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smokeycut Since: Mar, 2013
#139026: Sep 18th 2016 at 10:43:22 AM

And Pence is just about the most bigoted, abusive homophobe in the country. The kind who would gleefully make it so LGBT people have sero rights, send kids to ex gay "therapy", and declare gay couples unfit for parenting.

Pence terrifies me more than anyone else.

TacticalFox88 from USA Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Dating the Doctor
#139027: Sep 18th 2016 at 10:52:50 AM

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said Sunday that it’s high time for Donald Trump’s former primary challengers to come on board and support his campaign—and suggested there could be trouble for them in 2020 or 2024 if they don’t.

“Those people need to get on board,” he told CBS’ “Face the Nation.” “And if they’re thinking they’re going to run again someday, I think that we’re going to evaluate the process – of the nomination process and I don’t think it’s going to be that easy for them.”

Several of Trump’s former Republican primary opponents, including Ohio Gov. John Kasich, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush have not endorsed Trump in the months since the GOP businessman secured the nomination. Asked explicitly whether that meant there would be penalties for the handful of 2016 Republican hopefuls who have not endorsed Trump if they opted to run again in 2020 or 2024, Priebus said nothing has been decided but that it’s something the party will “look at.”

“People in our party are talking about what we’re going to do about this. I mean there’s a ballot access issue in South Carolina. In order to be on the ballot in South Carolina, you actually have to pledge your support to the nominee, no matter who that person is,” Priebus said. “So what’s the penalty for that? It’s not a threat, but that’s just the question that we have a process in place.”

“And if a private entity puts forward a process and has agreement with the participants in that process, and those participants don’t follow through with the promises that they made in that process, what— what should a private party do about that if those same people come around in four or eight years?” Priebus continued.

So, the RNC's response to this dumpster fire of a candidate, is to potentially make it harder for normal, supposedly "sane" moderates from getting the nomination?

Is that right?

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BlueNinja0 The Mod with the Migraine from Taking a left at Albuquerque Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
The Mod with the Migraine
#139028: Sep 18th 2016 at 10:57:06 AM

GOP primary voters said, loud and clear, they wanted xenophobic fascist policies. GOP leadership is just giving them what they voted for.

That’s the epitome of privilege right there, not considering armed nazis a threat to your life. - Silasw
MarqFJA The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer from Deserts of the Middle East (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer
#139029: Sep 18th 2016 at 11:02:00 AM

Fuck those moronic madmen and their equally moronic and mad voters/sponsors. Fuck them to the bottom of Hell. What in the name of God Almighty are they on? Do they truly hate the Democrats so much that they'd prefer throwing their lot with a madman like Trump and tank their chances at succeeding in courting sane moderates ever again?

Fiat iustitia, et pereat mundus.
LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#139030: Sep 18th 2016 at 11:03:42 AM

Hate Democrats, hate Mexicans, hate blacks, hate NATO.

They are honest to God Neo Nazis and they're out for blood.

Oh really when?
Ogodei Fuck you, Fascist sympathizers from The front lines Since: Jan, 2011
Fuck you, Fascist sympathizers
#139031: Sep 18th 2016 at 11:04:26 AM

Yes.

A lot of nonsensical GOP actions suddenly make sense when you get that they are often motivated to do whatever pisses off the liberals.

NativeJovian Jupiterian Local from Orlando, FL Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
Jupiterian Local
#139032: Sep 18th 2016 at 11:05:50 AM

As unpopular as the sentiment is, the party's national committees' job is not to do exactly what the primary voters want all the time without exception. Otherwise you'd just do a nationwide popular vote of party members and you could ditch the entire rest of the primary process.

The whole thing with the Democratic primary and superdelegates? That would have prevented Trump from getting the nomination had the Republicans used a similar system. And yet, the Democrats are dismantling that system because Sanders supporters complained about it (despite Sanders' loss having nothing to do with superdelegates). Sigh.

Really from Jupiter, but not an alien.
nervmeister Since: Oct, 2010
#139033: Sep 18th 2016 at 11:10:57 AM

Maybe it's severe anxiety issues manifesting as this volatile sort of tribalism. It's easier to let it creep up on you and get consumed by it the more powerless and uncertain you feel, especially when it comes to noticeable change in social environment.

TacticalFox88 from USA Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Dating the Doctor
#139034: Sep 18th 2016 at 11:18:08 AM

I miss the 111th Congress so so SO much.

:(

Such a simpler time.

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SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#139035: Sep 18th 2016 at 11:26:00 AM

I wonder whether superdelegates on the GOP side would have actually worked. Trump may have made his thinly veiled threats of violence at the convention true. Or more voters may have voted Trump to negate any attempt to rig the primary.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
tricksterson Never Trust from Behind you with an icepick Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
Never Trust
#139036: Sep 18th 2016 at 11:47:00 AM

@ 139014: Interesting that they haven't, yet anyway, taken credit for the New York and New Jersey bombings.

Trump delenda est
TacticalFox88 from USA Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Dating the Doctor
#139037: Sep 18th 2016 at 11:47:56 AM

The Feds and NYPD believe it was domestic terrorism. That's why

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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
#139038: Sep 18th 2016 at 12:12:37 PM

Yeah them not taking credit while claiming it for other stuff certisn yo implies that they weren't behind the New York attack.

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
TheHandle United Earth from Stockholm Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
United Earth
#139039: Sep 18th 2016 at 12:15:06 PM

They're not dismantling the superdelegates, they're just removing all of them fucks who weren't elected officials and represented special interests that weren't the people's.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
GameGuruGG Vampire Hunter from Castlevania (Before Recorded History)
Vampire Hunter
#139040: Sep 18th 2016 at 12:39:08 PM

I think the thing that the superdelegates were successful at doing was eliminating all but two primary contenders. In the past two Democratic Primaries, the field quickly consolidated towards two candidates. In 2016, it was Clinton and Sanders, of course, but in 2008, the field quickly consolidated around Clinton and Obama. Trump's big advantage was a crowded field of Republican contenders. In a Republican Primary that was similar to the Democratic Primary, the field could have quickly consolidated around two candidates. While that would have likely meant Trump would still be one of them, it would have likely made the support for... Let's say, Jeb Bush stronger since the superdelegates would all be backing him and could have allowed Bush to win the primaries.

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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
#139041: Sep 18th 2016 at 12:50:10 PM

Yeah in the end Trump only won 44% of the primaries votes, and that's even after he has unchallenged in several later states due to all opponents having dropped out.

Clinton by comparison won 55% and had an active opponent all the way though.

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
TacticalFox88 from USA Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Dating the Doctor
#139042: Sep 18th 2016 at 1:07:27 PM

If the establishment candidates would've halved their numbers and someone bit the bullet to drop out early in time, they could've easily stopped Trump. But nope. They had to stay in...

Idiots.

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NativeJovian Jupiterian Local from Orlando, FL Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
Jupiterian Local
#139043: Sep 18th 2016 at 1:07:47 PM

They're not dismantling the superdelegates, they're just removing all of them fucks who weren't elected officials and represented special interests that weren't the people's.
I'm pretty sure that "they're not dismantling the system, they're just changing is so that it has far less power than it used to" is a textbook distinction without a difference. And I'm pretty sure that kneejerk "fuck those unelected bastards" is exactly the sort of sentiment I was complaining about.

I mean, if you have an argument to make for that position, great. But when the comment you're responding to is "I don't think 'they're unelected, they might go against the people's vote' is a good enough reason to get rid of them; in fact, that's exactly why they're there", then "they're unelected, they might go against the people's vote" isn't really a substantive reply.

Really from Jupiter, but not an alien.
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
#139044: Sep 18th 2016 at 2:22:26 PM

I think he meant that they're getting rid of the superdelegates that are superdelegates due to being DNC officials, while keeping the superdelegates who are superdelegates due to being Congressmen or Senators.

The is a difference between such a system and one with no superdelegates.

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#139045: Sep 18th 2016 at 8:44:12 PM

So, apparently there are now (incredibly cheap yet also overpriced, and almost certainly shitty) pro-Trump (or not, its hard to tell when Poe's Law is in effect anymore) video games on Steam. I think at least one was developed by a pro-Trump Super PAC.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/515040/

http://store.steampowered.com/app/512430/?snr=1_4_4__106

I really should ignore this election and focus on school or anything else, its making me hateful towards a lot of things.

edited 18th Sep '16 8:47:45 PM by Rationalinsanity

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
GameGuruGG Vampire Hunter from Castlevania (Before Recorded History)
Vampire Hunter
#139046: Sep 18th 2016 at 9:46:40 PM

As someone who plays video games and uses Steam, Steam will allow damn near any game save for outright porn... Even with that looseness in approval, Valve will ban a developer from Steam and delist their games if they try to abuse Steam's userbase, which has unfortunately happened.

edited 18th Sep '16 9:49:14 PM by GameGuruGG

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Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#139047: Sep 18th 2016 at 10:00:49 PM

Oh, I know that almost any garbage can worm its way onto Steam. This election is just so damn modern.

I miss 2012 so much.tongue

edited 18th Sep '16 10:03:32 PM by Rationalinsanity

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#139048: Sep 18th 2016 at 10:02:37 PM

[up][up] Very recently, too, going by this article that Steam banned a developer that tried to subpoena info in Steam users who left bad reviews for the purposes of lawsuit:

https://www.gamnesia.com/news/valve-banned-the-developer-digital-homicide-from-steam-for-suing-its-custom

edited 18th Sep '16 10:03:05 PM by sgamer82

kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
GameGuruGG Vampire Hunter from Castlevania (Before Recorded History)
Vampire Hunter
#139050: Sep 18th 2016 at 10:14:39 PM

Ooh, Digital Homicide are legendary in their assholishness. There are quite a number of assholes who are connected to the gamer subculture, which is most evident from that hashtag that's been banned on TV Tropes. In fact, Alt-Right Superstar Milo Yiannopoulos began his rise by reporting and supporting that particular banned hashtag.

edited 18th Sep '16 10:15:40 PM by GameGuruGG

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