There are fair criticisms of Obama's foreign policy and domestic spying, but I realize I don't have all the information he does and he's not in an easy position.
So, not 100% happy with what he did, but I don't think I could do it better.
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There are fair criticisms of Obama's foreign policy and domestic spying, but I realize I don't have all the information he does and he's not in an easy position.
So, not 100% happy with what he did, but I don't think I could do it better.
Look at those bozos laughing in Keith Ellison's face, damn.
benjipwns
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Fixed?
Yeah I watched that and thought it did neither him or his party any favors.
thezerofire
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+1 for the queens Hillary and Kamala
California results won't be out until midday tomorrow at the earliest. They have literally millions of absentee ballots to get through,
Veritigo_X
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That's easy to answer, they are both not Hillary.
Suikoguy
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Yeah, if all you care about is personality and not policy... wait, that does not make any sense either.
If it's close, we won't know until halfway through Wednesday. It depends what is still out at what %. Early vote will favor Hillary by far, her margin will shrink as time goes on. (Mail-in ballots will be tallied immediately, don't get your hopes up when early counts are Hillary at 55%+.)
Orbis Tabula
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They never cared to begin with
If it's close, we won't know until halfway through Wednesday. It depends what is still out at what %. Early vote will favor Hillary by far, her margin will shrink as time goes on. (Mail-in ballots will be tallied immediately, don't get your hopes up when early counts are Hillary at 55%+.)
I hope Wolf gets a power nap in
They're either anti-establishment and anti-trade nutters, super sexist, or huelenically trolling you
ItWasMeantToBe19
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I forgot that Nader had called Obama an Uncle Tom back in 2008 :/
AntraxSuicide
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Tendies!
Beer Monkey
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If it's close, we won't know until halfway through Wednesday. It depends what is still out at what %. Early vote will favor Hillary by far, her margin will shrink as time goes on. (Mail-in ballots will be tallied immediately, don't get your hopes up when early counts are Hillary at 55%+.)
Buy Hillary YES now, sell Hillary YES when polls close and early counts are released, immediately buy Hillary NO, go to bed, sell Hillary NO in the morning, dump everything into Hillary YES, drive to work.
#predictit
Ignatz Mouse
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Cosign.
Oliver does great deep dives, but for cutting through the BS on current events, Make Mine Sam.
The argument I have heard is that "I'd rather take an unpredictable non-establishment candidate then another garbage establishment nominee who has always been awful"
Of course these people always ignore the elephant in the room, which is the empty supreme court spot
California allows mail-in voting through the week after the election as long as your ballot is postmarked by the election date. It's probably that (although 30% post-election mail-in votes sounds unlikely).
DataStream
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Almost everyone I know in SF voted early at city hall or by mail
Roland_Gunner
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Right now it looks like there will be 18 black delegates at the GOP convention, or .7% of the total. I was trying to come up with a football team joke but really that's just sad.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blog...are-going-to-be-at-the-republican-convention/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blog...are-going-to-be-at-the-republican-convention/
DataStream
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I firmly believe anyone that politically uninformed will not bother voting in the GE (just like they never voted before)
Dash_Riprock
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benjipwns
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That's probably representative of the % of black GOP voters though.
The Dems quota system is kinda dumb nowdays considering how delegates are chosen and what they actually do at the conventions. It made way more sense back when they implemented it. Kinda like the 2/3rds rule.
Feel similar. A certain segment of people are pissed off at the process and that never convinced them to actually, you know, vote at any point previously.
ItWasMeantToBe19
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These "You're the real racist!" comebacks from Trump's team makes no sense.
Paul Ryan: "Saying someone can't do their job because of their race is the textbook definition of racism."
Jeff Lord: "Paul Ryan accepts identity politics here, making him the real racist!"
.... I mean, I've seen a lot of bad "Real racist!" arguments before, but literally none of them have been as bad as this.
Paul Ryan: "Saying someone can't do their job because of their race is the textbook definition of racism."
Jeff Lord: "Paul Ryan accepts identity politics here, making him the real racist!"
.... I mean, I've seen a lot of bad "Real racist!" arguments before, but literally none of them have been as bad as this.
metalslimer
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I imagine a lot of Trump staffers are already getting the fuck out. They all know how crazy this is. It's amazing the GOP is going to tie themselves to this for the rest of their political careers. In any compeitive race from now on, the fact they supported Trump will come up.
benjipwns
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For one thing, it's because the primary process is treated like an actual election, when it's not one. Obama losing in 2008 would have done the same thing. Much like how Gore's loss in 2000 suddenly resurrected the fact that the Electoral College exists and running up big margins in safe states doesn't mean shit.
Another failure of public schooling.
And one with a simple fix: eliminate the state.
Gilmore/benji 2020: Commit Violence By Proxy One Last Time
This should really be your tagline.
I think Ryan underestimates how important this is. People can (and will) forgive a candidate for a loony opinion on religion and/or economics, but coming out and saying "I KNOW this is racist, but..." sends the impression this racist speech is harmless, or somehow, a less important consideration compared to other issues.
This is an incredible black mark and step backwards for the party, as if Trump wasn't already a strike against it.
Aaron Strife
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They've been flip-flopping so hard I'm sure he'll say something to the opposite effect five times between now and the polls closing tonight.
Btw I think Sanders will concede tonight. But I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't. Either way I think the "contested convention" crap will end pretty soon.
Officerrob
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I don't think Sanders will concede tonight, but I do think he will in the next two days
Bel Marduk
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It will be interesting to see how Tim Scott does this year in South Carolina. He is the Republican in the senate race but that state is so racist it can hardly help itself.
I wonder what was in that Obama call.
"Bernie, I'm going to make you an offer you can't refuse."
Bernie got scared because Obama threatened to hand the phone over to Joe.
Nah man, the call came straight from Luther.
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#FucktheBadgers
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