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kleinbl00  ·  2358 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: There's a new sexual misconduct allegation against Bret Kavanaugh

Avenatti tweeted about this yesterday.

The porn star's lawyer is now a Washington insider.

I hate this timeline.





tacocat  ·  2357 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I saw a link on Facebook of potential 2020 Democrat candidates polling against Trump and Avenatti was on there. This is indeed the darkest timeline

user-inactivated  ·  2357 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Whatever it takes.

OftenBen  ·  2357 days ago  ·  link  ·  

If he is able to raise enough money to be competitive is there any reason why he should not be considered for candidacy?

kleinbl00  ·  2357 days ago  ·  link  ·  

On the face of it he'd be a more skillful and principled legislator than the current office holder. The issue is that prior to this particular crazy train of destiny, we generally chose between prestigious and talented public figures with prior experience in governance.

There was a time when the fact that Michael Avenatti hadn't so much as served on his condo association's review board would be considered disqualifying for high office. Some of us are just mournful that that time has passed.

OftenBen  ·  2357 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    we generally chose between prestigious and talented public figures with prior experience in governance.

Really?

I was informed that the DNC grooms candidates for all levels based on their ability to fundraise. Was I misinformed?

kleinbl00  ·  2357 days ago  ·  link  ·  

A low-effort attempt even for you.

OftenBen  ·  2356 days ago  ·  link  ·  
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