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How not to stop a frontrunner

46284. iiibbb - 3/14/2016 6:46:39 PM

http://www.electoral-vote.com/#item-10

46285. wabbit - 3/17/2016 2:59:08 AM

Obama's pick of Judge Merrick Garland for the vacant Supreme Court seat Wednesday was an intriguing multi-layered move in his last great showdown with Republicans that comes at a time of volatile political upheaval.

His selection demonstrates cold-eyed calculation and represents a clear case of Obama calling the Republicans' bluff after its leaders made clear they would refuse to consider his nominee whomever it turned out to be.

Garland's elevation offers a new window into the state of Obama's political philosophy in the twilight of a presidency that began in a burst of historic potential but has been constrained by the grueling struggle to govern in a polarized era...

Thankfully the GOP is looking out for the feelings of any SCOTUS nominees made by the POTUS.

46286. iiibbb - 3/17/2016 3:15:56 PM

I read these three articles and realize that I don't really like liberals all that much.

Obama is suuuuuch a disappointment.. go fuck yourself.

Boohoo... I can't eat a PBJ unless you cut off the crusts

a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/clinton-trump-ohio_us_56e9a0b8e4b065e2e3d8314c?section=politics" target="new">"Senior political correspondent"... this is the kind of millennial who got out of college and just went for promotions; knows a lot of facts but has no actual capacity for critical thinking.

and for the first time agree with something Bill Maher says.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hdv9W-xcgeQ.

It's horseshoe theory in action.

The fundamental reason I am voting for Hillary (or Bernie) is that there are people out there without the means or privilege to weather a Trump presidency: minorities, women, immigrants, Muslims, and poor who are going to suffer in real and personal ways from a Trump presidency. In addition there are civil rights and environmental protection that the Republicans are poised to roll back as soon as they are possibly able. This bothers me enough that I'm putting aside just about every personal preference to ensure that these people don't get fucked.

These fools who may wish to think that a protest vote punishes Hillary and or the Democratic Party for failing to deliver a progressive candidate. Hillary... the Democrats are not going to "suffer" one iota in any real and tangible way from a protest vote.

It's like watching Survivor when the tribe with the numbers proceeds to vote themselves out of the win and hand the million to the guy everyone hates.

Fucking morons.

No wonder I'm an independent.

46287. iiibbb - 3/17/2016 3:16:34 PM

"Senior political correspondent"... this is the kind of millennial who got out of college and just went for promotions; knows a lot of facts but has no actual capacity for critical thinking.

46288. iiibbb - 3/18/2016 6:15:10 PM

Trump supporter trying to argue with me that Trump=Hillary on bigotry...

FFS

46289. winstonsmith - 3/21/2016 2:56:31 AM

Hillary brought in $30M in February
Bernie brought in $42M in February

$72M

How about they join forces and make a deal to spend everything they get up until the convention to attack the Republican Party in swing states. As far as the remaining primarys are concerned, they could continue to campaign in every state only attacking the Republicans. Democratic primary goers can just vote for whichever they prefer and whoever wines gets the president slot and whoever loses is VP.

46290. arkymalarky - 3/21/2016 4:48:40 AM

I'm kind of enjoying watching them pee themselves and spend their own money at the moment.

46291. Ms. No - 3/21/2016 8:49:29 PM

Winston,

I'd be in favor of them pooling resources to debunk all of the Koch-funded propaganda, but I doubt that would really do the trick. An enormous number of people who believe that offal don't care about the facts.

I mean, anyone who seriously entertains the idea that climate change is a liberal conspiracy is a fucking idiot and probably can't be cured by anything short of an act of god.

46292. judithathome - 3/21/2016 11:46:48 PM

I'm so effing sick of the "electorate" today that I think we're going to be screwed no matter what...the fact that people keep voting IN slugs like Mitch McConnell to "represent" them speaks volumes.

I can almost guarantee Trump is going to be the nominee of the "people" that the Republican Party has done its' utmost to "procure"....a totally ignorant blowhard who has no idea what "government" is about.

The Republican Party has created this "Golem"....and the ignorant Republican "masses" have bought into it hook, line, and sinker. The only problem being: they have no control whatsoever over what this monster says and does...

I seriously hope the public wakes up to the fact that their "hero" has not only feet of clay but an entire body of it.

46293. jayackroyd - 3/22/2016 10:20:51 PM

Is this thing still on? Members of Swampland, TIMEs political commentary forum has just done to their users what Slate did to Fraysters. Would you be interested in my inviting them to check out this interface as a replacement?

46294. arkymalarky - 3/22/2016 10:41:42 PM

Jay!!! How have you been?
I would! Just in time for election season. Though unfortunately the mote's been really unstable for the last few days. Hopefully that will get resolved soon.

46295. arkymalarky - 3/22/2016 10:44:49 PM

This tendency of the GOP Presidential candidates (and Fox News, and certain others *Giuliani*) to suggest that anyhing that happens the president needs to drop everything and Rush home and huddle in the Situation Room annoys the crap out of me.

46296. jayackroyd - 3/22/2016 10:45:17 PM

Busy. Nice to see my name still in lights...

Did you happen to listen to any of the clown car chronicles thing I did with digby?

https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=clown%20car%20chronicles

46297. arkymalarky - 3/22/2016 10:47:13 PM

No, but I'll check it out! Thanks for the link!

46298. judithathome - 3/22/2016 11:32:53 PM

All I got was Google links to several sites and didn't really know what I was looking for...??

46299. arkymalarky - 3/23/2016 12:00:43 AM

Jay's got a regular blog, so there are a lot of links, but this is the one I'm listening to:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/virtuallyspeaking/2016/02/25/digby-clown-car-chronicles-episode-22

46300. Ms. No - 3/23/2016 3:47:55 AM

Hiya Jay!

Yeah, bring the neighbors!

46301. arkymalarky - 3/23/2016 5:41:26 PM

Interesting, hearing Jay's very interesting conversation with Digby yesterday, then seeing the election results last night, to consider what will play out in Cleveland if Trump doesn't get the required number before then. I'll be surprised if the delegates move to cruz. I think that's why Kasich is still in.

46302. arkymalarky - 3/23/2016 7:23:22 PM

Just now saw Abbey Huntsman made the walk of shame to Fox. I don't keep up very well.

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