Trump polling worse with whites (suburbs and elderly) but better with minorities is a real trend .... wild
Aren't a lot of the Latinos in Florida only there due to their family being ousted from Cuba for being part of the landowning and ruling class? I could see them agreeing with a lot of Trump/Republican stuff.
By Kibner Go To PostAren't a lot of the Latinos in Florida only there due to their family being ousted from Cuba for being part of the landowning and ruling class? I could see them agreeing with a lot of Trump/Republican stuff.
Cubans skew this, but I believe this trend isn’t just Florida. Yglesias he’s been pointing this out for months in various polls
By Xpike Go To Postmost latinos in the US believe that one day they'll be the rich ones so this is no surprisenot every hispanic in the us is in poverty ffs....
By Fenderputty Go To PostCubans skew this, but I believe this trend isn’t just Florida. Yglesias he’s been pointing this out for months in various pollsyeah, its a big reason why i always pulling my hair with dems thinking their brand of immigration rhetoric was going to have a real effect
By DY_nasty Go To Postyeah, its a big reason why i always pulling my hair with dems thinking their brand of immigration rhetoric was going to have a real effect
People think treating Latinos like this will result in what happened to California. For a while Texas was more friendly to their immigrants knowing this.
A lot of it’s religion though. I’ve met a lot of Americanized Latinos who ain’t about illegal immigration either. Fuck ... Caesar Chavez was super into Unions and super against illegal immigration because cheap labor is a wage threat. We got a holiday for the dude.
FWIW ... Dems figured better Latino support in 2016 as well. There was that one polling agency that was supposed to specialize in Latino outreach that way underestimated Latino support for Trump then.
I definitely have some family members who naturalized American since the 80s-90s and eat all that stuff up for breakfast, lunch and dinner. One of my uncles is an air marshal or similar, and you can imagine all that stuff that comes back to us via my grandma: If Trump loses the global economy will collapse, cartels have infiltrated the government and put bounties on cops, protesters are paid by Russia, etc.
At least he hates ICE agents last I heard, but I think that's some agency tribalism more than what they do.
At least he hates ICE agents last I heard, but I think that's some agency tribalism more than what they do.
i think one of the bigger whiffs that i never even got to harp on with everything going on was focusing on the dreamers thing vs actual education reform
really big lost opportunity imo
really big lost opportunity imo
https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20200826-the-ripple-effects-of-closed-office-buildings
Work from home is having disastrous consequences to businesses that occupy ground level around major employment districts here in downtown. Owners saying they can't afford their rent because they almost entirely rely on office workers on their lunch breaks to make rent/live. It's a pretty difficult situation in the short term with no real answer other than what is being done already, which is a subsidy from the government and landlord.
Long term I'm hoping this results in lowering the cost of rent for these spaces since a large swath of workers won't ever be back at the office, or at least not enough to sustain the current price of rent. The downtown core of Toronto (and I'd imagine other big North American cities) are going to be less desirable for businesses and workers. I think that isn't necessarily a bad thing, a specific "downtown" where economic activity is concentrated in has to be a bad thing compared to spreading out that activity so other parts of a city can develop. Perhaps they can even change those giant office towers into apartments for rent if businesses consider down-sizing their spaces.
After I wrote this I remembered a CBC News report from the other day I watched:
Dude that begins talking at 1:53 is heart breaking.
Work from home is having disastrous consequences to businesses that occupy ground level around major employment districts here in downtown. Owners saying they can't afford their rent because they almost entirely rely on office workers on their lunch breaks to make rent/live. It's a pretty difficult situation in the short term with no real answer other than what is being done already, which is a subsidy from the government and landlord.
Long term I'm hoping this results in lowering the cost of rent for these spaces since a large swath of workers won't ever be back at the office, or at least not enough to sustain the current price of rent. The downtown core of Toronto (and I'd imagine other big North American cities) are going to be less desirable for businesses and workers. I think that isn't necessarily a bad thing, a specific "downtown" where economic activity is concentrated in has to be a bad thing compared to spreading out that activity so other parts of a city can develop. Perhaps they can even change those giant office towers into apartments for rent if businesses consider down-sizing their spaces.
After I wrote this I remembered a CBC News report from the other day I watched:
Dude that begins talking at 1:53 is heart breaking.
By Perfect Blue Go To Posthttps://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20200826-the-ripple-effects-of-closed-office-buildingsWhat's absurd about all this city based fear mongering is the way governments are acting like the money that was spent is going to disappear down a black hole or something. But all those office workers will still have the money they had before if they're working from home. The money that was flowing in city centre has just shifted to new locations. The whole situation is really just creative destruction, and the loss of bars and cafes, of tailors and dry cleaners, etc. will just be replaced by other types of spending.
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By sohois Go To PostWhat's absurd about all this city based fear mongering is the way governments are acting like the money that was spent is going to disappear down a black hole or something. But all those office workers will still have the money they had before if they're working from home. The money that was flowing in city centre has just shifted to new locations. The whole situation is really just creative destruction, and the loss of bars and cafes, of tailors and dry cleaners, etc. will just be replaced by other types of spending.Or maybe it's a sign that we mixed-use zoning is probably the way to go forward. Not sure how Toronto is laid out, but I imagine it's lacking affordable residential living in the same area that serves these offices.
By sy Go To PostSo pure 😭
By sohois Go To PostWhat's absurd about all this city based fear mongering is the way governments are acting like the money that was spent is going to disappear down a black hole or something. But all those office workers will still have the money they had before if they're working from home. The money that was flowing in city centre has just shifted to new locations. The whole situation is really just creative destruction, and the loss of bars and cafes, of tailors and dry cleaners, etc. will just be replaced by other types of spending.The issue for me lies in how do we insulate the people at risk from the fall out? Shifting the economic engine of the most productive city in the most productive province of the country isn’t a small thing. A lot of small business owners will suffer from the flight outside the downtown core.
Downtown Charlotte is going through the same thing, and I imagine the same is true across many cities. All the office towers are largely empty as people work from home, and the street level restaurants and things that rely on office workers during the day are pretty much having to get by on the evening capacity-limited crowds.
By Perfect Blue Go To PostThe issue for me lies in how do we insulate the people at risk from the fall out? Shifting the economic engine of the most productive city in the most productive province of the country isn’t a small thing. A lot of small business owners will suffer from the flight outside the downtown core.The situation is essentially the same as Taxi drivers vs Uber (or mail delivery vs email, or Luddites vs spinning jennies or similar). You can try and use harsh restrictions and laws to maintain the old ways, but in the end that just punishes the many to protect the few, and is only delaying the inevitable. Some losers are going to be created. Presumably some combination of welfare, training, debt forgiveness would be able to prevent heavy impacts but you can't force businesses to exist if there isn't a market anymore
By sohois Go To PostThe situation is essentially the same as Taxi drivers vs Uber (or mail delivery vs email, or Luddites vs spinning jennies or similar). You can try and use harsh restrictions and laws to maintain the old ways, but in the end that just punishes the many to protect the few, and is only delaying the inevitable. Some losers are going to be created. Presumably some combination of welfare, training, debt forgiveness would be able to prevent heavy impacts but you can't force businesses to exist if there isn't a market anymoreI don’t think the comparison is at all similar to Uber vs taxi drivers. You may be missing the point a bit.
I don’t believe anyone is saying we should force anyone to do anything, I certainly am not. I’m just pointing out the flaws in our city planning that has been fully exposed due to the pandemic.
big cities and disease go hand in hand sadly
and the slightest bit of instability leading to wild shit
and the slightest bit of instability leading to wild shit
Here in Baltimore we're still paying for the sins of our fathers deciding to build public housing in what is now prime space near the water and John's Hopkins.
If we could just eliminate all these poor people, there's some incredible development and investment opportunities for the tax paying population to not have to commute from outside of the city. Not to mention lowering crime and higher test scores in schools which will lead to more federal funding and an ability to offer better, competitive salaries to teachers.
This is the general thought process I'm learning while applying for my real estate license.
If we could just eliminate all these poor people, there's some incredible development and investment opportunities for the tax paying population to not have to commute from outside of the city. Not to mention lowering crime and higher test scores in schools which will lead to more federal funding and an ability to offer better, competitive salaries to teachers.
This is the general thought process I'm learning while applying for my real estate license.
By Xpike Go To Postthink the problem is also workers are not leaving home, because of that whole pandemic thingThat is not inherently a problem, no.
By Fenderputty Go To PostSurely this is just them covering all bases, no? Not sure I would look too deep into this. With the Judge Garland thing too they were just preparing in case they didn’t get their way.
Better than any poll IMO
Mitch expects to have his job tho …clearly
By DY_nasty Go To Posti don't even know what a coronavirus spending plan is supposed to cover anymoreAll levels of government don't even agree on what the issue is lol.
NYT: The government is doing this blatantly corrupt thing that we will not frame as abnormal in any way, anyway polls are neck and neck hopefully
Horce race horse raaaaaaaaaaaaaaace
Horce race horse raaaaaaaaaaaaaaace
By Not Go To PostNo such thing as political norms anymore, my dude
18 interviews with Bob fucking Woodward.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/09/politics/bob-woodward-rage-book-trump-coronavirus/index.html
There’s multiple nukes worth of stuff here.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/09/politics/bob-woodward-rage-book-trump-coronavirus/index.html
There’s multiple nukes worth of stuff here.
President Donald Trump admitted he knew weeks before the first confirmed US coronavirus death that the virus was dangerous, airborne, highly contagious and "more deadly than even your strenuous flus," and that he repeatedly played it down publicly, according to legendary journalist Bob Woodward in his new book "Rage."
"This is deadly stuff," Trump told Woodward on February 7.
Brian Murphy, the former head of the intelligence branch of the Homeland Security Department, said in a whistle-blower complaint filed on Tuesday that he was directed by Chad F. Wolf, the acting secretary of the department, to stop producing assessments on Russian interference. The department’s second highest ranked official, Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II, also ordered him to modify intelligence assessments to make the threat of white supremacy “appear less severe” and include information on violent “left-wing” groups, according to the complaint, which was released Wednesday by the House Intelligence Committee.https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/09/us/politics/homeland-security-russia-trump.html
September surprise lol jk
I'm wearing Chuck Taylors right now, high five.
Edit: instant update, no I'm not, thought I went with those today, but I went with Jordans instead.
Edit: instant update, no I'm not, thought I went with those today, but I went with Jordans instead.
By DY_nasty Go To Postis this really worse than kamala one flu season away from being commander in chief?Easily. It's big enough for me to become a single issue voter to avoid bad SC justices by voting Dem.
By Not Go To PostLifetime appointments, so… yeahSo much goes right around the supreme court anyways. They didn't have a say in the majority of shit people have been pulling their hair out over. Hell, congress still reserved the right to not give a fuck. Meanwhile, the president can snap his fingers and rewrite what terrorist means without debate.
It's not gonna happen either way though.
By reilo Go To PostEasily. It's big enough for me to become a single issue voter to avoid bad SC justices by voting Dem.I don't see it. A few years ago Dems told us Kavanaugh was gonna legalize rape. When something actually hits the fan they're quiet or complicit.
Meanwhile Kamala has actively ruined plenty of lives with a fraction of the power. Tired of being told to panic.
trump will one day just say fuck it and try to declare himself supreme leader and dy will be like "but are the dems really better?"