It’s a speech that the President gives to a joint session of Congress, so Senators and Representatives are all in the chamber together.

The Constitution mandates that the President gives Congress an update on the State of the Union “from time to time”, and over the years that has evolved into a speech given around this time of year, every year except the first year of a President’s term. It is also viewed as an opportunity for the President to advocate for legislation he favors.

I mean, if she manages to win a contested primary, she’ll be a better candidate.

If nothing else, maybe she and Gavin will split the Goober vote and let some fresh blood in

Progressives also have to realize that their candidates won’t magically win in every district. Still, every primary needs to be contested, if for no other reason than to let the eventual winner know what their constituents value.

I don’t think there is really a loser in a primary. The candidate that loses the election learns a bit about the people in their district, and about themselves, which they can take into the next campaign. In fact, I can make an argument that Democrats are in such dire straits right now because they don’t have enough candidates losing primaries, and learning from that. That leads directly to weaker candidates in the General Election

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_United_States_by_previous_experience

20 former Govenors. (Although only 17 were State Governors. 2 were Territorial Governors and 1 was a Military Governor)

18 former Senators. One was a Senator after being President. Maybe this can be AOC’s path.

32 with prior military experience.

Only one with no prior military or government experience. (Guess Who?)

And, coincidentally, Harris never won a primary

Obama was never a Governor. JFK was never a Governor. It is very possible to win the Presidency as a sitting Senator.

I think she would make a fine President now, but a better one with two Senate terms under her belt.

The Senate is a good gig, it can be a lot easier to get foreign policy experience there than as a Governor.

I think the party has already made a deal with her: if she agrees to not run for President in 2028, they will clear the field for her to take Chuck’s Senate seat instead.

He’s the Next One Up, who the Establishment will be trying to push through the nomination. So unless some other candidate does what Obama did to Clinton in 2008, he’s gonna be the guy.

I’m no radiologist, but yeah. That makes the most sense. And I bet the doctors would have presented it in a positive way for your mother at the time, to prevent her from feeling any sort of guilt in regards to not knowing she was pregnant, and how it might have affected your twin.

It could also be plausible that your twin was not viable, and did not develop in utero. So when she says they found your twin in the ultrasound, perhaps what they saw was whatever remained after the earlier absorption.

Makes much more sense if this all happened at 7 weeks vs. 7 months…

… And their AI-generated fantasies. Eww…

Oh, well it definitely is, at least in the US. They’re not getting paid below minimum like waiters are, but tipping is still customary. Normally it’s only the ones with the towels on the other end getting tipped, though. I always assumed that they all split the tips equally, but I guess I don’t know.

If I were taking a car there knowing it needed extra work on the front end, I definitely would bring tips for both ends.

If I were that guy that actually scored the goal, I would be super pissed. Putting in all that work, then losing teeth earlier in the game but still playing, then gutting out that last play, only to have the President pretend to be him without putting in all that work.

Now that I think about it, though, it is a direct allegory for Donald Trump’s life. Always taking credit for the achievements of others, and putting his name on buildings he did not build himself.

It’s definitely a bit lazy. But everyone is allowed to be lazy sometimes. Or maybe you’re short, I guess, and legitimately can’t get to the top of your car.

The real question is: how well did you tip? People in these types of service jobs have an easier time doing that sort of thing if they get something extra out of it.

But it’s still the Radical Left who’s at fault.

He drove himself there in his own car, right? He “trans”-ported himself? Trump told us the trans community was dangerous!

No, you don’t get it. Democrats need robust primaries, it’s the only way to get robust candidates. We need to stop acting like anyone who gets elected once deserves that seat for life.

Every race should have a primary challenger!

According to Fred Trump’s Wikipedia Page, Donald Trump’s grandfather, Frederich Trump, married Elizabeth Christ in the early 1900s. So when Fred Trump was born in 1905, he was named “Frederick Christ Trump”.

That makes Donald Trump, literally, the Son of Christ. No wonder he is so delusional.

Yup, all those folks withheld their votes, and now Gaza is saved!