2016 Election Thread

[Mike Sixel]

I'll take the bet.......even though I'm not certain.

[USMCTwin]

Well. He did turn me into a newt.

[mikecgrimes]

 

Should I list all the times they did this, and it was true? You wanna go there?

 

If it's true, will the right treat him like they did clinton, or not?

 

If it's true he's done.  That's simple.  Problem is there is no evidence to suggest it actually is true at this point.  They have got stories right in the past, but those stories appeared to be solid from the start.  It's not as if people on the inside didn't know Trump was pushing this story.  It's hard to turn down a Trump bribe even the Clintons couldn't.  Like I say if the story has legs the rest of the media will get on board.  Pretty disgusting to see how far Trump will go but I guess because Cruz might have people who disagree with his politics people will want to think it's true.

[mikecgrimes]

 

This won't hurt Trump if more nad more agencies come out confirming elements of the story.  Then Cruz is basically sunk.

 

Agreed.  The point is it appears that's not about to happen if the story is just another Trump lie.

[Brock Beauchamp]

Pics or it didn't happen.

 

WAIT, NO. I TAKE THAT BACK. NO PICS. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD PLEASE NO PICS.

[mikecgrimes]

Luckily for Cruz this is happening on a Friday before a holiday.  If nobody else piles on by the time Trump gives his next punch a black man event he's gonna look pretty stupid bringing this up.  I wonder if Trump is even aware of Easter.

[USAFChief]

 

If it's true he's done.  That's simple.  Problem is there is no evidence to suggest it actually is true at this point.  They have got stories right in the past, but those stories appeared to be solid from the start.  It's not as if people on the inside didn't know Trump was pushing this story.  It's hard to turn down a Trump bribe even the Clintons couldn't.  Like I say if the story has legs the rest of the media will get on board.  Pretty disgusting to see how far Trump will go but I guess because Cruz might have people who disagree with his politics people will want to think it's true.

For the record, there is zero proof Trump is behind the story.

[mikecgrimes]

 

For the record, there is zero proof Trump is behind the story.

 

Slightly more then zero, but I'll agree without proof that's just a blind accusation.  Trump does have connections with the Enquirer and while they do like to get things right they are more then happy to just sale magazines with flashy headlines.

[Craig Arko]

Just to make up for the other one, a more cultured approach.

 

 

[PseudoSABR]

 

For the record, there is zero proof Trump is behind the story.

What I think's interesting is that although a lot of new media outlets are resisting covering the story (for good reason if they don't have independent reporting), but Cruz's statement that Trump is to blame will make news about the impending back and forth, and spread the story despite only the Enquirer reporting.

[nicksaviking]

I may be terrible for assuming, but doesn't Trump seem like a guy who constantly has affairs and doesn't even bother covering them up? Not that one or two dozen affairs wouldn't somehow help him with his base anyway.

 

Regardless if it's true or false, we can't be far from a Trump sound bite calling Cruz a Canadian sex addict.

[DaveW]

National enquirer also broke the John Edwards and Tiger Woods stories. Just wait, this will snowball over the next weekx

[Brock Beauchamp]

Bernie is a friend to all the beasts of earth.

 

Hard not to smile watching this happen.

 

http://theslot.jezebel.com/bernie-sanders-is-literally-snow-white-now-1767162006

[Mike Sixel]

I just wish we were talking about making the world a better place. When does that part of the election start?

[Craig Arko]

I just wish we were talking about making the world a better place. When does that part of the election start?

When the U.S. stops trying to manage everybody else and gets its own house in order. I do not expect to live long enough to see this, although being wrong isn't a problem for me here.

[nicksaviking]

I just wish we were talking about making the world a better place. When does that part of the election start?

I'm pretty sure you have us mixed up with Luxembourg elections.

[USAFChief]

I just wish we were talking about making the world a better place. When does that part of the election start?

I'd settle for an election that doesn't feature Trump, Cruz and Hillary as most likely candidates for POTUS.

 

How did we get here?

[Craig Arko]

I'd settle for an election that doesn't feature Trump, Cruz and Hillary as most likely candidates for POTUS.

How did we get here?

How did it come to this?

 

[Craig Arko]

Just going to put this out there...

 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rosario-dawson/an-open-letter-to-dolores-huerta_b_9538994.html?1458825932

[TheLeviathan]

 

I'd settle for an election that doesn't feature Trump, Cruz and Hillary as most likely candidates for POTUS.

How did we get here?

 

Well, you could become a Berner.  All you have to do is basically accept that he's the perfect candidate and worship him like some sort of political god and accept no criticism of him whatsoever.

 

Then you can add a fourth option to your list!

 

I, however, continue to be firmly in Camp Kodos.

[twinsnorth49]

I just wish we were talking about making the world a better place. When does that part of the election start?

Historically it seems that's where most of your problems stem from I believe.

[Squirrel]

 

Historically it seems that's where most of your problems stem from I believe.

I can't like this statement because I hate it. The truth hurts.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

 

Historically it seems that's where most of your problems stem from I believe.

Obama worked 8 years to get us disengaged from the Middle East, but the next president is very likely to draw us back into it as tightly as ever.

 

Cheers. 

[nicksaviking]

Obama worked 8 years to get us disengaged from the Middle East, but the next president is very likely to draw us back into it as tightly as ever.

 

Cheers.

 

Well only to fix it once and for all though, right?

[Brock Beauchamp]

Bernie is trying to make things interesting down the stretch. He has won five of the last six states and won them by *huge* margins.

[Squirrel]

Bernie is trying to make things interesting down the stretch. He has won five of the last six states and won them by *huge* margins.

I still wonder how different some of those states would be if they weren't caucus states. Hillary wasn't projected to win any of those states yesterday anyway. But California is going to be interesting, but that's not for a while yet.

[DaveW]

Bernie is trying to make things interesting down the stretch. He has won five of the last six states and won them by *huge* margins.

It doesn't matter, the math still doesn't add up or come close to adding up.

[Brock Beauchamp]

It doesn't matter, the math still doesn't add up or come close to adding up.

It probably doesn't matter but this race is closer than you're making it out to be. After Washington distributes its delegates, Sanders will be less than 250 delegates (~10%) behind Clinton and will have won five out of the last six states to primary/caucus.

 

But it will take a small miracle in either NY or CA for Sanders to become a legitimate contender. I don't see how he wins either state but I didn't think he'd win 14 states by the end of March, either.

[DaveW]

Him winning Cali or NY would be a major miracle.

 

He still can't win anything other than the white vote, this has been his problem all along.

[Squirrel]

Rolling Stone magazine endorsed Hillary, which really surprised me. The article about why was early quite good.