2016 elections - because it's never too early

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Martinus

#10110
May 11, 2016, 05:04:19 AM
Quote from: Tonitrus on May 10, 2016, 11:57:31 PM
Gingrich might be a good, political-DC-operator choice...but a general election killer.

He'd be kind of a Dick Cheney-esque choice, but with far more baggage, and far less charisma (or more negative charisma, depending on how you look at it).

On what do you base the last part? From what I have seen of both of the men, Gingrich seems much more charismatic than Cheney to me. They are both assholes, but I would much rather have a beer with Gingrich than Cheney, who looks to me like a soulless and pitiless apparatchik.

Valmy

#10111
May 11, 2016, 08:11:36 AM
Quote from: derspiess on May 10, 2016, 04:34:48 PM
Quote from: Valmy on May 10, 2016, 04:12:47 PM
And I will certainly suck it up and vote for Bernie if I have to. He may have ideas I loathe but at least he is an experienced statesmen.

Man you have slid hard to the left.

Probably. I don't want to bankrupt the government, rip up all of our treaties, and go back to the gold standard. :(

However if Sanders was elected most of the damage he could do is internationally since Congress wouldn't let him jack up taxes and introduce all those new social programs, and I think he is more likely to see reason than Trump. But it probably doesn't matter. Hillary should win the nomination.
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Legbiter

#10112
May 11, 2016, 01:18:10 PM
QuoteDonald Trump's support has surged and he is now running nearly even with Democrat Hillary Clinton among likely U.S. voters, a dramatic turnaround since he became the Republican party's presumptive presidential nominee, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday.

The results could signal a close fight between the two likely White House rivals as Americans make up their minds ahead of the Nov. 8 election to succeed Democratic President Barack Obama. As recently as last week, Clinton led Trump by around 13 points in the poll.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-poll-idUSKCN0Y21TN?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=Social

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Martinus

#10113
May 11, 2016, 04:00:07 PM
I just came here to post the same reuters story. :P

Admiral Yi

#10114
May 11, 2016, 05:07:19 PM
The Grand Imperial Kuck is saying Donald's refusal to release his tax records disqualifies him from the presidency.

HisMajestyBOB

#10115
May 11, 2016, 06:33:18 PM
Quote from: Monoriu on May 10, 2016, 09:19:28 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on May 10, 2016, 08:11:55 PM
Quote from: Monoriu on May 10, 2016, 07:24:08 PM
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Rick Perry is a retard.

He was the governor of Texas for quite some time, not some random guy on the street.  I would have expected that he is smarter than that.  We are not talking about "if raising taxes is good", which is always debatable.  We are talking about if the US should default.  That's firmly in crazy territory.  It is like asking if it is a good idea to launch a nuclear missle at Moscow unprovoked.

He's also pretty dumb, even by GOP presidential candidate standards, so it's hard to take him seriously. I'd be more surprised if he didn't say something stupid.
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Valmy

#10116
May 11, 2016, 08:36:21 PM
He only became governor because he was Dubya's right hand man. Nobody even thought about him but then you assholes elected Dubya President and we were stuck with his corrupt incompetent ass for years. But, to be fair, I would take him back now.
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Ed Anger

#10117
May 11, 2016, 08:38:25 PM
I like his glasses.
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jimmy olsen

#10118
May 11, 2016, 10:07:54 PM
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derspiess

#10119
May 11, 2016, 10:24:23 PM
Oh, by all means.  I'd pay for several one way bus tickets to Canada.
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Legbiter

#10120
May 12, 2016, 04:18:24 AM
Quote from: derspiess on May 11, 2016, 10:24:23 PM
Oh, by all means.  I'd pay for several one way bus tickets to Canada.



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Savonarola

#10121
May 12, 2016, 07:42:00 AM
Actual news story:

Elizabeth Warren gives Trump a dose of his own medicine on Twitter

Oh.  Good.  If there's one thing this election has been missing it's a Twitter spat.  When people say that a Trump presidency is going to destroy civilization, is that an argument for or against Trump?  :unsure:
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alfred russel

#10122
May 12, 2016, 08:16:26 AM
Quote from: Legbiter on May 12, 2016, 04:18:24 AM
Quote from: derspiess on May 11, 2016, 10:24:23 PM
Oh, by all means.  I'd pay for several one way bus tickets to Canada.



:thumbsup:

That realtor is based in West Texas. In that part of the country, the people leaving because of a Trump election may not be what derspeiss is referring to: they may not be leaving by choice, and may not be going to Canada.  :P
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Eddie Teach

#10123
May 12, 2016, 08:17:51 AM
I hear Trump lost a popularity contest to head lice and Nickelback.
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viper37

#10124
May 12, 2016, 08:29:29 AM


That's a good reason to vote Trump, I guess.
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