NH Primary
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Is today, apparently. Prognostications? Sanders in good position? Rubio to slip after getting eviscerated by Chris Christie? Carson to gain ground with people realising he's still in the race?
Also, apparently NH is the first to vote - I thought Iowa did that already?
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Maybe they are distinguishing between Iowa's caucus as compared to traditional voting in New Hampshire?
My prediction is Kasich is the one who does better than expected this time.
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Trump and Sanders win.
Kasich surprises by coming in second.
Jeb! surges to 3rd or 4th.
Cruz might break 10%
Nobody else gets > 10% and any delegates they win go to Trump.
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NH is first Primary
Iowa was first Caucus
They're accomplish the same thing except Caucuses are stupid and outdated.
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Exit polls have a high turnout of independents, 30 for Trump. They also say only 1/4 Democrats want to change things in Washington which could be bad for Sanders.
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bbedward you're a smart kid.
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Apparently trump and sanders have won
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Trump and Sanders win.
Kasich surprises by coming in second.
Jeb! surges to 3rd or 4th.
Cruz might break 10%
Nobody else gets > 10% and any delegates they win go to Trump.
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NH is first Primary
Iowa was first Caucus
They're accomplish the same thing except Caucuses are stupid and outdated.
Trump and Sanders win.
Kasich surprises by coming in second.
Jeb! surges to 3rd or 4th.
Cruz might break 10%
Nobody else gets > 10% and any delegates they win go to Trump.
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NH is first Primary
Iowa was first Caucus
They're accomplish the same thing except Caucuses are stupid and outdated.
Heard it here first folks
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No one has won the republican nomination since 1976 without Iowa or New Hampshire.
That means the nominee will be either Trump or Cruz (hint: it won't be Cruz)
I see Sanders struggling more in SC and onward
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nice job Kasich
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Well I listen to both speeches yesterday, Sanders and Trump.
Both of them basically sounded less prepared for public office than I had even previously guest. For the most part I've enjoyed Donald Trump at his blunt approach, but more and more it's just the same old shit. I don't expect detailed plans but I'd like to hear a little more about things he might possibly do other than we're going to do it! We're going to be great again! We're going to make it happen!
Not that I think any politician has his shit together but I'm just tired of hearing that shit.
On the other side when I hear Bernie Sanders speak I shake my head and wonder what the old fellow has been smoking.
He produced a litany of free shit and glory, stepping down from our role as a world power, more jobs much higher pay freedom for every minority group, amnesty for illegals and expansion of not only Medicare and social security but disability.
All at no cost to you, the middle class tax payer.
Sometimes I have to remind myself why it is I follow politics when weeding through bullshit seems to be 100% of the task
WSS
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Well I listen to both speeches yesterday, Sanders and Trump.
Both of them basically sounded less prepared for public office than I had even previously guest. For the most part I've enjoyed Donald Trump at his blunt approach, but more and more it's just the same old shit. I don't expect detailed plans but I'd like to hear a little more about things he might possibly do other than we're going to do it! We're going to be great again! We're going to make it happen!
Not that I think any politician has his shit together but I'm just tired of hearing that shit.
On the other side when I hear Bernie Sanders speak I shake my head and wonder what the old fellow has been smoking.
He produced a litany of free shit and glory, stepping down from our role as a world power, more jobs much higher pay freedom for every minority group, amnesty for illegals and expansion of not only Medicare and social security but disability.
All at no cost to you, the middle class tax payer.
Sometimes I have to remind myself why it is I follow politics when weeding through bullshit seems to be 100% of the task
WSS
Sometimes I have to remind myself why it is I follow politics when weeding through bullshit seems to be 100% of the task
WSS
When I worked with juvenile detention kids, we would have kids who were waiting to be put into placement (half way houses, fosters homes,etc.). The social workers and well intentioned folks of the world would always try to get our most fucked up kids (primarily kids with sexual abuse histories) into foster homes and adopted out. They thought those kids were always mistreated in stepdowns and halfways houses by the criminal kids due to "past discretions".
So they would create these adoption ads with little Billy Child Rapist holding a soccer ball or something with a big write up. We would always laugh at the write up because if you could decipher through the horse shit you could see how fucked up the kid is. "Billy needs to be in a home with older kids who can teach him how to be in a loving family". Translation: Older kids he can't pin down and rape. "Billy has had negative experiences with animals that make him nervous so his new forever home needs to consider this". Translation: He fucks Fido.
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Sometimes I have to remind myself why it is I follow politics when weeding through bullshit seems to be 100% of the task
WSS
When I worked with juvenile detention kids, we would have kids who were waiting to be put into placement (half way houses, fosters homes,etc.). The social workers and well intentioned folks of the world would always try to get our most fucked up kids (primarily kids with sexual abuse histories) into foster homes and adopted out. They thought those kids were always mistreated in stepdowns and halfways houses by the criminal kids due to "past discretions".
So they would create these adoption ads with little Billy Child Rapist holding a soccer ball or something with a big write up. We would always laugh at the write up because if you could decipher through the horse shit you could see how fucked up the kid is. "Billy needs to be in a home with older kids who can teach him how to be in a loving family". Translation: Older kids he can't pin down and rape. "Billy has had negative experiences with animals that make him nervous so his new forever home needs to consider this". Translation: He fucks Fido.
When I worked with juvenile detention kids, we would have kids who were waiting to be put into placement (half way houses, fosters homes,etc.). The social workers and well intentioned folks of the world would always try to get our most fucked up kids (primarily kids with sexual abuse histories) into foster homes and adopted out. They thought those kids were always mistreated in stepdowns and halfways houses by the criminal kids due to "past discretions".
So they would create these adoption ads with little Billy Child Rapist holding a soccer ball or something with a big write up. We would always laugh at the write up because if you could decipher through the horse shit you could see how fucked up the kid is. "Billy needs to be in a home with older kids who can teach him how to be in a loving family". Translation: Older kids he can't pin down and rape. "Billy has had negative experiences with animals that make him nervous so his new forever home needs to consider this". Translation: He fucks Fido.
Now that sir, is some serious bullshit. Kind of makes lovely promises of free shit pale in comparison.
That must have been a stressful work environment.
WSS
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In fairness it was a victory speech.
Rubio copied Obama's victory speech from 2008 (even though he came in third in Iowa) and he had no detail. Cruz had no detail.
Policies and rough details is all you get from presidential candidates. They need several people, several months to draft a real bill - what that looks like in 2017 will not look like what they say it will be in 2016.
I only really care about the policy, personally. Nobody gives more detail than that unless you're talking about Hillary Clinton.
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It was indeed a victory speech. Absolutely no different than any other speech since the beginning of the campaign. Identical to the answers in the debates. There will be a point that it's no longer fresh. It's reached that point for me.
WSS
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And Bernie Sanders hates the rich man so he got some traction amongst voters in a liberal all white state.
Hillary's supporters hate the rich man to but they especially hate the white man the straight man and, well, the man.
WSS
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I'm leaning towards Trump for my vote. Don't like Cruz, Carson should drop out now. Ditto Forena (sp). Bush I think is toast. Robio (Robot Rubio) is a kid in a mans game.
Hillary seems to be supported by old women's libbers who haven't had sex in 20 years. Sanders by kids who know nothing and just want there student loans paid off.
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I'm sticking with Cruz. After a first in Iowa and a third in New Hampshire he is in a good place going to South Carolina. Cruz didn't spend much time or money in New Hampshire and beat out both Bush and Rubio who did. Christie did himself no favors by taking down Rubio and probably will drop out of the race today. Bye. I don't know if Rubio can recover from the damage done in that debate. Personally I thought it was a cheap shot from Christie as they all have their canned rehearsed speeches for most questions that come their way.
South Carolina should be an interesting state to watch next. I'll go with Cruz in an upset like Iowa. If he is to have a serious shot at winning the republican primary he has to win a state like South Carolina.
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I'm sticking with Cruz. After a first in Iowa and a third in New Hampshire he is in a good place going to South Carolina. Cruz didn't spend much time or money in New Hampshire and beat out both Bush and Rubio who did. Christie did himself no favors by taking down Rubio and probably will drop out of the race today. Bye. I don't know if Rubio can recover from the damage done in that debate. Personally I thought it was a cheap shot from Christie as they all have their canned rehearsed speeches for most questions that come their way.
South Carolina should be an interesting state to watch next. I'll go with Cruz in an upset like Iowa. If he is to have a serious shot at winning the republican primary he has to win a state like South Carolina.
I'm sticking with Cruz. After a first in Iowa and a third in New Hampshire he is in a good place going to South Carolina. Cruz didn't spend much time or money in New Hampshire and beat out both Bush and Rubio who did. Christie did himself no favors by taking down Rubio and probably will drop out of the race today. Bye. I don't know if Rubio can recover from the damage done in that debate. Personally I thought it was a cheap shot from Christie as they all have their canned rehearsed speeches for most questions that come their way.
South Carolina should be an interesting state to watch next. I'll go with Cruz in an upset like Iowa. If he is to have a serious shot at winning the republican primary he has to win a state like South Carolina.
Canned responses are acceptable? Sorry, but I want a president who is capable of independent thought, not relying on what his team has told him to say.
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I'm sticking with Cruz. After a first in Iowa and a third in New Hampshire he is in a good place going to South Carolina. Cruz didn't spend much time or money in New Hampshire and beat out both Bush and Rubio who did. Christie did himself no favors by taking down Rubio and probably will drop out of the race today. Bye. I don't know if Rubio can recover from the damage done in that debate. Personally I thought it was a cheap shot from Christie as they all have their canned rehearsed speeches for most questions that come their way.
South Carolina should be an interesting state to watch next. I'll go with Cruz in an upset like Iowa. If he is to have a serious shot at winning the republican primary he has to win a state like South Carolina.
Canned responses are acceptable? Sorry, but I want a president who is capable of independent thought, not relying on what his team has told him to say.
Canned responses are acceptable? Sorry, but I want a president who is capable of independent thought, not relying on what his team has told him to say.
The fact of the matter is that almost all the politicians have their canned rehearsed (usually poll and focused group tested) responses to questions they know are coming.
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