Election 2020

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Donald Trump (R)
59
44%
Joe Biden (D)
55
41%
Jacob Hornberger (L)
1
1%
Howie Hawkins (G)
1
1%
Other
1
1%
COVID-19
16
12%
 
Total votes: 133

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tree_ wrote:Why can't they make it mandatory to pass some relatively simple test before being eligible to vote?
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BurtReynolds wrote:
simple schoolboy wrote:
Mickey wrote:I can't imagine how anyone with an IQ over 75 could find "Biden is corrupt" to be a compelling issue in this election.
That stopped being the story once social media and mainstream media tried to squash it.
Yeah I don't think for a second this changes anything, and maybe I'm giving too much credit, but I assume most people know Biden is corrupt. The reactions are what's interesting.
Maybe anesthetizing people to corruption with four long years of Jared Kushner running the White House, heads of state and local orgs being directed to the president’s properties, Rick Perry giving billions of dollars in contracts to friends, threatening to withhold international aid until an investigation into a rival was conducted, holding a political rally on the White House lawn, etc was just a really bad setup for “my rival is corrupt” as a final pitch for re-election.
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tree_ wrote:Why can't they make it mandatory to pass some relatively simple test before being eligible to vote (or have kids, for that matter)? How can people make good, well informed decisions if they are incapable of being well informed?
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Simple Torture wrote:
tree_ wrote:Why can't they make it mandatory to pass some relatively simple test before being eligible to vote (or have kids, for that matter)? How can people make good, well informed decisions if they are incapable of being well informed?
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haha.. surely the barrier to literacy has weakened a tad since then?
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JuanHamm wrote:I haven't followed the Hunter Biden story at all. Is there actually anything there?
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tree_ wrote:haha.. surely the barrier to literacy has weakened a tad since then?

According to Twitter race relations have literally never been this bad, so no.
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McParadigm wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:
simple schoolboy wrote:
Mickey wrote:I can't imagine how anyone with an IQ over 75 could find "Biden is corrupt" to be a compelling issue in this election.
That stopped being the story once social media and mainstream media tried to squash it.
Yeah I don't think for a second this changes anything, and maybe I'm giving too much credit, but I assume most people know Biden is corrupt. The reactions are what's interesting.
Maybe anesthetizing people to corruption with four long years of Jared Kushner running the White House, heads of state and local orgs being directed to the president’s properties, Rick Perry giving billions of dollars in contracts to friends, threatening to withhold international aid until an investigation into a rival was conducted, holding a political rally on the White House lawn, etc was just a really bad setup for “my rival is corrupt” as a final pitch for re-election.
I mean
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I've really been enjoying listening to the Lincoln Project podcast. It's refreshing to listen to Republicans who have seen the light on Trump.

538 Update: Biden moved to 88% chance.

Also: in 2016 around 9 million people voted in Texas. With 14 days left until November 3rd, 4 million people have already voted. That's a good sign.
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Hatfield wrote:I've really been enjoying listening to the Lincoln Project podcast. It's refreshing to listen to Republicans who have seen the light on Trump.

538 Update: Biden moved to 88% chance.

Also: in 2016 around 9 million people voted in Texas. With 14 days left until November 3rd, 4 million people have already voted. That's a good sign.
Maybe the guys involved had a change of heart, or maybe they hate Trump for not invading more countries and freezing them out of the current admin. In either case, they have found it far more lucrative fundraising for their current cause than their previous one. You gotta respect the hustle.
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McParadigm wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:
simple schoolboy wrote:
Mickey wrote:I can't imagine how anyone with an IQ over 75 could find "Biden is corrupt" to be a compelling issue in this election.
That stopped being the story once social media and mainstream media tried to squash it.
Yeah I don't think for a second this changes anything, and maybe I'm giving too much credit, but I assume most people know Biden is corrupt. The reactions are what's interesting.
Maybe anesthetizing people to corruption with four long years of Jared Kushner running the White House, heads of state and local orgs being directed to the president’s properties, Rick Perry giving billions of dollars in contracts to friends, threatening to withhold international aid until an investigation into a rival was conducted, holding a political rally on the White House lawn, etc was just a really bad setup for “my rival is corrupt” as a final pitch for re-election.
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JuanHamm wrote:I haven't followed the Hunter Biden story at all. Is there actually anything there?
Mostly just Trump and Republicans being cunts at election time

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https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/oct/19/fact-checking-claims-about-hunter-biden-joe-biden-/
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Lol. Next debate they are cutting mics.

This is due to a president who can’t control himself and act like an adult.

% chance he pulls out of this one ?
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Trump never pulls out
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Hunter Biden is not a story

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Barron has the same constant squint his mother has.
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I just can’t understand someone caring about this Hunter Biden story unless you’re pro-Trump or pro-chaos/scandal. The worst reading of this isn’t any worse than what we see Trump do in public all the time, and look how valuable they think this one time is (to be releasing now). And Burt insisting that this is people ignoring people they don’t like, no. It’s Trump and Giuliani and (I think?) Bannon... really?? That’s not just “people I don’t like” it’s people with a record of lying.

If Trump wins I’ll be the first to say fuck those fucking pollsters up their fuckin...

But I have a hard time believing they err in the same way twice in a row. I have a hard time believing that Trump can equal his last showing, and a hard time believing that Biden isn’t a more like-able candidate than Hillary. And that enough people just don’t want to defend this anymore. I live in a “nice” Connecticut suburb. Lots of republicans. Trump is really unpopular here.
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wease wrote:Barron has the same constant squint his mother has.
Is there anyone who seethes with hatred and disgust more than Barron Trump? The more he hates, the larger he grows. One day he will consume us all.

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