Feel the Franken DISCONTINUED

[Blackacre]

(plz add me too if you can)

[_]

Up to you if you want to add me. (I'd be backing Kasich/Romney? here, since Trump clearly cost Rauner reelection.)

[TheSaint250]

Loving this so far!

*whispers* can I be included as an Atlas member?

Yes! I was reluctant to add real people because I was afraid of passing someone off. But everyone in that thread is based off a real person.

[MAINEiac4434]

South Carolina-06: Jim Clyburn

Majority Whip-elect?

Jim Clyburn has retired from the leadership. Steny is the Whip, Rosa DeLauro is the Majority Leader.

So Steny took a demotion, then?

Yup. It's fairly well established that he and Pelosi don't get along. Steyn won't run for reelection in 2020, either.

Up to you if you want to add me. (I'd be backing Kasich/Romney? here, since Trump clearly cost Rauner reelection.)

You're going to really, really like his VP choice...

[brucejoel99]

South Carolina-06: Jim Clyburn

Majority Whip-elect?

Jim Clyburn has retired from the leadership. Steny is the Whip, Rosa DeLauro is the Majority Leader.

So Steny took a demotion, then?

Yup. It's fairly well established that he and Pelosi don't get along. Steyn won't run for reelection in 2020, either.

But wouldn't it be up to the House Democrats, & not Pelosi, to choose to (or not to) keep on Hoyer as Majority Leader/the No. 2 position? After all, Hoyer's been No. 2 of the Democratic leadership team since 2003. Even if he was challenged, wouldn't he, like Pelosi last year, have enough of a support-base in the caucus to be considered a shoo-in for reelection as No. 2?

Not to mention, Pelosi's disregard for Hoyer has been the catalyst for a challenge against him before, too... & it failed badly. In 2006, after Democrats took control of the House & Pelosi was boosted to Speaker, she backed John Murtha of PA for the No. 2 spot, despite Hoyer's candidacy for the job. Hoyer beat Murtha 149 to 86, showing that House Democrats (though it may have been over 10 years ago) can & will rebuke Pelosi re: leadership positions over strong opposition from her.

Really sorry for getting super technical on such a small issue like this, especially something that took place 2 pages ago. I'm just really curious as to how it's going down, is all lol

[Cactus Jack]

Yup. It's fairly well established that he and Pelosi don't get along. Steyn won't run for reelection in 2020, either.

Dearly hoping for Heather Mizeur to replace him.

[MAINEiac4434]

Atlas Forum
- Presidential Elections - Analysis and Discussion
-- 2020 U.S. Presidential Election (Moderators: NebraskaTrot, Bill, MAINEiac8868)
--- Klobuchar Major Announcement

Kamala (2020) Kamala        YaBB God ★★★★★ Posts: 4555

Klobuchar Major Announcement « on: April 8, 2019, 07:16:09 pm »So CNN just said the "Minnesota Senators have a major announcement" and cut to an auditorium filled with people. Klobuchar about to go on. Is she about to declare?

Al Franken 2020 MAINEiac4434 Moderators      YaBB God ★★★★★ Posts: 8850

Klobuchar Major Announcement « Reply #1 on: April 8, 2019, 07:17:15 pm »Weird that she wouldn't have anyone introducing her...

Kasich/? 2020 Not_Madigan YaBB God ★★★★★ Posts: 4122

Klobuchar Major Announcement « Reply #2 on: April 8, 2019, 07:17:36 pm »I don't want to freak out MAINEiac...but what if it's the other Senator from Minnesota

CUOMO markwarner2020 YaBB God ★★★★★ Posts: 80098

Klobuchar Major Announcement « Reply #3 on: April 8, 2019, 07:20:12 pm »lmao Andrew will crush Al Frunken and Amy Flobukar ANDREW 2020

Peebs Peebs YaBB God ★★★★★ Posts: 1223

Klobuchar Major Announcement « Reply #4 on: April 8, 2019, 07:24:30 pm » You must be logged in to read this quote. Can we ban this troll… Klobuchar's on now. It's clear she isn't running because she's clearly referring to someone else.

Acting Delegate The Saint The_Saint YaBB God ★★★★★ Posts: 3848

Klobuchar Major Announcement « Reply #5 on: April 08, 2019, 07:24:47 pm »Is it just me or is she talking about Franken

Al Franken 2020 MAINEiac4434 YaBB God ★★★★★ Posts: 8851

FEEL THE FRANKEN: OFFICIAL FRANKEN ANNOUNCEMENT THREAD « Reply #6 on: April 8, 2019, 07:26:39 pm »

Kamala (2020) Kamala YaBB God ★★★★★ Posts: 4554

FEEL THE FRANKEN: OFFICIAL FRANKEN ANNOUNCEMENT THREAD « Reply #7 on: April 8, 2019, 07:28:09 pm »MAINEiac is dead.

Newsom 2028 Libertarian- Leaning Progressive        YaBB God ★★★★★ Posts: 1392

FEEL THE FRANKEN: OFFICIAL FRANKEN ANNOUNCEMENT THREAD « on: April 8, 2019, 07:29:09 pm »Here he comes...

NebraskaTrot Omaha Trotsky Moderators      YaBB God ★★★★★ Posts: 9212

FEEL THE FRANKEN: OFFICIAL FRANKEN ANNOUNCEMENT THREAD « Reply #1 on: April 8, 2019, 07:29:15 pm »Preemptively banning MAINEiac

Al Franken 2020 MAINEiac4434 YaBB God ★★★★★ Posts: 4122

FEEL THE FRANKEN: OFFICIAL FRANKEN ANNOUNCEMENT THREAD « Reply #2 on: April 8, 2019, 07:30:36 pm »MY KING IS ALIVE

Kamala is my Queen Jill YaBB God ★★★★★ Posts: 1223

FEEL THE FRANKEN: OFFICIAL FRANKEN ANNOUNCEMENT THREAD « Reply #4 on: April 8 2019, 07:31:30 pm »This is a really great speech. Really great.

Never Tulsi ihatetulsigabbard YaBB God ★★★★★ Posts: 3848

OFFICIAL AL FRANKEN ANNOUNCEMENT THREAD « Reply #5 on: April 5, 2019, 07:32:47 pm »Franken is clearly the best candidate. He's the anti-Tulsi.

Al Franken 2020 maineica4434 YaBB God ★★★★★ Posts: 8849

FEEL THE FRANKEN: OFFICIAL FRANKEN ANNOUNCEMENT THREAD « Reply #6 on: April 8, 2019, 07:35:39 pm »"I am not in this race to attack other Democrats, but to advocate for privacy, for justice, for liberty, for equality, the founding principles of this great nation, principles that everyone other Democratic candidate stands for." He's so great. Can't wait until he's President.

Kamala (2020) Kamala YaBB God ★★★★★ Posts: 4554

FEEL THE FRANKEN: OFFICIAL FRANKEN ANNOUNCEMENT THREAD « Reply #7 on: April 8, 2019, 07:37:09 pm »Wow. Might need to change my endorsement...

[TheSaint250]

Yay!!!!!

Thank you!

[_]

I like that I somehow surpass Saint in posts.  Thank you.

[TheSaint250]

I like that I somehow surpass Saint in posts.  Thank you.

I gotta tell my future self to step up his game.

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

I like that I somehow surpass Saint in lose most of my posts.  Thank you.

[Cactus Jack]

Feel free to include me cracking corny jokes in the Atlas posts.

[MAINEiac4434]

I like that I somehow surpass Saint in lose most of my posts.  Thank you.

The post counts are literally an afterthought. I just type in former random numbers.

Also, shout out to NJ_dem, whose formatting I used for the Atlas posts. Check out Sun & Moon, their really good future TL.

[MAINEiac4434]

South Carolina-06: Jim Clyburn

Majority Whip-elect?

Jim Clyburn has retired from the leadership. Steny is the Whip, Rosa DeLauro is the Majority Leader.

So Steny took a demotion, then?

Yup. It's fairly well established that he and Pelosi don't get along. Steyn won't run for reelection in 2020, either.

But wouldn't it be up to the House Democrats, & not Pelosi, to choose to (or not to) keep on Hoyer as Majority Leader/the No. 2 position? After all, Hoyer's been No. 2 of the Democratic leadership team since 2003. Even if he was challenged, wouldn't he, like Pelosi last year, have enough of a support-base in the caucus to be considered a shoo-in for reelection as No. 2?

Not to mention, Pelosi's disregard for Hoyer has been the catalyst for a challenge against him before, too... & it failed badly. In 2006, after Democrats took control of the House & Pelosi was boosted to Speaker, she backed John Murtha of PA for the No. 2 spot, despite Hoyer's candidacy for the job. Hoyer beat Murtha 149 to 86, showing that House Democrats (though it may have been over 10 years ago) can & will rebuke Pelosi re: leadership positions over strong opposition from her.

Really sorry for getting super technical on such a small issue like this, especially something that took place 2 pages ago. I'm just really curious as to how it's going down, is all lol

Okay, so:

DeLauro got the backing of Pelosi loyalists and the Berniecrats elected to the House in 2018, because she also got Keith Ellison's endorsement. That, coupled with a persistent rumor about his desire to retire after 2020 or 2022, led to his narrow defeat for Majority Leader.

[brucejoel99]

South Carolina-06: Jim Clyburn

Majority Whip-elect?

Jim Clyburn has retired from the leadership. Steny is the Whip, Rosa DeLauro is the Majority Leader.

So Steny took a demotion, then?

Yup. It's fairly well established that he and Pelosi don't get along. Steyn won't run for reelection in 2020, either.

But wouldn't it be up to the House Democrats, & not Pelosi, to choose to (or not to) keep on Hoyer as Majority Leader/the No. 2 position? After all, Hoyer's been No. 2 of the Democratic leadership team since 2003. Even if he was challenged, wouldn't he, like Pelosi last year, have enough of a support-base in the caucus to be considered a shoo-in for reelection as No. 2?

Not to mention, Pelosi's disregard for Hoyer has been the catalyst for a challenge against him before, too... & it failed badly. In 2006, after Democrats took control of the House & Pelosi was boosted to Speaker, she backed John Murtha of PA for the No. 2 spot, despite Hoyer's candidacy for the job. Hoyer beat Murtha 149 to 86, showing that House Democrats (though it may have been over 10 years ago) can & will rebuke Pelosi re: leadership positions over strong opposition from her.

Really sorry for getting super technical on such a small issue like this, especially something that took place 2 pages ago. I'm just really curious as to how it's going down, is all lol

Okay, so:

DeLauro got the backing of Pelosi loyalists and the Berniecrats elected to the House in 2018, because she also got Keith Ellison's endorsement. That, coupled with a persistent rumor about his desire to retire after 2020 or 2022, led to his narrow defeat for Majority Leader.

Ok, I gotcha now lol, thanks so much for the detailed explainer!!

[MAINEiac4434]

[Blackacre]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[P. Clodius Pulcher did nothing wrong]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[America Needs R'hllor]

I think O'Malley is just happy to be included tbh

[_]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[TheSaint250]

I love the Delaney post

[Unapologetic Chinaperson]

I like that I somehow surpass Saint in lose most of my posts.  Thank you.

The post counts are literally an afterthought. I just type in former random numbers.

Also, shout out to NJ_dem, whose formatting I used for the Atlas posts. Check out Sun & Moon, their really good future TL.

1. Thanks for the shoutout! But to give credit where credit was due, I was inspired by Governor Well's fake Atlas posts on Spenstar's Hindsight is 2020 timeline. (Shame that it never got completed.)

1a. Extra thanks for making "This is your 80,000th post and this is what you have to say?" into a meme. I laughed for a good 5 minutes last night reading that.

2. I can't believe that NJ's entire congressional representation is made up of Democrats! But I'm disappointed that Andy Kim lost the primaries in NJ-3. (And is the person who eventually won real, or did you make them up?)

3. What happened to Menendez? I assumed he got convicted, so...

[MAINEiac4434]

Pamela Rosen Lampitt is a real person, and represents NJ's 6th district in the General Assembly...which I just realized is outside the third district. Damn. Switching it to Kim now.

Menendez was forced not to run for reelection by the Democratic establishment. He was eventually convicted.

[MAINEiac4434]

Atlas Forum
- Presidential Elections - Analysis and Discussion
-- 2020 U.S. Presidential Election (Moderators: NebraskaTrot, Bill, MAINEiac8868)
--- First Democratic Debate Livethread

Nebraska Trot Omaha Trotsky       Moderators ★★★★★ Posts: 4555

First Democratic Debate Live Thread « on: April 30, 2019, 06:58:09 pm »So they invited Bullock even though he hasn't even announced yet. Lots of Bernie, Franken and Kamala signs behind the MSNBC studio on the Michigan campus quad. Bernie and Kamala are arguably the two biggest names, and Franken's from a kinda-neighboring state. Haven't seen a single Booker sign yet.

Spenstar Spenstar YaBB God       YaBB God ★★★★★ Posts: 8850

Klobuchar Major Announcement « Reply #1 on: April 30, 2019, 07:00:15 pm »LMAO at the probably one dude who has a Booker sign surrounded by Bernie signs.

Kasich/? 2020 Not_Madigan YaBB God ★★★★★ Posts: 4122

First Democratic Debate Thread « Reply #2 on: April 30, 2019, 07:01:36 pm » You must be logged in to read this quote. He's probably holding it low, sideyeing everyone around him to make sure no one notices it and starts asking uncomfortable questions.

CUOMO markwarner2020 YaBB God ★★★★★ Posts: 80098

First Democratic Debate Megathread « Reply #3 on: April 30, 2019, 07:01:42 pm »ANDREW 2020

Peebs Peebs YaBB God ★★★★★ Posts: 1223

First Democratic Debate Thread/color] « Reply #4 on: April 30, 2019, 07:01:55 pm »Huge applause for Bernie as he's introduced.

Acting Delegate The Saint The_Saint YaBB God ★★★★★ Posts: 3848

First Democratic Debate Thread « Reply #5 on: April 30, 2019, 07:02:13 pm »Interested to see if anyone will try to pivot to the center or all try to out-lefty eachother.

Al Franken 2020 MAINEiac4434 YaBB God ★★★★★ Posts: 8851

First Democratic Debate Thread « Reply #6 on: April 30, 2019, 07:02:39 pm »Some boos for Booker, but overall the majority of the crowd seems open to all the candidates. Franken, Gabbard, Cuomo left to be introduced.

Kamala (2020) Kamala YaBB God ★★★★★ Posts: 4554

First Democratic Debate Thread « Reply #7 on: April 8, 2019, 07:02:59 pm »Kamala changed her hair. Looks nice. Oh god, definitely heard the boos for Cuomo.

Newsom 2028 Libertarian- Leaning Progressive       YaBB God ★★★★★ Posts: 1392

First Democratic Debate Thread « on: April 8, 2019, 07:03:09 pm »Great reception for Franken. Rivals Bernie's.

Al Franken 2020 MAINEiac4434       YaBB God ★★★★★ Posts: 9212

First Democratic Debate Thread « Reply #1 on: April 8, 2019, 07:03:35 pm »That's right Ann Arbor, applaud your future President. And boo Tulsi. Good job.

Never Tulsi ihatetulsigabbard YaBB God ★★★★★ Posts: 4122

First Democratic Debate Thread « Reply #2 on: April 30, 2019, 07:03:42 pm »Tulsi got the worst reception lol even worse than Cuomo and Booker

Saguaro azcactus YaBB God ★★★★★ Posts: 1223

First Democratic Debate Thread « Reply #4 on: April 8 2019, 07:04:30 pm »Big on the blue suits tonight. Like that Bernie rocking the socialist red tie though. Booker already sweating like a dog.

Never Tulsi ihatetulsigabbard YaBB God ★★★★★ Posts: 3848

OFFICIAL AL FRANKEN ANNOUNCEMENT THREAD « Reply #5 on: April 30, 2019, 07:05:47 pm »Tulsi's the first to speak? Rigged

Al Franken 2020 MAINEiac4434 YaBB God ★★★★★ Posts: 8849

FEEL THE FRANKEN: OFFICIAL FRANKEN ANNOUNCEMENT THREAD « Reply #6 on: April 30, 2019, 07:04:59 pm »"I am the most progressive candidate in this race." You could hear the audience laugh. Tulsi wouldn't even be the most progressive person in a room with Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski and John McCain's corpse.

Kamala (2020) Kamala YaBB God ★★★★★ Posts: 4554

First Democratic Debate Thread « Reply #7 on: April 8, 2019, 07:06:13 pm »I had totally forgotten John Delaney was even on the stage until Chuck Todd just went to him for his opening statement. He looks like my 8th grade social studies teacher. What's he even talking about?

Saguaro azcactus YaBB God ★★★★★ Posts: 1223

First Democratic Debate Thread « Reply #4 on: April 8 2019, 07:06:48 pm »So, after that trainwreck of an opening statement, I suppose we can say that John Delaney's presidential campaign will end in approximately three hours.

[Unapologetic Chinaperson]

Wait, John McCain is dead?