Mr.TaterSalad

Campbell at the press conference saying Levi likely out for week 1 vs Philly.

So is the Chet's going to be a bust train full steam ahead now amongst fans and media personalities?

You know damn well why, because we have two Senators that will literally gridlock it due to the filibuster.

My biggest disappointment with Biden on student loan forgiveness isn't hat he didn't adopt the Warren/Schumer plan to do $50k in cancellation. Rather, it is that we aren't doing nearly enough to reign in the rising cost of college and holding these universities to account when they jack up tuition increase 10-15-20% in the matter of a 2 or 3 year period. That is one of the real crises we need to address IMO.

538: Yes, Special Elections Really Are Signaling A Better-Than-Expected Midterm For Democrats

LFG BRANDON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Student debt forgiveness will help millions of Americans and lift an immense financial burden off people. I wish that Biden would adopt the Elizabeth Warren/Chuck Schumer plan to forgive up to $50k, but this is a nice start.

Which to me is incredibly disappointing. Anytime you use a top 10 pick on a player they should be an essential part of your roster and ideally a superstar. This is especially true when you burn a pick on a luxury position like a Tight End. I hope Hockenson is a success and a big time contributor to this offense as an offensive weapon. I don't think I've given up on the idea that he's going to be a Kelce or Kittle type of player, because I never believed that about him to begin with. Here's to hoping he's a key, successful part of this offense though.

Both he and Levi will be inactive to start the season. I know it's no fault of Brad Holmes and it's waaaay too early to write either guy off, but it's really something how this organization gets next to nothing out of so many of its second round picks.

Disappointing to see Josh Paschal on the PUP list and looking like he will start the season on it as well. Pride of Detroit reported he aggravated an injury from college during minicamp and required sports hernia surgery in the spring.

First off, I don't think he's running again, but what do I know. And if he does run again, so what. Is this supposed to be a problem? The hallmark of democracy is if you think you can do a better job than the other person or perspective other person you have the freedom and ability to challenge them, whether that's Biden or Kamala or Mayor Pete. Are we now only allowed to run for office in America when insignificant people on social media like Robert Welch II say you can? People just can't get over the fact that they nominated a generationally bad and disliked candidate in 2016 and will do anything to justify their terrible candidate.

On a human level, I feel bad for this guy and what he is being put through. It is clear he is not up to the task of being a US Senator given his mind numbingly stupid answers to questions on policy and procedure. As well, an equally or more troubling, his past erratic behavior including pulling a gun on his ex-wife and sticking it against her temple threatening to blow her brains out, threating to kill himself, and admitting to having some kind of brain health issue/s with a multiple personality disorder. From one human being to another, I have empathy and hope he gets or continues getting the proper mental healthcare he needs. Herschel Walker is a prime example of why we need a universal, Medicare For All healthcare system, so that no person, regardless of their condition or lot in life, falls through the cracks. But from a political stand point, I don't feel bad and recognize that this man should be nowhere near public office. I wouldn't elect him to a Library Board or Dog Catcher post. He has zero qualification for public office and comes across like a rambling idiot. HIs IQ and ability to comprehend issues by thinking critically about something and making sound judgements as a result is clearly lacking. He simply does not have the intellectual heft required for the job. He must be stopped and defeated. Whether you agree with Warnock or not on any issue, he has far beyond the baseline qualifications to do the job.

I think this is encouraging on the surface for sure. I would however like to see the raw numbers and compare it to other election cycles like 2016, 2018, and 2020. Because if the raw party registration numbers are way, way down, than that throws a little cold water on this.

Mastriano is being supported by Andrew Torba, CEO of far right social media platform GAB, who says Jews have no place in the conservative movement.

From Nolan Bianchi and Justin Rogers of Det News (taken from the article above) . . . Okudah had the roughest day amongst a cornerback group that got beat early and often. He made just one pass breakup and was burned for a handful of touchdowns and big gains. And it wasn’t just that he was getting beat — that happened to Amani Oruwariye plenty, as well, which we’ll get to in a second — but rather there was a concerning trend of Colts receivers easily getting separation and turning medium gains into long gains.

https://detroitsportsnation.com/detroit-lions-cb-jeff-okudah-torched-repeatedly-by-colts-receivers/wgbrady/nfl/detroit-lions-news/08/17/2022/287225/ A report from practice, not sure how accurate it is, saying Okudah is getting torched by the Colts Receivers.

On day's such as today, with Weisselberg supposedly flipping, I am reminded of many scenes from the Sopranos, but in particular this one. Weisselberg is wired up for sound against his own best friend Donal Trump now, just as Big Pussy was against Tony. Somewhere at Mar-A-Lago, Trump's having himself a stiff, non-alcoholic drink, wondering in dismay, what's next.

That's good new for Democrats that significant financial resources are having to be dumped in to protect a seat that was thought to be a safe bet for Republicans.

Awesome! Love Whitey Morgan and the 78's as well.

This to me is more encouraging than the actual overall poll numbers themselves . . .

But there is clearly a Johnson/Baldwin voter given the margins of what Baldwin won by. I do think Mandela Barnes is running a fairly good campaign from the looks of it. He's not trying to be a lite beer version of the Republicans nor trying to show you how conservative he too can be. He's solidly and unapologetically progressive on economics and healthcare and brands himself in a way that doesn't scare voters off with big government lingo (i.e. people like Bernie calling themselves a socialist). Wisconsin voters seem to accept a more progressive-minded candidates who takes, bold, left-of-center stances and votes on economic and healthcare issues, given the success Tammy Baldwin has had campaigning as a progressive in the past. I do think Barnes can win as well and am not saying it is a lock that Johnson wins. I am just skeptical at some of the polling margins we are seeing here and elsewhere for 2022 and am unsure how the divergence between issue trust and candidate plays out.

Why the divergence then from what voters care about and the candidates they are supporting? Voters say in poll after poll say inflation and gas prices are issues #1 and #2 that they care about. They also say they trust Republicans more on those two issues. So are those polls wrong? Are voters going to significantly diverge from the party they say they trust more to handle the issues that matter to them most?

I think we have some data that shows for whatever reason, at least to a small extent, Republicans and Trump voters are being under sampled in mainstream polling as 538 points out. My concerns is that polling in a general sense isn't capturing Republican enthusiasm, as it semi-failed to do in both 2016 and 2020. I worry they are underrepresented nationally by pollsters. I also worry that the polling on candidates doesn't correlate to issue-based polling that shows what voters care about. And when you dive into that, Democrats are losing on the issues by a decent margin, specifically the economy. I worry there is a big divergence between candidate and issue polling. I worry that issue-based polling is what will more accurately reflect the final results in 2022 and thus will be a bigger Republican victory, in both Congress and the Senate, than people believe.