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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
In the interest of moving towards some more on-topic discussion, I'm going to post an article on Vox that contains some interesting news, New RNC poll spun as good news for Trump is actually full of terrible news for Trump
Donald Trump's team has concluded that the shutdown has not damaged Trump's 2020 prospects and may in-fact have bolstered them. A rather extreme claim that they supported with a recently done RNC poll that they claimed supported their position.
Weirdly enough the poll actually showed the exact opposite, such as how he's 13 points down nationally or how Democratic incumbents in districts that went to Trump are more popular than Trump.
It's not the longest article but it's funny that in their desperation to get some good news they chose a poll that gives the exact opposite.
"Einstein would turn over in his grave. Not only does God play dice, the dice are loaded." -Chairman Sheng-Ji YangAbout the Bolton/Venzeula thing, this bit from the article in question is relevant:
So far there haven't been any orders to send troops to Columbia, at least as far as the Pentagon is concerned.
Edited by kkhohoho on Jan 29th 2019 at 12:15:03 PM
Agreed, everything that reduces Trump's chances of winning 2020 is a good thing in my book.
Well, within reason.
"Einstein would turn over in his grave. Not only does God play dice, the dice are loaded." -Chairman Sheng-Ji Yang![]()
So I'm guessing you guys won't need that earthquake machine I've developed?
Edited by HailMuffins on Jan 29th 2019 at 3:37:29 PM

We also have a Venezuela thread, you know...
Seeing as there is little else to talk, Donald Trump is wondering where global warming ended up given that some parts of the US are going to see a super cold wave
. Needless to say, other parts of the world (and the southwestern US) are seeing warmer than average temperatures.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman