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Re: Will Trump be Re-elected?

Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2019 1:48 pm
by ochotona
Mar A Lago is going to be destroyed by the hurricane

Re: Will Trump be Re-elected?

Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2019 11:49 pm
by Libertarian666
ochotona wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2019 1:48 pm Mar A Lago is going to be destroyed by the hurricane
I suspect that it is well protected.

Re: Will Trump be Re-elected?

Posted: Sat Aug 31, 2019 6:36 am
by ochotona
Libertarian666 wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2019 11:49 pm
ochotona wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2019 1:48 pm Mar A Lago is going to be destroyed by the hurricane
I suspect that it is well protected.
When a hotel on a barrier island meets a Cat 4, it is going to get messed up. It's not a military building, it's a hotel.

Re: Will Trump be Re-elected?

Posted: Sat Aug 31, 2019 4:28 pm
by Libertarian666
ochotona wrote: Sat Aug 31, 2019 6:36 am
Libertarian666 wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2019 11:49 pm
ochotona wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2019 1:48 pm Mar A Lago is going to be destroyed by the hurricane
I suspect that it is well protected.
When a hotel on a barrier island meets a Cat 4, it is going to get messed up. It's not a military building, it's a hotel.
I'm sure it will be damaged. I doubt it will be destroyed.

Re: Will Trump be Re-elected?

Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2019 10:09 am
by Cortopassi
Gotta love the drawn in Sharpie line that just *barely* clips Alabama.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/04/politics ... index.html

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Re: Will Trump be Re-elected?

Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2019 11:33 am
by ochotona
Cortopassi wrote: Thu Sep 05, 2019 10:09 am Gotta love the drawn in Sharpie line that just *barely* clips Alabama.

Self-inflicted injury. He could've just said, "Look the NOAA forecast was within XXX miles of Alabama, that's close enough to warrant concern" and moved on. But no, he had to use a childish, amateur stunt with a Sharpie.

Re: Will Trump be Re-elected?

Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2019 2:07 pm
by dualstow
I saw that on another forum. Odd. O0

Re: Will Trump be Re-elected?

Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2019 2:39 pm
by Mountaineer
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Re: Will Trump be Re-elected?

Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2019 4:38 pm
by Kriegsspiel
ochotona wrote: Thu Sep 05, 2019 11:33 am
Cortopassi wrote: Thu Sep 05, 2019 10:09 am Gotta love the drawn in Sharpie line that just *barely* clips Alabama.

Self-inflicted injury. He could've just said, "Look the NOAA forecast was within XXX miles of Alabama, that's close enough to warrant concern" and moved on. But no, he had to use a childish, amateur stunt with a Sharpie.
Trump not only gives a shit; he gives extra shits! ;D

Re: Will Trump be Re-elected?

Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2019 8:40 pm
by Smith1776
Joe Biden had better not be the Democratic candidate...

His creeping on little girls alone would torpedo him amongst the liberal base.

Re: Will Trump be Re-elected?

Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2019 10:15 pm
by ochotona
Smith1776 wrote: Thu Sep 05, 2019 8:40 pm Joe Biden had better not be the Democratic candidate...

His creeping on little girls alone would torpedo him amongst the liberal base.
Biden is way past his sell by date

Re: Will Trump be Re-elected?

Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2019 12:20 am
by Smith1776
ochotona wrote: Thu Sep 05, 2019 10:15 pm
Smith1776 wrote: Thu Sep 05, 2019 8:40 pm Joe Biden had better not be the Democratic candidate...

His creeping on little girls alone would torpedo him amongst the liberal base.
Biden is way past his sell by date
Agreed.

Re: Will Trump be Re-elected?

Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2019 9:24 am
by shekels
Cortopassi wrote: Thu Sep 05, 2019 10:09 am Gotta love the drawn in Sharpie line that just *barely* clips Alabama.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/04/politics ... index.html
Ah weather forecasters, reminds me of economists.

It boils down to the models that you want to go with.

“Perhaps it is better to be irresponsible and right, than to be responsible and wrong.”

I heard Disney was going to be hit. ;)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-19yMj2p23I

Did not read article I avoid Star Magazine or CNN and The National Enquirer Grocery Store Checkout Papers.

Re: Will Trump be Re-elected?

Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2019 2:48 pm
by ochotona
MangoMan wrote: Fri Sep 06, 2019 12:50 pm Ya, but he's still the front-runner.
If it's Biden v. Trump, Trump wins IMO

Re: Will Trump be Re-elected?

Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2019 3:13 pm
by Smith1776
My gut is on Sanders with this one... if not, I think Warren would take it.

Either of them would defeat Donald Trump IMHO. Even members of Trump's own base seem disillusioned with his absolutely asinine behaviour.

Re: Will Trump be Re-elected?

Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2019 5:36 pm
by dualstow
Smith1776 wrote: Fri Sep 06, 2019 3:13 pm My gut is on Sanders with this one... if not, I think Warren would take it.

Either of them would defeat Donald Trump IMHO. Even members of Trump's own base seem disillusioned with his absolutely asinine behaviour.
Sanders is a really nice guy with an intense base, but I don’t see him winning this time around. I think he has the same chances as Linux becoming the dominant operating system (all flavors) of the U.S. Hey, it’s got a really intense fan base. I’d love to have Bernie as an uncle.

Some of it’s anecdotal: I know people who even worked on his campaign (low level, small role) who aren’t supporting him in 2020. And, it’s painful to say it, but the Dems will find something, anything wrong with a white male candidate.

Elizabeth Warren maybe? At least, I think she could become the top Dem contender.

Re: Will Trump be Re-elected?

Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2019 6:04 pm
by Smith1776
dualstow wrote: Fri Sep 06, 2019 5:36 pm
Smith1776 wrote: Fri Sep 06, 2019 3:13 pm My gut is on Sanders with this one... if not, I think Warren would take it.

Either of them would defeat Donald Trump IMHO. Even members of Trump's own base seem disillusioned with his absolutely asinine behaviour.
Sanders is a really nice guy with an intense base, but I don’t see him winning this time around. I think he has the same chances as Linux becoming the dominant operating system (all flavors) of the U.S. Hey, it’s got a really intense fan base. I’d love to have Bernie as an uncle.

Some of it’s anecdotal: I know people who even worked on his campaign (low level, small role) who aren’t supporting him in 2020. And, it’s painful to say it, but the Dems will find something, anything wrong with a white male candidate.

Elizabeth Warren maybe? At least, I think she could become the top Dem contender.
We really need to start that precious metals betting pool on the election.

Xan can be the croupier!

Re: Will Trump be Re-elected?

Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2019 7:58 pm
by Ad Orientem
G.O.P. Plans to Drop Presidential Primaries in 4 States to Impede Trump Challengers...
WASHINGTON — The Republican Parties in Arizona, Kansas, Nevada and South Carolina intend to cancel the 2020 presidential primaries in their states, according to three people familiar with their plans, a move aimed at depriving President Trump’s long-shot challengers of chances to build support.

The state parties have not formalized their decisions, but Mr. Trump’s challengers denounced the move. Joe Walsh, a former Tea Party congressman from Illinois who announced his candidacy last month, said he planned to fight the move legally and by appealing directly to voters in those states.

“It’s something a mob boss would do,” Mr. Walsh said in an interview. “All the times in 2016 when he said the Democrats were rigging the system to elect Hillary? He is actually eliminating elections in certain states, and that’s undemocratic.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/06/us/p ... e=Homepage

The Republican Party has become a political cult. I've never voted Democrat for any political office above the purely local in my life. And the local exceptions were exactly two, both times for my father. But if the Democrats don't nominate a leftist moonbat next year, I will probably take a stiff drink, steady my shaking hand, and pull the lever for their guy. Yes, I think things are that bad. Joe Biden is wrong about almost every issue I care about. But...

* He is not a nut.
* He is not morally bankrupt.
* I am reliably informed that he can read and write.

And that is pretty much what it has come down to. I am so over Trump and the cult of personality he has constructed. The GOP has lost its soul and it needs purification. And that is only going to come from a trip to the electoral woodshed.

Re: Will Trump be Re-elected?

Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2019 8:39 pm
by dualstow
See that, Libertarian666? That’s not TDS. That is a bit of sanity.

Re: Will Trump be Re-elected?

Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2019 9:48 pm
by Ad Orientem
MangoMan wrote: Fri Sep 06, 2019 8:39 pm Ad O, I don't disagree with anything you said, except would qualify a couple of points.

1. The likelihood of the Dems not nominating a leftist nut is slim, as Biden is pretty much the only one who does not meet that mold.

2. The Dems need 'purification' more than the GOP in my opinion. Both sides have lost their way, but the Dems have gone off the deep end.
Yeah. Biden is the only top tier Dem who is not a moonbat.

Re: Will Trump be Re-elected?

Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2019 6:54 am
by Mountaineer
Ad Orientem wrote: Fri Sep 06, 2019 9:48 pm
MangoMan wrote: Fri Sep 06, 2019 8:39 pm Ad O, I don't disagree with anything you said, except would qualify a couple of points.

1. The likelihood of the Dems not nominating a leftist nut is slim, as Biden is pretty much the only one who does not meet that mold.

2. The Dems need 'purification' more than the GOP in my opinion. Both sides have lost their way, but the Dems have gone off the deep end.
Yeah. Biden is the only top tier Dem who is not a moonbat.
Second hand info so read in that context: I know several people who know Biden personally; he lives in my area. Based on their comments, one should be very careful to exclude him from the moonbats - he comes across as a nice but bumbling guy - but beware.

Re: Will Trump be Re-elected?

Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2019 7:51 am
by Kriegsspiel
Hey Ad O.. you can always vote Libertarian :D

Re: Will Trump be Re-elected?

Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2019 7:57 am
by shekels

Re: Will Trump be Re-elected?

Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2019 8:29 am
by Kriegsspiel
Fantastic

Re: Will Trump be Re-elected?

Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2019 12:31 pm
by Ad Orientem
Kriegsspiel wrote: Sat Sep 07, 2019 7:51 am Hey Ad O.. you can always vote Libertarian :D

I did that back in '04. I couldn't vote for W and his Empire building.