Bullock contrasting himself with Sanders

[Mr. Morden]

This story that was posted in the Tea Leaves thread talks about how Bullock is starting a PAC and won’t rule out a presidential run.  Again, as already mentioned in the Tea Leaves thread.

But one thing I thought was interesting to note was Bullock’s jab at the 70-somethings (or soon to be 70-somethings) who are in the presidential mix:

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In general, to the extent that he’s making any kind of national play, he seems to be contrasting himself with Sanders (going the opposite direction from, say, Gillibrand, who is hugging Sanders as tightly as possible):

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[TheSaint250]

I'm starting to like him.

I don't know if he'll run though.

[Mr. Smith]

...not good, not good at all.

[heatcharger]

Love this. Advocating for apprenticeship programs and trade school is better politics and policy than free college anyway.

[Technocracy Timmy]

Love this. Advocating for apprenticeship programs and trade school is better politics and policy than free college anyway.

Wasn't Obama's free Community college proposal specifically for this kind of thing?

[MAINEiac4434]

Love this. Advocating for apprenticeship programs and trade school is better politics and policy than free college anyway.

Wasn't Obama's free Community college proposal specifically for this kind of thing?

Hillary had an identical policy, too.

[heatcharger]

Love this. Advocating for apprenticeship programs and trade school is better politics and policy than free college anyway.

Wasn't Obama's free Community college proposal specifically for this kind of thing?

Hillary had an identical policy, too.

Yeah, I'm glad Democrats aren't capitulating to Bernie on this one.

[Beet]

I think Bullock could be a good contender, but the fact that he was re-elected by a less than 4-point margin despite sky-high approval ratings should be a warning sign. It's not well appreciated how far to the right Assaultana has shifted in the past 2-3 years.

[Technocracy Timmy]

Love this. Advocating for apprenticeship programs and trade school is better politics and policy than free college anyway.

Wasn't Obama's free Community college proposal specifically for this kind of thing?

Hillary had an identical policy, too.

Yeah, I'm glad Democrats aren't capitulating to Bernie on this one.

I don't really see the problem with this though. It would cost roughly 50-60 billion per year to finance college tuition at the federal level (using Clinton's plan) and it'll in part pay for itself since a more educated and re-tooled populace will be able be more productive and earn higher incomes (more tax revenue). Plus the national debt despite being a big number isn't even freaking investors out at the moment (investors are only demanding for a 2.5ish% yield on a 10 year T-bill). If anything, people can't get enough of US debt since they know we're a safe bet.

We're already paying for college; it's just in the form of a 1.4 trillion dollars worth of student loans which is really crushing people and hampering economic activity. Some of these people deliberately chose to go down this route, but depending on the state you live in, 2 years of a public school undergrad at a 4 year (assuming you did 2-3 years at a JC) can still add up to a lot of money.

[Kamala]

Love this. Advocating for apprenticeship programs and trade school is better politics and policy than free college anyway.

Wasn't Obama's free Community college proposal specifically for this kind of thing?

Hillary had an identical policy, too.

Yeah, I'm glad Democrats aren't capitulating to Bernie on this one.

I don't really see the problem with this though. It would cost roughly 50-60 billion per year to finance college tuition at the federal level (using Clinton's plan) and it'll in part pay for itself since a more educated and re-tooled populace will be able be more productive and earn higher incomes (more tax revenue). Plus the national debt despite being a big number isn't even freaking investors out at the moment (investors are only demanding for a 2.5ish% yield on a 10 year T-bill). If anything, people can't get enough of US debt since they know we're a safe bet.

We're already paying for college; it's just in the form of a 1.4 trillion dollars worth of student loans which is really crushing people and hampering economic activity. Some of these people deliberately chose to go down this route, but depending on the state you live in, 2 years of a public school undergrad at a 4 year (assuming you did 2-3 years at a JC) can still add up to a lot of money.

Huh, wow. I've never really thought about it that way. That's actually making me rethink my entire position on this policy.

[Shameless Lefty Hack]

Unless he's secured Sanders's endorsement already, I'm not sure what he thinks his lane is anymore.