Comments on: Tuesday’s Democratic Primaries: Clinton favored in all polls, but Sanders will win two

By: Ayub Malik

Ayub Malik — Mon, 16 May 2016 17:14:56 +0000

winning or lossing apart the activist in Third World countries are happy that a new narrative has taken roots in American society 99%Vs 1%. Thanks to activism of Bernie Sanders and intellectual work of Joseph Stiglitz, Noam Chomsky , Howard Zinn, Eqbal Ahmed edward Saeed and others. We have collectively inherited this earth and should come to the conclusion in 21st century that all human beings are entitled to live peacefully and in relative prosperity in a global society . A win for Bernie Sanders will augur well for all working class of the world.

By: jane

jane — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 19:53:18 +0000

For right-wingers the Court is a real hot-button issue, because it is [only] the Supreme Court that keeps preventing them from imposing various aspects of Christian Shari’a at the state level. Getting more fanatics appointed to the Court is one of their very top goals. Lefties equally dislike the consequences of certain Court decisions, but seem not to spend as much emotional energy demonizing the justices for it.

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 13:47:29 +0000

I think the supreme court actually does figure into a lot of people’s thinking, but that is just a supposition on my par. I’m sure there is some info/evidence to test that idea out there somewhere.

By: Jesse

Jesse — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 13:45:12 +0000

Q: does anyone think that a supreme court nominee is a go to issue for voters though?

For you it is, for me it is, but is it for most folks who aren’t political junkies? How many people can even name a supreme court nominee when it happens?

At the end of the day the whole process is a bit insider-y and I’ve found that such things don’t motivate voters a lot, except at the local level where people know the players — sometimes personally. The further up the ladder you go, the less people seem to care.

By: Who won the Democratic Primaries in PA, CT, RI, DE, and MD? – Greg Laden's Blog

Wed, 27 Apr 2016 00:11:05 +0000

[…] a reminder, these are my predictions for today’s primaries. I predict a Clinton win in Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, but a Sanders win in Connecticut […]

By: Brainstorms

Brainstorms — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 19:18:02 +0000

If CT retires, how long would it take before anyone noticed he wasn’t there (as in, asking questions, making intelligent comments, etc.)?

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 18:09:25 +0000

Ha. Sorry, I was thinking of RBG.

But CT can retire any time he wants, too.

By: Brainstorms

Brainstorms — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 16:32:43 +0000

“SDO retires”? Sandra Day O’Connor retired in 2006. You mean you hope Clarence Thomas retires?

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 16:04:00 +0000

The Senate can’t win with Garland. If they stick to their unconstitutional guns and refuse to consider him, they’re in trouble in November. If they consider him, they lost that fight and their own base will turn on them,even though, as you say, get a good deal but their base will not realize it.

My preference is a Dem wins in November, the Senate turns, they make the 51% rule, SDO retires, and Clinton/Sanders appoints two justices and boom, the SCOTUS is done for a while.

By: Frederick

Frederick — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 14:26:25 +0000

By this time tomorrow, Senator Sanders will know that his nomination will be realistically improbable. Secretary Clinton will gain enough delegates today to make the inevitable very clear. The math looked grim for him before today. I would expect an announcement from his camp by the end of the week.
He did a great job implementing his agenda in her campaign. As long as Trump, & or Cruz, stays on the ballot for Nov., they will do what she could not do on her own, energize the liberal voter to hit the booth( a sadly difficult thing to do). A large voter turnout will not bode well for the GOP. The Dems will get the Senate back for a couple years, & the House is a possibility as well. By late summer, Mitch McConnell will realize that Merit Garland is a sweet deal for the GOP, & will authorize the Senate to get him appointed ASAP. too late to salvage this judicial session, but before they have to consider who the President Elect will offer them, which will undoubtedly look nowhere near as appealing to them as Merit.