October 11, 2016 6:00 AM
Morning Reads for Tuesday, October 11
Good morning! Today is the last day for Georgians to register to vote in the general election. I assume that if you are reading this site, your registration is up to date – but as Facebook and Twitter and even Instacart are reminding us to register (I am registered, Instacart!), so shall it be.
- About Bill Clinton’s womanizing…
- Free trade, this economist argues, is always “unrelentingly good.”
- Ken Bone, God bless him, is decidedly less undecided.
- Related: Ken Bone, Debate Hero.
- Lost in Friday’s news cycle was President Obama’s Babies Act.
- RBG feels similarly about flag burners and anthem kneelers: they’re not breaking the law, but they’re “ridiculous.”
- Jim Barksdale hired some new staffers.
- Here’s what you need to know if you’re returning home to Chatham County.
- St. Simon’s Island residents, welcome home.
- The Georgia Aquarium gave Jekyll’s turtles safe harbor.
- The Economist breaks down profanity.
- Melania Trump trolls us.
- Lin-Manuel Miranda is a bright light. Man, the man is non-stop, and this week’s SNL was a gift.
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Teri
Teri Anulewicz is a Democrat who represents House District 42 in the Georgia General Assembly. She previously spent nearly a decade on the Smyrna City Council. A native New Orleanian and quasi-Texan, Teri graduated from Agnes Scott College in 1998. She's been a front page contributor since 2015, and she compiles each Tuesday's Morning Reads.
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I generally support lowering barriers to trade, but it’s not unrelentingly good. I think it unquestionable trade has undermined working class wages in the US (the flip side being extreme poverty worldwide has hugely decreased). And its benefits, like many across the economy, are increasingly concentrated in a smaller and smaller group.
It seems that all the guys restrooms already have the changing stations. Didn’t know it was a law.
Let’s see, Jake Tapper, Donna Brazile now that paragon of neutrality, John Harwood all on the Hillary Express! Sigh… And nothing from Bernie? Kinda disappointed. But I guess he’s been gelded.
And giving y’all your due, Trump’s most likely done. Any idea, and I’m asking both sides here, who’s likely the strong Repub candidate to challenge her in 2020? And do Trump’s issues survive him?
My two cents on 2020:
Landslide R victory: John Kasich or Charlie Baker. Fiscally conservative, socially moderate or liberal that are in line with majority of Americans. Moves R party in the correct direction for the party’s long-term survival. Center-right moderates run the party again.
Toss-Ups: Paul Ryan, Marco Rubio, Ben Sasse/Tom Cotton. Republican party hits the reset button and picks younger candidates who are able to sell harder right policies with a fresh face. Tough sell on the middle but maybe some independents flip on her and give the White House to Republicans. Party at least has some pragmatic deal-makers and country runs smoother.
“Clinton” and “8 years” now synonyms: Ted Cruz, Mike Pence, Greg Abbott. Republican party continues spiral into 1600 Pennsylvania oblivion. Gerrymandering retains the house for a divided Congress. Tim Kaine prepares his first 100 days for January of 2025. Trump Media thrives with Hannity, Rush, etc. etc. etc. while the Republican party continues to be run by the Freedom Caucus.
All of the usual suspects will run again I would think. Cruz, Rubio and Pence will probably be talked about early and often.
I like Pence, but he may be damaged goods after being attached to Trump.
Cruz has been running for president since he was 20 so he will have another go. He will be terrible and I doubt he can beat Hillary.
Rubio may be one of the better options. The GOP has to get away from feeding the fires of anger and focus on a positive message about what they will do if in charge. Building walls and talking about who had the worst sexual assault story is not the positive message we need to win. I honestly think Rubio needs to be the future of the GOP. Clearly old white angry dudes just ain’t working for us.
Kasich will run again. Not a big fan of his but I’d vote for him over what we currently have.
There will always be a group of governors that think about it. Everyone will be talking about Rick Scott soon. I’m not sure what I think about him and will hold off on casting judgement until I see more.
I won’t be surprised when Niki Haley’s name gets mention.
More importantly are the people that SHOULD NOT run.
No more entertainers. We tried it and clearly it doesn’t work.
Rick Perry
Rick Santorum
I’d put Ted Cruz is in this category becasue I can’t stand the guy. But he will run.
Anyone with the last name Paul.
Anyone who sold their soul to support Trump (Giuliani, Christie and Gingrich) Sadly, I may have to put Pence’s name into this category too.
Anyone with a last name Bush.
So the Deplorables are just going to tuck tail and assimilate? I don’t think so.
They came *that close* this time, so next time will be better. All they need is another charismatic
charlaleader to inspire them.I’m thinking Howard Stern. Somebody with a big enough ego that even losing won’t affect them. We’re way beyond Limbaugh or Hannity. Those guys are weak. If Hunter Thompson was still around he might be viable, except it will have to be someone with so much money that they can annoy everyone and not care. They’ll always have a golden parachute waiting. Maybe that guy Shkreli if he’s not in jail by then.
I can dream. I’m hoping that the anger and stupidity that has given us Trump is like a fever. It just has to run its course and you have to just get it out of your system. You can’t fix stupid, but you may be able to fight stupid better next go around.
I’d support Stern.
But that is just me.
First, there is a month left in an election that literally changes daily. So while I agree Trump has an uphill battle, I wouldn’t call it a done deal just yet.
2020 – Who cares, Hillary will have destroyed earth by then.
You are literally the worst prognosticator in GAPol/PP history.
He has yet to reach the Harry level yet…
+1
You missed the GOPeach days, too.
Harry needs to come back! Konop, too!
It was a joke ed, get a grip.
Bart, I knew you were joking right off since you didn’t claim that she would rend the fabric of space-time.
As far as the next big thing goes, y’all are mentioning anyone with a pulse. You might wait to see if your future party includes anyone except white nationalists, unless of course that’s your party of choice.
2nd term xdog.
Glad you clarified. I thought you might be a Flight-93 er.
UK bookies are giving 2 to 11 odds for Hillary. 4 to 1 against Trump. Nate Silver has it at 85% to 15% for Hillary (335 to 203 Electoral votes). I rarely would say this a month out but it’s ovah. Republicans only glimmer of hope is that as a norm pantsuits have short coattails.
(This meant to be a reply to Noway2016)
It’s not over until it’s over.
Trump’s base will survive him, plus Trump will be the beneficiary of a nice cottage industry a al Palin. Trump has been overrated as a CEO since his 1995 losses. A large part of his wealth since then is that of a salesman/promoter, a result of his debtors at that time deciding he was worth more alive than dead, i.e. the celebrity Trump name on or associated with developments and his promotion, and no particular real estate prowess, being the thing of value. Remember the Trump name being used to promote a mid-town development about a decade ago?
Interesting. What I see happening is a real concerted effort to ruin him personally and financially when this is over. The mainstream and whatever that means will try and black ball him whenever possible.
Well he is already poisoning the water by claiming the elections that hasn’t happened yet is rigged. You just know that he will lash out at everyone and everything for as long as his attention span lets him because losing can’t possibly be his own fault.
So yeah, a lot of people he has insulted (and will insult) will shun him.
But maybe if he thinks Jeb! was behind getting that video out there he will learn the lesson not to burn his bridges.
Nahhh.
What other American has lowered political discourse in the country so low in such little time?
Hi Everyone! The cats and I are back. I have power, (no cable or internet – will be days) no damage besides the terrible smell I am hoping the 6 boxes of baking soda will remove from my freezer soon, and a lost wind chime I could not reach to take down (it came with my condo – and good rids to the damn noisy thing).
If you are looking for ideas to help with efforts down here, we have about a dozen neighborhoods in the “lower middle class” classification that will not have power until tomorrow or later. Many are retired. These are the ‘working poor’ ‘pay check to pay check’ but ‘not poor enough for federal assistance’ type of places. A lot of them are coming back because they cant afford to be in hotels any more or they could lose their jobs if they don’t. Red Cross is setting up temporary shelters for them in the area. Lots of shelters. Each one needs 100 to 150 volunteers to maintain it. If your in the surrounding areas, give them a call. Any as always cash would not be declined at the Red Cross website.
Also Second Harvest in Savannah has a large scale industrial production kitchen that can cook up to 2000 meals at a time, two to three times a day. They do all the summer time lunch’s for needy kids in a 12 county area to give you a scale of what they can do and they are damn tasty too. One of the best pork burritos I ever had was from there. They are back up and are current handing out box lunches at a rate of 1000 today.
Also look at any of the local charities in the 6 coastal counties, Effingham, Bulloch and Brantley. Some areas of Bulloch have not had power restored as of this morning. Glynn has some switch station that have to be replaced. Too early to guess at St Simmons yet. The main issue right now is short term shelter and food while the power is restored. Structural and flood damage are not wide spread.
Also a big shot out to Alabama Power. They rolled into the Chatham County islands Sunday morning like… well a ‘tide’. About 100 trucks are camped out a mile from my house with truck loads of poles and mega spools of wire. Set up command and sleeping semi trucks may miles further down the road at a public school. Had my power back yesterday before 3:00. About 500 are basically rewiring Isle of Hope, plus hundreds are replacing the lines leading to Armstrong, Oatland, Dutch, Burnside and Skidaway Islands. They give a whole new meaning to pole dancers and turning one on.
Glad you didnt have much in the way of loss. My parents fared well. Lost a fence and a car but not much else. No flooding thankfully.
Man the response to this disaster just makes my heart swell. Neighbors helping neighbors. Its just awesome. I hope it lasts past the disaster.
Here are some local Chatham County area places.
http://savannahnow.com/hurricane-guide-news/2016-10-10/how-help-chatham-county-victims-hurricane-matthew
Jack, your talk about a “landslide victory” for Kasich or Baker in 2020 is a bit on the optimistic side when you consider that since 1992, 18 states (and DC), with a combined 242 electoral votes, have voted Democratic for president each time, including 3 states that are well out of the reach of a Republican candidate—California (55 electoral votes), Illinois (20) and New York (29). And by 2020, the minority percentage of the electorate will likely be higher. It may be the new definition of a Republican landslide is 270 electoral votes—even 300 seems out of reach these days. As it is, given how polarized the country is, it is unlikely we’ll see a repeat of the 49-state landslides of Nixon (1972) and Reagan (1984).
Very true. I guess I was just trying to put a fire under the Republican party’s behind to get closer to pragmatic reality (Kasich or Baker) versus obstructionist self-promoters like Ted Cruz. You are PP/Georgiapol electoral version of Nate Silver so I’d never disagree with your take on the college votes.
Trump declares war on GOP, says ‘the shackles have been taken off’– Washington Post
I guess when you are this deep in the hole you may as well just dig deeper. I’m beginning to believe the conspiracy theory I posited on the old site last year. Trump has to be a Clinton plant that succeeded beyond their wildest expectations. Either that or we are all trapped in an absurdist comedy worthy of Pirandello.
But Jack, I do agree with your basic premise—this country ain’t gonna elect a Bible-thumper (e.g., Cruz, Santorum, Huckabee) as president. No way. We could say the beginning of the Republican Electoral College crackup was in 1988, which might be surprising…as in the year Bush won 40 states in defeating Michael Dukakis. But his relatively easy (7-million vote margin) win was pumped up by Dixie (the 11 states of the Old Confederacy)—-Bush won 58% in Dixie but only 52% in the rest of the country, and several of the big states he won–California, Illinois and Pennsylvania—were by slim margins (3 states which have been reliably Democratic for president since 1992, and all 3 of which are likely to go with Clinton on November 8). Then we had Perot crack up the GOP base in 1992 and 1996; by 2000, the country split almost evenly between Bush and Gore, and in 2004, Bush barely defeated Kerry (Bush losing the 11-state Northeast in the process—perhaps the first time ever a Republican president won without a single state from Maryland to Maine). So it has gotten to the point today that a Republican probably cannot win the presidency without sweeping every state in Dixie, and these days, Virginia is certainly moving in a Democratic direction and Florida and North Carolina are at best toss-ups for Trump. In other words, no much margin for error when a Republican has to rely on a solid South just to get a barebones victory in the Electoral College.