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Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski
The wife read about a TV show the Bern did when he was Mayor or, I guess Burlington? It is available. We watched a lot of it. He interviewed citizens, including kids. He was right out of his mind. I feel quite strongly that whoever runs against Trump needs to be mentally quick and capable of dispatching his nonsense. Our insane v. their issane is no choice.
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Bernie and Warren are the only two out there who can withstand Trump. Bernie's blunt and he gets straight to the point. His economy with words and the brashness of delivery is perfect to counter Trump. As is Warren's surgical form of attack. She bit into Bloomberg last night and didn't give him a moment to catch his breath before topping her previous insult. He went from would-be President to Liz's pinata in less than a minute of exposure to her.
Klobuchar can't tackle Trump. She's got a perfect profile, appealing to all the right voters, but that fake smile and reluctance to attack for apparent fear of seeming unlikable (because she is actually unlikable in person and is worried she appears unlikable on stage) makes her appear another Hillary. Overthought.
Pete's going to get killed by Trump. Five minutes of Trump hammering him on what McKinsey does, and how that's "elitist" job elimination, and how he's "Corporate Pete," and he's done.
Biden could win a debate with Trump by hammering Trump on how indecent Trump is and how debased the Presidency has been since his election. But he's going to have to handle an onslaught about Hunter and his brother's govt contracting profits. This neutralizes the decency card/moral pedestal for Biden.
Bernie's the only guy on the stage who can call Trump a lunatic and liar in a short soundbite that will resonate. And Trump cannot call Bernie a liar in reply. Bernie may be crazy and unrealistic, but Bernie never comes off as anything but authentic. That's his special sauce. He's the rare politician who's exactly what he says he is. Warren is close to that, but she's been caught bullshitting on a few minor things.
Bernie only sounds crazy because bullshit has become so normalized in politics that somebody saying things everyone knows are true but most politicians will never say (because they'd alienate donors) sounds crazy.
Here's Bernie's core message: Domestic labor is getting fucked under neoliberal economic policies supported almost to the exact same extent by both parties.
That's irrefutable. That's resonating. That's what got Trump elected. If that sounds crazy or dangerous it's only because to say that invites a conversation on how to fix that which a lot of people really Do Not Want to Have. The conversation they'd rather have - in both parties - is how we might assuage the pain of that fucking for the lower classes (moar safety nets!) just enough to keep things stable, and keep that status quo that delivers for us humming along, as unchanged as possible.
