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Hyrax Attack! posted:What would be the impact if the nation switched to a Washington/Oregon style based mail in ballot system, where all registered voters get their ballots three weeks before elections? Is there any reasonable ground for opposing that system (such as cost), other than the GOP wanting low voter turnout? This question was asked several pages back. As far as I can see, mail in ballot system are good in every way except one: How do you prevent, say, an abusive head of household from coercing family members how to vote, filling in their ballots for them, throwing their ballots away etc.? If you can cover that issue I think it's a hundred percent good, and it's got to be a hell of a lot cheaper than polling station options. Just postage and people to count ballots.
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UmOk posted:I selfishly secretly kinda want Trump to be president. He has made this election so amazingly absurd that I will have a hard time letting go of it after election day. His behavior in debate 2 was probably the funniest thing I have seen all year. I need more of that.
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My dad is always just like "I don't understand how anyone buys Trump's complete bullshit" and I don't have an answer for him.
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RZA Encryption posted:Yeah, Clinton won. Election's over. I mean it's flippant but this is kinda how it looks like it's shaking out.
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UmOk posted:I selfishly secretly kinda want Trump to be president. He has made this election so amazingly absurd that I will have a hard time letting go of it after election day. His behavior in debate 2 was probably the funniest thing I have seen all year. I need more of that. 
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Luigi Thirty posted:My dad is always just like "I don't understand how anyone buys Trump's complete bullshit" and I don't have an answer for him. Show him how many viewers  gets.
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Luigi Thirty posted:My dad is always just like "I don't understand how anyone buys Trump's complete bullshit" and I don't have an answer for him. Yeah I agree with your dad.
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Lote posted:If only there were a rule to ensure that there were fairness in the media... Seems fair.
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I had NPR on in the background earlier today, and I swear to god I heard a reporter describe the Clinton campaign as literally trolling Trump.
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Luigi Thirty posted:My dad is always just like "I don't understand how anyone buys Trump's complete bullshit" and I don't have an answer for him.
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Nov 5, 2016 00:21
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Ominous state polls for Clinton out of Michigan, Pennsylvania, and New Hampshire. If those should fall, and if Florida doesn't come through, early vote leads in Nevada and North Carolina won't necessarily matter. Firewall looking weaker by the day. Trump's within striking distance. All it'll take is another shoe to drop: another terrorist attack, another FBI kerfuffle, another major revelation from the Wikileaks mystery box. Don't assume GOTV will offset a rising tide for Trump.
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Nov 5, 2016 00:21
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Anyone else kind of relieved we made it through today without some type of Comey bullshit? Remember that dropped last Friday afternoon.
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Bloops Crusts posted:Ominous state polls for Clinton out of Michigan, Pennsylvania, and New Hampshire. If those should fall, and if Florida doesn't come through, early vote leads in Nevada and North Carolina won't necessarily matter. Firewall looking weaker by the day. Source your quotes
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Night10194 posted:I mean it's flippant but this is kinda how it looks like it's shaking out. It's hard to tell under all the flipping polls and 538 Arzying. Bloops Crusts posted:Ominous state polls for Clinton out of Michigan, Pennsylvania, and New Hampshire. If those should fall, and if Florida doesn't come through, early vote leads in Nevada and North Carolina won't necessarily matter. Firewall looking weaker by the day. Sources?
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UmOk posted:I selfishly secretly kinda want Trump to be president. He has made this election so amazingly absurd that I will have a hard time letting go of it after election day. His behavior in debate 2 was probably the funniest thing I have seen all year. I need more of that. How about instead of being complacent and encouraging the destruction of the republic you go outside and get a hobby
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Tir McDohl posted:Sounds like you're jealous about not having a sweet creepy raper dad. (my father in law wasn't either. it's all still weird+inappropriate as gently caress.)
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Nov 5, 2016 00:22
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Zwabu posted:This question was asked several pages back. The only solution I've seen is for the post office to be open extra hours (including Sunday's) during October / November if anyone want's to vote in person. Yes I'm totally fine with paying them overtime for and letting the only constitutionally enshrined federal agency handle federal voting.
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:Anyone else kind of relieved we made it through today without some type of Comey bullshit? Remember that dropped last Friday afternoon. Yeah, I admit I had some anxiety, too.
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I love how clever and ruthless Hillary's campaign is. This is great.
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A Winner is Jew posted:The only solution I've seen is for the post office to be open extra hours (including Sunday's) during October / November if anyone want's to vote in person. It's a genuine problem and I think it's something that we can't actually mitigate. The best thing about in-person voting is that it has protections against coercion.
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Bloops Crusts posted:Ominous state polls for Clinton out of Michigan, Pennsylvania, and New Hampshire. If those should fall, and if Florida doesn't come through, early vote leads in Nevada and North Carolina won't necessarily matter. Firewall looking weaker by the day. You hosed up, to be an effective concern troll you need to at least feign concern, not just start jacking off about your fantasy. Shimrra Jamaane fucked around with this message at 00:27 on Nov 5, 2016 |
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Luigi Thirty posted:My dad is always just like "I don't understand how anyone buys Trump's complete bullshit" and I don't have an answer for him. Recently, I was in a car with a friend and there was an audio clip of Madonna saying she'd give bjs for men voting for Hillary. I ignored it, clearly an out of context quote to generate buzz like anything else you hear on the radio. My friend was less than amused and talked about how Madonna was always like that and back in the 90s she was taken to the ER and they had to pump a gallon of sperm out of her belly or some poo poo. I called it out for the urban legend bullshit it is, but he got on my case asking why I was so defensive. I found the Snopes page about this particular urban legend, which has been attributed to several music artists including Freddie Mercury and others. Then my friend told me Snopes is biased and don't trust them. People don't care about the truth and create their own narrative whenever convenient.
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Nov 5, 2016 00:26
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Donald Trump needs 270 electoral votes to become president. Hillary needs 271
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Pollyanna posted:It's a genuine problem and I think it's something that we can't actually mitigate. The best thing about in-person voting is that it has protections against coercion.  Mail in voting is good along with in-person voting, so why not both?
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Bloops Crusts posted:Ominous state polls for Clinton out of Michigan, Pennsylvania, and New Hampshire. If those should fall, and if Florida doesn't come through, early vote leads in Nevada and North Carolina won't necessarily matter. Firewall looking weaker by the day.
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Fojar38 posted:Source your quotes I didn't quote anyone.
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So, wait a minute. I know there's the popular vote, and then the electoral vote. Even though we're getting some numbers now for the popular vote that look good, what's stopping the electoral college from voting against the wishes of their districts/states on Tuesday?
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Apraxin posted:Why settle for locking up Crooked Hillary? Surely the Corrupt Media should also face justice for their many crimes against America: Gee I wonder why he doesn't want to reconsider the fairness doctrine. Surely if media bias is that drastic, then a drastic response is required.
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Bloops Crusts posted:Ominous state polls for Clinton out of Michigan, Pennsylvania, and New Hampshire. If those should fall, and if Florida doesn't come through, early vote leads in Nevada and North Carolina won't necessarily matter. Firewall looking weaker by the day. CelestialScribe parachute spotted.
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Pollyanna posted:So, wait a minute. I know there's the popular vote, and then the electoral vote. Even though we're getting some numbers now for the popular vote that look good, what's stopping the electoral college from voting against the wishes of their districts/states on Tuesday? Nothing except tradition. Sleep well.
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climboutonalimb posted:How about instead of being complacent and encouraging the destruction of the republic you go outside and get a hobby Come on. You aren't the least bit curious to see what an unfiltered President Trump would be like? Four years of pure self destruction?
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Pollyanna posted:So, wait a minute. I know there's the popular vote, and then the electoral vote. Even though we're getting some numbers now for the popular vote that look good, what's stopping the electoral college from voting against the wishes of their districts/states on Tuesday? Most states have laws binding their electors to the winner of that state. From this page: quote:Alabama (Code of Ala. §17-19-2)
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Luigi Thirty posted:My dad is always just like "I don't understand how anyone buys Trump's complete bullshit" and I don't have an answer for him. He's a white man. We've been ruled over by a black man for 2 presidential terms and now a woman is gonna take the reins? #MAGA
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UmOk posted:Come on. You aren't the least bit curious to see what an unfiltered President Trump would be like? Four years of pure self destruction? It would herald so much suffering in the US and abroad so no, absolutely not.
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Bloops Crusts posted:Ominous state polls for Clinton out of Michigan, Pennsylvania, and New Hampshire. If those should fall, and if Florida doesn't come through, early vote leads in Nevada and North Carolina won't necessarily matter. Firewall looking weaker by the day. Don't assume the 3% of people that are both going to vote and aren't ardently decided at this point are going to give a poo poo about anything new coming to light at this point.
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Charlz Guybon posted:Just checked the Nevada numbers. They are looking good. Last post on the previous page. Anyone?
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Pollyanna posted:So, wait a minute. I know there's the popular vote, and then the electoral vote. Even though we're getting some numbers now for the popular vote that look good, what's stopping the electoral college from voting against the wishes of their districts/states on Tuesday? I believe some states have provisions for recall of faithless electors. The other threat is a bigger constitutional crisis than the Civil War, which we hope none of those people want.
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Pakled posted:Most states have laws binding their electors to the winner of that state. Breaking the law is a thousand dollar fine according to the article. Guy can do it anyway if he wants. (It won't matter)
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Pakled posted:Most states have laws binding their electors to the winner of that state. Those laws are unlikely to be able to actually stop an elector though
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