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[StopMakingSense]

I can't stand by silent while Church's chicken is shamed, even if that puts me in agreement with terrible taste Adam

Im not in particular a gigantic fan of their chicken (in as much that I just fucking love fried chicken).

BUT fucking hell Church's biscuits are the greatest thing on this planet.

 

[User 406]

Criminal justice reform also needs to be a top priority before the midterms.

 

[Macho Madness]

Hillary forces target Bush donors

NEW YORK -- Hillary Clinton’s supporters in recent days have been making a furious round of calls to top Bush family donors to try to convince them that she represents their values better than Donald Trump, multiple sources in both parties told POLITICO.

The moves come as Clinton and the Democratic Party try to take advantage of deep unease among establishment Republicans on Wall Street and elsewhere with Trump’s emergence as the presumptive Republican nominee.

Top targets for the Clinton team include people like Woody Johnson, Jeb Bush’s former finance chair and the owner of the New York Jets. In recent days, Bush’s brother and father, former presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush, have said they plan to skip Trump’s nominating convention.

One person close to Clinton said supporters of the former secretary of state drew up a list of Wall Street donors who supported Jeb Bush and other unsuccessful Republican candidates months ago but wanted to wait until Trump locked down the nomination before beginning to make the calls.

Yuck.

 

[eBay Huckster]

He who shall not be named, this is as close as we'll ever get to Voldermort for any official position.

i mean, if we don't count that guy in florida

 

[Sibylus]

Do you know how much I need Trump pied from a trebuchet in my life?

A lot.

 

[Suikoguy]

Criminal justice reform also needs to be a top priority before the midterms.

That's a huge can of worms, due to states being the primary culprits and "States Rights". Probably why it would not be on a "First 100 Days" list.

 

[RastaMentality]

Criminal justice reform also needs to be a top priority before the midterms.

She needs to keep talking about but yeah as Suikoguy is saying, it's more of a states issue. Federal mandatory minimums have to go.

 

[Joe Shlabotnik]

I just thought,Hillary's approval numbers when she starts her Presidency are going to be worse than Obama's. She will likely be around +0 if not lower.

Being elected is pretty good for your approval rating. Bush was selected President and still started in the high 50s.

 

[shinra-bansho]

She'll be able to do one of those things at most. It should probably be immigration reform.

 

[Wilsongt]

So it seems one of Israel's higher ups is saying any criticism against Israel is anti-semetic.

Well.

 

[Suikoguy]

She needs to keep talking about but yeah as Suikoguy is saying, it's more of a states issue. Federal mandatory minimums have to go.

Yeah, those minimums backfired horribly. The logic is sound, but your can't implement it properly so it would target those who would typically find a way around sentences using money and relationships. Instead they just do that before they get to the sentencing and it ends up disproportionately fucking over those without the resources to fight back in court.

It's the same type of bullshit for Zero Tolerance.

 

[User1608]

She'll be able to do one of those things at most. It should probably be immigration reform.

*totally not biased*
Agreed.

 

[Clefargle]

Then I would kill myself.

What you got against euphemisms?

 

[SquashMatch]

Hillary forces target Bush donors



Yuck.

I actually think taking money from these people will backfire and play into Trumps favor, especially with some of the more moderate Bernie voters.

 

[Paskil]

http://www.latimes.com/opinion/la-o...torial-board-meeting-20160505-snap-story.html

Huge Hillary interview for the LA Times' Editorial Board.

YAAAAAAAS. All over my face.

 

[Grief.exe]

Being elected is pretty good for your approval rating. Bush was selected President and still started in the high 50s.

Bush's numbers actually weren't that bad

 

[ivysaur12]

tbh my guess is that both Hillary and Trump's unfavorables come down. They will still be high, but neither's will be astronomical.

 

[Macho Madness]

I actually think taking money from these people will backfire and play into Trumps favor, especially with some of the more moderate Bernie voters.

Yep. Reading further down the article, it looks like none accepted but fuck why even ask Jesus it's this type of shit that makes it hard

 

[B-Dubs]

tbh my guess is that both Hillary and Trump's unfavorables come down. They will still be high, but neither's will be astronomical.

Hillary's will come down once the primary ends and she isn't fighting a war on two fronts.

 

[Holmes]

The Guam Democratic caucus begins in an hour!

 

[Teggy]

I wonder if "my opponent supports Donald Trump" is going to be the "when did you stop beating your wife" of this election season. Downticket candidates are going to be put in a pretty precarious place trying to say that they support the Republican nominee, but they don't support Trump.

 

[metalslimer]

If Hilary wins I expect her numbers to be in the 40s for most of her first 4 years as conservatives will think she is the devil and leftists will think she isn't accomplishing enough. I wouldn't be surprised to see a at least a little push to primary her if the GOP actually looks like they could pick a moderate. If republicans maintain the house, I don't really know what will get passed outside of some immigration bill. At this rate though, I wouldn't be surprised if losing sent them off the deep end and they refused to even budge on an immigration bill

 

[johnsmith]

http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_facto...e_magazine_profile_of_marla_maples_while.html

Donald Trump Was Reading a People Magazine Profile of His Ex-Wife While Eating Infamous Taco Bowl

 

[The Lamonster]

Poor Bernie. Nobody's going to talk about him anymore lol

 

[PBY]

I actually think taking money from these people will backfire and play into Trumps favor, especially with some of the more moderate Bernie voters.

Yup. Dumb af

 

[Avon Barksdale]

I actually think taking money from these people will backfire and play into Trumps favor, especially with some of the more moderate Bernie voters.

Bernie voters are moderate?

 

[ugaboga232]

Maybe Bernie was right?

Spoiler

probably/definitely not but theres playing the game and then courting Bush financiers

Also I really don't get how thorpe single handedly dominated the conversation about the Medicare for All plan when it was pretty crappy: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david...pe-bernie-sanders-single-payer_b_9113192.html

 

[Macho Madness]

I also think dangerous Donald is dumb as hell

 

[bodyofanamerican]

Hillary forces target Bush donors



Yuck.

God dammit. They literally talked about avoiding doing exactly this on Keeping it 1600 today.

 

[BanGy.nz]

Poor Bernie. Nobody's going to talk about him anymore lol

He's about to win by 20+ In West Virginia so expect a rash of MOMENTUM! stories soon.

 

[metalslimer]

Bernie voters are moderate?

Well there was the poll showing him winning people who want less liberal policies.

 

[Angry Grimace]

At this point I can only assume that Sanders stans who keep insisting he can/will still win the primary and that if he doesn't, they will refuse to throw their lot in with their best interests (or even vote actively against it) are mostly just reveling in the delusion that they're part of a coalition with meaningful power to influence the general election.

I just think that there are people who just wanted to be a part of a special thing and believing you could somehow deny Hillary the presidency is just a way to keep that going past the point at which Sanders is actually relevant. People freaking out about Trump and demanding Sanders immediately cede all liberal-minded support to Hillary is just entrenching that position further.

 

[Suikoguy]

Bernie voters are moderate?

In several exit polls, they said they wanted less liberal policies than what Obama did. Not in overwhelming numbers or anything, but it's still very odd.

Yeah, I'm just as confused as you are.

 

[ugaboga232]

In several exit polls, they said they wanted less liberal policies than what Obama did. Not in overwhelming numbers or anything, but it's still very odd.

Yeah, I'm just as confused as you are.

I thought it was bimodal? You have the more blue-collar union people and the young college liberals.

 

[Kusagari]

So Rick Perry just endorsed Trump and said he's open to being VP.

 

[Dubbedinenglish]

So Rick Perry just endorsed Trump and said he's open to being VP.

He's gonna wear two pairs of glasses this time.

 

[Bronx-Man]

Seeing CNN tweet that Reince had no idea Paul Ryan would go on CNN today. He wants to set up a meeting between Trump and Ryan lmao.

 

[Holmes]

I actually am going to go eat Peruvian food for dinner soon. I love Hispanics!

 

[User 463088]

I actually am going to go eat Peruvian food for dinner soon. I love Hispanics!

I'm on my second margarita that's as big as my head. Watermelon. You know just like the Maya used to drink....

 

[Suikoguy]

God dammit. They literally talked about avoiding doing exactly this on Keeping it 1600 today.

I'm not sure what kind of leverage they would have post election. As long as the GOP is a Dumpster Fire, and they want to keep the Dumpster Fire away from the office of the President, they will continue to donate. Otherwise they will go back to donating like before.

Edit: And frankly, I don't think they will agree to making any donations. They will just sit on their money.

 

[Maledict]

God dammit. They literally talked about avoiding doing exactly this on Keeping it 1600 today.

And they haven't. Literally - no-one from the campaign is doing this. Says it several times in the report. It's a typical politico shit piece where they get some unnamed sources and throw names in a hat. At worse it's some high level donors talking about it to each other.

It's fairly shocking how bad politico is these days. 'Hillary forces' apparently includes anyone who has ever voted democrat or given to a democrat politician.

 

[Fenderputty]

I actually am going to go eat Peruvian food for dinner soon. I love Hispanics!

This should become a new meme.

 

[Aaron Strife]

If Hilary wins I expect her numbers to be in the 40s for most of her first 4 years as conservatives will think she is the devil and leftists will think she isn't accomplishing enough. I wouldn't be surprised to see a at least a little push to primary her if the GOP actually looks like they could pick a moderate. If republicans maintain the house, I don't really know what will get passed outside of some immigration bill. At this rate though, I wouldn't be surprised if losing sent them off the deep end and they refused to even budge on an immigration bill

Obama's approval ratings had a really high floor, even at his worst they've hovered around 40%, mainly because his core constituency (African-Americans, women etc.) had very firm opinions of him.

Don't know if the same would be true for Hillary if she fucked up or things went to shit under her.

 

[User 85168]

I actually am going to go eat Peruvian food for dinner soon. I love The Hispanics!

Fixed

 

[Bronx-Man]

This Trump aide is losing her mind on CNN right now.

 

[Kusagari]

This Trump aide is losing her mind on CNN right now.

That's Katrina's normal state.

 

[ivysaur12]

@LATSeema
.@ericgarcetti on the woman card: "Deal me in, baby." says Dem says have a royal flush while Reps have a joker.

ugh i hate metaphors

 

[Plinko]

So Rick Perry just endorsed Trump and said he's open to being VP.

I can see this happening.

 

[ivysaur12]

In better news:

@JBrannanWLOX
Andrea and Rebecca Bickett just became one of the 1st same-sex couples in MS to adopt a child as a married couple.

 

[User 406]

Bush's numbers actually weren't that bad

This looks like it says a lot more about polarization than anything else. Obama had higher unfavorables than any of his predecessors did too, and he won in landslides.