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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
I know it's not going to happen, but I just wish any Republican was going to the nominee except for him, even if they might be more likely to win (see Tobias' comment about holding one's breath that the nation isn't stupid enough to elect him). Because at least then, there will be a halfway normal debate between the Parties' candidates.
Trump's manner/ideology and what he brings to American politics is so toxic that I just can't stand several more months of him (let alone years). I just want his political life to fall apart and not be remembered in the future except as a joke on late night tv.
I do not see it this way. It might not look it, but Trump is the least likely nominee to actually win the general election. Cruz or That-Other-Douche-Whose-Name-I-Forgot are no better, but their toxicity is not as famous, so they don't inspire nearly as much terror and urgency into stopping them as Trump does.
Most of the purple folks and even some of the red folks like me have been pushed into the blue by the ridiculous and asinine antics of the Republican party - not just in this election, but over the course of the last decade at least. As many of our international tropers have pointed out in the past, it's a commentary on the state of American politics that a person like Hillary Clinton can even be considered a liberal candidate in the first place.
Which is exactly why the Democrat party is currently so heavily divided between what effectively amounts to Republican Democrat Clinton and Democrat Democrat Sanders.
edited 15th Mar '16 11:05:46 AM by TobiasDrake
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.@Luminosity- Well, Cruz seems to be covertly but obviously gunning to be Trump's running mate and Trump likewise is covertly but obviously indicating that as well. So I don't really think of him as an alternative.
But with Rubio and Kasich, they are... slightly better policy wise (and way better humanity wise) and I'd hope that they can be challenged on the issues. Whereas Trump is all about personal insults.
edited 15th Mar '16 11:07:57 AM by Hodor2
How well any candidate does in the general election depends on who they're facing as well as the VP running-mate for both.
Trump has been promising administration positions to Carson, Cruz, Christie, etc... Of course his VP will be a 'good cop' establishment-type to balance him out. So, whether he can win the presidency depends more on the Democratic nominee and any potential third-party vote-splitters.
edited 15th Mar '16 11:08:43 AM by SolipsistOwl
...So, according to Facebook, the Florida primaries are today. :/
Uh...
The fuck does that mean? Folks are telling me they just voted, and I'm feelin' like I missed something. Pretty sure the big one's later in the year, but also pretty sure I'm not registered yet since I don't seem to have a little card anywhere saying I am.
i care but i'm restless, i'm here but i'm really gone, i'm wrong and i'm sorry, babyThe Florida primaries for Democrats and Republicans are today.
My state actually ragequit the Republican primary. In response to the party telling us that whoever wins the state will automatically be awarded all Colorado delegates, we took our ball and went home. I honestly don't know how I feel about that.
edited 15th Mar '16 11:17:37 AM by TobiasDrake
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.Florida has closed primaries, so if you're registered as either a Democrat or a Republican, you can vote for who you want to be that party's nominee for the general election (which is the one in November, which actually decides who will be president). Your choices are (on the Democratic side), Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton and (on the Republican side) Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, or John Kasich.
If you're not registered for either party, then don't worry about it, you can't vote in the primaries (in Florida) anyway.
For specific information about your polling place and all that, check the Florida Division of Elections website
.
edited 15th Mar '16 11:20:26 AM by NativeJovian
Really from Jupiter, but not an alien.Because the parties created the primary system out of thin air about 60 years ago and didn't bother trying to have things make rational sense.
And no, I'm not joking. That's why.
| Wandering, but not lost. | If people bring so much courage to this world...◊ |So uh for some reason like every big site I've tried to check (cnn, msnbc, fucking fox, fivethirty, etc) will not bloody load. Youtube, this site, facebook whatever is working fine so no idea what the hell is wrong. Anyone else getting this issue? And if not mind posting the election predictions here?
EDIT: so it's definitely tied to chrome. Weird.
EDIT: To anyone else having issues: disable then renable all your extensions.
edited 15th Mar '16 12:55:41 PM by thatguythere47
Is using "Julian Assange is a Hillary butt plug" an acceptable signature quote?Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes Is Holding a Hillary Fundraiser With Chelsea Clinton
Theranos is putting people's health at risk, US government says
(TPM) Carson: I Didn't Really Want To Endorse Trump, But He Offered Me A Position (VIDEO)
Yes. Trump may have just made the GOP want to eject their Dixiecrat voters into the sun.
edited 15th Mar '16 12:36:29 PM by PotatoesRock

The Year of the Angry Economists
Donald Trump has catapulted to the top of the Republican field at least in part on a commitment to renege on NAFTA and other trade agreements the United States has signed over the last quarter century. Senator Bernie Sanders remains a real contender to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in large part because of his consistent record opposing these trade deals.