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The vast majority of voters are not that dialed in to politics. They vote for names they recognize, or the name next to the D or R that they support. Name recognition is a commodity you can buy with money. If you asked a candidate whether they would rather have a billionaire donor or 10,000 volunteers, guarantee they would all pick the billionaire.

These sources are fake sources. The story is transparently intended to force her to make public statements about Biden’s competence and quality as a candidate. The author should be publicly shamed for lying.

Ok, but that’s also total bullshit. Elected officials don’t give a shit whether you’re young or old, politically inclined or not, foreign or domestic, it only matters if you have money.

These are all good suggestions, and the best way to fight the power. But don’t expect to make politicians care. The goal is to make enough noise and demand your rights, because the powerful will only concede ground when it becomes unprofitable to fight you.

How do bad ideas like this ever get off the ground?

Do you have any concerns about that process being seen as undemocratic by voters?

Absolutely not. Some of these delegates were actually elected on the same ballot that the presidential candidates ran on. Some states actually placed the names of delegates on the ballot. In the states that don’t do that, delegates were elected in open, well-publicized meetings after the primary. In other words, anybody who’s a bona fide Democrat can sign up and register to run for delegate. And then you go to a congressional district caucus or a state convention or some gathering, and you bring with you as many friends as you possibly can. That’s why these delegates tend to be local leaders of some sort or another.

Yeah, except that’s exactly how the GOP is going to spin it. You cannot say “absolutely not” when that’s going to be the tagline for every attack ad. “The candidate nobody wanted.”

Experts tend to overestimate the knowledge level of the general public. Most primary voters have no idea how delegates are selected, or how the process works. And for every book written by an expert, there will be ten morons with podcasts calling it a coronation.

I agree things are bad, and I wish we had a better candidate than Biden.

But we don’t. Biden is the candidate, and he must win.

I just want to point out that it is a good thing if Democrats are afraid Biden won’t win. Overconfidence hurt Clinton in several states. Democrats are going to be talking about it, encouraging their friends to vote, shaming people for supporting Trump, and freaking out about another Trump presidency. We don’t want complacency.

None of the proposed “alternative” candidates are more moderate than Biden.

Because people click on those articles.

“Tepid Support” is Joe Biden’s middle name. I’m still voting for Biden because Trump will be worse.

You’re right, but moisannite can be distinguished without a loupe by a colorful flash. But also anyone knowledgeable enough to spot that at a distance probably does not have the same prejudices against lab-made diamonds. I mean, unless they work for Debeers.

Both are beautiful, and both are easily distinguishable from natural diamonds for being too perfect. The irony is that natural diamonds increase in value if they have fewer imperfections, but almost no natural diamonds have zero imperfections.

Value-wise, in theory a natural diamond will hold its value over time, but in practice the value of natural diamonds is manipulated by the diamond conglomerates that control the market. We won’t “exhaust the supply” of diamonds in our lifetimes, so there’s not much sense in worrying about the value of the gem either way.

Are any gems “worth it”? That’s between you and your wallet. It’s an entirely superficial item, serving no practical purpose. To paraphrase a modern American philosopher, you can get married with paper rings. The ring is a symbol of your commitment, and as long as your fiancee enjoys wearing it everyday, don’t stress about what other people will think.

Calories in/calories out. Butter is fat and some sugar and protein. Pasta is mostly carbs. But they all become calories, and if you eat more calories than you burn, they will be stored as fat.

The poster above is correct thay sugar is the easiest for your body to turn into calories, and carbs are basically complex sugars. Fat is also fairly easy for your body to convert to calories, and it is usually more dense. Protein is the hardest, but even protein will make you fat if you eat enough of it.

If you want to lose weight, burn more calories than you consume. Everything else is nuance.

You might want to sit down, because you’re not going to believe what you have to earn to live the life I described. We’re talking top 2% of families.

People don’t really comprehend what being wealthy is like. We imagine the high-rollers table in Vegas, or sailing a yacht in some Caribbean paradise.

Usually it just means being able to fix your car when it needs repairs. It means taking a vacation and splurging on dinner out without going into a lot of debt. It means hiring landscapers and house cleaners to do the upkeep that two-income families don’t have time to do. It means having kids without going completely bankrupt.

It’s actually kind of sad that these things are not possible anymore if you aren’t rich.

Look, I don’t like Biden, either, but unless you have a name of a candidate we’re all supposed to rally behind an elect via acclamation at the convention, what’s the point in attacking the presumptive nominee?

Can’t issue a gag order. It’s an official act.

Dup duh duh, dup duh duh, Let the boys be boys!

The illegitimate Supreme Court brought it back. Don’t forget that Republicans stalled for a year to get one of their Justices, and we have two known perjurers, two that have openly accepted bribes, and an insurrectionist flying fascist flags outside his home.

TIL thanks! Which VPN would you suggest?