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sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#144076: Oct 14th 2016 at 9:51:06 AM

[up] think you're posting in the wrong thread there

LinkToTheFuture A real bad hombre from somewhere completely different Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
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#144077: Oct 14th 2016 at 9:51:30 AM

Wrong thread buddy

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A procrastination in of itself
#144078: Oct 14th 2016 at 9:53:00 AM

Clinton's bump from the Trump Tape may have peeked going by 538s percentage tracking, still even if things simply go down from here without another bump Clinton has such a buffer that's he should still do fine.

The news of Trump pulling out of Virginia is interesting, presumably Clinton will be rolling back her ground game there as well due to not needing to compete, this should free up reasources to fight Trump in other states or help with state level elections, either in Virginia or elsewhere.

[up]X4 Local and then state governments would have right of first response but push come to shove Obama could send in federal troops to guard polling stations against voter intimidation. Still with Trump's shitty ground game we may actually see very little voter intimidation, as his voter intimidators won't know where to go.

edited 14th Oct '16 9:55:32 AM by Silasw

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CaptainCapsase from Orbiting Sagittarius A* Since: Jan, 2015
#144079: Oct 14th 2016 at 9:53:27 AM

@Karkat: Can they? Yes. Will the authorities be ready and willing is the real question.

edited 14th Oct '16 9:54:11 AM by CaptainCapsase

nervmeister Since: Oct, 2010
#144080: Oct 14th 2016 at 9:53:54 AM

A question - in the event that voter intimidation does occur in some areas, can the government take steps to deal with it?
Is that assuming law enforcement suddenly decide not to do their jobs?

edited 14th Oct '16 9:54:14 AM by nervmeister

CaptainCapsase from Orbiting Sagittarius A* Since: Jan, 2015
#144081: Oct 14th 2016 at 9:54:40 AM

[up] The largest police union in the nation endorsed Trump.

edited 14th Oct '16 9:54:59 AM by CaptainCapsase

nervmeister Since: Oct, 2010
#144082: Oct 14th 2016 at 9:58:40 AM

[up]Well then, if the police look the other way, they can answer to the Feds after they fill out all the paperwork concerning the riot that broke out.

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Lost in Space
#144083: Oct 14th 2016 at 9:59:11 AM

The President has the necessary authority to suspend local law enforcement and use either regular military or National Guard forces to impose order if needed. In recent memory, this was done most famously to enforce desegregation of schools.

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M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#144084: Oct 14th 2016 at 9:59:34 AM

Thing is, if voter intimidation did occur, it would be grounds to challenge the election results.

Disgusted, but not surprised
LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#144085: Oct 14th 2016 at 10:00:13 AM

Man, you guys are determined to stress yourselves out. Being cautious and borderline panicky are not the same thing.

edited 14th Oct '16 10:00:43 AM by LSBK

CaptainCapsase from Orbiting Sagittarius A* Since: Jan, 2015
#144086: Oct 14th 2016 at 10:01:10 AM

[up] I'm not super worried. Just slightly. Much as I predicted Trump's polls are rising slightly; this race has typically regressed towards a narrow democratic loss between major landmarks and scandals.

My current prediction is a 3-4 point Trump loss.

edited 14th Oct '16 10:04:05 AM by CaptainCapsase

KarkatTheDalek Not as angry as the name would suggest. from Somwhere in Time/Space Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: You're a beautiful woman, probably
Elle Since: Jan, 2001
#144088: Oct 14th 2016 at 10:05:45 AM

Also just slightly concerned here. Hopefully the country is big enough and Clinton's lead strong enough that anyone attempting voter intimidation will be statistically irrelevant. The worst scenario that's reasonably imaginable are either we get a repeat of Florida 2000 in a close state or something happens like what happened in the primaries in Arizona with the voter registration rolls.

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#144089: Oct 14th 2016 at 10:06:26 AM

[up][up]

________ Apple _ Tree __________

edited 14th Oct '16 10:06:35 AM by TobiasDrake

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megarockman from The Sixth Borough (Experienced Trainee)
#144091: Oct 14th 2016 at 10:09:32 AM

"The apple doesn't fall far from the tree."

edited 14th Oct '16 10:11:24 AM by megarockman

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sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#144092: Oct 14th 2016 at 10:18:25 AM

Or, in more direct terms, like father like son.

Balmung Since: Oct, 2011
#144093: Oct 14th 2016 at 10:20:12 AM

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

Edit:[nja], [nja] everywhere

edited 14th Oct '16 10:20:44 AM by Balmung

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#144094: Oct 14th 2016 at 10:28:00 AM

Or to be more crass, the shit doesn't fall far from the asshole.

Disgusted, but not surprised
thatguythere47 Since: Jul, 2010
#144095: Oct 14th 2016 at 10:37:36 AM

Birds of a white supremacy flock together?

Nazi ties that bind?

one for all and klan for one?

I'm not very good at this. Trump's kid is a total wannazi.

Is using "Julian Assange is a Hillary butt plug" an acceptable signature quote?
nervmeister Since: Oct, 2010
#144096: Oct 14th 2016 at 10:50:58 AM

@Karkat

Not sure how to react in that his statements are a bit vague. Except maybe for:

"That's why we hate having them around. They stop us from doing what we want to do."

That at the very least that denotes a harsh "us vs them" mentality.

edited 14th Oct '16 10:51:25 AM by nervmeister

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#144097: Oct 14th 2016 at 10:53:24 AM

[up]x7 Dude...it's a common expression in the English language. SMH.

"Somehow the hated have to walk a tightrope, while those who hate do not."
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#144098: Oct 14th 2016 at 10:53:27 AM

[up][up] In one interview, Ivanka said that she and her siblings were raised by their dad to consider everything in life a battle, and that everyone else was their enemy.

edited 14th Oct '16 10:53:37 AM by M84

Disgusted, but not surprised
nervmeister Since: Oct, 2010
#144099: Oct 14th 2016 at 10:59:30 AM

[up] Sounds like Trump's rationale is: "Clearly people hate me for being so successful in life. It has nothing to do with me (allegedly) stepping on so many toes. Haters! All of them! Better prepare my kids since they'll be targeted just for being well off and related to me."

edited 14th Oct '16 11:03:27 AM by nervmeister

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#144100: Oct 14th 2016 at 10:59:44 AM

[up][up] Certainly explains Trump's platform.

edited 14th Oct '16 11:00:06 AM by TobiasDrake

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