Brian
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Yes, the notion that there’s any kind of meaningful continuity between Bonds silly. But the point about that pig never being un-fucked is real.
Bond survived the Cold War and two sexual revolutions but he couldn’t survive Daniel Craig’s ego.
Bond survived the Cold War and two sexual revolutions but he couldn’t survive Daniel Craig’s ego.
November 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Yes, the notion that there’s any kind of meaningful continuity between Bonds silly. But the point about that pig never being un-fucked is real.
Bond survived the Cold War and two sexual revolutions but he couldn’t survive Daniel Craig’s ego.
Bond survived the Cold War and two sexual revolutions but he couldn’t survive Daniel Craig’s ego.
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... and again: www.cbsnews.com/news/high-pr...
High-profile Jan. 6 defendant facing charges of kidnapping and sexually assaulting woman
John Banuelos' case was unique among Capitol riot prosecutions because he was the only defendant accused of pulling and firing a gun while on Capitol grounds.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:06 AM
... and again: www.cbsnews.com/news/high-pr...
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People obviously care more about Trump, so most will hold their nose and vote Dem, as we just saw. But hoping enough people hold their nose for you is an utter failure of a position to be in under the circumstances. Trump is helping your chances of winning more than you're helping yourselves.
November 11, 2025 at 3:27 AM
People obviously care more about Trump, so most will hold their nose and vote Dem, as we just saw. But hoping enough people hold their nose for you is an utter failure of a position to be in under the circumstances. Trump is helping your chances of winning more than you're helping yourselves.
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You're never going to get 100% of Trump disapprovers, of course. But if you're failing to capture a double-digit chunk of them, that's a you problem. And the fact is Schumer and congressional Dems generally have approval ratings that are rock bottom worse than Trump's. That's a real problem!
November 11, 2025 at 3:23 AM
You're never going to get 100% of Trump disapprovers, of course. But if you're failing to capture a double-digit chunk of them, that's a you problem. And the fact is Schumer and congressional Dems generally have approval ratings that are rock bottom worse than Trump's. That's a real problem!
I don’t know the answer! But if you think branding is at least part of the problem—and I think pretty much everyone does—then you can’t dismiss the possibility that the party label does more harm than good, and that maybe we don’t have the luxury of waiting 4-6 years for the magical rebrand to occur
November 11, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I don’t know the answer! But if you think branding is at least part of the problem—and I think pretty much everyone does—then you can’t dismiss the possibility that the party label does more harm than good, and that maybe we don’t have the luxury of waiting 4-6 years for the magical rebrand to occur
In 2026, Dems need to win in unlikely places in order to seize control of the Senate. They need to win in places like TX, IA, OH, or NE. What the debate boils down to is this:
What is holding Democrats back from reaching voters in these places? Policy and substance, or style and branding?
What is holding Democrats back from reaching voters in these places? Policy and substance, or style and branding?
November 11, 2025 at 12:13 AM
In 2026, Dems need to win in unlikely places in order to seize control of the Senate. They need to win in places like TX, IA, OH, or NE. What the debate boils down to is this:
What is holding Democrats back from reaching voters in these places? Policy and substance, or style and branding?
What is holding Democrats back from reaching voters in these places? Policy and substance, or style and branding?
The Tea Party was party elites radicalizing their base—not the other way around. What Dems have to do is the exact opposite of the Tea Party. Doable? Certainly. As easy as the Tea Party? No, categorically different and likely much harder.
November 11, 2025 at 12:08 AM
The Tea Party was party elites radicalizing their base—not the other way around. What Dems have to do is the exact opposite of the Tea Party. Doable? Certainly. As easy as the Tea Party? No, categorically different and likely much harder.
Also, there are real structural differences between the parties that make the example of the Tea Party of questionable application. People forget now, but the Tea Party was not a spontaneous voter revolt. It was an astroturfed project funded by Republican elites and their propagandists.
November 11, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Also, there are real structural differences between the parties that make the example of the Tea Party of questionable application. People forget now, but the Tea Party was not a spontaneous voter revolt. It was an astroturfed project funded by Republican elites and their propagandists.
The intra-party insurgency plan doesn’t fix the branding problem in the short-term. It’s a long-term consequence, maybe, if we’re lucky. And Mamdani has now proven that winning a primary isn’t enough. Even winning the general election isn’t enough. The party apparatus will reject you anyway.
November 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
The intra-party insurgency plan doesn’t fix the branding problem in the short-term. It’s a long-term consequence, maybe, if we’re lucky. And Mamdani has now proven that winning a primary isn’t enough. Even winning the general election isn’t enough. The party apparatus will reject you anyway.