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Vampire Hunter
#124526: Jun 3rd 2016 at 11:27:28 PM

Because the United States Presidential Election effectively only has two options. To explain, imagine if the situation was reversed... It was an actual far left Stalinist communist demagogue, one who completely fit the conservative stereotype of a liberal, who became the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party while the nominee of the Republican Party ended up being Jeb Bush. Would you choose four years of Jeb Bush over someone who wants to remake the United States into the Soviet Union?

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RavenWilder Since: Apr, 2009
#124527: Jun 4th 2016 at 12:03:04 AM

That depends: do they have the support in Congress to actually make any headway towards that goal?

PotatoesRock Since: Oct, 2012
#124528: Jun 4th 2016 at 12:37:09 AM

With regards to Hillary: Really she should probably win bar one or both of two things happening:

  • She gets some actual scandal/crime exposed and or stick to her. Or you know, it's found out she killed someone with a knife.
  • The economy tanks.

I think the latter is more likely at the moment the big concern.

edited 4th Jun '16 12:39:22 AM by PotatoesRock

Medinoc from France (Before Recorded History)
#124529: Jun 4th 2016 at 12:59:53 AM

killed someone with a knife.
You're right, that's a heinous crime. Real Americans use guns.

"And as long as a sack of shit is not a good thing to be, chivalry will never die."
PotatoesRock Since: Oct, 2012
#124530: Jun 4th 2016 at 1:32:19 AM

A gun that shoots knives with Hillary Clinton fingerprints all over them. Clearly.

But in all seriousness, you'd need probably a hardcore swiftboating along the lines of, as mentioned, her Goldman Sachs transcripts proving her to be a massive bigot and faking the whole Democrat thing, or at least completely opposed to all financial/Citizens United reform.

Or you know.

She actually killed someone. Ted Cruz style.

TerminusEst from the Land of Winter and Stars Since: Feb, 2010
Julep Since: Jul, 2010
#124532: Jun 4th 2016 at 4:37:25 AM

Nice to see people so optimistic about Hillary's victory, I get the feeling that any "projection of the future" is a completely moot point. After all, one of the candidates was repeatedly considered to be a joke who could never in hell be able to be chosen by a party - and here we are. Applying "normal politics" reasonings to the Trump/Clinton duel looks outdated to me. It would be like analyzing the populist movements in Europe within the "Red Scare" mindframe, which has been replaced for a while by something different.

I am really glad that it is not my country in this situation. Although it may very well be next year if the stars are aligned like motherfuckers.

DrDougsh Since: Jan, 2001
#124534: Jun 4th 2016 at 5:52:29 AM

You'd think he'd have thick skin, if he's really a RINO as people say.

Krieger22 Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018 from Malaysia Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: I'm in love with my car
Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018
#124535: Jun 4th 2016 at 6:07:05 AM

The top soldier of NATO says that Trump's comments on NATO play into Putin's hands. Among other people NATO doesn't get along with.

I have disagreed with her a lot, but comparing her to republicans and propagandists of dictatorships is really low. - An idiot
tricksterson Never Trust from Behind you with an icepick Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
Never Trust
#124536: Jun 4th 2016 at 6:28:01 AM

AM I reaching here or can his comments on the "Mexican" judge (He was born in Indiana) imply a willingness to kick out Mexican-Americans born in this country?

Trump delenda est
Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#124538: Jun 4th 2016 at 6:31:45 AM

He wants to do the same thing to Muslims so it wouldn't surprise me. By the time the election happens he might have moved on to Asians and Jews too.

Greenmantle V from Greater Wessex, Britannia Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: Hiding
V
#124539: Jun 4th 2016 at 6:35:00 AM

[up] ...and then white immigrants (such as his ex-wivesnote )?

[up][up] I suspect it also includes those those "Mexicans" that were there before they even became part of the US?

edited 4th Jun '16 6:42:06 AM by Greenmantle

Keep Rolling On
Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
PotatoesRock Since: Oct, 2012
#124541: Jun 4th 2016 at 6:57:58 AM

[up][up] I suspect it also includes those those "Mexicans" that were there before they even became part of the US?
You know a lick of Spanish more than Taco and Burrito, you probably go over the Wall.

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
#124542: Jun 4th 2016 at 7:13:59 AM

[up][up] I suspect that the non-Baptist/non-denominational-evangelical WAS Ps wouldn't last that much longer under Trump either, we'd be considered traitors for supporting minority rights and not condemning people to hell.

edited 4th Jun '16 7:14:24 AM by Silasw

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TotemicHero No longer a forum herald from the next level Since: Dec, 2009
No longer a forum herald
#124543: Jun 4th 2016 at 7:17:06 AM

Señor Trump es un idioto. Él debe salir de Norteamérica. tongue

(Translation: Mister Trump is an idiot. He should leave North America.)

edited 4th Jun '16 7:17:47 AM by TotemicHero

Expergiscēre cras, medior quam hodie. (Awaken tomorrow, better than today.)
Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#124544: Jun 4th 2016 at 7:19:10 AM

¿A dónde iría?

Where would he go? I feel like no country would want him.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
pwiegle Cape Malleum Majorem from Nowhere Special Since: Sep, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
Cape Malleum Majorem
#124545: Jun 4th 2016 at 7:21:50 AM

[up][nja]'ed.

edited 4th Jun '16 7:22:26 AM by pwiegle

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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
#124546: Jun 4th 2016 at 7:25:12 AM

I'm sure some places would take him, even if it's only so that they can steal all his money and then kick him out.

edited 4th Jun '16 7:25:28 AM 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
CaptainCapsase from Orbiting Sagittarius A* Since: Jan, 2015
#124547: Jun 4th 2016 at 7:31:44 AM

Putin seems to like him, so Russia would probably take him.

megarockman from The Sixth Borough (Experienced Trainee)
#124548: Jun 4th 2016 at 7:57:15 AM

Or North Korea.

The damned queen and the relentless knight.
CaptainCapsase from Orbiting Sagittarius A* Since: Jan, 2015
#124549: Jun 4th 2016 at 8:11:17 AM

[up] I'm more or less serious; Putin is pretty much the only world leader whose been praising Trump. Probably because Trump would happily let him walk in and annex the entirety of Ukraine for some symbolic, ego stroking concession.

LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#124550: Jun 4th 2016 at 8:12:12 AM

Putin likes him because he's giving him every oppritunity to prove how unstable and violent America is and how he now has an excuse to keep seizing power at home and pour billions into Russia's defense budget.

He thinks the guy is a joke otherwise.

Oh really when?

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