vdare--2020-02-22--John Derbyshire: Pundits Wrong, Bloomberg Did OK In Debate—And That’s Bad News

This week 's big talking point was of course Wednesday night 's televised debate from Las Vegas , featuring the six leading Democratic Party candidates for President .
I normally report on these events in world-weary mode , telling you how much I hate them and what a struggle I had to keep awake .
This one was different .
I watched the whole thing—all two hours—with fascinated attention .
The country at large agreed with me .
Almost twenty million people tuned in to Wednesday 's debate , making it the most-watched Democratic candidates ' debate ever , according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : that Michael Bloomberg lost bigly .
My Thursday New York Post put a picture of Bloomberg on the cover page with sticking plasters all over his face .
Tucker Carlson on Thursday was crowing and chuckling over what he called Bloomberg 's `` humiliation . ''
I 'm sorry , but I think there is some serious wishful thinking going on there .
I watched the whole debate with keen attention , and I did n't think Bloomberg came out of it too badly .
Perhaps I 'm judging on a different @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Tucker .
My basic metric is : craziness .
Measured thus , the only two candidates up there on Wednesday night who struck me as non-crazy—as reasonably normal people , not hires in from Clowns-R-Us—were Bloomberg and Klobuchar .
Unfortunately , today 's Democratic Party is not a safe space for normal people .
This is especially true in matters related to race and sex .
That 's where Bloomberg got into trouble .
On race and sex , he was n't crazy enough , and could n't convincingly fake being crazy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an unconvincing walk-back of his 2015 remarks ( noted at the time by Steve Sailer ) about crime in New York City .
[ Bloomberg Gets Cancelled For Old Speech Saying Minorities are Overrepresented in Crime Statistics | Despite him being essentially correct , by Paul Joseph Watson , Summit News , February 11 , 2020 ] Back then he had noted the thing we all know : that to a good first approximation , all violent crime in New York—or any other city—is committed by Sun People , which is to say @ @ @ @ @ @ @ male Sun People and frisking them for illegal weapons is an excellent crime-prevention strategy .
It worked really well .
That of course is total heresy nowadays .
Not just in the Democratic Party , either : I 'm not holding my breath waiting for Tucker Carlson to speak frankly about race and crime .
For Democrats , though , it is super-heresy , and Bloomberg had to do his best to recant .
His best was n't very good .
And then there are those non-disclosure agreements between Bloomberg and various women @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Here we are back with the weird moral hysteria of the # MeToo movement , which is basically a lawyers ' ramp—a very successful scheme by the Trial Lawyers ' Associations to monetize bad manners .
Most of the events covered by those non-disclosure agreements probably do n't even rise to the level of bad manners .
Most were likely just office banter , of the kind that was common thirty or forty years ago .
I can speak from experience here , having worked in much the same milieu as the younger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which I joined in the mid-1980s , was Wally Fekula , who had worked with Bloomberg at Salomon Brothers until they let Bloomberg go in 1981 .
Wally liked to boast that he had been the last Salomon employee to give Bloomberg 's hand a farewell shake as he headed out to the elevator .
We went to work every day in that environment—the back offices of a Wall Street firm—all through the eighties and nineties .
I know the kind of guy-gal talk that went on , in office hours and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It was loose , often ribald , but perfectly harmless , and not taken amiss by anyone so far as I can recall .
The women gave as good as they got .
Nowadays , though , banter of that sort would get a guy fired on the spot , with a big fat harassment lawsuit to follow .
That 's not Bloomberg 's fault .
It 's just a change in our times—a change for the worse , if you want my opinion .
God damn to hell the Trial Lawyers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ non-disclosure agreements , is just taking the sensible precautions a guy with deep pockets has to take in a world gone mad .
Listening to myself there , I sound sympathetic to Bloomberg .
Again , though , I 'm just trying to record facts .
No way am I a Bloomberg voter .
I want an immigration moratorium ; Bloomberg wants wide-open borders .
I 'm an NRA life member ; Bloomberg wants to repeal the Second Amendment .
And I share some of the fears expressed by Gregory Hood over at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Oligarch , February 21 , 2020 ] There has been much head-shaking and eye-rolling at the prospect of both big-party tickets putting forward a self-financing billionaire Presidential candidate in November .
As Hood points out , however , Bloomberg and Trump are two very different guys .
Trump is lazy , inattentive , and easily swayed by the last authority figure that spoke to him , as we saw in those disastrous televised events of early 2018 .
So far as he has any ideas at all , he is mostly on our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mastered the machinery of executive politics , or perhaps just is n't interested enough , to actually do very much on our behalf .
Bloomberg is much more driven and able to concentrate .
A Bloomberg White House would be busy 24/7 doing all sorts of things , all of them destructive of our liberties .
Let me quote from Gregory Hood , edited quote : Permit me , please to recycle my favorite quote from Boris Unbegaun 's Russian Grammar , quote : And now let this be the first place you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a Bloombergshchina , in which all the executive and judicial powers of the centralized state are used energetically and ruthlessly to crush all dissent from Politically Correct orthodoxy .
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This week's big talking point was of course Wednesday night's televised debate from Las Vegas, featuring the six leading Democratic Party candidates for President.
I normally report on these events in world-weary mode, telling you how much I hate them and what a struggle I had to keep awake. This one was different. I watched the whole thing—all two hours—with fascinated attention.
The country at large agreed with me. Almost twenty million people tuned in to Wednesday's debate, making it the most-watched Democratic candidates' debate ever, according to NBC.
(If you're a Republican you can take consolation from the fact that even Wednesday's night's twenty million was way short of the twenty-four million that Fox News pulled in back in August 2015 for the first GOP debate that year featuring Donald Trump.)
The pundits’ consensus: that Michael Bloomberg lost bigly. My Thursday New York Post put a picture of Bloomberg on the cover page with sticking plasters all over his face. Tucker Carlson on Thursday was crowing and chuckling over what he called Bloomberg's "humiliation."
I'm sorry, but I think there is some serious wishful thinking going on there. I watched the whole debate with keen attention, and I didn't think Bloomberg came out of it too badly.
Perhaps I'm judging on a different metric from the New York Post subs and Tucker. My basic metric is: craziness. Measured thus, the only two candidates up there on Wednesday night who struck me as non-crazy—as reasonably normal people, not hires in from Clowns-R-Us—were Bloomberg and Klobuchar.
Unfortunately, today's Democratic Party is not a safe space for normal people. This is especially true in matters related to race and sex. That's where Bloomberg got into trouble. On race and sex, he wasn't crazy enough, and couldn't convincingly fake being crazy enough.
So he had to do an unconvincing walk-back of his 2015 remarks (noted at the time by Steve Sailer) about crime in New York City. [Bloomberg Gets Cancelled For Old Speech Saying Minorities are Overrepresented in Crime Statistics | Despite him being essentially correct, by Paul Joseph Watson, Summit News, February 11, 2020] Back then he had noted the thing we all know: that to a good first approximation, all violent crime in New York—or any other city—is committed by Sun People, which is to say blacks and Latinos. Stopping suspicious-looking young male Sun People and frisking them for illegal weapons is an excellent crime-prevention strategy. It worked really well.
That of course is total heresy nowadays. Not just in the Democratic Party, either: I'm not holding my breath waiting for Tucker Carlson to speak frankly about race and crime. For Democrats, though, it is super-heresy, and Bloomberg had to do his best to recant.
His best wasn't very good.
And then there are those non-disclosure agreements between Bloomberg and various women he had offended in some way. Here we are back with the weird moral hysteria of the #MeToo movement, which is basically a lawyers' ramp—a very successful scheme by the Trial Lawyers' Associations to monetize bad manners.
Most of the events covered by those non-disclosure agreements probably don't even rise to the level of bad manners. Most were likely just office banter, of the kind that was common thirty or forty years ago.
I can speak from experience here, having worked in much the same milieu as the younger Bloomberg. My boss at First Boston, which I joined in the mid-1980s, was Wally Fekula, who had worked with Bloomberg at Salomon Brothers until they let Bloomberg go in 1981. Wally liked to boast that he had been the last Salomon employee to give Bloomberg's hand a farewell shake as he headed out to the elevator.
We went to work every day in that environment—the back offices of a Wall Street firm—all through the eighties and nineties. I know the kind of guy-gal talk that went on, in office hours and at Christmas parties and other let-your-hair-down events. It was loose, often ribald, but perfectly harmless, and not taken amiss by anyone so far as I can recall. The women gave as good as they got.
Nowadays, though, banter of that sort would get a guy fired on the spot, with a big fat harassment lawsuit to follow.
That's not Bloomberg's fault. It's just a change in our times—a change for the worse, if you want my opinion. God damn to hell the Trial Lawyers' Associations! Bloomberg, with those non-disclosure agreements, is just taking the sensible precautions a guy with deep pockets has to take in a world gone mad.
Listening to myself there, I sound sympathetic to Bloomberg. Again, though, I'm just trying to record facts. No way am I a Bloomberg voter. I want an immigration moratorium; Bloomberg wants wide-open borders. I'm an NRA life member; Bloomberg wants to repeal the Second Amendment.
And I share some of the fears expressed by Gregory Hood over at American Renaissance. [Mike Bloomberg, Oligarch, February 21, 2020] There has been much head-shaking and eye-rolling at the prospect of both big-party tickets putting forward a self-financing billionaire Presidential candidate in November. As Hood points out, however, Bloomberg and Trump are two very different guys.
Trump is lazy, inattentive, and easily swayed by the last authority figure that spoke to him, as we saw in those disastrous televised events of early 2018. So far as he has any ideas at all, he is mostly on our side; but he hasn't sufficiently mastered the machinery of executive politics, or perhaps just isn't interested enough, to actually do very much on our behalf.
Bloomberg is much more driven and able to concentrate. A Bloomberg White House would be busy 24/7 doing all sorts of things, all of them destructive of our liberties. Let me quote from Gregory Hood, edited quote:
He's not just a politician, but an oligarch who commands a vast financial and media empire. He would have almost unimaginable power if he were President, and everything in his past suggests he will use it … We know he would go after mostly white gun owners, and I have little doubt he'd pursue "white nationalists" too. Bernie Sanders is the most extreme candidate, but Michael Bloomberg is probably the most dangerous. It's a good thing he doesn't know how to debate.
Permit me, please to recycle my favorite quote from Boris Unbegaun's Russian Grammar, quote:
The suffix -ina … is extremely productive in the extended forms -shchina and -ovshchina to denote unfavorably a state of mind or a political, social or artistic movement or trend.
And now let this be the first place you were warned of the looming threat of a Bloombergshchina, in which all the executive and judicial powers of the centralized state are used energetically and ruthlessly to crush all dissent from Politically Correct orthodoxy.
John Derbyshire [ email him] writes an incredible amount on all sorts of subjects for all kinds of outlets. (This no longer includes National Review, whose editors had some kind of tantrum and fired him.) He is the author of We Are Doomed: Reclaiming Conservative Pessimism and several other books. He has had two books published by VDARE.com com: FROM THE DISSIDENT RIGHT (also available in Kindle) and FROM THE DISSIDENT RIGHT II: ESSAYS 2013.
For years he’s been podcasting at Radio Derb, now available at VDARE.com for no charge. His writings are archived at JohnDerbyshire.com.
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vdare--2020-02-22--Trump Needs To Fire Mick Mulvaney, Get Back To 2016 Immigration Plan

In my Radio Derb commentary this week I mentioned the immigration plan Trump put forward for the 2016 campaign .
@ @ @ @ @ now , four years later .
Nationwide e-verify … Mandatory return of all criminal aliens @ @ @ @ @ Criminal penalties for overstaying a visa … End birthright citizenship … Put American workers first @ @ @ @ @ yours , Mr President ?
Any of it ?
And now we read in the @ @ @ @ @ , that acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney told a private gathering in @ @ @ @ @ more immigrants .
The Post quotes Mulvaney as saying , quote : That is totally @ @ @ @ @ the wording of Trump 's 2016 plan , as Daniel Horowitz spelled out in withering @ @ @ @ @ .
Will Mulvaney continue in his job as acting White House chief of staff ?
@ @ @ @ @ fired for expressing ideas so utterly at odds with the President 's signature 2016 campaign @ @ @ @ @ thing more than any other that got Trump elected ?

In my Radio Derb commentary this week I mentioned the immigration plan Trump put forward for the 2016 campaign. That plan makes depressing reading now, four years later.
Nationwide e-verify … Mandatory return of all criminal aliens … Defund sanctuary cities … Criminal penalties for overstaying a visa … End birthright citizenship … Put American workers first … Remember that plan of yours, Mr President? Any of it?
And now we read in the Washington Post, February 20th, that acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney told a private gathering in England that the administration wants more immigrants. The Post quotes Mulvaney as saying, quote:
We are desperate—desperate—for more people. We are running out of people to fuel the economic growth that we've had in our nation over the last four years. We need more immigrants.
That is totally contrary to the spirit and the wording of Trump's 2016 plan, as Daniel Horowitz spelled out in withering detail at Conservative Review today.
Will Mulvaney continue in his job as acting White House chief of staff? Or will he be summarily fired for expressing ideas so utterly at odds with the President's signature 2016 campaign proposal, probably the one thing more than any other that got Trump elected?


vdare--2020-02-23--His Name Is Bradley Brown: In America's Most Affluent Black County, Three Black Males Murder White T

His Name Is Bradley Brown: In America's Most Affluent Black County, Three Black Males Murder White Teenager

You have one duty : teach your children to stay away from drugs .
Teach your grandchildren to stay away from drugs .
Teach your nieces/nephews to stay away from drugs .
The old 1980s marketing campaign was right : Just Say No .
Shot .
The heart of black affluence in Prince George ’ s County : Prince George ’ s County remains the seat of African-American wealth , in the region and across the country .
And it ’ s still growing , Washington Business Journal , August 18 , 2017 .
Chaser .
3 Suspects Now Charged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NBC Washington , February 21 , 2020 .
Three suspects age 19 and younger have now been charged in the death of Charles County high schooler Bradley Brown , county officials announced .
Keshawn Belasco , 16 , and Mikayle Qawwee , 19 , of Waldorf , were charged with first-degree murder , gun charges and armed robbery , the county sheriff ’ s office said in an update Friday afternoon .
Though Belasco is a juvenile , he was charged as an adult .
Belasco , Qawwee and 17-year-old suspect Darryl Freeman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , intended to rob Brown , charging documents say .
Officials said they texted each other two days prior , with one asking , “ Where are the sweet licks ?
” in an apparent reference to committing a robbery .
Brown was killed Tuesday in the driveway of his home .
The North Point High School senior was the son of a Prince George ’ s County detective and the brother of two county officers .
According to police , Brown had been selling THC vape cartridges and Freeman allegedly sold marijuana @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Freeman ’ s case that Brown and Freeman communicated on Snapchat about the possible sale of THC vape cartridges .
Both of the honors students and school athletes had a gun when they met at Brown ’ s home , the documents say .
The gun found next to Brown was his father ’ s service weapon and hadn ’ t been fired .
Bradley Brown was a white teenager .
The three individuals charged in murdering him were black males .
These black males had planned to rob Bradley before the transaction @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most affluent black county in all of the United States .
His name is Bradley Brown .
Tell your children and grandchildren his story ( and his fate ) , as a reason you must stay away from drugs .

You have one duty: teach your children to stay away from drugs. Teach your grandchildren to stay away from drugs. Teach your nieces/nephews to stay away from drugs.
The old 1980s marketing campaign was right: Just Say No.
Shot. The heart of black affluence in Prince George’s County: Prince George’s County remains the seat of African-American wealth, in the region and across the country. And it’s still growing, Washington Business Journal, August 18, 2017.
Chaser. 3 Suspects Now Charged in Drug-Linked Killing of Maryland Teen, NBC Washington, February 21, 2020.
Three suspects age 19 and younger have now been charged in the death of Charles County high schooler Bradley Brown, county officials announced. Keshawn Belasco, 16, and Mikayle Qawwee, 19, of Waldorf, were charged with first-degree murder, gun charges and armed robbery, the county sheriff’s office said in an update Friday afternoon. Though Belasco is a juvenile, he was charged as an adult. Belasco, Qawwee and 17-year-old suspect Darryl Freeman, who was arrested earlier this week, intended to rob Brown, charging documents say. Officials said they texted each other two days prior, with one asking, “Where are the sweet licks?” in an apparent reference to committing a robbery. Freeman appeared in court Friday morning wearing a striped jumpsuit. A judge denied bail. Brown was killed Tuesday in the driveway of his home. The North Point High School senior was the son of a Prince George’s County detective and the brother of two county officers. According to police, Brown had been selling THC vape cartridges and Freeman allegedly sold marijuana. Police said in court documents in Freeman’s case that Brown and Freeman communicated on Snapchat about the possible sale of THC vape cartridges. Both of the honors students and school athletes had a gun when they met at Brown’s home, the documents say. The gun found next to Brown was his father’s service weapon and hadn’t been fired.
Bradley Brown was a white teenager. The three individuals charged in murdering him were black males. These black males had planned to rob Bradley before the transaction. All of this happened in the most affluent black county in all of the United States.
His name is Bradley Brown. Tell your children and grandchildren his story (and his fate), as a reason you must stay away from drugs.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-02-23--Black:White School Suspension Ratios by State

The following map and table were constructed using data collected during the 2011-2012 school year , covering American PreK-12 students @ @ @ @ @ show the ratio of black students to white students given out-of-school suspension at least once @ @ @ @ @ year , by state ( except for Hawaii ) : Though the results come from @ @ @ @ @ students , the DOE report rounds rates to the nearest full percentage .
I ’ @ @ @ @ @ with displayed ratios .
The states are however still ranked in the table by non-rounded @ @ @ @ @ worth noting that these school suspension disparities are considerably narrower than are the disparities in @ @ @ @ @ white adults .
• Black girls are twice as likely to be suspended as white @ @ @ @ @ are twenty times as likely to be suspended as Asian girls .
• English language @ @ @ @ @ than English speakers to be suspended .
For conservatives afraid of mentioning race , this @ @ @ @ @ way to make schools orderly again !

The following map and table were constructed using data collected during the 2011-2012 school year, covering American PreK-12 students during that time. They show the ratio of black students to white students given out-of-school suspension at least once during the course of the year, by state (except for Hawaii):
State B:W District of Columbia 12x Wisconsin 9x Connecticut 8x Minnesota 7x Nebraska 6x Missouri 6x Iowa 6x Pennsylvania 5x Illinois 5x South Dakota 5x Utah 5x Kansas 5x Tennessee 5x Indiana 4x Texas 4x Michigan 4x New Jersey 4x Ohio 4x Oklahoma 4x Georgia 4x Arkansas 4x Colorado 4x Massachusetts 4x Alabama 4x Nevada 4x North Carolina 3x Wyoming 3x California 3x New Hampshire 3x Oregon 3x Delaware 3x Mississippi 3x Virginia 3x Alaska 3x Kentucky 3x Rhode Island 3x Arizona 3x South Carolina 3x Florida 3x Louisiana 3x New Mexico 3x Washington 3x Maryland 3x Maine 3x West Virginia 2x Montana 2x Idaho 2x New York 2x Vermont 2x North Dakota 2x
Though the results come from a pool covering 49 million students, the DOE report rounds rates to the nearest full percentage. I’ve consequently done the same with displayed ratios. The states are however still ranked in the table by non-rounded ratios.
It’s worth noting that these school suspension disparities are considerably narrower than are the disparities in violent crime among black and white adults.
A few other interesting gleaned insights:
Black girls are twice as likely to be suspended as white boys.
Black boys are twenty times as likely to be suspended as Asian girls.
English language learners are one-third less likely than English speakers to be suspended. For conservatives afraid of mentioning race, this means open borders is one way to make schools orderly again!
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-02-23--Bernie Wins Majority of Hispanics in Nevada

Earlier : Sanders Emerges As Post-1965 Immigrants ’ Choice—Which Means Trump Will Beat Him With help from Latino voters , Bernie Sanders hits the Nevada jackpot Sen. Bernie Sanders ran competitively in unaccustomed support groups amid the Nevada Democratic caucuses while sweeping the table among Latino , young and very liberal voters , leaving his competitors wrestling inconclusively over the sharply fragmented remains , according to ABC News ’ entrance poll results .
Latinos joined the Sanders brigade in Nevada , the most diverse state to participate so far , giving him 51 % of their votes , a vast @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fell off sharply among blacks , to 27 % — yet that was good enough for second place to former Vice President Joe Biden ’ s 39 % among blacks , Biden ’ s single best group .
The Vermont senator won 29 % of whites , easily first in this group… I ’ m reminded of the arguments in the 2000s over whether Hispanics were Natural Conservatives as mainstream Republicans liked to theorize or whether Hispanics were primarily concerned about immigration policy .
As I wrote skeptically in 2002 , my impression @ @ @ @ @ @ @ family economic self-interest , which generally meant what FDR ’ s right hand man ( or to be ideologically more accurate : left hand man ) Harry Hopkins called “ tax tax , spend spend , elect elect.
” Are Hispanics - or , for that matter , blacks - going to vote Republican based on these moral views ?
The answer is already in : no .
Except when voting on rare single-issue referendums , such as California 's anti-gay marriage initiative California two years ago , the Hispanic electorate seems far @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Indeed , in their new book The Emerging Democratic Majority , John Judis and Ruy Teixeira contend that in American politics , social issues are essentially a luxury item that primarily interest better-off groups .
My general impression of Hispanic voters has long been that outside of some megachurch Protestant evangelicals , they aren ’ t really all that worked up over family values issues .
Nor , outside of the Diversity Inclusion Equity racketeers are they all that worked up over immigration .
( Much less use of terms like “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ focus groups on whether Hispanics like the term “ Latinx ” and found that practically nobody did , so they announced they weren ’ t using it .
In contrast , Elizabeth Warren did use “ Latinx ” and got something like 7 % of the vote in Nevada . )
Instead , they tend to be kind of poorly informed and not that interested in politics , but basically open toward voting themselves some benefits at other people ’ s expense in a no-hard-feelings but-this-is-good-for-me-and-mine way that I don ’ t take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t vote much for Sanders in 2016 because they didn ’ t know who he was , but now they know and they like what he ’ s selling .
If and when this tips Texas Democratic , well , the GOP ’ s chances in the Electoral College are more or less over , except in occasional Schwarzenegger-in-California type elections .
But the Republicans can ’ t say nobody warned them .

Earlier: Sanders Emerges As Post-1965 Immigrants’ Choice—Which Means Trump Will Beat Him
From ABC13.com:
With help from Latino voters, Bernie Sanders hits the Nevada jackpot By GARY LANGER
Updated an hour ago Sen. Bernie Sanders ran competitively in unaccustomed support groups amid the Nevada Democratic caucuses while sweeping the table among Latino, young and very liberal voters, leaving his competitors wrestling inconclusively over the sharply fragmented remains, according to ABC News’ entrance poll results. Latinos joined the Sanders brigade in Nevada, the most diverse state to participate so far, giving him 51% of their votes, a vast tally in a seven-candidate race. Sanders fell off sharply among blacks, to 27% — yet that was good enough for second place to former Vice President Joe Biden’s 39% among blacks, Biden’s single best group. The Vermont senator won 29% of whites, easily first in this group…
I’m reminded of the arguments in the 2000s over whether Hispanics were Natural Conservatives as mainstream Republicans liked to theorize or whether Hispanics were primarily concerned about immigration policy. As I wrote skeptically in 2002, my impression is that Hispanic voters more tended toward family economic self-interest, which generally meant what FDR’s right-hand man (or to be ideologically more accurate: left-hand man) Harry Hopkins called “tax tax, spend spend, elect elect.”
Are Hispanics - or, for that matter, blacks - going to vote Republican based on these moral views? The answer is already in: no. Except when voting on rare single-issue referendums, such as California's anti-gay marriage initiative California two years ago, the Hispanic electorate seems far more concerned about bread and butter issues. Indeed, in their new book The Emerging Democratic Majority, John Judis and Ruy Teixeira contend that in American politics, social issues are essentially a luxury item that primarily interest better-off groups.
My general impression of Hispanic voters has long been that outside of some megachurch Protestant evangelicals, they aren’t really all that worked up over family values issues.
Nor, outside of the Diversity Inclusion Equity racketeers are they all that worked up over immigration. (Much less use of terms like “Latinx”: The Sanders campaign did focus groups on whether Hispanics like the term “Latinx” and found that practically nobody did, so they announced they weren’t using it. In contrast, Elizabeth Warren did use “Latinx” and got something like 7% of the vote in Nevada.)
Instead, they tend to be kind of poorly informed and not that interested in politics, but basically open toward voting themselves some benefits at other people’s expense in a no-hard-feelings but-this-is-good-for-me-and-mine way that I don’t take too personally either.
They didn’t vote much for Sanders in 2016 because they didn’t know who he was, but now they know and they like what he’s selling.
If and when this tips Texas Democratic, well, the GOP’s chances in the Electoral College are more or less over, except in occasional Schwarzenegger-in-California type elections. But the Republicans can’t say nobody warned them.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-02-23--Greta Thunberg: A Princess of Our Disorder

See , earlier , VDARE.com Called It On Greta Thunberg 's Autism and Why Teenage Climate Crusader Greta Thunberg Is A “ Watermelon ” —And Why She May Change Malena Ernman on daughter Greta Thunberg : ‘ She was slowly disappearing into some kind of darkness ’ A new book by Greta Thunberg ’ s mother reveals the reality of family life during her daughter ’ s transformation from bullied teenager to climate icon When I was pregnant with Greta , and working in Germany , Svante was acting at three different theatres in Sweden simultaneously .
I had several @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at various opera houses all over Europe .
With 1,000km between us , we talked over the phone about how we could get our new reality to work .
“ You ’ re one of the best in the world at what you do , ” Svante said .
“ And as for me , I am more like a bass player in the Swedish theatre and can very easily be replaced .
Not to mention you earn so damned much more than I do.
” I protested a little half-heartedly but the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ later we were at the premiere for Don Giovanni at the Staatsoper in Berlin and Svante explained his current professional status to Daniel Barenboim and Cecilia Bartoli .
We carried on like that for 12 years .
It was arduous but great fun .
We spent two months in each city and then moved on .
Berlin , Paris , Vienna , Amsterdam , Barcelona .
Round and round .
We spent the summers in Glyndebourne , Salzburg or Aix-en-Provence .
As you do when you ’ re good at singing opera and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to 30 hours a week and the rest of the time we spent together .
Beata was born three years after Greta and we bought a Volvo V70 so we ’ d have room for doll ’ s houses , teddy bears and tricycles .
Those were fantastic years .
Our life was marvellous .
One evening in the autumn of 2014 , Svante and I sat slumped on our bathroom floor in Stockholm .
It was late , the children were asleep .
Everything was starting to fall apart around us .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ fifth grade , and was not doing well .
She cried at night when she should be sleeping .
She cried on her way to school .
She cried in her classes and during her breaks , and the teachers called home almost every day .
Svante had to run off and bring her home to Moses , our golden retriever .
She sat with him for hours , petting him and stroking his fur .
She was slowly disappearing into some kind of darkness and little by little , bit by bit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ She stopped playing the piano .
She stopped laughing .
She stopped talking .
And she stopped eating .
… Six months after Greta received her diagnosis , life has levelled out into something that resembles an everyday routine .
She has started at a new school .
I ’ ve cleared my calendar and put work on the back burner .
But while we ’ re full up with taking care of Greta , Beata ’ s [ Greta ’ s ignored younger sister ] having more and more of a tough @ @ @ @ @ @ @ along .
But at home she falls apart , crashes .
She can ’ t stand being with us at all any more .
Everything Svante and I do upsets her and in our company she can lose control .
She is clearly is not feeling well .
One day near her 11th birthday I find her standing in the living room , hurling DVDs from the bookshelf down the spiral staircase to the kitchen .
“ You only care about Greta .
Never about me .
I hate you , Mum.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s class watches a film about how much rubbish there is in the oceans .
An island of plastic , larger than Mexico , is floating around in the South Pacific .
Greta cries throughout the film .
Her classmates are also clearly moved .
Before the lesson is over the teacher announces that on Monday there will be a substitute teaching the class , because she ’ s going to a wedding over the weekend , in Connecticut , right outside of New York .
“ Wow , lucky you , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the corridor the trash island off the coast of Chile is already forgotten .
New iPhones are taken out of fur-trimmed down jackets , and everyone who has been to New York talks about how great it is , with all those shops , and Barcelona has amazing shopping too , and in Thailand everything is so cheap , and someone is going with her mother to Vietnam over the Easter break , and Greta can ’ t reconcile any of this with any of what she has just seen .
She saw @ @ @ @ @ @ @ want to see .
It was as if she could see our CO2 emissions with her naked eye .
The invisible , colourless , scentless , soundless abyss that our generation has chosen to ignore .
She saw all of it – not literally , of course , but nonetheless she saw the greenhouse gases streaming out of our chimneys , wafting upwards with the winds and transforming the atmosphere into a gigantic , invisible garbage dump .
She was the child , we were the emperor .
And we were all naked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the environment what anti immigrant politicians are to multicultural society , ” Greta says at the breakfast table early in 2016 .
I guess it ’ s true .
Not just of celebrities , but of the vast majority of people .
Everyone wants to be successful , and nothing conveys success and prosperity better than luxury , abundance and travel , travel , travel .
Greta scrolls through my Instagram feed .
She ’ s angry .
“ Name a single celebrity who ’ s standing up for the climate !
Name @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sacrifice the luxury of flying around the world !
” I was a part of the problem myself .
Only recently I had been posting sun-drenched selfies from Japan .
One “ Good morning from Tokyo ” and tens of thousands of “ likes ” rolled in to my brand-new iPhone .
Something started to ache inside of me .
Something I ’ d previously called travel anxiety or fear of flying but which was now taking on another , clearer form .
On 6 March 2016 I flew home from a concert @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that I decided to stay on the ground for good .

See, earlier, VDARE.com Called It On Greta Thunberg's Autism and Why Teenage Climate Crusader Greta Thunberg Is A “Watermelon”—And Why She May Change
From The Guardian:
Malena Ernman on daughter Greta Thunberg: ‘She was slowly disappearing into some kind of darkness’
A new book by Greta Thunberg’s mother reveals the reality of family life during her daughter’s transformation from bullied teenager to climate icon
by Malena Ernman
When I was pregnant with Greta, and working in Germany, Svante was acting at three different theatres in Sweden simultaneously. I had several years of binding contracts ahead of me at various opera houses all over Europe. With 1,000km between us, we talked over the phone about how we could get our new reality to work.
“You’re one of the best in the world at what you do,” Svante said. “And as for me, I am more like a bass player in the Swedish theatre and can very easily be replaced. Not to mention you earn so damned much more than I do.” I protested a little half-heartedly but the choice was made.
A few weeks later we were at the premiere for Don Giovanni at the Staatsoper in Berlin and Svante explained his current professional status to Daniel Barenboim and Cecilia Bartoli.
“So now I’m a housewife.”
We carried on like that for 12 years. It was arduous but great fun. We spent two months in each city and then moved on. Berlin, Paris, Vienna, Amsterdam, Barcelona. Round and round. We spent the summers in Glyndebourne, Salzburg or Aix-en-Provence. As you do when you’re good at singing opera and other classical music. I rehearsed 20 to 30 hours a week and the rest of the time we spent together.
Beata was born three years after Greta and we bought a Volvo V70 so we’d have room for doll’s houses, teddy bears and tricycles. Those were fantastic years. Our life was marvellous.
One evening in the autumn of 2014, Svante and I sat slumped on our bathroom floor in Stockholm. It was late, the children were asleep. Everything was starting to fall apart around us. Greta was 11, had just started fifth grade, and was not doing well. She cried at night when she should be sleeping. She cried on her way to school. She cried in her classes and during her breaks, and the teachers called home almost every day. Svante had to run off and bring her home to Moses, our golden retriever. She sat with him for hours, petting him and stroking his fur. She was slowly disappearing into some kind of darkness and little by little, bit by bit, she seemed to stop functioning. She stopped playing the piano. She stopped laughing. She stopped talking. And she stopped eating.
… Six months after Greta received her diagnosis, life has levelled out into something that resembles an everyday routine. She has started at a new school. I’ve cleared my calendar and put work on the back burner. But while we’re full up with taking care of Greta, Beata’s [Greta’s ignored younger sister] having more and more of a tough time. In school everything is ticking along. But at home she falls apart, crashes. She can’t stand being with us at all any more. Everything Svante and I do upsets her and in our company she can lose control. She is clearly is not feeling well.
One day near her 11th birthday I find her standing in the living room, hurling DVDs from the bookshelf down the spiral staircase to the kitchen. “You only care about Greta. Never about me. I hate you, Mum.” …
In school one day, Greta’s class watches a film about how much rubbish there is in the oceans. An island of plastic, larger than Mexico, is floating around in the South Pacific. Greta cries throughout the film. Her classmates are also clearly moved. Before the lesson is over the teacher announces that on Monday there will be a substitute teaching the class, because she’s going to a wedding over the weekend, in Connecticut, right outside of New York. “Wow, lucky you,” the pupils say. Out in the corridor the trash island off the coast of Chile is already forgotten. New iPhones are taken out of fur-trimmed down jackets, and everyone who has been to New York talks about how great it is, with all those shops, and Barcelona has amazing shopping too, and in Thailand everything is so cheap, and someone is going with her mother to Vietnam over the Easter break, and Greta can’t reconcile any of this with any of what she has just seen.
She saw what the rest of us did not want to see. It was as if she could see our CO2 emissions with her naked eye. The invisible, colourless, scentless, soundless abyss that our generation has chosen to ignore. She saw all of it – not literally, of course, but nonetheless she saw the greenhouse gases streaming out of our chimneys, wafting upwards with the winds and transforming the atmosphere into a gigantic, invisible garbage dump.
She was the child, we were the emperor. And we were all naked.
‘You celebrities are basically to the environment what anti immigrant politicians are to multicultural society,” Greta says at the breakfast table early in 2016. I guess it’s true. Not just of celebrities, but of the vast majority of people. Everyone wants to be successful, and nothing conveys success and prosperity better than luxury, abundance and travel, travel, travel.
Greta scrolls through my Instagram feed. She’s angry. “Name a single celebrity who’s standing up for the climate! Name a single celebrity who is prepared to sacrifice the luxury of flying around the world!”
I was a part of the problem myself. Only recently I had been posting sun-drenched selfies from Japan. One “Good morning from Tokyo” and tens of thousands of “likes” rolled in to my brand-new iPhone. Something started to ache inside of me. Something I’d previously called travel anxiety or fear of flying but which was now taking on another, clearer form. On 6 March 2016 I flew home from a concert in Vienna, and not long after that I decided to stay on the ground for good.


vdare--2020-02-23--Here We Go A-Groveling: Archbiship Of Canterbury Prostrates Himself At Amritsar

Here is a story that was underreported , probably because of the increasing irrelevance of mainline churches .
Back in September of 2019 , the chief prelate of the Church of England visited Amritsar in India , the site of a horrible slaughter of innocent people by the British colonial authorities in 1919 .
It was a classic example of the kind of needless violence that arises from the collision of different cultures , an object lesson in the dangers of diversity and imperial meddling .
Today , all the people responsible are dead .
A prayer of remembrance or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Recessional ” might have sufficed .
But for Justin Portal Welby , a man deeply ashamed of his “ white privilege , ” nothing but full-tilt literal self-abasement would do .
According to CNN , Archbishop Welby wrote on Facebook , '' Coming here arouses a sense of profound shame at what happened in this place .
It is one of a number of deep stains on British history .
The pain and grief that has transcended the generations since must never be dismissed or denied… Learning of what happened , I recognise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the ideology that too often subjugated and dehumanised other races and cultures ... '' Archbishop of Canterbury prostrates himself at Amritsar massacre memorial , by Lianne Kolirin , CNN , September 11 , 2019 I lay the blame for this sorry display squarely at the foot of England ’ s maiden aunts .
They are simply not stepping up to the wicket the way they used to do .
Bertie Wooster ’ s Aunt Agatha would have made short work of this nonsense .
“ Justie , ” she would have said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and stop playing the fool !
You look like that shabby cat skin on the floor old Emsworth ’ s study.
” And that would have been that .
Alas , every country ’ s past is littered with administrative blunders , acts of brutality , and other “ stains.
” Absent an aunt ’ s salutary correction , the poor prelate appears doomed to a career of floor-flopping and stain-mopping .
Surely the Archbishop could save a lot of time ( and be more ecumenical ) by simply arranging to have himself @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the whole world .
Oh , wait .
Didn ’ t Someone do that already ?
Ah , well !
What ’ s time to an archbishop anyway ?

Photo Credit: Archbishop Of Canterbury, via Facebook
Here is a story that was underreported, probably because of the increasing irrelevance of mainline churches. Back in September of 2019, the chief prelate of the Church of England visited Amritsar in India, the site of a horrible slaughter of innocent people by the British colonial authorities in 1919. It was a classic example of the kind of needless violence that arises from the collision of different cultures, an object lesson in the dangers of diversity and imperial meddling. Today, all the people responsible are dead. A prayer of remembrance or a recitation of Kipling’s “Recessional” might have sufficed.
But for Justin Portal Welby, a man deeply ashamed of his “white privilege,” nothing but full-tilt literal self-abasement would do.
According to CNN, Archbishop Welby wrote on Facebook,
"Coming here arouses a sense of profound shame at what happened in this place. It is one of a number of deep stains on British history. The pain and grief that has transcended the generations since must never be dismissed or denied… Learning of what happened, I recognise the sins of my British colonial history, the ideology that too often subjugated and dehumanised other races and cultures..." Archbishop of Canterbury prostrates himself at Amritsar massacre memorial, by Lianne Kolirin, CNN, September 11, 2019
I lay the blame for this sorry display squarely at the foot of England’s maiden aunts. They are simply not stepping up to the wicket the way they used to do. Bertie Wooster’s Aunt Agatha would have made short work of this nonsense.
“Justie,” she would have said, “Get up this instant, and stop playing the fool! You look like that shabby cat skin on the floor of old Emsworth’s study.” And that would have been that. Alas, every country’s past is littered with administrative blunders, acts of brutality, and other “stains.” Absent an aunt’s salutary correction, the poor prelate appears doomed to a career of floor-flopping and stain-mopping.
“I am so ashamed and sorry for the impact of this, for this crime committed here.”
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, prostrates himself on the ground and apologises for the British massacre of innocent civilians in Amritsar, India, in 1919. pic.twitter.com/i9HRab4olZ — Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) September 11, 2019
Surely the Archbishop could save a lot of time (and be more ecumenical) by simply arranging to have himself tortured to death for the sins of the whole world. Oh, wait. Didn’t Someone do that already?
Ah, well! What’s time to an archbishop anyway?


vdare--2020-02-23--Trump at NASCAR, the Miller-Waldman Wedding and Ryan Newman's Rapid Recovery

The NASCAR racing fan base is part of Trump Country , and it 's good that Trump is paying attention to them .
Last April 30th , NASCAR champion Joey Logano was received at the White House , along with wife Brittany , team owner Roger Penske and other members of Team Penske .
Logano 's 2018 Ford Fusion , # 22 , was parked in front of the South Portico .
( See here ) .
More recently , on February 16th , Trump and Melania attended NASCAR ’ S Daytona 500 race in Florida .
Trump was the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appearance , and they were well-received by the audience .
Only twenty laps were run that day though , due to rain , and the rest of the race was postponed until the following day .
President Donald Trump participated in the ceremonial pre-race events at Sunday ’ s Daytona 500 , the biggest NASCAR race of the year , which also opens the 2020 season .
The President was greeted with loud cheers during a pre-race speech , which began at 2:33 p.m .
ET and lasted roughly four minutes .
Flanked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ began his remarks with , `` My fellow race fans , the Daytona 500 is a legendary display.
” He closed with , `` Rubber will burn , fans will scream and the great American race will begin . ''
He ended his remarks at 2:37 p.m .
ET to chants of “ USA ” and to his 2016 campaign tune , “ You Can ’ t Always Get What You Want.
” Trump then served as the race ’ s grand marshal — only the fourth sitting president to do so for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ giving what ’ s commonly described as the most famous words in motor sports : “ Gentlemen , start your engines.
” In recent years , the command traditionally has started with the gender-neutral address “ Drivers , ” but there were no women competing in the Daytona 500 this year .
After fulfilling this grand marshal duties , the motorcade drove down pit road and around the iconic 2.5-mile race track , with the 40-car field and the pace car behind it , which was a first for a sitting president .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the inside of the track below the apron and did not go up the track ’ s banking .
His lap was met with wild cheers from his supporters in the crowd at the Daytona track , where flying “ Make America Great Again ” flags in the infield have been nearly as ubiquitous as American and NASCAR-related flags in recent years .
Trump even addressed all the drivers over their radios , and told them : '' Drivers : It was an honor to officially open this year ’ s Daytona @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with you .
Thank you .
You are the best in the world at what you do , and I want to wish you luck in today ’ s Daytona 500 .
I hope you all have a fantastic race .
`` You should all be proud to be competing in this incredible event .
The Daytona 500 is the biggest race in the world and all of America is watching .
Give the fans a great show !
`` And to all the race fans .
I love your passion for this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Great American Race !
God Bless you and God Bless the United States of America !
” … Upon Trump 's arrival , Air Force One had flown by .
But the race didn ’ t last long that today .
Due to rain , only twenty laps were completed and the Daytona 500 was postponed until the following day.Rains postpone Daytona 500 , dampening NASCAR ’ s season opener , Associated Press , February 16 , 2020 That evening , back in Washington , Trump and Melania attended the wedding of his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , press Secretary for Vice-President Pence .
[ Stephen Miller weds Pence press secretary — with Trump in attendance , by Emily Jacobs , New York Post , February 17 , 2020 ] Congratulations and Best Wishes to Stephen and Katie .
The next day , the 17th , the rest of the Daytona 500 was held , won by Denny Hamlin .
But the euphoria was marred by a terrible accident at the very end of the race .
From CBS Sports : The celebration in victory lane was muted after Hamlin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the final lap of the green-white-checker finish that saw Ryan Newman 's No .
6 car go airborne and flip on the track several times after jockeying for position with Hamlin and Ryan Blaney as they came to the finish line .
Before going off the air , the Fox television broadcast said that Newman was being taken by ambulance to a Daytona area hospital .
Daytona 500 updates : Ryan Newman in serious condition after fiery crash ; Denny Hamlin wins race , by Andrew Julian , CBS Sports , February 17 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , on the 19th , Ryan Newman was released from the hospital , walking out in his street clothes with his two daughters .
[ Ryan Newman released from hospital ; walks out with daughters , by Nate Ryan , NBC Sports , February 19 , 2020 ] Kudos to Trump for honoring and participating in NASCAR , and for praying for and tweeting about an injured race car driver .
People appreciate that .

The NASCAR racing fan base is part of Trump Country, and it's good that Trump is paying attention to them.
Last April 30th, NASCAR champion Joey Logano was received at the White House, along with wife Brittany, team owner Roger Penske and other members of Team Penske. Logano's 2018 Ford Fusion, #22, was parked in front of the South Portico. (See here).
More recently, on February 16th, Trump and Melania attended NASCAR’S Daytona 500 race in Florida. Trump was the Grand Marshal. It was a great appearance, and they were well-received by the audience.
Only twenty laps were run that day though, due to rain, and the rest of the race was postponed until the following day.
Start your engines! Air Force One flyover, and Trump does a lap in “The Beast” at the Daytona 500. #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/KwAWMIEbH1 — Mike Sington (@MikeSington) February 16, 2020
From USA Today:
President Donald Trump participated in the ceremonial pre-race events at Sunday’s Daytona 500, the biggest NASCAR race of the year, which also opens the 2020 season. The President was greeted with loud cheers during a pre-race speech, which began at 2:33 p.m. ET and lasted roughly four minutes. Flanked by first lady Melania Trump, Trump began his remarks with, "My fellow race fans, the Daytona 500 is a legendary display.” He closed with, "Rubber will burn, fans will scream and the great American race will begin." He ended his remarks at 2:37 p.m. ET to chants of “USA” and to his 2016 campaign tune, “You Can’t Always Get What You Want.” Trump then served as the race’s grand marshal — only the fourth sitting president to do so for a race at Daytona International Speedway — giving what’s commonly described as the most famous words in motor sports: “Gentlemen, start your engines.” In recent years, the command traditionally has started with the gender-neutral address “Drivers,” but there were no women competing in the Daytona 500 this year.
President @realDonaldTrump gives the starting command at the 62nd Daytona 500. pic.twitter.com/yDPx8inN4R — FOX Sports (@FOXSports) February 16, 2020
After fulfilling this [sic] grand marshal duties, the motorcade drove down pit road and around the iconic 2.5-mile race track, with the 40-car field and the pace car behind it, which was a first for a sitting president. However, the 22,000-pound presidential limousines remained on the inside of the track below the apron and did not go up the track’s banking. His lap was met with wild cheers from his supporters in the crowd at the Daytona track, where flying “Make America Great Again” flags in the infield have been nearly as ubiquitous as American and NASCAR-related flags in recent years. PresidentTrumpdeliversthecommandtostarttheDaytona500toloudcheers, by Michelle R. Martinelli, USA Today, February 16, 2020
Trump even addressed all the drivers over their radios, and told them:
"Drivers: It was an honor to officially open this year’s Daytona 500 and drive the first Parade Lap with you. Thank you. You are the best in the world at what you do, and I want to wish you luck in today’s Daytona 500. I hope you all have a fantastic race. "You should all be proud to be competing in this incredible event. The Daytona 500 is the biggest race in the world and all of America is watching. Give the fans a great show! "And to all the race fans. I love your passion for this sport. I hope you enjoy The Great American Race! God Bless you and God Bless the United States of America!”…
Upon Trump's arrival, Air Force One had flown by.
Earlier, around 1 p.m. ET, Air Force One flew by the track before landing at adjacent Daytona Beach International Airport as “USA!” chants broke out among supporters in the infield.
But the race didn’t last long that day. Due to rain, only twenty laps were completed and the Daytona 500 was postponed until the following day. [Rains postpone Daytona 500, dampening NASCAR’s season opener, Associated Press, February 16, 2020]
That evening, back in Washington, Trump and Melania attended the wedding of his immigration advisor Stephen Miller and Katie Waldman, press Secretary for Vice-President Pence. [Stephen Miller weds Pence press secretary — with Trump in attendance, by Emily Jacobs, New York Post, February 17, 2020]
Congratulations and Best Wishes to Stephen and Katie.
The next day, the 17th, the rest of the Daytona 500 was held, won by Denny Hamlin. But the euphoria was marred by a terrible accident at the very end of the race. From CBS Sports:
The celebration in victory lane was muted after Hamlin's win because of a crash on the final lap of the green-white-checker finish that saw Ryan Newman's No. 6 car go airborne and flip on the track several times after jockeying for position with Hamlin and Ryan Blaney as they came to the finish line. Before going off the air, the Fox television broadcast said that Newman was being taken by ambulance to a Daytona area hospital. Daytona 500 updates: Ryan Newman in serious condition after fiery crash; Denny Hamlin wins race, by Andrew Julian, CBS Sports, February 17, 2020
Here’s a video of Ryan Newman’s crash here.
That night Trump tweeted
Praying for Ryan Newman, a great and brave @NASCAR driver! #PrayingForRyan — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 18, 2020
Two days after the crash, on the 19th, Ryan Newman was released from the hospital, walking out in his street clothes with his two daughters. [Ryan Newman released from hospital; walks out with daughters, by Nate Ryan, NBC Sports, February 19, 2020]
Kudos to Trump for honoring and participating in NASCAR, and for praying for and tweeting about an injured race car driver. People appreciate that.


vdare--2020-02-23--Donors Swoop In As Dems Give Trump Free Pass On Immigration

Earlier : Trump Needs To Fire Mick Mulvaney , Get Back To 2016 Immigration Plan Mick Mulvaney , President Trump ’ s acting chief of staff , says the White House is “ desperate ” for more immigrants .
“ We are running out of people to fuel the economic growth that we ’ ve had in our nation over the last four years .
We need more immigrants , ” he told an English audience recently [ Mulvaney says U.S. is ‘ desperate ’ for more legal immigrants , by Nick Miroff and Josh Dawsey , The Washington Post @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s possible Mulvaney , a long-time immigration booster , was just expressing his own opinion .
But Trump himself recently said he wants more foreign workers .
With Jared Kushner ’ s comprehensive immigration plan stalled , and the Democrat presidential candidates spiraling into Open Borders lunacy , cheap labor donorists are swooping in to fill the vacuum .
Thus POLITICO just reported that the White House is working on a guest worker expansion .
The plan could either create new guest worker categories and/or prolong the time a migrant can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The plan may even grant Amnesty to the “ DREAMers ” —the nearly one million illegal aliens who came to the U.S. as minors who were legalized under Barack Obama ’ s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program .
The goal is to give big business more cheap foreign labor .
Whatever exact plan is settled upon will bring more foreign guest workers to America [ Trump seeks deal on foreign workers that could anger base , by Anita Kumar , Politico , February 19 , 2020 ] This terrible idea is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s comprehensive plan , announced last May .
It had some solid aspects , such as eliminating chain migration , strengthening border security , increasing the standards to immigrate , and granting no Amnesty .
But it didn ’ t significantly cut legal immigration .
In contrast , the RAISE Act , which Trump endorsed in 2017 , specifically halved legal immigration .
The Kushner plan tried to please both immigration patriots and big business , yet both reject it .
Immigration patriots rightly note it doesn ’ t reduce immigration .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that they need yet more cheap labor [ Trump struggles to win over Republicans on immigration , by Anita Kumar , Politico , February 15 , 2020 ] .
This narrow guest worker plan indicates the White House has decided to please big business only .
More recently , the administration cut mandatory e-Verify—an original component of the plan—from the 600-page bill it wishes to introduce in Congress .
The latest Trump budget also withdrew its request for mandatory e-Verify , in contrast the previous two budgets .
Jessica Vaughn , a policy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , says these moves demonstrate “ a takeover of the president ’ s immigration agenda by the special interests who benefit from illegal immigration.
” [ Trump 's retreat on E-Verify called special interest 'takeover ' of immigration agenda , by Stephen Dinan , The Washington Times , February 12 , 2020 ] .
But the e-Verify capitulation hasn ’ t done much to advance Kushner ’ s plan .
The White House claims 22 Republican Senators—including RAISE Act co-sponsor David Perdue and Indian immigration advocate Mike Lee—support the bill .
But the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it casts doubt on that claim .
It appears only Kushner , and possibly Trump , like this plan .
Meanwhile , corporations , many White House officials , and several treacherous Republican lawmakers support a guest worker expansion .
The chief administration proponent of this idea : Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue .
POLITICO reports his senior adviser , Kristi Boswell , is involved in the White House ’ s discussions .
Perdue reportedly worked with Kushner on a guest worker expansion last year [ Perdue trying to help farms get foreign workers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ordonez and Kate Irby , McClatchy , April 24 , 2019 ] The Ag secretary also backed a failed guest worker expansion in 2018 [ Perdue : Congress must shield farmers from 'shadows of illegality ' on labor , by Liz Crampton , Politico , September 11 , 2018 ] .
Perdue claims businesses desperately need these foreign workers because they can ’ t afford to pay American workers a decent wage .
He pitches his plan as pleasing to immigration patriots—who he describes as “ anti-immigrant ” —because it doesn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s USDA Chief Thinks Farm Workers Are Overpaid , by Tom Philpott , Mother Jones , January 24 , 2020 ] He insists the migrant workers only want “ to come here for 9 or 10 months and take advantage of our economy in agriculture and go back home ” [ Perdue Says Guest Worker Program Is Part Of The Immigration Solution , by Amie Simpson , Brownfield , September 13 , 2019 ] ( Earlier , in 2011 , and 2013 , VDARE.com pointed out in offering to let in workers with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ GOP Congressmen were , in effect , protecting their own jobs ... but nobody else 's . )
But Perdue ’ s pitch would only make sense if we didn ’ t have birthright citizenship .
Any guest workers can get a chance at staying permanently if they have children here .
Those children would be recognized as American citizens , regardless of whether the guest worker only planned to stay here for 9 or 10 months .
This allows the parents to exploit our system to stay permanently .
Trump occasionally muses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is trying to cut down on birth tourism , a practice enabled by birthright citizenship .
But there ’ s no indication the guest worker plan will include this provision [ Trump again says he 's looking 'seriously ' at birthright citizenship despite 14th Amendment , by Paul LeBlanc , CNN , August 22 , 2019 ] .
Legislation abolishing birthright citizenship could not make it through this current Congress , no matter what bill it was attached to .
But Trump could arguably eliminate it by Executive Order .
Either way , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ citizenship is massively opposed by Americans , once they realize that it ’ s going on .
[ 61 % Oppose U.S .
Citizenship for Children Born to Illegal Immigrants , Rasmussen Reports , April 19 , 2011 and Americans See Limits on Citizenship for Children of Illegals As Best Way to Stop Illegal Immigration , Rasmussen Reports , July 10 , 2014 ] Perdue ’ s pitch is further undermined by the Farm Workforce Modernization Act .
This deceptively-titled bill would reward the agriculture industry with an Amnesty for all of its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of guest worker visas .
The bill passed the House in December .
Three treacherous Republican senators—Thom Tillis of North Carolina , Lindsey Graham of South Carolina , and James Lankford of Oklahoma—are working on introducing the atrocious bill into the upper chamber .
Interestingly , this Big Ag Amnesty bill was opposed by the vast majority of House Republicans , including House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and House Minority Whip Steve Scalise .
And some noble Republicans are urging their Senate colleagues to reconsider their plan to support the bill .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ errand to pass such legislation which would directly conflict with the core campaign promises of President Trump to regain control of our border and immigration system , ” Texas Rep. Chip Roy said in a letter to Sen. Graham , reported in TKs Politico article .
So far , the White House hasn ’ t shown support for the bill .
It would apparently prefer a guest worker expansion without an Amnesty .
This conforms to Perdue ’ s stance that the administration only wants temporary guest workers , not permanent residents .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ plan can make it through Congress , especially in an election year .
While Senate Democrats would support the Big Ag Amnesty ( nearly every House Democrat voted in favor of it ) , it ’ s unlikely enough Republicans would back it .
Few Republicans dare support Amnesty anymore .
But Kushner ’ s plan also faces dismal prospects .
Democrats will not support any guest worker plan that lacks Amnesty for illegals , crippling its chances in the House .
There would also be a sizable number of Republican opponents to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ground .
Republican lawmakers such as Josh Hawley , Paul Gosar , Mo Brooks , and others could be counted on to raise serious opposition to it .
The administration claiming it needs more immigrants contradicts its own actions to reduce immigration .
The latest job report shows the foreign-born workforce is falling faster than at the nadir of the 2008 recession .
The administration ’ s detailed policies—pushed for by such figures as White House senior adviser Stephen Miller and U.S .
Citizenship and Immigration Services acting director Ken Cuccinelli—are responsible for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made it harder to obtain a visa , significantly reduced refugee resettlement , and is now prepared to deny green cards to immigrants who rely on government assistance .
The push for guest workers particularly violates the spirit of Trump ’ s “ Buy American , Hire American ” executive order .
The order aimed to combat corporations hiring foreign workers over Americans .
Sixty-one percent of Americans support this policy .
[ Buy , Hire American Practices Generally Supported by U.S .
Voters , by Ryan Rainey , Morning Consult , April @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a program that wins an election , not a cheap labor giveaway to Big Ag .
But Trump ’ s Democratic opponents are giving Trump immigration enthusiasts a pass .
In the past , Sanders criticized guest worker visas for undercutting American labor and wages .
But apparently Sanders now cares more about immigrants than American workers .
Team Trump is probably betting that no Democrat will call them out on a sellout to Big Business .
Based on the Democratic field ’ s immigration opinions , this is not a dumb bet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to complain the guest worker bill doesn ’ t give Amnesty than to point out it hurts American citizens .
Silver lining : there ’ s a very good reason Trump never talks about increasing immigration at his rallies—it gets no cheers .
And all the evidence is that Trump listens very carefully to his crowds .
The president needs to stop listening to greedy businessmen and listen to his base .
They don ’ t want more foreign workers—they want to put Americans first .
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Earlier: Trump Needs To Fire Mick Mulvaney, Get Back To 2016 Immigration Plan
Mick Mulvaney, President Trump’s acting chief of staff, says the White House is “desperate” for more immigrants. “We are running out of people to fuel the economic growth that we’ve had in our nation over the last four years. We need more immigrants,” he told an English audience recently. [Mulvaney says U.S. is ‘desperate’ for more legal immigrants, by Nick Miroff and Josh Dawsey, The Washington Post, February 20, 2020] It’s possible Mulvaney, a long-time immigration booster, was just expressing his own opinion. But Trump himself recently said he wants more foreign workers. With Jared Kushner’s comprehensive immigration plan stalled, and the Democrat presidential candidates spiraling into Open Borders lunacy, cheap labor donorists are swooping in to fill the vacuum.
Thus Politico just reported that the White House is working on a guest worker expansion. The plan could either create new guest worker categories and/or prolong the time a migrant can stay on a temporary guest worker visa. The plan may even grant Amnesty to the “DREAMers”—the nearly one million illegal aliens who came to the U.S. as minors who were legalized under Barack Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The goal is to give big business more cheap foreign labor. Whatever exact plan is settled upon will bring more foreign guest workers to America. [Trump seeks deal on foreign workers that could anger base, by Anita Kumar, Politico, February 19, 2020]
This terrible idea is a result of the stalling of Kushner’s comprehensive plan, announced last May. It had some solid aspects, such as eliminating chain migration, strengthening border security, increasing the standards to immigrate, and granting no Amnesty. But it didn’t significantly cut legal immigration. In contrast, the RAISE Act, which Trump endorsed in 2017, specifically halved legal immigration.
The Kushner plan tried to please both immigration patriots and big business, yet both reject it. Immigration patriots rightly note it doesn’t reduce immigration. Business groups whine, as always, that they need yet more cheap labor. [Trump struggles to win over Republicans on immigration, by Anita Kumar, Politico, February 15, 2020] This narrow guest worker plan indicates the White House has decided to please big business only.
More recently, the administration cut mandatory e-Verify—an original component of the plan—from the 600-page bill it wishes to introduce in Congress. The latest Trump budget also withdrew its request for mandatory e-Verify, in contrast the previous two budgets. Jessica Vaughn, a policy director at the Center for Immigration Studies, says these moves demonstrate “a takeover of the president’s immigration agenda by the special interests who benefit from illegal immigration.” [Trump's retreat on E-Verify called special interest 'takeover' of immigration agenda, by Stephen Dinan, Washington Times, February 12, 2020].
But the e-Verify capitulation hasn’t done much to advance Kushner’s plan. The White House claims 22 Republican Senators—including RAISE Act co-sponsor David Perdue and Indian immigration advocate Mike Lee—support the bill. But the fact that no Republican wants to introduce it casts doubt on that claim. It appears only Kushner, and possibly Trump, like this plan.
Meanwhile, corporations, many White House officials, and several treacherous Republican lawmakers support a guest worker expansion.
The chief administration proponent of this idea: Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue. Politico reports his senior adviser, Kristi Boswell, is involved in the White House’s discussions. Perdue reportedly worked with Kushner on a guest worker expansion last year. [Perdue trying to help farms get foreign workers in Kushner immigration effort, by Franco Ordonez and Kate Irby, McClatchy, April 24, 2019] The Ag secretary also backed a failed guest worker expansion in 2018. [Perdue: Congress must shield farmers from 'shadows of illegality' on labor, by Liz Crampton, Politico, September 11, 2018]
Perdue claims businesses desperately need these foreign workers because they can’t afford to pay American workers a decent wage. He pitches his plan as pleasing to immigration patriots—who he describes as “anti-immigrant”—because it doesn’t create new citizens. [Trump’s USDA Chief Thinks Farm Workers Are Overpaid, by Tom Philpott, Mother Jones, January 24, 2020] He insists the migrant workers only want “to come here for 9 or 10 months and take advantage of our economy in agriculture and go back home.” [Perdue Says Guest Worker Program Is Part Of The Immigration Solution, by Amie Simpson, Brownfield, September 13, 2019] (Earlier, in 2011, and 2013, VDARE.com pointed out in offering to let in workers with no "path to citizenship," GOP Congressmen were, in effect, protecting their own jobs... but nobody else's.)
But Perdue’s pitch would only make sense if we didn’t have birthright citizenship. Any guest workers can get a chance at staying permanently if they have children here. Those children would be recognized as American citizens, regardless of whether the guest worker only planned to stay here for 9 or 10 months. This allows the parents to exploit our system to stay permanently.
Trump occasionally muses about scrapping birthright citizenship, His administration is trying to cut down on birth tourism, a practice enabled by birthright citizenship. But there’s no indication the guest worker plan will include this provision. [Trump again says he's looking 'seriously' at birthright citizenship despite 14th Amendment, by Paul LeBlanc, CNN, August 22, 2019]
Legislation abolishing birthright citizenship could not make it through this current Congress, no matter what bill it was attached to. But Trump could arguably eliminate it by Executive Order. Either way, the resultant uproar would help him electorally—birthright citizenship is massively opposed by Americans, once they realize that it’s going on. [61% Oppose U.S. Citizenship for Children Born to Illegal Immigrants, Rasmussen Reports, April 19, 2011 and Americans See Limits on Citizenship for Children of Illegals As Best Way to Stop Illegal Immigration, Rasmussen Reports, July 10, 2014]
Perdue’s pitch is further undermined by the Farm Workforce Modernization Act. This deceptively-titled bill would reward the agriculture industry with an Amnesty for all of its illegal alien workers and expand the number of guest worker visas. The bill passed the House in December. Three treacherous Republican senators—Thom Tillis of North Carolina, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, and James Lankford of Oklahoma—are working on introducing the atrocious bill into the upper chamber.
Interestingly, this Big Ag Amnesty bill was opposed by the vast majority of House Republicans, including House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and House Minority Whip Steve Scalise.
And some noble Republicans are urging their Senate colleagues to reconsider their plan to support the bill.
“It would be a fool’s errand to pass such legislation which would directly conflict with the core campaign promises of President Trump to regain control of our border and immigration system,” Texas Rep. Chip Roy said in a letter to Sen. Graham, reported in Kumar's Politico article.
So far, the White House hasn’t shown support for the bill. It would apparently prefer a guest worker expansion without an Amnesty. This conforms to Perdue’s stance that the administration only wants temporary guest workers, not permanent residents.
It’s doubtful any guest worker plan can make it through Congress, especially in an election year. While Senate Democrats would support the Big Ag Amnesty (nearly every House Democrat voted in favor of it), it’s unlikely enough Republicans would back it. Few Republicans dare support Amnesty anymore.
But Kushner’s plan also faces dismal prospects. Democrats will not support any guest worker plan that lacks Amnesty for illegals, crippling its chances in the House. There would also be a sizable number of Republican opponents to ensure it never made it off the ground. Republican lawmakers such as Josh Hawley, Paul Gosar, Mo Brooks, and others could be counted on to raise serious opposition to it.
The administration claiming it needs more immigrants contradicts its own actions to reduce immigration. The latest job report shows the foreign-born workforce is falling faster than at the nadir of the 2008 recession. The administration’s detailed policies—pushed for by such figures as White House senior adviser Stephen Miller and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services acting director Ken Cuccinelli—are responsible for this remarkable development. The administration has made it harder to obtain a visa, significantly reduced refugee resettlement, and is now prepared to deny green cards to immigrants who rely on government assistance.
The push for guest workers particularly violates the spirit of Trump’s “Buy American, Hire American” executive order. The order aimed to combat corporations hiring foreign workers over Americans. Sixty-one percent of Americans support this policy. [Buy, Hire American Practices Generally Supported by U.S. Voters, by Ryan Rainey, Morning Consult, April 18, 2017] That’s a program that wins an election, not a cheap labor giveaway to Big Ag.
But Trump’s Democratic opponents are giving Trump immigration enthusiasts a pass. In the past, Sanders criticized guest worker visas for undercutting American labor and wages. But apparently Sanders now cares more about immigrants than American workers. Team Trump is probably betting that no Democrat will call them out on a sellout to Big Business. Based on the Democratic field’s immigration opinions, this is not a dumb bet. A Democratic opponent is more likely to complain the guest worker bill doesn’t give Amnesty than to point out it hurts American citizens.
Silver lining: There’s a very good reason Trump never talks about increasing immigration at his rallies—it gets no cheers. And all the evidence is that Trump listens very carefully to his crowds.
The president needs to stop listening to greedy businessmen and listen to his base. They don’t want more foreign workers—they want to put Americans first.
Washington Watcher II [Email him] is an anonymous DC insider.


vdare--2020-02-24--Patrick J. Buchanan: Will JFK's Party Become Sanders' Party?

Earlier by Patrick J. Buchanan : No , This Is Not JFK 's Democratic Party Sen. Bernie Sanders may be on the cusp of both capturing the Democratic nomination and transforming his party as dramatically as President Donald Trump captured and remade the Republican Party .
After his sweep of the Nevada caucuses , following popular vote victories in Iowa and New Hampshire , Sanders has the enthusiasm and the momentum , as the crucial battles loom in South Carolina on Saturday and Super Tuesday on March 3 .
The next eight days could decide it all .
And what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ might interrupt Sanders ' triumphal march to the nomination in Milwaukee ?
One possible pitfall is tonight 's debate in South Carolina .
Sanders will be taking constant fire as a socialist whose nomination could end in a rout in November , the loss of Speaker Nancy Pelosi 's House and the forfeit of any chance of recapturing the Senate .
Yet Sanders has often been attacked along these lines , to little avail .
He 's shown himself capable of defending his positions , and attacks on Sanders may simply expose his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Buchanan , '' Richard Nixon once instructed me after I went to work for him in 1966 , `` Whenever you hear of a coalition forming up to 'Stop X , ' be sure to put your money on X . ''
Nixon recalled the Cleveland governors conference after Barry Goldwater defeated Nelson Rockefeller in the California primary .
There , on the Cuyahoga River , Govs .
Rockefeller , George Romney and Bill Scranton colluded absurdly to derail the Goldwater express .
A second event is the anticipated endorsement of Biden by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ black politician in South Carolina , who warns that nominating a socialist like Sanders invites electoral disaster .
Yet Clyburn 's endorsement could be a mixed blessing .
With it , Biden becomes the favorite in the primary where 60 % of the vote is African American .
If Biden can not beat Sanders there , in his firewall state , with Clyburn behind him , where does Biden win ?
Biden faces another problem : Billionaire Tom Steyer has pumped millions into South Carolina , hired black leaders and pledged to support @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with rising support among black voters who might otherwise have stood by Biden .
If he wins here , he is revived .
Yet , still , he lacks the broad and deep support Sanders has and the funds Michael Bloomberg has to be competitive in all 14 states holding primaries March 3 , including the megastates of Texas and California .
Sanders is predicting victories in both and has been gaining in the polls on Sen. Elizabeth Warren even in Massachusetts , her home state , which also holds its primary on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ With Biden , Buttigieg , Warren , Steyer and Klobuchar—none of whom has beaten Sanders in the popular vote anywhere , and all competing in South Carolina and Super Tuesday three days later—who beats a surging Sanders ?
When and where do they beat him ?
Bloomberg can probably buy enough votes to win some states .
But would the other Democratic candidates , who have fought for a year , stand aside to yield the field so this ex-Republican oligarch can save their party from Sanders ?
Why should they ?
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ beat Sanders ?
Or beat Trump ?
Bloomberg 's first debate raises questions of what , besides his $ 60 billion , qualifies him to be on the stage or in the race .
The Democratic establishment worries that if the `` moderates '' in the race do not start falling on their swords , dropping out , and joining behind a single candidate—Biden , Buttigieg or Bloomberg—to challenge Sanders , they will lose the nomination to Sanders and the election to Trump .
The establishment is right to worry .
While Sanders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the odds he wins the nomination and reshapes the party are good and have been improving weekly .
What model does socialist Sanders have in mind for the Democratic Party ?
Something like the British Labour Party of Jeremy Corbyn .
`` Medicare for All . ''
Abolition of private health insurance .
War on Wall Street .
The Green New Deal .
Free college tuition .
Forgiveness of all student debt .
Open borders .
Supreme Court justices committed to Roe v. Wade .
Welfare for undocumented migrants .
A doubling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an hour .
Winston Churchill once observed : `` Some regard private enterprise as if it were a predatory tiger to be shot .
Others look upon it as a cow that they can milk .
Only a handful see it for what it really is—the strong horse that pulls the whole cart . ''
Sanders sees free market capitalism as a fat goose that lays golden eggs and can be hectored , squeezed and beaten into producing lots more .
And those most widely receptive to his message—are the young .
Welcome @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Bernie Sanders .
Patrick J. Buchanan needs no introduction to VDARE.COM readers ; his books State of Emergency : The Third World Invasion and Conquest of America , and Suicide of a Superpower : Will America Survive to 2025 ?
are available from Amazon.com .
Patrick J. Buchanan is the author of “ The Greatest Comeback : How Richard Nixon Rose From Defeat to Create the New Majority .
His latest book , published May , 2018 , is “ Nixon ’ s White House Wars : The Battles That Made and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” See Peter Brimelow ’ s review : “ Wheel And Fight ” —Pat Buchanan ’ s Nixon Book Provides Road Map For Trump .

Earlier by Patrick J. Buchanan: No, This Is Not JFK's Democratic Party
Sen. Bernie Sanders may be on the cusp of both capturing the Democratic nomination and transforming his party as dramatically as President Donald Trump captured and remade the Republican Party.
After his sweep of the Nevada caucuses, following popular vote victories in Iowa and New Hampshire, Sanders has the enthusiasm and the momentum, as the crucial battles loom in South Carolina on Saturday and Super Tuesday on March 3.
The next eight days could decide it all.
And what is between now and next Tuesday that might interrupt Sanders' triumphal march to the nomination in Milwaukee?
One possible pitfall is tonight's debate in South Carolina.
Sanders will be taking constant fire as a socialist whose nomination could end in a rout in November, the loss of Speaker Nancy Pelosi's House and the forfeit of any chance of recapturing the Senate.
Yet Sanders has often been attacked along these lines, to little avail.
He's shown himself capable of defending his positions, and attacks on Sanders may simply expose his opponents' own political desperation.
"Buchanan," Richard Nixon once instructed me after I went to work for him in 1966, "Whenever you hear of a coalition forming up to 'Stop X,' be sure to put your money on X."
Nixon recalled the Cleveland governors conference after Barry Goldwater defeated Nelson Rockefeller in the California primary. There, on the Cuyahoga River, Govs. Rockefeller, George Romney and Bill Scranton colluded absurdly to derail the Goldwater express.
A second event is the anticipated endorsement of Biden by Rep. Jim Clyburn, the most influential black politician in South Carolina, who warns that nominating a socialist like Sanders invites electoral disaster.
Yet Clyburn's endorsement could be a mixed blessing.
With it, Biden becomes the favorite in the primary where 60% of the vote is African American. If Biden cannot beat Sanders there, in his firewall state, with Clyburn behind him, where does Biden win?
Biden faces another problem: Billionaire Tom Steyer has pumped millions into South Carolina, hired black leaders and pledged to support reparations for slavery. Polls show Steyer with rising support among black voters who might otherwise have stood by Biden.
For Biden, South Carolina is do-or-die.
If he wins here, he is revived. Yet, still, he lacks the broad and deep support Sanders has and the funds Michael Bloomberg has to be competitive in all 14 states holding primaries March 3, including the megastates of Texas and California.
Sanders is predicting victories in both and has been gaining in the polls on Sen. Elizabeth Warren even in Massachusetts, her home state, which also holds its primary on Super Tuesday.
The basic question: With Biden, Buttigieg, Warren, Steyer and Klobuchar—none of whom has beaten Sanders in the popular vote anywhere, and all competing in South Carolina and Super Tuesday three days later—who beats a surging Sanders? When and where do they beat him?
Bloomberg can probably buy enough votes to win some states. But would the other Democratic candidates, who have fought for a year, stand aside to yield the field so this ex-Republican oligarch can save their party from Sanders? Why should they?
And where is the evidence that Bloomberg can beat Sanders? Or beat Trump?
Bloomberg's first debate raises questions of what, besides his $60 billion, qualifies him to be on the stage or in the race.
The Democratic establishment worries that if the "moderates" in the race do not start falling on their swords, dropping out, and joining behind a single candidate—Biden, Buttigieg or Bloomberg—to challenge Sanders, they will lose the nomination to Sanders and the election to Trump.
The establishment is right to worry.
While Sanders' chances of becoming president are slim, the odds he wins the nomination and reshapes the party are good and have been improving weekly.
What model does socialist Sanders have in mind for the Democratic Party? Something like the British Labour Party of Jeremy Corbyn.
"Medicare for All." Abolition of private health insurance. War on Wall Street. The Green New Deal. Free college tuition. Forgiveness of all student debt. Open borders. Supreme Court justices committed to Roe v. Wade. Welfare for undocumented migrants. A doubling of the minimum wage to $15 an hour.
Winston Churchill once observed: "Some regard private enterprise as if it were a predatory tiger to be shot. Others look upon it as a cow that they can milk. Only a handful see it for what it really is—the strong horse that pulls the whole cart."
Sanders sees free market capitalism as a fat goose that lays golden eggs and can be hectored, squeezed and beaten into producing lots more.
And those most widely receptive to his message—are the young.
Welcome to the Party of JFK as reconceived by Bernie Sanders.
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Patrick J. Buchanan needs no introduction to VDARE.COM readers; his books State of Emergency: The Third World Invasion and Conquest of America, and Suicide of a Superpower: Will America Survive to 2025? are available from Amazon.com. Patrick J. Buchanan is the author of “The Greatest Comeback: How Richard Nixon Rose From Defeat to Create the New Majority.
His latest book, published May, 2018, is “Nixon’s White House Wars: The Battles That Made and Broke a President and Divided America Forever.”
See Peter Brimelow’s review: “Wheel And Fight”—Pat Buchanan’s Nixon Book Provides Road Map For Trump.