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Elephants and Jackasses...

Discussion in 'Permanent Threads' started by Nettdata, Oct 14, 2016.

  1. Revengeofthenerds

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    she's also pushing in Texas, which is already having a MAJOR impact on down ballot races. There's some significant down ballot stuff -- it's why we are the way we are -- so if she can flip those, which right now it's looking like, then there will be mass celebrations. In San Antonio, after anything big like a Spurs championship, people drive downtown to a few major streets and do an impromptu parade where they test the longevity of their car horns. 100% that happens if she gets wheel chair bitch out.
     
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    I feel like the likeliest "big domino" that could happen in Texas is Cruz losing his Senate seat. Of all the statewide Republicans, he's probably the most loathed, and Allred is the strongest statewide Democrat running this cycle.
     
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    also the push against him is basically: 1) is he viable?; 2) is he not Ted Cruz

    Even "Republican only" ticket voters HATE cruz now

    I don't know anything about Allred's policies. I don't know anyone who does. We don't care.
     
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    Honestly, I don’t think Allred wins. He’s basically been MIA during the campaign. Allred seems more likable but you have to actually try.
     
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    But Hotwheels Abbot just got reelected.

    Sadly, I also think that booger-eater Cancun Cruz will be reelected.

    NOBODY is talking about Allred. What the hell is he even going to do if he gets elected?

    Question: what are y'alls thoughts on Josh Shapiro vs. Tim Walz?

    Everyone on the right is criticizing Walz and saying that Shapiro would have been a much better candidate, but... Doesn't the GQP want a weaker candidate who would be easier to beat?

    I'm confused.
     
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    Ultimately it comes down to a few questions, and how you balance the answers.
    1. How much effect does the VP have on voters choice for the top of the ticket? Is this effect more pronounced in a positive or negative direction (to put it another way, does a bad VP hurt you more than a good VP helps you)?
    2. Both Shapiro and Walz have positive net approvals in Pennsylvania, but Shapiro's is higher. Would this actually translate into more votes, or is it the case that as long as they're not a drag on the ticket, they play equally well?
    3. Does Shapiro's history and position on Israel hurt Harris in Michigan (with a high Muslim population, especially around Dearborn) more than it helps in Pennsylvania?
    4. How do their individual campaigning styles affect enthusiasm and turnout?
     
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    Aren't we finding out the answer to this now?
     
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    Let's not forget that Hillary was polling much higher than Trump in 2016. The only poll that matters is the election in November.
     
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    Absofuckinglutely. I’m already sick to death of daily headlines about polls, when they have become meaningless.

    Fuck the polls. Get off your ass and vote.
     
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    Polls have meant nothing to me since that episode of P&T Bullshit! featuring Frank Luntz giving a live demo of how to skew a poll any way you wish all based on phrasing and word choice. And don't forget to ask yourself, what kind of person has the time or inclination to answer political survey questions from a stranger on the phone? That's whose opinion we're weighing so heavily.
     
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    https://x.com/Acyn/status/1824244644714369470

    Rarely does this man have the capacity to surprise me, but he managed it on this one. This is an incredibly stupid thing for him to say, even by the insanely low standards we judge him by.
     
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    Suckers and losers Aetius, suckers and losers.
     
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    It’s like a five-year-old’s idea on how earning a medal works. He has nothing “fresh” this time, like he brought when he was elected. It’s just him and his stupid mouth now, and he’s both said and done nothing idealistic or inspiring since getting shot. He’s just handing Harris more votes every time he speck's.
     
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    Im never not going to hear that line in the preprogrammed Biden decline voice.
     
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    Lincoln Project doing what TLP does best. This is the ad that made trumps have his lawyers send them a cease and deist (which they used for more fundraising)



    The ads get a lot of coverage online, but TLP only does ad buys around Trump's golf courses and mar a lago, on the golf channel to run them. They're fucking with him specifically.
     
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    It's one thing if it's a prop, but if it's a souvenir, then Vance is going to look like this by the end of the rally:

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    So yeah... I'm thinking that Harris has this thing locked up.

    I don't even think it's going to be close.