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    US Politics: A Threat to Democracy

    The Democrats need Andy Beshear in 2028. Or anyone else who has been elected senator or governor in an otherwise red state
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    US Politics: A Threat to Democracy

    There should have been more Democrats willing to challenge Biden in the primaries. Instead they just fell in line behind him
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    The SA Politics Thread Part 8 - The Truly GNU Dawn, or is it?

    Of course, my mistake. I was thinking about the local election in 2026, but the drama will happen in the run up to the general in 2029
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    The SA Politics Thread Part 8 - The Truly GNU Dawn, or is it?

    The DA tried edging left - that didn't end well. They are better off having allies to their left.
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    The SA Politics Thread Part 8 - The Truly GNU Dawn, or is it?

    I don't think the DA is racist, just sometimes a little careless in what they say and do. Their cabinet ministers are doing a good job and I think many DA-sceptic people will change their minds about them
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    The SA Politics Thread Part 8 - The Truly GNU Dawn, or is it?

    2026: ANC (pro-GNU) and DA each about 30%. MK and EFF will both be toast and it will be a new ANC (anti-GNU) splinter in 3rd place
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    The SA Politics Thread Part 8 - The Truly GNU Dawn, or is it?

    Scenes when new elections results in DA and ANC gaining 5% each and EFF and MK vote cut in half
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    A look at the new R15 billion ‘city’ coming to South Africa next year

    Cape Town has its own new city project that refuses to go away https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milkwood_City_Project
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    Lindiwe Sisulu slams Ukraine flag incident in Cape Town as ‘insult to all Africans’

    Maybe... ...hear me out... ...it's because Ukraine's flag is DA colours /j
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    James Earl Jones, iconic voice of Darth Vader in ‘Star Wars’ and Mufasa in ‘The Lion King,’ dead at 93

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    Blue Origin Mars mission delayed

    Giant Space Dildos CEO Dave Limp Nice
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    The SA Politics Thread Part 7 - The Truly GNU Dawn

    A theory: the DA's growth has been a process of gaining soft (less committed) support, some of which it has consolidated as core (more committed) support. I think its soft support is at a low right now. This is good them, because they are not in danger of losing many votes, but with the right...
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    The SA Politics Thread Part 7 - The Truly GNU Dawn

    He's an academic at an American university
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    The SA Politics Thread Part 7 - The Truly GNU Dawn

    A final thought on Maimane. The other guy in his 2015 election as DA leader was Wilmot James. Nothing against him, but not an exciting option.
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    The SA Politics Thread Part 7 - The Truly GNU Dawn

    I think Maimane was a symptom, not a cause. After consolidating the former NNP vote, DP/DA tried to right itself by edging left again and this included absorbing the Independent Democrats and promoting Maimane. They were trying to be too many things to too many people. Zille realised this, but...
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