Thanks for the delgate count update, listener. I think some of the delegates are awarded on a state-wide basis, perhaps other ways in addition. I haven't heard whether or not the Iowa votes have been finalized; might Nevada beat them?
Bernie has requested a partial recount of the Iowa votes. As far as I am aware, that is still in progress. After the partial recanvass Buttigieg led by 0.004%. There seems to be one national delegate, plus bragging rights, at stake.
It's a long way from 100 delegates to 1991, but the current state of affairs is surely a promising augury. There is now some chatter among the punditry that denying Bernie the nomination if he has a substantial plurality on the first ballot would be suicidal for the Democratic Party.
Does anyone know if the "count" is perhaps the number of caucuses each candidate won? (Those numbers don't add up to enough to represent the number of caucus participants.)
Black At The Ballot [Click] “South Carolina’s long been called “the Black primary,” but HuffPost spoke to residents of Columbia who are approaching the election with views and values as diverse as America itself.”
Re "Black at The Ballot:" In short, the Black voters in SC that were selected are pretty much of the same opinions as this old Anglo in California, with the exception of the 2016 Trump voter.
Bloomberg Postpones CNN Town Hall [Click] Might it be that Mr. Smouldering Stump has been intimidated by the thrashing he took at his first debate appearance?
Bloomberg Has Spent More Than $500 Million So Far [Click] That is half of what he said he was willing to pay, and he hasn’t yet received a single vote. I wonder whether he will throw in the rag after Super Tuesday, or increase his funding limit. I also wonder how much he will pay per vote on average; it could set a new record.
When Will Moderates Learn Their Lesson? [Click] “If centrists can’t move past their doctrine and recognize when their candidates are unelectable, then how will Democrats ever beat Trump?”
Myself, I don't think so called moderates want to defeat Trump. I didn't think they wanted to last time either. That's because they aren't actually moderate Democrats at all, but something much closer to Republicans. The old semi jest about Republicrats is true. The upper levels of the two parties are increasingly indistinguishable. Neither party gives a good goddamn about actual people. They're too busy kissing corporate arss. That's why Bernie scares them both equally - they're really just two sides of the same corrupt coin. Like Alan has said, the whole kit and caboodle has shifted rightwards, till ordinary, sensible folks like us look to be impossibly left.
I have long contended that if confronted with a choice between a Demopublican and a Republicrat I should vote for the former, on the principle that a publican would be more congenial than a rat. But that may simply be a matter of species chauvinism.
Early voting for Super Tuesday started today here in the Commonwealth.
As to wheelchairs, thereby hangs a tale. The web site of Karmen, where I found that fine wheelchair I was talking about last night, appears to be abandoned. At any rate, their dealer info is out of date. Of the five numbers Dad called this afternoon, four were no longer in service. The fifth place had an address listed on a street neither Dad nor I had ever heard of in Springfield, and a phone number with a Columbus, Ohio area code. Dad called that number. It functioned. He got an actual person. More than that, the outfit does sell wheelchairs. The lady he spoke to gave him the number for their local branch in Chicopee, a town adjacent to Springfield. Dad talked to someone there. They do not carry Karmen products. But the fellow gave Dad some helpful info.
Meanwhile, Alan's suggestion of Quickie came up trumps. At the web site of Sunrise Medical I found a collapsible wheelchair that weighs twenty-eight pounds, the same as the one from Karmen, and has a higher carrying capacity of three hundred pounds. It's not as glitzy as the first one I looked at, but looks like it will serve very well. Thanks, Alan!
Listener, you asked about an ultra light. While I might well be able to use such a thing, any wheelchair I get will also occasionally be used by my mother. She is overweight, currently tipping the scales at 244.5 pounds. And that is an improvement over what she has been. Depending on their construction, wheelchairs have certain defined carrying capacities or weight limits. The more lightweight the construction, the lower the carrying capacity. I saw some with a weight limit of 200 pounds, for instance. The chair from last night had an upper limit of 250 pounds, cutting it a bit close for Mum. One with an upper limit of 300 pounds leaves plenty of leeway.
Wow! Glad I could be of assistance, Cat. It was news to me that Quickie had been absorbed by another company, but that's no surprise these days. One of our friends continues to work at Quickie part time.
Don't think they've been Absorbed. This Sunrise Medical seems to be a vendor, carrying several brands of several types of medical devices and equipment. I should have clarified that. Apologies.
I find Quickie Designs with address and phone numbers in Fresno, but website and e-mail address sunrisemedical, which also says it manufactures Quickie mobility devices; so I suppose Sunrise bought Quickie.
My ActBlue account is currently fowled up and inaccessible to boot - Don't get me started! So, the only way I could figure to send Bernie money was to purchase a little merch. Fortunately, he has a new T-shirt. Also got a magnet. That didn't add up to much, but they thoughtfully provide an opportunity to make an additional contribution right before final checkout. It still wasn't exactly a lot of money, of course, but every mite helps. And I was pleased to have thought of that way to contribute. ActBlue makes one lazy and complacent.
What browser are you using? I find that if I try to contribute through ActBlue using SeaMonkey, it never works properly. But if I copy the URL into Internet Explorer, there is no problem.
With 96.2% of Nevada precincts reporting:
ReplyDeleteBernie 46.8%, Biden 20.4%, Buttigieg 13.9%, Warren 9.8%, Steyer 4.6%, and Klobuchar 4.2%.
Biden, Buttigieg and Warren all together add up to 44.1%.
One estimate (I forget where) is that Biden gets 7 delegates, Bernie gets 28, other candidates get zero.
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With 96% of precincts reporting:
Bernie 46.8%, Biden 20.4%, Buttigieg 13.9%, Warren 9.8%, Steyer 4.6%, and Klobuchar 4.2%, Others 0.4%, Uncommitted 0.1%
So far the delegate allocation is:
Bernie 14
Biden 4
Buttigieg 2
Others 0
There are other delegates to be allocated, but I guess they wait ‘til 100% is counted?
Thanks for the delgate count update, listener. I think some of the delegates are awarded on a state-wide basis, perhaps other ways in addition. I haven't heard whether or not the Iowa votes have been finalized; might Nevada beat them?
DeleteBernie has requested a partial recount of the Iowa votes. As far as I am aware, that is still in progress. After the partial recanvass Buttigieg led by 0.004%. There seems to be one national delegate, plus bragging rights, at stake.
DeleteNevada Delegates awarded:
DeleteBernie Sanders 24
Joe Biden 9
Pete Buttigieg 3
Total Delegate Count to date:
DeleteBernie Sanders 45
Pete Buttigieg 25
Joe Biden 15
Elizabeth Warren 8
Amy Klobuchar 7
Google “2020 Democratic primaries and caucuses results”
DeleteScroll down and there’s a box for results by state. It has a list of when the primaries and caucuses are and will be adding their results!
1991 delegates are needed for nomination.
DeleteIt's a long way from 100 delegates to 1991, but the current state of affairs is surely a promising augury. There is now some chatter among the punditry that denying Bernie the nomination if he has a substantial plurality on the first ballot would be suicidal for the Democratic Party.
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DeleteWith 100% of precincts reporting:
Delegates ... % ... count
Bernie Sanders
24 46.8% 6,788
Joe Biden
9 20.2% 2,927
Pete Buttigieg
3 14.3% 2,073
Elizabeth Warren
0 9.7% 1,406
Tom Steyer
0 4.7% 682
Amy Klobuchar
0 4.2% 603
Tulsi Gabbard
0 0.1% 4
Andrew Yang
0 0.1% 1
Deval Patrick
0 0% 0
John Delaney
0 0% 0
Michael Bennet
0 0% 0
Uncommitted
0 0.1% 7
Maybe easier to read:
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With 100% of precincts reporting:
[Candidate: delegates ~ % ~ count]
Bernie Sanders: 24 ~ 46.8% ~ 6,788
Joe Biden: 9 ~ 20.2% ~ 2,927
Pete Buttigieg: 3 ~ 14.3% ~ 2,073
Elizabeth Warren: 0 ~ 9.7% ~ 1,406
Tom Steyer: 0 ~ 4.7% ~ 682
Amy Klobuchar: 0 ~ 4.2% ~ 603
Tulsi Gabbard: 0 ~ 0.1% ~ 4
Andrew Yang: 0 ~ 0.1% ~ 1
Deval Patrick: 0 ~ 0% ~ 0
John Delaney: 0 ~ 0% ~ 0
Michael Bennet: 0 ~ 0% ~ 0
Uncommitted: 0 ~ 0.1% ~ 7
Thanks for the delegate count, Listener. I was wondering about that today.
DeleteLooks like Bernie has a good start.
Does anyone know if the "count" is perhaps the number of caucuses each candidate won? (Those numbers don't add up to enough to represent the number of caucus participants.)
DeleteSanders Sends Democratic Establishment Into Panic [Click] But not the voters. [Click]
ReplyDeleteSanders leads in New York [Click]
Jess Crispin: The American media elite has learned nothing from 2016. It will only get worse [Click]
Black At The Ballot [Click] “South Carolina’s long been called “the Black primary,” but HuffPost spoke to residents of Columbia who are approaching the election with views and values as diverse as America itself.”
Re "Black at The Ballot:" In short, the Black voters in SC that were selected are pretty much of the same opinions as this old Anglo in California, with the exception of the 2016 Trump voter.
DeleteBiden and Sanders Deadlocked In Texas [Click]
ReplyDeleteBloomberg Postpones CNN Town Hall [Click] Might it be that Mr. Smouldering Stump has been intimidated by the thrashing he took at his first debate appearance?
Bloomberg Has Spent More Than $500 Million So Far [Click] That is half of what he said he was willing to pay, and he hasn’t yet received a single vote. I wonder whether he will throw in the rag after Super Tuesday, or increase his funding limit. I also wonder how much he will pay per vote on average; it could set a new record.
Terry Sullivan [Click] at the Wall Street Journal:Sanders Isn’t Trump’s Challenger So Much as His Sequel [Click] Well, this is one way for right wingers to make sense of the race so far.
Sanders Leads New York Primary Field [Click]
Sanders increases his national lead. [Click]
Bloomberg Prepares Media Onslaught Against Sanders [Click]
Nasa's InSight lander records hundreds of marsquakes on red planet [Click]
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When Will Moderates Learn Their Lesson? [Click] “If centrists can’t move past their doctrine and recognize when their candidates are unelectable, then how will Democrats ever beat Trump?”
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You’re Likely to Get the Coronavirus [Click]
Myself, I don't think so called moderates want to defeat Trump. I didn't think they wanted to last time either. That's because they aren't actually moderate Democrats at all, but something much closer to Republicans. The old semi jest about Republicrats is true. The upper levels of the two parties are increasingly indistinguishable. Neither party gives a good goddamn about actual people. They're too busy kissing corporate arss. That's why Bernie scares them both equally - they're really just two sides of the same corrupt coin. Like Alan has said, the whole kit and caboodle has shifted rightwards, till ordinary, sensible folks like us look to be impossibly left.
DeleteNevada final results released. [Click] I think the total number of participants is a new record, too—but CNN doesn’t comment on that.
DeleteI have long contended that if confronted with a choice between a Demopublican and a Republicrat I should vote for the former, on the principle that a publican would be more congenial than a rat. But that may simply be a matter of species chauvinism.
DeleteNo, the Nevada caucus turnout wasn't a record, although at 104,883 it is historically very respectable.
DeleteLOL!
DeleteWhat creeps...
ReplyDeleteGOP is accused of sending misleading ‘census’ forms ahead of the actual count
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-02-20/gop-is-accused-of-sending-misleading-census-forms
Creepy is normal for them. :P
DeleteEarly voting for Super Tuesday started today here in the Commonwealth.
ReplyDeleteAs to wheelchairs, thereby hangs a tale. The web site of Karmen, where I found that fine wheelchair I was talking about last night, appears to be abandoned. At any rate, their dealer info is out of date. Of the five numbers Dad called this afternoon, four were no longer in service. The fifth place had an address listed on a street neither Dad nor I had ever heard of in Springfield, and a phone number with a Columbus, Ohio area code. Dad called that number. It functioned. He got an actual person. More than that, the outfit does sell wheelchairs. The lady he spoke to gave him the number for their local branch in Chicopee, a town adjacent to Springfield. Dad talked to someone there. They do not carry Karmen products. But the fellow gave Dad some helpful info.
Meanwhile, Alan's suggestion of Quickie came up trumps. At the web site of Sunrise Medical I found a collapsible wheelchair that weighs twenty-eight pounds, the same as the one from Karmen, and has a higher carrying capacity of three hundred pounds. It's not as glitzy as the first one I looked at, but looks like it will serve very well. Thanks, Alan!
Listener, you asked about an ultra light. While I might well be able to use such a thing, any wheelchair I get will also occasionally be used by my mother. She is overweight, currently tipping the scales at 244.5 pounds. And that is an improvement over what she has been. Depending on their construction, wheelchairs have certain defined carrying capacities or weight limits. The more lightweight the construction, the lower the carrying capacity. I saw some with a weight limit of 200 pounds, for instance. The chair from last night had an upper limit of 250 pounds, cutting it a bit close for Mum. One with an upper limit of 300 pounds leaves plenty of leeway.
Wow! Glad I could be of assistance, Cat. It was news to me that Quickie had been absorbed by another company, but that's no surprise these days. One of our friends continues to work at Quickie part time.
DeleteDon't think they've been Absorbed. This Sunrise Medical seems to be a vendor, carrying several brands of several types of medical devices and equipment. I should have clarified that. Apologies.
DeleteI find Quickie Designs with address and phone numbers in Fresno, but website and e-mail address sunrisemedical, which also says it manufactures Quickie mobility devices; so I suppose Sunrise bought Quickie.
DeleteCongressional Candidate Suspends Campaign After Heroin Overdose [Click] Republican, natch.
ReplyDeleteMy ActBlue account is currently fowled up and inaccessible to boot - Don't get me started! So, the only way I could figure to send Bernie money was to purchase a little merch. Fortunately, he has a new T-shirt. Also got a magnet. That didn't add up to much, but they thoughtfully provide an opportunity to make an additional contribution right before final checkout. It still wasn't exactly a lot of money, of course, but every mite helps. And I was pleased to have thought of that way to contribute. ActBlue makes one lazy and complacent.
ReplyDeleteWhat browser are you using? I find that if I try to contribute through ActBlue using SeaMonkey, it never works properly. But if I copy the URL into Internet Explorer, there is no problem.
DeleteGreat Australian Bight: Equinor abandons controversial oil drilling plans [Click] Like the big tar sands mine— they don’t see fossil fuel development as economically viable, evidently. Things are moving fast.
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