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I don't necessarily blame the Republicans except that they are saying they won't nominate ANYONE by this president vs just doing what everyone would expect and hear and decline the nomination of individuals. The lifetime appointment makes these far too crucial, but elections matter. The 30 year period where republicans owned the presidency for all but 10 years swung the court in a more conservative direction after the 30 years before that that swung it in a more liberal one. Thems the breaks.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 16, 2016 -> 08:03 AM) She's a Preckwinkle puppet, but Alvarez needed to go. Policies matter more than people. Getting a fresh prosecutor with less experience is not a surprising choice after previous experienced attorney accused of not doing her job for fear of upsetting depts she relied on.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Mar 16, 2016 -> 10:12 AM) I was hoping for Srinivasan It will likely be Srinivasan, only under President Clinton. President Trump will get us ...

Seemed like he'd be the compromise choice. Surprised its him out of the bad. Though "Chief Justice of DC Court" is pretty tough to argue against in terms of qualifications. Obviously, it's not about qualifications, but better to get that argument out in open.

http://trib.in/1M6uYBJ

Agree with Uglesias that Sanders voters should be encouraged by Foxx win. Their coordination can wield a lot of power in down ballot races.

Tribune but not sure if you need to be a subscriber.

Feel comfortable saying Foxx wins. So happy. She's exactly what's needed.

Most democrats believe in democratic policies not Republican ones.

It's tied at 40 40. Way closer than I would have thought.

cqnt wait for first returns from states attorney. I hope Foxx has this.

Hilary's margin in Florida probably big enough to set off any future losses.

Everytime I think I actually know all the judges on the ballot there turns out to be 10 more.

I'm not talking about the primaries I'm talking about the local and state elections.

The only thing that worries me is EJs velocity going down in his second start.

Pols whom voters have lower information about typically poll better in fake national races. It's kind of why those polls are meaningless.

Death Penalty.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 14, 2016 -> 12:14 PM) Thibs blew it by having his dirty laundry aired in public. That never ends well. He was never going to return as Bulls coach after that. What do you mean by this? Forman was the one undermining him very publicly. Since Thibs left he has not said a word, while Forman very aggressively pushed the "Players all thrilled Thibs gone" stories. Yeah, the JVG stuff, but it always felt reactive starting with the Ron Adams stuff. Pretty sure the Bulls record this year will prove to everyone that he is a top 5 coach.

now that I can't follow along I'm sure they'll win 15-2.

I really wish we would standardize a single date for all elections.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Mar 14, 2016 -> 12:14 PM) What is the behavior that you're (ss2k5 and bmags) concerned would become acceptable? Essentially the normalization of shutting down campaign rallies as protest.

Undermining the legitimacy of the Presidency, whatever the hell he will do with foreign policy (likely embarrassing us in every turn) and controlling the functions of the government are all things that can royally screw up the united states.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 14, 2016 -> 10:33 AM) The problem is that once this becomes acceptable behavior, it will be easily justifiable because "it was OK when it happened to Trump, why isn't it OK now"? In the meme generation of politics, as soon as something happens, half of the internet starts searching historical memory banks to find something to be able to justify their behavior by. It was OK when it happened to Bush... It was OK when it happened to Obama... It was OK when Clinton did it... It was OK when Reagan did it. I hate that part of politics today. It is unprincipled, and lacks common decency. If you can justify shutting down a Trump even because of the vile crap he spews, it is just as easy for his camp to justify shutting down an event on the other side, and it legitimizes the actions of intimidation, threats, and suppression because of the use of justification of the actions. I think we are on the same page though. On the other hand, I legitimately don't believe they were trying for that specific outcome. And I do believe they had a right to be concerned for their safety bringing that event to campus. Police did a hell of a job, and the students did as well. These things bring a lot of people attracted to the chaos. Kudos to both for acknowledging and trying to control it. http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/201...-protest-213728

It's all so horrible. What I think is the benefit of something like Trumps rally in Chicago is for all his followers to actually see the people they are blaming for all of their problems. No hiding behind your community, if you are going to blame other groups for all of your problems you damn well better know who you are talking about.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 14, 2016 -> 10:16 AM) I said this on facebook the other day, but it seems applicable here. I get the idea that protest is a legal and rationale response to what is going on here, but there seems to be a crossing of a line at some point. While I despise Donald Trump and everything about his campaign, I can't help but think if roles were reversed we would be talking about things like suppression and intimidation of voters. Well, we did see the 2010 town halls. I would say that there is a reason you don't see the same level of activity against Cruz. But my bigger concern is 2020, where this may happen again and the next person will be considered "as bad as trump" due to policy, where what is making Trump so awful now is his wielding of his base like an army and undercutting populations as problems that need to be removed.