Totally OT but is everybody watching The Diplomat on Netflix? It's so great, it's like Homeland, West Wing and The Thick of It all in one program. (View Post)

Opposition to the abolition of cash is a lot like opposition to electronic voting. It's clustered around the two ends of the spectrum, people who don't understand how computers work and peo… (View Post)

I don't think we really know who's going to vote in the primary. When there's a incumbent parties usually pick a relative moderate: Biden against Trump, Romney against Obama, Kerry aga… (View Post)

They don't need to whittle down the field yet. It's fine to get say 5-10% of the way through the primaries as long as you unite after that. That's what the Dems did with Biden. They ca… (View Post)

I still feel like the person to defeat Trump is going to be someone who tries the traditional "criticize your opponent" strategy. It might be good to have a thread on the alternatives. That… (View Post)