Not all white people. The white homeless guy I saw on the street today isn't obviously privileged. (View Post)

It's certainly not the biggest popular vote mandate - his lead is only about 4-5 percentage points I understand. Obama in 2008 was 7.3%, Reagan in 1984 was 18.2% and Nixon in 1972 was 23%. Much … (View Post)

I was just thinking that. Democrats win when they have inspiring bullshitters who promise the earth then let everybody down - Clinton, Kennedy, Obama (like Blair over here for Labour). The uninspirin… (View Post)

Would be unconstitutional to have a federal commission with any teeth as I understand it and expecting the states to clean up their acts is hopeless. There's certainly a case for a constitutiona… (View Post)

Just woke up and this reminds me very much of Paddy Ashdown's comment on the 2010 UK election - the people have spoken, but we've no idea what they said. (View Post)