Watching Bashear yesterday and seeing a short documentary on rural Kentucky and why those voted for Trump and Bashear, makes me think he might be a serious contender.

4 hours ago, Gannan said:

He wasn't born here. Can't run.

Excellent. Just spitballing worst case scenarios for us.

5 hours ago, Gannan said:

He wasn't born here. Can't run.

Didn't stop Obama. Just saying...

On 7/13/2025 at 8:15 PM, Diehardfan said:

Shapiro should be the guy for the Dems but sadly for him I doubt someone Jewish will make it out of their primary.

if he decides to run, he will climb the ranks and should be at the top for the '28 dem nominees. if the libs don't get in their own way again.

50 minutes ago, Alpha_TATEr said:

if he decides to run, he will climb the ranks and should be at the top for the '28 dem nominees. if the libs don't get in their own way again.

Agree, but he is Jewish and I see that as a problem with how that party has been leaning. I hope he'd be the guy but they have to get out of their way like you said.

10 hours ago, Diehardfan said:

with how that party has been leaning.

Which way is the opposition party leaning? How many Jewish Americans were elected to Congress by the GOP? Seems like not that many but maybe I'm missing some, so hopefully you can give me a more accurate count.

1 hour ago, we_gotta_believe said:

Which way is the opposition party leaning? How many Jewish Americans were elected to Congress by the GOP? Seems like not that many but maybe I'm missing some, so hopefully you can give me a more accurate count.

If you have to ask why a Jewish person will probably face a problem making it out of the Dem primary in that current environment you are trolling or oblivious to things. Who the GOP elects is irrelevant. As Alpha said they are going to have to get out of their own way. We'll see if the moderates take back control or if the radical wing keeps gaining momentum.

6 hours ago, Diehardfan said:

Who the GOP elects is irrelevant

Of course, because it makes you look like a hypocrite and you'd have to admit the GOP moderates ceded control to the fringe whackos a decade ago. It was a sheriff's badge, remember? They've even gone so far as to cover up for child rape these days, but fine, should we do women next? Other minorities? It's okay if you don't want to face the truth, we all know your heart goes out to them!

38 minutes ago, we_gotta_believe said:

Of course, because it makes you look like a hypocrite and you'd have to admit the GOP moderates ceded control to the fringe whackos a decade ago. It was a sheriff's badge, remember? They've even gone so far as to cover up for child rape these days, but fine, should we do women next? Other minorities? It's okay if you don't want to face the truth, we all know your heart goes out to them!

WGB unironically accusing the GOP of covering up for child rape when his candidate was the biggest boon to the child sex trafficking industry in history.

Shapiro could have been president right now if his party didn't hate Jews.

But he's from Michiganistan which has one of the lowest high school graduation rates in the country, leading to his GED later in life.

Newsweek

Map shows states with the most, least high school graduates

The data shows a rise in graduation rates, but the increase has not been completely steady as the coronavirus pandemic knocked the average down slightly.

WV is the highest by the way.

16 minutes ago, Mike31mt said:

WV is the highest by the way.

Now do SAT scores...

3 minutes ago, we_gotta_believe said:

Now do SAT scores...

Why? That only covers a small sliver of the population that Michigan was able to provide a basic education for.

1 hour ago, we_gotta_believe said:

Of course, because it makes you look like a hypocrite and you'd have to admit the GOP moderates ceded control to the fringe whackos a decade ago. It was a sheriff's badge, remember? They've even gone so far as to cover up for child rape these days, but fine, should we do women next? Other minorities? It's okay if you don't want to face the truth, we all know your heart goes out to them!

Attempted trolling it is. Got it.

11 hours ago, we_gotta_believe said:

Which way is the opposition party leaning? How many Jewish Americans were elected to Congress by the GOP? Seems like not that many but maybe I'm missing some, so hopefully you can give me a more accurate count.

He thinks the teenagers protesting on college campuses make up 90% of all democratic primary voters, ignoring all statistical data that indicates they don't vote at all. Like on every other topic, he has no idea what he's talking about.

Guys, a raving anti-Semitic socialist just won the Democratic primary for NYC Mayor. It's OK to admit the left has a serious anti-Semitism problem.

3 minutes ago, vikas83 said:

Guys, a raving anti-Semitic socialist just won the Democratic primary for NYC Mayor. It's OK to admit the left has a serious anti-Semitism problem.

12 minutes ago, vikas83 said:

Guys, a raving anti-Semitic socialist just won the Democratic primary for NYC Mayor. It's OK to admit the left has a serious anti-Semitism problem.

Didn't he win the jewish vote?

I'm also not liking this preception that one has to back the Netenyahu regime or else be labeled as anti semetic. Netenyahu is deeply corrupt at best and a war criminal at worst.

• Mamdani's outreach and support: Despite some controversy surrounding his stance on Israel, Mamdani engaged in outreach efforts, including meetings with Hasidic groups and interviews with Yiddish-language newspapers. He also secured endorsements from prominent Jewish figures like Senator Chuck Schumer and benefitted from the support of fellow candidate Brad Lander, who campaigned jointly with Mamdani and encouraged voters to rank both candidates.

• Shift in voting patterns: While the Orthodox Jewish community largely favored Cuomo, Mamdani garnered an estimated 20% of the Jewish vote overall, suggesting a divergence from traditional voting patterns and a growing presence of a progressive bloc within the community.

The Forward

Meet the Jews who helped elect Zohran Mamdani

Trio of young Jewish professionals helped the democratic socialist candidate take on Andrew Cuomo, court Jewish voters in race for NYC mayor.

2 minutes ago, Gannan said:

I'm also not liking this preception that one has to back the Netenyahu regime or else be labeled as anti semetic. Netenyahu is deeply corrupt at best and a war criminal at worst.

The Forward

Meet the Jews who helped elect Zohran Mamdani

Trio of young Jewish professionals helped the democratic socialist candidate take on Andrew Cuomo, court Jewish voters in race for NYC mayor.

like i said earlier. dems can't get out of their own way at times.

Just now, Gannan said:

I'm also not liking this preception that one has to back the Netenyahu regime or else be labeled as anti semetic. Netenyahu is deeply corrupt at best and a war criminal at worst.

The Forward

Meet the Jews who helped elect Zohran Mamdani

Trio of young Jewish professionals helped the democratic socialist candidate take on Andrew Cuomo, court Jewish voters in race for NYC mayor.

I hope he is the guy who comes away with the Dem nomination. You honestly don't believe he will face any issues because he is Jewish though? Seriously?

Just now, Diehardfan said:

I hope he is the guy who comes away with the Dem nomination. You honestly don't believe he will face any issues because he is Jewish though? Seriously?

Not really. Good candidates can be different than white christians.

We almost elected a mormon. Had Romney run against anyone else, he would have won. Mormonism is about as whacky a "religion" as there is.

7 minutes ago, Gannan said:

We almost elected a mormon. Had Romney run against anyone else, he would have won. Mormonism is about as whacky a "religion" as there is.

mormons are still christians.

1 minute ago, Alpha_TATEr said:

mormons are still christians.

Just now, Gannan said:

mock it all you want, but it's true and that's the difference.

Mamdani is a raving anti-Semite who embraces "Globalize the Intifada" and refused to criticize it (he now "discourages" it as he tries to win the general election). It's not just criticizing Israel, it's calling for the destruction of Israel. He made music praising the Holy Land Five, 5 men who openly supported Hamas and are recognized as terrorists.

It's pretty hard to take those criticizing MAGA for their extremist views seriously when they try and defend this garbage on the left. We shouldn't be electing guys who openly praise terrorist organizations dedicated to murdering Jews.