Pete Buttigieg to Quit Democratic Presidential Race

Via: TᵢG  •  News & Politics  •  191 Comments  •  3 Likes  •  5 years ago

“Mr. Buttigieg’s own existential crisis was his inability to appeal to voters of color, both African Americans and Latinos”

He did far better than I would have expected.   He is a solid candidate for V.P. and has a promising future in politics.

These are the democratic socialists backing Bernie Sanders

Via: TᵢG  •  News & Politics  •  27 Comments  •  5 years ago

“He said, 'I have never had health care.' And he's almost 60 years old. And I said, 'Well, Bernie Sanders wants to make it to where everybody has...”

I wonder how much they have considered the practicality of Sanders' proposals.   Do they just presume it will somehow work?

Is Bernie Sanders a Communist?

By: TᵢG  •  Critical Thinkers  •  341 Comments  •  12 Likes  •  5 years ago

“What are the policies/positions proposed by Sanders that correlate with those of the former USSR?”

Bernie Sanders is now the front-runner in the D primary.   Amazing.   Given that, it makes sense to seriously look at what he is proposing. During the last D debate in Las Vegas, Bloomberg implied that Sanders' positions were in effect communism on the grounds that Sanders was trying to throw...

Biden's presidential bid is over, even if he isn't ready to accept it

Via: TᵢG  •  News & Politics  •  56 Comments  •  2 Likes  •  5 years ago

“... the same Quinnipiac poll that found that he collapsed by nearly 10 points to second place nationally also found that nearly half of Biden's...”

I think the author paints Biden's picture a bit too much on the negative side, but Biden certainly is in scramble mode and is far more likely to fail than to succeed.

How Michael Bloomberg could win

Via: TᵢG  •  News & Politics  •  446 Comments  •  10 Likes  •  5 years ago  •  LOCKED

“It has been abundantly clear throughout this process that the Democratic Party is terrified — terrified — of picking the wrong candidate, only to...”

The D field is pretty messed up.   Bloomberg, as a candidate, still seems to have the best chance of defeating Trump.   But he has to counteract: Incumbancy Great economy A content electorate that does not want to rock the boat Bloomberg, IMO, can make an effective argument that his...

Guide to Comment Panels

By: TᵢG  •  TechMeta  •  10 Comments  •  4 Likes  •  5 years ago

“Comment panels offer features that operate on the comments within an article.”

Comment Panels At the beginning of the comments section for each NewsTalkers article you will find a series of circular buttons.   These buttons each are a minimized representation of a comment panel.    These buttons represent, respectively, the panels: Tracker Panel – for navigating...

The Company That Botched the Iowa Caucus Was Formed Only Months Ago

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““That is a training/planning/organizational problem,” Bird tweeted. “Should have had multiple dry runs & zero people should have been downloading...”

Looks like the technology is going to take the fall for the problems with the Iowa caucus.   Apparently the new app was built by a startup company that did not properly test the system.   The counting worked, but the reporting had a bug that did not account for all votes.    Major failure for all...

D.N.C. Rules Change for Nevada Debate Could Open Door for Bloomberg

Via: TᵢG  •  News & Politics  •  1 Comments  •  1 Like  •  5 years ago

“In a major shift, the Democratic National Committee will eliminate the requirement that candidates to show evidence of grass-roots support.”

Bloomberg brings a thoughtful, adult voice and a resume in both private and public sector of high competence.    On top of that, he would bring dignity back to the highest elected office in our nation and represent us well with other nations. He is also self-financing his campaign.   He does...

The iPhone decade: How Apple's phone created and destroyed industries and changed the world

Via: TᵢG  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  5 Comments  •  1 Like  •  5 years ago

“Analysis: The iPhone has propelled Apple from a large computer company with a profitable side business in MP3 players to a $1 trillion megacorp...”

No doubt in my mind, the smart phone (and critically the iPhone) has profoundly influenced our behavior.   It has changed the way we do business, conduct personal affairs and (crucially) how we interact with each other.   The Apple watch (and other wearables) takes us one step further in our...

This Robot’s Journey to an Icy Alien Moon Starts Beneath Antarctica

Via: TᵢG  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  44 Comments  •  8 Likes  •  5 years ago

“NASA scientists completed field tests in November of a floating rover they hope will one day travel to Europa, the frozen ocean moon of Jupiter.”

A video of the Bruie rover is here.