Election 2020

[verb_to_trust]

Yeah. It's okay if people are Super Pacs.

[Hatfield]

Ok obviously there’s a massive grey area here with regard to campaign finance, dark money, etc... I was speaking more specifically about messaging.

Isn't Bloomberg just spending a small portion of his own enormous wealth? That's VERY different than Super PAC/dark money/shell corporation campaign funding.

It's different because the problem with "dark money" is not knowing the motivations of people/corporations donating to a candidate. Like it or not, we know the motivation behind Bloomberg's donations to himself.

[tragabigzanda]

FUCK ICE

[Bi_3]

Ok obviously there’s a massive grey area here with regard to campaign finance, dark money, etc... I was speaking more specifically about messaging.

And obviously financing plays a huge part of the messaging. But placing one candidate’s loss at the feet of another strikes me as ignoring the core resources available to any candidate if the two major parties: public funding, public airwaves, social media, and above all, a strong message and grassroots energy.

I disagree in the sense the actions taken against rivals during the primary can leave voters with such a negative taste for the eventual winner they aren't motivated to get out and, vote or people who were on the fence about who to vote for (think they groups that went Obama to Trump) have the sway them. Not wanting to be associated with "a billionaire who bought the nomination" may help Trump in November.

[tragabigzanda]

FUCK ICE

[Bi_3]

https://news.gallup.com/poll/285563/soc ... ities.aspx

Willingness to Vote for Candidates With Diverse Characteristics, by Party ID
% Yes, would vote for that person
Republican Independent Democrat

Black 91 97 99
Catholic 95 94 97
Hispanic 90 94 99
A woman 86 95 99
Jewish 92 92 95
An evangelical Christian 88 77 77
Gay or lesbian 62 82 89
Under the age of 40 63 72 75
Over the age of 70 73 68 66
Muslim 42 71 88
An atheist 41 68 69
A socialist 17 45 76

GALLUP, JAN. 16-29, 2020

[tragabigzanda]

FUCK ICE

[verb_to_trust]

Cool new racist Bloomberg audio.

[Anders]

Interesting stats.

[96583UP]

i wonder if Biden will even make it to Super Tuesday

[Bi_3]

Interesting stats.

Yup. It appears the only thing that rally turns off voters is socialism

[BurtReynolds]

[E.H. Ruddock]

Yang dropping out

[BurtReynolds]

BUT MY 1000 DOLLARS!?

this sucks.

[bune]

you have bitcoin so it evens out.

[Green Habit]

This is how I feel like it's going to go, a feeling that will likely be proven horribly wrong:
--Iowa: Probably do or die for Mayor Pete and Klobuchar. I think they need to either get a plurality or narrowly miss it to stay afloat. At least one of them should be doomed after today, and maybe both of them.
--New Hampshire: Highly unlikely, but I could see this being a long shot do or die moment for Warren if she gets crushed in both Iowa and here, but I doubt she does.

Well, as of now everything except the bolded is looking really wrong.

[Bi_3]

BUT MY 1000 DOLLARS!?

this sucks.

[tragabigzanda]

FUCK ICE

[BurtReynolds]

Does Warren's voice turn off anyone else? She always sounds so dramatic. I get anxious just hearing it.

I feel like that might have something to do with her decline.

[96583UP]

Does Warren's voice turn off anyone else? She always sounds so dramatic. I get anxious just hearing it.

I feel like that might have something to do with her decline.

Frantic Aunt Who Won't Shut Up

who wouldn't want that as President