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Truck driver leads NJ Senate president after spending $153 on campaign

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Post by impostergc »

VRay wrote: post #59
PKop wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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https://covid19.healthdata.org/japan?view=daily-deaths&tab=t... Basically no lockdown other than shutting down bars at 8 PM, plenty of exposure between proximity to China and super-crowded trains The difference between Japan and the USA is their ubiquitous mask use We went on a 20 year jihad over a single 9/11's worth of preventable deaths in the USA, and yet we can't be bothered to take any action when we're racking…

Compare obesity between the two nations and I think you'll find the culprit.

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Post by clarge1120 »

ajmurmann wrote: post #42
PKop wrote: post #14

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Quoting Durr in Politico: [0] Durr said Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy’s coronavirus executive orders, vaccine and school mask, unemployment benefits snafus and a general distrust of the South Jersey Democratic machine that has dominated the region for years all contributed to his strong performance. Sweeney, Durr said, “never challenged” Murphy during the pandemic. “You have the debacle of unemployment. The masking of…

Yeah, the pandemic has really highlighted how many people rather adjust their world view and deny basic facts when accepts something that's uncomfortable or just plainly don't want to make even the smallest sacrifice for society.

Define “the smallest sacrifice”.

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Post by judahmeek »

PKop wrote: post #41
davidw wrote: post #27

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I'm beginning to come around to this point of view: https://newsletters.theatlantic.com/peacefield/617c7b245793d... - we are not a serious nation. There's a global pandemic caused by an airborne pathogen, and people throw an absolute hissy fit over a minor inconvenience like masks. My kids wear them all day long in school, and while they don't love them, they are not constantly whining about them like some adults. My…

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You mentioned statistics in another comment of yours, just slightly above this one.

Can you show me statistics regarding this "real and obvious risk of psychological and social harm" of children wearing masks?

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Post by vkou »

celtain wrote: post #72
nostromo wrote: post #48

A Republican just won an election in Seattle City Government for the first time in three decades. This election has seen some big shifts in the electorate, even in some deeply-Democratic areas. https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/republica...

To be clear though, that was a somewhat unusual race, e.g. the incumbent progressive Democrat probably would have won if he hadn't been knocked out in the primary. The ex-Democrat, Obama/Clinton/Biden-voting Republican who won benefited greatly from the fact that her opponent had some pretty radical views, too radical even for Seattle.

Seattle has always been a socially liberal, bend-over-backwards for business town. It's how it can legalize marijuana and magic mushrooms, while having 11,000 people living in tents and homeless shelters.

Unsurprisingly, since nobody likes seeing tents in city parks, and by the I-5 on-ramps, the city voted for a slate of politicians that will... Maintain the status quo. There's no plan for getting ~5,500 people housed.

Four years from now, we'll be exactly where we are today.

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Post by WhisperingShiba »

rlt wrote: post #20
umvi wrote: post #2

Any (relatively) unbiased sources that explain how NJ got into this predicament? Just current leadership being out of touch with the wants/needs of NJ citizens?

> how NJ got into this predicament? Possibly due to attitudes like describing an average citizen beating a career politician as “a predicament”

GOT 'EM.

Real talk, I think there is a certain level of education we should desire for politicians, since generally speaking, it denotes a certain dedication to understanding many facets of society. That said, career politicians are completely bogus all the way through.

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Post by beervirus »

post_break wrote: post #77

I find this part hilarious "Durr said he entered the race after being denied a concealed carry permit despite having a clean record." So the state with one of the most strict gun laws burns someone, and now he's probably going to win. I wonder if he's going to start turning screws to get their permit issue laws changed. Did you know in NJ you can not posses hollow point bullets? You can go to jail. 18 months in priso…

New Jersey has some of the absolute worst gun laws in the country.

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Post by gumby »

rlt wrote: post #20
umvi wrote: post #2

Any (relatively) unbiased sources that explain how NJ got into this predicament? Just current leadership being out of touch with the wants/needs of NJ citizens?

> how NJ got into this predicament? Possibly due to attitudes like describing an average citizen beating a career politician as “a predicament”

There is a minor way in which this situation can become a predicament. Outsiders who become governors don’t tend to have a network or know how the mechanisms work, so tend to either get nothing done or end up having little input into things being done by those who do know those things.

But having an outsider as a legislative member is generally a good thing.

In California we have term limits, so no member of the legislature (or any other position) can have the time to develop expertise. This gives lobbyists a lot more power.

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Post by reaperducer »

gumby wrote: post #78
droptablemain wrote: post #19

Maybe this will inspire more working-class people to run for political office.

This is the reason politicians get salaries.

The vast majority of elected offices in the United States are unpaid.

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Post by xboxnolifes »

PaulDavisThe1st wrote: post #65
busymom0 wrote: post #29

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Love it how basic and down to earth his ad is.

sort of like how GW Bush was the one you'd rather have a beer with (than Al Gore)? When will Americans realize that being "the sort of down to earth person you'd rather have a beer with" is not a qualification for political office?

When the non-down-to-earth types act in office in such a way to win their vote.
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