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Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#261301: Nov 9th 2018 at 5:53:21 PM

[up][up][up][up] No, I am saying that this is the best result which is still possible. It's not likely, though, at best they will end up with a net-loss of -1, provided that the recount in Florida ends well.

Edited by Swanpride on Nov 9th 2018 at 5:53:47 AM

Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#261302: Nov 9th 2018 at 5:55:32 PM

I was one of those people who shrugged off our Senate losses a few days ago, but in retrospect every seat we keep or make up makes our taking the Senate next election less difficult.

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#261303: Nov 9th 2018 at 6:00:38 PM

[up] I mostly think that a last minute victory in Florida would boost morale.

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#261304: Nov 9th 2018 at 10:12:13 PM

Someone a while back was wondering about the Arizona automatic recount rules, and for some reason I only just now decided to look them up. Here's what the margins are for an automatic vote recount in Arizona:

Less than or equal to the lesser of the following: (1) 0.1% of votes cast for both candidates; (2) 200 votes if more than 25,000 votes were cast; or (3) 50 votes if 25,000 or fewer votes were cast.

AceofSpades Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
#261305: Nov 9th 2018 at 10:37:33 PM

Apparently there's protesters chanting "Lock her up" in reference to the Election Council (or something or other) Chair in Broward county, in an attempt to intimidate them into stopping the ballot count. Given that this appears to be a black woman in the position, this looks even worse than it usually does when people are chanting that.

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#261306: Nov 9th 2018 at 10:46:41 PM

Speaking of black women, Trump rejected three black, female journalists press clearance or something, apparently.

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#261307: Nov 9th 2018 at 10:57:07 PM

[up]From what I can tell, that's an exaggeration. He insulted three black female reporters, but hasn't actually revoked their clearances.

BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#261308: Nov 9th 2018 at 11:27:48 PM

He apparently called a question from one of the journalists "stupid".

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#261309: Nov 9th 2018 at 11:45:47 PM

Having heard it, he called their questions stupid repeatedly while refusing to actually answer them, and heavily insinuated that they were stupid because all of the questions they were asking were stupid questions.

BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#261310: Nov 10th 2018 at 1:52:35 AM

He was too disinterested/intimidated to actually engage with them.

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Euodiachloris Since: Oct, 2010
#261311: Nov 10th 2018 at 2:35:14 AM

Is it me, or has the press corps put in their chomping teeth recently?

Because I get the distinct impression they've collectively decided to go full-on frenzy on this: the more Trump tries to shut them down, the more they're biting back.

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#261312: Nov 10th 2018 at 3:35:16 AM

Trumps favourite tactic seems to be to accuse Reporters of Colour of racism if they dare to ask anything about his racist and/or nationalist actions.

Anyway, North Carolina 9th stayed Republican. Too bad, this was a really close race. Which is telling if you ask me. I mean, we are talking about North Carolina.

BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#261313: Nov 10th 2018 at 3:51:55 AM

I don't understand why he accuses them of racism.

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Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#261314: Nov 10th 2018 at 4:01:46 AM

[up] Because it is the favourite tactic of the right and of republicans? Just accuse someone else of something you yourself would do.

speedyboris Since: Feb, 2010
#261315: Nov 10th 2018 at 4:40:29 AM

Pardon the cliche, but there are no such things as stupid questions, only stupid answers.

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#261316: Nov 10th 2018 at 4:50:17 AM

Because obvs he's not racist, so if a Poc says he might they must think so because he's White and thus they are racist to him.

As for NATO, Trump probably sees it as a Service-Client relationship where the rest of the World has to pay the US for Protection (and we all know how he treats people in those relationships with him).

This going to 'another provider' is an 'Insult'.

I.e. not 'raise your defense spending' and more 'buy our stuff'.

It's pretty Mafia

Edited by 3of4 on Nov 10th 2018 at 1:56:58 PM

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Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#261317: Nov 10th 2018 at 5:06:46 AM

[up] I wonder how often they have already tried to explain to Trump how NATO actually works.

CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#261318: Nov 10th 2018 at 5:14:40 AM

"It protects Europe against Russia."

"Then we don't need it."

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Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#261319: Nov 10th 2018 at 5:41:59 AM

[up] I was talking about the whole finance question. Nobody in NATO actually pays something to the US. The most they get is free use of bases in Europe (cough Germany cough), but that's pretty much is it. "Nato Spending" covers what those countries poor in their own military. Hence the european army being exactly what the US originally demanded.

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#261320: Nov 10th 2018 at 6:05:12 AM

Doesn't matter how often it's been explained. Trump has decided what it ought to be and he sticks to that.

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Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#261322: Nov 10th 2018 at 6:43:08 AM

[up] I think you mean the congress…

I am all for it. After all, Merkel is a mathematician and she is one of the best chancellors we ever had. At the end of the day, scientists tend to be pretty smart and logical people.

Edited by Swanpride on Nov 10th 2018 at 6:44:27 AM

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#261323: Nov 10th 2018 at 6:52:32 AM

Does anyone know why the counting in Broward county takes so long? I mean, yes, they had a pretty high voter turnout, but so have a lot of the other countries, and Broward is the only one which still hasn't reported Mail, early voting and provisional ballots. Only Palm Beach lags nearly as far behind.

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#261324: Nov 10th 2018 at 7:00:16 AM

[up][up]Yeah that.

Still fairly amusing how the Democrats are over represented in the fields of science and technology, while it is the conservatives who spout how they are the party of reason over feelings.

A very good thing though, these representatives are way less likely to pass laws ignoring global warming or actively denying basic science or approve shit like rape being a pre-existing condition

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