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There are dozens of artists working on depictions of this blessed moment as we speak
Wafflecakes
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Thinking about taking Tuesday off so I can really enjoy the day.
While Hillary has obviously been well ahead, I think a decisive win tomorrow for Queen can make it so I can finally rest easy.
While Hillary has obviously been well ahead, I think a decisive win tomorrow for Queen can make it so I can finally rest easy.
excelsiorlef
Member
Give me a Capitalist society with strong social left policies like gay rights, abortion rights, rights for women to work where they wish than some socialist world built on compromising on social values.
HUELEN10
Member
Here's the thing though. He can stop being a stupid bigot if he wants to, but he can never stop being born in Canada, so I don't understand why lack of eligibility wouldn't be the primary concern, as that is the one thing that can't change.
And yes, I know there are eyebrows raised whenever someone says that Ted Cruz isn't eligible, but I truly believe he isn't, and I am definitely not alone in that thought process. Love Canada, hope to emigrate there one day, and much love to the Canadian people, but a Canadian does not belong in The White House.
Aaron Strife
Banned
The people who would vote for Sanders but not Clinton constitute a very small minority, broadly speaking.
You almost seem to be arguing mutual exclusivity here. And how does Sanders brief praising of the Pope for his economic issues compromise Sanders' belief in strong leftist social values? Obama, Hillary, and every liberal politician you can think of praise and meet with a lot of people far worse than the current Pope when it comes to progressive social issues.
I'm technically Catholic. I like Francis. I certainly don't have a purity test for il Papa.
I still don't think he has any like
Political sway
eBay Huckster
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I also recall Romney trying a stunt like this in 2012 that backfired hilariously.
(And I'm not even talking about Benghazi!)
excelsiorlef
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No doubt but they don't camapign on idealogical purity.
Like this is the thing: I'm so more critical of Sanders because he's creating a litmus test for being progressive that even he doesn't live up to, and one that only he is allowed to live up to.
That and I have issues with flying away, using almost half a million in camapign funds, in the middle of a campaign, in order to praise the morality of the Pope. I would be all over Clinton for that.
balladofwindfishes
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I'm Catholic! Went to Catholic school my entire life, and even almost went to the seminary.
Which is probably why I think it's cool he met the Pope, and generally criticize it more in the framework that it's a terrible strategy for his campaign.
soundscream
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If you miss a presidential election you get kicked off. So you haven't been midterm voting either.......
Seriously? I wasn't aware of that. I never received any mailings or anything >.>. And why didn't either candidate see if I was updated or not? Or even the party in general.
Box of Kittens
Banned
It seems pretty clear at this point that the Sanders campaign (more specifically Weaver) is banking on a strategy of implying Bernie has the Pope's endorsement while stopping just short of actually saying it. That image of Francis with the Bernie logo may have been pulled off with more grace than the infamous Linda McMahon mailer, but the idea is the same. I'm not going to get bent out of shape about it. It's playing politics, and anyone who seriously thinks Bernie is above such things is naive. What's more notable is how clumsily it's done and how awkwardly timed the whole thing is, which tells me it's a desperation move more than anything else.
Also, as someone who was born and raised Catholic (though I don't really practice any more), the idea of Catholics as any sort of monolithic voting bloc is funny to me.
soundscream
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eBay Huckster
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She might've even met with Pope John Paul II as many as four times when Bill was president, including during 3 papal visits to the US.
e: She definitely did at least once, during the Newark visit in 1995.
You have to update your registration when you move.
Infrequent voters are typically not primary voters, so the campaigns don't care that much during the primaries. They have limited resources and, honestly, I doubt either campaign thought the nomination would still be contested in April back when the deadline to register was.
Aaron Strife
Banned
Eh, not like the Democrats need it in New York unless he's living in a swing district.
That being said you should always vote. I've probably missed a few local elections (school board and shit) but I've voted in every federal/state election since 2010. Also voted in the special election for mayor in 2011, of course that was mostly because my dad was a candidate.
RustyNails
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Bernie is going to be the new pope
Better for you now is in recent years they have been sending out election packs in the city (don't know about upstate) letting people know about the candidates and ballot initiatives and the likes. But ultimately it's your duty to vote.
Try checking if you are registered using your old zip code and county. If you can see a registration then you're still registered, it's just that you can't vote now because you didn't inform of address change.
Edit: Actually you can, but you will have to vote by provisional ballot.
They cut out a chunk of Brooklyn and grouped it with Staten Island to make a red district
adamsappel
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I think they meant people were more accepting of abortion and LGBT minority rights now so it has become less of a politically-divisive issue. I'm not sure I agree, but I think that was the intent.
Ted Cruz is eligible for the presidency. Please explain why you think he isn't. Ted Cruz left Canada when he was four years old; do you think he is some Canadian sleeper agent?
User 463088
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Don't try and make me like him. It's not going to work.
ItWasMeantToBe19
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You're arguing with a poster who gets in flame wars over the color of Sonic's eyes.
Wow
Why were Bernie supporters really protesting the George Clooney fundraiser yesterday? A lot of that money goes to down ticket candidates, not just Hillary's campaign. And for the Sanders campaign to try and counter that with a call to fundraise...for Bernie's own campaign. I'm honestly flabbergasted at the logic here.
Do they really believe a revolution can be triggered by the election of just one man?
They really don't believe that the wealthy have a moral mandate to contribute more than the $27 that may be within the means of the average person?
Do they honestly believe that we live in a cartoon world, and that every large donation is tainted with the expectation of future backroom deals?
As someone who's done a lot of work with local charity organizations here in PA, and knows how important it is for a lot of these groups to fund raise from ANYONE willing to give...I'm frankly quite disgusted right now. Yeah, elections aren't charities, but the only hope this country has for moving towards a truly progressive future is to get more Democrats in office. And Bernie Sanders is goading his supporters into pissing all over that effort.
Why were Bernie supporters really protesting the George Clooney fundraiser yesterday? A lot of that money goes to down ticket candidates, not just Hillary's campaign. And for the Sanders campaign to try and counter that with a call to fundraise...for Bernie's own campaign. I'm honestly flabbergasted at the logic here.
Do they really believe a revolution can be triggered by the election of just one man?
They really don't believe that the wealthy have a moral mandate to contribute more than the $27 that may be within the means of the average person?
Do they honestly believe that we live in a cartoon world, and that every large donation is tainted with the expectation of future backroom deals?
As someone who's done a lot of work with local charity organizations here in PA, and knows how important it is for a lot of these groups to fund raise from ANYONE willing to give...I'm frankly quite disgusted right now. Yeah, elections aren't charities, but the only hope this country has for moving towards a truly progressive future is to get more Democrats in office. And Bernie Sanders is goading his supporters into pissing all over that effort.
Anyone who moved had until March 30th to update their registration, you have to get it done 20 days before an election. Could have done it online too.
They hate money and got swept up in the rhetoric the Sanders camp has been spewing. They most likely are not even Democratic voters. Let them do what they want, there's always countless protests in San Francisco for every stupid thing on any given day.
Vote multiple times.
eBay Huckster
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Vote under Mickey Mouse's name for good measure, then produce a living breathing person named Mickey Mouse when called on it.
Legally have your name changed to Mickey Mouse.
Aaron Strife
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They're contact lenses, dammit!
excelsiorlef
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That'd be a hillarious statement given that abortion is more under attack now than it has been in decades
Also did anyone else see that in her arrest statement Rosario Dawson, net worth 16 millions dollars, decried the evils of the millionaires and billionaires.
I mean I think it's cool what she did there but there's something inherently funny about a millionaire pretending to be the common people.
gutter_trash
Banned
this gives Hillary and the DNC carte blanche to tos Bernie and his independent supporters under the bus after convention.
she doesn't need them, the Democratic Party doesn't need them
excelsiorlef
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If George Clooney, millionaire, amd his roch Hollywood friends had done a Sanders fundraiser you betcha all of a sudden his richness wouldn't matter.
Seriously though who the fuck protests a downticket Democratic fundraiser.
eBay Huckster
Member
well, there actually was a hollywood fundraiser for sanders back in october (and it can't possibly be the only one), but i don't recall it ever getting any outcry
NYCmetsfan
Banned
Bill!
Edit: sry for the size. On mobile
excelsiorlef
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Lol comparing a hard working intelligent woman to Marie Antoinette. Nope no sexism there at all.
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...test-george-clooney-fundraiser-bernie-sanders
eBay Huckster
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quote ya damn big images
excelsiorlef
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It's true, but if a voter insists they can cast a provisional ballot. Just that provisional ballots aren't counted unless it's a close election, I think?
In any case he should get his address changed anyway, so that he can vote in general election.
Outdoor Miner
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$8 toast? Gotta pay that $15/hr min wage somehow.
VendettaRed07
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He doesn't count because he likes Hillary
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