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Chuck Tryon
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I'd take 2020 Biden in a heartbeat. bsky.app/profile/dann...
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Media studies professor and political activist splitting time between Raleigh, NC, and Quincy, MA. Author of three books. Chihuahua wrangler.
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Chuck Tryon
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I'd take 2020 Biden in a heartbeat. bsky.app/profile/dann...
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That was a genuinely troubling response.
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That answer was a turning point for me, too. He might be ok, but 300 million people won’t be.
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They just assume "we" all know that Trump is unfit for all the reasons that are visible if you're paying attention. Or if they ask, he'll lie and they'll move on.
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Yeah, I came out of watching that even more concerned.
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No, especially if you watch video of him from interviews four years ago.
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There is definitely a difference.
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What could go wrong here?
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Deep sigh. The journalists at The Daily Tar Heel once again show they have more competence than reporters at many of our national newspapers.
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We had a perimeter, too. Everything that happened occurred outside that, but I think it was less than 100 feet.
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That was our argument at the time. They specifically targeted female poll greeters. Trying to find pictures to show some of what they did.
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I've moved since then, but it was genuinely awful.
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Supporters of the parties or individual candidates can stand a few meters from the entrance to the polling site and hand out candidate literature and slate cards. It can be helpful, but I aw a few GOP voters try to intimidate voters and, in some cases, Democratic advocates.
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Honestly I think he'd be a figurehead who would sign off on whatever the NC GOP state legislature wants. I'm guessing he's happy to give speeches and leave the governing to someone else. He's only held one elected office (Lt. Gov), and they don't do anything.
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I was a poll greeter for the Dems in southern Wake County and had voters tell me that the GOP poll greeters made them feel uncomfortable and unsafe (like afraid to vote if I wasn't there). The local poll judge wasn't helpful at all. I'm genuinely worried about what might happen.
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NC has a long history of ticket splitting. Dan Forrest was also a bad candidate, which helped Cooper win the second time. I expect to see a similar split this time, unfortunately.
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We just moved away from NC for professional reasons, but I'm still trying to stay involved in phone banking and canvassing for Stein and some NC house candidates. We can't let Robinson and his GOP allies, like Michele Morrow, prevail.
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I think the Wahlbergs are from Dorchester, but at least one of them used to be involved in local politics in Quincy.
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Same, though very briefly around 20 years ago.
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That's very funny.
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FDR would like a word. Very much ableist and ageist.
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I don’t understand how any state can block Biden at this point. He isn’t officially the nominee yet. Either way, I don’t trust Heritage at all.
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This almost sounds like an insider laying the groundwork.
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I did this in 2017. It comes in super handy.
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Many of my activist Facebook friends are freaking out, but they’re the ones who also watch too much MSNBC and were already inclined to be impatient with Biden.
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Same here. I don’t know how people can just act like everything is normal at this point.
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It's certainly something I need to be mindful of. This course syllabus will hopefully be a good starting point for correcting that, at least in my own work.
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Catching this thread on the day that I’m revamping a media theory syllabus is very helpful. Probably going to add Arendt, too.
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Putting aside all the electoral bullshit, which is obvious enough, he's blaming Clinton for the six judges who were nominated by Republican Presidents??!?!?!
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Despite pundits running around with their hair on fire, the debate seems to have done little to affect polls. We have an election we can win and, if we work, we can.
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The good news is that Biden’s debate preparation can no longer be considered a crime.
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I kind of think it was their best move at the time to try to influence the justices who might listen, especially given the dynamics of a 6-3 minority. ACB clearly wasn't all in on full immunity, but she still essentially signed off on it.
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Thank you for the reminder. I think mine expires next year.
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My magic 8-ball says, "Yes, if the President is doing this in his official capacity as President."
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Good question.
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I'm completely joking here, but this might be the strongest case for President Harris I've seen so far.
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It’s not funny yet. Maybe a few years from now?
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We don’t need them. Bypass the Senate and just appoint them.
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Expanding the court seems easy at this point.
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People need to stop using the phrase “fascism creep.” At this point, it’s now more like a fascism sprint.
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By “political class,” I hope you mean the majority of Republicans. Even Richard Burr voted to convict.
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Or just cancel the election indefinitely.
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Brilliant.
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Yeah, that bullshit went completely out the window today…not that I ever really believed it in the first place.
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What’s left of our democracy?
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This is so completely fucked up. Even beyond Trump’s past criminal behavior, this sets horrific precedent.
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Jesus fucking Christ.
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When he advocated for dropping Kamala, the unspoken racism and sexism just became too tedious. Everyone also talks about 1968 as a precedent without acknowledging that it led to Nixon.
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I couldn’t finish. When it went from boring to asinine, I tapped out.
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Yeah, but they specifically said a dumpster behind a Chick fil A. So its only purpose is collecting homophobic garbage. That’s pretty low.
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