gogo Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 Had Warren done the same, it would have helped Sanders but not to same extent. The thing that has surprised me most about this election has been learning, mostly over the past few days, how many of my Warren-supporting friends had Biden as their second choice. Several people I know decided that Warren probably wasn't going any further, and voted for Biden on Super Tuesday. I don't know that if she had dropped out prior to Tuesday that it would have helped Sanders all that much. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lost highway Posted March 6, 2020 Author Share Posted March 6, 2020 Gabbard is still in it, I believe. She even received one delegate in America Samoa on Super Tuesday. Does Gabbard know she's still in? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Makes me nervous about Bernie Bros who say they'll stay home in November if he doesn't get the nomination. I don't get that logic. Apparently, there were an un-insignificant amount of Bernie Supporters who voted for Trump. I can't get my mind around that kind of decision making. I can see Biden getting some moderate Republican votes. He's about as middle of the road as one can get. My mother-in-law was going to vote for Bloomberg for this upcoming Illinois primary. She didn't really like him, but thought he had a good chance of beating Trump. I think that "beating Trump" is driving a lot of potential Dem voters, as opposed to policy, which is the state we're in. I mean, if it were a choice between Trump and someone else who espoused the exact same policies, I would be hard pressed to not to vote for the other guy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ih8music Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 That debate... what a shit show! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TCP Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Couldn't bring myself to watch the debate but I've caught enough highlights to say: yikes! Is it really that hard to condemn white supremacy?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chuckrh Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 I've been watching it in small chunks as that is all I can handle. I did enjoy Biden calling Trump a clown early on. The really scary part is that there is a significant portion of the country that still believe that asshole. Frightening. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kidsmoke Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 I think trump made a major misstep in not condemning white supremacists tonight. That's gonna bite him right in his saggy white ass. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 I've noticed something about Biden that I wish he would work on, or that his team would have trained out of him by now. He'll start to make what is obviously going to be a direct, plain spoken and clear statement from his heart, then before getting to the meat of the statement he stops, says "Look...", then veers off into a related but much less clear statement. He does this a LOT, and if he would overcome this habit it would greatly increase the effectiveness of his message, and probably score him a lot of powerful sound bites. That's my primary criticism of Biden's performance, and of him in general as a debater. My criticism of Trump is that he's was and is a miserable, abusive sack of shit from the word go and stayed that way through the entire debate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Albert Tatlock Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Oh the irony . . . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chuckrh Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 2 hours ago, Albert Tatlock said: Oh the irony . . . You mean this?: https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/01/politics/hope-hicks-positive-coronavirus/index.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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ih8music Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 This is all starting to feel very suspicious to me. I'm not one for conspiracy theories, but Trump's "health watch" will now eclipse: - NYT acquires Trump’s Tax Returns -"Stand down and standby" -The debate debacle and/or avoidance -Melania Tapes -Brad Parscale suicide watch -Kimberly Guilfoyle sexual harassment -Sinking poll numbers He lies so much that it’s hard to believe he’s now telling us the whole truth. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 It could possibly solve one (or more than one) of many problems: gets him out of future debates allows for a complete reset of his campaign (likely counting on Biden to take the gentleman's stance on this one, and "pause" his campaign while Trump is out of commission) allows him to pop up in two weeks and say "see, no worse than the flu!"; or, "hydroxychloroquine works!" allows him to bow out of the race entirely, which would give the entire republican party cover to say that they would have won, if only Trump had been healthy Also, none of these even require him to know about this plan! The republican party could have orchestrated this whole thing, either giving him the virus or just telling him he's got it! (I saw a tweet last night addressing all of these conspiracy theories and then landing on "Occam's razor: he's dumb and he caught it". Yep, that is highly likely.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
theashtraysays Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 41 minutes ago, gogo said: (I saw a tweet last night addressing all of these conspiracy theories and then landing on "Occam's razor: he's dumb and he caught it". Yep, that is highly likely.) Interesting observation for sure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 What if a few Republican senators dying or going into comas from Covid is how RBG's seat goes unfilled? That'd sure be a twist. I can envision Mitch McConnell right now getting the every Republican in the senate to write notes saying their dying wish is to vote for Amy Coney Barrett, and then if enough of them die, McConnell arguing that those are valid votes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ih8music Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 2 hours ago, jff said: What if a few Republican senators dying or going into comas from Covid is how RBG's seat goes unfilled? That'd sure be a twist. duuude... cold hearted and I love it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ih8music Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 3 hours ago, gogo said: allows him to pop up in two weeks and say "see, no worse than the flu!"; or, "hydroxychloroquine works!" I think this is the most likely "spin" they' put on it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 3 hours ago, jff said: What if a few Republican senators dying or going into comas from Covid is how RBG's seat goes unfilled? At least one republican senator (Mike Lee from Utah) has tested positive. He and the president of Notre Dame, who has also tested positive, were both at her nomination ceremony. I wouldn't be surprised if we hear of a few more cases from that event. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neuroglue Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Well this seems to be escalating quickly. I was definitely was in the "this is just a political stunt" camp when I first heard the diagnosis, but this might be the one time he's actually telling the truth. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 I could definitely jump on the conspiracy bandwagon but for Pence testing negative. He's still on the line to debate Harris who will wipe the floor up with him. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kidsmoke Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 I'm hearing rumblings on twitter that Pence has cancelled his upcoming schedule. If true, I wonder what that's about? Is trump sick enough that Pence may need to take over? Or does Pence himself have covid? Somebody get that poor fly tested. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neuroglue Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Pelosi's press conference today implied that the 25th amendment might be under consideration, given Trump's "altered" mental state. If so that could explain Pence's sudden change of plans. Supposedly she'll be discussing it more tomorrow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kidsmoke Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 Election night 2020, and my gut is in knots again. How are you all holding up? It's about 6:20 p.m. here in CA. Hoping and dreading the hours ahead. Trying for more hope and less dread, but damn this is scary! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Boss_Tweedy Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 59 minutes ago, kidsmoke said: Election night 2020, and my gut is in knots again. How are you all holding up? It's about 6:20 p.m. here in CA. Hoping and dreading the hours ahead. Trying for more hope and less dread, but damn this is scary! Extremely concerned at this point. It's looking like a possible repeat of 2016, which is nauseating. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chisoxjtrain Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 It’s like one giant anxiety attack. I really fucking hate the electoral college. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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