2016 USA Presidential election thread I: The warm-up

[Serra]

Latest poll update

Dems: Same ole, same ole.

Republicans: Trump (39%), Cruz (18%), Rubio and Carson (10%), and Christie (5%) comprise the top five. Bush has fallen to seventh (out of thirteen) at 3% (below Paul at 4%).

[Ragnus]

I like to keep thinking that a Cruz/Trump ticket would happen, but Trump's ego is too large to let him be second banana to anyone.

I'm wondering if the RNC is going to use a brokered convention to bump off Trump. The backlash to such a move would be fierce though.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/art...an_129119.html

[archibaldcrane]

I'm kinda surprised that Carson is still hanging on to that 10%, I figured his fall would be devastating.

[kuronosan]

I can't believe Trump is the top ticket for the GOP.

[Tyrath]

I like to keep thinking that a Cruz/Trump ticket would happen, but Trump's ego is too large to let him be second banana to anyone.

I'm wondering if the RNC is going to use a brokered convention to bump off Trump. The backlash to such a move would be fierce though.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/art...an_129119.html

I think Trump as VP loses all the appeal that Trump might have lol

[Inshiya]

Cruz is literally the least likeable person I've ever met (he came to our law school once). He just oozes "punch me in the face" on TV, in person, and in all areas of his life.

I realize the religious fanatics want ANYONE to champion their cause, but Cruz doesn't radiate even the slightest degree of sincerity in his religious pandering.

Cruz being high in the polls surprises me more than Trump. I understand Trump. I understand fear and ignorance. What I don't understand is anyone supporting Cruz.

[ronin sparthos]

I don't get it either. Hell, Rubio radiates more excitement than the plastic wrapped mannequin that is Ted Cruz.

[Ragnus]

Doesn't really matter. He's labeling himself a champion of God's good children and that's enough for the religious wingnuts.

[Niiro]

Are these in no particular order? Hilary worse then D-bag AIDS med guy?

It just looks like they add 1 new entry per day of the month (28 people on the 28th).

[ronin sparthos]

Doesn't really matter. He's labeling himself a champion of God's good children and that's enough for the religious wingnuts.

And Rubio isn't? I know what you mean but Trump is the only person not overtly pandering to God on the Republican ticket. Because there is no God other than the Donald.

[Ragnus]

I seriously have no clue really. For all I know, it's just because he's a whiter looking latino dude than Rubio.

[archibaldcrane]

Texas is meat and potatoes GOP. Florida is, at best, the GOP you give side-eye to. Rubio at least occasionally pretends to care about functioning government, or at least he used to - Ted Cruz has been riding the crazy train from the drop.

[Buffy]

I can't live in a world where Donald Trump has access to nuclear weapons. I refuse. I hate Hillary. I loathe her. I think she is a liar. I hate the way it looks having 2 Clintons and 2 Bush in 5 presidencies. I think she broke the law and should go to jail over the email server (because I know exactly what she did and my ass would be in jail if I did the exact same thing). I don't like a vast majority of her political positions. I think she is too old for the job. I've only voted democrat once before in my life.

All of these things, and I'm still gonna vote for her if Trump is the competition because he's a fucking lunatic and I don't want him anywhere near A FREAKING NUCLEAR ARSENAL. I've never been a one issue voter before, but when that one issue is the end of the world, WHAT THE HELL ARE THESE IGNORANT UNEDUCATED HILLBILLIES DOING SUPPORTING TRUMP.

HOW THE FUCK IS TRUMP AT 39%. HOW.

[Buffy]

Sorry, I'm having a small mental breakdown.

[archibaldcrane]

39% of the maybe 30% of Americans who identify as Republicans. It's really not that many people, and you shouldn't be surprised that 11% of the population is motivated by his racist jingoistic bluster.

Hillary will murder him if he wins the nomination (he probably won't)

[archibaldcrane]

I'm talking like "put Virginia, Missouri, Arizona into play"-type murder.

[notorious bum]

After replacing her corporate education mask with one that the NEA and AFT find acceptable. The two-face game rolls on.

Hillary says she has "concerns" about DHS raids against kids. Just one problem: She called for them in July 2014.
https://theintercept.com/2015/12/28/...rant-children/

[kuronosan]

VOTE FOR HILLARY.

[Tyrath]

People are actually worried Trump will win the presidency? America has a lot of crazies but not that many.


Also, since we talking Trump and Hillary I got some nightmare fuel for you guys

Spoiler: show

[notorious bum]

You sick fuck.