As Donald Trumps campaign unravels, the Republican National Committee has gone dark failing to give GOP vendors guidance on whether to keep working for the nominee or to move resources into down-ballot races, and not even returning calls from party members ahead of a critical late-afternoon meeting about the way forward.
Numerous Republicans on Monday used the same phrase to describe the response of the RNC to their questions: radio silence.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/...y-members-demand-answers-229556#ixzz4MiLLJrhy
I hadn't considered the possibility of proof coming out that Trump paid for girlfriends' abortions. It wouldn't change a thing, but it would open a new event in the Mental Gymnastics.
God is omnipotent, right?
So why doesn't he just use Hillary to do his will?
if Trump is elected.The next 4 to 8 years are going to be dark times...
Looks like this debate saw a 20% drop in viewers from the last one:
http://money.cnn.com/2016/10/10/media/clinton-trump-debate-nielsen-twitter-facebook/
Looks like a combination of NFL and overall revulsion.
Quoted for fucking truth. Hillary isn't perfect, but the "both sides are the same" folks are so damn annoying. You can do example after example, show them why both sides aren't the same, and they'll either ignore you, or plug their ears, and continue to insist there's no difference between a woman who dedicated her life to poltics, and a man who is racist, sexist, bigoted, and wholly unqualified for the presidency.
Since a few mentioned a perceived bias towards trump in my TL;DR debate notes: I am 42, and have voted Democrat in every election up to this one. I do hate both candidates but there is no way I will vote for Hillary. Even taking that into account, most of my choices in summaries were for humor more than anything, and I will likely vote either 3rd party, write in, or abstain entirely.
That one answer where Trump was like "We need more nukes than Russia" felt so out of place I laughed out loud at how insane it was. The next 4 to 8 years are going to be dark times...
The first debate was up against the nfl too.
So just revulsion then.
Yeah but this game was on NBC, whereas the last one was cable only.
Yep, MNF is a snooze fest now, SNF is much more interesting/competitive.Bigger name teams as well.
Looks like this debate saw a 20% drop in viewers from the last one:
http://money.cnn.com/2016/10/10/media/clinton-trump-debate-nielsen-twitter-facebook/
Looks like a combination of NFL and overall revulsion.
I think at this point people have made up their minds already.
Anything more is just watching a shitshow with nothing to gain.
The guy in that discussion was really pushing the "men are creeps" angle before that. "Fathers talk like this in the corner about the moms at children's birthday parties"? Come the fuck on.
Paul Ryan dropping trump is pretty bigSo no new news? No bombshells?
I guess I would have seen a new thread if there was any big new news.
Meh.
Paul Ryan dropping trump is pretty big
Long overdue
Paul Ryan dropping trump is pretty big
Just watched the debate. Took mini-notes while watching and this is what I ended up with:I really hate both candidates at this point. No matter who wins, we lose. You can argue who will suck the least, but that's just sad. The moderators did a terrible job limiting answers & responses, but at least they seemed to give equal time to both candidate's drama.
Ah, for humor. Of course. For humor that just so happened to favor whitewashing the worst of what he had to say while doing Clinton far fewer favors in the same regard. Kinda like "locker room talk".Since a few mentioned a perceived bias towards trump in my TL;DR debate notes: I am 42, and have voted Democrat in every election up to this one. I do hate both candidates but there is no way I will vote for Hillary. Even taking that into account, most of my choices in summaries were for humor more than anything, and I will likely vote either 3rd party, write in, or abstain entirely.
So what exactly has Clinton said or done in light of how insane this is that you still won't vote for her no matter what? Are you really arguing that there's absolutely no distinction worth making for the better of this country and its citizens in choosing one over the other for the next 4 to 8 years?That one answer where Trump was like "We need more nukes than Russia" felt so out of place I laughed out loud at how insane it was. The next 4 to 8 years are going to be dark times...
Since a few mentioned a perceived bias towards trump in my TL;DR debate notes: I am 42, and have voted Democrat in every election up to this one. I do hate both candidates but there is no way I will vote for Hillary. Even taking that into account, most of my choices in summaries were for humor more than anything, and I will likely vote either 3rd party, write in, or abstain entirely.
That one answer where Trump was like "We need more nukes than Russia" felt so out of place I laughed out loud at how insane it was. The next 4 to 8 years are going to be dark times...
I think at this point people have made up their minds already.
Anything more is just watching a shitshow with nothing to gain.
Behold, the Both Sides Brigade of GAF!
Yesterday many of us were amazed that so many people could watch this event and conclude Trump won or that it was even a draw given that one candidate gave substantive answers and addressed, in detail, policy positions and the questions posed to her by the town hall undecideds while her opponent literally rambled incoherently throughout the night, if less so than in the last debate. These posts are a reminder that regardless of how Clinton exhibits her experience and her willingness to tackle topics that require nuance and a depth of knowledge there will always be people who caricaturize her and her stances.
These are people who, I suspect, don't really care about the issues. And if I am to be honest, I also suspect many of these people aren't really on the fence, but embarrassed right wingers who have internally acknowledged the defense of Trump is a lost cause on GAF and have segued onto the safer and more disingenuous tactic of bringing HRC down to his level.
Example:
Here is what Clinton actually said:
If you can watch this and then run to GAF with a summary that is simply "I want things", it is clear that marriage equality, Roe v Wade, Citizens United and filling the vacancy are not issues that are of concern to you. In the first post I quoted, Kor said HRC's responses were just "nonsense that no one really gives a shit about." But these "things" matter a great deal to a great many people and the BSers are giving themselves away by how easily they dismiss such issues.
Honestly at this point I've given up being alarmed or frustrated by both sides crap. It's a position held at this stage of the election almost exclusively by the willfully ignorant or the cowardly who'd rather not publicize their support for Donald Trump.
So basically Ken Bone is this cycle's Joe the Plumber?
The best 'merikA has to go up against trump is a Clinton, which is weak sauce compared to what the rest of the world has
Since a few mentioned a perceived bias towards trump in my TL;DR debate notes: I am 42, and have voted Democrat in every election up to this one. I do hate both candidates but there is no way I will vote for Hillary. Even taking that into account, most of my choices in summaries were for humor more than anything, and I will likely vote either 3rd party, write in, or abstain entirely.
That one answer where Trump was like "We need more nukes than Russia" felt so out of place I laughed out loud at how insane it was. The next 4 to 8 years are going to be dark times...
Weak sauce.How the fuck is Clinton, a former Secretary of State, "weak sauce" compared to other leaders worldwide?
Weak sauce.
Why is Bill Clinton brought up so much?
If it was known what Bill was accused of before then he would have never became president. Never in a million years.
The situation is very different between the two.
Should have been Bernie, dems shot themselves in the foot.The best 'merikA has to go up against trump is a Clinton, which is weak sauce compared to what the rest of the world has
Should have been Bernie, dems shot themselves in the foot.
Why is that? Have I traveled into some alternate reality where Trump is leading in the polls by double digits and is winning exactly? In what way have they shot themselves in the foot?Should have been Bernie, dems shot themselves in the foot.
Where is this coming from now?
I really don't think anything will change the game anymore. Trump has reached the absolute bottom of his base, none more can be lost. Those still with him are with him until the end.
Not admitting abortions, not the word "n___r" - not anything. It can all be justified by people who will, as we are seeing, do literally anything not to have Hilary in office. And I mean anything.
Since a few mentioned a perceived bias towards trump in my TL;DR debate notes: I am 42, and have voted Democrat in every election up to this one. I do hate both candidates but there is no way I will vote for Hillary. Even taking that into account, most of my choices in summaries were for humor more than anything, and I will likely vote either 3rd party, write in, or abstain entirely.
That one answer where Trump was like "We need more nukes than Russia" felt so out of place I laughed out loud at how insane it was. The next 4 to 8 years are going to be dark times...
I still dont get why Ryan didnt run. I think he would have won.
Okay, so you don't have an answer. Got it.
He wouldn't have made it through the primary, and he knows it. Look how hesitant he was to take the Speaker job. He didn't want it, because it makes him a target for the Tea Party (now Trump party) nutcases.
Now ask why he thinks the situation will have improved by 2020, and all I can do is shrug.