Election 2016

[Green Habit]

The great irony; the party most responsible for Washington's dysfunction has been rewarded by the people frustrated by Washington's dysfunction.

GOP's about to get a whole lot less dysfunctional.

[jwfocker]

I'm more concerned about Mike Pence. Super social conservative. I picture Trump just walking around enjoying the stature and boost to his already massive ego while Pence is dealing with the policies, diplomacy, and what not.

[pepperwhiteMFC]

I'm more concerned about Mike Pence. Super social conservative. I picture Trump just walking around enjoying the stature and boost to his already massive ego while Pence is dealing with the policies, diplomacy, and what not.

Did you see the handshake he gave Pence last night?

[pepperwhiteMFC]

He used The Puller.

http://ijr.com/2016/03/556652-the-art-o ... d-j-trump/

[jwfocker]

I'm more concerned about Mike Pence. Super social conservative. I picture Trump just walking around enjoying the stature and boost to his already massive ego while Pence is dealing with the policies, diplomacy, and what not.

Did you see the handshake he gave Pence last night?

Nah.

[dimejinky99]

It is stunning to me to think that, as pessimistic and negative as I am about it, I have still been giving this country way too much credit.

"Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public . . . ”
—The Sopranos

[wease]

Mike Pence is probably sporting some ferocious wood over the prospect of punishing the sinful whores who haphazardly get pregnant without actually wanting to be. Not to mention throwing all those dirty queers and dykes in jail for applying for a marriage licence.

[dimejinky99]

He's the same guy that voted for electro shock conversion therapy for gay people.

[Biff Pocoroba]

Yeah, I think Trump will prove to less conservative than he advertised during the campaign. Pence's ideology is much more frightening.

[wease]

Yeah, I think Trump will prove to less conservative than he advertised during the campaign. Pence's ideology is much more frightening.

Very much so.

[bune]

The great irony; the party most responsible for Washington's dysfunction has been rewarded by the people frustrated by Washington's dysfunction.

[jwfocker]

It is stunning to me to think that, as pessimistic and negative as I am about it, I have still been giving this country way too much credit.

"Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public . . . ”
—The Sopranos

Sopranos borrowed that from H.L. Mencken

[dimejinky99]

Yeah, I think Trump will prove to less conservative than he advertised during the campaign. Pence's ideology is much more frightening.

Agree about Trump probably turning out to be quietly democrat but the question is how much is he gonna by to sit back and let those around him or Pence, take the rudder?


TBH guys I think the most shocked person about all this is trump himself. He knows he's not equipped for it.

[Biff Pocoroba]

TBH guys I think the most shocked person about all this is trump himself. He knows he's not equipped for it.

I don't think Trump expected to last to the Iowa caucus when he announced his bid. I can't believe so many people fell for his con.
Does this mean Billy Bush can get his job back?
This vote really made it crystal clear which side of the electorate I fall in, as if I didn't know already.

[Strat]

Hi.

Without trying to be too dramatic, i fucking feel ill about this. The one silver lining is the popular vote. Small sliver of hope for mankind.

How the fuck do i get up and try and teach yoga tonight?

[Strat]

Fucking supreme court swinging far right for the next 40 years?

[4/5]

How the fuck do i get up and try and teach yoga tonight?

Yeah I had to get up and teach US Government and Politics. One of the classes contains a very vocal group of Trumpphiles. FML.

[Angus]

Congratulations Merica!

[digster]

time for the media and the Left to stop pretending its old white males vs everyone else. Your problems are so much larger than you know.

Doesn't this support the assertion, to a degree? I think the one big surprise was white women, who slightly went for Trump, but overall Clinton was slightly less popular than Obama among most groups and couldn't beat a huge gap among rural, presumably white voters that Trump captured.

[digster]

I honestly believe there's a serious threat of thousands, if not millions, of people dying.

From what? Trump ovens? Do you think soldiers will be dragging illegals from their homes and throwing them back across the fence? Do you think any first world state actor would use a nuke again?

Will every thing he said come to pass? No, of course not, but I don't think it's Pollyanna-ish to acknowledge this is a far different nominee from the norm.

For sure, but the absurd overreaction hyperbole being thrown around right now is just silly, bordering on sad. Trump does not literally get to put his finger on the nuke button, it's an agreement between like a dozen people. For this other stuff; the thousands of people, regulations, and lawsuits one must overcome to do the things being suggested will prevent Trump from doing evil, just like it prevent every modern President before him (and prevented a lot of them from doing good). The federal government is not a bunch of mindless robots that only obey the whims of the executive (uhhh... remember Comey last week?) Plus, we have no idea who his cabinet is going to be. We have no idea the real level of support he will have in Congress should he do something that threatens one of the S&P 100. It's brexit hysteria all over again.

I see what you're saying; personally, I just think this underestimates the huge amount of power the executive branch enjoys in certain regards (the nuclear "button," for example) and also underestimates the uniqueness of Trump as a potential president.