Lots of time left to see how it shakes down, but most--at this point--think it will be Rubio (maybe Bush) vs Clinton. Rubio (pending revelations of his past) might fare well against "establishment" Hillary.
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Lots of time left to see how it shakes down, but most--at this point--think it will be Rubio (maybe Bush) vs Clinton. Rubio (pending revelations of his past) might fare well against "establishment" Hillary.
I want Trump on the same principle that I wanted Rodgers to stay at anfield...just to watch the slo-mo train wreck
tbh @SerenityNigh
we get Trump 80%...what a card, he's at it again
Clinton 15%...In the interests of fair play
Jeb 5%...jeez he's worse than his brother
Rubio 0%...who?
we get Trump 80%...what a card, he's at it again
Clinton 15%...In the interests of fair play
Jeb 5%...jeez he's worse than his brother
Rubio 0%...who?
BoysInBlue
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dholliday
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to be fair I only learnt USA was split in two parts during the Palin campaign, always assumed Alaska was part of Canada.
Not that I can be arsed watching debates, but what's the take on last night's GOP effort? I keep reading that it was Rubio vs Cruz and Trump didn't run away with it like the last few. If so, then it looks like we have 4 leading candidates right now for the GOP bid?
Used to be part of Russia.
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Is there an ignore button? Here on GOT too?
It really chuffs me off that obsessive coverage by our media, of an election that has nothing to do with us, on the other side of the planet, over a year in advance. They only discuss our own elections 6 months in advance, and that's 5 months too early ffs.
It really chuffs me off that obsessive coverage by our media, of an election that has nothing to do with us, on the other side of the planet, over a year in advance. They only discuss our own elections 6 months in advance, and that's 5 months too early ffs.
dholliday
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aye...i read up on it at some point, think the Russians sold Alaska to the budding USA back in the 1800's sometime.
Agreed. Far too much time & attention (and money) spent electioneering.
Garrick
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You could just ignore the thread mate.
Thought Rubio and Paul both had good debates. Kasich made a lot of good points and really set himself apart but appeared too aggressive in my opinion. Trump and Carson looked out of their depth, which is to be expected, this is was easily the wonkiest debate.
Bush is donezo. I can see how Fiorina appeals to some people, but most of what she says is worthless platitudes (even more so than normal politicians, which is ironic, because part of her appeal is that she's not a politician). Cruz is subhuman scum and one of the few people on this planet I wish harm upon, but he had an okay debate.
Was there anybody else? I don't care if there was.
Defo seems like Rubio is the GOP's best shot. I still think he'll wilt in the general election, but I think they'll ALL wilt in the general. Not only is Hillary a good candidate, the Republican political machine has, uh, kinda [Poor language removed] up majorly. They've blown their entire load against her way before it even matters. What's left to attack her on, really?
In modern politics, you have to tack too far to the right to win the GOP primary, which then makes it extremely hard to do well in the general. McCain and Romney both had this problem. Whoever gets the nod this time is going to have the same problem.
Garrick
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That's entirely true and I agree with this 100%, but unfortunately we have to play by the rules of today. This is something I run into with friends of mine who share similar political views but aren't as engaged.
They get turned off by the entire thing, which leads to low local election turnouts, which leads to state legislators getting elected in my state that just majorly upped the political contribution limits and opened up elections to ridiculous amounts of dark money, which further discourages participation in the process, which is how the US has basically turned into an oligarchy.
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Well yes, sage advice ... but too late after I'd looked at it, given the title made me think it was a discussion about potatoes.
At the time, the purchase of Alaska was known as Seward's Folly but what a wise buy it was
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