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I'd probably buy if I was interested in gambling on the crumbling of the American Republic.
He's not nimble. After the Paris attacks at the debate he spent 30 seconds offering condolences then went immediately into his inequality, 1%, and big banks stump speech when the topic of discussion was clearly Isis and national security. He had months to tailor a message that appealed to minority concerns but tonally he never conveyed the feeling that he wasn't getting the obligatory minority mentions out of the way so he could get to his pet issues of inequality, the 1%, and Wall Street.
True believers just aren't nimble, they'll die charging the hill rather than adjust. That's one advantage Hillary's amorphism affords her, she'll adjust her message to wherever the votes are. Any time she was in South Carolina her emphasis was 90% on minority concerns.
Officerrob
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Trump looks REALLY rough there, like he fell asleep in the tanning booth and woke-up seconds before the interview. Surprised he went on TV with his hair looking that bad
eBay Huckster
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Sounds like his debate style is just asking for a "there you go again" moment in a general-election debate, then, with the added bonus that Trump ain't even gonna steal his briefing book.
The Technomancer
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What was the segment?
titiklabingapat
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What did John Oliver talk about on LWT? I don't have HBO.
Haven't watched yet, but I'm going to assume it's this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnpO_RTSNmQ
Sorry in advance for inevitable "not in your country" messages, it's their official YT page.
Edit: Beaten like John Ellis Bush Bush.
It felt very last gasp-y to me? I don't think that endorsement is going to move much, if anything. Tuesday still can very much be a knockout blow for Sanders.
There are a few descenting voices on there now but its still a ridiculous echo chamber.
The mods actually deleted the original 1600 comment Hilary wins SC thread due to "title editorialising" Which is not a rule they enforce on any Sanders related link. They're not even attempting to be impartial.
r/politicaldiscussion is OK though.
It'll be funny if the John Oliver segment sparks a reaction from Trump that snowballs and damages him. Even funnier if Rubio ruined himself with his Trumpy behavior this weekend first.
Regarding r/politics, I've counted the first 50 stories a few times over the last week. Every time it's been about 15 pro Bernie stories, 25 anti-Hillary stories, 8 Trump stories, and 2 links I actually wanted to read. It's in bad shape.
Regarding r/politics, I've counted the first 50 stories a few times over the last week. Every time it's been about 15 pro Bernie stories, 25 anti-Hillary stories, 8 Trump stories, and 2 links I actually wanted to read. It's in bad shape.
On my phone. Quoting for later.
Something to think about.
Echo chamber is right, in that you're hearing the exact same story over and over again.
Actually I take a look at /rSandersforPresident sometimes and while it's very pro-Bernie (imagine!) it doesn't come across as nearly as repetitive. Must have better moderation than the default subreddit.
Um, WOW. This is far beyond even Obama and Seth Meyers' takedown of this clown. HOLY SHIT. It went from being funny, to cringe inducing to both at the end. Awesome stuff!
if the media rolls with rubios dick joke tomorrow morning it's all negative for Rubio. The headlines popping up already make him him look like a joke. Going to this level makes him look desperate and crude. Rubios entire ride is winning the undecided or non committed, he's the presidential one... And he does this?
Challenging an opponents dick size always makes the challenger look weak. in a contest fueled by testosterone, ball grabbing nationalism and making America great; can Rubio make a joke questioning dick size and survive? My life experience with the south and frats says, no. Lol
It's amusing that this is the level of discourse they believe voters want... Speaks volumes on how they see their base and voters in general. Yikes.
Challenging an opponents dick size always makes the challenger look weak. in a contest fueled by testosterone, ball grabbing nationalism and making America great; can Rubio make a joke questioning dick size and survive? My life experience with the south and frats says, no. Lol
It's amusing that this is the level of discourse they believe voters want... Speaks volumes on how they see their base and voters in general. Yikes.
I'm not sure if it'll help him or hurt him. I could see it going either way when it comes to Republicans.
cartoon_soldier
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Sanders supporters threatening Clinton supporters... I wonder how much play this would get in OT.
Officerrob
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That was simply beautiful work by John Oliver
I'm now reading /r SandersforPresident about how they're blind phone banking Massachusetts in response to the last poll that had Clinton up, and the amount of people that are saying they've upset lots of people....
Combined with reading the story Ivy just posted about superdelegates I'm wondering if a lot of the outreach of the more enthusiastic Sanders supporters this primary has had a negative impact.
Combined with reading the story Ivy just posted about superdelegates I'm wondering if a lot of the outreach of the more enthusiastic Sanders supporters this primary has had a negative impact.
The meltdowns on Tuesday are going to be epic. Especially if Bernie only gets Vermont.
I wonder if anyone has wielded "feel the bern" as an attack. "If you don't vote with the will of the people, I promise that you will feel the bern. We're watching..."
Randomizer123454444
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People keep making this same elementary mistake over and over again. Attacking, insulting, threatening, etc. somebody will have only two possible results: surrender, or a defensive reaction. It is far more likely that the person will have a defensive reaction and will be entrenched in their beliefs even more strongly than before. Especially when you are talking to a person in a position of power.
Attacks only work on those under you / weaker than you, and even then they will only serve to make them hate you. Attacks are a selfish tactic, and are not a good way to do things when you claim to be championing the cause of the people.
cartoon_soldier
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Link?
https://www.reddit.com/r/SandersFor...r3a/massachusetts_poll_clinton_50_sanders_42/
Like 13 posts down is where it starts.
That's what happens when you run a campaign of anger and grievance. You start seeing the people on the other team as enemies, even if you're all in the same party. Obama in 2008 was relentless in running on a positive message.
Is John Olivier really going to do what the entirety of the Republican establishment has failed to do?
What in the fuck? If this is legit, it's going to be weird if the vocal minority of Sanders supporters not only turns people off online but also actual delegates and voters :/
What in the fuck? If this is legit, it's going to be weird if the vocal minority of Sanders supporters not only turns people off online but also actual delegates and voters :/
It's actually making me feel really sad, apart from a few assholes they seem like dedicated people who are swimming against the tide. But I think that desperation is oozing off of them and they won't have a great week.
And fuck some of these stories I've read over the past few weeks about people skipping meals and stuff so they can donate food budgets to the Sanders campaign I hope is just trolling.
And fuck some of these stories I've read over the past few weeks about people skipping meals and stuff so they can donate food budgets to the Sanders campaign I hope is just trolling.
I really don't know who to vote for tomorrow or have much preference (Georgia here). I'll be all for Hillary in the general, but I've never liked her much and would rather not endorse her in the primary. Then again maybe solidarity behind the nominee is best, I'm no fan of Bernie. Maybe strategically vote for Cruz or Rubio to drag the primary out? Or contribute to the 'Republicans have gone crazy' wave that shocks America when they wake up Wednesday morning to a bowl of cheerios and nominee Trump?
Jack Remington
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I've made enough money now to take a vacation to anywhere in the world solely by gambling on the crumbling of the American Republican.
RastaMentality
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PredictIt is fucking wild y'all. Hillary is really up to 70c in Maine.
The Dem nomination is effectively locked up at this point.
You could make a difference in the Republican primary. In Georgia a candidate must receive at least 20% of the vote in order to get any delegates; Rubio and Cruz are both hovering around that line. If Trump can shut them out completely he gets all 76 delegates, the second largest prize behind Texas. That would go a long way towards making him inevitable.
shinra-bansho
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Made me think of this, lol:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkhy7eJsMtg
"I know where you live, HAHA?" Superdelegates hate this.
"Never vote for Bernie Sanders."
Today in "how to make sure someone never supports your candidate" news...
Officerrob
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Umm, why are they surprised people get pissed off that you are calling them at 9pm?
Jack Remington
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I don't think there's much I own I wouldn't put on the table for the chance to punch out Mitch McConnell.
That's actually when I doubled down on Trump. I bought about $300 worth of Trump shares at 25c. They got to 55c right before Iowa, then crashed to about 30c afterwards, at which point I maxed out ($850).
Rubio shares did have me shook. He was very upwards sticky and his price rubberbanded worse than Mario Kart AI. The guy went from 20c to 55c for finishing 3rd in Iowa, and he went over 50c again during the South Carolina race while he was neck and neck with Cruz to finish 2nd behind Donald by 10%.
titiklabingapat
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I wonder if I should sell now...
edit: looks like someone is just buying up tons of Yes shares because the selling price for Yes shares is only at 43 cents for me. I think I'll wait until after ST.
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