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Vienna Circlejerk posted:Only if it has Max Headroom glitchiness. "Th-th-there-re you g-go again." Holy poo poo, I can't believe I forgot the whole Ron Headrest thing Doonesbury did in the 80s when I made that comment. The future truly is now. 
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Vienna Circlejerk posted:Holy poo poo, I can't believe I forgot the whole Ron Headrest thing Doonesbury did in the 80s when I made that comment. The future truly is now. This reminds me - Season 2 of Alpha House is great.
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Nov 3, 2014 14:50
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Vienna Circlejerk posted:Holy poo poo, I can't believe I forgot the whole Ron Headrest thing Doonesbury did in the 80s when I made that comment. The future truly is now. And I thought you were making a direct reference. Go read the Doonesbury thread. It'll slaughter your browser but it's drat good.
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Nov 3, 2014 15:46
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Read a McConnell staffter talking poo poo about notions that the Clinton name could pull the mid-South back into the Democratic column, in 2016. Which was odd because I've never seen the Democrats mention any such ambition and doubt it is a possibility they seriously consider. More likely to see them dump money on demographically-promising red states in the deep south (georgia and south carolina) while consolidating recent gains in north carolina and virginia. Still might write a token, just-for-fun letter to Hillary's staff petitioning that she do a campaign stop in Elliot County (a weirdly anomolous hyper-rural KY county that has voted democrat in every presidential election since the 1860s, but was almost snapped up by Romney in 2012). For symbolism.
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Nov 4, 2014 23:23
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Christ, let's get a break from the roof caving in on the midterms thread. In tangentially 2016 news, Ted Cruz gives a "no comment" when asked about voting McConnell majority leader: quote:Ted Cruz refused to say whether or not he would support Mitch McConnell for Senate Majority Leader even after his party secured control of both chambers on Tuesday night. More directly relevant, the latest edition of George Bush says Jeb is still deciding whether to run in 16: quote:George P. Bush told ABC's "This Week" that his father is "still assessing" a presidential bid, but suggested it was more likely that he would seek the White House this time. The ex-governor declined to run for president in 2012 despite encouragement from Republicans. Rand Paul says he won't (as chair of a relevant Senate committee) try to block DC's marijuana legalization: quote:Sen. Rand Paul on Tuesday indicated that he will not stand in the way of marijuana legalization in Washington, D.C., if voters approve a ballot measure on Election Day.
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Nov 5, 2014 06:33
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So how would I get involved in supporting/campaigning for a presidential candidate in 2016? I know wait a few months, but how do I even get started?
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GreyPowerVan posted:So how would I get involved in supporting/campaigning for a presidential candidate in 2016? I know wait a few months, but how do I even get started? Look up their national campaign office when they officially announce, call them, and say "I live [place] and I want to volunteer," or use the online form if they have it. You will make some poor rear end in a top hat's day if you're an early, enthusiastic volunteer.
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Nov 5, 2014 09:53
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Hilary Clinton is going to be elected president in 2016, anyone running against her is just wasting their money.
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Nov 5, 2014 10:38
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Apthous posted:Hilary Clinton is going to be elected president in 2016, anyone running against her is just wasting their money. You never count your money while you're sitting at the table.
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Nov 5, 2014 11:17
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Chantilly Say posted:You never count your money while you're sitting at the table. But this is a bank, not a casino.
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Nov 5, 2014 11:18
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Chantilly Say posted:You never count your money while you're sitting at the table. Right now I'm leaning more towards dying in my sleep.
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Nov 5, 2014 11:30
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PupsOfWar posted:Read a McConnell staffter talking poo poo about notions that the Clinton name could pull the mid-South back into the Democratic column, in 2016. I have a feeling if Clinton were the nominee she'd be playing by the old Kerry map and probably write off NC entirely, maybe or maybe not VA depending. GA and SC would never even enter into the conversation except as a joke.
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Nov 5, 2014 14:35
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Apthous posted:Hilary Clinton is going to be elected president in 2016, anyone running against her is just wasting their money. I think what's a lot more likely to happen is a slow motion train wreck as Democrats spend the next two years remembering how awful a candidate Hillary is, powerless to stop it, and the Republican nominee romps to a relatively easy general election victory.
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Pinterest Mom posted:I think what's a lot more likely to happen is a slow motion train wreck as Democrats spend the next two years remembering how awful a candidate Hillary is, powerless to stop it, and the Republican nominee romps to a relatively easy general election victory. So awful she barely lost to Obama.
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Nov 5, 2014 14:41
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The Iowa straw poll is tentatively scheduled for 8/8/15.
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Nov 5, 2014 15:49
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Chantilly Say posted:The Iowa straw poll is tentatively scheduled for 8/8/15. After last night I could really use the comedy of people running for president. Let's get this shitshow on the road.
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Nov 5, 2014 15:54
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I can't wait for candidates to start pandering to a state that just elected a Sarah Palin knock off.
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Nov 5, 2014 15:55
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2024 is the next election year in which there will be any doubt as to who will become president of the US (probably Jeb Bush)
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Nov 5, 2014 15:56
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Apthous posted:2024 is the next election year in which there will be any doubt as to who will become president of the US (probably Jeb Bush) Jeb Bush will be 69 in 2024; if elected he would match Reagan's record for oldest man elected to the Presidency. His eldest son, newly minted Texas Land Commissioner George Prescott Bush, will be 46. Of course, for anyone keeping score at home, Hillary Clinton will be 69 in 2016 and Joe Biden will be 73.
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Well, it was expected but it sucks. The disaster we deserve, I guess. I probably just won't think about politics for awhile.Pinterest Mom posted:I think what's a lot more likely to happen is a slow motion train wreck as Democrats spend the next two years remembering how awful a candidate Hillary is, powerless to stop it, and the Republican nominee romps to a relatively easy general election victory.
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As much as yesterday was disappointing I'm looking forward to see how Republicans interpret this wrongly as a mandate to impeach / investigate Obama and pass all kinds of bad bills. I see a lot vetoes and ducking subpoenas in his future. How the republican candidates react to this will be fascinating to watch. Who swings even harder right (if even possible) or who rises as a statesman and tries to find ways to compromise.
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Nov 5, 2014 16:13
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pangstrom posted:Well, it was expected but it sucks. The disaster we deserve, I guess. I probably just won't think about politics for awhile. The Republicans just have to figure out how to sneak a clause into a personhood amendment that declares Brooks Brothers mannequins to be natural-born citizens and they'll have plenty of candidates to run.
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Nov 5, 2014 16:14
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Chantilly Say posted:Jeb Bush will be 69 in 2024; if elected he would match Reagan's record for oldest man elected to the Presidency. His eldest son, newly minted Texas Land Commissioner George Prescott Bush, will be 46. This also is not the 1950s where everyone died in their 60s because they consumed nothing but cigarettes and red meat their entire lives. Age is only an issue now when you are talking about someone who is in their 80s.
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Nov 5, 2014 16:20
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Apthous posted:This also is not the 1950s where everyone died in their 60s because they consumed nothing but cigarettes and red meat their entire lives. Age is only an issue now when you are talking about someone who is in their 80s. I agree that none of the named have disqualifying medical issues at the moment, though I don't agree that age is no longer a problem until 80. A lot of serious problems can still develop in a person's 60s that could cause issues for a Presidential candidacy.
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Nov 5, 2014 16:27
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Chantilly Say posted:I agree that none of the named have disqualifying medical issues at the moment, though I don't agree that age is no longer a problem until 80. A lot of serious problems can still develop in a person's 60s that could cause issues for a Presidential candidacy. Hilary is still going to be president from 2016-2024. Literally the only way for the Republicans to defeat her is to dig up Reagan's corpse and resurrect him via science or magic. Even if Hilary were to somehow die before she is elected in 2016 and 2020, Chelsea would probably serve in her place.
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Nov 5, 2014 16:31
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Apthous posted:Hilary is still going to be president from 2016-2024. Literally the only way for the Republicans to defeat her is to dig up Reagan's corpse and resurrect him via science or magic. Even if Hilary were to somehow die before she is elected in 2016 and 2020, Chelsea would probably serve in her place. Eh. A lot can happen in two years in politics.
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Apthous posted:Hilary is still going to be president from 2016-2024. Literally the only way for the Republicans to defeat her is to dig up Reagan's corpse and resurrect him via science or magic. Even if Hilary were to somehow die before she is elected in 2016 and 2020, Chelsea would probably serve in her place. In his house at Microsoft, dead Mark Penn waits dreaming.
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Chantilly Say posted:Eh. A lot can happen in two years in politics. Usually I would agree, but Hilary is going to win no matter what. Even if she is literally charged with several murders before 2016 she will somehow win.
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Anyone know how a massive economic downturn (worldwide) would play out now? Obviously Fox News would blame Obama, but at the same time I'm wondering if it would motivate the non-midterm-voting crowd to really get out, or change the progressive calculus a lot as incomes drop once again while protecting corporate profits. If there's serious debt ceiling or budget shenanigans it might pop the stock/tech bubble, and even if that doesn't happen the issues in Europe/China might cause enough of a general slowdown that causes stock/tech/fracking to drop. Most of the speculation in here is on political matters or assuming we largely stay on the same course economically (or slow but not crash). At this point I don't think that's likely.
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Pervis posted:Anyone know how a massive economic downturn (worldwide) would play out now? Obviously Fox News would blame Obama, but at the same time I'm wondering if it would motivate the non-midterm-voting crowd to really get out, or change the progressive calculus a lot as incomes drop once again while protecting corporate profits. In Presidential Cycles Democrats will win and in Midterm Cycles Republicans will win. This is the cycle of political life until you die, move to another country, or apocalypse.
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Gyges posted:In Presidential Cycles Democrats will win and in Midterm Cycles Republicans will win. This is the cycle of political life until you die, move to another country, or apocalypse. Montréal's looking pretty good right now. I just have to change my Is from long to short, right? This has been your four-year "I'm Moving to Canada" declaration. Tune in in 2018 for the next one!
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Chokes McGee posted:Montréal's looking pretty good right now. I just have to change my Is from long to short, right? I feel the same a lot of the time. Anyways, even if Hillary is going to win, if either Sanders or Warren announce you better bet I will spend every moment campaigning for them. Sanders is going to be 75 in 2016, right? People probably see that as too old. SSJ_naruto_2003 fucked around with this message at 20:44 on Nov 5, 2014 |
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I'm feeling the O'Malley O'mentum.
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Apthous posted:Hilary is still going to be president from 2016-2024. Literally the only way for the Republicans to defeat her is to dig up Reagan's corpse and resurrect him via science or magic. Even if Hilary were to somehow die before she is elected in 2016 and 2020, Chelsea would probably serve in her place. I would vote for Chelsea if for no other reason than i think that the resulting apoplexy would finally kill rush limbaugh.
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I am a slavering monster come presidential election season. It is my heroin.
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Chantilly Say posted:I agree that none of the named have disqualifying medical issues at the moment, though I don't agree that age is no longer a problem until 80. A lot of serious problems can still develop in a person's 60s that could cause issues for a Presidential candidacy. Pinterest Mom posted:I think what's a lot more likely to happen is a slow motion train wreck as Democrats spend the next two years remembering how awful a candidate Hillary is, powerless to stop it, and the Republican nominee romps to a relatively easy general election victory. You know, I'm still curious as to what this is in reference to. Bout the only bad thing about Hilary the candidate is how much she wants to win and what she'll do to get it. If she's running for the nomination virtually unopposed, whats the problem?
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Pinterest Mom posted:I think what's a lot more likely to happen is a slow motion train wreck as Democrats spend the next two years remembering how awful a candidate Hillary is, powerless to stop it, and the Republican nominee romps to a relatively easy general election victory. Which Republican is a better candidate than Hillary Clinton? Jeb Bush is probably the least dirty, but him not being a complete lunatic about immigration is going to result in some primary season hilarity.
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Just pick a midwestern governor at random, that's who's going to beat Hillary. I really do believe that the "will do anything to get elected" charge is going to stick to her, hard.
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Radish posted:I can't wait for candidates to start pandering to a state that just elected a Sarah Palin knock off. It's not a knock off, it's the Hogballs edition. Same corporation, same product line, new packaging. Some outfits will push a Malibu edition or a Flight Attendant edition, the Sarah Palin line is going with Hogballs.
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