Dr. Strangelove

2 hours ago, BigRedBuster said:

Omg….omg….ballot harvesting. 
 

 

This is pretty hilarious. 

28 minutes ago, Archy1221 said:

If Trump gets only 64% of the Republican vote, he will lose in an historic landslide.  I assume this poll is saying 31% won’t vote for someone they deem not fit for the presidency. 

Do you think that 31% are going to have a come to Jesus moment and decide not to vote? 

They're go by to rationalize to themselves that it's better than Biden and vote for Trump.

This is the cohort of voters we have to act like have valid opinions on politics and who we have to pretend are serious.

1 hour ago, commando said:

 no matter the results tonight...i bet Trump accuses someone of cheating

Trump already won the state and we're not even an hour into it. 

Look for the other candidates, who subjected themselves to pointless debates to the MAGA horde, to drop out of the race and to beg at Trump's feet to salvage their pathetic political careers.

Republican voters are a lost cause. This is why this election will be close. These people simply do not care that they're voting for a treasonous criminal. 

Just now, BigRedBuster said:

That's exactly where a huge part of their base is.  They don't believe anyone but Trump.

 

I have no clue how they are going to wash the Trump stink off.  It's going to take a complete influx of new politicians that disown Trump....But, the base isn't going to accept them.  

As a Democrat voting in a time period where Republicans have massive institutional advantages in elections, Trump is the gift that keeps on giving. Since 2016, the electoral environment is so stacked against Democrats that we're deeply fortunate that they won a Trifecta in 2020 and still held onto the Senate in 2022.

Republicans are squandering a decade in which they should easily be winning elections based on the fundamentals of the Senate, Electoral College, and gerrymandered house districts. Now, I do deeply wish that the threat that MAGA Republicans was not the other option. I like winning elections and passing good bills, but I don't want the risk of losing an election to be a danger to America.

I hope they go back to nominating Mitt Romney types. But we'll see. Republicans might be to far gone to be saved.

6 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said:

Oh I get that.  I had the same problem in 2016 so I wrote in my own name.  

 

But....after seeing the results and getting sick to my stomach, I wished I hadn't.

If Trump loses, it'll be interesting to see where the GOP goes. 

Will they shed MAGA (and the horde of voters that come with it) or will they simply gravitate towards Great Value Trump - Ron DeSantis  or somebody similar - who attempts to recreate Trumps authoritarian-populism? Part of the problem of a politician doing that is MAGA voters are so knee-deep in conspiracy theories, they may not trust anybody that isn't Trump himself.

Hopefully they start nominating normal candidates in the future.

2 hours ago, teachercd said:

We will see!

But I have a feeling come election time there will be a lot "Wow, that dork was right for once, Joe did win with ease" posts

It's possible! There's some evidence that a large chunk of voters haven't really calculated in that Trump is the nominee. Once presented with the choice that we're in for a Trump - Biden rematch, voters may heavily gravitate towards Biden.

Realistically, there are so few swing states and those states are going to be extremely close that it's difficult for either Trump or Biden to be favored. I'm still leaning 55% towards Trump. 

1 hour ago, teachercd said:

But do you know NEW trump voters...that have never voted for him before?

He doesn't need many, if any, new voters to win. He needs an extremely small number, just a few thousand, of voters spread across three states to change their minds. 

In order to win, Biden probably needs to win the popular vote by 5-5.5%, margins that probably aren't possible. His path is difficult. 

12 hours ago, nic said:

I THINK I know people voting for Trump. Some are old, like my in-laws. The problem is they won't say it or talk politics, anymore, so I am uncertain. I suspect Trump voters, at least in my circles, are keeping quiet. I also know people that want a new R candidate that will vote against Trump in the primaries, but if Trump is the R nominee, they will vote for him over Biden. 

This is pretty typical of Trump voters to be fair.

Voters don't want to be seen as the bad guys voting for obvious authoritarian morons that are incompetent leaders bag for the Untied States and the world. 

But those voters want obvious authoritarian morons who are incompetent leaders who are bad, so they vote for them. They just don't want it to be known. There are millions of loud Trump voters unashamed of what they want, but there are millions of others who are equally dangerous but are simply quiet about it. 

51 minutes ago, teachercd said:

Nah...

 

Trump MIGHT be the R

 

But...until any of us can name a new Trump voter or a new Non-JB voter...

 

this will be a cake wake...and that poster that loves China is gonna owe me.

 

 

I thought I've explained this many times, but I guess it's better to have hope like this than not. 

Trump is the nominee. It's not even close. The only states he might lose in the primary are Iowa and New Hampshire. A win in either or both states means that what small chance an alternative candidate has is all but gone. 

5 minutes ago, teachercd said:

This election is over.  Unless you are all liars and everyone I know lies...this won't be close.

 

I will be shocked if Trump even ends up being the R...but I will be more shocked if JB doesn't win with ease.

Trump is virtually locked to be the Republican candidate and is still slightly favored to win in November. 

Dramatically lower your expectations for the average American voter. Joe Biden faces an uphill climb.

On 1/11/2024 at 4:45 PM, Archy1221 said:

Do you actually believe Democrats would give Republicans what they want on the border in exchange for Republicans allowing the increase in the amount of legal foreign immigrants into the country? 

Well, by not even negotiating to see it kind of shows which side is unserious. 

But until their voters punish them, which you never will, why should they negotiate? You vote for them anyway. No matter the moral rot, Republican voters are steadfast in their dedication to rewarding political theater over substance.

21 minutes ago, Archy1221 said:

 

This is the exact problem. Republicans aren't serious about Immigration and want to pin the problems on Democrats. 

Democrats are the ones actually trying to cut a deal here, Republicans are actively avoiding one for political purposes. HR 2 is designed to be a Republican wish list that is inadequate to actually address immigration problems. By not being serious about the glaring deficiencies in their bill - which Democrats are willing to address and what Republicans are well aware of - it just shows the partisan nature of their politics and why Republican voters continue to reward political theater over substance.

33 minutes ago, Archy1221 said:

Yet you constantly say R’s have done nothing and while also saying nothing about the lack of votes on bills already sent up.  
 

 

Well, the issue with HR 2 is that it passed with no Democrat support. It aggressively curbs Asylum, funds the wall, and puts the onus on US Employers to verify - under penalty of prison - that their workers are documented via E-Verify.

While some provisions are viable - increasing the requirements for Asylum seekers, for example - are good, mandating documented employees without simultaneously increasing legal immigration for agricultural workers is pointless. 

If Republicans are serious about the border, which I don't think they are, they have an opportunity to actually help border states who are overwhelmed and lack resources. They have a perfect opportunity to cut ac deal to limit Asylum, mandate E-Verify, but trade-off increasing caps on Agricultural workers and other forms of legal immigration on other sections of the economy that rely on undocumented labor.

Republicans can get 80% of what they want regarding HR 2, and what they give up is simply common sense. I hope they set aside their election year bulls#!t and get something done.

1 hour ago, Decked said:

Gotcha . I just am very cautious of believing anyone with a Ukrainian/Russian flag about anything. 

As you should be!

Unfortunately, the war despite what either side says is probably going to end up as a stalemate. 

A pyrrhic victory for Russia in which they've gained a small amount of territory they didn't already control, lost hundreds of thousands of lives and suffered a complete strategic defeat with NATO expansion on their borders and a showcase of their military ineffectiveness.

They want to eventually reclaim all lost Soviet territory, so in the long term their goal is to destabilize NATO and eventually attack Baltic states, although those plans have more been set back decades.

23 minutes ago, Danny Bateman said:

The judge ruled he can’t speak because his lawyers blew off multiple deadlines (with multiple extensions the judge didn’t need to give) and did not assure the judge Trump would abide by specific conditions to speak (such as not attacking the judge or clerks, no campaign stump speech, etc).

 

Everything is just another opportunity to whine to this guy. I’ll never understand why conservatives think he’s such a tough guy. He’s a petulant, whiny victim 1000% of the time.

If by "Trumps lawyers are bad and their client is an idiot" you mean the corrupt deep state run by Democ-RATS smothering Trump and preventing him from speaking THE TRUTH (which he always does), then you are correct. 

18 minutes ago, Danny Bateman said:

DEMONRATS don’t want us real Americans ROLLING COAL!

Everytime you get your truck to emit that black smoke onto the Prius behind you, it's actually possible to hear the Star Spangled Banner playing off in the distance. 

28 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said:

I wonder why they keep thinking they need to lie about this.

 

 

My best guess is that believing that Democrats have destroyed American energy confirms their belief that they are job destroying heathens who are responsible for the costs of their electric bills rising and why it costs more to fill up their F-750 TankLites with a V8 MAXXX Engine they use to commute 35 miles to work from the burbs each day. 

2 hours ago, BigRedBuster said:

So great for America....but darn good for his boss in Russia.

 

 

Putins entire plan for helping Trump was to destabilize NATO and invade Ukraine and Moldova.

Eventually, with complete US withdrawal from NATO, Russia wants to attack the Baltic States. It's the Russian manifest destiny to push their sphere of influence as far West as possible. 

It's why they've spent the the last 200 years as the Russian Empire and later the Soviet Union doing just that. 

5 hours ago, Lorewarn said:

 

 

Unless his criminal actions prevent him from being chosen.

Very true. 

If this happens, any alternative Republican candidate probably wins in an electoral college blowout.

3 hours ago, Mavric said:

 

I feel somewhat confident that all our transfers will be "walk-ons".

This makes a lot of sense. Honestly, I think it's a good way to use NIL resources.

I wonder if current scholarship players will also "walk on" in order to make the numbers work for tyke incoming recruiting class.

18 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said:

So, he's been to Baylor and Florida.  Has he played much at either place?

Played in 11 out of 12 for Florida and started at Baylor.

Rumor is he may walk on but that hasn't been confirmed. Either way, our depth at Guard was suspect so getting this guy is a big deal for us I think! 

2 hours ago, BigRedBuster said:

Republicans are looking like the pathetic idiots that they are.

 

 

First thing to remember about the deeply serious and totally not political hackery "investigation" by Congressional Republicans is that it is not meant for voters like you and me. 

The goal isn't to uncover wrongdoing by the President, because there's no evidence, but to motivate a certain type of voter. Those that can be persuaded of what they want to be true with no actual evidence to back it up. If Republicans give these voters what they crave, they'll show up in November and vote for the most embarrassing, moronic, historically contemptible candidate in American history. And it's because he represents those voters and what they believe.

6 hours ago, TGHusker said:

The sooner trump gets in jail along wt the election of someone who won't pardon him - the better. 

If the American people want him as President - because they believe what he says, like what he does and reflects their values - they deserve the opportunity to elect him. 

Frankly the fact that he's favored to win tells me enough about the median voter in this country and how stupid they are, so I say we give them the leadership they deserve. 

11 minutes ago, teachercd said:

 

When they drive the school bus off the road it really kills me.