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#slatepitch: a cringeworthy "no means no" rape analogy
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Apr 2, 2015 14:09
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Pinterest Mom posted:It was mostly because he announced he was running for president I expect.
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Apr 2, 2015 14:21
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What was the latest date a major candidate formally announced anything related to running (e.g. exploratory committee, etc) for president? I know it's almost a year ahead of the 2016 primaries, but even before the historic earlier-and-earlier creep of campaign season, wouldn't Warren be doing something by now? Other than adamantly denying any intention or plans for a run, obviously. She isn't running but I am wondering how much longer this speculation can even be considered an outside shot.
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Apr 2, 2015 14:49
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FAUXTON posted:What was the latest date a major candidate formally announced anything related to running (e.g. exploratory committee, etc) for president? Some people will continue to speculate right up until the point that Hillary clinches the nomination.
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Apr 2, 2015 14:51
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FAUXTON posted:What was the latest date a major candidate formally announced anything related to running (e.g. exploratory committee, etc) for president? Recently, I think it must be Wesley Clark, in mid-September 200 Thompson also announced in September in 200 e: v 
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Apr 2, 2015 15:06
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You mean 2003 and 2007, right? Though Thompson announcing he was seeking the nomination shortly after the national convention officially voted for McCain and Palin seems about right for the level of interest he had in his campaign.
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Apr 2, 2015 15:17
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Alter Ego posted:Some people will continue to speculate right up until the point that Hillary clinches the nomination. I really get the feeling of impending doom when it comes to the national democratic party... Hillary isn't CLOSE to as strong a candidate as she is made out to be.
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Apr 2, 2015 15:18
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mcmagic posted:I really get the feeling of impending doom when it comes to the national democratic party... Hillary isn't CLOSE to as strong a candidate as she is made out to be. You're not on the political left if you don't get a feeling of impending doom about the national democratic party. Its what wakes me up in the morning.
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Apr 2, 2015 15:40
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New Washington Post / ABC poll. Of course, the poll doesn't include Trump #skewed
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Apr 2, 2015 16:13
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comes along bort posted:I'm wonder why doesn't Al Qaeda do suicide boat attacks any more? Terrorists understand that the greatest way to hurt America is to suffer the Republicans to live.
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Apr 2, 2015 17:08
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Rincewinds posted:How did this guy stay in office, when his own seem to consider him a nutcase? Do the GoP accept anyone as long as they vote as far to the right as possible? He's not wrong. Blowback from businesses and the Dems complaining aside, polling shows the public supports the RFRA Again, Indiana.
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Apr 2, 2015 19:01
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Fried Chicken posted:He's not wrong. Blowback from businesses and the Dems complaining aside, polling shows the public supports the RFRA Source? I haven't seen any specific polling on the Indiana or Arkansas RFRA bills.
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Apr 2, 2015 19:07
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So a Christian pastor, a Catholic priest, and a Jewish rabbi walk into a courtroom, and
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Apr 2, 2015 19:25
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DaveWoo posted:Source? I haven't seen any specific polling on the Indiana or Arkansas RFRA bills. No link, but March Marist poll put support for an RFRA at 54%. Yglesias has been quibbling with Weigel about polling questions and specifics influencing how it is perceived and polls so it isn't pure cut and dry, but right now "a law allowing. first Amendment religious liberty protection of exemptions for faith-based organizations and individuals even when it conflicts with government laws" wins with popular support Fried Chicken fucked around with this message at 19:44 on Apr 2, 2015 |
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Apr 2, 2015 19:40
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FAUXTON posted:What was the latest date a major candidate formally announced anything related to running (e.g. exploratory committee, etc) for president?
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Apr 2, 2015 19:51
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Fried Chicken posted:No link, but March Marist poll put support for an RFRA at 54%. Yglesias has been quibbling with Weigel about polling questions and specifics influencing how it is perceived and polls so it isn't pure cut and dry, but right now "a law allowing. first Amendment religious liberty protection of exemptions for faith-based organizations and individuals even when it conflicts with government laws" wins with popular support Did they actually call it a "First Amendment religious liberty protection" in the poll question? Because yeah, I can see that affecting the poll results somewhat.
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Apr 2, 2015 19:55
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site posted:Can crazy stuff like the guy who announced at the primary convention in West Wing actually happen? Probably in the sense that Air Bud is right and it doesn't say anywhere in the rules that a dog can't play Basketball. So far as I can tell crazy convention showdowns seem to be an artifact of the past, and the conventions are now just blockbuster rallies meant to boost the already-decided candidate on in the final stretch. I suppose if something really unexpected ever happened, like a presumptive nominee dropping/dying and leaving no time for a do-over, the convention might become a live possibility. Alternatively I guess if there was a really weak field and no candidate managed an especially strong showing. I'm pretty sure the Republicans have taken steps in the last few elections to tighten the rules to limit the possibility of that kind of delegate chaos.
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Apr 2, 2015 19:58
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Plus "faith-based organizations and individuals" probably doesn't immediately compute to "bakers and florists" to most people.
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Apr 2, 2015 19:58
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A question for the knowledgeable folks in here: Why is Jeb currently topping the polls if he's the Mitt Romney of the primaries? I thought he was this milquetoast Republican that true believers are hesitant to vote for.
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Apr 2, 2015 21:07
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Foo posted:A question for the knowledgeable folks in here: Why is Jeb currently topping the polls if he's the Mitt Romney of the primaries? I thought he was this milquetoast Republican that true believers are hesitant to vote for. name recognition and hes not associated with the shitshow taht is congress
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Apr 2, 2015 21:10
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site posted:Can crazy stuff like the guy who announced at the primary convention in West Wing actually happen? Yes, if no candidate gets a majority of delegate votes on the first ballot the delegates are no longer bound to vote for any particular candidate and anyone can have their name put forward for the nomination.
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Apr 2, 2015 21:26
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Can you be drafted into the presidential election? Could Elizabeth Warren receive, for instance, a large amount of write-in votes at a primary or something like that?
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Apr 2, 2015 21:50
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Full Battle Rattle posted:Can you be drafted into the presidential election? Could Elizabeth Warren receive, for instance, a large amount of write-in votes at a primary or something like that? Technically yes but we might as well be discussing how the world would be if Hitler was gay and black.
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Apr 2, 2015 22:00
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Can? Sure. People talked about drafting Mario Cuomo in '92, or Al Gore in '04. Usually, as the nomination gets closer to an eventuality, people start coming up with all sorts of possible drafting scenarios where someone brilliant and pure and perfect and uninvolved in the campaign up to this point gets drafted in by mass acclaim in the hopes of preventing the horribly imperfect actual front-runner from winning. It's still being talked with Warren right now (which shows how inevitable Hillary already is, that we're this late in the lifecycle). Has it ever happened? Never. Not once.
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Apr 2, 2015 22:01
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Hell, they set up a political party, Americans elect, in an effort to draft Michael Bloomberg to run.
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Apr 2, 2015 22:03
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Full Battle Rattle posted:Can you be drafted into the presidential election? Could Elizabeth Warren receive, for instance, a large amount of write-in votes at a primary or something like that? If no one is chosen at the convention by the time the delegates are freed from obligations to specific candidates, anyone can be the nominee. They don't even have to meet the requirements to be President, because CHAOS REIGNS. This is exceedingly unlikely to happen and is in a set possibilities that lies adjacent to the probability set of Harry Turtledove alt fiction.
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Apr 2, 2015 22:07
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The X-man cometh posted:Hell, they set up a political party, Americans elect, in an effort to draft Michael Bloomberg to run. Well, Americans Elect didn't work because a) it didn't have any kind of actual platform beyond "boy, wouldn't a third party be nice?", and b) nobody really wanted to see Bloomberg run aside from Michael Bloomberg an a few close friends of his.
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Apr 2, 2015 22:08
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Someone winning acclaim through write-in votes or by being drafted at the convention is the King Ralph of American politics.
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Apr 2, 2015 22:10
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I'll say this for the Cruz campaign: they're not slacking.quote:Cedar Falls, Ia. – Women in the restroom stalls at Ted Cruz's Cedar Falls event could hear a female voice out at the sinks going on and on about "Ted" — what a nice guy Ted is, what Ted believes. Fact check: his campaign website actually does have a lot of position papers.
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Apr 3, 2015 00:08
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Ted Cruz - He'll spare you a square
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Apr 3, 2015 00:14
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I really hope this early momentum for Team Ted pushes him into first place in the polls and gets him to actually believe he can win. His meltdown, even if it's mostly private or internal, will be hilarious because of course people will move onto the next new thing and he will fall way back down in the polls.
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Apr 3, 2015 00:15
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OctoberBlues posted:I really hope this early momentum for Team Ted pushes him into first place in the polls and gets him to actually believe he can win. His meltdown, even if it's mostly private or internal, will be hilarious because of course people will move onto the next new thing and he will fall way back down in the polls. of course it will. We're going by the new book of republican primaries now. Some nobody surges forward, and then, in the national spotlight, the all gladly remind the world why they're some nobody. It's called the Cain Maneuver.
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Apr 3, 2015 00:19
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OctoberBlues posted:I really hope this early momentum for Team Ted pushes him into first place in the polls and gets him to actually believe he can win. His meltdown, even if it's mostly private or internal, will be hilarious because of course people will move onto the next new thing and he will fall way back down in the polls. I already can't wait for the tell-all book.
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Apr 3, 2015 00:23
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QwertyAsher posted:It's called the Cain Maneuver. The Koboyashi Maru-Bachmann test
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Apr 3, 2015 00:26
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Dr.Zeppelin posted:I already can't wait for the tell-all book.
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Apr 3, 2015 01:17
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Eschers Basement posted:Can? Sure. People talked about drafting Mario Cuomo in '92, or Al Gore in '04. Usually, as the nomination gets closer to an eventuality, people start coming up with all sorts of possible drafting scenarios where someone brilliant and pure and perfect and uninvolved in the campaign up to this point gets drafted in by mass acclaim in the hopes of preventing the horribly imperfect actual front-runner from winning. It's still being talked with Warren right now (which shows how inevitable Hillary already is, that we're this late in the lifecycle). President Garfield would like to have a word with you. Well, if he weren't dead.
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Apr 3, 2015 01:18
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I, with no sarcasm, cannot wait for these chuckleheads to offer their vision for an America where they are President
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Apr 3, 2015 01:19
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mooyashi posted:I, with no sarcasm, cannot wait for these chuckleheads to offer their vision for an America where they are President Our freedom to enjoy Indiana RFRA-style discrimination.
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