Political Discussions for "Adults"

TheBig3 · 05-18-2020, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk

Dude made jokes about McCain’s time as a POW and it didn’t mean ****.

42% of the country didn't vote. You think that's going to happen again? The Bernie kids never show up. Fine. But the Adults will vote.

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Originally Posted by elphenor

I read that more people have died than decided the election last time

but a ****ton of that is New Yorkers obviously

ofc the virus ravages cities harder, so that could negate deaths in maskless Trump supporters

I think it would require more math than I'm willing to do

Yes, but those numbers are going to move inland. And furthermore, in teh States that matter, a lot of people didn't vote for Clinton. It won't be the same this time. She won by 3 million votes, and didn't go to 3 critical States. If Biden loses Pennsylvania I'll vote for Bernie in 2024.

Lucem Ferre · 05-18-2020, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBig3

The Bernie kids never show up. Fine. But the Adults will vote.

Ahh, so you're one of those people.

The Batlord · 05-18-2020, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Lucem Ferre

Ahh, so you're one of those people.

Yes he is a Chula.

OccultHawk · 05-18-2020, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Yes he is a Chula.

I don’t like to use Chula’s name as a derogative but his politics and his belief that this or that news cycle still matters is quite similar.

TheBig3 · 05-19-2020, 06:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Lucem Ferre

Ahh, so you're one of those people.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/04/u...r-turnout.html

https://www.npr.org/2020/03/06/81248...way-he-planned

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...16/4947795002/

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Originally Posted by Lucem Ferre

What about all the other times Trump was totally going to lose?

And what if he does? You think that's going to be the end?

The Republicans will find a bigger idiot to win. They always do.

In the one major election we've had since 2016, he lost the house in a year where the Senate was his to lose.

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Yeah Biden'll get em all fired up this time.

I don't think he will. But the downballot is more important this time around. A lot of the places we picked up in 2018 were because we didn't pass an "internet Scoailist Litmus Test" on them, and we won in Republican districts on Healthcare, opioids, and work. Combined with the Trump handling of the pandemic, I think we'll be fine.

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Well Sanders couldn't have been the nominee because the people that would vote for him as opposed to a Democrat that looks like a Republican when you squint won't vote for neoliberal candidates when they're on a Democratic ticket. Combine that with the fact that the majority of self-identifying Democrats will vote for a platform of "literally anything but Trump" and it becomes obvious that Biden is the only one who can win the election. It's politics 101, use your brain like a real adult, sheesh.

If you think Biden will be a continuation of Trump, you don't know what you're talking about.

**Frownland** · 05-19-2020, 06:43 AM

I like how Bernie getting votes from only a portion of Bible Belt youth is tantamount to his whole base throwing their hands up when it comes to voting.

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Originally Posted by TheBig3

If you think Biden will be a continuation of Trump, you don't know what you're talking about.

Did...did you read my post? Because I didn't say that. Use your grown up brain more betterer dude.

OccultHawk · 05-18-2020, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBig3

42% of the country didn't vote. You think that's going to happen again? The Bernie kids never show up. Fine. But the Adults will vote.

I think far more than 50% of the country won’t vote. More people realize it’s a waste of time everyday. Some blacks will vote for Obama’s number two but lots of people don’t care. Hillary wasn’t inspiring but Biden is a white male senile Hillary. He couldn’t be less inspiring. Or more hated by the real left. And he’s a creepy perv and I think a rapist.