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Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#146851: Oct 27th 2016 at 8:10:38 PM

Obama's approval ratings are now higher than Reagan's were in 88.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/27/politics/obama-approval-presidential-polls/index.html

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#146852: Oct 27th 2016 at 8:13:02 PM

From the Washington Post:

"Duckworth’s mother, Lamai, is Thai, but her late father, Franklin, was a Marine veteran whose family roots in this country trace to before the American Revolution. Tammy Duckworth was severely wounded in the Iraq War, losing her legs while serving as a helicopter pilot."

GameGuruGG Vampire Hunter from Castlevania (Before Recorded History)
Vampire Hunter
#146853: Oct 27th 2016 at 8:14:02 PM

Science Fiction is almost always better at showing how humanity actually is during the time period it is made than regular fiction made in the same time period. For example, Star Trek was the Trope Maker for Morality Plays with a Pulp Sci-Fi coat of paint.

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AceofSpades Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
#146854: Oct 27th 2016 at 8:15:17 PM

So not only is he racist and ignorant, he's actually wrong about at least some of her ancestors. That last bit is kind of a delicious irony.

But yeah, Trump can't be the only source of terrible statements. There's a problem with the Republican party in general.

Tacitus Since: Jan, 2001
#146855: Oct 27th 2016 at 8:16:14 PM

Obama's approval ratings are now higher than Reagan's were in 88.

Yeah, I don't expect that to hold, the poll was concluded on October 23rd, right before we learned just how much Obamacare prices were going up next year.

TacticalFox88 from USA Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Dating the Doctor
#146856: Oct 27th 2016 at 8:24:40 PM

[1]

Once again, fuck this party.

New Survey coming this weekend!
sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#146857: Oct 27th 2016 at 8:25:29 PM

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-mark-kirk-tammy-duckworth-us-senate-debate-springfield-met-1028-20161027-story.html

An actual story for that incident, if it helps.

Incidentally, I hope Duckworth crushes him in the election.

edited 27th Oct '16 8:28:12 PM by sgamer82

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#146858: Oct 27th 2016 at 8:27:52 PM

[up][up]Is that supposed to be a joke about the fact that she lost her legs? Because wow.

edited 27th Oct '16 8:29:54 PM by LSBK

Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#146859: Oct 27th 2016 at 8:30:45 PM

Oh fucking hell....party of veterans my fucking ass.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
Gilphon (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#146860: Oct 27th 2016 at 8:38:56 PM

538 has Duckworth ten points ahead and with a 91.8% chance of winning. Of the six polls they've collected for the Illinois Senate race, only one shows Kirk ahead- and that was taken in July, and he was only slightly ahead in that. That's the biggest lead against an incumbent Senator anywhere; only Wisconsin even comes close.

She is going to crush him.

edited 27th Oct '16 8:42:04 PM by Gilphon

TacticalFox88 from USA Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Dating the Doctor
#146861: Oct 27th 2016 at 8:40:27 PM

At a fundraiser for Brad Ashford tonight, Xavier Becerra said that he saw a poll showing Clinton +1 in Texas

Excuse me while I quietly freak out.

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Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#146862: Oct 27th 2016 at 8:51:52 PM

[up]Details would be nice.

[up][up]Good to hear. Nice to see that piece of shit is getting desperate and only sinking his worthless ass further.

edited 27th Oct '16 8:52:21 PM by Rationalinsanity

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#146863: Oct 27th 2016 at 9:28:04 PM

Re: #146849

Hearing things like that restores a bit of my faith in humanity.

ironballs16 Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Owner of a lonely heart
#146864: Oct 27th 2016 at 9:33:12 PM

In fairness regarding that tweet, 1) it was done back in March, and 2) it was more along the lines of an ill-advised turn of phrase rather than making light of her injury, similar to the infamous headline "A chink in the armor" regarding a basketball player who was Chinese. Both are rather common turns of phrase (the latter was mocked on Scrubs, for example), but the context made them supremely distasteful.

"Why would I inflict myself on somebody else?"
thatguythere47 Since: Jul, 2010
#146865: Oct 27th 2016 at 9:40:43 PM

There's one common thing across all media, no matter your skin color, your religion, your sexual identity, we are all united in our want to get clever titles published. Some of us just have a very poor understanding of clever.

@texas: I can't even imagine the amount of salt that would happen if Clinton grabs texas. The internet would be on fire for weeks.

Is using "Julian Assange is a Hillary butt plug" an acceptable signature quote?
TacticalFox88 from USA Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Dating the Doctor
#146866: Oct 27th 2016 at 9:52:53 PM

If Hillary grabs Texas, the salt would be enough to cause Morton's stock price to go down.

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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
#146867: Oct 27th 2016 at 9:56:24 PM

[several small towns] would be on fire for weeks.

Remember Trump has already threatened the peaceful transition of power and riots are expected, combine that with the salt from a loss of Texas and things will get ugly, because you can bet Trump's people would ascribed any Texas loss (well any loss, but Texas in particular) to illegal immigrants voting for Clinton.

edited 27th Oct '16 9:56:40 PM 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
Clarste One Winged Egret Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
One Winged Egret
#146868: Oct 27th 2016 at 9:59:39 PM

Oh fucking hell....party of veterans my fucking ass.

The Republican party has fucking hated veterans for as long as I've been old enough to pay attention. It's nothing new. It doesn't have anything directly to do with racism either, they just hate the sort of safety net programs that someone without legs, or with PTSD or whatever, would obviously need. They like to pay lip service, but their attitude towards the military has always been less "we owe a lot to our fighting men and women" and more "die for us, peasant scum."

edited 27th Oct '16 10:02:09 PM by Clarste

Gilphon (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#146869: Oct 27th 2016 at 10:03:37 PM

Texas is the key to a Clinton landslide. If she wins there, it means she won enough of the vote nationally to derail any narrative of her stealing her election that's believed by anyone with anything even vaguely resembling a grasp on reality.

But, well, this poll would be weighted against 25 polls that show Trump in the lead.

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#146870: Oct 27th 2016 at 10:11:41 PM

You know, something that's really starting to bother me (and has probably bothered a lot of you for awhile) is how people act like they're owed a candidate putting on a show for them or making them feel warm and fuzzy inside, otherwise what point is there in voting.

I overheard some girls talking about how if this year is your first time voting, and this is your field, why would you even bother. Compared to with Obama (and I assume if Sanders had been nominated). And while I get it, that it really does come down to that for so many people is incredibly frustrating.

Like I said, I'm sure this is old news for a lot of you, but I only really started thinking of it in those terms fairly recently.

Draghinazzo (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
#146871: Oct 27th 2016 at 10:18:36 PM

I also don't think people understand the idea that a person can be a good orator but otherwise unqualified for the job. Being inspiring is an added bonus but it doesn't really guarantee you'll be a good president or anything.

AceofSpades Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
#146872: Oct 27th 2016 at 10:30:09 PM

Tactical, could you provide the link for that comment/proof? Because I looked it up and and while I'm finding articles stating it's neck and neck I'm not seeing anything that shows an actual lead? They all show Trump having a very narrow lead.

AngelusNox Warder of the damned from The guard of the gates of oblivion Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Married to the job
Warder of the damned
#146873: Oct 27th 2016 at 10:42:57 PM

Straight out of the shithole that /pol/ is, they launched a Draft Our Daughters hashtag with pictures of women serving the military with captions implying they will fight a war against Russia and fight and die for Hillary. All using the slogans and icons from the HRC campaign.

Some of those are rather amusing though, some are specifically tailored to trigger whoever is fervently against women in the military, while others imply the fight for equality will be an armed fight.

Inter arma enim silent leges
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#146874: Oct 27th 2016 at 11:09:10 PM

Welp, the polls are predictably tightening again, as is the norm for an election cycle. Polls plus at 538 has Clinton's odds down to 79.8%. Which is way too close for comfort, given the stakes.

Disgusted, but not surprised
Eschaton Since: Jul, 2010
#146875: Oct 28th 2016 at 12:01:27 AM

True, but it's important to note the situation in individual states. Going by 538's analysis of who’s ahead in each state and by how much, and sorting it by expected margin of victory, note the gap between Pennsylvania (D +6.4) - which gives Clinton the necessary 270 - and Nevada (D +2.8).

This goes back to what I thought be the most likely cause of a Trump loss, even back in September when things were closer: he's just not making inroads to any of the one likely Democrat-voting state he would need to win, even if he flipped every toss-up.

edited 28th Oct '16 12:01:37 AM by Eschaton


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