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2020-02-07 Home Front: Politix

‘It's not just Iowa’: Entire Democratic race looking like giant dumpster fire

[NYP] Has anyone checked to see if Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez is still breathing?

Let’s face it: Post-Iowa, his party is in free fall. It’s not clear any of their presidential candidates have mapped out a realistic way to the nomination, let alone to beating President Trump in the general election.

On top of that, a 5’7” multibillionaire businessman named Michael Bloomberg is sucking up a shocking level of support despite having entered the race in the 11th hour.

As if that dumpster fire needed kerosene, the Iowa caucuses were a tragic embarrassment of a mess, leaving each of the campaigns and the nation at large confounded at the lack of organization and competence by the party.

Late on Wednesday, we still didn’t know who won the most delegates coming out of Iowa.

Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of Whoville, claimed a premature victory but apparently did do very well, despite polling nationally at around 6 percent.

But leaders in the party have a lot of reasons to be nervous about the media momentum Buttigieg is riding following the caucuses: His support among black Democratic voters remains firm at less than 2 percent, a number that looks good on milk and really bad in a general election for a party that relies heavily on that bloc for victory.

Posted by Lex 2020-02-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 5’7”?

Nope. More like 5'5" in elevator shoes.

Posted by Lex 2020-02-07 01:39|| 2020-02-07 01:39|| Front Page Top

#2 Stop lying about your height, Mini. That's Mussolini-style bullshit. Have some dignity.

2013 NYP article about Mini and his girlfriend at the time put his height at 5'6".

Here's a roundup of articles on the matter over the years, with some hilarious photos (and a "step-up" video) featuring Mini using a ridiculous box to make him seem taller behind the podium.

Posted by Lex 2020-02-07 01:50|| 2020-02-07 01:50|| Front Page Top

#3 5'-7"? Naaaaah

Posted by Frank G 2020-02-07 06:23|| 2020-02-07 06:23|| Front Page Top

#4 Folks, do not look down on Mike Kurtz,
For every belittlement hurts!
As mayor, undefeated
(and never short-sheeted!),
Ace subway fare-ducker
And pickle spear chucker,
He trades up the Hudson
In lifts and a Stetson,
Camped out in his girlfriend's old skirts,
Saving billions by buying kids shirts.

So please, stop it.

Posted by Dino Snimp3740 2020-02-07 06:40|| 2020-02-07 06:40|| Front Page Top

#5 You ever wonder if the crooked faction in the Democrat party is tanking the socialist faction figuring that if they were somehow to beat Trump the crooked faction would lose control entirely.

Can't actually steal the primaries like 2016 so just cock it up and burn it down.

Posted by rjschwarz 2020-02-07 15:03|| 2020-02-07 15:03|| Front Page Top

#6 Many possibilities, RJ.

Wouldn't be surprised if they conspired (colluded?) to put in Mini Mike with Big Mike or Hillary as veep.

They're desperate.

And as Pelouse-y's bizarre antics indicate, they're no longer capable of sober reasoned decision-making.

Anything's possible.

Posted by Lex 2020-02-07 15:30|| 2020-02-07 15:30|| Front Page Top

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