Dr. Strangelove Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 On 3/8/2024 at 5:00 PM, Archy1221 said: You are welcome. Keeping the good ol US of A from becoming socialist Europe one vote at a time. You skipped right over the parts where they like to invade countries for no reason and then institute policies of torturing innocent people after doing so. And heck, that was before the most recent Republican President who botched the response to a pandemic, direct a self-coup that ended his Presidency with a press conference outside of a landscaping service (and next to a dildo store), found liable for rape, can't operate a business in New York because of decades of criminal and massive fraud, and is seeming losing his ability to coherently communicate. But yes, protecting America from terrors of socialism that only exist in the imaginations of Conservative voters certainly Trumps all that (pun intended). So, you know, good job I guess. 2 1 Link to comment
Lorewarn Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 On 3/8/2024 at 12:04 PM, Archy1221 said: the possible reason Joe is not where he should be on the polls is he is is extreme Liberal I understand that is a narrative. I don't understand if you actually believe it or not (because despite it being something that people think is true, it isn't). 2 Link to comment
Archy1221 Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 49 minutes ago, Dr. Strangelove said: But yes, protecting America from terrors of socialism Like I said, you are welcome 1 Link to comment
Decoy73 Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 1 hour ago, Dr. Strangelove said: Because of the coalitions that make up the Democratic Party, having a "good" candidate that appeals to that coalition is really difficult. The party consists of college educated voters concentrated on the coasts, minority voters in the south, and white union voters in the Midwest. In this coalition, the white female college graduate who lives in California has very different views (climate change, LGTBQ rights) than southern African American voters (police reform, social program investments) who are also much different than Midwest Union voters (trade protection policies). A Democrat in California is a lot different than a democrat in Michigan who is a lot different than a democrat in Georgia. Pete Buttigieg was a very competitive candidate - and does very well in TV interviews and in debates - with coastal Democrats. However, he had next to no appeal to southern minority voters who dubbed him "Mayo Pete" (which is kind of funny) because he was seen as not really understanding Black voters. All Democrat candidates struggled to appeal to all parts of the coalition, leaving only Joe Biden who was sort of the second or third favorite for each of them as the winner. This is also why it's dangerous for Democrats to move onto a different candidate other than Joe Biden, because they risk alienating any part of that coalition and they'd likely lose. Compare this with the Republican coalition - which are white voters without college degrees - and their political objects don't change all that much. A white voter without a college degree in Nebraska mostly wants the same thing as a white voter without a college degree in Florida, who wants mostly the same thing as a white voter without a college degree in Texas. It's easier for Republican candidates to nominate anybody with an R next to their name because really anybody appeals to those voters. A lot of good points made. It also probably involves people following an unjust narrative about his age, etc. Plus people just like to complain. For all their college degrees, I hope these D’s are smart enough not to pull a self serving card and go the “write in” route come November. 1 Link to comment
Danny Bateman Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 Ummm, if I could take a brief detour from the very serious analysis of old man bad for just a second... Does anybody else have serious concerns about a private company posting almost $100M bond for a presidential candidate so he can continue appealing (and immediately continue defaming) the woman he raped? Once again, louder, for those in the back: A RAPIST is running for president, had his buddy's company post nearly $100M bond so he can appeal his defamation judgment (for attacking the woman he was found to have RAPED) and he lacks the impulse control to not immediately begin attacking her AGAIN. The CEO of the company was a political appointee of Trump's. They have not disclosed any collateral or where these funds are coming from. Isn't having a president that's bought and paid for by his rich buddies kind of an issue? What is this guy or Chubb Limited going to want in return? It's amazing so many Americans are now fine with lowering the bar so low for this piece of trash. 4 Link to comment
Moiraine Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 6 minutes ago, Danny Bateman said: Ummm, if I could take a brief detour from the very serious analysis of old man bad for just a second... Does anybody else have serious concerns about a private company posting almost $100M bond for a presidential candidate so he can continue appealing (and immediately continue defaming) the woman he raped? Once again, louder, for those in the back: A RAPIST is running for president, had his buddy's company post nearly $100M bond so he can appeal his defamation judgment (for attacking the woman he was found to have RAPED) and he lacks the impulse control to not immediately begin attacking her AGAIN. The CEO of the company was a political appointee of Trump's. They have not disclosed any collateral or where these funds are coming from. Isn't having a president that's bought and paid for by his rich buddies kind of an issue? What is this guy or Chubb Limited going to want in return? It's amazing so many Americans are now fine with lowering the bar so low for this piece of trash. It's fine don't worry 1 Link to comment
teachercd Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 1 hour ago, Decoy73 said: A lot of good points made. It also probably involves people following an unjust narrative about his age, etc. Plus people just like to complain. For all their college degrees, I hope these D’s are smart enough not to pull a self serving card and go the “write in” route come November. What happens with write-in votes that can't be read because of crappy handwriting? 1 Link to comment
Decoy73 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 1 hour ago, teachercd said: What happens with write-in votes that can't be read because of crappy handwriting? Another reason write-in voting is stupid. 1 1 Link to comment
Crusader Husker Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 I will write in "None of the Above" Very carefully. 2 Link to comment
teachercd Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 7 minutes ago, Decoy73 said: Another reason write-in voting is stupid. I agree. 1 Link to comment
Archy1221 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 1 hour ago, Crusader Husker said: I will write in "None of the Above" Very carefully. I believe Lisa Murkowski won as a write in candidate one year. Small population state, but still kinda impressive. 1 Link to comment
TGHusker Posted March 11 Author Share Posted March 11 29 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said: 2 2 Link to comment
Danny Bateman Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 3 hours ago, BigRedBuster said: I’m sure our resident right-leaning folks think this is no big deal. Besides, OLD MAN BAD! Also DEI! Have you even SEEN the border lately!? Link to comment
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