Daily Archive: October 29, 2024

/// October 29, 2024

The Spread

By this point in 1912, the lower 48 had been established (though only for a handful of months)

/// October 29, 2024

Trump provides you with the rare opportunity to prove that you are capable of having the conscience and independence to vote against your party

/// October 29, 2024

There is no reason why Americans should have to ignore the inadequacies of important Democrats just because Trump is one of the candidates.

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John Puccio in reply to Slade the Leveller on The Mandate That Wasn’tA mandate is simply the authority given to democratically elected officials. It has nothing to do wi…
Slade the Leveller in reply to Jaybird on The Mandate That Wasn’tHeh. A fortunate turn of the head doesn't count.
Jaybird in reply to LeeEsq on The Mandate That Wasn’tSome have suggested that the ability to dodge bullets is an indicator of the Mandate of Heaven.
Slade the Leveller in reply to Andrew Donaldson on The Mandate That Wasn’tJohn is correct in the dictionary sense. In the political sense, at least as I understand it, a mand…
LeeEsq on The Mandate That Wasn’tNo man has possessed the Mandate of Heaven since the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty in 1912.
Slade the Leveller in reply to Marchmaine on The Mandate That Wasn’tNot really. But we all know that.
Jaybird in reply to Burt Likko on The Mandate That Wasn’t"Who should the Democrats have run instead of Kamala?" If you can't answer this, you've illustrated…
Jaybird in reply to Burt Likko on The Mandate That Wasn’tIt's real in some really troublesome ways!
Philip H in reply to Burt Likko on The Mandate That Wasn’tThey also need better and longer term messaging discipline and to take the media to task publicly.
Burt Likko in reply to Jaybird on The Mandate That Wasn’tMoney is a social construct. Is it unimportant?