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mandatory lesbian posted:is he out of the race yet? i mean, he was always out of it, i mean does he realize it yet? Well he was just on CNN International, the Crystal Pepsi of news networks. Never count out ol' Gil! TROIKA CURES GREEK posted:That's not going to be hard at all though. Tons of white people have been staying home the last couple elections and Trump is exactly like the candidate to bring them out, this is 2008 for the republicans. Bringing out tons of new voters is exactly how he's winning, and once the primary dies down the other republicans are going to hop on board. The notion of a white populace staying home the last couple of election biding their time for the messiah candidate is completely bunk. Rates of electoral participation has been dropping for all demagraphics over the last couple of decades, for a lot of reasons. There is no evidence that there is a invisible army ready to charge down Pelennor Fields for the Republicans. There is proof that Trump is revving up voter registrations on the other side though: http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-01-27/trump-effect-driving-push-for-latino-voter-registration Speaking of Latino voters: quote:The Washington Post-Univision News survey found that 80% of Hispanic registered voters had an unfavorable view—and 72% a very unfavorable view—of Mr. Trump, who has taken a hard line on illegal immigration and made comments about Mexicans that were considered disparaging. Those figures mark a decline for Mr. Trump from last summer, when a Univision poll found that seven in 10 Hispanic voters had a negative view of the billionaire businessman and six in 10 had a very unfavorable impression. http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2016/02/25/hispanic-voters-are-soured-on-donald-trump-poll/
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Montasque posted:Killer spin from TEAM CRUZ: I really thought this was going to be addressing Ted's status as the zodiac. 
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Shageletic posted:Well he was just on CNN International, the Crystal Pepsi of news networks. Never count out ol' Gil! Yea that's what they said about obama in 08 lol
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SNAKES N CAKES posted:It'll be interesting to see what happens when Cruz wins Texas, and Rubio and Kasich lose their home states. How would Rubio justify staying in the race? Endorsements. He might even start getting high ranking sitting Republicans like Paul Ryan at some point depending on how desperate they get.
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Shageletic posted:The notion of a white populace staying home the last couple of election biding their time for the messiah candidate is completely bunk. Rates of electoral participation has been dropping for all demagraphics over the last couple of decades, for a lot of reasons. There is no evidence that there is a invisible army ready to charge down Pelennor Fields for the Republicans. Look another Trump Denier.
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User posted:Rubio is a placeholder. His only job, along with Cruz, is to force an open convention. Of course even that might backfire because I expect Trump can easily select fanatical delegates out of his core supporters. And then what? Somebody has to be the nominee if it's not Rubio Cruz or Trump.
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Feb 25, 2016 17:41
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Donald Trump is very good at using boring adjectives in exciting ways.
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Called it. The only thing in Trump's tax returns is proof that he's not worth anywhere near what he claims. Who cares? It's a nonissue. Hilariously though that "attack," despite being completely worthless against him, probably personally bothers him and gets under his skin a lot more than stuff that could actually work. He has a titanic ego and it's all about how yuge he is.
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WampaLord posted:Just because you support Trump doesn't make you a racist. Actually, it does.
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it's so funny how all results are turning out pretty much in the most chaos way possible. Rubio getting stumped in Florida, Cruz dominating in Texas (with possible Rubio getting less than 20%), Kasich getting stumped in Ohio. It couldn't get any worse for the GOP
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Rocks posted:it's so funny how all results are turning out pretty much in the most chaos way possible. Rubio getting stumped in Florida, Cruz dominating in Texas (with possible Rubio getting less than 20%), Kasich getting stumped in Ohio. Dominating? Eh. https://twitter.com/SamWangPhD/status/702911045636063232 He'll try and spin it as a triumph but if Trump wins every state outright except Texas, that should be that.
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Rush thinks Mitt's attack is an effort to freeze out endorsements.
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Feb 25, 2016 18:51
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New Pennsylvania (April 26) poll from Franklin & Marshall taken from 2/13 through 2/21 (234 LV / 6.4 MOE!!!) Trump 21 Rubio 18 Cruz 16 Kasich 16!!! Carson 5
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Montasque posted:Rush thinks Mitt's attack is an effort to freeze out endorsements. The flood of endorsements that were coming Trump's way and surely the reason for his success you mean?
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Joementum posted:The flood of endorsements that were coming Trump's way and surely the reason for his success you mean? Rush is back on the benzos obviously. This is a great parody account. Montasque fucked around with this message at 18:57 on Feb 25, 2016 |
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Peachstapler posted:New Pennsylvania (April 26) poll from Franklin & Marshall taken from 2/13 through 2/21 (234 LV / 6.4 MOE!!!) So literally anyone in this list except Carson could be the leader, eh?
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Bad news for Cruzquote:A group of conservative activist leaders that voted late last year to endorse Ted Cruz over Marco Rubio held a conference call Tuesday to re-evaluate their positions based on new developments in the Republican presidential race, according to multiple sources familiar with the situation. http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/431857/conservative-leaders-hedge-support-cruz
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Nietzschean posted:Meanwhile on Facebook— Honestly Trump has a point. "Effective tax rate 14%" Romney is the last person in the world who should talk about tax returns.
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Mr Ice Cream Glove posted:Bad news for Cruz So...what? They switch to Rubio and they're STILL losing.
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I'm shocked, shocked, to learn that one of Cruz's colleagues refuses to support him.quote:In the lead-up to Super Tuesday, Cruz is seeking other ways to reinforce his Southern credentials. In recent weeks, he has been aggressively appealing to Rand Paul for an endorsement. Yet three sources close to the Kentucky senator said Paul had rebuffed Cruz, saying that he had no intention of endorsing anyone anytime soon. A Cruz spokesperson declined to comment. Also shocking to learn that Rand just picked up his ball and went home after losing.
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Feb 25, 2016 18:56
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Everyone Hates Cruz should be the next big sitcom.
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Shageletic posted:Well he was just on CNN International, the Crystal Pepsi of news networks. Never count out ol' Gil! Saying that voting rates have been declining for devades is inaccurate. Presidential turnout bottomed out in 1996 at ~49% and rebounded above 55% in 2004, hitting 58% in 2008, the highest since 1968. Turnout in 2012, though down, was around 55% like 2004.
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O, but he'll keep his word! https://twitter.com/MittRomney/status/702914516338798592
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After the debate we should have a clearer view of where things stand... But right now I think Trump is going to crush Super Tuesday, and Rubio will still be THE FRONT RUNNER but Cruz will have the second most delegates.
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Zippy the Bummer posted:Trump and his troops march down a muddy dirt road. They come to a crossroads, and suddenly, Carson and his little band of merry high men drop down from the trees. "Ho there, travelers!" Carson shouts. "Like give us your coin and poo poo, man, and you can pass." I love these vignettes
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Patter Song posted:Saying that voting rates have been declining for devades is inaccurate. Presidential turnout bottomed out in 1996 at ~49% and rebounded above 55% in 2004, hitting 58% in 2008, the highest since 1968. Turnout in 2012, though down, was around 55% like 2004. What about turnout in census years?
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He's right, accumulated wealth is a much bigger factor in finances than temporary income variations. I guess wealth concentration doesn't sound as interesting to voters as income inequality though. Probably due to 50% of Americans have zero or negative net wealth currently.
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Joementum posted:O, but he'll keep his word! I hope this starts a Twitter slapfight with nothing but Shakespeare quotes.
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It's been all downhill for Cruz ever since he lost CJ Pearson
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babypolis posted:apparently head-to-heads start being predictive around february of the election year, or so i remember reading
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The GOP, with all its political influence, infrastructure, and resources, is being humiliated by one Twitter bully. God is great.
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Prostrate yourself before the god emperor, and he may grant you eternal life.
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Subvisual Haze posted:He's right, accumulated wealth is a much bigger factor in finances than temporary income variations. I guess wealth concentration doesn't sound as interesting to voters as income inequality though. Probably due to 50% of Americans have zero or negative net wealth currently. I agree. I'm far from a wealthy person, but it just floors me every time I discover that someone I know has a negative net worth. It's goddamned weird to grow up in a house that simply didn't use credit at all and then hear about apparently everyone being in debt for this, that, or the other thing due to credit—cars, school, whatever. I'd expect it from people who are working on a mortgage or something, but I'm talking about like the average person who's renting. And you can't tell from looking at them—there's people walking around in middle-class mall designer clothes and driving recent-model cars, but they're in just gobs and gobs of debt. And they don't think of themselves as poor, or look or "act" like they're poor, and this mountain of debt does not seem to concern them, even though they're beyond broke. I suppose that functionally they're not, since they can still take a piece of plastic to a store and buy things. And the fact that this is a really widespread thing speaks to the fact that we as a people, and perhaps as a species, really do not draw the distinction between income and wealth very well. Or maybe it just means we're all dumb and bad at math? I'unno, but my point here is that you have a good point. Addamere fucked around with this message at 19:13 on Feb 25, 2016 |
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