{"id":23512,"date":"2016-08-16T12:02:52","date_gmt":"2016-08-16T19:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=23512"},"modified":"2016-08-16T12:02:52","modified_gmt":"2016-08-16T19:02:52","slug":"open-thread-8162016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2016\/08\/16\/open-thread-8162016\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 8\/16\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

The weather remains somewhat hot but excessively humid today and tomorrow.  Then Portland will be back under an Excessive Heat Warning from Thursday through Sunday, so it looks like no relief in the Cat Box.  The big problem is that, as tired as I feel, it’s too damn sticky to get comfortable to sleep.<\/font><\/p>\n

Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

Today’s took me 3:31 (average 4:40).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

Fantasy Football Update<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

Lefty Blog Friends players, our live draft is this Saturday at 1 PM PDT (2 PM MDT, 3 PM CDT, 4 PM EDT).  Feel free to contact me with questions.<\/font><\/p>\n

Short Takes<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

From USA Today<\/a>: <\/font>Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is consolidating the support of the Millennials who fueled Bernie Sanders’ challenge during the primaries, a new USA TODAY\/Rock the Vote Poll finds, as Republican Donald Trump heads toward the worst showing among younger voters in modern American history.<\/p>\n

The survey shows Clinton trouncing Trump 56%-20% among those under 35, though she has failed so far to generate the levels of enthusiasm Sanders did \u2014 and the high turn-out that can signal \u2014 among Millennials.<\/p>\n

"I get worried about the bigoted element of our country, and that they will stick with Trump regardless of his stupidity," says Elizabeth Krueger, 31, an actress in New York City who was among those surveyed. She supports Clinton. "She is not going to be a perfect president, but who would be?"<\/p>\n

It’s good to see that most of the Bernie supporters are separating themselves from those on the left who think our nation is better served by their hatred of Hillary than by their support for Bernie.<\/font><\/p>\n

From The New Yorker<\/a>: <\/font>Donald J. Trump lashed out at a new target on Monday, blaming his bad poll numbers on the existence of the numerical system.<\/p>\n

In sometimes rambling remarks at an outdoor rally in Ohio, the Republican Presidential nominee called the numerical system \u201crigged\u201d and unleashed a torrent of abuse on numbers themselves, calling them \u201cdisgusting\u201d and \u201cthe lowest form of life.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s why I won\u2019t release my taxes,\u201d he said. \u201cThey\u2019re full of goddam numbers.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Republican candidates in the past have attempted to exploit their supporters\u2019 distrust of math, Trump is believed to be the first nominee to call into question the numerical system itself.<\/p>\n

Dang Andy!! Before you know it he’ll blame ME for math! \"Cat<\/font><\/p>\n

From Alternet<\/a>: <\/font>Hillary Clinton earned a powerful progressive endorsement Tuesday, landing the support of the Working Families Party, which enthusiastically endorsed Clinton\u2019s rival Bernie Sanders during the Democratic primary.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe change we need next year starts with electing Secretary Clinton, but it doesn\u2019t end there,\u201d WFP National Director Dan Cantor said in a press release, noting its major platform concerns include the student debt crisis, money in politics, racial injustice and climate change.<\/p>\n

The group says it plans to pressure the Clinton administration to follow through with her progressive campaign promises. Clinton was forced to the left on several issues during the hard-fought primary battle; following Sanders\u2019 concession speech, she laid out an economic plan that promised to tackle student debt<\/a> and oppose the Trans-Pacific Partnership<\/a>, among other policies embraced by Sanders and his supporters.<\/p>\n

I support both the Working Families Party endorsement, and their pledge to hold Hillary’s feet to the fire. I’m glad they realized that the most progressive thing we can do between now and election day is to keep Rump Dump Trump out of office.<\/font><\/p>\n

Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

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