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Protagonist506 from Oregon Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#114027: Mar 1st 2016 at 10:38:06 PM

Bah and now I page bottomed as I added a direct reply to your point on Rubio. I agree that he's less crazy then Trump, but he's still not got a sane foreign policy. Driving Iran to nukes by making it think the US is going to install another dictatorship/shoot another plane of civilians out of the sky is not a good idea.

edited 1st Mar '16 10:38:51 PM by Silasw

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
Protagonist506 from Oregon Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#114028: Mar 1st 2016 at 10:41:45 PM

[up]Trump's a pretty big fan of Putin. I also think he complimented the Kims at one point.

Leviticus 19:34
PotatoesRock Since: Oct, 2012
#114029: Mar 1st 2016 at 11:08:39 PM

The general issue is with Iran, their government is currently split between Hardliners and Moderates/Pragmatists, and the Pragmatists *really* would like to avoid going to War with the US, hence the Nuclear Deal. And basically every Republican wants to torpedo that deal.

When more and more of Iranians would really like pull a Cuba and normalize with us. And there's signs that the current Supreme Leader might be replaced with someone more flexible than Ali Khamenei (and Khameneni has REALLY been bending in recent years as he's got prostrate cancer supposedly, and probably wants to exit life having made sure he's remembered fondly by the country.)

FFShinra Since: Jan, 2001
#114030: Mar 1st 2016 at 11:13:03 PM

I'll just take this opportunity to note that they did fine in their elections after a mere week of campaigning. Why must the US endure two years worth?

Protagonist506 from Oregon Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#114031: Mar 1st 2016 at 11:17:25 PM

On a side note, the parody "Sith Apprentice" is probably a lot Harsher in Hindsight at this point.

Leviticus 19:34
PotatoesRock Since: Oct, 2012
#114032: Mar 1st 2016 at 11:17:45 PM

I'd assume it's because our media turned it into a circus. And the evolution of the Eternal Campaign Cycle.

Aqueos Nova here from Los Angeles Since: Dec, 2011 Relationship Status: Californicating
#114033: Mar 1st 2016 at 11:20:53 PM

Primaries keep backing up as states try to gain power. If we just did primaries in one day with STV this would all be solved, but unless the parties decide to drop the delegate funzies, it's not going to happen.

I'm just going to sit in a corner and drink tea and pray that the people predicting that Cruz and Trump would both be pummeled to death by Clinton are right.

Bet you didn't see that coming
Protagonist506 from Oregon Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#114034: Mar 1st 2016 at 11:24:36 PM

My theory: At the last minute, a guy in a giant robot will come to save the presidency.

Leviticus 19:34
Cronosonic (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#114035: Mar 1st 2016 at 11:49:14 PM

[up] Be Careful What You Wish For, we might just get President Armstrong.

He doesn't even need the robot, he can break Drumpf in two with his bare hands.

edited 1st Mar '16 11:50:31 PM by Cronosonic

DrDougsh Since: Jan, 2001
#114036: Mar 1st 2016 at 11:50:07 PM

Neil Armstrong? That is awesome.

Protagonist506 from Oregon Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#114037: Mar 1st 2016 at 11:53:53 PM

Unfortunately, you have to be alive in order to be president. North Korea is the only nation that really cares to represent ghosts in it's government.

edited 1st Mar '16 11:54:13 PM by Protagonist506

Leviticus 19:34
DrDougsh Since: Jan, 2001
#114038: Mar 1st 2016 at 11:55:07 PM

America promoted George Washington way after his death, right?

MadSkillz Destroyer of Worlds Since: Mar, 2013 Relationship Status: I only want you gone
Eschaton Since: Jul, 2010
#114040: Mar 2nd 2016 at 12:14:57 AM

I watched that whole bit. But worse than his vacant stare, was Christie's occasional smiling and nodding for Drumpf's applaud lines.note  I don't know if there can be anything more pathetic.

Other than him not getting VP after all that. tongue

edited 2nd Mar '16 12:16:38 AM by Eschaton

Luminosity Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Lovey-Dovey
#114041: Mar 2nd 2016 at 1:11:53 AM

Neil Armstrong? That is awesome.

Not that Armstrong.

Ramidel Since: Jan, 2001
#114042: Mar 2nd 2016 at 2:37:11 AM

Alaska (which splits its caucuses into two different days) goes to Cruz by one delegate; no majority.

Demonic_Braeburn Yankee Doodle Dandy from Defective California Since: Jan, 2016
Yankee Doodle Dandy
#114043: Mar 2nd 2016 at 2:48:04 AM

Ted Cruz won Alaska. Rubio won Minnesota. Trump won Vermont.

Clinton won Massachusetts. Sanders won Colorado and Minnesota.

CURRENT DELEGATE COUNT

Trump - 285

Cruz - 161

Rubio - 81

Kasich - 25

Carson - 8

edited 2nd Mar '16 2:48:50 AM by Demonic_Braeburn

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Achaemenid HGW XX/7 from Ruschestraße 103, Haus 1 Since: Dec, 2011 Relationship Status: Giving love a bad name
HGW XX/7
#114044: Mar 2nd 2016 at 3:00:04 AM

[up]

I miss Mitt ;_;

edited 2nd Mar '16 3:03:06 AM by Achaemenid

Schild und Schwert der Partei
TheHandle United Earth from Stockholm Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
United Earth
#114045: Mar 2nd 2016 at 3:01:47 AM

And on the Demo side?

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Achaemenid HGW XX/7 from Ruschestraße 103, Haus 1 Since: Dec, 2011 Relationship Status: Giving love a bad name
HGW XX/7
#114046: Mar 2nd 2016 at 3:05:24 AM

Sanders took Colorado, Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Vermont. Clinton took Texas, Arkansas, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia, and, crucially, Massachusetts.

(Clinton be like)

Current delegate count:

Clinton: 1001

Sanders: 371.

However, when you strip out superdelegates, it becomes 544 against 349.

Bernie avoided disaster tonight - the entrance polls showed him losing Oklahoma, which would have been a catastrophe. However, Clinton managed to stop him in Massachusetts, which is one of the most demographically favourable states for him. However, he's still trailing. He needs to beat Clinton's popular vote to have any chance of her superdelegates switching sides and the undecided ones backing him.

edited 2nd Mar '16 3:11:32 AM by Achaemenid

Schild und Schwert der Partei
TheHandle United Earth from Stockholm Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
United Earth
#114047: Mar 2nd 2016 at 3:08:19 AM

Trump vs. Clinton ?

Blergh.

edited 2nd Mar '16 3:10:03 AM by TheHandle

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
FieldMarshalFry Field Marshal of Cracked from World Internet War 1 Since: Oct, 2015 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Field Marshal of Cracked
#114048: Mar 2nd 2016 at 3:27:04 AM

something about Trump reminds me of Robert L. Booth from Judge Dredd... and that is not a good thing

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Eschaton Since: Jul, 2010
#114049: Mar 2nd 2016 at 3:28:08 AM

[up][up]While I understand the discouragement, should things turn out that way, I would rather accept the lesser same old "evil," over the reintroduction of a greater older evil.

edited 2nd Mar '16 3:33:25 AM by Eschaton

Luminosity Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Lovey-Dovey
#114050: Mar 2nd 2016 at 4:39:50 AM

Trump vs. Clinton ? Blergh.

Blergh indeed. Fuck the "lesser evil" argument of "we should vote Clinton, because she's better than Republicans". While it's true(barely) when it comes to voting over Republicans, Sanders is also better than Republicans and a lot more. "Clinton is better than Republicans, so let's vote for her over Sanders"... some steps are being missed here, deliberately.

Fuck the Republicans. Sanders vs Clinton is far, far more important, no matter how much the Clinton camp wants to deliberately put the voters into a lesser evil trap.


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