mclumber1 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 2 minutes ago, Signifyin(g)Monkey said: Aren’t they (Never-Trumper Republicans) mostly just the pro-globalization neocon wing of the party? And this is just them trying to get rid of the emerging anti-globalization, populist wing of the party? They are (mostly) GWB era Republicans, so I guess so? They do seem to understand that the path the GOP is going down right now is increasingly dominated by a shrinking white population, and that the rhetoric that Trump espouses will not bring new demographics into the fold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 California Republican Party Admits It Placed Misleading Ballot Boxes Around State - The New York Times WWW.NYTIMES.COM Government officials say the receptacles are illegal and could lead to voter fraud, but the party says it will continue the practice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwheel86 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 1 minute ago, mclumber1 said: They are (mostly) GWB era Republicans, so I guess so? They do seem to understand that the path the GOP is going down right now is increasingly dominated by a shrinking white population, and that the rhetoric that Trump espouses will not bring new demographics into the fold. But swap Trump with a Tom Cotton in 24 and my guess is they come home to the GOP. That's the long term issue with Biden's strategy, his coalition collapses the second he wins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwheel86 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 4 minutes ago, Jason said: California Republican Party Admits It Placed Misleading Ballot Boxes Around State - The New York Times WWW.NYTIMES.COM Government officials say the receptacles are illegal and could lead to voter fraud, but the party says it will continue the practice. How does this not result in felony charges? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 23 minutes ago, Jwheel86 said: How does this not result in felony charges? "Oops." - white people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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marioandsonic Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Signifyin(g)Monkey said: How bout we just start freaking out about this now? Why wait? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osxmatt Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 2 hours ago, SaysWho? said: The Headline Continues to Be a Record 9.3 Million Voted Early Vote Analysis for Sunday, Oct. 11 ELECTPROJECT.GITHUB.IO Early Voting Continues at Record Pace with 9.3 million voted. Four years ago at this same time before the November election, I was tracking 1.4 million people voted. Any data available whether this is a larger share of total electorate voting early, or new voters? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Started reviewing my ballot. Holy shit - there are 61 Judge positions on the ballot in my area of Nevada. Not 61 judges running, but 61 positions that need to be filled. This just cements my opinion that judicial positions shouldn't be elected by the people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 28 minutes ago, mclumber1 said: Started reviewing my ballot. Holy shit - there are 61 Judge positions on the ballot in my area of Nevada. Not 61 judges running, but 61 positions that need to be filled. This just cements my opinion that judicial positions shouldn't be elected by the people. And those races never have any information available. At MOST a shitty candidate website, often just a bar association rating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 53 minutes ago, mclumber1 said: Started reviewing my ballot. Holy shit - there are 61 Judge positions on the ballot in my area of Nevada. Not 61 judges running, but 61 positions that need to be filled. This just cements my opinion that judicial positions shouldn't be elected by the people. Just pick the ones with the coolest names. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbiggsly Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 There were 15 people running for 15 open spots for my district court. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 19 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: Just pick the ones with the coolest names. I looked and there is a Hooker running for a family judge position. Unopposed. Man, I should have run against her with a campaign slogan of "Do you really want a HOOKER to be your family judge? Vote mclumber on November 3rd!" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadatog Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 9 minutes ago, mclumber1 said: I looked and there is a Hooker running for a family judge position. Unopposed. Man, I should have run against her with a campaign slogan of "Do you really want a HOOKER to be your family judge? Vote mclumber on November 3rd!" But how else was she going to pay for her law degree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 12 minutes ago, mclumber1 said: I looked and there is a Hooker running for a family judge position. Unopposed. Man, I should have run against her with a campaign slogan of "Do you really want a HOOKER to be your family judge? Vote mclumber on November 3rd!" The hooker is probably better on healthcare than a libertarian. I assume that it's a requirement in Nevada that every candidate must put in their bio "hanging judge." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SaysWho? Posted October 13, 2020 Author Share Posted October 13, 2020 8 hours ago, Signifyin(g)Monkey said: Aren’t they (Never-Trumper Republicans) mostly just the pro-globalization neocon wing of the party? And this is just them trying to get rid of the emerging anti-globalization, populist wing of the party? 8 hours ago, mclumber1 said: They are (mostly) GWB era Republicans, so I guess so? They do seem to understand that the path the GOP is going down right now is increasingly dominated by a shrinking white population, and that the rhetoric that Trump espouses will not bring new demographics into the fold. 8 hours ago, Jwheel86 said: But swap Trump with a Tom Cotton in 24 and my guess is they come home to the GOP. That's the long term issue with Biden's strategy, his coalition collapses the second he wins. Kind of to some of this. 1. The idea that they're the "neocon" wing has mostly been pushed by Trump supporters, to which there's some truth to it, but they push it so Trump seems better. Trump has the support of Rudy Giuliani, who was the biggest "9/11 changed everything" and Iraq War proponent next to any of them. Palin was a big, "Leaving is a white flag of surrender," believer. 2. They've gone after a lot of Republicans that board members think they'd like. Tom Cotton? No likey. 3. He may very well lose all that support if he wins, but would we rather the votes go elsewhere and he has less of a chance of winning? I don't see it as a problem; I see it as building a coalition so Democrats win. A lot of these people are voting straight-Democrat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted October 13, 2020 Author Share Posted October 13, 2020 On 10/10/2020 at 2:36 PM, Chris- said: I'm surprised @CitizenVectron hasn't unironically posted this yet. Finally got around to reading the replies and I think I found tomcat's twitter account 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Libertarian Jo Jorgensen, third presidential candidate on ballot, wants in on the debates WWW.USATODAY.COM There are only three presidential candidates on the ballot in all 50 states: Donald Trump, Joe Biden and Jo Jorgensen. Vote for Jo! Quote "Liberty works," Jorgensen said, rendering the Libertarian platform down to two words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Libertarianism is a joke for the feeble minded who don't realize they are the joke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 3 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: Libertarianism is a joke for the feeble minded who don't realize they are the joke "If we just remove all the rules, people will continue to follow the rules anyway," is basically the idea, even though the reason they want the rules removed is because they don't like some of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 5 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: Libertarianism is a joke for the feeble minded who don't realize they are the joke Is Don the better pick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 2 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said: "If we just remove all the rules, people will continue to follow the rules anyway," is basically the idea, even though the reason they want the rules removed is because they don't like some of them. It also ignores the fact that a weak/minimal government will either be taken over or completely co-opted by the businesses whose property rights the government is supposedly there to protect/enforce, leading to a complete loss of democratic input. We don't even have to imagine this scenario either, it's happening before our eyes now! It's a bullshit economic theory that should have been tossed aside when the steam engine came on the scene and the rise of industrial capitalism and massive concentrated wealth. Without equal economic power, there is no such thing as equal political power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 9 minutes ago, Remarkableriots said: Is Don the better pick? When you're too stupid and corrupt even for libertarians. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 16 minutes ago, Remarkableriots said: Is Don the better pick? Is his primary campaign plank still executing Cocaine Mitch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Looks like my only option is voting none of these candidates because hell no to Trump and Joe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 What's wrong with Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 6 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: What's wrong with Joe Middle toe is longer than big toe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SaysWho? Posted October 13, 2020 Author Share Posted October 13, 2020 Now: Biden/Trump 49-46 (3% other, 2% undecided) With high turnout: 50-46 (2% other, 2% undecided) With low turnout: 49-48 (2% other, 2% undecided) Biden's up from September when he was 47-45 (48-46 with high turnout and low turnout) Quote Biden has made gains in 22 counties where the vote margins were closest in the 2016 presidential election. The Democrat currently holds a 59% to 38% edge among registered voters in these swing counties* where the aggregate vote went to Hillary Clinton by a single point. The presidential race was basically tied in these counties last month. Biden also has a 58% to 35% margin in counties that went solidly for Clinton (by a similar 27 points in 2016), which is basically unchanged from September. Biden’s swing county gains have been offset by a strengthening of Trump’s position (61% to 35%) in the counties he won handily four years ago. The current numbers are better than the president’s 17-point lead in these counties last month, but still lag his 34-point aggregate victory there four years ago. Quote Of four issues asked about in the poll, the most salient to voters is the potential breakdown of law and order, which 56% of North Carolina voters say worries them a lot. Just under half (48%) worry a lot about the coronavirus pandemic, while about 4 in 10 worry a lot about having access to medical care when they need it (39%) and knowing they will have a stable income over the next year (39%). “The Trump campaign has been successful in elevating law and order to the top of voters’ minds. There’s only one problem. This issue is not a slam dunk for their side,” said Murray. When asked who they trust more to maintain law and order, 46% of voters choose Trump, but a similar 43% choose Biden. The challenger has the edge when it comes to voter confidence in handling the pandemic – 47%, to 38% who trust the incumbent more. Biden also has the lead – 46% to 38% – on voter trust in keeping health care affordable and accessible. Trump’s best issue area is creating jobs and strengthening the economy, where he has a 49% to 38% trust advantage over Biden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted October 13, 2020 Author Share Posted October 13, 2020 Not guaranteed, but we could see Biden's lead abate or shrink soon as we get further away from the first debate, which Americans thought Biden won and mostly had a higher opinion of him afterward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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