire tax relief. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/19/opinion/trump-senate-appointments.html == topic election ===== impact 9 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-08-19 ratio 5 react 3 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title Another reason to just vote Democratic. topic election wordrate 0 words 29 ID 1217893861888464 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1217893861888464 audclicks 2 audreach 2 engaged 3 impress 17 likeclickusers 3 likeuimpress 11 likeuusers 11 matchedlinkclicks 2 oimpress 17 oreach 15 posted "08/19/2020 01:15:40 PM" postlinkclicks 2 reach 15 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== What happens in Minsk matters in Minneapolis https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/08/16/what-americans-should-learn-belarus/ Women are leading the way https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/08/15/women-make-difference-belarus/ == topic election ===== impact 2 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-08-18 ratio 10 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title What happens in Minsk matters in Minneapolis topic election wordrate 0 words 15 ID 1216814838663033 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1216814838663033 audclicks 1 audreach 1 engaged 1 impress 13 likeclickusers 1 likeuimpress 9 likeuusers 9 matchedlinkclicks 1 oimpress 13 oreach 10 posted "08/18/2020 06:51:11 AM" postlinkclicks 1 reach 10 type Link ========== Flooding the zone - another name for Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/17/opinion/trump-post-office-election.html Reality-TV applied to politics! == topic election ===== impact 2 impactrate 0 likeimpress 1 negative 0 posted 2020-08-17 ratio 11 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Flooding the zone - another name for Nothing Is True and topic election wordrate 0 words 21 ID 1216484488696068 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1216484488696068 engaged 1 impress 15 likeclickusers 1 likeimpress 1 likeuimpress 11 likeusers 1 likeuusers 10 oimpress 15 oreach 11 posted "08/17/2020 08:23:22 PM" reach 11 type Link ========== Don't sweat the presidential election! https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/17/opinion/trump-contested-election-protests.html It's the Senate that's important - and making sure that all the Senate races are fair and square. Here's why - the Republican senators, who have given up on keeping the White House, are doing their best to make the recession as deep and long as possible, so Biden will get the blame when it's still not over in 2022. They'll be doing the McConnell Just Say No until then. But what if Trump is president? Then all the Republican senators who are up for re-election in 2022 are toast if the recession is still going on. They'll have a powerful incentive to come to terms with Schumer and Pelosi and make some progress that they can credit to Trump, and themselves. Otherwise the Democrats might have enough Senate votes to impeach and convict Trump in 2023. That will not help the Republican senators up for re-election in 2024. The average voter with only average interest in politics likes to think that by voting for the right presidential candidate - the incumbent if the economy is expanding, the challenger if not - then things will get better. Obama's second term disproves that. To make progress, it's essential to retire the Party of No in the Senate, House, and as many state legislatures and governor's mansions as possible. https://www.dscc.org/ https://dccc.org/ https://www.dlcc.org/ https://democraticredistricting.com/ == topic election ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-08-17 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Don't sweat the presidential election! topic election wordrate 0 words 225 ID 1216481165363067 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1216481165363067 impress 14 likeuimpress 9 likeuusers 9 oimpress 14 oreach 11 posted "08/17/2020 08:16:58 PM" reach 11 type Link ========== Curb your enthusiasm - in order to be a Biden conservative https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/17/opinion/joe-biden-conservative-2020.html It seems likely that the losing party in November will go off the deep end, perhaps never to return as a mainstream political force. It will be time for something new. https://www.liberty-and-justice.net/ == topic election ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-08-17 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Curb your enthusiasm - in order to be a Biden conservative topic election wordrate 0 words 45 ID 1216343228710194 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1216343228710194 impress 22 likeuimpress 17 likeuusers 11 oimpress 22 oreach 12 posted "08/17/2020 04:09:40 PM" reach 12 type Link ========== The right one in the right place at the right time https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/08/17/joe-bidens-greatest-asset-timing/ And perhaps with the right credentials. Eight years with Obama was the foundation for Biden's endorsement by James Clyburn and that led to the nomination. == topic election ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-08-17 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title The right one in the right place at the right time topic election wordrate 0 words 39 ID 1216268292051021 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1216268292051021 impress 10 likeuimpress 6 likeuusers 6 oimpress 10 oreach 7 posted "08/17/2020 01:40:36 PM" reach 7 type Link ========== Some big donors may have figured that investing for access to Democrats will be a better bet this time. Others seem to have decided that investing in Republican senators has a better return potential. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/16/us/politics/trumps-campaign-big-donors.html It's all about making sure the leaders return your calls. == topic election ===== impact 24 impactrate 0 likeimpress 1 negative 0 posted 2020-08-16 ratio 2 react 5 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 3 title Some big donors may have figured that investing for access topic election wordrate 0 words 47 ID 1215698532107997 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1215698532107997 audclicks 3 audreach 2 engaged 2 impress 17 likeclickusers 2 likeimpress 1 likeuimpress 13 likeusers 1 likeuusers 13 matchedotherclicks 3 oimpress 17 oreach 14 posted "08/16/2020 08:19:15 PM" postotherclicks 2 reach 14 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== What is he thinking? Sure his base doesn't care if he torpedoes the post office, but this election is about the persuadable swing voters in swing states. How many of them want to shut down the post office? Probably not many. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/state-officials-rush-to-shore-up-confidence-in-nov-3-election-as-voters-express-new-fears-about-mail-voting/2020/08/16/3d511144-df23-11ea-b205-ff838e15a9a6_story.html And even his base in rural areas gets anxious about shutting down the post office. Maybe it's all just a setup for declaring the election invalid, no matter how it's conducted. == topic election ===== comments 1 impact 90 impactrate 0 likeimpress 4 negative 0 posted 2020-08-16 ratio 2 react 12 reactrate 0 shares 2 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 5 title What is he thinking? topic election wordrate 0 words 75 ID 1215615352116315 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1215615352116315 audclicks 5 audreach 3 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 5 impress 35 likeclickusers 5 likeimpress 4 likeuimpress 26 likeusers 4 likeuusers 24 matchedotherclicks 5 oimpress 35 oreach 31 posted "08/16/2020 05:46:44 PM" postotherclicks 3 reach 31 sharesimpress 2 sharesusers 2 type Link ========== Future of vote by mail? Maybe Trump won't object so much if his donors get part of the action. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/08/15/postal-service-ballots-fedex-ups/ == topic election ===== impact 9 impactrate 0 likeimpress 2 negative 0 posted 2020-08-16 ratio 7 react 4 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title Future of vote by mail? topic election wordrate 0 words 22 ID 1215219228822594 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1215219228822594 audclicks 1 audreach 1 engaged 3 impress 32 likeclickusers 1 likeimpress 2 likeuimpress 29 likeusers 2 likeuusers 27 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 32 oreach 28 posted "08/16/2020 05:57:54 AM" postotherclicks 1 reach 28 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== Time for a new minority leader? Some people think so! https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/discontent-with-mccarthy-rises-as-gop-considers-a-possible-post-trump-world/2020/08/13/ec04786a-dd8f-11ea-b4af-72895e22941d_story.html Do your part to help Trump's Kevin to a well-deserved retirement! https://mangoneforcongress.com/ Kevin needs some time out to think about what QAnon candidates mean for the Republican Party. And while you're at it https://philarballo.com/ Devin Nunes has also earned a long vacation. == topic election ===== comments 1 impact 48 impactrate 0 likeimpress 5 negative 0 posted 2020-08-14 ratio 3 react 9 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 3 title Time for a new minority leader? topic election wordrate 0 words 53 ID 1213705328973984 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1213705328973984 audclicks 3 audreach 3 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 8 impress 43 likeclickusers 8 likeimpress 5 likeuimpress 40 likeusers 5 likeuusers 34 matchedlinkclicks 2 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 43 oreach 35 posted "08/14/2020 08:05:23 AM" postlinkclicks 2 postotherclicks 1 reach 35 type Link ========== Bay Area for Bernie voting for Trump? They're threatening to stay home, which is the same as voting for Trump, if Harris isn't progressive enough for them. “We at Bay Area for Bernie sincerely hope Harris remembers her commitments to her progressive constituents. If she does not, this ticket will turn away independents and progressives in droves.” These particular Bernie Bros wouldn't happen to be mostly white, would they? Their staying home won't make any difference in most of California, but it might make a difference in the swing states that matter if the Bernie Bros there take the same line. https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/08/12/radical-left-really-where-kamala-harris-stands-on-the-political-spectrum/ Progressives should be glad to have a pretty good Democratic proposition for the swing voters in the swing states. They're certainly welcome to contribute their energy to defeating the Republican Trump enablers in Congress. In California, for instance, https://philarballo.com/ https://mangoneforcongress.com/ == topic election ===== impact 28 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-08-13 ratio 6 react 2 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title Bay Area for Bernie voting for Trump? topic election wordrate 0 words 142 ID 1213129582364892 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1213129582364892 audclicks 2 audreach 2 engaged 2 impress 15 likeclickusers 2 likeuimpress 12 likeuusers 12 matchedotherclicks 2 oimpress 15 oreach 13 posted "08/13/2020 03:27:31 PM" postotherclicks 2 reach 13 type Link ========== The president tells the truth! He's crippling the post office in hopes of getting re-elected. We all knew that, but we didn't expect him to come right out and say it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-mail-voting/2020/08/13/3eb9ac62-dd70-11ea-809e-b8be57ba616e_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/08/13/trumps-attack-postal-service-is-now-national-emergency/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/08/12/postal-service-ballots-dejoy/ The fewer mailboxes the fewer fraudulent ballots? https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/08/14/people-are-freaking-out-about-mailbox-removals-postal-service-says-its-routine/ Does this really fly with remote rural Republican ranchers and farmers? If there were any doubt, Kudlow confirmed it - “So much of the Democratic asks are really liberal left wishlists we don’t want to have -- voting rights, That’s not our game.” For sure, voting rights is not the Republicans' game. Better to go back to limiting voting to old white men that own land. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/08/13/trump-blurts-out-his-true-motive-blocking-post-office-funding-mail-in-voting/ Of course, there's also the goal of punishing Bezos for the Washington Post. Journalists have to stay on this story! https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/trumps-attacks-on-the-postal-service-deserve-sustained-red-alert-coverage-from-the-media/2020/08/14/6eac0e50-de2f-11ea-8051-d5f887d73381_story.html == topic election 1 ===== comments 1 impact 320 impactrate 0 likeimpress 14 negative 0 posted 2020-08-13 priority 1 ratio 2 react 25 reactrate 0 shares 3 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 7 title The president tells the truth! topic election wordrate 0 words 128 ID 1212928289051688 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1212928289051688 audclicks 7 audreach 6 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 17 impress 61 likeclickusers 9 likeimpress 14 likeuimpress 44 likeusers 13 likeuusers 39 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 6 oimpress 61 oreach 53 posted "08/13/2020 09:20:16 AM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 5 reach 53 sharesimpress 3 sharesusers 3 type Link ========== They haven't learned a thing. Still trying to rev up the Trump base instead of expanding it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-harris-phony-radical/2020/08/12/d32d8f0a-dcb5-11ea-8051-d5f887d73381_story.html == topic election ===== impact 4 impactrate 0 likeimpress 2 negative 0 posted 2020-08-12 ratio 12 react 2 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title They haven't learned a thing. topic election wordrate 0 words 20 ID 1212481149096402 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1212481149096402 engaged 2 impress 30 likeclickusers 2 likeimpress 2 likeuimpress 26 likeusers 2 likeuusers 23 oimpress 30 oreach 24 posted "08/12/2020 07:42:26 PM" reach 24 type Link ========== Not a good year for third parties https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/08/11/new-poll-spotlights-key-reason-biden-is-2020-favorite/ The choice is too dramatic and consequential to waste. Jared and Ivanka keep up the encouragement, presumably by flattery - it works so well on their dad! https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/08/12/kanye-wests-secret-meeting-with-jared-kushner-and-ivanka-trump-revealed/ == topic election ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-08-11 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Not a good year for third parties topic election wordrate 0 words 37 ID 1211744195836764 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1211744195836764 impress 12 likeuimpress 8 likeuusers 8 oimpress 12 oreach 9 posted "08/11/2020 09:16:19 PM" reach 9 type Link ========== Primary results look good for extreme views. QAnon gains ground in Georgia - the new face of the Republican Party? Trump tweeted congratulations and called her a rising star. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/11/us/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-qanon-georgia-primary.html The Squad holds its own in Minnesota - the new face of the Democratic Party? https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/11/us/politics/ilhan-omar-minnesota-primary-election.html They both have veered toward anti-Semitism at times. == topic election ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-08-11 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Primary results look good for extreme views. topic election wordrate 0 words 55 ID 1211711959173321 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1211711959173321 impress 21 likeuimpress 17 likeuusers 15 oimpress 21 oreach 16 posted "08/11/2020 08:13:00 PM" reach 16 type Link ========== The INTERESTING debates that they won't have Harris vs Trump - "The People vs Donald J Trump" Biden vs Pence That's a better match of personalities. And it's fair enough - both Harris and Pence are second in command to old men and could become president in a heartbeat. But not both at once. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/08/11/kamala-harris-woman-republicans-could-not-stop/ == topic election ===== impact 6 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-08-11 ratio 20 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title The INTERESTING debates that they won't have topic election wordrate 0 words 57 ID 1211631209181396 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1211631209181396 audclicks 1 audreach 1 engaged 1 impress 23 likeclickusers 1 likeuimpress 18 likeuusers 18 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 23 oreach 20 posted "08/11/2020 05:31:49 PM" postotherclicks 1 reach 20 type Link ========== Still running full-page ads in the San Jose Mercury! https://madison.com/ads/other/ad_vault/5241-1-pdf/pdfdisplayad_dd16276d-82c1-5040-b9f5-1e8dd3a40ee5.html or sometimes http://blitz811.com/trump275 or sometimes https://w3.newsmax.com/General/NMM/Offers/Blitz-Trial Who wouldn't want a "free" copy for only $5 and a trial subscription? But it might still be overpriced - https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/07/trump-landslide-david-horowitz-book-blitz-smash-left-2020-prediction.html But it's endorsed by Don Jr, Huckabee, Mark Levin, Sean Spicer, and Rush! Though quite possibly none of them bothered to read it cover to cover. == topic election ===== hide 1 impact 19 impactrate 0 likeimpress 1 negative 1 posted 2020-08-11 ratio 5 react 3 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title Still running full-page ads in the San Jose Mercury! topic election wordrate 0 words 62 ID 1211458082532042 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1211458082532042 audclicks 1 audreach 1 engaged 2 hideclicks 1 hideclicksusers 1 impress 21 likeclickusers 2 likeimpress 1 likeuimpress 17 likeusers 1 likeuusers 14 matchedlinkclicks 1 negclicks 1 negusers 1 oimpress 21 oreach 15 posted "08/11/2020 11:46:24 AM" postlinkclicks 1 reach 15 type Link ========== Strategies for swing-state voters Applicable for other voters, too, especially if you have a senator up for re-election. While it might be dangerous for you, your vote might be safest if cast in person on election day. Otherwise vote as early as possible, if early voting in person is allowed, or drop off or mail in your ballot as early as possible. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/11/opinion/trump-election-day.html == topic election ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-08-11 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Strategies for swing-state voters topic election wordrate 0 words 65 ID 1211423295868854 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1211423295868854 impress 18 likeuimpress 14 likeuusers 13 oimpress 18 oreach 14 posted "08/11/2020 10:47:33 AM" reach 14 type Link ========== Kentucky persuadables are thinking about a change in the Senate But Mitch still has strong support among the hard core Trump base and major donors, who like his efforts to shield them from virus liability. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/08/11/mcconnell-kentucky-coronavirus-aid/ There is another option! https://amymcgrath.com/ Not a Kentucky voter? You can still help! And you don't need to be a major donor like Mitch's. https://secure.actblue.com/donate/am-website == topic election ===== comments 2 impact 92 impactrate 0 likeimpress 8 negative 0 posted 2020-08-11 ratio 3 react 15 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 4 title Kentucky persuadables are thinking about a change in topic election wordrate 0 words 61 ID 1211282915882892 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1211282915882892 audclicks 4 audreach 4 commentsimpress 2 commentsusers 2 engaged 10 impress 51 likeclickusers 10 likeimpress 8 likeuimpress 44 likeusers 8 likeuusers 43 matchedotherclicks 4 oimpress 51 oreach 48 posted "08/11/2020 07:17:03 AM" postotherclicks 4 reach 48 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== Republicans helping Kanye West to get on the ballot in as many states as possible It took less than a thousand votes to decide the 2000 election. 78,000 votes decided in 2016. West is not taking any votes away from Trump. https://apnews.com/20bd8464759422fd2df7100488f6be7f == topic election ===== impact 31 impactrate 0 likeimpress 2 negative 0 posted 2020-08-08 ratio 6 react 7 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 5 title Republicans helping Kanye West to get on the ballot in as topic election wordrate 0 words 44 ID 1209027906108393 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1209027906108393 audclicks 5 audreach 5 engaged 7 impress 54 likeclickusers 7 likeimpress 2 likeuimpress 50 likeusers 2 likeuusers 46 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 4 oimpress 54 oreach 47 posted "08/08/2020 09:03:33 AM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 4 reach 47 type Link ========== Dangerous days ahead? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-still-has-time-to-destroy-the-election-dont-let-him/2020/08/07/d3832c48-d824-11ea-9c3b-dfc394c03988_story.html == topic election ===== impact 2 impactrate 0 likeimpress 2 negative 0 posted 2020-08-08 ratio 8 react 4 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title Dangerous days ahead? topic election wordrate 0 words 6 ID 1209025689441948 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1209025689441948 audclicks 2 audreach 2 engaged 3 impress 38 likeclickusers 3 likeimpress 2 likeuimpress 34 likeusers 2 likeuusers 34 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 38 oreach 35 posted "08/08/2020 09:00:17 AM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 1 reach 35 type Link ========== How the Republicans are avoiding doing anything about the virus or the recession or racial unrest https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/08/05/how-do-we-handle-5-million-covid-19-cases-us-talk-about-hillarys-emails/ Their actions certainly support the thesis that they are TRYING to make things bad enough that the recession will persist until the 2022 and 2024 elections, when they'll hope to rebuild their fortunes by blaming Biden - for their recession. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/03/opinion/republicans-unemployed-coronavirus.html Some Republican senators have figured out that what might be good for the party and for somebody else in 2022 is fatal for them right now. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/08/06/it-suddenly-dawned-senate-republicans-theyre-doomed/ Mitch will explain that they need to take the long view. Although he might be taking the long view from retirement next year. https://amymcgrath.com/ Mitch is adept at pulling a rabbit out of a hat, they say, but he doesn't feel any fuzzy ears yet. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/05/us/politics/mcconnell-stimulus-talks-coronavirus.html He has to wait for Meadows and Mnuchin to come to some compromise with Schumer and Pelosi, and then he has to try to sell it to his caucus, half of which just say NO, and to the president, who might decide to say NO - depending on what Fox said that morning - if it doesn't have the payroll tax cut and the three-martini deduction and the new FBI building and the other things that Trump finds critical to economic recovery. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/08/06/big-ugly-disconnect-hanging-over-trumps-response-crisis/ == topic election 1 ===== comments 6 impact 1081 impactrate 0 likeimpress 19 negative 0 posted 2020-08-05 priority 1 ratio 1 react 51 reactrate 0 shares 5 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 21 title How the Republicans are avoiding doing anything about the topic election wordrate 0 words 212 ID 1207064842971366 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1207064842971366 audclicks 21 audreach 9 commentsimpress 6 commentsusers 6 engaged 25 impress 77 likeclickusers 21 likeimpress 19 likeuimpress 74 likeusers 18 likeuusers 70 matchedlinkclicks 5 matchedotherclicks 16 oimpress 77 oreach 71 posted "08/05/2020 08:08:24 PM" postlinkclicks 4 postotherclicks 8 reach 71 sharesimpress 5 sharesusers 4 type Link ========== Why the Trumpists are obsessed by vote-by-mail To make minority rule work, you have to get all the rules aligned in your favor, which means aligned one way in some places and the opposite way elsewhere. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/08/05/trump-his-spinners-are-suddenly-freaking-out-about-florida-heres-why/ == topic election ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-08-05 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Why the Trumpists are obsessed by vote-by-mail topic election wordrate 0 words 39 ID 1206992526311931 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1206992526311931 impress 10 likeuimpress 7 likeuusers 7 oimpress 10 oreach 8 posted "08/05/2020 05:48:56 PM" reach 8 type Link ========== Planning for a future as a minority https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/03/republican-leadership-battle-trump-389789 For some, "this never happened" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/04/opinion/trump-republicans-tea-party.html == topic election ===== impact 2 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-08-04 ratio 13 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title Planning for a future as a minority topic election wordrate 0 words 15 ID 1206144806396703 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1206144806396703 audclicks 1 audreach 1 engaged 1 impress 16 likeclickusers 1 likeuimpress 13 likeuusers 12 matchedlinkclicks 1 oimpress 16 oreach 13 posted "08/04/2020 03:31:18 PM" postlinkclicks 1 reach 13 type Link ========== November election - chaos for some, profit opportunity for others https://apnews.com/b39a09fc9a1334e9ef78bd46a40db253 == topic election ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-08-04 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title November election - chaos for some, profit opportunity topic election wordrate 0 words 13 ID 1205846356426548 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1205846356426548 impress 13 likeuimpress 10 likeuusers 10 oimpress 13 oreach 11 posted "08/04/2020 06:44:30 AM" reach 11 type Link ========== Why Democrats raise money for candidates like Kris Kobach https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-era-primaries-in-kansas-tennessee-trigger-gop-family-feuds-over-who-would-deliver-more-for-president/2020/08/02/a67a319a-d349-11ea-8c55-61e7fa5e82ab_story.html == topic election ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-08-03 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Why Democrats raise money for candidates like Kris Kobach topic election wordrate 0 words 12 ID 1205554843122366 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1205554843122366 impress 9 likeuimpress 5 likeuusers 5 oimpress 9 oreach 6 posted "08/03/2020 09:03:31 PM" reach 6 type Link ========== Lincoln Project strategy Get Trump to defeat himself! https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/lincoln-project-george-conway-ads-trump/2020/07/31/e9542a6a-d278-11ea-9038-af089b63ac21_story.html == topic election ===== impact 23 impactrate 0 likeimpress 12 negative 0 posted 2020-08-03 ratio 2 react 21 reactrate 0 shares 2 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 7 title Lincoln Project strategy topic election wordrate 0 words 11 ID 1205550499789467 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1205550499789467 audclicks 7 audreach 5 engaged 13 impress 54 likeclickusers 9 likeimpress 12 likeuimpress 34 likeusers 11 likeuusers 31 matchedlinkclicks 2 matchedotherclicks 5 oimpress 54 oreach 44 posted "08/03/2020 08:55:10 PM" postlinkclicks 2 postotherclicks 3 reach 44 sharesimpress 2 sharesusers 2 type Link ========== Privatizing the post office and crippling the November election and getting back at Bezos and the Washington Post Such a convergence of ends and means! https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/31/us/politics/trump-usps-mail-delays.html The rural Republican farmers and ranchers most likely to be hurt by privatization.... don't know or don't care. Amazing! Of course, if that doesn't work - there's an alternate strategy to protect a Republican future - mess with the census! https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-push-to-spoil-the-census--and-make-democrats-disappear/2020/08/02/5005b7da-d367-11ea-8d32-1ebf4e9d8e0d_story.html == topic election ===== comments 1 impact 48 impactrate 0 likeimpress 2 negative 0 posted 2020-08-03 ratio 2 react 7 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 3 title Privatizing the post office and crippling the November topic election wordrate 0 words 68 ID 1205543373123513 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1205543373123513 audclicks 3 audreach 2 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 3 impress 20 likeclickusers 3 likeimpress 2 likeuimpress 16 likeusers 2 likeuusers 16 matchedotherclicks 3 oimpress 20 oreach 17 posted "08/03/2020 08:40:02 PM" postotherclicks 2 reach 17 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== Wouldn't it be nice? And patriotic? AND self-serving? https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/31/opinion/trump-resign.html If Trump were to resign before the election - even better before the convention to avoid a constitutional crisis - he could cut a deal with Pence to pardon his Federal crimes. No doubt Trump thinks he can pardon himself on his last day in office, but he would be hoping for a lot, even from a judiciary he has loaded in his favor, because they and their reactionary supporters who put them on the bench would be loathe to grant such a precedent to future Democratic presidents. Such a pardon would simply be ignored, and wouldn't apply to state crimes and civil actions in any case. Such a resignation and pardon would certainly be welcome by all the Republican senators that are in danger of losing their seats this year. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2019-rep-sen.html == topic election 1 ===== impact 57 impactrate 0 likeimpress 3 negative 0 posted 2020-08-03 priority 1 ratio 6 react 4 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title Wouldn't it be nice? And patriotic? AND topic election wordrate 0 words 143 ID 1205531886457995 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1205531886457995 audclicks 1 audreach 1 engaged 3 impress 31 likeclickusers 3 likeimpress 3 likeuimpress 26 likeusers 3 likeuusers 24 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 31 oreach 26 posted "08/03/2020 08:20:46 PM" postotherclicks 1 reach 26 type Link ========== Another Trump supporter has been pushed too far https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/30/trumps-suggestion-delay-election-is-most-anti-democratic-thing-any-president-ever-said/ Trump will keep pushing until Republican senators push back in a public and unmistakable way. == topic election ===== impact 21 impactrate 0 likeimpress 3 negative 0 posted 2020-07-30 ratio 3 react 8 reactrate 0 shares 2 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 3 title Another Trump supporter has been pushed too far topic election wordrate 0 words 26 ID 1202567860087731 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1202567860087731 audclicks 3 audreach 3 engaged 8 impress 37 likeclickusers 7 likeimpress 3 likeuimpress 33 likeusers 3 likeuusers 30 matchedlinkclicks 2 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 37 oreach 31 posted "07/30/2020 09:55:23 PM" postlinkclicks 2 postotherclicks 1 reach 31 sharesimpress 2 sharesusers 2 type Link ========== Why Biden appeals to the persuadables in the middle https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/bidens-election-will-end-national-nightmare-20/2020/07/28/f9c01df0-d0f7-11ea-9038-af089b63ac21_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/29/three-things-we-learned-bidens-press-conference/ Trump does his part to drive the persuadables toward Biden - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/america-is-suffering-trump-offers-them-a-doctor-who-warns-of-sex-with-demons/2020/07/28/460fea3e-d0fb-11ea-8c55-61e7fa5e82ab_story.html == topic election ===== impact 2 impactrate 0 likeimpress 1 negative 0 posted 2020-07-30 ratio 15 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Why Biden appeals to the persuadables in the middle topic election wordrate 0 words 23 ID 1202558313422019 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1202558313422019 engaged 1 impress 19 likeclickusers 1 likeimpress 1 likeuimpress 15 likeusers 1 likeuusers 14 oimpress 19 oreach 15 posted "07/30/2020 09:33:53 PM" reach 15 type Link ========== They didn't get the memo? The times they are a-changin' https://apnews.com/a9c86197f125771c80cffea486c33e16 https://apnews.com/4ca10f3a6316f149c61a9179bfa5e080 == topic election ===== hide 1 impact 4 impactrate 0 negative 1 posted 2020-07-27 ratio 6 react 3 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title They didn't get the memo? topic election wordrate 0 words 13 ID 1200255180318999 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1200255180318999 audclicks 2 audreach 2 engaged 2 hideclicks 1 hideclicksusers 1 impress 22 likeclickusers 2 likeuimpress 17 likeuusers 16 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 1 negclicks 1 negusers 1 oimpress 22 oreach 18 posted "07/27/2020 09:22:42 PM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 1 reach 18 type Link ========== Hoist with his own petard https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-not-solve-coronavirus-crisis/2020/07/26/7fca9a92-cdb0-11ea-91f1-28aca4d833a0_story.html The Power of Positive Thinking only gets you so far with a virus. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power_of_Positive_Thinking Roy Cohn learned the hard way - you don't deny and hit back twice as hard with a virus. The virus always wins - see Angels in America. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angels_in_America#Main_characters The remaining question for friend and foe - why can't Trump learn and adapt? Is it because he - like Biden - is just too old to be president? == topic election ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-07-27 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Hoist with his own petard topic election wordrate 0 words 78 ID 1200142080330309 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1200142080330309 impress 6 likeuimpress 2 likeuusers 2 oimpress 6 oreach 3 posted "07/27/2020 05:53:03 PM" reach 3 type Link ========== Why debate a pathological liar? And why generate free publicity for somebody who enables a pathological liar? Some Republican senators are unhappy that the free publicity they get from the news media is mostly negative - they were expecting thanks for the inept handling of virus and recession? And unhappy that Democratic donors are much more generous than Republican donors right now. But you can't expect Republican donors to invest much in lost causes. https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/as-pandemic-limits-scrutiny-gop-fears-lesser-known-democratic-candidates-will-steamroll-to-senate-majority/2020/07/24/e7087534-cde3-11ea-b0e3-d55bda07d66a_story.html == topic election ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-07-26 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Why debate a pathological liar? topic election wordrate 0 words 77 ID 1199312287079955 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1199312287079955 impress 16 likeuimpress 11 likeuusers 11 oimpress 16 oreach 12 posted "07/26/2020 01:52:00 PM" reach 12 type Link ========== Setting the stage for President Biden Some Republican senators, and perhaps Trump himself, have given up the fight against the virus and the long-overdue recession and concede that the Democrats will probably be in control next year. Given that conclusion, what can they do to improve their chances in 2022 and 2024? Make the virus crisis and economic crisis as bad as possible, break as many other things as possible, appoint as many corrupt incompetents as possible, leave as many unresolved crises as possible... and then vote NO on any Democratic proposals, as they did with Obama. In other words, let Trump be Trump for his last six months. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-knows-hes-going-to-lose-hes-already-salting-the-earth-behind-him/2020/07/23/9a506016-cce5-11ea-91f1-28aca4d833a0_story.html == topic election 1 ===== impact 23 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-07-24 priority 1 ratio 9 react 2 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title Setting the stage for President Biden topic election wordrate 0 words 113 ID 1197651137246070 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1197651137246070 audclicks 2 audreach 2 engaged 2 impress 24 likeclickusers 2 likeuimpress 19 likeuusers 18 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 24 oreach 19 posted "07/24/2020 08:12:11 AM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 1 reach 19 type Link ========== Silicon Valley wisdom - the six phases of any big project https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_phases_of_a_big_project Right now the Republican Party is in these stages of Trumpism - 3 Panic, hysteria and overtime 4 Search for the guilty Still to come 5 Punishment of the innocent 6 Distinction for the uninvolved Eventually we'll all be amazed at the number of Republican leaders that announce they were never REALLY Trump supporters, but managed to put their light under a bushel basket all this time. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/22/supporting-trump-keeps-getting-harder-swing-state-republicans/ Meanwhile there's little agreement on virus relief between imperiled and secure Republican senators. https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020/07/22/congress-stimulus-coronavirus-trump/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/worries-about-trump-and-a-bloodbath-at-the-polls-this-fall-stokes-republican-feuding-this-week/2020/07/22/820e038e-cc2a-11ea-b0e3-d55bda07d66a_story.html But the Lincoln Project is going after them all for collaborating - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/22/lincoln-project-is-trying-save-republican-party-itself/ However, according to the received wisdom, the future distinction will go to the uninvolved who managed to avoid identification either with Trump or with Never-Trump. Unleadership can be its own reward during a disaster. == topic election ===== impact 42 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-07-22 ratio 3 react 3 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title Silicon Valley wisdom - the six phases of any big project topic election wordrate 0 words 140 ID 1196404140704103 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1196404140704103 audclicks 2 audreach 1 engaged 1 impress 14 likeclickusers 1 likeuimpress 10 likeuusers 10 matchedotherclicks 2 oimpress 14 oreach 11 posted "07/22/2020 03:54:09 PM" postotherclicks 1 reach 11 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== The only way Trump can win is to get lucky. His history running casinos is not encouraging. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/21/opinion/trump-polls-election-2020.html But if the virus gets better on its own somehow, and the rioters get worse on their own somehow, Trump might have a chance. But there isn't much time for these miracles to happen. == topic election ===== impact 5 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-07-21 ratio 11 react 1 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 title The only way Trump can win is to get lucky. topic election wordrate 0 words 54 ID 1195841447427039 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1195841447427039 engaged 1 impress 15 likeclickusers 1 likeuimpress 10 likeuusers 10 oimpress 15 oreach 11 posted "07/21/2020 10:50:42 PM" reach 11 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== Advice to Trump about seniors Reliable Trump cheerleader Thiessen cautions Trump against making fun of Biden's senior moments. A lot of seniors voted for Trump and don't like those kinds of comments. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/21/trump-needs-stop-making-fun-joe-bidens-mental-lapses/ And what's worse, forgetting what you meant to say, or intentionally lying constantly? The right words sometimes evade Biden, but Trump actively seeks out the wrong words to broadcast. Does anybody trust Trump with the nuclear codes? == topic election 1 ===== comments 3 impact 131 impactrate 0 likeimpress 7 negative 0 posted 2020-07-21 priority 1 ratio 2 react 18 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 7 title Advice to Trump about seniors topic election wordrate 0 words 73 ID 1195812930763224 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1195812930763224 audclicks 7 audreach 4 commentsimpress 3 commentsusers 2 engaged 8 impress 49 likeclickusers 7 likeimpress 7 likeuimpress 43 likeusers 7 likeuusers 43 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 6 oimpress 49 oreach 44 posted "07/21/2020 09:55:07 PM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 4 reach 44 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== The master salesman and dealmaker seems to be losing his mojo. Bad luck right before an election. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/07/21/coronavirus-trump-congress-stimulus/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2020/07/21/even-where-trump-is-popular-some-school-leaders-reject-his-push-reopen-schools/ What happens as senators really grasp the trends of the polling? It won't matter if they win their next primary if they lose the general election in November. == topic election ===== impact 19 impactrate 0 likeimpress 1 negative 0 posted 2020-07-21 ratio 4 react 4 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 3 title The master salesman and dealmaker seems to be losing topic election wordrate 0 words 48 ID 1195353727475811 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1195353727475811 audclicks 3 audreach 2 engaged 3 impress 23 likeclickusers 3 likeimpress 1 likeuimpress 18 likeusers 1 likeuusers 17 matchedlinkclicks 2 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 23 oreach 18 posted "07/21/2020 07:09:54 AM" postlinkclicks 2 postotherclicks 1 reach 18 type Link ========== What can Republican senators and governors do now? It's tough to choose between bad and worse, but maybe it's time to think outside the box. The president wears many hats - head of state, chief politician, party leader, commander in chief. The only hat that fits Trump is his MAGA hat for addressing campaign rallies of his faithful. But he's worse at some things than others. Maybe a critical mass of Republican leaders should announce together something like the following "We support the nomination and re-election of Donald Trump as president, to serve in the role of head of state, provided that he accepts that the vice-presidential nominee shall act in the role of chief politician, head of government, and negotiator with Congress, with sufficient character and experience to be qualified to serve as a future president. We call on the Republican convention to nominate such a candidate and we call on the president to express his sincere full support for such a candidate." https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2019-rep-sen.html Pipe dream? Probably - they've missed all their chances so far, and time is running out. Although they could do better than letting Pence run the country, they could do a lot worse - Trump proved that. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2019-pence.html Maybe such an approach would reclaim some supporters of the Lincoln Project who are attempting to rebuild the pre-Southern Strategy Republican Party. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/20/does-lincoln-project-have-secret-agenda-answer-is-surprising/ == topic election ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-07-20 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title What can Republican senators and governors do now? topic election wordrate 0 words 226 ID 1194705387540645 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1194705387540645 impress 16 likeuimpress 12 likeuusers 11 oimpress 16 oreach 12 posted "07/20/2020 09:41:04 AM" reach 12 type Link ========== Republicans plan a last stand for the Senate! Sounds like they concede that the House and White House are out of reach. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/20/us/politics/republican-senators-2020-trump.html If you'd like to help some senators to a well-deserved retirement - https://www.dscc.org/ and most particularly https://amymcgrath.com/ https://jaimeharrison.com/ And if you'd like to serve some just desserts in the House, too, retire a couple of Trump's key enablers - https://philarballo.com/ https://mangoneforcongress.com/ Besides their Supreme Court nominees anxiety, Republicans are also especially worried the Puerto Rico and DC will become states, adding four more permanent Democratic votes to the Senate and about ten more electoral votes, https://www.political-scrapbook.net/democracy.html#Federal%20territories and that the filibuster will finally be retired too https://www.political-scrapbook.net/democracy.html#filibuster The country can thank President Trump for making all these improvements possible - a real infrastructure program delivered at last - to improve the infrastructure of the Senate! With special supporting role honors for all those Republican senators who could have done something about Trump but lacked the courage or conviction until it was too late. Trump will continue to be Trump right up until his last day in office because he doesn't know any other roles and doesn't care to learn any. He can't and won't broaden his appeal beyond his hard-core base and so will continue to drive away everybody else. The increase in Democratic campaign funds owes a lot to small donors but perhaps some major Republican donors, seeing the writing on the wall, are hedging their bets to preserve access to likely Democratic winners. Speaking of writing on the wall, the story comes from Daniel https://biblehub.com/kjv/daniel/5.htm and was made into a poem by Heine and an exciting song by Schumann https://www.oxfordlieder.co.uk/song/323 with a number of performances online https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI5QrjQWqr4 It's in German, but so was Drumpf. == topic election ===== impact 56 impactrate 0 likeimpress 1 negative 0 posted 2020-07-20 ratio 11 react 2 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title Republicans plan a last stand for the Senate! topic election wordrate 0 words 280 ID 1194625630881954 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1194625630881954 audclicks 1 audreach 1 engaged 1 impress 26 likeclickusers 1 likeimpress 1 likeuimpress 22 likeusers 1 likeuusers 22 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 26 oreach 23 posted "07/20/2020 07:29:15 AM" postotherclicks 1 reach 23 type Link ========== The heat is on Republican governors and senators https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/endangered-gop-senators-under-pressure-as-senate-considers-new-coronavirus-measures/2020/07/19/44dd7af0-c88b-11ea-a9d3-74640f25b953_story.html They think they have to find out a way to lead in a positive direction without directly contradicting Trump. "This is not going away until we get a vaccine" says McConnell. He didn't preface it with "Despite what the president says" because everybody understood that implicitly. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/19/us/politics/republicans-contradict-trump-coronavirus.html One thing Trump has accomplished is making Pence look like a statesman in comparison. So what are Republican office holders going to do to save their country, their states, their party, their Senate majority, or at least their own careers? No more reactionaries to the Supreme Court if they lose the Senate. They have a month until the convention and three more months until the election. If they turn publicly, it will all be at once. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2019-pence.html https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2019-rep-sen.html == topic election 1 ===== comments 3 impact 335 impactrate 0 likeimpress 11 negative 0 posted 2020-07-19 priority 1 ratio 1 react 25 reactrate 0 shares 3 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 8 title The heat is on Republican governors and senators topic election wordrate 0 words 134 ID 1194128840931633 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1194128840931633 audclicks 8 audreach 7 commentsimpress 3 commentsusers 2 engaged 15 impress 51 likeclickusers 11 likeimpress 11 likeuimpress 45 likeusers 11 likeuusers 41 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 7 oimpress 51 oreach 44 posted "07/19/2020 02:32:40 PM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 6 reach 44 sharesimpress 3 sharesusers 2 type Link ========== Nobody's trying to defend Trump any more. The best argument for Trump that Republicans can think of now is that Trump is not Biden. Oddly, the best argument for Biden is that he is not Trump. The Democrats thought of that a long time ago and it's been gaining traction ever since. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/from-sleepy-joe-to-the-dystopian-candidate-how-trump-has-recast-his-attacks-on-biden/2020/07/18/5a6a3e36-c830-11ea-b037-f9711f89ee46_story.html Apparently Stephen Miller has taken over Bannon's old role as main Trump vitriol brewer. He seems to concur with Trump's reasoning that all they have to do is fire up the remaining base and they don't have to try to persuade anybody else. == topic election ===== comments 2 hide 1 impact 49 impactrate 0 negative 1 posted 2020-07-19 ratio 4 react 5 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title Nobody's trying to defend Trump any more. topic election wordrate 0 words 98 ID 1194121147599069 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1194121147599069 audclicks 2 audreach 2 commentsimpress 2 commentsusers 2 engaged 3 hideclicks 1 hideclicksusers 1 impress 33 likeclickusers 3 likeuimpress 28 likeuusers 22 matchedotherclicks 2 negclicks 1 negusers 1 oimpress 33 oreach 24 posted "07/19/2020 02:17:13 PM" postotherclicks 2 reach 24 type Link ========== Trump plans to keep us in suspense again. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-declines-to-say-whether-he-will-accept-november-election-results/2020/07/19/40009804-c9c7-11ea-91f1-28aca4d833a0_story.html What a great argument for a more robust way to choose a president! https://www.political-scrapbook.net/democracy.html#electoral%20college == topic election ===== comments 4 hide 1 impact 29 impactrate 0 likeimpress 4 negative 1 posted 2020-07-19 ratio 4 react 12 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 3 title Trump plans to keep us in suspense again. topic election wordrate 0 words 24 ID 1194107910933726 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1194107910933726 audclicks 3 audreach 2 commentsimpress 4 commentsusers 4 engaged 6 hideclicks 1 hideclicksusers 1 impress 68 likeclickusers 6 likeimpress 4 likeuimpress 64 likeusers 4 likeuusers 55 matchedotherclicks 3 negclicks 1 negusers 1 oimpress 68 oreach 56 posted "07/19/2020 01:49:27 PM" postotherclicks 2 reach 56 type Link ========== Bipolar and off his meds! No chance of getting elected president, but a good chance of helping Trump getting re-elected. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/kanye-west-presidential-campaign/2020/07/18/7e043434-c905-11ea-8ffe-372be8d82298_story.html If you would like to be able to vote for third parties and independents and write-ins without unintentional side effects, learn about and advocate ranked-choice-voting - https://www.fairvote.org/ranked_choice_voting == topic election ===== hide 1 impact 29 impactrate 0 likeimpress 3 negative 1 posted 2020-07-19 ratio 5 react 6 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title Bipolar and off his meds! topic election wordrate 0 words 49 ID 1193910394286811 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1193910394286811 audclicks 2 audreach 2 engaged 5 hideclicks 1 hideclicksusers 1 impress 36 likeclickusers 5 likeimpress 3 likeuimpress 32 likeusers 3 likeuusers 31 matchedotherclicks 2 negclicks 1 negusers 1 oimpress 36 oreach 33 posted "07/19/2020 08:04:10 AM" postotherclicks 2 reach 33 type Link ========== “democratic systems don’t work well when political elites don’t deal in factual information” "you never hear an American say, ‘I know my responsibilities and obligations’ ” - especially Trump https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/17/great-american-crackup-is-underway/ == topic election ===== impact 12 impactrate 0 likeimpress 2 negative 0 posted 2020-07-17 ratio 7 react 4 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title “democratic systems don’t work well when political topic election wordrate 0 words 31 ID 1192773127733871 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1192773127733871 audclicks 2 audreach 2 engaged 3 impress 33 likeclickusers 3 likeimpress 2 likeuimpress 27 likeusers 2 likeuusers 25 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 33 oreach 28 posted "07/17/2020 06:45:21 PM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 1 reach 28 type Link ========== Biden starting to out-raise Trump? Although campaign finance is intentionally murky, it appears that in several respects Biden is catching up to Trump. Is that because Democratic donors are stepping up more, or because major Republican and apolitical donors just want to make sure that their phone calls will still be returned after January? https://www.npr.org/2020/05/20/858347477/money-tracker-how-much-trump-and-biden-have-raised-in-the-2020-election In many places it's common for certain interests like real estate developers to contribute to both sides of local elections, in order to maintain access no matter what the outcome. == topic election ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-07-17 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Biden starting to out-raise Trump? topic election wordrate 0 words 87 ID 1192525777758606 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1192525777758606 impress 13 likeuimpress 8 likeuusers 7 oimpress 13 oreach 10 posted "07/17/2020 10:38:08 AM" reach 10 type Link ========== How boring! But after every major trauma, the electorate turns to boring for a while to find its moorings again. Actually governing IS boring - a lot of tedious detail work, complicated negotiations, difficult personalities to deal with, compromised principles - way too boring for a reality-TV showman like Trump who much prefers campaign rallies where the only result you have to deliver is a good time for one night. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/16/opinion/biden-2020.html The key is how the Republican minorities in Congress will react - will they try to find ways forward or will they revert to Just Say NO? == topic election 1 ===== comments 1 impact 61 impactrate 0 likeimpress 1 negative 0 posted 2020-07-17 priority 1 ratio 7 react 6 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 4 title How boring! topic election wordrate 0 words 101 ID 1192355381108979 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1192355381108979 audclicks 4 audreach 4 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 5 impress 51 likeclickusers 5 likeimpress 1 likeuimpress 44 likeusers 1 likeuusers 38 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 3 oimpress 51 oreach 43 posted "07/17/2020 06:14:54 AM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 3 reach 43 type Link ========== Trump's great gift to the future - "calloused hope" inspired to persevere. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/16/opinion/sunday/coronavirus-blm-america-hope.html Like Herbert Hoover, Trump has made it possible for better things to come in the future. Trump has shown us the end result of Trumpism - ignorance, incompetence, and corruption - and while his hard core supporters cheered, the rest of the 2016 Trump voters have snapped back to reality and gotten off his train. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/trump.html#First%20Trump%20Constituency But unlike Hoover, it's unlikely that ex-president Trump will be asked to chair any important commissions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoover_Commission == topic election ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-07-16 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Trump's great gift to the future - "calloused topic election wordrate 0 words 86 ID 1191848957826288 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1191848957826288 impress 17 likeuimpress 13 likeuusers 13 oimpress 17 oreach 15 posted "07/16/2020 01:03:16 PM" reach 15 type Link ========== Not quite as big a deal this time https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/republican-convention-in-jacksonville-will-be-scaled-back-next-month/2020/07/15/14297da8-c711-11ea-8ffe-372be8d82298_story.html == topic election ===== comments 1 impact 4 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-07-16 ratio 5 react 4 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 3 title Not quite as big a deal this time topic election wordrate 0 words 11 ID 1191610804516770 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1191610804516770 audclicks 3 audreach 3 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 3 impress 25 likeclickusers 3 likeuimpress 21 likeuusers 20 matchedlinkclicks 2 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 25 oreach 22 posted "07/16/2020 06:05:48 AM" postlinkclicks 2 postotherclicks 1 reach 22 type Link ========== Polls show Trump losing - whose fault is that??? https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-parscale-stepien-campaign-manager/2020/07/15/91aad9b6-c6fd-11ea-8ffe-372be8d82298_story.html == topic election ===== comments 4 hide 1 impact 30 impactrate 0 likeimpress 14 negative 1 posted 2020-07-15 ratio 2 react 25 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 6 title Polls show Trump losing - whose fault is that??? topic election wordrate 0 words 12 ID 1191250181219499 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1191250181219499 audclicks 6 audreach 6 commentsimpress 4 commentsusers 4 engaged 19 hideclicks 1 hideclicksusers 1 impress 61 likeclickusers 19 likeimpress 14 likeuimpress 57 likeusers 13 likeuusers 53 matchedotherclicks 6 negclicks 1 negusers 1 oimpress 61 oreach 55 posted "07/15/2020 06:18:46 PM" postotherclicks 6 reach 55 type Link ========== National decline - embracing ignorance, incompetence, and corruption https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/this-is-what-national-decline-looks-like/2020/07/14/ef499fd4-c5f0-11ea-b037-f9711f89ee46_story.html With America leading the way, can global decline be far behind? == topic election 1 ===== comments 3 hide 1 impact 87 impactrate 0 likeimpress 14 negative 1 posted 2020-07-15 priority 1 ratio 1 react 38 reactrate 0 shares 3 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 17 title National decline - embracing ignorance, incompetence, topic election wordrate 0 words 23 ID 1190877121256805 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1190877121256805 audclicks 17 audreach 12 commentsimpress 3 commentsusers 2 engaged 22 hideclicks 1 hideclicksusers 1 impress 72 likeclickusers 19 likeimpress 14 likeuimpress 68 likeusers 13 likeuusers 65 matchedlinkclicks 4 matchedotherclicks 13 negclicks 1 negusers 1 oimpress 72 oreach 67 posted "07/15/2020 07:01:13 AM" postlinkclicks 4 postotherclicks 9 reach 67 sharesimpress 3 sharesusers 3 type Link ========== Ways to reduce election chaos https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/10/there-are-two-easy-steps-avoiding-chaos-this-election-we-havent-taken-them-yet/ The key is these steps must be taken in advance. == topic election ===== impact 4 impactrate 0 likeimpress 1 negative 0 posted 2020-07-15 ratio 8 react 2 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title Ways to reduce election chaos topic election wordrate 0 words 18 ID 1190835457927638 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1190835457927638 audclicks 1 audreach 1 engaged 1 impress 20 likeclickusers 1 likeimpress 1 likeuimpress 17 likeusers 1 likeuusers 15 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 20 oreach 16 posted "07/15/2020 05:58:32 AM" postotherclicks 1 reach 16 type Link ========== What's more pathetic than Trump's cruelty to Sessions? Sessions' obsequious attempts to regain Trump's favor! https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sessions-tuberville-alabama-senate/2020/07/14/5643926e-c5ef-11ea-8ffe-372be8d82298_story.html Looks like Alabamians will get their dream candidate, a football coach that Trump endorsed to punish Sessions. == topic election ===== comments 1 impact 14 impactrate 0 likeimpress 1 negative 0 posted 2020-07-14 ratio 4 react 4 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title What's more pathetic than Trump's cruelty to Sessions? topic election wordrate 0 words 35 ID 1190588647952319 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1190588647952319 audclicks 2 audreach 2 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 3 impress 23 likeclickusers 3 likeimpress 1 likeuimpress 18 likeusers 1 likeuusers 17 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 23 oreach 19 posted "07/14/2020 09:25:49 PM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 1 reach 19 type Link ========== Trump makes a distinction without a difference https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/10/politics/fact-check-trump-absentee-versus-mail-ballots/index.html He FEELS that there's a difference - that's the main thing. Republicans cast absentee ballots, Democrats cast mail-in ballots. == topic election ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-07-14 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Trump makes a distinction without a difference topic election wordrate 0 words 29 ID 1190501844627666 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1190501844627666 impress 9 likeuimpress 4 likeuusers 4 oimpress 9 oreach 5 posted "07/14/2020 06:42:05 PM" reach 5 type Link ========== Third parties losing their appeal in presidential election Everybody understands now that third-party votes provided the margin for Trump in 2016. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/theory.html#registration Many of those voters have repented, in some cases because they find Biden more acceptable than Hillary Clinton. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/07/us/politics/biden-2020-third-party.html If you like to vote for third party candidates, support ranked-choice-voting, which allows you to express your preference in a constructive way. https://www.fairvote.org/rcv#where_is_ranked_choice_voting_used == topic election ===== impact 32 impactrate 0 likeimpress 3 negative 0 posted 2020-07-14 ratio 4 react 5 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title Third parties losing their appeal in presidential election topic election wordrate 0 words 64 ID 1190455441298973 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1190455441298973 audclicks 2 audreach 2 engaged 4 impress 25 likeclickusers 4 likeimpress 3 likeuimpress 21 likeusers 3 likeuusers 21 matchedotherclicks 2 oimpress 25 oreach 22 posted "07/14/2020 05:06:01 PM" postotherclicks 2 reach 22 type Link ========== The wages of sin is... defeat. Being a rabid Trump enabler still works - in places with no viable opposition. Everywhere else, even quiet Trump enablers are starting to feel the heat. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-drop-in-polls-has-confident-democrats-sensing-a-tsunami-coming-in-november/2020/07/11/48a76468-c2c6-11ea-b4f6-cb39cd8940fb_story.html There is no magic bullet to cure a recession in four months. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/07/11/after-fastest-recession-us-history-economic-recovery-may-be-fizzling/ https://www.political-scrapbook.net/theory.html#cycle == topic election ===== comments 2 impact 94 impactrate 0 likeimpress 11 negative 0 posted 2020-07-12 ratio 3 react 20 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 7 title The wages of sin is... defeat. topic election wordrate 0 words 47 ID 1188738631470654 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1188738631470654 audclicks 7 audreach 7 commentsimpress 2 commentsusers 2 engaged 15 impress 78 likeclickusers 15 likeimpress 11 likeuimpress 73 likeusers 11 likeuusers 70 matchedotherclicks 7 oimpress 78 oreach 72 posted "07/12/2020 12:37:34 PM" postotherclicks 7 reach 72 type Link ========== What's in it for the Never Trumpers? They know the Republican Party is a lost cause, determined to follow the Whigs and the American Independent Party into irrelevance. Just look at the California Republican Party, or Lyndon LaRouche, to see where that leads. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/the-once-mocked-never-trump-movement-becomes-a-sudden-campaign-force/2020/07/11/8683c14c-c1f3-11ea-b178-bb7b05b94af1_story.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/11/opinion/sunday/republican-party-trump-2020.html They still feel bound to make witness to the current crisis and do what they can to avert its worsening. Maybe they are hoping a genuine conservative party can emerge over time. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/theory.html#conservative It may be that they see that defeating Trump and his Senate enablers now is the surest route to a responsible genuine conservative Congress in 2022 and White House in 2024. After all, the economic contraction may well continue to 2022 and then Biden and the Democrats will be blamed. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/07/11/after-fastest-recession-us-history-economic-recovery-may-be-fizzling/ The economy has begun permanent structural changes and will never go back to 2019. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/07/09/after-covid-19-giant-corporations-chains-may-be-only-ones-left/ == topic election 1 ===== impact 29 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-07-11 priority 1 ratio 11 react 2 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title What's in it for the Never Trumpers? topic election wordrate 0 words 143 ID 1188284501516067 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1188284501516067 audclicks 2 audreach 2 engaged 2 impress 28 likeclickusers 2 likeuimpress 21 likeuusers 20 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 28 oreach 22 posted "07/11/2020 10:24:40 PM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 1 reach 22 type Link ========== Four challenges to the November election https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/27/us/2020-primary-election-voting.html Those logistical challenges are bad enough. But Congress doesn't seem to be concerned about many other challenges of a political nature. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was the legislation that finally broke the back of segregation, but it in turn was broken by the Supreme Court in 2013 and Republicans have made the most of the opportunity ever since. https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/leonard-pitts-jr/article243820412.html == topic election ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-07-10 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Four challenges to the November election topic election wordrate 0 words 69 ID 1187340414943809 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1187340414943809 impress 12 likeuimpress 9 likeuusers 9 oimpress 12 oreach 10 posted "07/10/2020 03:25:58 PM" reach 10 type Link ========== Beacons of hope https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/10/biden-just-ate-trumps-populist-lunch/ Those hopeful persuadables who hopefully voted for Obama and then hopefully voted for Trump and soon will hopefully vote for Biden are in for a disappointment unless they grasp the importance of hopefully voting for Democratic senators. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/trump.html#First%20Trump%20Constituency Mitch has already promised that if he becomes minority leader he'll resume his Obama strategy of just voting NO on every proposal from a Democratic administration. https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/16/mitch-mcconnell-gop-leader-senate-control-322289 And even if it's not Mitch, then all his likely successors as minority leader will adopt the same strategy, and will make it stick as long as they have at least 41 votes. That's what their donors want. That's what the Trumpist base wants. That's why retiring as many Republican senators as possible should be the first and foremost point of every speech by Biden and his team and every Democratic leader - understanding that the job might not be finished until the 2022 election. == topic election 1 ===== impact 233 impactrate 0 likeimpress 9 negative 0 posted 2020-07-10 priority 1 ratio 2 react 15 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 5 title Beacons of hope topic election wordrate 0 words 155 ID 1187230744954776 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1187230744954776 audclicks 5 audreach 4 engaged 10 impress 49 likeclickusers 10 likeimpress 9 likeuimpress 46 likeusers 9 likeuusers 41 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 4 oimpress 49 oreach 42 posted "07/10/2020 11:37:07 AM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 3 reach 42 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== Who knew that political scrapbook was one of Trump's strongest supporters and a grassroots leader of the movement to Keep America Great? It says so right here https://www.political-scrapbook.net/trumpletter-1.gif signed right on page 2 here https://www.political-scrapbook.net/trumpletter-2.gif Well why not - I once got a letter from Nixon thanking me for my support. I have heard the president's call and accepted the challenge to donate to the 2020 election - https://amymcgrath.com/ https://jaimeharrison.com/ https://philarballo.com/ https://mangoneforcongress.com/ I'm sure the president is glad that his call was heard and acted on! Can you send $5 to each of these candidates to prove that Donald Trump is the greatest fundraiser EVER? Of course, all you'll get for your $20 is better government. If you want something more tangible, and can pay for it, hightail it down to Hillsboro Beach tomorrow - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-set-to-headline-high-dollar-fundraising-dinner-at-a-private-florida-home-next-week/2020/07/01/3568ff28-bbce-11ea-86d5-3b9b3863273b_story.html but better make sure your special request can be accommodated before the election. == topic election ===== hide 2 impact 87 impactrate 0 likeimpress 1 negative 2 posted 2020-07-09 ratio 4 react 6 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 3 title Who knew that political scrapbook was one of Trump's topic election wordrate 0 words 145 ID 1186722791672238 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1186722791672238 audclicks 3 audreach 2 engaged 2 hideclicks 1 hideclicksusers 2 impress 34 likeclickusers 2 likeimpress 1 likeuimpress 29 likeusers 1 likeuusers 24 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 2 negclicks 2 negusers 1 oimpress 34 oreach 25 posted "07/09/2020 08:16:10 PM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 1 reach 25 type Link ========== One reason the Trump administration is against Federal aid to state and local governments during the pandemic - they might use it to make voting easier. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/29/opinion/voting-rights.html == topic election ===== comments 1 impact 12 impactrate 0 likeimpress 1 negative 0 posted 2020-07-08 ratio 6 react 4 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title One reason the Trump administration is against Federal topic election wordrate 0 words 29 ID 1186016415076209 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1186016415076209 audclicks 2 audreach 2 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 3 impress 27 likeclickusers 3 likeimpress 1 likeuimpress 24 likeusers 1 likeuusers 23 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 27 oreach 24 posted "07/08/2020 10:14:57 PM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 1 reach 24 type Link ========== Going down with the ship or not? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/08/2020-senate-map-could-be-even-worse-republicans-than-they-think/ What future for the survivors, if any? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/08/why-moderate-republicans-will-have-it-rough-2024/ == topic election ===== comments 7 hide 1 impact 94 impactrate 0 likeimpress 25 negative 1 posted 2020-07-08 ratio 1 react 55 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 21 title Going down with the ship or not? topic election wordrate 0 words 17 ID 1185979011746616 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1185979011746616 audclicks 21 audreach 10 commentsimpress 7 commentsusers 7 engaged 33 hideclicks 1 hideclicksusers 1 impress 106 likeclickusers 28 likeimpress 25 likeuimpress 100 likeusers 24 likeuusers 85 matchedlinkclicks 2 matchedotherclicks 19 negclicks 1 negusers 1 oimpress 106 oreach 89 posted "07/08/2020 08:57:54 PM" postlinkclicks 2 postotherclicks 9 reach 89 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== Another brilliant tactic for Trump's re-election! https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/kanye-west-says-hes-serious-about-a-2020-white-house-bid-despite-no-organization-and-other-obstacles/2020/07/08/90eedef0-c108-11ea-b178-bb7b05b94af1_story.html In 2020, all third-party votes are votes for Trump. Remember the 2000 election was decided by less than 1000 votes. The 2016, by 78,000. Every third party candidate that takes a vote from Biden - becomes a vote for Trump. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/theory.html#registration But Trump shouldn't get his hopes up too high - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/08/upshot/democrats-united-poll-election.html == topic election 1 ===== comments 3 hide 2 impact 204 impactrate 0 likeimpress 10 negative 2 posted 2020-07-08 priority 1 ratio 2 react 34 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 18 title Another brilliant tactic for Trump's re-election! topic election wordrate 0 words 60 ID 1185493841795133 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1185493841795133 audclicks 18 audreach 11 commentsimpress 3 commentsusers 3 engaged 20 hideclicks 2 hideclicksusers 2 impress 76 likeclickusers 20 likeimpress 10 likeuimpress 71 likeusers 10 likeuusers 69 matchedlinkclicks 4 matchedotherclicks 14 negclicks 2 negusers 2 oimpress 76 oreach 71 posted "07/08/2020 06:38:42 AM" postlinkclicks 4 postotherclicks 9 reach 71 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== Tax returns and fact checkers - otherwise the debates are a waste of time. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/07/opinion/biden-trump-debate.html What's the point anyway? Trump's only goal will be to rally his base to turn out and vote - he has no interest in influencing undecideds or persuadables. Trump is unlikely to have a reasoned discussion of the issues, because that would not excite his base. His base would rather he just took a cane to Biden on national TV - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preston_Brooks That would get them excited - go, and do thou likewise! After breaking his cane on Sumner, Brooks received replacement canes from throughout the South. But Trump would never be that brave, so he'd get a surrogate to do it; that way he could tepidly denounce the violence, with a nudge-nudge-wink-wink to reassure his base about his real feelings. == topic election ===== impact 69 impactrate 0 likeimpress 2 negative 0 posted 2020-07-07 ratio 5 react 5 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 3 title Tax returns and fact checkers - otherwise the debates are topic election wordrate 0 words 137 ID 1185096238501560 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1185096238501560 audclicks 3 audreach 3 engaged 5 impress 33 likeclickusers 5 likeimpress 2 likeuimpress 25 likeusers 2 likeuusers 25 matchedlinkclicks 2 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 33 oreach 27 posted "07/07/2020 05:48:49 PM" postlinkclicks 2 postotherclicks 1 reach 27 type Link ========== How Trump will be re-elected! https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-attacks-on-mail-voting-are-turning-republicans-off-absentee-ballots/2020/07/07/640b6126-bbd4-11ea-80b9-40ece9a701dc_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/07/07/suburban-voters-got-behind-trumps-message-2016-now-they-are-walking-away/ == topic election ===== comments 1 hide 1 impact 7 impactrate 0 likeimpress 4 negative 1 posted 2020-07-07 ratio 4 react 9 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 3 title How Trump will be re-elected! topic election wordrate 0 words 8 ID 1185042568506927 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1185042568506927 audclicks 3 audreach 3 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 7 hideclicks 1 hideclicksusers 1 impress 53 likeclickusers 7 likeimpress 4 likeuimpress 46 likeusers 4 likeuusers 40 matchedotherclicks 3 negclicks 1 negusers 1 oimpress 53 oreach 41 posted "07/07/2020 03:53:54 PM" postotherclicks 3 reach 41 type Link ========== Sorry, not interested! Even Trump cheerleaders have begun to realize that he WILL NOT and CAN NOT expand his base - he just doesn't WANT to and is sure that he doesn't NEED to. He'd rather keep the noisy and enthusiastic support of his base than reach out to quieter persuadables in the center who would not in any case go to one of his rallies. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/30/trumps-rhetoric-is-driving-away-suburban-swing-voters-he-needs-them-win/ “What he’s doing is shrinking his vote to excite his base.” https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/01/opinion/trump-lose-2020-election.html == topic election 1 ===== hide 2 impact 81 impactrate 0 likeimpress 6 negative 2 posted 2020-06-30 priority 1 ratio 4 react 10 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title Sorry, not interested! topic election wordrate 0 words 81 ID 1180038862340631 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1180038862340631 audclicks 2 audreach 2 engaged 8 hideclicks 2 hideclicksusers 2 impress 60 likeclickusers 8 likeimpress 6 likeuimpress 53 likeusers 6 likeuusers 44 matchedotherclicks 2 negclicks 2 negusers 2 oimpress 60 oreach 46 posted "06/30/2020 10:52:28 PM" postotherclicks 2 reach 46 type Link ========== The Wall Street Journal has given up. Can Republican senators be far behind? https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-trump-referendum-11593127700 == topic election ===== hide 1 impact 5 impactrate 0 negative 1 posted 2020-06-26 ratio 5 react 3 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title The Wall Street Journal has given up. topic election wordrate 0 words 16 ID 1176239049387279 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1176239049387279 audclicks 2 audreach 2 engaged 2 hideclicks 1 hideclicksusers 1 impress 20 likeclickusers 2 likeuimpress 15 likeuusers 15 matchedlinkclicks 2 negclicks 1 negusers 1 oimpress 20 oreach 16 posted "06/26/2020 05:42:15 AM" postlinkclicks 2 reach 16 type Link ========== What can we learn from the Kentucky Democratic primary? We might not know the final result for a while! https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/25/what-charles-bookers-run-tells-us-about-2020-election/ It's the same old question - are Democratic voters in conservative areas better off trying to get new voters from the left or old voters from the center? == topic election ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-06-25 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title What can we learn from the Kentucky Democratic primary? topic election wordrate 0 words 50 ID 1176001586077692 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1176001586077692 impress 15 likeuimpress 9 likeuusers 9 oimpress 15 oreach 11 posted "06/25/2020 09:50:25 PM" reach 11 type Link ========== The debates are a waste of time. Two guys shouting past each other to address their bases - who's going to learn anything from that? It would be more interesting if both candidates were given a surprise question and thirty minutes to write a cogent response, which they could then present. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/its-time-to-rethink-the-presidential-debates/2020/06/25/d763e3e6-b6f7-11ea-a510-55bf26485c93_story.html == topic election ===== comments 1 impact 108 impactrate 0 likeimpress 9 negative 0 posted 2020-06-25 ratio 2 react 20 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 9 title The debates are a waste of time. topic election wordrate 0 words 54 ID 1175999342744583 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1175999342744583 audclicks 9 audreach 5 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 11 impress 54 likeclickusers 11 likeimpress 9 likeuimpress 49 likeusers 8 likeuusers 46 matchedotherclicks 9 oimpress 54 oreach 47 posted "06/25/2020 09:45:25 PM" postotherclicks 5 reach 47 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== What happened to the senior vote? The suggestion that they were appropriate sacrificial lambs to the virus probably didn't go over well. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/25/opinion/trump-biden-senior-voters.html == topic election ===== comments 1 impact 25 impactrate 0 likeimpress 4 negative 0 posted 2020-06-25 ratio 3 react 10 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 4 title What happened to the senior vote? topic election wordrate 0 words 25 ID 1175936159417568 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1175936159417568 audclicks 4 audreach 4 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 6 impress 39 likeclickusers 6 likeimpress 4 likeuimpress 33 likeusers 4 likeuusers 32 matchedlinkclicks 2 matchedotherclicks 2 oimpress 39 oreach 33 posted "06/25/2020 07:40:30 PM" postlinkclicks 2 postotherclicks 2 reach 33 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== Why can't Devin Nunes sue a fake cow? He sues everybody else, just like his hero in the White House. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/devin-nunes-cannot-sue-twitter-over-fake-cow-parody-account-judge-rules/2020/06/24/88116298-b673-11ea-a8da-693df3d7674a_story.html If you are moved by compassion for Nunes' stress, please contribute to his retirement fund - https://philarballo.com/ == topic election ===== comments 2 hide 1 impact 98 impactrate 0 likeimpress 14 negative 1 posted 2020-06-24 ratio 1 react 25 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 8 title Why can't Devin Nunes sue a fake cow? topic election wordrate 0 words 39 ID 1175158189495365 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1175158189495365 audclicks 8 audreach 5 commentsimpress 2 commentsusers 2 engaged 14 hideclicks 1 hideclicksusers 1 impress 56 likeclickusers 13 likeimpress 14 likeuimpress 49 likeusers 12 likeuusers 46 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 7 negclicks 1 negusers 1 oimpress 56 oreach 48 posted "06/24/2020 09:14:01 PM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 4 reach 48 type Link ========== The wicked witch is dead? If Graham has really decided Trump is a bigger liability than asset, can the rest of the Republican senators be far behind? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-sway-over-lindsey-graham--and-all-republicans--is-weakening/2020/06/23/8a7dcf1c-b579-11ea-a8da-693df3d7674a_story.html But those senators don't get any credit for discovering conservative principles lately, when Trumpism is a liability. That credit was used up by Republicans who remembered their principles early, even when Trumpism was ascendant. They aren't in the Senate any more. == topic election 1 ===== comments 1 hide 1 impact 50 impactrate 0 likeimpress 3 negative 1 posted 2020-06-24 priority 1 ratio 5 react 7 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title The wicked witch is dead? topic election wordrate 0 words 72 ID 1174804342864083 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1174804342864083 audclicks 2 audreach 2 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 4 hideclicks 1 hideclicksusers 1 impress 40 likeclickusers 4 likeimpress 3 likeuimpress 35 likeusers 3 likeuusers 34 matchedotherclicks 2 negclicks 1 negusers 1 oimpress 40 oreach 36 posted "06/24/2020 12:20:19 PM" postotherclicks 2 reach 36 type Link ========== Biden's vice president - what's the key characteristic? Whether they can work together synergistically! Let the whole be greater than the sum of its parts. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/23/it-doesnt-matter-which-woman-joe-biden-picks-his-running-mate/ == topic election ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-06-24 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Biden's vice president - what's the key characteristic? topic election wordrate 0 words 28 ID 1174731222871395 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1174731222871395 impress 20 likeuimpress 16 likeuusers 15 oimpress 20 oreach 16 posted "06/24/2020 10:12:26 AM" reach 16 type Link ========== Election night won't be particularly interesting Let's just hope it's not election month! https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/barring-a-landslide-whats-probably-not-coming-on-nov-3-a-result-in-the-race-for-the-white-house/2020/06/22/88ada5fa-b181-11ea-8758-bfd1d045525a_story.html It'll be interesting to see where and how the members of the Trump administration vote - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/22/mail-ballots-are-coming-inside-white-house/ == topic election ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-06-22 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Election night won't be particularly interesting topic election wordrate 0 words 32 ID 1173484192996098 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1173484192996098 impress 19 likeuimpress 14 likeuusers 14 oimpress 19 oreach 15 posted "06/22/2020 08:22:37 PM" reach 15 type Link ========== Trump needs to attract more women! He had no trouble when he was a young rich man. How much harder can it be now? Unfortunately the messages that appeal to his older white male non-college base aren't that seductive to women any more - women of any age, any color, any education. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/as-trump-slumps-his-campaign-fixes-on-a-target-women/2020/06/22/8bed7cda-af1b-11ea-8758-bfd1d045525a_story.html == topic election ===== comments 4 hide 1 impact 182 impactrate 0 likeimpress 11 negative 1 posted 2020-06-22 ratio 1 react 33 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 17 title Trump needs to attract more women! topic election wordrate 0 words 55 ID 1173322399678944 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1173322399678944 audclicks 17 audreach 14 commentsimpress 4 commentsusers 4 engaged 19 hideclicks 1 hideclicksusers 1 impress 57 likeclickusers 19 likeimpress 11 likeuimpress 52 likeusers 11 likeuusers 51 matchedlinkclicks 2 matchedotherclicks 15 negclicks 1 negusers 1 oimpress 57 oreach 52 posted "06/22/2020 03:49:15 PM" postlinkclicks 2 postotherclicks 12 reach 52 type Link ========== When asked about Trump - Republican senators like to change the subject https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/13/us/politics/faced-with-crisis-and-re-election-senate-republicans-blame-china.html == topic election ===== comments 1 impact 35 impactrate 0 likeimpress 15 negative 0 posted 2020-06-21 ratio 2 react 23 reactrate 0 shares 2 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 5 title When asked about Trump - Republican senators like to change topic election wordrate 0 words 15 ID 1172754779735706 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1172754779735706 audclicks 5 audreach 5 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 17 impress 65 likeclickusers 16 likeimpress 15 likeuimpress 59 likeusers 15 likeuusers 53 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 4 oimpress 65 oreach 54 posted "06/21/2020 09:32:03 PM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 4 reach 54 sharesimpress 2 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== Iowa in play again! https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/20/us/politics/iowa-polls-trump-biden-ernst-greenfield.html Somehow, farming isn't doing any better under Trump! == topic election ===== hide 1 impact 32 impactrate 0 likeimpress 8 negative 1 posted 2020-06-20 ratio 2 react 21 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 11 title Iowa in play again! topic election wordrate 0 words 15 ID 1171496146528236 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1171496146528236 audclicks 11 audreach 8 engaged 13 hideclicks 1 hideclicksusers 1 impress 58 likeclickusers 13 likeimpress 8 likeuimpress 52 likeusers 8 likeuusers 51 matchedlinkclicks 3 matchedotherclicks 8 negclicks 1 negusers 1 oimpress 58 oreach 52 posted "06/20/2020 06:45:07 AM" postlinkclicks 3 postotherclicks 5 reach 52 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== Who can best help Mitch retire? https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/20/us/politics/amy-mcgrath-charles-booker-kentucky-senate.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/17/opinion/mitch-mcconnell-kentucky-senate.html == topic election ===== comments 1 impact 11 impactrate 0 likeimpress 8 negative 0 posted 2020-06-18 ratio 4 react 12 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 3 title Who can best help Mitch retire? topic election wordrate 0 words 9 ID 1170519709959213 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1170519709959213 audclicks 3 audreach 3 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 8 impress 63 likeclickusers 8 likeimpress 8 likeuimpress 58 likeusers 7 likeuusers 55 matchedotherclicks 3 oimpress 63 oreach 56 posted "06/18/2020 10:34:36 PM" postotherclicks 3 reach 56 type Link ========== What a puzzle - how to not be Trump and not be Democrat? Nobody said it would be easy to be a Republican senator at the height of a pandemic, the depth of a depression, and the worst racial unrest in two generations. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/senate-republicans-look-for-way-to-avoid-election-year-debate-over-military-bases-named-for-confederate-leaders/2020/06/18/30ac3838-b0e8-11ea-a567-6172530208bd_story.html == topic election ===== comments 2 impact 110 impactrate 0 likeimpress 10 negative 0 posted 2020-06-18 ratio 2 react 24 reactrate 0 shares 2 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 10 title What a puzzle - how to not be Trump and not be Democrat? topic election wordrate 0 words 46 ID 1170336166644234 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1170336166644234 audclicks 10 audreach 8 commentsimpress 2 commentsusers 2 engaged 16 impress 74 likeclickusers 16 likeimpress 10 likeuimpress 69 likeusers 10 likeuusers 68 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 9 oimpress 74 oreach 69 posted "06/18/2020 05:00:34 PM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 7 reach 69 sharesimpress 2 sharesusers 2 type Link ========== The Trump campaign loves Nazi symbols? https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/06/18/trump-campaign-runs-ads-with-marking-once-used-by-nazis-designate-political-prisoners/ Then they'll love Der Untergang! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downfall_(2004_film)#Parodies == topic election ===== hide 1 impact 6 impactrate 0 negative 1 posted 2020-06-18 ratio 5 react 4 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title The Trump campaign loves Nazi symbols? topic election wordrate 0 words 14 ID 1170333039977880 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1170333039977880 audclicks 2 audreach 2 engaged 2 hideclicks 1 hideclicksusers 1 impress 27 likeclickusers 2 likeuimpress 21 likeuusers 20 matchedotherclicks 2 negclicks 1 negusers 1 oimpress 27 oreach 22 posted "06/18/2020 04:54:05 PM" postotherclicks 2 reach 22 sharesimpress 1 type Link ========== The gang that couldn't think straight https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/18/us/politics/trump-rally-tulsa-juneteenth.html So what? Trump's campaign rallies are always a big hit with his base, and who else matters? == topic election ===== impact 10 impactrate 0 likeimpress 2 negative 0 posted 2020-06-18 ratio 7 react 4 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title The gang that couldn't think straight topic election wordrate 0 words 26 ID 1170331336644717 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1170331336644717 audclicks 2 audreach 2 engaged 4 impress 35 likeclickusers 4 likeimpress 2 likeuimpress 30 likeusers 2 likeuusers 30 matchedlinkclicks 2 oimpress 35 oreach 31 posted "06/18/2020 04:50:11 PM" postlinkclicks 2 reach 31 type Link ========== Facing Der Untergang - he will always be Trump! https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/17/us/politics/trump-2020-election.html Presumably he always knew the economy was going to turn eventually, and not necessarily at his convenience. He always preferred campaign rallies to actually governing. Campaign rallies are like reality-TV, something he knows about. == topic election 1 ===== impact 42 impactrate 0 likeimpress 5 negative 0 posted 2020-06-18 priority 1 ratio 4 react 9 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 4 title Facing Der Untergang - he will always be Trump! topic election wordrate 0 words 47 ID 1169962933348224 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1169962933348224 audclicks 4 audreach 4 engaged 7 impress 43 likeclickusers 7 likeimpress 5 likeuimpress 37 likeusers 4 likeuusers 36 matchedlinkclicks 3 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 43 oreach 37 posted "06/18/2020 06:01:32 AM" postlinkclicks 3 postotherclicks 1 reach 37 type Link ========== Unclear on the concept - it's the party of Trump, not the party of Lincoln! You can't get rid of Trumpism by wishing it away or calling it Lincolnism. Lincoln had no supporters in the KKK or the KGB. The solution to Trumpism is voting it away. And Trumpism includes all his enablers in the Senate. Trumpism has NOTHING to do with Lincoln and his wishy-washy "with malice toward none, with charity for all." ttps://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/sen-lankford-insists-republicans-are-still-the-party-of-lincoln-as-trump-tightens-his-grip-on-gop/2020/06/17/dd18b212-b003-11ea-8f56-63f38c990077_story.html == topic election ===== comments 1 impact 70 impactrate 0 likeimpress 6 negative 0 posted 2020-06-17 ratio 4 react 9 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title Unclear on the concept - it's the party of Trump, not the topic election wordrate 0 words 78 ID 1169696376708213 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1169696376708213 audclicks 2 audreach 2 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 8 impress 47 likeclickusers 8 likeimpress 6 likeuimpress 42 likeusers 6 likeuusers 38 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 47 oreach 39 posted "06/17/2020 08:46:01 PM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 1 reach 39 type Link ========== Senate Republicans can do more than one thing at a time! They can plan additional billionaire tax cuts AND investigate Hillary Clinton's emails again! https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/12/crises-multiply-trumps-senate-allies-respond-her-emails/ All thanks to the multi-talented Lindsey Graham, who evidently wants to finish his political career with a flourish big enough to impress Trump. Help him toward his retirement! https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_harrison_fr_q12019_jaime-a == topic election ===== comments 2 hide 1 impact 127 impactrate 0 likeimpress 11 negative 1 posted 2020-06-12 ratio 2 react 23 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 8 title Senate Republicans can do more than one thing at a time! topic election wordrate 0 words 55 ID 1165881347089716 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1165881347089716 audclicks 8 audreach 8 commentsimpress 2 commentsusers 2 engaged 15 hideclicks 1 hideclicksusers 1 impress 74 likeclickusers 15 likeimpress 11 likeuimpress 68 likeusers 11 likeuusers 62 matchedlinkclicks 2 matchedotherclicks 6 negclicks 1 negusers 1 oimpress 74 oreach 65 posted "06/12/2020 10:41:04 PM" postlinkclicks 2 postotherclicks 6 reach 65 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== Election blues https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/11/opinion/trump-2020-election.html == topic election ===== impact 1 impactrate 0 likeimpress 2 negative 0 posted 2020-06-11 ratio 15 react 2 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Election blues topic election wordrate 0 words 5 ID 1164994120511772 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1164994120511772 engaged 2 impress 36 likeclickusers 2 likeimpress 2 likeuimpress 31 likeusers 2 likeuusers 30 oimpress 36 oreach 31 posted "06/11/2020 07:46:39 PM" reach 31 type Link ========== faith without works is dead https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/10/opinion/trump-romney-murkowski.html Put up or shut up. == topic election ===== impact 8 impactrate 0 likeimpress 4 negative 0 posted 2020-06-10 ratio 5 react 6 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title faith without works is dead topic election wordrate 0 words 13 ID 1164232110587973 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1164232110587973 audclicks 2 audreach 2 engaged 5 impress 41 likeclickusers 5 likeimpress 4 likeuimpress 36 likeusers 4 likeuusers 34 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 41 oreach 35 posted "06/10/2020 07:41:06 PM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 1 reach 35 type Link ========== Trump refuses to expand his base so Republican senators try to do it without him Good luck with that! https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/republicans-fear-trumps-weakened-standing-jeopardizes-the-party-in-november/2020/06/10/998c1104-aa65-11ea-9063-e69bd6520940_story.html == topic election ===== comments 1 hide 1 impact 55 impactrate 0 likeimpress 11 negative 1 posted 2020-06-10 ratio 3 react 25 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 12 title Trump refuses to expand his base so Republican senators topic election wordrate 0 words 22 ID 1164147713929746 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1164147713929746 audclicks 12 audreach 7 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 17 hideclicks 1 hideclicksusers 1 impress 92 likeclickusers 17 likeimpress 11 likeuimpress 85 likeusers 11 likeuusers 77 matchedlinkclicks 4 matchedotherclicks 8 negclicks 1 negusers 1 oimpress 92 oreach 80 posted "06/10/2020 05:14:08 PM" postlinkclicks 4 postotherclicks 6 reach 80 type Link ========== October is the cruelest month - for incumbent presidents. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/how-trumps-failed-maximum-pressure-tactics-could-inspire-a-pre-election-provocation/2020/06/07/512a816a-a674-11ea-b619-3f9133bbb482_story.html == topic election ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-06-07 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title October is the cruelest month - for incumbent presidents. topic election wordrate 0 words 12 ID 1161924337485417 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1161924337485417 impress 27 likeuimpress 22 likeuusers 21 oimpress 27 oreach 22 posted "06/07/2020 07:51:45 PM" reach 22 type Link ========== Mobilizing for election success There are so many things that can go wrong, and so much motivation in some quarters to make them go wrong or help them go wrong. But states are hard pressed with virus right now, and don't have any money left to expand mail and in-person voting. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-last-thing-we-need-is-a-disastrous-election-day/2020/06/07/ee86e40c-a76a-11ea-b619-3f9133bbb482_story.html == topic election ===== comments 1 hide 1 impact 27 impactrate 0 negative 1 posted 2020-06-07 ratio 5 react 5 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title Mobilizing for election success topic election wordrate 0 words 54 ID 1161923067485544 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1161923067485544 audclicks 2 audreach 2 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 2 hideclicks 1 hideclicksusers 1 impress 34 likeclickusers 2 likeuimpress 29 likeuusers 28 matchedotherclicks 2 negclicks 1 negusers 1 oimpress 34 oreach 29 posted "06/07/2020 07:48:49 PM" postotherclicks 2 reach 29 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== No quick fix! You have to work up from the bottom as well as down from the top. Vote for credible candidates who are dedicated to making American work for everybody. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/06/04/stacey-abrams-wants-be-bidens-veep-her-new-book-stresses-other-ambitions/ Even Republicans, if the Republican party can get back on track to working for all Americans. But it's got a long way to go to purge its Trumpist enablers - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/06/06/furor-texas-gop-after-leaders-post-racist-memes-that-suggest-floyds-death-is-hoax/ == topic election ===== impact 19 impactrate 0 likeimpress 2 negative 0 posted 2020-06-07 ratio 10 react 3 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title No quick fix! topic election wordrate 0 words 64 ID 1161667294177788 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1161667294177788 audclicks 1 audreach 1 engaged 2 impress 34 likeclickusers 2 likeimpress 2 likeuimpress 25 likeusers 2 likeuusers 25 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 34 oreach 30 posted "06/07/2020 11:39:31 AM" postotherclicks 1 reach 30 type Link ========== Look at all the things President Trump has accomplished in just four years! He's made George W Bush look like a statesman! https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/03/opinions/george-w-bush-steps-onto-the-right-side-of-history-brown/index.html He's made Richard Nixon look better than we ever remembered! (In 1972, Berkeley was shocked by a Daily Cal poll that showed undergraduate males preferred Nixon over McGovern. Maybe they were just being prescient about Trump.) https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/04/opinion/trump-nixon.html He's even made Warren Harding look like a prince of peace! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Naval_Conference But one thing he has not been able to do is make Republican senators look like anything more than toads - no profiles in courage there. https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/04/politics/lisa-murkowski-donald-trump-jim-mattis/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/04/politics/republican-senators-reaction-mattis/index.html == topic election ===== impact 20 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-06-04 ratio 12 react 2 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title Look at all the things President Trump has accomplished topic election wordrate 0 words 98 ID 1159643967713454 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1159643967713454 audclicks 2 audreach 2 engaged 2 impress 32 likeclickusers 1 likeuimpress 26 likeuusers 23 matchedlinkclicks 2 oimpress 32 oreach 25 posted "06/04/2020 08:57:20 PM" postlinkclicks 2 reach 25 type Link ========== What will dominate thinking of swing-state voters in five months? Police brutality? Lawless looting? Health care? Or economic disaster, unemployment, and evictions? It's hard to be concerned about other people's problems if your own are overwhelming. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/03/opinion/george-floyd-trump-biden.html Five months ago there were just beginning to be hints of trouble in China. The economy was surging to record heights. Was it all just a mirage? == topic election ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-06-03 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title What will dominate thinking of swing-state voters in topic election wordrate 0 words 66 ID 1158740697803781 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1158740697803781 impress 22 likeuimpress 17 likeuusers 15 oimpress 22 oreach 16 posted "06/03/2020 05:13:54 PM" reach 16 type Link ========== Will Trump's vote-by-mail propaganda work against Republicans? https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/02/us/politics/republicans-mail-voting-trump.html == topic election ===== comments 1 impact 5 impactrate 0 likeimpress 2 negative 0 posted 2020-06-03 ratio 6 react 5 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title Will Trump's vote-by-mail propaganda work against topic election wordrate 0 words 10 ID 1158711121140072 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1158711121140072 audclicks 2 audreach 2 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 3 impress 36 likeclickusers 3 likeimpress 2 likeuimpress 31 likeusers 2 likeuusers 29 matchedotherclicks 2 oimpress 36 oreach 30 posted "06/03/2020 04:16:18 PM" postotherclicks 2 reach 30 type Link ========== Another test for Republican senators Will they actually try to help, or will they just try to hold their breath until this issue is superseded by another? That's the way they've handled mass shootings. What if this issue dominates the streets until election day? https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/02/us/trump-republicans-protesters.html They could take a lesson from Mattis - https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2020/06/03/jim-mattis-blasts-trump-message-that-defends-protesters-says-president-tries-divide-us/ among others - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/03/former-presidents-religious-leaders-everyone-is-turning-trump/ Tiny cracks are showing here and there - will they last? https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/04/politics/lisa-murkowski-donald-trump-jim-mattis/index.html == topic election 1 ===== comments 1 impact 154 impactrate 0 likeimpress 7 negative 0 posted 2020-06-03 priority 1 ratio 2 react 22 reactrate 0 shares 3 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 11 title Another test for Republican senators topic election wordrate 0 words 70 ID 1158702914474226 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1158702914474226 audclicks 11 audreach 5 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 11 impress 75 likeclickusers 9 likeimpress 7 likeuimpress 51 likeusers 7 likeuusers 44 matchedlinkclicks 2 matchedotherclicks 9 oimpress 75 oreach 63 posted "06/03/2020 04:01:43 PM" postlinkclicks 2 postotherclicks 3 reach 63 sharesimpress 3 sharesusers 2 type Link ========== "Voters must dispatch his congressional enablers, especially the senators" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/no-one-should-want-four-more-years-of-this-taste-of-ashes/2020/06/01/1a80ecf4-a425-11ea-bb20-ebf0921f3bbd_story.html == topic election 1 ===== comments 2 impact 39 impactrate 0 likeimpress 14 negative 0 posted 2020-06-01 priority 1 ratio 2 react 30 reactrate 0 shares 2 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 12 title "Voters must dispatch his congressional enablers, topic election wordrate 0 words 13 ID 1157242981286886 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1157242981286886 audclicks 12 audreach 11 commentsimpress 2 commentsusers 2 engaged 19 impress 81 likeclickusers 19 likeimpress 14 likeuimpress 75 likeusers 14 likeuusers 67 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 11 oimpress 81 oreach 69 posted "06/01/2020 08:02:01 PM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 10 reach 69 sharesimpress 2 sharesusers 2 type Link ========== Even Karl Rove has his limits. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/01/opinion/steve-king-iowa-republican.html King still appeals to the worst part of the Trump base. Republicans can rediscover their principles when they think they are going to lose a seat to Democrats. They can, but so far in the Senate, they haven't. == topic election ===== comments 1 impact 28 impactrate 0 likeimpress 3 negative 0 posted 2020-06-01 ratio 3 react 6 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title Even Karl Rove has his limits. topic election wordrate 0 words 47 ID 1157152441295940 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1157152441295940 audclicks 2 audreach 2 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 4 impress 26 likeclickusers 4 likeimpress 3 likeuimpress 19 likeusers 2 likeuusers 19 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 26 oreach 22 posted "06/01/2020 05:58:34 PM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 1 reach 22 type Link ========== If you don't really want the government to do anything - put performance artists in charge! https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/05/28/trumps-novel-reelection-strategy-running-against-his-own-government/ Though if Trump alone can fix it, and four years weren't enough, is there any reason to think he can fix it in eight years? == topic election ===== comments 1 impact 18 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-05-28 ratio 4 react 4 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title If you don't really want the government to do anything - topic election wordrate 0 words 44 ID 1154043308273520 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1154043308273520 audclicks 2 audreach 2 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 2 impress 21 likeclickusers 2 likeuimpress 15 likeuusers 15 matchedotherclicks 2 oimpress 21 oreach 16 posted "05/28/2020 01:24:37 PM" postotherclicks 2 reach 16 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== Cognitive dissonance in Iowa. How will these conflicting feelings play out for or against Joni Ernst's re-election effort? Is she safer being ultra-Trump or never-Trump? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/05/28/springtime-fear-small-meatpacking-town/ If the existential angst is too much for her, somebody else is willing to take on the task! https://eddiemauro.com/ == topic election ===== impact 23 impactrate 0 likeimpress 2 negative 0 posted 2020-05-28 ratio 6 react 5 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 3 title Cognitive dissonance in Iowa. topic election wordrate 0 words 46 ID 1154040618273789 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1154040618273789 audclicks 3 audreach 3 engaged 3 impress 36 likeclickusers 3 likeimpress 2 likeuimpress 31 likeusers 2 likeuusers 29 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 2 oimpress 36 oreach 30 posted "05/28/2020 01:19:03 PM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 2 reach 30 type Link ========== A difficult message - vote against Trump but remain Republican https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/05/28/never-trumpers-might-finally-be-something/ This is based on the debatable proposition that there is still a difference between "Republican" and "Trumpist." == topic election ===== comments 2 hide 1 impact 54 impactrate 0 likeimpress 4 negative 1 posted 2020-05-28 ratio 3 react 18 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 10 title A difficult message - vote against Trump but remain topic election wordrate 0 words 30 ID 1154034144941103 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1154034144941103 audclicks 10 audreach 10 commentsimpress 2 commentsusers 2 engaged 11 hideclicks 1 hideclicksusers 1 impress 61 likeclickusers 11 likeimpress 4 likeuimpress 55 likeusers 4 likeuusers 52 matchedlinkclicks 3 matchedotherclicks 7 negclicks 1 negusers 1 oimpress 61 oreach 54 posted "05/28/2020 01:06:04 PM" postlinkclicks 3 postotherclicks 7 reach 54 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== It's all about the donors! Give them what they want and they'll give you the dark money to drown the opposition messages and maintain minority rule. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/27/opinion/republicans-trump.html There's never been a bill on any subject that hasn't looked like a good vehicle to add a billionaire tax cut provision. == topic election 1 ===== comments 1 impact 135 impactrate 0 likeimpress 11 negative 0 posted 2020-05-27 priority 1 ratio 1 react 26 reactrate 0 shares 5 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 9 title It's all about the donors! topic election wordrate 0 words 52 ID 1153394041671780 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1153394041671780 audclicks 9 audreach 4 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 14 impress 51 likeclickusers 11 likeimpress 11 likeuimpress 46 likeusers 11 likeuusers 42 matchedotherclicks 9 oimpress 51 oreach 43 posted "05/27/2020 05:06:20 PM" postotherclicks 4 reach 43 sharesimpress 5 sharesusers 5 type Link ========== 2021 will be great! Tax cuts, medical care, tax cuts, trade deals, tax cuts - he's been saving them up to make a beautiful surprise for his loyal voters and donors next year! https://apnews.com/2118450a75fb2a495c491f6f7d5f9d33 What have you got to lose! == topic election ===== comments 6 impact 189 impactrate 0 likeimpress 18 negative 0 posted 2020-05-26 ratio 2 react 45 reactrate 0 shares 3 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 18 title 2021 will be great! topic election wordrate 0 words 42 ID 1152637248414126 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1152637248414126 audclicks 18 audreach 8 commentsimpress 6 commentsusers 5 engaged 24 impress 119 likeclickusers 22 likeimpress 18 likeuimpress 87 likeusers 18 likeuusers 77 matchedotherclicks 18 oimpress 119 oreach 106 posted "05/26/2020 05:41:44 PM" postotherclicks 8 reach 106 sharesimpress 3 sharesusers 3 type Link ========== It's amazing what Republican senators will put up with! https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/05/26/wages-lickspittlery/ But if they ever decide that Trump is a bigger liability than an asset - because he refuses to expand his base - they will turn on him en masse overnight. In the meantime though, Trump keeps testing to find out just how much his senators and voters alike will put up with - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/widower-of-late-joe-scarborough-staffer-seeks-removal-of-trump-tweets-that-promote-baseless-conspiracy-theory/2020/05/26/cf06257a-9f45-11ea-b5c9-570a91917d8d_story.html If the victims respond, he hits back twice as hard, just as Roy Cohn taught - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-doubles-down-on-conspiracy-theory-about-womans-death-ignoring-grieving-widowers-plea-for-peace/2020/05/26/4989940e-9f63-11ea-9590-1858a893bd59_story.html And why not - it's the truth about how Trump's base feels. And as with two-year-olds, the only truth that matters is how you feel. Only one Republican had anything to say about this attack. Also, Trump has finally found Jack Dorsey's limit - https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/05/26/trump-twitter-label-fact-check/ == topic election ===== hide 1 impact 126 impactrate 0 likeimpress 3 negative 1 posted 2020-05-26 ratio 2 react 10 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 6 title It's amazing what Republican senators will put up with! topic election wordrate 0 words 126 ID 1152618311749353 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1152618311749353 audclicks 6 audreach 3 engaged 4 hideclicks 1 hideclicksusers 1 impress 29 likeclickusers 4 likeimpress 3 likeuimpress 25 likeusers 2 likeuusers 23 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 5 negclicks 1 negusers 1 oimpress 29 oreach 24 posted "05/26/2020 05:02:18 PM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 3 reach 24 type Link ========== Hanging on to the senior vote? Maybe saying Biden is too old is the wrong approach with senior audiences. Trump's election in 2016 was decided by only 78,000 votes. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-poor-handling-of-the-crisis-may-lose-him-the-gops-most-reliable-voters/2020/05/25/7052663a-9c3c-11ea-ac72-3841fcc9b35f_story.html It's hard to see how Trump could win without Florida. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/in-crucial-florida-some-senior-voters-cast-a-skeptical-eye-toward-trumps-reelection/2020/05/25/4e5e2ef8-9ab4-11ea-89fd-28fb313d1886_story.html == topic election ===== impact 101 impactrate 0 likeimpress 12 negative 0 posted 2020-05-25 ratio 2 react 24 reactrate 0 shares 2 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 10 title Hanging on to the senior vote? topic election wordrate 0 words 42 ID 1152055658472285 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1152055658472285 audclicks 10 audreach 6 engaged 14 impress 75 likeclickusers 14 likeimpress 12 likeuimpress 72 likeusers 12 likeuusers 65 matchedotherclicks 10 oimpress 75 oreach 66 posted "05/25/2020 10:03:16 PM" postotherclicks 6 reach 66 sharesimpress 2 sharesusers 2 type Link ========== It's the same question one wonders about ALL politicians supporting Trump. Did they EVER have ANY moral or ideological principles at all, except self-serving opportunism? The burden of proof is on the defendant, because pitch defileth the hand that toucheth it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/05/22/new-ad-makes-case-against-lindsey-graham-with-graham-doing-all-talking/ The same kind of ad could be made for most of the Republican senators. When available, what they say behind closed doors to donors is the best material to compare to what they say publicly to voters. If actual legislative initiatives are described in a non-partisan way, surprising numbers of Republican voters support Democratic initiatives and oppose Republican ones. But then if they're told who's behind them, they revert to tribalism. == topic election 1 ===== comments 10 impact 1114 impactrate 0 likeimpress 39 negative 0 posted 2020-05-22 priority 1 ratio 0 react 96 reactrate 0 shares 12 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 35 title It's the same question one wonders about ALL politicians topic election wordrate 0 words 116 ID 1149606132050571 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1149606132050571 audclicks 35 audreach 20 commentsimpress 10 commentsusers 9 engaged 59 impress 100 likeclickusers 32 likeimpress 39 likeuimpress 88 likeusers 39 likeuusers 80 matchedlinkclicks 10 matchedotherclicks 25 oimpress 100 oreach 89 posted "05/22/2020 02:18:58 PM" postlinkclicks 10 postotherclicks 14 reach 89 sharesimpress 12 sharesusers 12 type Link ========== Never read too much into a special election. https://calmatters.org/commentary/california-republican-special-election/ == topic election ===== impact 2 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-05-21 ratio 14 react 2 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title Never read too much into a special election. topic election wordrate 0 words 11 ID 1149073262103858 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1149073262103858 audclicks 2 audreach 2 engaged 2 impress 32 likeclickusers 2 likeuimpress 27 likeuusers 26 matchedlinkclicks 2 oimpress 32 oreach 28 posted "05/21/2020 08:15:38 PM" postlinkclicks 2 reach 28 type Link ========== Will Republican politicians switch to blaming Trump for the economic crisis? If the economy doesn't turn around well before the election - say by the time of the Republican convention - are they going to start blaming Trump in order to try to save their own careers? So far they are talking about blaming China - https://www.inquirer.com/politics/pennsylvania/coronavirus-pa-republicans-trump-china-20200513.html (so far it's having the desired effect - https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/05/19/asian-american-discrimination/ Maybe they'll all leave - that would make Stephen Miller happy). or they're talking about the Green New Deal that they think Democrats might enact - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/07/climate/coronavirus-republicans-climate-change.html but the Democrats are banking on enough voters being smarter enough not to be distracted by flak - https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/06/democrats-trump-coronavirus-economy-166950 Voters know that for Republican senators, the truthful answer to the question - "How did you lead to contain the damage from the virus and the economic contraction" - has to be "I followed the leadership of President Trump". Voters can see where that led. For four years, Trump's motto was "vote your pocketbook - what do you have to lose?" Now voters can see what they had to lose, and lost. Last time the Republicans did this in 1932, they got 20 years of Democratic rule. Some of them are getting nervous, but most won't admit it. They want to talk about deficit spending, in a depression when deficit spending makes sense. They should have been talking about it in 2017 when they were planning their billionaire tax cut, when deficit spending made no sense. http://www.one-flat-tax.net/ But Republican senators don't have to make sense. As long as they do what their donors want, they'll get the money they need to buy re-election. Thus the question is not really "will Republican senators abandon Trump" but "will major Republican donors abandon Trump". Will they decide that a different Republican, or even Biden, is a small price to pay for four years in order to keep a Republican senate majority? They don't have much time to contemplate that question before it will be too late to make a difference. == topic election ===== impact 135 impactrate 0 likeimpress 3 negative 0 posted 2020-05-19 ratio 5 react 4 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title Will Republican politicians switch to blaming Trump for topic election wordrate 0 words 337 ID 1147453612265823 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1147453612265823 audclicks 1 audreach 1 engaged 4 impress 30 likeclickusers 4 likeimpress 3 likeuimpress 26 likeusers 3 likeuusers 22 matchedlinkclicks 1 oimpress 30 oreach 23 posted "05/19/2020 04:11:31 PM" postlinkclicks 1 reach 23 type Link ========== What's Trump's beef with Obama? What greater injustice than a BLACK MAN should be widely respected around the world while world leaders snicker at Trump - some to his face, all behind his back? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-attempts-to-smear-obama-could-backfire-spectacularly/2020/05/18/a750d222-993d-11ea-a282-386f56d579e6_story.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/17/opinion/trump-obama.html But the only way Trump knows how to compete is the way he learned from Roy Cohn - pull your opponent down to your level - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/15/us/politics/president-trump-coronavirus-pandemic-response.html Good luck trying that with Obama - https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-05-13/welcome-back-barack-what-took-you-so-long and Trump hasn't even had much luck with Biden, who should be an easier target but just stays in his basement as Trump makes the case for Biden to the world. But Trump's tactics resonate with his base, so he will continue. When all is said and done, the day after the election, all the Republicans turned out of office will blame Trump for not expanding his base and for dragging them down with him. But they will be a day too late to complain. == topic election 1 ===== comments 1 impact 250 impactrate 0 likeimpress 7 negative 0 posted 2020-05-18 priority 1 ratio 3 react 16 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 7 title What's Trump's beef with Obama? topic election wordrate 0 words 156 ID 1146672745677243 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1146672745677243 audclicks 7 audreach 5 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 10 impress 60 likeclickusers 10 likeimpress 7 likeuimpress 55 likeusers 7 likeuusers 52 matchedlinkclicks 3 matchedotherclicks 4 oimpress 60 oreach 54 posted "05/18/2020 05:44:32 PM" postlinkclicks 2 postotherclicks 3 reach 54 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== Vote by mail does not necessarily favor Democrats! https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/15/opinion/california-special-election-democrats.html == topic election ===== impact 1 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-05-17 ratio 26 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title Vote by mail does not necessarily favor Democrats! topic election wordrate 0 words 11 ID 1145865665757951 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1145865665757951 audclicks 1 audreach 1 engaged 1 impress 32 likeclickusers 1 likeuimpress 27 likeuusers 24 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 32 oreach 26 posted "05/17/2020 04:56:33 PM" postotherclicks 1 reach 26 type Link ========== Coronavirus a Democratic hoax after all! https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/05/17/eric-trump-coronavirus/ It's just a trick to get states to encourage vote by mail to enable more Democrats to vote! Son has learned from father - base doesn't care if it's true or not - rough and tumble, no holds barred! https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/16/us/donald-trump-jr-biden-smear.html == topic election 1 ===== comments 64 hide 2 impact 862 impactrate 0 likeimpress 66 negative 2 posted 2020-05-17 priority 1 ratio 0 react 176 reactrate 0 shares 10 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 34 title Coronavirus a Democratic hoax after all! topic election wordrate 0 words 49 ID 1145829509094900 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1145829509094900 audclicks 34 audreach 22 commentsimpress 64 commentsusers 49 engaged 113 hideclicks 2 hideclicksusers 2 impress 144 likeclickusers 36 likeimpress 66 likeuimpress 133 likeusers 59 likeuusers 120 matchedlinkclicks 4 matchedotherclicks 30 negclicks 2 negusers 2 oimpress 144 oreach 129 posted "05/17/2020 03:45:30 PM" postlinkclicks 4 postotherclicks 20 reach 129 sharesimpress 10 sharesusers 10 type Link ========== Making up a story out of whole cloth! https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/seven-days-of-obamagate-how-a-flynn-theory-became-central-to-the-trump-reelection-campaign/2020/05/14/e698bfba-960b-11ea-82b4-c8db161ff6e5_story.html It's hard to see how this is going to convince anybody who is undecided. The most likely explanation seems to be that while the Republicans know that Trump is going to lose, it's important to pretend otherwise so that his base will not get discouraged and will still show up for the election and thus save other Republican candidates. == topic election 1 ===== impact 14 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-05-15 priority 1 ratio 11 react 2 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title Making up a story out of whole cloth! topic election wordrate 0 words 71 ID 1143969992614185 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1143969992614185 audclicks 2 audreach 2 engaged 2 impress 28 likeclickusers 2 likeuimpress 23 likeuusers 22 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 28 oreach 23 posted "05/15/2020 07:39:23 AM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 1 reach 23 type Link ========== An intentional trial balloon or an accidental stupid remark? https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/05/13/jared-kushner-election-delay-coronavirus/ == topic election 1 ===== comments 3 impact 44 impactrate 0 likeimpress 12 negative 0 posted 2020-05-13 priority 1 ratio 1 react 34 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 18 title An intentional trial balloon or an accidental stupid topic election wordrate 0 words 13 ID 1142575376086980 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1142575376086980 audclicks 18 audreach 11 commentsimpress 3 commentsusers 3 engaged 18 impress 69 likeclickusers 17 likeimpress 12 likeuimpress 61 likeusers 12 likeuusers 59 matchedlinkclicks 6 matchedotherclicks 12 oimpress 69 oreach 62 posted "05/13/2020 10:45:54 AM" postlinkclicks 6 postotherclicks 7 reach 62 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== It's not easy being red! What a dilemma - how to appeal both to the Trump base AND all the swing voters in swing states? Republican senators have a tough row to hoe. Will their rich donors come up with enough cash for enough advertising to convince ordinary voters that what's good for rich donors - reactionary judges, deregulation, and tax cuts - trickles down to be good for ordinary voters too, and that the Republicans didn't mess up the virus and the economy? https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/republicans-grow-nervous-about-losing-the-senate-amid-worries-over-trumps-handling-of-the-pandemic/2020/05/09/65691184-915f-11ea-a9c0-73b93422d691_story.html The final nail in the coffin will be if the Republican effort to repeal Obamacare in the courts is successful before the election. Trump always likes to deliver on his promises! https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/06/trump-supreme-court-obamacare-240366 Most Republicans facing re-election would really rather wait until after the election to do anything about medical care. But Trump can't wait to seize victory over Obamacare - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/05/13/trump-has-major-vulnerability-democrats-should-keep-pounding-it/ And a second wave of virus and a second wave of economic contraction would be two more nails for good measure. And Trump, instead of expanding his base, insists on contracting it - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/05/12/trumps-racism-will-bring-his-party-down-with-him/ So some Republicans seem to have given up on winning in 2020 and are switching to the block-anything-Democratic strategy that worked so well against Obama - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/05/11/republicans-have-already-decided-trump-is-going-lose/ == And there's a light at the end of this tunnel - a red stop light - Trump wants to hold a real big rowdy in-person convention, but the host city of Charlotte doesn't quite see how that can happen. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/08/us/politics/republican-convention-charlotte-nc.html Maybe Las Vegas is a better choice after all - they have the hotel space now and they love a good crap-shoot. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Republican_National_Convention The Republican convention could nominate somebody else for president in order to save its Senate majority. If that happens it will be because one day all the Republican senators will change their minds about Trump overnight. http://www.political-scrapbook.net/2019-retire-23.html http://www.political-scrapbook.net/2019-pence.html http://www.political-scrapbook.net/2019-rep-sen.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/743866825957839 == topic election 1 ===== comments 3 impact 1125 impactrate 0 likeimpress 14 negative 0 posted 2020-05-10 priority 1 ratio 2 react 37 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 19 title It's not easy being red! topic election wordrate 0 words 304 ID 1140151639662687 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1140151639662687 audclicks 19 audreach 11 commentsimpress 3 commentsusers 2 engaged 21 impress 113 likeclickusers 17 likeimpress 14 likeuimpress 80 likeusers 14 likeuusers 73 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 18 oimpress 113 oreach 100 posted "05/10/2020 06:11:55 AM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 10 reach 100 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== The denial lobby Those who contributed most to Trump's rule have the most to gain by denying reality. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/09/us/politics/coronavirus-death-toll-presidential-campaign.html == topic election ===== impact 19 impactrate 0 likeimpress 4 negative 0 posted 2020-05-09 ratio 3 react 9 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 5 title The denial lobby topic election wordrate 0 words 21 ID 1139858076358710 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1139858076358710 audclicks 5 audreach 1 engaged 3 impress 42 likeclickusers 3 likeimpress 4 likeuimpress 36 likeusers 3 likeuusers 33 matchedotherclicks 5 oimpress 42 oreach 34 posted "05/09/2020 08:08:43 PM" postotherclicks 1 reach 34 type Link ========== Can Republican senators break the chains that condemn them to go down with Trump's sinking ship? Not if the Trumpists can help it! https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/30/opinion/coronavirus-trump-republicans.html It will take many lucky breaks to stay afloat - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/05/03/can-republicans-bet-comeback/ == topic election 1 ===== comments 1 impact 48 impactrate 0 likeimpress 4 negative 0 posted 2020-05-01 priority 1 ratio 2 react 13 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 7 title Can Republican senators break the chains that condemn them topic election wordrate 0 words 37 ID 1133526603658524 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1133526603658524 audclicks 7 audreach 1 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 5 impress 51 likeclickusers 5 likeimpress 4 likeuimpress 33 likeusers 4 likeuusers 27 matchedotherclicks 7 oimpress 51 oreach 36 posted "05/01/2020 03:13:00 PM" postotherclicks 1 reach 36 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== Trump will probably lose no matter what. The RNC is terrified that he will take down the Senate majority with him. But he can't see anything beyond his base which is delighted with his antics. https://apnews.com/a7b3bde0888fdd84314c8502e23afbbc https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-presented-with-grim-internal-polling-showing-him-losing-to-biden/2020/04/29/33544208-8a4e-11ea-9759-6d20ba0f2c0e_story.html He is pretending that China is against him, but he knows that Putin, Xi, Kim, MBS and all the rest know he is golden - they know exactly how to get what they want out of him. Nothing would please them more than a second Trump term. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-china-exclusive/exclusive-president-trump-says-china-wants-him-to-lose-re-election-race-idUSKBN22C01F == topic election 1 ===== impact 215 impactrate 0 likeimpress 14 negative 0 posted 2020-04-29 priority 1 ratio 2 react 25 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 11 title Trump will probably lose no matter what. topic election wordrate 0 words 86 ID 1132132667131251 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1132132667131251 audclicks 11 audreach 8 engaged 15 impress 77 likeclickusers 15 likeimpress 14 likeuimpress 67 likeusers 13 likeuusers 61 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 10 oimpress 77 oreach 63 posted "04/29/2020 06:33:39 PM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 7 reach 63 type Link ========== They knew who he was in 2015. He hasn't changed a bit. Republicans gambled that Trump would never face a real crisis. And now the result they foresaw is unfolding before them. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/25/us/politics/trump-election-briefings.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/24/opinion/bleach-sunlight-coronavirus-trump.html Reality-TV really isn't a good preparation for reality-governing. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/23/us/politics/coronavirus-trump.html Will it get bad enough that the Republican convention will nominate somebody else? Not likely, but if the Republican senators do decide he is a liability on their re-election, they will turn on him all together and overnight. http://www.political-scrapbook.net/2019-retire-23.html http://www.political-scrapbook.net/2019-shallow.html == topic election 1 ===== impact 123 impactrate 0 likeimpress 1 negative 0 posted 2020-04-25 priority 1 ratio 2 react 15 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 13 title They knew who he was in 2015. topic election wordrate 0 words 82 ID 1129050114106173 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1129050114106173 audclicks 13 audreach 10 engaged 11 impress 39 likeclickusers 11 likeimpress 1 likeuimpress 32 likeusers 1 likeuusers 30 matchedlinkclicks 2 matchedotherclicks 11 oimpress 39 oreach 31 posted "04/25/2020 03:13:34 PM" postlinkclicks 2 postotherclicks 9 reach 31 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== Republicans and voter fraud. They wrote the book! https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/24/opinion/voter-fraud-republicans.html And then said the Democrats did it. == topic election ===== comments 3 impact 49 impactrate 0 likeimpress 10 negative 0 posted 2020-04-25 ratio 2 react 27 reactrate 0 shares 5 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 9 title Republicans and voter fraud. topic election wordrate 0 words 18 ID 1128908620786989 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1128908620786989 audclicks 9 audreach 7 commentsimpress 3 commentsusers 3 engaged 15 impress 85 likeclickusers 14 likeimpress 10 likeuimpress 60 likeusers 10 likeuusers 55 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 8 oimpress 85 oreach 75 posted "04/25/2020 10:40:49 AM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 6 reach 75 sharesimpress 5 sharesusers 5 type Link ========== No money shall be drawn from the treasury, but in consequence of appropriations made by law What doesn't Trump get about that? What he gets instead is that No consequences shall arise from executive violation of the Constitution, as long as his enablers control the Senate. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/congresss-power-is-in-its-purse-and-trump-has-snatched-it/2020/04/23/716e669c-84d9-11ea-878a-86477a724bdb_story.html That's why Job #1 for the Democratic party and American democracy is gaining control of the Senate in the 2020 election. == topic election ===== comments 1 impact 77 impactrate 0 likeimpress 2 negative 0 posted 2020-04-25 ratio 3 react 11 reactrate 0 shares 4 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 4 title No money shall be drawn from the treasury, but in topic election wordrate 0 words 70 ID 1128900097454508 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1128900097454508 audclicks 4 audreach 3 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 7 impress 44 likeclickusers 4 likeimpress 2 likeuimpress 38 likeusers 2 likeuusers 33 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 3 oimpress 44 oreach 34 posted "04/25/2020 10:25:16 AM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 3 reach 34 sharesimpress 4 sharesusers 4 type Link ========== How can you protest the government when you ARE the government? https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/as-protesters-swarm-state-capitols-much-of-the-coronavirus-backlash-is-coming-from-within/2020/04/22/e4d7b1ee-84c8-11ea-a3eb-e9fc93160703_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-knows-only-one-reelection-dance--the-populism-hustle/2020/04/23/82fc26e6-859d-11ea-878a-86477a724bdb_story.html == topic election ===== impact 3 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-04-24 ratio 7 react 2 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title How can you protest the government when you ARE the topic election wordrate 0 words 14 ID 1128047990873052 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1128047990873052 audclicks 2 audreach 2 engaged 2 impress 21 likeclickusers 2 likeuimpress 14 likeuusers 13 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 21 oreach 14 posted "04/24/2020 07:32:28 AM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 1 reach 14 type Link ========== Campaign like it's 2016 again! https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/22/opinion/coronavirus-trump.html == topic election ===== impact 5 impactrate 0 likeimpress 2 negative 0 posted 2020-04-22 ratio 3 react 6 reactrate 0 shares 2 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title Campaign like it's 2016 again! topic election wordrate 0 words 8 ID 1126590357685482 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1126590357685482 audclicks 2 audreach 1 engaged 2 impress 28 likeclickusers 2 likeimpress 2 likeuimpress 19 likeusers 2 likeuusers 18 matchedotherclicks 2 oimpress 28 oreach 20 posted "04/22/2020 09:15:01 AM" postotherclicks 1 reach 20 sharesimpress 2 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== Planning ahead for President Biden. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/04/21/coming-gop-plot-sabotage-biden-presidency/ McConnell is a master saboteur. That's why a Democratic Senate is more important than a Democratic White house. But evidently not all Republicans believe Trump's approval ratings. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/04/21/deep-seated-fear-driving-trumps-invented-exaggerated-popularity-rankings/ == topic election ===== comments 1 impact 46 impactrate 0 likeimpress 3 negative 0 posted 2020-04-21 ratio 2 react 13 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 8 title Planning ahead for President Biden. topic election wordrate 0 words 35 ID 1125971024414082 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1125971024414082 audclicks 8 audreach 6 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 8 impress 41 likeclickusers 8 likeimpress 3 likeuimpress 35 likeusers 3 likeuusers 32 matchedlinkclicks 2 matchedotherclicks 6 oimpress 41 oreach 34 posted "04/21/2020 12:20:20 PM" postlinkclicks 2 postotherclicks 5 reach 34 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== There are lots of reasons why you might not want to vote for Biden. But there's one overwhelming reason why you should vote for Biden anyway. https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/leonard-pitts-jr/article242089681.html == As for Republicans, consider what would have happened if they had nominated any of several other candidates in 2016. With McConnell running the Senate, Republicans still would have gotten tax cuts for the rich, deregulation for the rich, and reactionary judges for the rich. The difference would have been keeping control of the House in 2018. The double whammy of epidemic and depression would have the same outcome for any Republican administration. They can't blame Trump for that. But everybody can blame him for making it much worse than it had to be, and consequently leading toward a likely loss of the Senate and a generational change in political ideology. == topic election ===== impact 84 impactrate 0 likeimpress 3 negative 0 posted 2020-04-19 ratio 5 react 6 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 3 title There are lots of reasons why you might not want to vote topic election wordrate 0 words 140 ID 1124512364559948 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1124512364559948 audclicks 3 audreach 3 engaged 5 impress 36 likeclickusers 5 likeimpress 3 likeuimpress 31 likeusers 3 likeuusers 29 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 2 oimpress 36 oreach 30 posted "04/19/2020 01:47:43 PM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 2 reach 30 type Link ========== Trumpists scramble for a winning strategy. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-campaign-concludes-there-is-more-to-be-gained-by-attacking-biden-than-trying-to-promote-presidents-pandemic-response/2020/04/18/9644af9a-80e6-11ea-9040-68981f488eed_story.html Talking about what Trump has done in 2020 doesn't seem to be a winner. Instead they plan to talk about what Biden did in 1979. The Trumpists do have some major advantages - much more money and daily FREE campaign rallies on TV. Their problem is to come up with a message that won't sound ridiculous in November whether the virus fades or intensifies and whether the economic recovery is fast or imperceptible. == topic election ===== comments 4 impact 148 impactrate 0 likeimpress 5 negative 0 posted 2020-04-18 ratio 2 react 18 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 9 title Trumpists scramble for a winning strategy. topic election wordrate 0 words 82 ID 1123959237948594 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1123959237948594 audclicks 9 audreach 7 commentsimpress 4 commentsusers 4 engaged 10 impress 45 likeclickusers 10 likeimpress 5 likeuimpress 41 likeusers 5 likeuusers 41 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 8 oimpress 45 oreach 42 posted "04/18/2020 09:24:26 PM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 6 reach 42 type Link ========== Some people still believe there is a difference between Trumpism and Republicanism https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/04/15/weve-never-backed-democrat-president-trump-must-be-defeated/ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/17/opinion/lincoln-project.html But most Republican voters reject that idea. The big-money investors in Republican candidates know they can't win without the votes of the deplorables - all the fringe theorists and dixiecrats and single-issue voters and self-serving opportunists - who will vote the public party line without ever asking what's really going on privately behind the scenes. All those voters need a political home somewhere - and all those investors and candidates need each other and those voters. == topic election ===== comments 2 impact 218 impactrate 0 likeimpress 9 negative 0 posted 2020-04-16 ratio 1 react 24 reactrate 0 shares 3 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 10 title Some people still believe there is a difference between topic election wordrate 0 words 91 ID 1122139461463905 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1122139461463905 audclicks 10 audreach 8 commentsimpress 2 commentsusers 2 engaged 15 impress 44 likeclickusers 9 likeimpress 9 likeuimpress 39 likeusers 9 likeuusers 35 matchedotherclicks 10 oimpress 44 oreach 37 posted "04/16/2020 02:22:00 PM" postotherclicks 8 reach 37 sharesimpress 3 sharesusers 3 type Link ========== Democrats in array! Feeling their momentum, and a leftward impulse. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/democrats-in-array-and-trump-in-denial/2020/04/15/9ffd6486-7f48-11ea-9040-68981f488eed_story.html == topic election 1 ===== impact 6 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-04-15 priority 1 ratio 5 react 4 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 3 title Democrats in array! topic election wordrate 0 words 14 ID 1121603904850794 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1121603904850794 audclicks 3 audreach 1 engaged 1 impress 26 likeclickusers 1 likeuimpress 22 likeuusers 20 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 2 oimpress 26 oreach 21 posted "04/15/2020 10:17:11 PM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 1 reach 21 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== Now Trump claims Biden is too cozy with China. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/04/10/trumps-new-ad-attacking-biden-china-is-complete-utter-mess/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/new-trump-attack-ad-appears-to-suggest-washington-states-former-asian-american-governor-is-chinese/2020/04/10/e2a94306-7b18-11ea-a130-df573469f094_story.html It's an ad intended to stoke Trump's base, so it doesn't have to be objectively true, of course. Failing to expand his base at the time he needs the broadest possible support is the fatal flaw in Trump's strategy. == topic election ===== impact 26 impactrate 0 likeimpress 4 negative 0 posted 2020-04-11 ratio 6 react 5 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title Now Trump claims Biden is too cozy with China. topic election wordrate 0 words 51 ID 1118113518533166 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1118113518533166 audclicks 1 audreach 1 engaged 4 impress 38 likeclickusers 4 likeimpress 4 likeuimpress 34 likeusers 4 likeuusers 32 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 38 oreach 33 posted "04/11/2020 02:11:04 PM" postotherclicks 1 reach 33 type Link ========== All about building the brand - all the time! That's what salesmen do! https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-coronavirus-pandemic-patron-cares-act-supplies/2020/04/10/c961a192-7aad-11ea-b6ff-597f170df8f8_story.html Even better when the media access is free! Or course Trump only wants credit for good things that happen. In order to have somebody to blame for failures, he leaves the details up to the states to figure out - https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/04/10/contact-tracing-coronavirus-strategy/ and so a national strategy is developing in spite of him - test, trace, track, quarantine. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/as-feds-play-backup-states-take-unorthodox-steps-to-compete-in-cutthroat-global-market-for-coronavirus-supplies/2020/04/11/609b5d84-7a70-11ea-a130-df573469f094_story.html Everything would be easier if it were coordinated from the top with one point of responsibility for successes and failures - but that's not the salesman's way. Lead, follow, or get out of the way? Not Trump! https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-task-forces-coronavirus-pandemic/2020/04/11/5cc5a30c-7a77-11ea-a130-df573469f094_story.html So nobody could ever be said to be in charge at the Federal level. Instead shrink the Federal government, except for the free PR department, so it can take credit with no responsibility - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/04/10/when-you-drown-government-bathtub-people-die/ Thank Goldwater, Reagan, Gingrich, the Tea Party, and the Freedom Caucus for these successes. == topic election 1 ===== comments 3 impact 253 impactrate 0 likeimpress 4 negative 0 posted 2020-04-11 priority 1 ratio 3 react 16 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 8 title All about building the brand - all the time! topic election wordrate 0 words 158 ID 1118097901868061 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1118097901868061 audclicks 8 audreach 6 commentsimpress 3 commentsusers 2 engaged 10 impress 54 likeclickusers 10 likeimpress 4 likeuimpress 49 likeusers 4 likeuusers 47 matchedotherclicks 8 oimpress 54 oreach 49 posted "04/11/2020 01:45:06 PM" postotherclicks 6 reach 49 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== Let Trump be Trump! Where else will he ever get so much free air time! Who cares what happens in November if his ratings are great now! All the Republicans retiring next January can write their blogs and memoirs, blaming it all on Trump for refusing to increase his base of support. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/09/us/politics/trump-coronavirus-press-briefing.html == topic election 1 ===== impact 28 impactrate 0 likeimpress 3 negative 0 posted 2020-04-09 priority 1 ratio 6 react 5 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title Let Trump be Trump! topic election wordrate 0 words 56 ID 1116861785325006 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1116861785325006 audclicks 2 audreach 2 engaged 5 impress 36 likeclickusers 5 likeimpress 3 likeuimpress 31 likeusers 3 likeuusers 30 matchedlinkclicks 2 oimpress 36 oreach 31 posted "04/09/2020 09:57:28 PM" postlinkclicks 2 reach 31 type Link ========== A national unity government? https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/07/opinion/biden-campaign-covid.html == topic election 1 ===== impact 5 impactrate 0 likeimpress 4 negative 0 posted 2020-04-07 priority 1 ratio 5 react 6 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title A national unity government? topic election wordrate 0 words 8 ID 1115015422176309 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1115015422176309 audclicks 2 audreach 2 engaged 3 impress 35 likeclickusers 3 likeimpress 4 likeuimpress 28 likeusers 3 likeuusers 27 matchedotherclicks 2 oimpress 35 oreach 30 posted "04/07/2020 02:08:35 PM" postotherclicks 2 reach 30 type Link ========== Of course it's all about Trump https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/04/06/surprise-twist-wisconsin-voting-wars-points-gop-plot-save-trump/ and about all those Republican politicians who have chained themselves to him, and all those Republican donors who are paying for it all. == topic election ===== impact 58 impactrate 0 likeimpress 11 negative 0 posted 2020-04-06 ratio 2 react 18 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 7 title Of course it's all about Trump topic election wordrate 0 words 32 ID 1114533002224551 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1114533002224551 audclicks 7 audreach 5 engaged 11 impress 55 likeclickusers 11 likeimpress 11 likeuimpress 50 likeusers 11 likeuusers 51 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 6 oimpress 55 oreach 52 posted "04/06/2020 10:29:01 PM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 5 reach 52 type Link ========== Nobody could have foreseen! Indeed, nobody could have predicted that the first real crisis of the Trump administration would happen at the worst possible time for his re-election. But everybody who cared to investigate learned that another pandemic would happen sooner or later, aggravated by global mobility and supply chains. And everybody that cared to investigate knew that Trump has never been able to constructively deal with a crisis - it's always been deny and deflect instead. There have been plenty of warnings about pandemics and Trump for years. Like warnings of an end to the current economic recovery, they were all absolutely reliable in substance but with no hint of timing. The timing had to work itself out in its own time. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/03/31/kellyanne-conways-ugly-deceptions-preview-big-lie-come/ == topic election 1 ===== impact 356 impactrate 0 likeimpress 10 negative 0 posted 2020-03-31 priority 1 ratio 1 react 28 reactrate 0 shares 2 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 16 title Nobody could have foreseen! topic election wordrate 0 words 127 ID 1109762356034949 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1109762356034949 audclicks 16 audreach 14 engaged 23 impress 65 likeclickusers 19 likeimpress 10 likeuimpress 55 likeusers 10 likeuusers 51 matchedlinkclicks 2 matchedotherclicks 14 oimpress 65 oreach 53 posted "03/31/2020 09:43:52 AM" postlinkclicks 2 postotherclicks 12 reach 53 sharesimpress 2 sharesusers 2 type Link ========== And why wouldn't CEO's praise Trump? Look at all he's done for them, and all he's doing for them. After all, he never forgets that he's a CEO too! https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/corporate-executives-play-an-outsize-role-at-trumps-coronavirus-briefings/2020/03/30/3d0cd72c-729f-11ea-a9bd-9f8b593300d0_story.html Just in case they forget, the Trump campaign will no doubt remind them in summer and fall campaign season. What better than to combine a political campaign with a product campaign? Why would it be different from a reality-TV show? == topic election ===== comments 2 hide 1 impact 166 impactrate 0 likeimpress 8 negative 1 posted 2020-03-31 ratio 2 react 23 reactrate 0 shares 3 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 9 title And why wouldn't CEO's praise Trump? topic election wordrate 0 words 72 ID 1109719569372561 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1109719569372561 audclicks 9 audreach 7 commentsimpress 2 commentsusers 2 engaged 16 hideclicks 1 hideclicksusers 1 impress 72 likeclickusers 16 likeimpress 8 likeuimpress 67 likeusers 8 likeuusers 60 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 8 negclicks 1 negusers 1 oimpress 72 oreach 61 posted "03/31/2020 08:31:05 AM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 7 reach 61 sharesimpress 3 sharesusers 3 type Link ========== Recalculating the Trump re-election campaign. It's occurred to some of his political advisors that a massive death toll in summer or fall would be fatal to Trump's re-election chances. So there is some upside to following the advice of public health experts. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/both-public-health-and-politics-played-a-role-in-trumps-coronavirus-decision/2020/03/30/f2912acc-729e-11ea-a9bd-9f8b593300d0_story.html But wait there's more! During the shelter-in-place phase, the Democrats can't sort out their presidential nominee story and can't get nearly the attention they'd like on Congressional races. Trump gets free publicity every day, and is even starting to sound presidential, compared to a short time ago. Daily press conferences provide free publicity for some of his corporate donors, too - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/corporate-executives-play-an-outsize-role-at-trumps-coronavirus-briefings/2020/03/30/3d0cd72c-729f-11ea-a9bd-9f8b593300d0_story.html The downside is that Democratic governors are getting a lot of press attention in their states, and Cuomo nationally (and to a lesser extent Newsom, Whitmer, and Inslee. Their press conferences might get equal billing in their states, eventually to the advantage of all Democratic candidates in their states. == topic election 1 ===== comments 2 impact 172 impactrate 0 likeimpress 2 negative 0 posted 2020-03-30 priority 1 ratio 3 react 11 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 6 title Recalculating the Trump re-election campaign. topic election wordrate 0 words 156 ID 1109416009402917 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1109416009402917 audclicks 6 audreach 5 commentsimpress 2 commentsusers 2 engaged 6 impress 53 likeclickusers 5 likeimpress 2 likeuimpress 47 likeusers 2 likeuusers 41 matchedlinkclicks 3 matchedotherclicks 3 oimpress 53 oreach 42 posted "03/30/2020 10:58:20 PM" postlinkclicks 3 postotherclicks 2 reach 42 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== He'd like a favor... So far, Cuomo and Newsom have managed to work around Trump fairly well. Not so much other Democratic governors. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/30/opinion/trump-federal-aid-coronavirus.html == topic election ===== comments 2 impact 42 impactrate 0 likeimpress 7 negative 0 posted 2020-03-30 ratio 4 react 16 reactrate 0 shares 2 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 5 title He'd like a favor... topic election wordrate 0 words 26 ID 1109394979405020 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1109394979405020 audclicks 5 audreach 5 commentsimpress 2 commentsusers 2 engaged 10 impress 77 likeclickusers 8 likeimpress 7 likeuimpress 44 likeusers 7 likeuusers 41 matchedotherclicks 5 oimpress 77 oreach 67 posted "03/30/2020 10:18:07 PM" postotherclicks 5 reach 67 sharesimpress 2 sharesusers 2 type Link ========== Creating a rationale why Democratic deficit spending is bad and Republican deficit spending is good. It takes a special talented mind to solve that puzzle. https://apnews.com/5c295f39bcb742aea238640be1b92735 But there's nothing like an imminent election loss to focus the mind. == topic election ===== impact 4 impactrate 0 likeimpress 1 negative 0 posted 2020-03-30 ratio 22 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Creating a rationale why Democratic deficit spending is topic election wordrate 0 words 40 ID 1108908856120299 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1108908856120299 engaged 1 impress 29 likeclickusers 1 likeimpress 1 likeuimpress 23 likeusers 1 likeuusers 21 oimpress 29 oreach 22 posted "03/30/2020 07:09:12 AM" reach 22 type Link ========== More VP speculation https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/16/politics/biden-potential-running-mates/index.html But if you take sitting senators and governors off the list, whose seats we'd like to keep Democratic, the only ones left are Stacey Abrams and Sally Yates. == topic election ===== impact 0 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-03-18 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title More VP speculation topic election wordrate 0 words 34 ID 1099353557075829 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1099353557075829 impress 14 likeuimpress 6 likeuusers 6 oimpress 14 oreach 7 posted "03/18/2020 06:53:07 AM" reach 7 type Link ========== Two old white men competing to run against another old white man. If the coronavirus takes a turn for the worst, will any of them still be standing on election day? But Biden said he would choose a woman for vice president, and when asked specifically repeated it. Sanders hedged a bit, only saying that he would consider it strongly. Here's some candidates - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/03/13/11-likeliest-people-be-bidens-vp/ == https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/16/opinion/biden-sanders-democratic-debate.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/03/15/takeaways-biden-sanders-debate/ https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/15/us/politics/democratic-debate-tonight-time.html == topic election ===== impact 7 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-03-15 ratio 14 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title Two old white men competing to run against another old topic election wordrate 0 words 68 ID 1097501280594390 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1097501280594390 audclicks 1 audreach 1 engaged 1 impress 20 likeclickusers 1 likeuimpress 12 likeuusers 12 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 20 oreach 14 posted "03/15/2020 07:06:34 PM" postotherclicks 1 reach 14 type Link ========== The pride of Fresno! https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/03/14/raise-your-hand-if-you-have-not-been-sued-by-devin-nunes/ Fortunately, Fresno has an alternative - https://philarballo.com/ Nunes gets financial support from Trumpists all over the country, if not the world, so don't feel bad about supporting Arballo. == topic election ===== comments 1 impact 20 impactrate 0 likeimpress 3 negative 0 posted 2020-03-14 ratio 3 react 6 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title The pride of Fresno! topic election wordrate 0 words 34 ID 1096630237348161 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1096630237348161 audclicks 2 audreach 1 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 4 impress 27 likeclickusers 4 likeimpress 3 likeuimpress 20 likeusers 3 likeuusers 20 matchedotherclicks 2 oimpress 27 oreach 22 posted "03/14/2020 02:20:01 PM" postotherclicks 1 reach 22 type Link ========== Three diverse possibilities for VP. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/03/10/theres-fierce-competition-democratic-race-vp/ More - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/03/13/11-likeliest-people-be-bidens-vp/ == topic election ===== comments 1 impact 2 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-03-12 ratio 12 react 2 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title Three diverse possibilities for VP. topic election wordrate 0 words 10 ID 1095393860805132 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1095393860805132 audclicks 1 audreach 1 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 2 impress 31 likeclickusers 2 likeuimpress 23 likeuusers 23 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 31 oreach 25 posted "03/12/2020 09:30:52 PM" postotherclicks 1 reach 25 type Link ========== Worst nightmare coming true! The big question - will the downdraft get bad enough before the convention that Senate Republicans will panic and announce they don't support renomination of Trump? Or after the convention and they announce they support a write-in traditional conservative? What is pretty certain is that if they flip, they will all do it overnight - herd immunity. And only when their major donors decide that dumping Trump will be more profitable than keeping him. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/12/us/politics/trump-vs-biden.html == topic election 1 ===== comments 4 impact 402 impactrate 0 likeimpress 22 negative 0 posted 2020-03-12 priority 1 ratio 1 react 49 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 22 title Worst nightmare coming true! topic election wordrate 0 words 82 ID 1094895587521626 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1094895587521626 audclicks 22 audreach 14 commentsimpress 4 commentsusers 4 engaged 27 impress 78 likeclickusers 22 likeimpress 22 likeuimpress 74 likeusers 22 likeuusers 73 matchedlinkclicks 2 matchedotherclicks 20 oimpress 78 oreach 74 posted "03/12/2020 06:09:44 AM" postlinkclicks 2 postotherclicks 13 reach 74 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== Biden is increasing turnout too. Doesn't look good for Trump in the suburbs. Especially among voters sick from a virus or unemployed from a recession. https://apnews.com/eb3a355fe35a59f8b7cabe0f722a83d0 == topic election ===== hideall 1 impact 22 impactrate 0 likeimpress 4 negative 1 posted 2020-03-09 ratio 5 react 8 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title Biden is increasing turnout too. topic election wordrate 0 words 28 ID 1092959751048543 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1092959751048543 audclicks 2 audreach 1 engaged 5 hideallclicks 1 hideallclicksusers 1 impress 48 likeclickusers 5 likeimpress 4 likeuimpress 42 likeusers 4 likeuusers 42 matchedotherclicks 2 negclicks 1 negusers 1 oimpress 48 oreach 43 posted "03/09/2020 12:54:50 PM" postotherclicks 1 reach 43 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== Are Trump's greatest hits good enough to keep his base engaged? Especially if they get sick from a virus or lose their jobs due to a recession? https://apnews.com/aadd8c2f155a6dc545bba33bb34d66c3 == topic election ===== comments 1 impact 12 impactrate 0 likeimpress 1 negative 0 posted 2020-03-09 ratio 8 react 4 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title Are Trump's greatest hits good enough to keep his base topic election wordrate 0 words 30 ID 1092958791048639 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1092958791048639 audclicks 2 audreach 2 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 3 impress 37 likeclickusers 3 likeimpress 1 likeuimpress 31 likeusers 1 likeuusers 31 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 37 oreach 33 posted "03/09/2020 12:52:59 PM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 1 reach 33 type Link ========== How to take over a political party for fun and profit. Looks like they'll decide who the Republican candidate will be in 2024. What's worse than a deep state? A deep party! https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/09/us/trump-campaign-brad-parscale.html == topic election 1 ===== impact 7 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-03-09 priority 1 ratio 9 react 2 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title How to take over a political party for fun and profit. topic election wordrate 0 words 36 ID 1092733111071207 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1092733111071207 audclicks 1 audreach 1 engaged 2 impress 21 likeclickusers 2 likeuimpress 17 likeuusers 17 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 21 oreach 18 posted "03/09/2020 06:25:43 AM" postotherclicks 1 reach 18 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== What happens if nobody wins a majority of Democratic delegates? https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-03-04/column-what-if-no-one-wins-a-majority-of-democratic-delegates == topic election ===== comments 1 impact 4 impactrate 0 likeimpress 1 negative 0 posted 2020-03-08 ratio 9 react 3 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title What happens if nobody wins a majority of Democratic topic election wordrate 0 words 13 ID 1092312504446601 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1092312504446601 audclicks 1 audreach 1 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 2 impress 31 likeclickusers 2 likeimpress 1 likeuimpress 27 likeusers 1 likeuusers 27 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 31 oreach 28 posted "03/08/2020 03:32:38 PM" postotherclicks 1 reach 28 type Link ========== Sanderistas https://usa-newnews.com/new-news/navarrette-sanderistas-the-latino-engine-driving-the-bernie-express/ == topic election ===== impact 2 impactrate 0 likeimpress 3 negative 0 posted 2020-03-08 ratio 4 react 6 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title Sanderistas topic election wordrate 0 words 4 ID 1092308504447001 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1092308504447001 audclicks 2 audreach 1 engaged 4 impress 32 likeclickusers 4 likeimpress 3 likeuimpress 28 likeusers 3 likeuusers 28 matchedotherclicks 2 oimpress 32 oreach 29 posted "03/08/2020 03:23:17 PM" postotherclicks 1 reach 29 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== Bullock to run for Senate. Taking away a Republican vote in the Senate is the most useful thing any Democratic politician can do. If Bullock is the most likely to be successful, the other Democratic candidates could do their most useful thing and withdraw. They and their donors justifiably wish he had decided sooner, instead of being a minor part of the presidential candidate field, but the question is what's best now. https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/04/politics/steve-bullock-montana-senate/index.html == topic election ===== impact 30 impactrate 0 likeimpress 3 negative 0 posted 2020-03-08 ratio 7 react 4 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title Bullock to run for Senate. topic election wordrate 0 words 75 ID 1092302744447577 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1092302744447577 audclicks 1 audreach 1 engaged 3 impress 33 likeclickusers 3 likeimpress 3 likeuimpress 28 likeusers 3 likeuusers 28 matchedlinkclicks 1 oimpress 33 oreach 30 posted "03/08/2020 03:10:52 PM" postlinkclicks 1 reach 30 type Link ========== How Sanders already won. Even if he never gets to a higher office, Sanders has permanently moved the field of discourse to the left - just like Eugene Debs and Norman Thomas before, who were never elected to anything but helped ideas of social justice move toward the mainstream and later adoption. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/07/opinion/bernie-sanders-democratic-primary.html That's why most Democratic voters will vote for Sanders if he is the nominee. The only question is how many Sanders voters will vote for a Democratic nominee who is somebody else. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/the-doubt-of-a-bernie-bro-a-hard-charging-sanders-supporter-questions-whether-his-tactics-help-or-hurt/2020/03/07/0e89cbea-57e6-11ea-8585-993ff9ec93f9_story.html == topic election 1 ===== impact 132 impactrate 0 likeimpress 6 negative 0 posted 2020-03-08 priority 1 ratio 2 react 15 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 8 title How Sanders already won. topic election wordrate 0 words 88 ID 1092278524449999 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1092278524449999 audclicks 8 audreach 5 engaged 9 impress 43 likeclickusers 6 likeimpress 6 likeuimpress 29 likeusers 6 likeuusers 29 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 7 oimpress 43 oreach 40 posted "03/08/2020 02:21:35 PM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 4 reach 40 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== You can't keep doubling down - you run into the house limits. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/03/09/market-crash-was-coming-even-before-coronavirus/ https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/09/upshot/coronavirus-oil-prices-bond-yields-recession.html Trump's luck seems to have finally run out. Every economic recovery ends eventually, despite the best efforts of politicians of all stripes. http://www.political-scrapbook.net/theory.html#cycle Bad luck to have an oil price war break out between Russia and Saudi Arabia - two autocracies that Trump thought were friends. America wins at the gas pump, right? Only if you have nothing to do with oil exploration and production in, for instance, the Permian Basin. When fracking becomes uneconomical, the whole regional economy catches a pretty bad flu. https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/08/investing/oil-prices-crash-opec-russia-saudi-arabia/index.html The circuit breakers popped on Wall Street this morning. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/09/business/stock-market-today.html “It’s easy to blame the global selling panic on fears of a coronavirus pandemic, but it has more to do with the unwinding of excessive investor optimism than anything else.” Once the margin calls start, they tend to avalanche. The house sets limits on investor optimism. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/03/09/coronavirus-stock-market-oil-trump/ Once investors get antsy about existing BBB corporate debt, it gets hard to raise cash for the companies that most need liquidity The business cycle is ultimately a phenomenon of mass psychology. == The economy always eventually runs into the house limits. But it was beginning to look like Trump might luck into a second term. Then the bell rang early - from an unexpected direction. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-luck-is-turning-against-him/2020/03/06/f365b982-5fdd-11ea-b29b-9db42f7803a7_story.html Maybe Trump's luck will save him one more time - if the virus fells his Democratic opponent between the Democratic convention and the election. Or maybe his luck will completely fail, and Trump will be the late lamented. Lamented by his base, at any rate. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/coronavirus-case-at-cpac-brings-outbreak-closer-to-trump-threatening-to-upend-his-routine-amid-reelection-bid/2020/03/08/8e3ba384-6170-11ea-912d-d98032ec8e25_story.html The virus is in Florida, New York, DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Trump might leave Pence in charge and chill in Alaska or Wyoming until things get better. Though that would be admitting that the whole matter was more serious than he pretended. == Luck is no substitute for skill. The pundits said from the beginning that the real test would come when Trump encountered a real crisis. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/03/07/usually-trump-creates-his-own-crises-coronavirus-is-real-thing-hes-bungling-it/ And now the test is here, and Trump can expect a Democratic barrage on competence, no matter who the nominee is. Let Bloomberg and Steyer start it now - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/03/08/now-is-time-go-offense-against-trump/ And don't forget to go after each and every Republican incumbent and candidate running for the Senate. The Chernobyl disaster was a major factor in the demise of the Soviet Union, exposing the rot and deceit in a way that could not be ignored. Is this a similar case? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/03/09/coronavirus-is-trumps-chernobyl/ == topic election 1 ===== comments 3 impact 1312 impactrate 0 likeimpress 14 negative 0 posted 2020-03-08 priority 1 ratio 2 react 32 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 15 title You can't keep doubling down - you run into the house topic election wordrate 0 words 410 ID 1092240731120445 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1092240731120445 audclicks 15 audreach 11 commentsimpress 3 commentsusers 3 engaged 17 impress 75 likeclickusers 16 likeimpress 14 likeuimpress 69 likeusers 13 likeuusers 67 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 14 oimpress 75 oreach 70 posted "03/08/2020 01:00:28 PM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 10 reach 70 type Link ========== A conservative looks forward to the end of Trumpism. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/06/opinion/biden-2020.html == topic election ===== impact 5 impactrate 0 likeimpress 1 negative 0 posted 2020-03-06 ratio 7 react 4 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 3 title A conservative looks forward to the end of Trumpism. topic election wordrate 0 words 12 ID 1090943417916843 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1090943417916843 audclicks 3 audreach 3 engaged 3 impress 32 likeclickusers 3 likeimpress 1 likeuimpress 27 likeusers 1 likeuusers 27 matchedotherclicks 3 oimpress 32 oreach 28 posted "03/06/2020 08:19:30 PM" postotherclicks 3 reach 28 type Link ========== Imagining a Sanders route to victory. What's missing is the route to enacting his various ideas, which many voters support as long as they don't have to pay for them. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/05/opinion/bernie-sanders-joe-biden.html A Sanders victory by itself does not cause a Democratic Senate. Mike Bloomberg's billions are a surer course to that end, if he chooses to apply them that way. There are plenty of billionaires who don't want to pay for democratic socialism who are willing to pay to maintain the rural bias in our government http://www.reduce-rural-bias.net/ It's hard to see how those billions will be overcome without at least a few billions of our own, especially if the economy recovers pretty quickly from coronavirus. Whether it will or not is the question of the day, if not the decade. == topic election ===== comments 1 impact 79 impactrate 0 likeimpress 3 negative 0 posted 2020-03-05 ratio 5 react 6 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title Imagining a Sanders route to victory. topic election wordrate 0 words 131 ID 1090202491324269 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1090202491324269 audclicks 1 audreach 1 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 3 impress 36 likeclickusers 3 likeimpress 3 likeuimpress 30 likeusers 2 likeuusers 30 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 36 oreach 32 posted "03/05/2020 07:31:03 PM" postotherclicks 1 reach 32 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== Last chance for the establishment? Make it work or see what comes next. We've had a preview with Trump. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/05/opinion/joe-biden-2020.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/05/opinion/bernie-sanders-obama.html But Biden can't make it work without a working Senate (neither can Sanders). If McConnell repeats his Obama strategy - just say NO to everything - the results will be the same. That's why it's so important to retire McConnell and all the other senators who think the same way. == topic election ===== impact 50 impactrate 0 likeimpress 3 negative 0 posted 2020-03-05 ratio 3 react 7 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 3 title Last chance for the establishment? topic election wordrate 0 words 72 ID 1090194281325090 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1090194281325090 audclicks 3 audreach 2 engaged 4 impress 27 likeclickusers 4 likeimpress 3 likeuimpress 22 likeusers 3 likeuusers 21 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 2 oimpress 27 oreach 23 posted "03/05/2020 07:12:43 PM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 1 reach 23 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== Bloomberg putting his money to good use. If only he would concentrate on the Senate rather than the White House. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mike-bloomberg-plans-new-group-to-support-democratic-nominee/2020/03/05/a2522c44-5f13-11ea-9055-5fa12981bbbf_story.html == topic election ===== comments 1 impact 25 impactrate 0 likeimpress 6 negative 0 posted 2020-03-05 ratio 3 react 11 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 3 title Bloomberg putting his money to good use. topic election wordrate 0 words 23 ID 1090184767992708 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1090184767992708 audclicks 3 audreach 3 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 8 impress 46 likeclickusers 8 likeimpress 6 likeuimpress 40 likeusers 6 likeuusers 40 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 2 oimpress 46 oreach 43 posted "03/05/2020 06:52:27 PM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 2 reach 43 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== What was wrong with Warren? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/03/05/elizabeth-warren-is-out-no-its-not-because-her-gender/ == topic election ===== comments 4 impact 22 impactrate 0 likeimpress 9 negative 0 posted 2020-03-05 ratio 2 react 27 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 13 title What was wrong with Warren? topic election wordrate 0 words 8 ID 1090181154659736 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1090181154659736 audclicks 13 audreach 8 commentsimpress 4 commentsusers 3 engaged 13 impress 80 likeclickusers 11 likeimpress 9 likeuimpress 73 likeusers 9 likeuusers 72 matchedlinkclicks 5 matchedotherclicks 8 oimpress 80 oreach 76 posted "03/05/2020 06:47:03 PM" postlinkclicks 5 postotherclicks 6 reach 76 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== A week ago nobody cared about Hunter Biden any more. Now it's the most pressing crisis facing Trump... except perhaps for the coronavirus and the stock market. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/democrats-picked-pragmatism-it-should-terrify-trump/2020/03/04/846b9256-5e32-11ea-b014-4fafa866bb81_story.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/04/us/politics/super-tuesday-virginia-voter-turnout.html For lack of a better idea, lots of Republicans still want to investigate Hunter Biden. Not to mention Hillary Clinton over Benghazi and emails! As if somehow they might have missed something the first dozen times. Perhaps there are some things that the Bidens should talk about in public - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-ukraine-conversation-joe-biden-needs-to-have/2020/03/05/044335a2-5f18-11ea-9055-5fa12981bbbf_story.html == Let's give Romney credit for calling out BS by name. The other Republicans just see it as disloyalty. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/03/05/romney-may-vote-against-trump-again-this-time-with-some-bite/ But that's all the credit Romney gets. He decided to go along after all. https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/romney-to-vote-for-subpoena-in-senate-investigation-targeting-the-bidens/2020/03/06/d01a1e88-5fcd-11ea-b014-4fafa866bb81_story.html == topic election ===== comments 1 impact 215 impactrate 0 likeimpress 7 negative 0 posted 2020-03-05 ratio 2 react 19 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 10 title A week ago nobody cared about Hunter Biden any more. topic election wordrate 0 words 113 ID 1090126627998522 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1090126627998522 audclicks 10 audreach 8 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 11 impress 56 likeclickusers 10 likeimpress 7 likeuimpress 52 likeusers 7 likeuusers 52 matchedlinkclicks 3 matchedotherclicks 7 oimpress 56 oreach 53 posted "03/05/2020 04:47:16 PM" postlinkclicks 2 postotherclicks 7 reach 53 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== Biden is the candidate who can change things. Sanders wouldn't accomplish much with a Republican Congress. Biden's turnaround seems to be due to one factor - he was a white man proud to faithfully serve a black president. It seems that the black voters of South Carolina remembered that. There are a lot more black voters than socialist voters in America, and many other Democrats got that message and got behind Biden. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/04/opinion/biden-2020-election.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/05/opinion/joe-biden-southern-democrats.html Perhaps there was another factor after that - Biden is more likeable to other Democratic politicians than most of his rivals. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/04/opinion/joe-biden-sanders-2020.html == topic election 1 ===== hide 1 impact 213 impactrate 0 likeimpress 8 negative 1 posted 2020-03-04 priority 1 ratio 2 react 22 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 12 title Biden is the candidate who can change things. topic election wordrate 0 words 97 ID 1089451211399397 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1089451211399397 audclicks 12 audreach 8 engaged 11 hideclicks 1 hideclicksusers 1 impress 55 likeclickusers 9 likeimpress 8 likeuimpress 50 likeusers 8 likeuusers 50 matchedotherclicks 12 negclicks 1 negusers 1 oimpress 55 oreach 51 posted "03/04/2020 08:30:50 PM" postotherclicks 8 reach 51 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== Projecting from 1968 to 2020. In 1972, undergraduate males at BERKELEY preferred Nixon to McGovern! Much to the horror of graduate students. Don't overestimate the rate at which America changes. The Constitution is designed to enable evolution, not revolution. http://www.reduce-rural-bias.net/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/03/04/i-was-1968-version-bernie-bro-i-still-regret-it/ Almost all Democrats will show up at the polls and vote for Sanders over Trump if Sanders is the nominee. May it be true that almost all Democrats will show up at the polls and vote for Biden over Trump if Biden is the nominee! And may the Green Party enthusiasts consider carefully the outcome their votes furthered in 2000 and 2016. Likewise all the Achilles tempted to sulk in their tents. == topic election ===== comments 4 impact 445 impactrate 0 likeimpress 8 negative 0 posted 2020-03-04 ratio 2 react 39 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 26 title Projecting from 1968 to 2020. topic election wordrate 0 words 114 ID 1089430508068134 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1089430508068134 audclicks 26 audreach 16 commentsimpress 4 commentsusers 4 engaged 20 impress 82 likeclickusers 16 likeimpress 8 likeuimpress 73 likeusers 8 likeuusers 73 matchedlinkclicks 8 matchedotherclicks 18 oimpress 82 oreach 80 posted "03/04/2020 07:49:11 PM" postlinkclicks 8 postotherclicks 12 reach 80 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== Who gets to be veep? A balancing act. It seems the Democrats will nominate an older white man from the coast. So the vice president should be... a younger non-white woman from the non-coast. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-bidens-vp-pick-is-so-important/2020/03/08/81c22fb2-5fe3-11ea-9055-5fa12981bbbf_story.html And if the presidential candidate is progressive, the VP should be moderate. And if the presidential candidate is moderate, the VP should be progressive. In either case the VP should be capable to work with the president and able to assume the presidency if needed. Sitting senators and governors eligible to run again should be lower priority - we need them where they are. Younger non-white woman from the non-coast, not a senator or governor, capable and progressive? Younger non-white woman from the non-coast, not a senator or governor, capable and moderate? Or if those are too many qualifications, which ones can be sacrificed? Here's a listing of some plausible candidates, listed in order of decreasing demerits. == Sanders (5) older white man coastal senator Biden (4) - older white man coastal Warren (4) - older white coastal senator Bloomberg (4) - older white man coastal Tim Kaine (4) white man coastal senator Bullock (3) - white man governor Steyer (3) - white man coastal Bennet (3) - white man senator Booker (3) - man coastal senator Williamson (3) - coastal white capable? Delaney (3) - white man coastal O'Rourke (3) - white man capable? Kirsten Gillibrand (3) white coastal senator Hillary Clinton (3) older white coastal Buttigieg (2) - white man Klobuchar (2) - white senator Harris (2) - coastal senator Patrick (2) - man coastal Yang (2) - man coastal Gabbard (1) - capable? Castro (1) - man Stacy Abrams (1) coastal == So the winners are Tulsi Gabbard and Julián Castro and Stacy Abrams, according to this methodology. BUT if you were to add combat-veteran as a merit factor, everybody gains a demerit except Buttigieg and Gabbard. Likewise, if you were to add non-conventional-orientation as a factor, everybody gains a demerit except Buttigieg. Adding both factors, it's either Gabbard or Buttigieg! Your mileage may vary! Especially if you judge "capable" or "coastal" or "combat veteran" differently. Or "older" - the above is based on 70. But if you think of the VP possibly being president from 2029-2036, you might define older as 60 or more. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/03/us/politics/super-tuesday-primary-winners.html == So what should everybody else be doing until the election? The billionaires should be putting their money, and the other unsuccessful presidential candidates their mouths, into the 33 Senate seats that will be contested in 2020. From the point of view of enacting progressive or even moderate centrist or even bipartisan legislation, and stopping the river of reactionaries racing to lifetime Federal judgeships, who becomes president isn't nearly as important as helping McConnell, Graham, and the rest to an early retirement. == So what about a bipartisan National Union Party? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Union_Party_(United_States) It didn't work out so well for Lincoln and Johnson, but maybe it's time to try again. Let's consider a few of the names from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries#Declared_major_candidates excluding most of those who have already endorsed Trump. The following all start off with one demerit for being Republican. William Weld (5) older white man coastal republican Mitt Romney (5) older white man coastal republican Mark Sanford (5) white man coastal republican capable? Mike Pence (5) white man republican trumpist capable? Rocky de la Fuente (4) white man coastal republican Larry Hogan (4) white man coastal republican Jeb Bush (4) white man coastal republican Joe Walsh (3) white man republican Jeff Flake (3) white man republican John Kasich (3) white man republican Some of them might have combat veteran experience and so might move down the list if that were added. Not a very diverse lot! So let's scour the Wikipedia page again to extract a veneer of gender diversity - Ann Coulter (4) coastal white republican capable? Nikki Haley (3) coastal republican trumpist Meg Whitman (3) white coastal republican Carly Fiorina (3) white coastal republican For having formally endorsed Trump, Haley gets an extra demerit (along with any other Trump endorsers). The last two could not carry their own home state of California. == Thanks to Jesse Russell for reminding us about Stacy Abrams! As for the post of Vice President, "the most insignificant office that ever the invention of man contrived or his imagination conceived", it's been traditionally seen as a way to broaden appeal of the ticket - and so tends to involve persons different from the presidential nominee. Perhaps that's not the best way, but that's the tradition. But there are other ways to organize - http://www.political-scrapbook.net/democracy.html#insignificant http://www.political-scrapbook.net/democracy.html#amendments == topic election 1 ===== comments 3 impact 1526 impactrate 0 likeimpress 6 negative 0 posted 2020-03-04 priority 1 ratio 4 react 20 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 11 title Who gets to be veep? A balancing act. topic election wordrate 0 words 763 ID 1089025538108631 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1089025538108631 audclicks 11 audreach 10 commentsimpress 3 commentsusers 2 engaged 13 impress 84 likeclickusers 12 likeimpress 6 likeuimpress 73 likeusers 6 likeuusers 73 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 10 oimpress 84 oreach 81 posted "03/04/2020 06:48:01 AM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 9 reach 81 type Link ========== The presidential election is not decided by rallying more young voters in blue states. The presidential election is decided by the swing voters in the swing states. They vote in every election, not necessarily in the same way. Just look at the 2018 House results; the Democrats who made headway in swing states tended to be moderate candidates appealing to moderate swing voters. Especially suburban educated white women. Those voters tend to be very anxious about health care costs but also very anxious about tax increases and the economy. Messaging to them needs to be very carefully tuned. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/02/opinion/bernie-sanders-2020-election.html == topic election ===== comments 1 impact 172 impactrate 0 likeimpress 4 negative 0 posted 2020-03-02 ratio 3 react 17 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 12 title The presidential election is not decided by rallying more topic election wordrate 0 words 101 ID 1088009374876914 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1088009374876914 audclicks 12 audreach 7 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 8 impress 57 likeclickusers 8 likeimpress 4 likeuimpress 48 likeusers 4 likeuusers 49 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 11 oimpress 57 oreach 55 posted "03/02/2020 09:30:24 PM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 7 reach 55 type Link ========== Six pundits praise six Democratic candidates. Any would be better than Trump, and none would be very effective without a vastly improved Senate. So that's where the energy should focus. Which one would provide the most leverage to Democratic Senate candidates? Listed alphabetically - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/27/opinion/joe-biden-2020.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/27/opinion/mike-bloomberg-2020.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/27/opinion/pete-buttigieg-2020.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/27/opinion/amy-klobuchar-2020.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/27/opinion/bernie-sanders-2020.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/27/opinion/elizabeth-warren-2020.html == topic election ===== impact 66 impactrate 0 likeimpress 7 negative 0 posted 2020-02-27 ratio 2 react 14 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 6 title Six pundits praise six Democratic candidates. topic election wordrate 0 words 47 ID 1084927288518456 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1084927288518456 audclicks 6 audreach 5 engaged 8 impress 34 likeclickusers 5 likeimpress 7 likeuimpress 28 likeusers 7 likeuusers 28 matchedotherclicks 6 oimpress 34 oreach 30 posted "02/27/2020 04:03:07 PM" postotherclicks 5 reach 30 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== It might not matter much who the Democrats nominate for president. The coronavirus might deliver an easy win to any Democratic candidate. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/02/27/warren-puts-least-one-bernie-bro-his-place/ But what about the Senate? Instead of each other, the presidential candidates should be aggressively going after the problems in the Senate - all the Republicans running for re-election. No Democratic president will do much unless the Senate is fixed - just ask Obama. == topic election ===== hide 1 impact 55 impactrate 0 likeimpress 4 negative 1 posted 2020-02-27 ratio 3 react 8 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 3 title It might not matter much who the Democrats nominate for topic election wordrate 0 words 69 ID 1084791688532016 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1084791688532016 audclicks 3 audreach 3 engaged 5 hideclicks 1 hideclicksusers 1 impress 35 likeclickusers 5 likeimpress 4 likeuimpress 30 likeusers 4 likeuusers 30 matchedotherclicks 3 negclicks 1 negusers 1 oimpress 35 oreach 31 posted "02/27/2020 11:19:47 AM" postotherclicks 3 reach 31 type Link ========== 537 votes in Florida made the difference between Gore and Bush in 2000 and led to Bush's Iraq war over non-existent weapons of mass destruction, that we are still paying for. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/24/us/bernie-sanders-fidel-castro-florida.html It might be true that Castro improved Cuban rural literacy in short order - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Literacy_Campaign But Florida is the wrong place to offer even justified praise of any aspect of Castro's rule. There are a lot of single-issue Cuban American voters in Florida and their single issue is opposition to Castro. It only takes 537 of them! This is why so many Democrats are concerned about Sanders. If he's the nominee, and keeps making these sorts of divisive remarks that are easily weaponized by the Republicans and the Russians, he won't carry many of swing voters in the swing states, and may cause a downdraft on Democratic House and Senate candidates. == The larger picture - can Sanders reach out beyond his base of committed supporters? That's what successful presidential candidates usually do. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/23/opinion/bernie-sanders-trump-2020.html What can he offer to voters who don't agree with all his opinions? == topic election ===== impact 36 impactrate 0 likeimpress 2 negative 0 posted 2020-02-26 ratio 9 react 2 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title 537 votes in Florida made the difference between Gore and topic election wordrate 1 words 179 ID 1084326045245247 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1084326045245247 engaged 2 impress 21 likeclickusers 2 likeimpress 2 likeuimpress 18 likeusers 2 likeuusers 18 oimpress 21 oreach 19 posted "02/26/2020 08:55:11 PM" reach 19 type Link ========== It doesn't have to be true or real, if it polls well. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/02/26/ugly-pro-trump-ad-weaponizes-audio-obama-showing-whats-coming/ == topic election 1 ===== comments 4 hide 1 impact 64 impactrate 0 likeimpress 12 negative 1 posted 2020-02-26 priority 1 ratio 2 react 40 reactrate 0 shares 3 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 20 title It doesn't have to be true or real, if it polls well. topic election wordrate 0 words 16 ID 1084204181924100 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1084204181924100 audclicks 20 audreach 18 commentsimpress 4 commentsusers 4 engaged 26 hideclicks 1 hideclicksusers 1 impress 107 likeclickusers 22 likeimpress 12 likeuimpress 88 likeusers 12 likeuusers 88 matchedlinkclicks 11 matchedotherclicks 9 negclicks 1 negusers 1 oimpress 107 oreach 106 posted "02/26/2020 04:38:56 PM" postlinkclicks 11 postotherclicks 8 reach 106 sharesimpress 3 sharesusers 3 type Link ========== A circular firing squad is not a more perfect union https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/25/opinion/democratic-primary-candidates.html == topic election 1 ===== impact 18 impactrate 0 likeimpress 4 negative 0 posted 2020-02-25 priority 1 ratio 3 react 13 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 9 title A circular firing squad is not a more perfect union topic election wordrate 0 words 14 ID 1083636271980891 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1083636271980891 audclicks 9 audreach 5 engaged 8 impress 43 likeclickusers 8 likeimpress 4 likeuimpress 39 likeusers 4 likeuusers 39 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 8 oimpress 43 oreach 40 posted "02/25/2020 09:22:21 PM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 4 reach 40 type Link ========== When is a census not a Census? https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-02-20/gop-is-accused-of-sending-misleading-census-forms == topic election ===== comments 3 impact 35 impactrate 0 likeimpress 14 negative 0 posted 2020-02-25 ratio 2 react 35 reactrate 0 shares 4 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 14 title When is a census not a Census? topic election wordrate 0 words 10 ID 1083505828660602 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1083505828660602 audclicks 14 audreach 7 commentsimpress 3 commentsusers 3 engaged 15 impress 77 likeclickusers 11 likeimpress 14 likeuimpress 59 likeusers 13 likeuusers 60 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 13 oimpress 77 oreach 75 posted "02/25/2020 05:11:37 PM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 6 reach 75 sharesimpress 4 sharesusers 4 type Link ========== What if Bernie is the nominee? Even if he wins the White House, it won't do much good if he loses Congress. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/as-bernie-sanderss-momentum-builds-down-ballot-democrats-move-to-distance-themselves/2020/02/22/3364ddd8-5516-11ea-9e47-59804be1dcfb_story.html Putin is betting on four more years of partisan gridlock. He doesn't care if it's Trump and a Democratic Congress, or Sanders and a Republican Congress. Heads he wins, tails we lose. == topic election ===== comments 3 impact 239 impactrate 0 likeimpress 17 negative 0 posted 2020-02-22 ratio 3 react 42 reactrate 0 shares 2 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 20 title What if Bernie is the nominee? topic election wordrate 0 words 57 ID 1081345512209967 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1081345512209967 audclicks 20 audreach 17 commentsimpress 3 commentsusers 3 engaged 26 impress 134 likeclickusers 24 likeimpress 17 likeuimpress 120 likeusers 17 likeuusers 118 matchedlinkclicks 3 matchedotherclicks 17 oimpress 134 oreach 129 posted "02/22/2020 07:58:10 PM" postlinkclicks 3 postotherclicks 15 reach 129 sharesimpress 2 sharesusers 2 type Link ========== The audacity of hype https://apnews.com/4628493ebfcd66c41aab9c14ab55c1c6 == topic election ===== comments 1 impact 13 impactrate 0 likeimpress 4 negative 0 posted 2020-02-22 ratio 3 react 19 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 13 title The audacity of hype topic election wordrate 0 words 7 ID 1081271402217378 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1081271402217378 audclicks 13 audreach 5 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 7 impress 66 likeclickusers 7 likeimpress 4 likeuimpress 52 likeusers 4 likeuusers 53 matchedlinkclicks 2 matchedotherclicks 11 oimpress 66 oreach 64 posted "02/22/2020 05:21:29 PM" postlinkclicks 2 postotherclicks 4 reach 64 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== The questions for Republican senators - After the last month, do you support the re-nomination of Donald Trump for president in 2020? https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/02/21/one-incident-series-realities-about-trumps-presidency-seem-be-confirmed/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-dismisses-intelligence-officials-assessment-of-russian-preference-for-him-as-democratic-hoax/2020/02/21/295007fe-54c2-11ea-9e47-59804be1dcfb_story.html Would you still support him even if the economy were entering a recession? https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/21/world/asia/china-coronavirus.html If renominated and the economy stays level, Trump will probably win the electoral vote, perhaps by a larger margin than 2016, but will certainly lose the popular vote by a greater margin than 2016. How will that affect Republican senators running in swing states? Any other Republican could have delivered on tax cuts, deregulation, and reactionary judges, and might not have lost control of the House in 2018 and be at such risk in the Senate in 2020. Would you want your grandson to grow up to be like Trump? Would you want your granddaughter to marry somebody like Trump? Would you invest your retirement savings in a fund run by Trump? == topic election 1 ===== impact 393 impactrate 0 likeimpress 4 negative 0 posted 2020-02-21 priority 1 ratio 2 react 26 reactrate 0 shares 4 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 18 title The questions for Republican senators - topic election wordrate 0 words 151 ID 1080286178982567 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1080286178982567 audclicks 18 audreach 10 engaged 13 impress 71 likeclickusers 13 likeimpress 4 likeuimpress 55 likeusers 4 likeuusers 55 matchedlinkclicks 4 matchedotherclicks 14 oimpress 71 oreach 67 posted "02/21/2020 10:36:59 AM" postlinkclicks 4 postotherclicks 6 reach 67 sharesimpress 4 sharesusers 3 type Link ========== They only have to convince the right 78,000 voters! https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/02/18/new-ads-democrats-hint-strong-argument-against-trump/ There should be that many bankrupt farmers by election day. == topic election ===== comments 1 hide 1 impact 40 impactrate 0 likeimpress 8 negative 1 posted 2020-02-18 ratio 3 react 18 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 7 title They only have to convince the right 78,000 voters! topic election wordrate 0 words 22 ID 1078146812529837 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1078146812529837 audclicks 7 audreach 6 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 12 hideclicks 1 hideclicksusers 1 impress 56 likeclickusers 11 likeimpress 8 likeuimpress 51 likeusers 7 likeuusers 52 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 6 negclicks 1 negusers 1 oimpress 56 oreach 54 posted "02/18/2020 04:35:41 PM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 5 reach 54 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== The argument for Klobuchar. Coming from a perspective one might not have expected. https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/02/12/navarrette-heres-what-democrats-can-learn-from-the-rise-of-klobuchar/ == topic election ===== comments 1 impact 27 impactrate 0 likeimpress 6 negative 0 posted 2020-02-14 ratio 3 react 17 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 10 title The argument for Klobuchar. topic election wordrate 0 words 16 ID 1075103956167456 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1075103956167456 audclicks 10 audreach 6 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 9 impress 56 likeclickusers 9 likeimpress 6 likeuimpress 51 likeusers 6 likeuusers 51 matchedotherclicks 10 oimpress 56 oreach 52 posted "02/14/2020 05:25:23 PM" postotherclicks 6 reach 52 type Link ========== The argument for Bloomberg. He is real, not a media mirage. Not everything about him is good. He is another old billionaire. But could he be the best bet to take out that other, undoubtedly old, allegedly billionaire? https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/11/opinion/bloomberg-president-2020.html == topic election ===== impact 41 impactrate 0 likeimpress 5 negative 0 posted 2020-02-14 ratio 4 react 10 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 5 title The argument for Bloomberg. topic election wordrate 0 words 41 ID 1075099416167910 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1075099416167910 audclicks 5 audreach 2 engaged 6 impress 47 likeclickusers 6 likeimpress 5 likeuimpress 42 likeusers 5 likeuusers 42 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 4 oimpress 47 oreach 43 posted "02/14/2020 05:15:42 PM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 2 reach 43 type Link ========== A billionaire making himself useful. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/02/12/how-billionaire-bloombergs-money-may-help-fend-off-trumps-disinformation-warfare/ Can he out-Trump Trump? Should he? https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/13/opinion/mike-bloomberg-campaign.html He just needs to put equivalent effort into the 33 senate races this year. == topic election ===== impact 25 impactrate 0 likeimpress 6 negative 0 posted 2020-02-13 ratio 4 react 9 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title A billionaire making himself useful. topic election wordrate 0 words 28 ID 1073964169614768 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1073964169614768 audclicks 2 audreach 2 engaged 7 impress 48 likeclickusers 7 likeimpress 6 likeuimpress 44 likeusers 6 likeuusers 43 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 48 oreach 44 posted "02/13/2020 10:56:50 AM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 1 reach 44 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== Nothing happens without the Senate, so who has the longest coattails? https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/12/opinion/bernie-sanders-2020.html A patriotic president can't neuter a subversive senate, but a patriotic senate can neuter a subversive president. == topic election ===== impact 6 impactrate 0 likeimpress 1 negative 0 posted 2020-02-12 ratio 15 react 2 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title Nothing happens without the Senate, so who has the longest topic election wordrate 0 words 31 ID 1073541992990319 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1073541992990319 audclicks 1 audreach 1 engaged 2 impress 34 likeclickusers 2 likeimpress 1 likeuimpress 29 likeusers 1 likeuusers 28 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 34 oreach 30 posted "02/12/2020 09:56:26 PM" postotherclicks 1 reach 30 type Link ========== Attacking truth and attacking reality https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/12/opinion/trump-campaign-2020.html Truth is whatever the emperor says it is. Journalism is dead, there's just propaganda. == topic election ===== impact 2 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-02-12 ratio 18 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title Attacking truth and attacking reality topic election wordrate 0 words 22 ID 1073089886368863 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1073089886368863 audclicks 1 audreach 1 engaged 1 impress 21 likeclickusers 1 likeuimpress 17 likeuusers 17 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 21 oreach 18 posted "02/12/2020 07:03:33 AM" postotherclicks 1 reach 18 type Link ========== The Electoral College will strike again. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/12/opinion/electoral-college-2020.html Unless there's a recession, Trump will be re-elected. That's why the national Democratic campaign needs to be focused on retiring as many Republican senators as possible. A patriotic president can't neuter a subversive senate, but a patriotic senate can neuter a subversive president. == topic election ===== impact 140 impactrate 0 likeimpress 12 negative 0 posted 2020-02-12 ratio 2 react 27 reactrate 0 shares 2 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 13 title The Electoral College will strike again. topic election wordrate 0 words 52 ID 1073087393035779 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1073087393035779 audclicks 13 audreach 7 engaged 15 impress 66 likeclickusers 14 likeimpress 12 likeuimpress 61 likeusers 12 likeuusers 61 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 12 oimpress 66 oreach 63 posted "02/12/2020 06:59:39 AM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 7 reach 63 sharesimpress 2 sharesusers 2 type Link ========== Trump and Putin are counting on the Democrats. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/02/10/democrats-circular-firing-squad-is-playing-into-trumps-hands/ == topic election ===== comments 2 hide 1 impact 14 impactrate 0 likeimpress 7 negative 1 posted 2020-02-11 ratio 2 react 13 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title Trump and Putin are counting on the Democrats. topic election wordrate 0 words 11 ID 1072793376398514 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1072793376398514 audclicks 2 audreach 2 commentsimpress 2 commentsusers 2 engaged 8 hideclicks 1 hideclicksusers 1 impress 40 likeclickusers 7 likeimpress 7 likeuimpress 35 likeusers 7 likeuusers 35 matchedotherclicks 2 negclicks 1 negusers 1 oimpress 40 oreach 37 posted "02/11/2020 09:50:03 PM" postotherclicks 2 reach 37 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== The essential Trump promise that he always keeps! He promises to forget all about his previous promises whenever convenient for him. https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020/02/08/trumps-new-budget-proposal-will-show-how-far-he-has-moved-away-2016-campaign-promises/ The forgotten Americans? Still forgotten, and getting worse off. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/08/opinion/sunday/trump-economy.html Nobody else knows how to cut taxes and preserve entitlement programs and reduce the budget deficit all at the same time. Trump demonstrates that he doesn't know either, and doesn't care. http://www.political-scrapbook.net/theory.html#bipartisanship == topic election ===== impact 109 impactrate 0 likeimpress 9 negative 0 posted 2020-02-08 ratio 3 react 17 reactrate 0 shares 2 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 6 title The essential Trump promise that he always keeps! topic election wordrate 0 words 64 ID 1070450859966099 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1070450859966099 audclicks 6 audreach 2 engaged 11 impress 56 likeclickusers 9 likeimpress 9 likeuimpress 50 likeusers 9 likeuusers 51 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 5 oimpress 56 oreach 54 posted "02/08/2020 04:47:04 PM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 2 reach 54 sharesimpress 2 sharesusers 2 type Link ========== No more problematic FBI investigations of Republicans! https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/05/us/politics/barr-2020-investigations.html == topic election 1 ===== comments 8 impact 88 impactrate 0 likeimpress 31 negative 0 posted 2020-02-08 priority 1 ratio 2 react 80 reactrate 0 shares 3 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 38 title No more problematic FBI investigations of Republicans! topic election wordrate 0 words 11 ID 1070443173300201 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1070443173300201 audclicks 38 audreach 25 commentsimpress 8 commentsusers 8 engaged 49 impress 213 likeclickusers 37 likeimpress 31 likeuimpress 121 likeusers 30 likeuusers 118 matchedlinkclicks 6 matchedotherclicks 32 oimpress 213 oreach 206 posted "02/08/2020 04:28:26 PM" postlinkclicks 6 postotherclicks 21 reach 206 sharesimpress 3 sharesusers 3 type Link ========== What a surprise! The Republicans were helping out during the Iowa caucuses! How generous! https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/481789-trump-supporters-flooded-iowa-hotline-increasing-delays-report == topic election 1 ===== comments 3 impact 103 impactrate 0 likeimpress 28 negative 0 posted 2020-02-06 priority 1 ratio 1 react 57 reactrate 0 shares 5 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 21 title What a surprise! The Republicans were helping out during topic election wordrate 0 words 18 ID 1068833460127839 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1068833460127839 audclicks 21 audreach 15 commentsimpress 3 commentsusers 3 engaged 33 impress 104 likeclickusers 31 likeimpress 28 likeuimpress 95 likeusers 27 likeuusers 96 matchedlinkclicks 5 matchedotherclicks 16 oimpress 104 oreach 101 posted "02/06/2020 03:16:00 PM" postlinkclicks 5 postotherclicks 12 reach 101 sharesimpress 5 sharesusers 5 type Link ========== Paving the way for Potemkin democracy! https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/04/opinion/trump-impeachment.html It's how minority rule works http://www.reduce-rural-bias.net/ We already have Potemkin foreign policy! https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/02/05/donald-trumps-potemkin-foreign-policy/ == topic election 1 ===== comments 1 impact 74 impactrate 0 likeimpress 16 negative 0 posted 2020-02-04 priority 1 ratio 2 react 35 reactrate 0 shares 2 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 16 title Paving the way for Potemkin democracy! topic election wordrate 0 words 21 ID 1067585166919335 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1067585166919335 audclicks 16 audreach 8 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 19 impress 75 likeclickusers 18 likeimpress 16 likeuimpress 68 likeusers 16 likeuusers 68 matchedlinkclicks 3 matchedotherclicks 13 oimpress 75 oreach 71 posted "02/04/2020 08:43:34 PM" postlinkclicks 2 postotherclicks 6 reach 71 sharesimpress 2 sharesusers 2 type Link ========== Undermining confidence in elections - there's an app for that! Somebody didn't do their homework. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-technology-202/2020/02/04/the-technology-202-iowa-caucus-delays-test-tech-companies-policies-on-falsehoods/5e385739602ff15f82798452/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-cybersecurity-202/2020/02/04/the-cybersecurity-202-iowa-caucus-debacle-shakes-public-confidence-in-2020-security/5e385fcd88e0fa7f82543738/ Thank goodness for paper ballots! https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/04/technology/election-tech.html But Trumpists and Putinists don't like them. https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/466985-senate-republicans-block-two-election-security-bills https://newrepublic.com/article/154566/simple-odious-reason-mitch-mcconnell-opposes-election-integrity https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/25/us/mitch-mcconnell-election-security-bill-.html == topic election 1 ===== impact 9 impactrate 0 likeimpress 1 negative 0 posted 2020-02-04 priority 1 ratio 6 react 3 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title Undermining confidence in elections - there's an app topic election wordrate 0 words 31 ID 1067230436954808 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1067230436954808 audclicks 2 audreach 2 engaged 3 impress 24 likeclickusers 3 likeimpress 1 likeuimpress 19 likeusers 1 likeuusers 19 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 24 oreach 20 posted "02/04/2020 08:06:05 AM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 1 reach 20 type Link ========== Trumpists rev up their election machine! https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/02/04/team-that-rigged-gop-primaries-accuses-democrats-rigging-iowa-against-sanders/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/02/03/conservatives-push-false-claims-voter-fraud-twitter-iowans-prepare-caucus/ They forgot to mention that at their news conference. https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2020/02/03/president-donald-trump-surrogates-flood-iowa-caucus-day/4618343002/ After all, the only massive fraud last time was by Republicans in NC-09 - the election had to be redone. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/09/north-carolina-ninth-district-fraud-mccready-bishop/597412/ == topic election 1 ===== comments 5 impact 242 impactrate 0 likeimpress 21 negative 0 posted 2020-02-03 priority 1 ratio 1 react 62 reactrate 0 shares 4 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 32 title Trumpists rev up their election machine! topic election wordrate 0 words 39 ID 1066700793674439 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1066700793674439 audclicks 32 audreach 17 commentsimpress 5 commentsusers 5 engaged 31 impress 111 likeclickusers 24 likeimpress 21 likeuimpress 87 likeusers 20 likeuusers 87 matchedlinkclicks 5 matchedotherclicks 27 oimpress 111 oreach 106 posted "02/03/2020 04:05:19 PM" postlinkclicks 5 postotherclicks 13 reach 106 sharesimpress 4 sharesusers 4 type Link ========== A teaching moment on Wednesday! The Senate will vote 53-47 on strictly party lines to ignore all the evidence and give Trump and Putin a free pass to do whatever they want in the future. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/31/us/politics/republican-response-impeachment.html For those that could have expressed some discomfort by introducing a censure resolution or stating that they do not support Trump for re-nomination or re-election - their inaction is much more eloquent than their weasel words. In effect, 53 senators plead nolo contendere to the charges against them of dereliction of duty. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/the-center-of-the-orbit-endangered-republicans-go-all-in-on-trump/2020/01/31/154b2b38-4376-11ea-aa6a-083d01b3ed18_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/republicans-agree-it-was-no-perfect-call--but-will-vote-to-acquit-trump-anyway/2020/01/31/7ec659a0-445e-11ea-aa6a-083d01b3ed18_story.html Some of the 53 could vote "present" so that they could say at primary time that they did not vote to remove the president, and then say at general election time that they did not vote to exonerate the president. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/republican-sen-susan-collins-finds-its-lonely-in-the-middle/2020/02/02/6e4b3964-45c2-11ea-8949-a9ca94a90b4c_story.html But if none of them do that, it will not be because of fear of looking inconsistent or illogical. How many Trumpist voters care about consistency or logic? == Let every voter understand that voting for president is not enough or even very important if the same people keep running the Senate. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/31/opinion/does-it-matter-who-the-democrats-choose.html The domestic and foreign interests in the status quo will pour unprecedented dark money into protecting their Senate majority. It's time for the people to take back the Senate in 2020 just as they took back the House in 2018. Uncle Sam wants YOU! - money or time to fight back, as your circumstances permit. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/impeachment-trial-live-updates/2020/01/31/9a853bbe-4415-11ea-b5fc-eefa848cde99_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1057542251256960 http://www.political-scrapbook.net/2019-retire-23.html http://www.reduce-rural-bias.net/ https://www.dscc.org/ == topic election 1 ===== comments 1 hide 1 impact 262 impactrate 0 likeimpress 7 negative 1 posted 2020-01-31 priority 1 ratio 4 react 11 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title A teaching moment on Wednesday! topic election wordrate 0 words 238 ID 1064516843892834 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1064516843892834 audclicks 2 audreach 2 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 8 hideclicks 1 hideclicksusers 1 impress 49 likeclickusers 8 likeimpress 7 likeuimpress 42 likeusers 7 likeuusers 42 matchedotherclicks 2 negclicks 1 negusers 1 oimpress 49 oreach 46 posted "01/31/2020 04:29:45 PM" postotherclicks 2 reach 46 type Link ========== How to keep your head off a pike - just vote right on impeachment! https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/28/us/politics/pennsylvania-republicans-trump.html == topic election 1 ===== impact 11 impactrate 0 likeimpress 2 negative 0 posted 2020-01-28 priority 1 ratio 7 react 6 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 4 title How to keep your head off a pike - topic election wordrate 0 words 18 ID 1062198837457968 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1062198837457968 audclicks 4 audreach 1 engaged 3 impress 46 likeclickusers 3 likeimpress 2 likeuimpress 41 likeusers 2 likeuusers 41 matchedotherclicks 4 oimpress 46 oreach 43 posted "01/28/2020 09:53:42 AM" postotherclicks 1 reach 43 type Link ========== Putting billions to good use! https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/27/us/politics/michael-bloomberg-donald-trump.html == topic election ===== impact 13 impactrate 0 likeimpress 10 negative 0 posted 2020-01-27 ratio 3 react 16 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 6 title Putting billions to good use! topic election wordrate 0 words 8 ID 1061610590850126 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1061610590850126 audclicks 6 audreach 5 engaged 13 impress 52 likeclickusers 13 likeimpress 10 likeuimpress 48 likeusers 10 likeuusers 48 matchedlinkclicks 3 matchedotherclicks 3 oimpress 52 oreach 49 posted "01/27/2020 02:18:45 PM" postlinkclicks 3 postotherclicks 2 reach 49 type Link ========== Wouldn't it be a shame if Trump were brought down by coronavirus? The economy is overdue for a recession. One won't be CAUSED by coronavirus, but a recession might be TRIGGERED by coronavirus. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/01/27/stock-markets-coronavirus/ It's a field day for misinformation, propagated by the misinformed and superstitious and by those with an interest in undermining authority - https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/01/27/facebook-google-twitter-scramble-stop-misinformation-about-coronavirus/ It's good news for homebuyers https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/27/mortgage-rates-drop-to-5-month-low-as-coronavirus-fears-fuel-bonds.html Trump has been polling better, mostly due to the economy - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-begins-reelection-year-more-competitive-against-democrats-than-he-was-three-months-ago-post-abc-poll-finds/2020/01/26/e5718616-3fc7-11ea-baca-eb7ace0a3455_story.html The Democrats could have as many impeachment witnesses as they want, but that won't change the minds of any Republican senators. What Republican senators worry about is their own re-election and control of the Senate. An economic downturn that will be blamed on Trump, rightly or wrongly, is the single biggest threat Republican senators face. http://www.political-scrapbook.net/theory.html#cycle == topic election 1 ===== impact 143 impactrate 0 likeimpress 7 negative 0 posted 2020-01-27 priority 1 ratio 4 react 11 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 3 title Wouldn't it be a shame if Trump were brought down by topic election wordrate 0 words 130 ID 1061511870859998 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1061511870859998 audclicks 3 audreach 3 engaged 9 impress 49 likeclickusers 9 likeimpress 7 likeuimpress 43 likeusers 7 likeuusers 42 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 2 oimpress 49 oreach 46 posted "01/27/2020 11:02:55 AM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 2 reach 46 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== Investors flock to Trump - more tax cuts, more deregulation, more reactionary judges! They're getting their money's worth! Some of them might have been worried about some of the things Trump used to say about draining the swamp or preserving Social Security and Medicare, but they see now that was just hot air for the voters - Trump was really by, of, and for the other wealthy and would-be wealthy self-serving opportunistic promoters after all. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-is-attracting-a-new-crop-of-big-donors-including-many-who-have-never-given-before/2020/01/21/a8229a6c-30c6-11ea-9313-6cba89b1b9fb_story.html If re-elected in 2020 and ineligible to run in 2024, they think Trump will really be able to make all their Christmases merry and bright. == topic election 1 ===== comments 1 hide 1 impact 312 impactrate 0 likeimpress 17 negative 1 posted 2020-01-23 priority 1 ratio 1 react 30 reactrate 0 shares 4 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 7 title Investors flock to Trump - more tax cuts, more topic election wordrate 0 words 104 ID 1058347261176459 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1058347261176459 audclicks 7 audreach 5 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 21 hideclicks 1 hideclicksusers 1 impress 58 likeclickusers 18 likeimpress 17 likeuimpress 53 likeusers 17 likeuusers 53 matchedotherclicks 7 negclicks 1 negusers 1 oimpress 58 oreach 55 posted "01/23/2020 07:50:42 AM" postotherclicks 5 reach 55 sharesimpress 4 sharesusers 4 type Link ========== Why the 2020 elections have to be about the Senate, not the President. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/22/us/mitch-mcconnell-republicans-impeachment.html This is where Steyer's and Bloomberg's millions should be going. Each Democratic presidential candidate should pick a Republican senator seeking re-election and pick on that senator nonstop for dereliction of duty and enabling Trumpism/Putinism. http://www.political-scrapbook.net/2019-retire-23.html == topic election 1 ===== hide 1 impact 143 impactrate 0 likeimpress 10 negative 1 posted 2020-01-23 priority 1 ratio 1 react 28 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 16 title Why the 2020 elections have to be about the Senate, not topic election wordrate 0 words 51 ID 1058285557849296 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1058285557849296 audclicks 16 audreach 9 engaged 16 hideclicks 1 hideclicksusers 1 impress 45 likeclickusers 15 likeimpress 10 likeuimpress 42 likeusers 10 likeuusers 40 matchedlinkclicks 3 matchedotherclicks 13 negclicks 1 negusers 1 oimpress 45 oreach 42 posted "01/23/2020 06:02:28 AM" postlinkclicks 3 postotherclicks 7 reach 42 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== Koch plans 2020 election strategy. Mostly Republicans, but not exclusively. They are not supporting Trump (or any other presidential candidate) but they are supporting a number of Trump/Putinist enablers in the Senate. https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/16/politics/charles-koch-network-2020-elections/index.html What are you going to do about it? http://www.political-scrapbook.net/democracy.html#corporate%20donations == topic election ===== comments 2 impact 267 impactrate 0 likeimpress 27 negative 0 posted 2020-01-21 ratio 2 react 62 reactrate 0 shares 11 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 22 title Koch plans 2020 election strategy. topic election wordrate 0 words 43 ID 1057115314632987 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1057115314632987 audclicks 22 audreach 16 commentsimpress 2 commentsusers 2 engaged 39 impress 143 likeclickusers 27 likeimpress 27 likeuimpress 107 likeusers 27 likeuusers 109 matchedlinkclicks 3 matchedotherclicks 19 oimpress 143 oreach 143 posted "01/21/2020 04:52:46 PM" postlinkclicks 3 postotherclicks 14 reach 143 sharesimpress 11 sharesusers 10 type Link ========== William Weld's motivation. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/17/opinion/bill-weld-new-hampshire-primary.html == topic election ===== comments 3 impact 14 impactrate 0 likeimpress 8 negative 0 posted 2020-01-17 ratio 1 react 24 reactrate 0 shares 2 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 11 title William Weld's motivation. topic election wordrate 0 words 6 ID 1054212111589974 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1054212111589974 audclicks 11 audreach 8 commentsimpress 3 commentsusers 3 engaged 12 impress 46 likeclickusers 11 likeimpress 8 likeuimpress 41 likeusers 8 likeuusers 39 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 10 oimpress 46 oreach 40 posted "01/17/2020 08:32:25 PM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 7 reach 40 sharesimpress 2 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== Ignore the dog whistles to the Klan! Trump really wants to do more for black people! https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/01/17/sorry-conservatives-trump-isnt-going-get-surge-black-voters/ Just look how he's always thinking about Obama! https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/04/politics/trump-mentioning-barack-obama/index.html If Obama were an entertainer or an athlete it might be different... especially if he weren't so obviously smarter than Trump. == topic election ===== comments 2 impact 134 impactrate 0 likeimpress 14 negative 0 posted 2020-01-17 ratio 2 react 28 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 12 title Ignore the dog whistles to the Klan! Trump really wants topic election wordrate 0 words 48 ID 1054108521600333 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1054108521600333 audclicks 12 audreach 12 commentsimpress 2 commentsusers 2 engaged 16 impress 72 likeclickusers 16 likeimpress 14 likeuimpress 63 likeusers 14 likeuusers 62 matchedotherclicks 12 oimpress 72 oreach 65 posted "01/17/2020 05:18:16 PM" postotherclicks 12 reach 65 type Link ========== The health care election https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/13/opinion/obamacare-medicare-for-all.html The fate of Obamacare depends on the election - but it has little to do with the president and everything to do with the senators. http://www.political-scrapbook.net/2019-retire-23.html == topic election ===== impact 13 impactrate 0 likeimpress 3 negative 0 posted 2020-01-17 ratio 9 react 4 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title The health care election topic election wordrate 0 words 32 ID 1053784324966086 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1053784324966086 audclicks 1 audreach 1 engaged 3 impress 42 likeclickusers 3 likeimpress 3 likeuimpress 39 likeusers 3 likeuusers 38 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 42 oreach 39 posted "01/17/2020 07:24:19 AM" postotherclicks 1 reach 39 type Link ========== Republican SAY is the opposite of Republican DO. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/01/14/trump-has-betrayed-his-voters/ The best way to help the left behind Americans is to help the 1% who are way ahead of them get even further ahead! Get over it! http://www.political-scrapbook.net/theory.html#political%20ideology%20for%20the%20masses == topic election 1 ===== comments 26 hide 1 impact 176 impactrate 0 likeimpress 11 negative 1 posted 2020-01-14 priority 1 ratio 0 react 45 reactrate 0 shares 3 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 4 title Republican SAY is the opposite of Republican DO. topic election wordrate 0 words 39 ID 1051133415231177 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1051133415231177 audclicks 4 audreach 3 commentsimpress 26 commentsusers 12 engaged 24 hideclicks 1 hideclicksusers 1 impress 35 likeclickusers 8 likeimpress 11 likeuimpress 30 likeusers 11 likeuusers 29 matchedotherclicks 4 negclicks 1 negusers 1 oimpress 35 oreach 30 posted "01/14/2020 10:34:31 AM" postotherclicks 3 reach 30 sharesimpress 3 sharesusers 2 type Link ========== Buttigieg works on his shortcomings. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/pete-buttigieg-wins-first-endorsement-from-a-black-member-of-congress/2020/01/08/dc4de64e-3179-11ea-a053-dc6d944ba776_story.html He doesn't double down and punch back twice as hard. Instead, he works on reclaiming religious values from the Trumpists/Putinists. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/10/us/politics/pete-buttigieg-religion-2020.html == topic election ===== impact 11 impactrate 0 likeimpress 3 negative 0 posted 2020-01-09 ratio 4 react 4 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title Buttigieg works on his shortcomings. topic election wordrate 0 words 28 ID 1046498749027977 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1046498749027977 audclicks 1 audreach 1 engaged 3 impress 22 likeclickusers 3 likeimpress 3 likeuimpress 17 likeusers 3 likeuusers 17 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 22 oreach 18 posted "01/09/2020 05:02:19 PM" postotherclicks 1 reach 18 type Link ========== Nothing new under the sun. The Republicans and Democrats have traded places, but remarkably little fundamental has changed. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/09/opinion/1856-election-2020.html == topic election ===== impact 8 impactrate 0 negative 0 posted 2020-01-09 ratio 3 react 4 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 3 title Nothing new under the sun. topic election wordrate 0 words 21 ID 1046260289051823 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1046260289051823 audclicks 3 audreach 1 engaged 1 impress 17 likeclickusers 1 likeuimpress 12 likeuusers 12 matchedotherclicks 3 oimpress 17 oreach 13 posted "01/09/2020 10:41:13 AM" postotherclicks 1 reach 13 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== We finally got rid of President Cheney. Now we have to get rid of President McConnell! https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/08/opinion/mitch-mcconnell-trump.html Kentucky voters might be inclined to help, but all the big Republican donors will make sure they don't. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/01/08/mcconnell-doesnt-care-if-you-criticize-his-sham-trial-trump/ Fixing the Senate should be what the Democratic presidential candidates talk most about, and what Bloomberg should be spending his billions on. http://www.political-scrapbook.net/2019-retire-23.html == topic election 1 ===== hide 1 impact 30 impactrate 0 likeimpress 2 negative 1 posted 2020-01-08 priority 1 ratio 3 react 5 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title We finally got rid of President Cheney. Now we have to topic election wordrate 0 words 60 ID 1045684555776063 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1045684555776063 audclicks 2 audreach 2 engaged 2 hideclicks 1 hideclicksusers 1 impress 20 likeclickusers 2 likeimpress 2 likeuimpress 14 likeusers 1 likeuusers 14 matchedotherclicks 2 negclicks 1 negusers 1 oimpress 20 oreach 16 posted "01/08/2020 08:07:28 PM" postotherclicks 2 reach 16 type Link ========== Why Mitch has to go! https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/01/08/mcconnell-doesnt-care-if-you-criticize-his-sham-trial-trump/ == topic election ===== comments 1 hide 2 impact 15 impactrate 0 likeimpress 9 negative 2 posted 2020-01-08 ratio 1 react 19 reactrate 0 shares 1 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 6 title Why Mitch has to go! topic election wordrate 0 words 8 ID 1045622592448926 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1045622592448926 audclicks 6 audreach 5 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 12 hideclicks 2 hideclicksusers 2 impress 41 likeclickusers 12 likeimpress 9 likeuimpress 35 likeusers 9 likeuusers 35 matchedotherclicks 6 negclicks 2 negusers 2 oimpress 41 oreach 37 posted "01/08/2020 06:31:07 PM" postotherclicks 5 reach 37 sharesimpress 1 sharesusers 1 type Link ========== Will Bloomberg choose his message wisely? https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/bloomberg-purchases-60-second-super-bowl-ad-slot-estimated-at-10-million/2020/01/07/bcbc96c8-3178-11ea-91fd-82d4e04a3fac_story.html How about http://www.political-scrapbook.net/2019-retire-23.html == topic election ===== impact 3 impactrate 0 likeimpress 2 negative 0 posted 2020-01-07 ratio 7 react 3 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 1 title Will Bloomberg choose his message wisely? topic election wordrate 0 words 11 ID 1044611512550034 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1044611512550034 audclicks 1 audreach 1 engaged 3 impress 27 likeclickusers 3 likeimpress 2 likeuimpress 22 likeusers 2 likeuusers 21 matchedotherclicks 1 oimpress 27 oreach 22 posted "01/07/2020 03:56:14 PM" postotherclicks 1 reach 22 type Link ========== All in with Trumpism/Putinism! https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/gop-support-for-constraining-trump-on-iran-fades-in-wake-of-soleimani-killing/2020/01/06/9d6d0656-30c2-11ea-a053-dc6d944ba776_story.html Why have Republican senators lost all their spines and principles? Are they so eager to compete for the Franz von Papen award against the other strong candidates like William Barr? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_von_Papen Trump hasn't changed. He acts just like he did in 2015. He acts just like he said he would, unpredictably and emotionally. So Republican senators can't change their position on Trump because Trump changed. For senators to change their position on Trump would be to admit they were intentionally collaborating and enabling incompetence and sedition for five years - and in addition, they would face the wrath of Trump's base in the next primary, who are convinced that they LIKE and approve of incompetence and sedition. So the main focus on the 2020 election has to be relentlessly calling out the Republican senators and candidates for their dereliction of duty, to get them replaced in the general election. That's the #1 thing the Democratic presidential candidates need to be talking about. Trump has wagged the dog - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wag_the_Dog Senators know their duty, and shirk it. No solution but to replace them all. http://www.political-scrapbook.net/2019-rep-sen.html http://www.political-scrapbook.net/2019-syria.html http://www.political-scrapbook.net/2019-retire-23.html == topic election 1 ===== impact 132 impactrate 0 likeimpress 3 negative 0 posted 2020-01-07 priority 1 ratio 3 react 7 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 4 title All in with Trumpism/Putinism! topic election wordrate 0 words 189 ID 1044208389257013 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1044208389257013 audclicks 4 audreach 4 engaged 5 impress 28 likeclickusers 5 likeimpress 3 likeuimpress 23 likeusers 3 likeuusers 22 matchedotherclicks 4 oimpress 28 oreach 24 posted "01/07/2020 05:53:03 AM" postotherclicks 4 reach 24 type Link ========== It's all about bread and butter! Presidential elections are decided by the relatively few persuadable voters in a relatively few swing states. There are two major groups of such persuadables, and they are similar in viewpoint on economic issues but not on many other issues. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/06/opinion/obama-trump-voters.html As for the underlying problem, it can be addressed one state at a time by allocating electoral votes by congressional districts rather than winner-take-all statewide, and by repealing sore-loser laws and adopting ranked-choice voting for candidates. No Federal constitutional amendment required. == topic election ===== impact 27 impactrate 0 likeimpress 1 negative 0 posted 2020-01-06 ratio 4 react 3 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 2 title It's all about bread and butter! topic election wordrate 0 words 89 ID 1043403279337524 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1043403279337524 audclicks 2 audreach 2 engaged 2 impress 17 likeclickusers 2 likeimpress 1 likeuimpress 13 likeusers 1 likeuusers 12 matchedotherclicks 2 oimpress 17 oreach 13 posted "01/06/2020 08:36:56 AM" postotherclicks 2 reach 13 type Link ========== Is Klobuchar a better bet than Biden? https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/05/opinion/amy-klobuchar-2020.html == topic election 1 ===== hide 1 impact 1 impactrate 0 negative 1 posted 2020-01-05 priority 1 ratio 18 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Is Klobuchar a better bet than Biden? topic election wordrate 0 words 11 ID 1042808346063684 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1042808346063684 hideclicks 1 hideclicksusers 1 impress 23 likeuimpress 18 likeuusers 17 negclicks 1 negusers 1 oimpress 23 oreach 18 posted "01/05/2020 05:53:40 PM" reach 18 type Link ========== "The quickest way to get a President Stacey Abrams or President Pete Buttigieg is to first elect a President Biden." https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/03/opinion/joe-biden-age.html == topic election ===== impact 2 impactrate 0 likeimpress 1 negative 0 posted 2020-01-03 ratio 16 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title "The quickest way to get a President Stacey Abrams topic election wordrate 0 words 23 ID 1040986529579199 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1040986529579199 engaged 1 impress 21 likeclickusers 1 likeimpress 1 likeuimpress 14 likeusers 1 likeuusers 14 oimpress 21 oreach 16 posted "01/03/2020 08:28:24 PM" reach 16 type Link ========== Fighting it out in a battleground state. Every vote matters in Wisconsin for the 2020 presidential election. https://apnews.com/ea39036616cb894830236e091ab4bb08 == topic election ===== comments 1 impact 38 impactrate 0 likeimpress 8 negative 0 posted 2020-01-03 ratio 2 react 19 reactrate 0 shares 3 sharesrate 0 sumclicks 7 title Fighting it out in a battleground state. topic election wordrate 0 words 20 ID 1040968146247704 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1040968146247704 audclicks 7 audreach 6 commentsimpress 1 commentsusers 1 engaged 12 impress 45 likeclickusers 12 likeimpress 8 likeuimpress 37 likeusers 8 likeuusers 36 matchedlinkclicks 1 matchedotherclicks 6 oimpress 45 oreach 39 posted "01/03/2020 07:57:53 PM" postlinkclicks 1 postotherclicks 5 reach 39 sharesimpress 3 sharesusers 3 type Link ========== Would Trump even talk about running with a Democrat? Biden talks about possibly running with a Republican - but he can't think of any that would fit. There's reasons that's a good idea to TALK about - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/02/opinion/joe-biden-2020-republicans.html Unfortunately, the 2020 election will be close in the electoral college, and will be decided by a relatively few persuadable voters in a relatively few swing states. Long term, we need to fix that - https://equalcitizens.us/ http://www.reduce-rural-bias.net/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/democrats-are-pushing-diversity-off-the-stage/2020/01/02/8596e64c-2da6-11ea-bcd4-24597950008f_story.html But short term we have to deal with the system as it stands, and an old moderate white guy is probably the most appealing choice to the few voters that matter. == topic election ===== impact 11 impactrate 0 likeimpress 1 negative 0 posted 2020-01-03 ratio 23 react 1 reactrate 0 sharesrate 0 title Would Trump even talk about running with a Democrat? topic election wordrate 0 words 106 ID 1040650619612790 URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1040650619612790 engaged 1 impress 28 likeclickusers 1 likeimpress 1 likeuimpress 22 likeusers 1 likeuusers 22 oimpress 28 oreach 23 posted "01/03/2020 11:29:42 AM" reach 23 type Link