I think the full article paints a pretty full picture of how his campaign's accounting of his supposed philanthropy is a lot of disguised business dealings and hot air.
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PoliGAF 2016 |OT4| Tyler New Chief Exit Pollster at CNN
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I'm of three minds, in this particular case, as it pertains and applies to this specific primary:
1) Having to register early is kinda stupid and is correlated is smaller turnout and is, in its own way, a restriction in voting that we perhaps shouldn't have.
2) At the same time, if a final outcome really comes down to a bunch of people that would have voted for this guy but didn't know about it back in October/January/whatever, then, well... I can't say I'm unhappy about that. To clarify: Situations like Markel's are, on its face, randomly assigned. They could happen for all intents and purposes with equal probability to a guy that supports candidate X and a guy that supports candidate Y.
So while it removes some votes, it doesn't remove votes in a biased manner from engaged voters.
It does, however, "remove" the vote from people who just so happened to find out that this election thing is kinda cool and I want to participate in the primary (note the distinction: This line of reasoning is for a party primary, NOT the GE)
3) Hooowever, I am very much partial to the idea that primaries should have some representability of how electable a candidate is. If these new, previously unengaged two-three months ago voters want someone, perhaps it will lead to better representation.
Conclusion: I like it this time. I wouldn't be surprised if I end up being a hypocrite in 8 years.
1) Having to register early is kinda stupid and is correlated is smaller turnout and is, in its own way, a restriction in voting that we perhaps shouldn't have.
2) At the same time, if a final outcome really comes down to a bunch of people that would have voted for this guy but didn't know about it back in October/January/whatever, then, well... I can't say I'm unhappy about that. To clarify: Situations like Markel's are, on its face, randomly assigned. They could happen for all intents and purposes with equal probability to a guy that supports candidate X and a guy that supports candidate Y.
So while it removes some votes, it doesn't remove votes in a biased manner from engaged voters.
It does, however, "remove" the vote from people who just so happened to find out that this election thing is kinda cool and I want to participate in the primary (note the distinction: This line of reasoning is for a party primary, NOT the GE)
3) Hooowever, I am very much partial to the idea that primaries should have some representability of how electable a candidate is. If these new, previously unengaged two-three months ago voters want someone, perhaps it will lead to better representation.
Conclusion: I like it this time. I wouldn't be surprised if I end up being a hypocrite in 8 years.
Retromelon
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bed of chaos is the worst part of dark souls. enter boss fight, have no idea what to do, die in 15 seconds. Spend the next 4 minutes running back to the boss fight because the spawn point is so god damn far away, finally make it back, the floor crumbles underneath you and fall to your death. Repeat for two hours. What adult person has time for this type of nonsense. 4/10 hope from goes bankrupt
Literally the easiest boss in the game git gud
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I just came back to this. If there is something that we are stickers about, it's the proper framing of PP and what we do. Usually, when you tell someone that you work at PP, their minds goes to abortion so we are already at a bit of a disadvantage in communications at times. One of my co-workers recently got at Hillary about that. I work with a lot of women though and there is a over-zealousness to get her elected.
Spoiled Milk
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Today in Bernie Google ads
kess = mess
He's... Kind of an ass
Worst part of any souls game is Frigid Outskirts. Even more mindnumbingly tedious distance to cover than Ash Lake, even less visibility than Tomb of the Giants, aggravating enemies that continuously spawn and overwhelm you, and a shitty copycat double boss at the end with an extra buff. I've mastered it but I hate it hate it HATE IT
neurosisxeno
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Where? I went through the first 3 pages and any post that could relate to the Democratic Party or DWS and saw no mention of her at all. In fact like 90% of the posts pertain to phone banking.
Macho Madness
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It was in the Tim Canova thread.
I've now seen a lot more DWS than I ever needed to.
If only those votes from the South were worth three-fifths as much, he'd be in the lead!
RustyNails
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How can anyone say this after playing through Valley of Defilement? You need pin-point precision to make it through that nightmare.
Macho Madness
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I think DWS isn't a very good DNC chair.
That said, I hope she wins.
That said, I hope she wins.
neurosisxeno
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I'm going to assume it got deleted because I just read through there twice and either I completely missed it both times, it wasn't in the ~200 initially available comments, or it's no longer there.
Nah man, VoD is a cakewalk after you've been through it a couple times. And once you know the route you can just run past everything in a couple minutes. Frigid Outskirts is a fucking marathon of running blind while endless lightning bolt shooting reindeer who are faster than you chase your ass. And if you decide to go slower and take them out one at a time, it's an even longer slog. And since they respawn every time the storm returns, you still risk getting double or triple teamed no matter how many you kill.
Macho Madness
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Okay it was definitely there and believe me it's okay that you can't find it now.
Nah, it's still there. Shopped, though.
The salt for DWS winning against him is going to be more massive than Hillary's nomination.
Then again the primary isnt till August and by that point Bernie's campaign will have ended, the conventions/party unity will have happened the previous month and I can't see their passion and anger lasting by then.
Then again the primary isnt till August and by that point Bernie's campaign will have ended, the conventions/party unity will have happened the previous month and I can't see their passion and anger lasting by then.
StopMakingSense
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By that time S4P will be in full PUMA mode.
Macho Madness
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Photoshopped anyway but it's kind of gross someone would do this!!
Cesare Borgia
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are you going to tell us a primary story from 08 next week? I enjoy those.
Macho Madness
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I don't think one has anything to do with the other. I'm actually baffled someone tried to make that point.
I don't want this Tim Canova character to win just because I don't want a Democratic representative who's antagonistic towards House leadership. Pelosi runs a tight and competent ship, and she won't have his shit. DWS does suck as DNC chair but she's on her way out anyway. Let her people of Southern Florida have her.
VendettaRed07
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Who is this Tim canova and why should I dislike him Poligaf
I love these conspiracy theories (from all political sides):
On why Bernie is down in recent polls:
Some of his supporters are afraid to participate in polls. DNC is using polls to identify Bernie supporters and deleting them from the voters database or changing their affiliation.
On why Trump is running as a republican:
“Maybe Donald negotiated a deal with his buddy @HillaryClinton,” Jeb Bush tweeted. “Continuing this path will put her in the White House.”
Is Donald Trump a Democratic secret agent?
On why Bernie is so popular in Reddit:
One from the Hillary side. The upvotes are rigged which keeps Bernie's threads up and gives the false impression that Reditt is full of Bernie supporters. Because he is totally not nailing down the millenials generation. LOL
On the Republican Minor League alliance:
Rubio and Kasich actually shared SuperPac resources. They negotiated to be on the ticket together last December (Kasich as VP) but run separated to appeal to more voters and attack Trump more effectively.
On the Zodiac Killer
I couldn't leave this one out.
Bonus Round
5 crazy conspiracy theories Ted Cruz actually believes in:
I'm obviously not endorsing any of this lunacy I just laugh at how elections brings out the crazies from all sides.
On why Bernie is down in recent polls:
Some of his supporters are afraid to participate in polls. DNC is using polls to identify Bernie supporters and deleting them from the voters database or changing their affiliation.
On why Trump is running as a republican:
“Maybe Donald negotiated a deal with his buddy @HillaryClinton,” Jeb Bush tweeted. “Continuing this path will put her in the White House.”
Is Donald Trump a Democratic secret agent?
On why Bernie is so popular in Reddit:
One from the Hillary side. The upvotes are rigged which keeps Bernie's threads up and gives the false impression that Reditt is full of Bernie supporters. Because he is totally not nailing down the millenials generation. LOL
On the Republican Minor League alliance:
Rubio and Kasich actually shared SuperPac resources. They negotiated to be on the ticket together last December (Kasich as VP) but run separated to appeal to more voters and attack Trump more effectively.
On the Zodiac Killer
I couldn't leave this one out.
Ted cruz is the zodiac killer
Bonus Round
5 crazy conspiracy theories Ted Cruz actually believes in:
- There is an international leftist conspiracy to abolish golf
- Harvard law School is infiltrated by communists
- Sharia Law courts are creeping in the US
- Obama is conspiring with members of the RNC
- GW Bush led an assault on Texas sovereignty.
- Harvard law School is infiltrated by communists
- Sharia Law courts are creeping in the US
- Obama is conspiring with members of the RNC
- GW Bush led an assault on Texas sovereignty.
I'm obviously not endorsing any of this lunacy I just laugh at how elections brings out the crazies from all sides.
VendettaRed07
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Oh, So that's why my FB feed likes him
Poodlestrike
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The whole "Ted Cruz is the Zodiac Killer" meme is easily my favorite thing to come out of this election.
VendettaRed07
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Wait so what's this about Barbra Bush endorsing Hillary?
eBay Huckster
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wasn't it Laura Bush who just said all of that
VendettaRed07
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Well I heard this from my mom so possibly
Either way it goes to show how hated and toxic everyone left on the GOP side is (if true).
I do wonder if those in that feed know why it's closed in the first place. From what I understand the reason it's closed and deadline date is so far from the voting date is to stop those from outside of the party in the state from coming in an shaping the election. They originally did not want republicans or even those just no affiliated trying to shape who the democratic party nominee would be. Only dems should have a say.
I don't disagree with that. It might be unfair that you have to make a decision so early if you're going to support one party or another. However early on you should have an understanding of which party's platform and beliefs you lean toward. So regardless of debates if you lean Dem anyway then just register. If one is in the middle and don't know then I don't think they should have a say in picking either parties potential representative. Wait until the choices are picked and then decide.
Considering the NY demo, I think it's the reverse. Dems make up just over half of all registered voters in NYS. If we wanted to we could decide both elections if it were open.
Laura Bush said she wanted the President to support women in Afghanistan. Hillary contributed a quote to her book on the topic or something so the giant leap was made that she endorsed Hillary.
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