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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
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Either that or they'd try to give all the credit to Sanders for "moving her to the left". That's a narrative I see all the time—any progressive position Clinton takes is because Sanders said it first. Even if that's not actually true.
This election really, really opened my eyes.
Just because someone has left-wing or progressive views does not mean in anyway that they're intelligent, or capable of rational thought.
It's kind of sad. My newest criteria to see if a person has a depth of genuine knowledge of politics is to give a in-depth objective opinion of HRC, good and bad.
New Survey coming this weekend!edited 27th May '16 8:21:32 PM by Demonic_Braeburn
Any group who acts like morons ironically will eventually find itself swamped by morons who think themselves to be in good company.![]()
Perhaps Mickey Mouse should become president after all...
edited 27th May '16 8:20:55 PM by Protagonist506
Leviticus 19:34Considering that killing a LEO in the US, if you're lucky for them to take you alive, will get the book thrown at you, if not the death penalty, that law was fucking redundant.
It's basically just a way for the Louisiana State Government to say "Every black person living in our state? Fuck you."
New Survey coming this weekend!I don't think that Hillary would need court packing to implement Sanders's policies. For the most part, Congress and the iron triangle and not the Constitution are the main obstacles.
What is the problem with Barney Frank and the other DNC members, though? I know that Wasserman-Schulz needs to be kicked out but I am not familiar with others.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard FeynmanAlso, about that TYT interview of Sanders, in light of the comments about Clinton could the links in this Reddit
be the place? Since ~Native Jovian asked about it...
"Donald Trump's candicacy has really hurt his hotel bookings"
Bookings at Trump brand hotels have dropped nearly 60%
"Liberal DFA backs DNC chair's primary opponent:"
Debbie Wasserman Schultz is seeing some primary competition of her own.
edited 28th May '16 6:51:52 AM by sgamer82
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The Dems got more House votes in 2012, if Clinton is able to make a strong push and Trump hurts downticket races (by say boosting Dem turnout) then they might be able to do better then 2012 and possibly take the House back.
It's unlikely, but not impossibly.
“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran![]()
At this points, the initial expectation that Trump would hurt downticket races doesn't seem to be holding true, for better or worse; Clinton is very likely to be dealing with a Republican House majority, and while the senate looks promising, it's not a sure thing.
It's also good to hear Sanders affirming his earlier promise not to run third party; while it might have been a good idea to keep that option around as a threat, actually going through with it would be another matter entirely.
edited 28th May '16 8:20:18 AM by CaptainCapsase
Why is the downticket damage not holding true? We've Mc Cain saying that he's under serious risk because of Trump's rhetoric, likewise we've got Trump seeming to give Hispanics a very good reason to get out and vote Democrat, which considering demographic changes could help swing several seats to the Dems.
Clinton is likely to be dealing with a Republican House after this election, but that's different from there being "basically no way the House of Representatives is going to be in the hands of the democrats at any point in the foreseeable future.".
“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
It's more the magnitude that Trump is projected to lose; it's looking like the race is going to be at least somewhat close as most Presidential races are. There was a belief at one point that Trump would cause Republican turnout to implode, and based on the polling, that doesn't appear to be the case. Particular senate seats like McCain's might very well be in danger, but that's more a result of Trump's anti-Latino rhetoric bolstering turnout of particular demographics that tend to vote democrat in that state than anything systemic that would effect the many safe seats the GOP has, and there's also the matter of the electoral districts for the house being blatantly gerrymandered to favor the Republicans in most states.
edited 28th May '16 8:33:51 AM by CaptainCapsase
How masculine insecurities drive Trump's train of lies
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