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[ivysaur12]

Are we even sure these were Bernie supporters and not Republicans that crossed over? This is simply mind boggling and I do not believe true Bernie supporters would ever, ever say such a thing. I can't believe it, because even though I disagree with Bernie supporters that would imply the chasm is much wider between they and I.

We have to assume as much, yeah? Maybe they were secret Republicans. But the chances of that that are low.

 

[Futurematic]

Snopes says false, and has video.

That said, if they're wrong, ugh people suck

 

[tmarg]

No I wouldn't say this cast a shadow on all his supporters. But it is bad nonetheless. It concerns me when people talk about an overlap between Bernie's and Trump's supporters. This feels like that.

There is an overlap in a certain group who considers them both protest votes. Zero issue voters who just want to rage. I don't think it's a huge portion of Bernie's support, but yeah, it exists.

 

[GregLombardi]

We have to assume as much, yeah? Maybe they were secret Republicans. But the chances of that that are low.

I just can't believe that a true liberal minded individual would ever cross this line, but I suppose if you haven't taken the time to learn another language or consider how language is a beautiful thing and you just want to win an election, it is possible. Either way, I would view this report with a critical eye until it is clarified a little further.

 

[tmarg]

Snopes says false, and has video.

That said, if they're wrong, ugh people suck

If they're right, and it's a false allegation, that's pretty gross too. Not particularly proud of the democratic party today either way.

 

[Iolo]

Since when did Snopes become Politifact?

 

[A Human Becoming]

Snopes says false, and has video.

That said, if they're wrong, ugh people suck

Oh look, Hillary supporters making up shit to disparage Bernie supporters.

Politics suck.

Since when did Snopes become Politifact?

Eh, Poltifact is more about checking information not accusations.

 

[Valhelm]

What are the chances of Clinton needing to rely on Sanders' endorsement for millenial cred?

 

[Basileus777]

What are the chances of Clinton needing to rely on Sanders' endorsement for millenial cred?

She'll get his endorsement, so it doesn't really matter.

 

[Cerium]

I just got back from a bachelor's party so I'm fucking hammered but we were following the results on our phones and everyone was very pleased (except for the Ted Cruz fan).

I'm seeing a lot of depressed Bernie fans

Is there any particularly good place I can find these?

 

[Suikoguy]

Is there any particularly good place I can find these?

You have a problem...

Reddit I assume.

My personal favorite from Kos was the person who ended their diary letting everyone know the revolution was still on schedule and that we all had been warned. Or the one who decided Reid is evil because he called the union's and encouraged them to get out their people.

This on the other hand is perfectly fine

 

[User 463088]

I just got back from a bachelor's party so I'm fucking hammered but we were following the results on our phones and everyone was very pleased (except for the Ted Cruz fan).


Is there any particularly good place I can find these?

Reddit I assume.

My personal favorite from Kos was the person who ended their diary letting everyone know the revolution was still on schedule and that we all had been warned. Or the one who decided Reid is evil because he called the union's and encouraged them to get out their people.

 

[ivysaur12]

If Super Tuesday is anything close to Prop 8, pls don't.

 

[watershed]

What are the chances of Clinton needing to rely on Sanders' endorsement for millenial cred?

I don't know about needing his endorsement, but the second place finisher almost always strongly endorses the nominee, sometimes (always?) at the convention in a speech that is meant to unite the party. If Hillary wins and Bernie doesn't do that, it would be incredibly damaging for him and the party.

 

[Holmes]

If Super Tuesday is anything close to Prop 8, pls don't.

Today it was a little bit on Twitter already.

Edit why am I always at the top of the page

 

[Tubie]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDkxJu8WiE4

Wow you can tell he was waiting for this.

Omg at the song at around minute 3.

I think this is probably one of the better ones.

 

[ivysaur12]

Today it was a little bit on Twitter already.

Edit why am I always at the top of the page

It was on GAF too. And I want to remind you all that was one of THE MOST EMBARRASSING progressive moments of my life. Please do not.

 

[titiklabingapat]

It was on GAF too. And I want to remind you all that was one of THE MOST EMBARRASSING progressive moments of my life. Please do not.

Care to elaborate? I completely blocked out the prop 8 thing from my mind and didn't follow it closely because of extreme disappointment I knew was coming then.

 

[pigeon]

If they're right, and it's a false allegation, that's pretty gross too. Not particularly proud of the democratic party today either way.

Uh, I mean, it looks like it was a miscommunication. Huerta said she'd translate, Bernie supporters said they rejected her for not being a neutral translator, the moderator said English only, Twitter only gives you 140 characters to explain stuff.

I think it's probably understandable that Huerta was upset by the interaction, but I think labeling this either racism by Sanders supporters or smear campaigning by Clinton supporters is just narrative nonsense.

 

[ivysaur12]

Care to elaborate? I completely blocked out the prop 8 thing from my mind and didn't follow it closely because of extreme disappointment I knew was coming then.

Blaming black people for voting for Prop 8 based on shitty exit polling that probably wasn't accurate.

 

[Averon]

This is my favorite thing from Fox News since Obama was re-elected:

The only one Fox should blame is themselves. They fed abd grew the beast that Trump is now riding on. People told them the danger of dong so, but did it anyway for ratings and financial gain.

 

[Ecotic]

Rubio arghhhhh

I know, he's almost got a clear path now to consolidate. Kasich will wither away as an afterthought and Cruz will soon be outed as the 'Iowa candidate'. It's really difficult to game the delegate math and calendar going forward though. I'm hoping Trump can win March 1st big and demoralize the party into submission. If the race drags into late spring I can see Trump calling shenanigans on Rubio's wins being winner take all and his earlier wins being proportional.

 

[Tubie]

This is my favorite thing from Fox News since Obama was re-elected:

The faces of:

Regret
Defeat
Misery
Hopelessness

 

[Cerium]

You have a problem...

Schadenfreude? Very low on my list of vices.

 

[Mr.Mike]

Well, there's one child left behind.

Anyway, I'd prefer if Rubio won. I know people want Trump to win to help the Democrats chance and all, but I'm not comfortable with the risk of Trump then actually winning the election.

 

[Farmboy]

I almost hope it's Rubio, just so Hillary can crush him. That would be some premium GOP salt right there.

But Trump would both be less of a threat and more entertaining.

 

[danm999]

Is there any particularly good place I can find these?

Just wait for the next H.A Goodman article. I'm sure that will be a special brand of manic.

 

[Teggy]

I think the best thing that will come out of this Hillary win is she can afford to keep things very positive all the way through Super Tuesday. She'll add a lot of delegates while refraining from creating bad blood with Bernie and Bernie supporters. The next debate isn't until March 6 and barring something strange she will go in with a commanding lead.

 

[Suikoguy]

I think the best thing that will come out of this Hillary win is she can afford to keep things very positive all the way through Super Tuesday. She'll add a lot of delegates while refraining from creating bad blood with Bernie and Bernie supporters. The next debate isn't until March 6 and barring something strange she will go in with a commanding lead.

Interesting way of looking at it, this might be the first time that the lack of a debate will both help Hillary and the Party.

 

[Officerrob]

Interesting way of looking at it, this might be the first time that the lack of a debate will both help Hillary and the Party.

Aren't there like a billion town halls with both of them though?

 

[Teggy]

Aren't there like a billion town halls with both of them though?

Maybe but town halls don't have the candidates talking to each other. Plus, because the Super Tuesday demographics are so good for her, Hillary can stay very positive regardless of what Bernie says (and he's not exactly a guy to go negative anyway.)

 

[CCS]

So Jeb';s campaign is dead. He died as he lived, a big fat mess.

 

[Wray]

Very strongly right in terms of economic policy. I believe in the free market and I believe that punishing success and redistribution of wealth is not a long term strategy for success. That being said regualtion and closing of tax loopholes for the wealth is both reasonable and necessary.

.

How do u expect free market capitalism to work when the demand for human labor becomes severely compromised due to advancements in AI and Robotics over the next few decades. And don't say "It Won't" because that's a laughable argument at this point.

This is an issue Libertarians routinely choose to ignore because it doesn't spell good news for their world view.

This also doesn't even take into account population growth and longer natural lifespans due to medical advancements.

 

[Teggy]

BTW, since the only qualification is getting 5% in any of the 4 primaries/caucuses, everyone left in the republican field will be able to attend Thursday's debate.

 

[Retromelon]

If wealth is not redistributed the rich will get richer and the poor will get poorer, and the poorer the poor and middle class get, the less they'll spend, and since consumer spending drives the american economy, it'll be a bad time for everyone. We can see something of a correlation between lowered tax rates from the eighties and the skyrocketing economic inequality that's been brewing ever since. The wealthy have taken the lion's share of america's economic growth in the last couple of decades, while it's been stagnant for everyone else. Nothing ever trickled down

I feel very guilty saying all this considering my avatar

 

[bomma_man]

What the fuck is going on with the Onion's comment section

 

[RastaMentality]

Politico is shit (and this article is underwhelming) but this tidbit on the Bush failure write up where it details that time Jeb! tried to attack Rubio on his senate attendance in the debtate is amusing as heck.

In October, Bush began laying the groundwork to prosecute his case against Rubio, dinging the first-term senator for his poor attendance record and missed votes in the Senate. Heading into the third GOP debate in Boulder on Oct. 28, Bush and his entire team were on the same page—and brimming with confidence. They hinted at what was coming, planting stories and calling reporters on debate day to ensure that the attack on Rubio was the dominant storyline.

“Watch tonight,” Rich Heffley, a top Bush confidant in Florida, told friends on debate day. “Tonight, it’s gonna be over for Marco.”

It didn’t turn out that way.

They’d rehearsed the attack on Rubio dozens of time during debate prep, but when it came time to execute on stage, Bush “just whiffed,” one senior staffer lamented later. “That stuff he said about being one of Marco’s constituents and being disappointed, that wasn’t anything we’d practiced,” the staffer continued. “He’s Jeb Bush. No one is going to empathize with him as someone who needs his senator to work on his behalf.” When Rubio hit back, dismissing Bush’s attack to the fact that “we’re now running for the same position,” Bush failed to respond.

“Sometimes you just fuck up,” the Bush staffer said.
It wasn’t until that debacle that Bush’s advisers decided to address the candidate’s poor performances themselves, hiring Jon Kraushar, who generally works with television anchors, as a public speaking coach.

http://www.politico.com/magazine/st...pping-out-set-up-to-fail-213662#ixzz40ndKjPb7

 

[Avon Barksdale]

Trump now has 61 delegates to Cruz's 11 and Rubio's 10 now.

If any other Republican was putting up these numbers, nobody would even question whether they be the nominee or not.

 

[cartoon_soldier]

What the fuck is going on with the Onion's comment section

?

 

[Elaugaufein]

Trump now has 61 delegates to Cruz's 11 and Rubio's 10 now.

If any other Republican was putting up these numbers, nobody would even question whether they be the nominee or not.

Yeah but it's not like there's usually a situation where the RNC hates both its (massive) leader and second place getter. That's why people are unsure. Trump's not safe until he can win a convention in his own right or have enough delegates that he can win the rest with horse trading (ie get enough of Cruz's support to win).

Past precedent is a much more flawed guide when it's already being shattered.

 

[shinra-bansho]

Trump is the clear front-runner. The caveat being that the WTA nature of a lot of the contests later mean that a 50 delegate lead in the GOP contest isn't as insurmountable. He's leading in some of these by a lot, in others not so much. In Texas he's polling behind Cruz - although I think the GOP hate Cruz even more.

 

[Elaugaufein]

Trump is the clear front-runner. The caveat being that the WTA nature of a lot of the contests later mean that a 50 delegate lead in the GOP contest isn't as insurmountable. He's leading in some of these by a lot, in others not so much. In Texas he's polling behind Cruz - although I think the GOP hate Cruz even more.

Its fascinating. They hate Cruz so much on a personal level that they are willing to forgive Trump's much larger ideological deviation. I don't even know how you can do that.

 

[Black Republican]

Next week on Dragonball Z:

Dem - South Carolina Townhall - Tues 23rd
GOP - Nevada Caucus - Tues 23rd

GOP - Texas Debate - Thurs 25th

Dem - South Carolina Primary - Sat 27th

LIT

 

[shinra-bansho]

Next week on Dragonball Z:

Dem South Carolina Debate Tues 23rd

LIT

Huh? I thought there wasn't another debate until after Super Tuesday.

 

[Black Republican]

sorry i meant townhall with CNN

 

[Plinko]

Romney endorsing Rubio is hilarious.

Also, can't wait to see how stacked Thursday's debate crowd is for Rubio. I fully expect them to rush the stage and carry him around on their shoulders each commercial break.

 

[Elaugaufein]

Romney endorsing Rubio is hilarious.

I'm pretty sure the RNC is looking for a way to get Zombie Reagan and Scalia's Ghost to endorse Rubio right now. They really want to Stump the Trump

 

[Plinko]

I mean, Romney is the guy they all blamed as "not conservative enough." Who out there is hedging their vote on his endorsement?

 

[Coriolanus]

I mean, Romney is the guy they all blamed as "not conservative enough." Who out there is hedging their vote on his endorsement?

Kasich voters?

 

[sc0la]

If wealth is not redistributed the rich will get richer and the poor will get poorer, and the poorer the poor and middle class get, the less they'll spend, and since consumer spending drives the american economy, it'll be a bad time for everyone. We can see something of a correlation between lowered tax rates from the eighties and the skyrocketing economic inequality that's been brewing ever since. The wealthy have taken the lion's share of america's economic growth in the last couple of decades, while it's been stagnant for everyone else. Nothing ever trickled down

I feel very guilty saying all this considering my avatar

Weren't you a Jindal supporter?