If he can stick it to tRump, I'm all for it..
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To throw shade on the marmalade shartcannon.

I’m all for aggravating trump but I think we can do better.

There are several good candidates already running.

I'm for Jack... I've heard him talk.. and I like him.

We really don't need any more Junior Republicans taking up space, especially in strong blue districts.

THIS is exactly why the party needs to be much more clear about the brand that Democrats are trying to establish. I'm afraid the answer is that the party at large has no concept of branding. The more right-wingers that you allow in the party, the harder it is for the rest to get elected.

Granted, he is a right-winger who hates Trump. But that's not good enough.

They're listed in the next paragraph of the article. Maybe that wasn't there yet when you posted, but that's probably a good paragraph to include (i.e. instead of one of the last 2 paragraphs you included).

"Conway will face a field heavy with declared contenders including Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of former President John F. Kennedy, and Cameron Kasky, a leading organizer with March for Our Lives. Also running are New York state assembly members Alex Bores (D) and Micah Lasher (D), as well as City Council member Erik Bottcher (D)."

(although if I post elsewhere, I do that)

There is still time and more will probably jump in.

...designed as background for people who have been living under a rock. So at least that's an easy cut if there is a desire to include a paragraph further down (which is especially useful if the paragraph further down is the one that addresses the subject line, the thing that was the reason people would have clicked on the item to begin with).

to introduce/summarize the subject.

But again, for "neatness and clarity", I do direct copy/pastes from the top and the OPs, per the LBN OP form, all automatically have a field to link to the full article, and in a number of cases, the articles aren't lengthy at all and we are restricted to "4 paragraphs" for copyright purposes.

Like I said - I'll do that if replying or posting in another forum but not LBN (where I will also try to include "value-added" content in the "Comments" like links to any lawsuits, press releases, statements, reports, publications, and references to earlier OPs on the subject, etc.).

I am scanning through over 3 dozen news sites to find stuff.

...I just think it's kind of a waste here, when you're allowed only 4 paragraphs, to include that stuff that virtually every DU reader would know anyway, at least when some other paragraph beyond the first 4 contains more of the relevant meat.

Though yes, I understand, you scan a lot of news sources, and often include supplemental stuff, and time is limited.

past a "headline".

Doing snips and section separations is also a lot of "manual" work - especially when you have sites with their text formatting on the webpage with some kind of wrapper, so when copying,the paste is pure text and the paragraphs end up as a run-ons, and the sentence and paragraph separations have to be manually done to get it reformatted here. Reuters is notorious for that.

21st century "journalism" is exactly the opposite. It is all about clickbait and retention. The old way was to put the essential info in the first paragraph, then add detail for those who cared to read on.

The new way is to try to build a series of cliffhangers, to string the reader along past 25 ads and popups before providing the only thing the reader was actually trying to find out.

But the colleges are still kicking out writers who know the structure and it's not so much the content but the clickbait "headlines" (that may be created by a totally different person/group than the article-writer). You do have some entities that have ditched their editors in a cost-cutting move too and that is a pity!

I still think there has been an evolution towards too much "sound bite" stuff that results in consumers having shorter and shorter attention spans.

never Trumper, dumping that hideous wife, switching to D

WELL DONE, MR. CONWAY

in a progressive district. He has no experience except being a republican shill and never trumper.

We need to run progressives everywhere we can. Conway's only qualification is that he hates Trump. Can anybody identify ANY progressive cause he has championed?

it's just.....a step in the, er, left direction

Little chance he gets my vote, that he married that woman tells me his judgement isn't 100%. I also feel his anti-abortion beliefs evidence that weak judgement.

Gavin Newsom was once married to Kimberly Guilfoyle.

....not just their main core website....it fooled me at first...this AI stuff is getting out of hand

"⚠️ Disclaimer: Conway Media is an independent commentary and analysis channel and is not affiliated with George Conway or any organization associated with him. Our content is inspired by George Conway’s publicly available statements and perspectives and is presented for educational and analytical purposes only. We may use AI generated narration, visuals, or editing techniques to improve clarity and viewer engagement; these elements do not represent George Conway’s actual voice, likeness, or personal involvement. Captions and transcripts are provided to support accessibility. Our goal is to thoughtfully examine and expand upon publicly expressed ideas in a respectful and informative manner, without implying endorsement or direct association."

Every NeverTrumper with any media presence spent their career building the road to Trump, building a voter base addicted to outrage, foam, and bile, ripe for falling for The World's Most Obvious Con Man.

Sure, all hands on deck, but not all hands on the wheel.

As a citizen of New York City, I'll be damned if a never trumper who is still a republican at heart will take Nadler's seat. How about you try to take Elise Stefanik's seat instead of one in a progressive stronghold.

Go to hell, Conway.

That he had an announcement to make this week. I guess this is it.

I kinda figured it was going to be something like this.

Now if anybody out there thinks voting for any of these people is better than nothing and welcome all- beware of alienating true dems. David Jolly in Florida is running for gov after trying to start a third party with Dean what's his name from MN. To hell with these ratfuckers.

George. I like him, but I find it hard that Democrats would accept George, when they have a hard enough time to accept an independent. For that reason alone, I don't think he will fair well. It's too bad, cuz he seems pretty dam smart and reasonable. We shall see.

I follow him on social media, but he should not get votes from Democrats.

They built this shit and had no problem with the evil of it. There just pissed that their "useful idiot" says the quite part out loud. Same old shit. Science denial, deregulation, no enforcement of white collar crimes, giveaways to their rich owners, and when in doubt, start a fucking war. There is no such thing as a moral Republican. Same with the "libertarian" assholes. They are just recycled confederates.