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Who will win tonight's debate?
Donald Trump
Ted Cruz
Marco Rubio
John Kasich
Baby Hitler
Megyn Kelly
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Schnorkles
Apr 30, 2015

It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.

Rocks posted:

has the media already declared Rubio the winner?

I think fox has decided that they don't like Rubio anymore.

I eagerly look forward to the Luntz focus group slavering all over... I guess Kasich?

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Schnorkles
Apr 30, 2015

It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.

Rocks posted:

what's Rubios strategy walking into this? be positive and ignore trump? yell at Cruz instead? Yell at trump even more than last debate? curl up into the fetal position and hope they ignore you??

All 3 candidates not named trump will be on the offensive against Trump. Kelly will probably be antagonistic as well. Kasich will take the high road, Rubio will get in back and forths, and Cruz will slime until Trump stabs him to death behind the stage.

Generally: I'd expect Trump to get hit with absolutely everything they can. Rubio will probably take point because he's shown the ability to out think Trump on the stage.

e: I expect every single question to candidates to be answered very quickly and then segue into an attack on Trump, for instance.

Schnorkles
Apr 30, 2015

It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.
The real big question is how well Trump can counter "punch."

He's in a strong position because he can [rightly] bring up that all of them are tremendous losers. With Cruz he has the Sessions endorsement, which is a huge cudgel to beat Ted with. His absolute best moment last debate was "Keep swinging, men" and the implied "I'm still going to beat you."

Schnorkles
Apr 30, 2015

It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.
holy poo poo Fox is nailing Rubio against the wall

Schnorkles
Apr 30, 2015

It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.
I have no idea what the gently caress is happening

Schnorkles
Apr 30, 2015

It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.
I can't even watch this anymore. It's all just so.. :stare:

Schnorkles
Apr 30, 2015

It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.
It's amazing that Foxnews did a coordinated hit on Trump, smacked rubio around a bit. And the only thing that will be remembered is that Ted Cruz ate something on his lip on live television and that Trump made a joke about his penis.

God bless us.

Schnorkles
Apr 30, 2015

It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.

Montasque posted:

"I will torture their families and murder everyone who fucks with us!"
- Donald J Trump

This plays to the base so loving well though.

Schnorkles
Apr 30, 2015

It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.
Honestly everyone except for Trump on this stage looks totally beat.

I don't think Rubio even knows why he's there.

Schnorkles
Apr 30, 2015

It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.

GrimGypsy posted:

Trump isn't doing as well as you guys think, btw.

Trump never does well in debates

But no one else is really doing very well either. Rubio sounds completely beat.

Schnorkles
Apr 30, 2015

It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.
Trump isn't really flopping more or less than normal, and he's actually seemingly better prepared on a lot of this.

I'm calling it a wash tbh.

Schnorkles
Apr 30, 2015

It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.
This is a coordianted hit job, and its working well.

It might just force Trump people to dig in harder though.

Schnorkles
Apr 30, 2015

It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.

funny way to spell posted:

This is just a Trump hit piece at this point. All the premade graphics and YouTube montages are transparent.

The problem is that its a coordinated hitjob thats pretty transparent.

Trump voters are already angry and view Fox as the enemy as well as the rest of the media. While I think it could hurt him and maybe force a brokered convention or something, this has a decent chance of just loving backfiring.

Schnorkles
Apr 30, 2015

It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.

Vermain posted:

Yeah, no kidding. A huge portion of his campaign has been about being anti-establishment, and now the establishment is actually trying to character assassinate him in the most painfully obvious way possible, and talking about subverting the democratic process just to ensure he isn't chosen as the candidate for Presidency. This isn't a good look for the Republican Party, to say the least of things.

It's tough to know.

Trump actually collapsing right now and handing the thing to Cruz might even be MORE of a disaster for the gop.

Schnorkles
Apr 30, 2015

It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.

Donald Trump literally saved himself and he doesn't even know it.

No one is going to be able to resist talking about this at , uh, "great length" and its going to save most of the talk about him getting creamed by Megyn Kelly.

Schnorkles
Apr 30, 2015

It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.

Mitt Romney posted:

The last 75% of this debate is pretty bad for Trump, will it matter?

Does it matter though?

He's got 4 states where, even though they're closed and a couple caucuses, theoretically favor him pretty seriously. Even he limps through them and takes 3 out of the 4, all of this drops right back out of the news cycle.

Schnorkles
Apr 30, 2015

It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.
Also, the multitude of responses itt about Trump [who hasn't looked good at all this debate, but neither has anyone else] should tell anyone about the predictive power of debate performances.

The main soundbite tomorrow is going to be Donald Trump bragging about his penis and y'all know it.

Schnorkles
Apr 30, 2015

It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.

Vermain posted:

Like, even in the absolute best-case scenario where Trump's numbers are somehow hurt seriously enough for him to lose every state after this, then the Republican Party is going to get Ted Cruz, Presidential Candidate Supreme, unless they also do a hit on him. They're actually driving themselves into a corner where there's no possibility of them even approaching winning the presidency.

If trump loses and Cruz, Rubio, and Kasich fight for scraps, you get a contested convention and a fractured party.

The GOP is going full scorched earth and they know it.

Schnorkles
Apr 30, 2015

It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.

Rexicon1 posted:

The trump show was a fun time. Too bad it had to end.

Is this, uh, your first debate?

Like Trump is really doing badly this time around, but he's NEVER looked good.

Schnorkles
Apr 30, 2015

It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.
Kasich's strategy of looking like the only adult in the room is starting to work, as much as we like to be annoyed by him and call for more blood.

Schnorkles
Apr 30, 2015

It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.

TyrantWD posted:

Roger Ailes seems to be down with the "throw the election to Hillary" plan.

this probably makes roger ailes the most money soooo

Schnorkles
Apr 30, 2015

It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.
WELP, THIS QUESTION MAKES UP FOR ALL OF IT

Schnorkles
Apr 30, 2015

It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.

smg77 posted:

Trump bitched out

No..

Not really.

Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, and John Kasich all openly said that they will support Donald J. Trump if he wins.

The party is about go haywire.

Schnorkles
Apr 30, 2015

It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.

Schnorkles posted:

No..

Not really.

Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, and John Kasich all openly said that they will support Donald J. Trump if he wins.

The party is about go haywire.

Like, this lmight be the top story coming out of this.

Schnorkles
Apr 30, 2015

It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.

Montasque posted:

For 25 minutes fox threw the kitchen sink at Trump... Then they made everyone bend the knee.

Its over folks, its over. Trump is the guy.

Marco Rubio said on live national television that he will support Donald J. Trump as the republican nominee.

Thaaattt basically sets everything on fire and I love it.

Schnorkles
Apr 30, 2015

It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.
Winners: Hillary Clinton

Losers: The Republican Party.

God bless.

Schnorkles
Apr 30, 2015

It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.

Montasque posted:

Making Rubio say "I would support Donald Trump" was massive... It blows all his #NEVERTRUMP bullshit up.

Schnorkles
Apr 30, 2015

It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.

And here it comes. :getin:

Schnorkles
Apr 30, 2015

It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.
I think Trump and his campaign aren't stupid everyone. Donald Trump is a lot of things, but he's murdered career politicians pretty effortlessly and this campaign will be studied for basically ever.

He probably knew this was coming and plowed forward anyway. I feel like what happened here is a repeat of most debates. Trump's floor stays solid, and the debate peels off a layer or two of the weak support until he starts winning again.

Unfortunately for everyone else, if his 30-35% floor holds in the next 4 states, he's going to sweep all 4 of them and then the narrative is right back in his camp.

And now they're all on record that they're going to support him. :getin:

Schnorkles
Apr 30, 2015

It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.

donald trump had a GREAT debate.

Schnorkles
Apr 30, 2015

It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.

I am feeling very good about the prediction that making Marco Rubio say that he will support Donald trump is going to be the biggest story of tonight. :smug:

Schnorkles
Apr 30, 2015

It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.
https://twitter.com/daveweigel/status/705609705834598402

:smug:

Schnorkles
Apr 30, 2015

It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.

Montasque posted:

They ended with asking all the candidates if they would support Donald Trump. They asked Marco first, he said yes.

That sort of blew a hole in his campaign.

It sort of blew a hole in everything.

Schnorkles
Apr 30, 2015

It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.

Montasque posted:

No, it's actually a big deal. Rubio was the lead candidate of the #nevertrump movement. By saying he'd support Trump he threw that entire movement away.

Schnorkles
Apr 30, 2015

It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.

Montasque posted:

/pol/ is currently imploding because Trump said he would keep H1b visas.

They say are talking about the end of the white race. LOLOLOL

lmao

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Schnorkles
Apr 30, 2015

It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.
Honestly Trump's line re: the H1B's was nuanced enough to appeal to core supporters while offering a fig leaf outwards.

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