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Re: Election 2016

Posted: Mon August 10, 2015 9:48 pm
by Jorge
Haha, you are condescending human garbage.

Re: Election 2016

Posted: Mon August 10, 2015 9:49 pm
by Jorge
I said "haha" so you know I am not being serious, just to be clear. But kind of.

Re: Election 2016

Posted: Mon August 10, 2015 9:50 pm
by Jorge
BurtReynolds wrote:I look forward to the soul crushing, defeated look in Bernie fans' eyes when they realize they are supporting this year's Ron Paul. The machinery will crush him like it does all real candidates.
Same, but mostly because Bernie fanboys are irritating as shit

Re: Election 2016

Posted: Mon August 10, 2015 9:51 pm
by Norah
theplatypus wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:I look forward to the soul crushing, defeated look in Bernie fans' eyes when they realize they are supporting this year's Ron Paul. The machinery will crush him like it does all real candidates.
Same, but mostly because Bernie fanboys are irritating as shit
They're a bunch of Mickeys.

Re: Election 2016

Posted: Mon August 10, 2015 9:51 pm
by Birds in Hell
theplatypus wrote:I said "haha" so you know I am not being serious, just to be clear. But kind of.
It's OK, it's still quite astonishing to me sometimes.

Re: Election 2016

Posted: Mon August 10, 2015 9:56 pm
by Rangi Guy
I was kinda hoping I would be closer with Trump

Re: Election 2016

Posted: Mon August 10, 2015 10:07 pm
by Birds in Hell
theplatypus wrote:Haha, you are condescending human garbage.
It just dawned on me (it's early, forgive me) how that comment could easily be read in a very condescending way, as if to portray myself as an adult in stark contrast to the 'infantile' left. Sorry, that wasn't my intention at all. It was meant as something of a self-deprecating reflection on how my younger self would be astonished and confused by how I ended up on the (moderate, centrist) right after growing up in a broadly centre-left atheist household and so on, not a rag on the legitimacy of anyone else's views.

Re: Election 2016

Posted: Mon August 10, 2015 10:34 pm
by doug rr
Rangi Guy wrote:
ABNorman wrote:I did this 'cuz I was bored: http://www.isidewith.com.

Bernie: 85%
Hil-dog: 82%
O'Malley(?): 61%
And then the Republicans top out at 37%
I'm pretty much the same as ABNorman here
Bernie: 89%
Hil-dog: 81%
O'Malley(?): 72%
that was pretty much me too...I did have trump and christie right behind them though, although that was probably because I don't want to be taxed anymore than I already am..I'm a lefty until it comes to that

Re: Election 2016

Posted: Mon August 10, 2015 10:35 pm
by Norah
doug rr wrote:
Rangi Guy wrote:
ABNorman wrote:I did this 'cuz I was bored: http://www.isidewith.com.

Bernie: 85%
Hil-dog: 82%
O'Malley(?): 61%
And then the Republicans top out at 37%
I'm pretty much the same as ABNorman here
Bernie: 89%
Hil-dog: 81%
O'Malley(?): 72%
that was pretty much me too...I did have trump and christie right behind them though, although that was probably because I don't want to be taxed anymore than I already am..I'm a lefty until it comes to that
"i'm a lefty, until it comes to actually paying for any of this shit"

Re: Election 2016

Posted: Mon August 10, 2015 10:41 pm
by doug rr
cutuphalfdead wrote:
doug rr wrote:
Rangi Guy wrote:
ABNorman wrote:I did this 'cuz I was bored: http://www.isidewith.com.

Bernie: 85%
Hil-dog: 82%
O'Malley(?): 61%
And then the Republicans top out at 37%
I'm pretty much the same as ABNorman here
Bernie: 89%
Hil-dog: 81%
O'Malley(?): 72%
that was pretty much me too...I did have trump and christie right behind them though, although that was probably because I don't want to be taxed anymore than I already am..I'm a lefty until it comes to that
"i'm a lefty, until it comes to actually paying for any of this shit"
pretty much

Re: Election 2016

Posted: Mon August 10, 2015 10:45 pm
by Rangi Guy
doug rr wrote:
Rangi Guy wrote:
ABNorman wrote:I did this 'cuz I was bored: http://www.isidewith.com.

Bernie: 85%
Hil-dog: 82%
O'Malley(?): 61%
And then the Republicans top out at 37%
I'm pretty much the same as ABNorman here
Bernie: 89%
Hil-dog: 81%
O'Malley(?): 72%
that was pretty much me too...I did have trump and christie right behind them though, although that was probably because I don't want to be taxed anymore than I already am..I'm a lefty until it comes to that
I had Huckabee and then Trump finishing out my Top 5

Re: Election 2016

Posted: Mon August 10, 2015 10:53 pm
by hlniv
doug rr wrote:
Rangi Guy wrote:
ABNorman wrote:I did this 'cuz I was bored: http://www.isidewith.com.

Bernie: 85%
Hil-dog: 82%
O'Malley(?): 61%
And then the Republicans top out at 37%
I'm pretty much the same as ABNorman here
Bernie: 89%
Hil-dog: 81%
O'Malley(?): 72%
that was pretty much me too...I did have trump and christie right behind them though, although that was probably because I don't want to be taxed anymore than I already am..I'm a lefty until it comes to that
For me-
Bernie 89%
Clinton 81%
OMalley 64%
Rand Paul 52%
Trump 31%

Makes sense, Rand is the only Rep I've even remotely considered voting for.

Re: Election 2016

Posted: Tue August 11, 2015 1:29 am
by 96583UP
i miss alex

Re: Election 2016

Posted: Tue August 11, 2015 11:15 am
by Birds in Hell
Birds in Hell wrote:
Birds in Hell wrote:I got Jeb (82%), followed closely by Rubio (78%).
theplatypus wrote:Haha, you are human garbage.
You know, on reflection (and because I'm back home and still have the tabs open), it's curious how they work this out seeing I said I supported strict gun control, single payer health care, same sex marriage, pro-choice on abortion, etc.

There's no doubt I'm relatively conservative in most respects but US politics is strange and bewildering.

Re: Election 2016

Posted: Tue August 11, 2015 12:57 pm
by darth_vedder
Birds in Hell wrote:
Birds in Hell wrote:
Birds in Hell wrote:I got Jeb (82%), followed closely by Rubio (78%).
theplatypus wrote:Haha, you are human garbage.
You know, on reflection (and because I'm back home and still have the tabs open), it's curious how they work this out seeing I said I supported strict gun control, single payer health care, same sex marriage, pro-choice on abortion, etc.

There's no doubt I'm relatively conservative in most respects but US politics is strange and bewildering.
Indeed.

I ended up getting Bernie, but I question the validity of this thing b/c it also said I agree with Rick Perry on Health Care, and I chose "yes" to supporting Obama Care. Perry has said he would repeal it, so not sure how they figure I side with him on that one.

Re: Election 2016

Posted: Tue August 11, 2015 1:11 pm
by William Bloke
Birds in Hell wrote:...US politics is strange and bewildering.
Ain't that the truth.

I'm Bernie Sanders 91%
Hillary 86%
O'Malley 76%
Jeb 46%
Trump 39%
and Teddy Cruz and me ain't got nothing (13%).

What was all that actually about?

Re: Election 2016

Posted: Tue August 11, 2015 2:12 pm
by ABNorman
I disagree with the results. Is this thing accurate?
This question is usually asked by users who answer few questions (less than 15), only choose yes/no answers, and do not weight the importance of each issue. To improve the accuracy of your results, be sure to answer all questions, select the stance that most accurately reflects your beliefs by clicking "choose another stance", and weight the importance of each issue by clicking the "importance" bar to the left of each question.

How does the candidate match algorithm work?
Your answers are matched to each candidate's answers based on a variable percentage scale. These variables include passion factors (How often does the candidate talk about the issue, is it a top priority in their platform, how similar is the "similar" stance to their official stance) and confidence factors (How long has the candidate held this stance, have they changed this stance in the past, does their voting record and history affirm this stance). For example, on the question "Do you support the legalization of Marijuana?" Rand Paul has been an outspoken critic of the war on drugs and has said pot users should not be put in jail. Rick Perry has said that each state should be able to decide whether to legalize marijuana. Paul has a very high match to the "Yes" answer while Perry has a very low match to the "Yes" answer.

Re: Election 2016

Posted: Tue August 11, 2015 5:11 pm
by Strat
Is anyone else LOL'ing at trump for whining about "having to defend everything" and feeling he is being treated unfair?

Coming from the grandfather of the birther movement. What a d.

Re: Election 2016

Posted: Wed August 12, 2015 5:03 am
by simple schoolboy
Strat wrote:Is anyone else LOL'ing at trump for whining about "having to defend everything" and feeling he is being treated unfair?

Coming from the grandfather of the birther movement. What a d.
Is there anything to the claim that the Clinton campaign and affiliates had something to do with the birthed movement?

Re: Election 2016

Posted: Wed August 12, 2015 7:02 am
by McParadigm
Palpatine 86%
Gargamel 47%
Hans Gruber 22%
Ebola 13%

Well, it seems accurate, but it doesn't exactly tell me who I should vote for.