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CaptainCapsase from Orbiting Sagittarius A* Since: Jan, 2015
#330376: Oct 1st 2020 at 8:28:59 AM

I second Redmoss’s concerns that suppression of mail in ballots could narrow the Trump-Biden gap enough that the Supreme Court could swing the election to Trump ala 2000.

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#330377: Oct 1st 2020 at 8:45:51 AM

But can we perhaps not have the next month be spent endlessly repeating "but it could be close and go to the Supreme Court"? We've already had one month of that.

DavidMerrick from Ottawa, ON Since: Jun, 2018
#330379: Oct 1st 2020 at 8:47:30 AM

Oh god no not them either. They were key players in getting this fire started.

EDIT: sorry, didn't realize the above was a joke at first.

Edited by DavidMerrick on Oct 1st 2020 at 11:47:59 AM

HailMuffins Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#330380: Oct 1st 2020 at 8:49:38 AM

You know, at this point I'm more angry with the undecided than with Trump's hardcore base.

Steven (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
#330381: Oct 1st 2020 at 8:56:20 AM

The undecided committed to being as non committed as possible.

Remember, these idiots drive, fuck, and vote. Not always in that order.
singularityshot Since: Dec, 2012
#330382: Oct 1st 2020 at 8:56:41 AM

I think Trump's best play for the second debate would be to try and force the hand of the next moderator. We've seen the discussions from the Presidential Debate Commission about changing the format. So let's say something does change e.g. - the moderator can cut the microphone if they feel the need to.

As soon as that happens Trump should blow up, state that he never agreed to this, that this is censorship, this is a clear conspiracy against him and that the debate process is just as fraudulent as the election is going to be.

In other words use the debate as a dress rehearsal for what he is going to do after the election. Or, to use the rugby expression, try and get your retaliation in first.

Trump isn't going to win a policy battle with Biden - because Trump can't be trusted. If Trump offered Medicare for All, the left wouldn't take it. The suspicion runs too deep. Likewise he won't win it on a question of character. Trump only had fitness for office (in the medical sense) and left wing scaremongering / vote splitting. Both of which Biden successfully dealt with.

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#330383: Oct 1st 2020 at 8:58:37 AM

[up]Indeed, if Trump offered anything good it could only backfire on him. The left wouldn't trust him and his own base would feel betrayed.

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RainehDaze Nero Fangirl (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
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#330384: Oct 1st 2020 at 9:03:09 AM

Do the rules of the debates prohibit Biden from bringing in an air horn and telling Trump that if he keeps interrupting he will be shut down?

I can dream. [lol]

Gaon Smoking Snake from Grim Up North Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#330386: Oct 1st 2020 at 9:20:50 AM

Some may remember Machrystal from his Roman à Clef portrayal in the Netflix movie War Machine, in which he's played by Brad Pitt.

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Fourthspartan56 from Georgia, US Since: Oct, 2016 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#330387: Oct 1st 2020 at 9:36:26 AM

From Vox, Joe Biden’s most surprising, and possibly important, answer of the debate

It covers how important Biden's refusal to disavow abolishing the filibuster is and how other Democrats have begun to shift in the same direction.

Heh, called it. grin

Edited by Fourthspartan56 on Oct 1st 2020 at 9:36:52 AM

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#330388: Oct 1st 2020 at 11:10:43 AM

I think I missed that part, but yeah, that's a good thing.

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tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
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#330389: Oct 1st 2020 at 11:13:27 AM

PDF: Texas Governor Greg Abbott has issued a proclamation requiring all counties in the state to only have one hand-delivered ballot collection location.

"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."
CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#330390: Oct 1st 2020 at 11:18:53 AM

A pity Democrats can't use the filibuster against the Supreme Court appointment.

That's why Bernie supported it—as a weapon against evil legislation.

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Fourthspartan56 from Georgia, US Since: Oct, 2016 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#330391: Oct 1st 2020 at 11:38:08 AM

Bernie was far too tepid, accepting stasis just to stop the Republican is deeply counterproductive when we have existential threats on the horizon.

I think I missed that part, but yeah, that's a good thing.

Understandable, it was almost literally a "blink and you'll miss it" moment.

Edited by Fourthspartan56 on Oct 1st 2020 at 11:39:15 AM

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#330392: Oct 1st 2020 at 11:38:24 AM

....Are we having that argument again? Because it's doing dandy nothing now.

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#330393: Oct 1st 2020 at 11:39:51 AM

Since when is Bernie accepting stasis? I thought he was supposed to be the revolutionary?

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Aszur A nice butterfly from Pagliacci's Since: Apr, 2014 Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
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#330394: Oct 1st 2020 at 11:51:03 AM

So. Only one ballot per county. That is nasty.

It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes
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#330395: Oct 1st 2020 at 12:03:12 PM

[up][up][up][up][up][up] Is there anything anyone can do to stop this?

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Fourthspartan56 from Georgia, US Since: Oct, 2016 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#330396: Oct 1st 2020 at 12:05:17 PM

[up][up][up]He is, but he also opposed abolishing the filibuster. A distinctly unradical position.

It's a sign of how powerfully institutions can capture individuals and limit their thinking. Bernie is radical but he's also a Senator for decades and that often comes with blindspots.

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tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
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#330397: Oct 1st 2020 at 12:14:06 PM

[up][up][up] To put this into perspective, Harris County is about 500 square miles larger and about 4 times the population than Rhode Island.

To get from the intersection of TXSH 146 and NASA Parkway in Seabrook (the southeastern most city in the county) to the Harris County Clerk's Office in Downtown Houston takes about 36 minutes, when the nearest Clerk Annex is about 14 minutes. And that assumes they'll do the downtown building. They might do it at NRG Park, which is only a couple of minutes less for the above.

From US 290 and FM 362 in Waller in the northeastern part of the county, it takes about 42 minutes to get to the downtown Clerk's Office and 50 to get to NRG Park, with the distance to the two closest Clerk's offices being 33 and 35 minutes respectively.

And I'm not even talking about the other large counties in the state like Dallas, Travis, Tarrant, Bexos, El Paso. Or those like my county (Galveston) where the drop off locations are on opposite sides of the county, one in Galveston at the main Courthouse and one in League City at the North Annex.

Edited by tclittle on Oct 1st 2020 at 2:15:25 PM

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TotemicHero No longer a forum herald from the next level Since: Dec, 2009
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#330399: Oct 1st 2020 at 12:16:09 PM

It's that time again...time for some much-needed levity. *unleashes Weird Al*

Edited by TotemicHero on Oct 1st 2020 at 3:16:29 PM

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#330400: Oct 1st 2020 at 12:16:29 PM

[up][up]Well, it is a partisan issue to the GOP, because they rely on white supremacists to vote for them.

Edited by Fighteer on Oct 1st 2020 at 3:16:47 PM

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