QuiteWhittle
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Christ...
"We should go back to the monarchy."
benjipwns
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I'm not sure that post is a very good example.
Happy for you and LA!
That was insane.
It's also sad to see her using Orwell to make her point completely unironically.
Aaron Strife
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Polls seemed to nail it this time, too. The average was 50-40 Edwards and he won 55-45.
Granted, he's drastically increasing the power of the state, but look at his motivations. He has an intense hatred of laws and institutions. Everything expires after 8 years. I can't imagine most government agencies surviving a regime change.
benjipwns
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I think automatic sunsets are probably a good idea, we already do it. The Patriot Act and Bush Tax Cuts were both set to sunset after 10 years. They didn't because they were popular.
But an anarchocapitalist wouldn't even entertain the notion of this state and its lawmaking in the first place. Let alone one with an absolute dictator.
But an anarchocapitalist wouldn't even entertain the notion of this state and its lawmaking in the first place. Let alone one with an absolute dictator.
RustyNails
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Vitter really shat the bed, huh.
I'll stop.
I'll stop.
You're right, benji. I lumped him in there because I'm used to classmates/coworkers who wonder why we can't replace laws and institutions with software. I remember being surprised by people agreeing with Jeb that we could replace Obamacare with a smart watch app that tells you you're fat.
Aaron Strife
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Vitter lost Jefferson Parish
lol eat a dick
lol eat a dick
benjipwns
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Not impressed, Edwin Edwards won by 22 points after being indicted.
QuiteWhittle
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Now to avoid getting Blanched four years from now...
Aaron Strife
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That was before being a Democrat in the South was considered a crime.
Maybe he'll learn from her mistakes and not try to rebrand himself as republican lite. It never ever works.
Retromelon
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fuck off jeb, you will donate the fifty to rand if i win.
mfw Rand drops out before the deadline
Aaron Strife
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Moral of tonight: don't let turnout completely tank and we'll do fine.
Louisiana was about 40% compared to 27% in Kentucky.
Still hope Mitch sees an opportunity. In an open seat it'd be much harder than against Vitter, but it'd be good to have a solid candidate here.
Louisiana was about 40% compared to 27% in Kentucky.
Still hope Mitch sees an opportunity. In an open seat it'd be much harder than against Vitter, but it'd be good to have a solid candidate here.
Bam Bam Baklava
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...f05f1c-8fcb-11e5-acff-673ae92ddd2b_story.html
For a guy whose supposed to be coronated by now, Rubio isn't exactly lighting it up in the polls. I've personally never seen what's so amazing about the guy. He seems nervous half the time and the other half he's got the phony politician character running way too high.
For a guy whose supposed to be coronated by now, Rubio isn't exactly lighting it up in the polls. I've personally never seen what's so amazing about the guy. He seems nervous half the time and the other half he's got the phony politician character running way too high.
Bam Bam Baklava
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Just makes Rubio's incredible 1 point SURGE all the more impressive.
I'm reeling from the 'Best change of getting elected in November 2016" ratings.
They think Trump then fucking Carson? I guess the Romney experiment in 2012 pissed off a lot of the base.
ItWasMeantToBe19
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"Most honest" heading to Carson is legendary though.
Also really shocking, but I figure that's more of a factor of Carson raging against the librul media smearing him.
benjipwns
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One thing I'd consider is that many people likely think their candidate has the best chance. The numbers don't drastically differ from the base support + second choice. Not even accounting for the 6% MoE.
I like that electability isn't even a priority - 4% most important attribute.
benjipwns
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Again, I think that might be combined into "change Washington" in some respects. You can't "change Washington" without being elected, and a candidate who can win + change Washington > a candidate who can merely win.
Yeah, that's true.
Aaron Strife
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I imagine a lot of GOPers take electability for granted because they don't know many (if any at all) Democrats personally, so there's a feeling of "Well who likes Obama? Everyone I know votes Republican!" which they apply to the entire country.
benjipwns
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It'd probably be better to have them rank the priorities and candidates, top three or something, because having to pick just one is going to give you the main priority when there could be multiple.
For a great example of this, any question on "the most important issue" where only one response is taken.
For a great example of this, any question on "the most important issue" where only one response is taken.
That's a little too kind of Carson and Trump.
I didn't realize that Breitbart was rooting for Trump. They've got a number of articles criticizing the media's reponse to his Hitler comments. They're also investigating Trump Card LLC, the organization that wants to make fake pro-Trump ads. They made a GoFundMe page and raised $356 before they took it down and shifting focus to big donors.
They've been doing such good work.
benjipwns
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Breitbart is a number of separate writers.
That said BIG CONSERVATIVE MEDIA has jumped on board the Trump/Carson train with way more force than I've seen them since maybe 2000 with W. Bush. (Although it was more like big conservative media back then. And mostly Rush Limbaugh leading the way, he's a late comer this time.)
Cruz is their true dreamboat, but winning/liberal media attacks have swung them into the Trump/Carson camp. Plus immigration.
Just to illustrate something going on in conservative circles. Ann Coulter endorsed Romney well before the primaries in 2012 because he's the "only one who can win." She's been twitter stumping for Trump for months now.
Michael Savage was backing Cruz with Rand as his second choice, now Trump's agreeing to interviews on his show he's such a fanboy.
Limbaugh still seems hesitant and likely to play more on the left-wing media attacks angle. I feel like if Cruz started going up in the polls, he could start giving a little push for him. Hannity too in terms of moving over into Cruz territory.
The Jeb?!? love around here was always funny to me because conservative media was always painting him (and Christie) as a betrayer to the cause and getting excited with practically everyone else who started jumping in who was more conservative.
That said BIG CONSERVATIVE MEDIA has jumped on board the Trump/Carson train with way more force than I've seen them since maybe 2000 with W. Bush. (Although it was more like big conservative media back then. And mostly Rush Limbaugh leading the way, he's a late comer this time.)
Cruz is their true dreamboat, but winning/liberal media attacks have swung them into the Trump/Carson camp. Plus immigration.
Just to illustrate something going on in conservative circles. Ann Coulter endorsed Romney well before the primaries in 2012 because he's the "only one who can win." She's been twitter stumping for Trump for months now.
Michael Savage was backing Cruz with Rand as his second choice, now Trump's agreeing to interviews on his show he's such a fanboy.
Limbaugh still seems hesitant and likely to play more on the left-wing media attacks angle. I feel like if Cruz started going up in the polls, he could start giving a little push for him. Hannity too in terms of moving over into Cruz territory.
The Jeb?!? love around here was always funny to me because conservative media was always painting him (and Christie) as a betrayer to the cause and getting excited with practically everyone else who started jumping in who was more conservative.
Retromelon
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It amuses me to no end that benji listens to and enjoys(presumably) michael savage. His old jewish man screaming style of oration is unlistenable
That said I would listen to him over levin and hannity every time. They are establishment bullshitters and even worse, bores
That said I would listen to him over levin and hannity every time. They are establishment bullshitters and even worse, bores
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