"As far as you can tell". Do you really have so much time on your hands that you can study the situation so thoroughly to state that 211 are falling short and only 2 are worthy.?
He really isn’t showing signs of dementia. He has a stutter and stumbles over his words. I’m sorry for your experience with your father, though.
I agree that Feinstein appears to be a real problem for democrats. I had some real anxiety (PTSD from Ginsberg) during the CA gubernatorial recall. If Newsome had lost, and the Senate flipped because of Feinstein, I would have been livid. I’m sorry for your experience with your family member. Our neighbor of thirty years has early onset dementia, he’s not the same person. It’s very sad.I have a family member with dementia right now. Biden is so far from that. I do think he has a little bit of normal age related cognitive decline, but that's all.
If you want an example of what dealing with someone with dementia is like:
AFAIK this is a widely believed rumor, but it's close to my personal experience.
Schumer Had to Ask Feinstein to Step Down Twice From Judicial Panel After She Forgot Conversation, Report Says
A New Yorker article quotes several sources close to the California senator expressing concern that she’s struggling with her short-term memory.www.thedailybeast.com
I am of this opinion, but I am a former Republican that has been pushed out of the party by extremists. Pete fits right into what I want from a candidate. If you are more progressive, I can see why he would not be high on your list of candidates. To me, he is a man of character who would rise to the occasion.
I see Pete as a very interesting candidate. Obviously not qualified in 2020, but a pretty good politician and has a somewhat unique ability to speak to conservatives and bring them along toward some more progressive ideas. If ideological purity is your benchmark, he’s not for you. But I’m intrigued to see if he can bridge some gaps and move the country forward. I was impressed with his steadfast declaration that Democrats can be people of faith and his refusal to concede that Christianity is Republican.
I don't know if it's 211 but a good 70-80% (if not more) of current GOP members of Congress (both House and Senate) still bend the knee to Trump. This is common knowledge at this point that can be gleaned from listening to them speak. Kevin McCarthy and Steve Scalise represent the GOP leadership in the House and they are both full-on Trump apologists. Cheney was forced out of her GOP leadership position and replaced with a Trump apologist. Whatever power McConnell wields in the Senate dies with him. There is no significant resistance to Trump in the GOP. This is not a partisan opinion, this is fact.
I think when Obama left office the country was in a much better place than it was when he took office.
OHHHHH! Let me tell you something about my friends in Louisiana. Alot of them are Democrats, and have been since the late 80s. They just never went back and changed anything. Most would never vote in primaries down there, just the General Election and they would vote Republican all the time. Those boys and girls loved Edwin Edwards and they love Trump like you would not believe. JMO
That may be true, but LA is solidly red when it should be purple, even at the state level! Registered Dems out number Reps by 200K, I fail to believe that they are all now republican. This state is red for the same reason as the other solidly red states outside the "fly-over" states and that is local Gerrymandering. Generally speaking, democrats were not as energized to vote at the local level as their republican neighbors were because they were content on how the country was changing. Meanwhile, the republican voter was being inundated with far-right radio talk shows telling them that change was bad and its all the liberals fault.
Many of them are. Gerrymandering isn't entirely responsible for the overwhelming amount of Republicans in the state legislature, it's mostly a numbers game. In 2020, the state constitution was amended to specifically state that nothing in it should be construed as guaranteeing a right to an abortion. The measure passed 62 to 38%. Louisiana is about as purple as Kansas.
This, right here, is further feeding my suspicion that ballots are being manipulated in this state! This is the second time I can recall that a statewide measure was being voted on and I can't remember it being on my ballot! Mind you, I fill out a sample ballot prior to going to vote so that vote for every measure! From now on, I will be saving that product. In addition to that, my Ward/Precinct has changed during the same election cycle and I find that weird.
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