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U.S. Election Thread 2016
« on: July 29, 2015, 08:10:26 PM »
Its a little early, I know, but the wheels are in motion and the money is already flying. Predictions? Hopes and dreams? Place your bets now!
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Re: U.S. Election Thread 2016
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2015, 08:12:39 PM »
My wife's friend invited her out to a local brewery tonight.  Turns out it was a Bernie Sanders event :rolleyes:
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Re: U.S. Election Thread 2016
« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2015, 10:05:10 PM »
Trump 2016!!!!!!!!!!!  Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
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Re: U.S. Election Thread 2016
« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2015, 12:46:14 AM »
Anyone but the current GOP candidates or Hilary!

I want Elizabeth Warner!
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Re: U.S. Election Thread 2016
« Reply #4 on: July 30, 2015, 09:52:54 AM »
Carly did a bang up job saving HP's ass...
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Re: U.S. Election Thread 2016
« Reply #5 on: July 30, 2015, 02:10:40 PM »
Quote from: charlie on September 05, 2012, 12:29:04 AM
Quote from: charlie on April 11, 2012, 11:21:14 AM
I just found out who I'm voting for in 2016. If this thread is still around then let's see if I actually do.

Guy's name is O'Malley. If he runs there's a 65% chance I vote for him after reading a one paragraph blurb.


edit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_O%27Malley

So I noticed this guy was speaking at the convention, so I watched a few minutes of his speech. Seemed like a bit of a dork, but not in a good way. Chances down to 49%.

Ok, well, to be honest I doubt I vote in the primary, and there's certainly not a 49% chance he wins the nomination, so I guess this is closer to 2%. As to whether I like him more than Hillary, I don't know, I haven't seen much of him since those posts above.

There's not as much intrigue for me this year. Clinton will almost certainly be the democratic nominee, and I will almost certainly vote for the democratic nominee, so... :dunno:


The Republican race is interesting. Bush, Walker and Rubio are the three who have the best chance. The other 274 potential candidates don't. Maybe one or two others will slide into the mix (Kasich?) but I'm not expecting that.
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Re: U.S. Election Thread 2016
« Reply #6 on: July 30, 2015, 02:18:28 PM »
Quote from: Mike on July 30, 2015, 12:46:14 AM
I want Elizabeth Warner!

The MMA fighter? :p Maybe you want her, too, but you probably meant Warren for president.


Quote from: KnuckleBuckett on July 30, 2015, 09:52:54 AM
Carly did a bang up job saving HP's ass...

There were several things in her last run that I really didn't like about Fiorina, even beyond our ideological disagreements. I don't think doing well at a big company is that important, either. Reminds me of Vivek Ranadivé, who built a company into a huge success and people (or he) thought that might mean he'd do well running the Sacramento Kings basketball franchise. Turns out it has been a clusterfuck of epic proportions. Running a business and running a basketball team and running the country are just too different to make that experience be worth too much. Do her policy positions appeal to you at all?
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Re: U.S. Election Thread 2016
« Reply #7 on: July 30, 2015, 02:47:52 PM »
I wouldn't vote for Kasich.  That motherfucker jacked up Ohio in my opinion.  The money he took out of the school systems has been debated as unconstitutional.  My local school system alone lost 4 million/year when he pulled that stunt and it hasn't come back.  The only reason our school system is still doing ok is because that burden got pushed onto the taxpayers (and it barely got approved on the 3rd attempt).  Tons of other schools were in the same spot and had to raise taxes in their cities. 

He's also behind a lot of anti-women's rights bullshit regarding abortions and he cut funding to Planned Parenthood.

The guy is waaaaay right wing and bad for the state and the country.  He touts a bunch of 'wins' that look good for the state on paper but bad for the people in it as a result.
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Re: U.S. Election Thread 2016
« Reply #8 on: July 30, 2015, 03:19:25 PM »
Quote from: charlie on July 30, 2015, 02:18:28 PM
The MMA fighter? :p Maybe you want her, too, but you probably meant Warren for president.
I did indeed but after looking at the MMA fighter's pictures I stand by my typo!
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Re: U.S. Election Thread 2016
« Reply #9 on: July 30, 2015, 05:44:50 PM »
Quote from: ober on July 30, 2015, 02:47:52 PM
I wouldn't vote for Kasich.

Well, yeah, most of the stuff you mention applies to all the likely Republican candidates. He's not actually that right wing:

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Re: U.S. Election Thread 2016
« Reply #10 on: July 31, 2015, 07:29:52 AM »
Quote from: micah on July 29, 2015, 08:12:39 PM
My wife's friend invited her out to a local brewery tonight.  Turns out it was a Bernie Sanders event :rolleyes:

I mean...I'm jealous, but that's a shitty thing to do without warning her...I'd love Bernie to win, but I know that's unrealistic. 

I really like that chart Charlie - I'm shocked that Jindal is so much further left than many of the other candidates.  His lockstep "I want to be president" approach to "governing" our state has been a travesty.  Seriously - I haven't seen or read anything positive about him for months - and that includes from my staunchest conservative friends.  Universally hated.

Beyond that though, I hope Mr. Trump stays in the race as long as possible.  :popcorn:

I've said it before - the republicans have been dragged too far to the right for me in recent years.  I used to be pretty centrist, but I suddenly find myself on the far left on many issues that appear to now be republican litmus tests (climate change, voter rights, privacy rights, creationism in schools - i.e. the importance of religious liberty as long as it's my religion, acknowledging we have a race/poverty problem, handguns, investing in research and education, and trickle down economics/historically upper income low marginal tax rates....Fuck Grover Norquest).

In other words - I'll end up (reluctantly) voting for Hillary (go Bernie!), and I'll be shocked if whoever makes it through the republican nomination process is centrist enough to win the general election.
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Re: U.S. Election Thread 2016
« Reply #11 on: August 03, 2015, 09:55:44 AM »
Sanders said he won't run if he doesn't get the nomination (eg, he's not going to go 3rd party.)  I don't think, even if he makes up the ground he's trailing behind Hillary, that the party will nominate him at the convention.  Its not common, but the primaries don't necessarily dictate the nominee.  I think the DNC will give Hillary what she's "owed".

Kinda the same reason I'm not worried about Trump.  He's leading now but he'll never make it through the primaries and if he does, the RNC would NEVER let him actually head up the party.  Unfortunately, that means they'll probably give the spot to John Ellis Bush.
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Re: U.S. Election Thread 2016
« Reply #12 on: August 03, 2015, 10:03:37 AM »
There's enough people that hate Hillary that I can see her not getting the nomination.  And frankly, the more I read about Bernie, the more I like.  Some of his stuff is a little more socialist than I'd like but he's a damn solid candidate in my opinion.
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Re: U.S. Election Thread 2016
« Reply #13 on: August 03, 2015, 01:47:34 PM »
Bernie! Bernie!
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Re: U.S. Election Thread 2016
« Reply #14 on: August 03, 2015, 03:27:22 PM »
There is no way Sanders wins the nomination.

Clinton will be nominated no matter how many people hate her unless there is a major scandal and she drops out of the race. And even then, it won't be Sanders.

Sorry. :|
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