Election 2016

[Norah]

On Point did an episode today called "Will Trump Upend the GOP?" It was really good. They'll repeat it later today, and then it should be available for download tomorrow:

http://onpoint.wbur.org/2016/02/29/dona ... rty-divide

Yeah I listened to part of this earlier.

[dimejinky99]

We had our election polling day on friday..
count was on saturday and some seats are still being counted and recounted ad nauseum at this very minute..

long and the short of it is, we're in a political vacuum that's probably gonna destabilise all sorts of stuff (apple/google/facebook will be forced to move out of ireland and not pay tax in some other country) but joke aside it's not good.

[96583UP]

this election year, you'll have your choice of new york democrat millionaires to choose from

[Green Habit]

A bridge too far?

[Simple Torture]

Could someone read this page for me and then answer the question under the spoiler tag?

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/sup ... tion-2016/

Spoiler: show

How in the ever-living fuck is Ben Carson raising all that money?

[Simple Torture]

this election year, you'll have your choice of new york democrat millionaires to choose from

Ouch, feel the burn!

[tommymtcom]

A bridge too far?

I think Mitt Romney is overestimating the republican base. They've been courting the dregs for ages and now it's going to bite them in the ass.

[BurtReynolds]

#makedonalddrumpfagain

hahaha wow

That was amazing

...yet also terrifying.

He's a pretty weak replacement for Stewart I think. Lowest common denominator pandering. I know Trump is a cartoon, but do we really have to sink to his level?

[verb_to_trust]

He's way better than Trevor Noah

[BurtReynolds]

Is he still around?

[stip]

A bridge too far?

I think Mitt Romney is overestimating the republican base. They've been courting the dregs for ages and now it's going to bite them in the ass.

Plus trump has put the independent run back in the table. They'll line up and take it

[Strat]

Crazy

[Green Habit]

Bush's answer made zero sense.

[nyquillyn]

Not really crazy. Both Bush and Reagan had some "progressive" ideas on illegal immigration. Reagan has often been referred to as the "grandfather of amnesty."

[Strat]

Its just crazy how far the GOP has come, or fallen. How Reagan is looked upon as a god int he party, and yet the current party leaders are so far from any resemblance.

[Norah]

fuck Reagan

[Simple Torture]

‘I’m Trump All The Way,’ Says Man Who Will Die From Mishandling Fireworks Months Before Election


YOUNGSTOWN, OH—According to statements made Monday by local resident David Kearney, a 36-year-old delivery driver who will die in a fireworks mishap months before the general election, he is “a Trump man all the way.” “I like what Trump has to say—he isn’t afraid to take on anyone,” said the man who, long before November, will be pronounced dead on arrival at a nearby hospital after duct-taping several M-80s together in his backyard, lighting the self-rigged explosive device, and then, after accidentally knocking the mortar tube on its side while attempting to run away from the blast, will suffer severe trauma as his “Stone Cold” Steve Austin shirt and cargo shorts are set ablaze while his horrified family looks on. “The politicians in Washington lie to our faces. Trump’s the only one who tells the truth. He’ll turn the country around.” Kearney said he was convinced to vote for Trump by the candidate’s debate performances, events he was narrowly able to witness following a close call last summer when his ATV overturned at high speed after he lost control of the vehicle while firing a handgun at a stop sign.

http://www.theonion.com/article/im-trum ... ling-52449

[nyquillyn]

Realistically, Bernie needs to win all 4 of the competitive races (Colorado, Minnesota, Massachusetts and Oklahoma) tonight to stay in the race.

[Simple Torture]

Realistically, Bernie needs to win all 4 of the competitive races (Colorado, Minnesota, Massachusetts and Oklahoma) tonight to stay in the race.

It'd also help if he wins 86% of the vote in Vermont so he can sweep the delegates.

[4/5]

Realistically, Bernie needs to win all 4 of the competitive races (Colorado, Minnesota, Massachusetts and Oklahoma) tonight to stay in the race.

It'd also help if he wins 86% of the vote in Vermont so he can sweep the delegates.

Get that Vermont windfall of 16 delegates!!!

Realistically, Bernie needs to win all 4 of the competitive races (Colorado, Minnesota, Massachusetts and Oklahoma) tonight to stay in the race.

Even that won't enough even if the rest of the primary goes 50/50 for him. He'll stay either way, and he should, but I expect his purpose to shift away from beating Hillary and towards trying to influence the party platform and issues that this election is about.