I was gruntled for a bit, then I stopped, but now I'm regruntled.
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US PoliEra 2020 |OT 1| THE ANTI BENGHAZI (Read Staff Post)
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I was gruntled for a bit, then I stopped, but now I'm regruntled.
Yeah I don't think she's wrong. The only criticism I could maybe POSSIBLY have is that I wish we could cut out the infighting and get straight to beating Trump, but we're in a primary and that's what primaries are for, and in the grand scheme of things she's being pretty mild about it, so eh.
The primary has been pretty hard on this forum and this thread in particular. Once we have a nominee and can focus our attacks on Republicans the temperature around here will come down.
Although it's not going to happen, a contested convention would probably literally destroy this forum.
It's not THAT weird. Many people thought that Bill Clinton shouldn't be removed from office despite committing perjury. The discrepancy in both cases is due to people who think the crime or crimes weren't worthy of removal from office. Also, there is some wiggle room with the "probably" broke the law where they may find that it's not clear or provable enough. Of course, it's sad that both numbers are as low as they are, but they're still not great for Trump.
"ITS A SMEAR" while fingers are in your ears, now on both sides of the aisle!
If a contested convention is going to happen in our lifetimes, this is probably when it would happen.
The absolute state of our political system. I'm moving to the moon. There are no Republicans on the moon.
This is a death knell for Sanders if it happens. The party is never going to hand someone who shits on their party regularly the nomination (among other issues).
It's gonna be a hard sell to convince ActBlue to start a space travel program a la Kerbal.
looks like the senate trial has the elusive 'dazzle' that the impeachment inquiry was supposedly missing.
now we just need the razzle
So, follow up to my yesterday post.
No one in the top three should drop out.
Also, wrt when anyone will drop out, it will be when they run out of money.
No one in the top three should drop out.
Also, wrt when anyone will drop out, it will be when they run out of money.
Regardless of how it turns out and who wins or loses, it's a massive boost for Trump.
Newt Gingrich would like a word with you about a potential moon colony he's planning
I don't entirely disagree, but you know damn well that almost all the normal party voters will come home to vote against Trump... except some Busters. Again. Hell, we'll be lucky if they're not total dicks and constantly try to interrupt speeches!
It'll cause a lot of drama the week of the convention but I think it would settle fairly quickly after. It'll basically be Biden throwing his weight around vs Obama behind the scenes really wishing someone else got the nomination. Of course there's Wildcard, Bitches! in play, which I'd find hilarious.
If Sanders is in the lead, denying him at the convention would destroy the party and probably the country. Of course, if he's not, it's a little easier.
I am hopeful things will get resolved before a brokered convention via all candidates dropping out but one, which is the traditional method of choosing a nominee. If we go to a brokered convention it will be, to say the least, quite difficult to find a compromise solution that leaves all parties feeling satisfied.
Yes, but the attacks on Biden have explicitly leveraged the same word being used by him.
I know and it was a weak ass attack attempt by Bernie to begin with. Whatever either have said or implied in the past, both of them are for strengthening or expanding SS in their current platform. It's such a weird angle, much better to attack Biden on foreign policy. I guess Bernie is desperate to peel off the older age voting block from Biden.
You know, something about the adjusting social security thing... You could technically lower the amount of funding for social security while increasing pay-outs. It's a possible thing. There are stupid things that have been tacked on, inefficiencies that have piled up due to raids of social security to pay for stupid tax cuts and the like.
Lemme put it this way, technically Pelosi's drug bill that allows Medicare to negotiate drug prices would cut medicare spending by hundreds of billions. But that's because it would make prescription drugs cheaper.
Lemme put it this way, technically Pelosi's drug bill that allows Medicare to negotiate drug prices would cut medicare spending by hundreds of billions. But that's because it would make prescription drugs cheaper.
Yeah, they were trying to be more specific by citing a speech by Biden that was a parody of how they'd have to cut social security for what they had in mind to work. Kinda like Biden has been saying "at least Bernie is honest about tax raises for healthcare" as a stupid backhand (taxes need to be raised on everyone anyway), though in that case it was less stupid.
More the dangers of being a career politician and then pretending 40 years in to have never been one.
I just heard my hardcore republican dad say "Trump had a legitimate reason to investigate Biden because it's illegal to use your position as vice president to enrich your relatives" and I want to scream
Is that a... brag about one poll where results are within the MOE? And isn't that from the same goofball outlier CNN poll? That's Trump-tier stupid like when he brags about somehow making it to 50% approval from Rass.
I'd expect a lot to happen behind the scenes coming up to the convention to try to avoid an awkward floor vote and confusion situation where candidates get eliminated. If it does end up with drama on the floor, I'd expect Biden to end up with it.
However much Sanders annoys the crap out of me, even I think the person who comes to the convention with the most delegates should get the nomination. God, I hate admitting this. Even sadder? I'm more terrified of Sanders making an atrocious VP pick than I actually am of him getting the nomination.
I'd expect a lot to happen behind the scenes coming up to the convention to try to avoid an awkward floor vote and confusion situation where candidates get eliminated. If it does end up with drama on the floor, I'd expect Biden to end up with it.
seems like we're just getting started. Primary season has now begun.
Interesting color choices, very European
Please tell me you educated him on the current administration??
Man, politicians are lucky the US populace is dumb enough that they don't know basic statistics.
I also love how BERNIE is in huge Bernie letters and BIDEN is i thibk even smaller than trumps type
I'd flip a coin and give that a fifty fifty personally so that's not a very hot take.
Michelle Obama vp
Win by 35 points
actual possibilities:
Some sort of military veteran (female most likely) like Elaine Luria
POC with a national profile (Booker, Harris)
Kirsten Gillibrand or Klobuchar if he feels like his minority support is good enough
Win by 35 points
actual possibilities:
Some sort of military veteran (female most likely) like Elaine Luria
POC with a national profile (Booker, Harris)
Kirsten Gillibrand or Klobuchar if he feels like his minority support is good enough
I mean, she literally does. In ten years, assuming we survive, the Democratic Party is going to look a lot more like AOC, because her policies are squarely in line with younger Democrats.
Siiiiiiiigh.
Trump didn't have a legitimate reason. And even if he did, it doesn't fucking matter anyway, it's not the fucking point. He withheld aid to the Ukraine to get dirt on a political opponent. That is illegal. For fuck's sake, these asswipes can only spew fascist talking points and everything else just goes in one ear and out the other.
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