Dr. Strangelove

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Yes, it seems to be a surprise to certain posters that the Joint Chiefs of Staff has military plans for every country in the world, almost like it's their job. I shouldn't be surprised that our political discourse has devolved to the conspiracy that the military is preparing military plans. But here we are.

The minimum number of electoral votes a Republican candidate gets will probably be 235. If there's a mild recession or OPEC oil production cuts causes gas to be $4 dollars next summer, the election will be as close as it was last time. And this is why. Republican voters aren't going to vote for a new candidate. They'll rationalize their vote for whatever candidate with an R next to their name no matter what. The next election will be decided by a small number of voters - maybe a total of 100k - across 4 swing states.

His 10.15 100m speed literally would've qualified him in the semi-finals of the Olympics, where runners from the Ivory Coast (10.15) and Brazil (10.17) qualified with similar times. His size and speed are simply not really matched. Even if he just a track guy, running Go routes with his ability is enough to make defenses adjust.

I'm being heavily sarcastic since Republicans main electoral policy stance in 2022 centered around inflation being Bidens fault and woke crime infiltrating every corner of the country. Surely since the President controls inflation, Republicans will give Biden due credit for lowering it.

inflation going up was Bidens fault, inflation going down is because of courageous conservatives battling woke causes.

You keep saying that 2020 broke Trump and he was a different person prior to that point. This is you trying to rationalize your support for him so you can sleep at night, I get it. What we've been screaming into the void to Trump supporters is that he's always been this person. It was extremely obvious to everybody not transfixed by the 'R' next to his name on the ballot. Lindsay Graham called it out as well. It was clear who he was, what he was, and where he would end up. You just can't admit that the entire MAGA movement was wrong.

You're genuinely under the delusion you voted for a straight shooter who was undone by his 2020 loss (which he believes was fraudulent) because you'd NEVER vote for a soon-to-be felon because of how it reflects on you as a voter and the MAGA movement more broadly? And, to be clear, you plan on voting again in 2024? Because this time you haven't been duped?

It's like they're incapable of introspection and that they willingly voted for this. I suppose they have to, after years of supporting the guy despite mountains of evidence of his scumbag behavior going back decades.

Yeah, 3.5 individuals. 0.00000000001% of the potential pool. I'm hesitant to take the over here but maybe I shouldn't be so pessimistic about the Republican voting base?

What is the over/under for the number of two-time-Trump voters that are going to look themselves in the mirror and think about their voting habits? Out of a potential pool of ~70 million, I'm setting the number at 3.5.

Truthfully, Republicans are worried he'll run as a third party candidate. He wouldn't win, of course, but it would cost them massively in elections!

Interestingly, this does probably leave DeSantis as the favorite? Surely Trump voters will move on. This is only the beginning of Trumps legal problems.

Yeah, the DEMON-crats are just as bad. Republican voters are too far gone to be saved, they'll nominate another grifter in an election that'll be a toss-up and we'll still have to battle the alternate-reality Trumpers have concocted for themselves.

The 2025 schedule is brutal. Hopefully Nebraska can start becoming competitive again. Otherwise they're going to get pummeled going forward, with only 1 protected rival Nebraska is going to have difficult schedules in 2026 and beyond.

I think he's committing at 7. Although with commitments to a top 5, commitments to official visits, commitments to All-America bowls and commitments to make commitments, I really have no idea in recruiting anymore.

Donald J. Trump is the epitome of an American Patriot - exemplified by his combat service in Vietnam, giving him Conservative credentials. This is supplemented by his well established work with Christian communities, extensive work with Conservative causes and his steadfast belief in his America First policies. He's not just some grifter who was able to take over the Republican Party by appealing to conservatives paranoia and conspiratorial nature. I mean, so you think we'd just ignore decades of evidence to vote for any idiot with a shiny 'R' next to his name?

Yeah, the GOP is hopeless. This guy really believes that when he voted for Trump twice, he wasn't exactly who he is today. Because that would reveal uncomfortable truths about the Republican Party and the constituency that votes for it. Despite decades of evidence, ample warning, and Trump himself laying the groundwork all summer leading up to the election in 2020. This is why these people will vote for Trump a third time. In no world are they going to realize they're voting for a moron. They're going to create reality that exists only in their head to justify their voting behavior.

I'm with you there. If Nelson doesn't go to Nebraska, I would hope he attends a school that isn't Georgia/Alabama/Ohio State. This sport is going through a talent consolidation crisis, where 4 or 5 teams hoard all the talent. All roads lead to those teams blowing the doors off whoever they play. Makes the sport dull and unexciting.

Right on queue, a crystal ball for Georgia was just put in.

HahahahahahajajajajJhHa. This is hilarious. I mean sure, it's exhibit A in why the MAGA horde is completely hopeless. But it is funny.

I can't believe how the 2020 election broke Trump and turned him into this. I voted for this guy twice and I'm shell-shocked that it has come to this. Up until that point he was a Patriotic, America loving, straight shooter who would self sacrifice anything for the greater good. Now look what the Democrats did to him. As a voter, I certainly wasn't easily duped to vote for an idiot. Because if that were true it would probably say another about my voting preferences and I'd probably have to look myself in the mirror. No, Trump was fine pre-2020 (there were absolutely no warnings about this). Yes, I will be returning to the voting booth in 2024, no I will not be doing any soul searching prior to that point.

This always makes be chuckle. The both-sides stuff from Conservative posters. It's always a Democrat on a county environmental commission compared to leading candidates for the Republican nomination - the overall leader of which is currently having a meltdown over a pending indictment.

To be fair to Ron DeSantis, the blame can't be on just him. Screwing over America's poor and most vulnerable in the name of 'fiscal responsibility' while simultaneously passing regressive tax cuts has been part of Conservatism for decades.