well, theDemocratshavefinallybeguntheprocessofchoosing a candidatetochallengePresidentTrumpinNovember.
Thefirststage, theArborcaucuses, hasbeen a fiasco, withresultsdelayedmorethan 24 hourswithabout 71% nowoffthevoteand I weredeclaredtheyoungestcandidates, 34 yearoldPeteBuddhajudgeisleadingcloselyfollowedbytheleftwingerBernieSanders, Mr.
But a judgeisthefirstselfidentifiedgaycandidatetotryandwinthepresidency.
Hedescribedtheresultsasanastonishingvictory.
Wedon't knowallofthenumbers, butweknowthismuch.
A campaignthatstarted a yearagowithfourstaffmembers.
Nonamerecognition, nomoney, just a bigidea.
A campaignthatsomesaidshouldhavenobusiness.
Evenmakingthisattempthastakenitsplaceatthefrontofthisracetoreplacethecurrentpresidentwith a bettervision.
Peoplearefeeling, I think, flusherthantheyhaveforquite a while.
TheunemploymentrateIsit a 50 yearlow?
Not a alltimelow, is, I think, PresidentTrumpclaimedinhisspeech.
Butthereisdefinitelyanoptimismaroundthe U.
S economythatheabsolutelyintendstotryandcapitalizeonondriedintotheWhiteHousefor a secondterm.
Itwasalsointeresting.
I thoughtinthespeechthatthereweremessagestargetedatAfricanAmericans, Hispanics.
I thinkhe's tryingin a waytobroadenhisbaselittleandheneedstoifhe's goingtoguaranteegettinganotherterm.
Hecan't justrelyonthebasethathehadbackin 2016.
Hisapprovalratingshavenevergotbeyondabout 50%.
I thinkhe I thinkheneedstobroadenthatcoalitioninthenextninemonthstobeconfidentofbeingreelectedinNovember.
Butitwas a veryconfident, ontypicallybombasticDonaldTrumpperformance.
Itdidfeelmorelike a politicalrallythan a StateoftheUnionaddress.
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ItwassurrealbecausesittingthereinfrontofhimwereranksofDemocrats, includingtheHousemanagerswho'vebeentryingtoturfhimoutofofficeinthecasethey'reprosecutingintheSenate, a casethatwrapsupinthenextfewhourswithwhateverybodyassumeswillbeDonaldTrumpbeingacquitted.