News 2016 U.S. Presidential election - the highs and lows

kita said:
This is a bit off topic, but has anyone ever registered to vote at one of those tables set up by people outside grocery stores etc. Are these legit? I need to re-register. Thanks.
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Check with City Hall.
 
kita said:
This is a bit off topic, but has anyone ever registered to vote at one of those tables set up by people outside grocery stores etc. Are these legit? I need to re-register. Thanks.
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You may be able to register to vote online, or at the very least print out the required form(s). You can check here.
 
Andy_T said:
... and this is where they lose me....



So they reject Bernie Sanders because he has the exact same position as the others on the subject of animal rights, but they would expect him to be better, as he is better on most other issues?
Is that for real?
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But people do that all the time. There are many examples of Obama being criticized for not being "better" on issues than his rivals; the same for Hillary.
 
I have a question.. Is it normal to want to say fück family and rip your brother's arms off and beat him to death with them when he posts ******** like this on Facebook?

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Andy_T said:
... and this is where they lose me....



So they reject Bernie Sanders because he has the exact same position as the others on the subject of animal rights, but they would expect him to be better, as he is better on most other issues?
Is that for real?
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It's because he talks about how anti-factory farming he is, but when asked if he's going to do anything about it, he said no. Why talk about how terrible they are and make such a big deal about something you have no intention of changing?
 
Mischief said:
Ben Carson is going to endorse Trump tomorrow.

WTF is wrong with all these people?!
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Yep- that was a big disappointment for me. I liked Carson, but the reason (or the only reason I heard in a broadcast radio quote) he gave for supporting Trump- that Trump came across as boorish in public, but more thoughtful in private... so he's basically saying he supports Trump because trump is two-faced. And of course, if he were to be elected (shudder), his public persona is pretty much all the rest of the world would see.

Capstan said:
At a rally today in Dayton, a protester jumped a barrier and ran at Trump onstage, surprising him, before the Secret Service could escort him out (the protester, not Trump.) Trump's response: "I was ready for him, but it's much easier if the cops do it."

I think Trump is showing what a panty-waist he is, and that he has no leadership ability. His abandonment of his supporters yesterday, in essence playing one faction against the other- a common power tactic- is the worst move he could have made. It's becoming more and more difficult to imagine him being elected. He may be able to buy control of the GOP, but I don't think he can buy the presidency.
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I expected Trump's candidacy to crash and burn before now, but it hasn't happened. I hope you're right, anyway.
 
Blobbenstein said:
well, isn't it really to do with him experiencing his other side, and that he is not all boorish.?
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That's possible. But Trump's abrasive, confrontational side certainly appears to dominate, and I think it's reasonable to expect that, if Trump were elected this November, that's what the overall style of his presidency would be.

I suppose Trump has some good ideas. For example, this country does have a problem with an insecure southern border. Would most countries find it acceptable to have a comparable (with respect to their current population) influx of undocumented immigrants? I'm not sure that a wall along the Rio Grande is the answer, but even granting that the vast majority of people coming in this way are not criminals, I don't understand why some legislators are so blase about the situation.
 
I had an interesting discussion with a work colleague today.

I am currently in Romania on a business trip, and we were discussing the political situation in Europe. I mentioned that I was concerned about the right-wing shift in Hungary, and she replied that she was much more concerned with the possibility of Donald Trump or Bernie Sanders getting elected as US president.

I was, of course, surprised and asked her why she was concerned, amont all other things, about Bernie Sanders possibly being elected as US president. She replied "But ... he is a SOCIALIST".

I had to explain to her that an American socialist was quite a bit different to a Romanian socialist (speak: former communist). I found it interesting that she would arrive at that conclusion, and I found it funny.
 
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Andy_T said:
I had an interesting discussion with a work colleague today.

I am currently in Romania on a business trip, and we were discussing the political situation in Europe. I mentioned that I was concerned about the right-wing shift in Hungary, and she replied that she was much more concerned with the possibility of Donald Trump or Bernie Sanders getting elected as US president.

I was, of course, surprised and asked her why she was concerned, amont all other things, about Bernie Sanders possibly being elected as US president. She replied "But ... he is a SOCIALIST".

I had to explain to her that an American socialist was quite a bit different to a Romanian socialist (speak: former communist). I found it interesting that she would arrive at that conclusion, and I found it funny.
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Quite the interesting subject I think. What America considers to be liberal, socialist, communist, etc tend to be much further to the right than what the rest of the world define those things. I recently had a look at Bernie's tax reform plan. He's not even raising taxes until around the $500k a year threshold, and isn't that steep an increase until $10m+ a year.

My favorite quote since last summer: "If we elect Bernie Sanders we'll be socialist just like Cuba!"
 
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