{"id":440,"date":"2019-08-05T10:15:05","date_gmt":"2019-08-05T16:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/penguinpetes.com\/wordpress\/?p=440"},"modified":"2020-03-24T15:23:23","modified_gmt":"2020-03-24T21:23:23","slug":"new-at-123ish-reluctantly-covering-the-democratic-primary-zoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/penguinpetes.com\/wordpress\/2019\/08\/05\/new-at-123ish-reluctantly-covering-the-democratic-primary-zoo\/","title":{"rendered":"New at 123ish: Reluctantly Covering the Democratic Primary Zoo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Look, folks, I don’t always get to pick the topic, OK? Clients want stuff, I give them stuff. So when political season inevitably reared its scab-encrusted head, I did my painful duty. So here’s a scorecard of the current contenders for Democratic president 2020<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Bottom line: Front-runner wins, everybody else GTFO! I dress it up in my characteristic snark, of course, but the nut of the matter is we lost 2016 because the only thing a Democrat seems to hate worse than a Republican is another Democrat. When Republicans are onstage, all I hear are people ripping up Democrats. When Democrats are on stage, all I hear are people ripping up Democrats. We need allies, not saboteurs.<\/p>\n

I don’t care who’s polling at the top, if it’s a fireplug, everybody else needs to bow out, shut up, drop out, and throw their support behind the fireplug! This is the easiest election to win ever! All you have to do is present a united front.<\/p>\n