2016 USA Presidential election thread I: The warm-up

[Cream Soda]

Its happening, love this dude already. Tellin' like it is. I wonder where this goes from here.

Guess I gotta vote for Trump now

[archibaldcrane]

Silver on the CNN polls (read bottom to top)

[Salodin]

Latest CNN/ORC Iowa Caucus-Goers Poll:

R: Trump 37%, Cruz 26%, Rubio 14%
D: Sanders 51%, Hillary 43%

This is important. People see this and assume Bernie is going to whoop Hillary; but this is for Iowa specifically. Things change at the national level.

[archibaldcrane]

This is important. People see this and assume Bernie is going to whoop Hillary; but this is for Iowa specifically.

And the other newest (post-debate) Iowa poll has Hillary +8.4. http://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com...ollJan2016.pdf

[Kyreth]

to be fair, palin and bachmann are the craziest of repubs.

If anything, this may be an attempt to poison pill Trump to some portion of his voter base. Doubt it'll work, though. At this point, any support for the Trump Circus is just more fuel for the fire.

[notorious bum]

Winning/margin of win in Iowa and NH are valued for good reason, obviously don't dictate anything nationally.

I find this poll update far more interesting: A big change in CNN's Iowa polls: Clinton was judged to be best on health care 63-31, now it's Sanders 51-45

[notorious bum]

double

[archibaldcrane]

Also interesting that 60% of respondents in the CNN poll said Hillary was more electable in the general.

[Kyreth]

I don't know why people care so damn much about 'In God we trust' on our currency. I like it because our currency is backed by fiat so in god we trust it doesn't go to hell.

Because it was put on there as basically a sop to McCarthyism and the Red Scare vs., y'know, any constitutional legality thing.

There's a reason it didn't exist until 1957, either in the Pledge or on money. Pic related- top one is a 1963 dollar, bottom one a 1937 one (actually a silver certificate).

[Blubbartron]

Because it was put on there as basically a sop to McCarthyism and the Red Scare vs., y'know, any constitutional legality thing.

There's a reason it didn't exist until 1957, either in the Pledge or on money.

Paper money, to be specific. It had been on coins longer than that, but for similarly stupid reasoning as the Red Scare.

[tyven]

maybe you guys should wake up and smell the bern

[notorious bum]

[Melena]

So Cruz is now blaming Obamacare for being uninsured now

[Fiye]

Fucking Palin is blaming Obama on the fact that her son Track committed domestic violence against his significant other.

Like seriously what the fuck.

[Marootsoobutsu]

On another note, look at this dumbass Bernie's stans' infographic lol

Honestly, about half of the things on that list I'd rather the federal government weren't involved with (though state, county, and city governments should definitely then take up slack), and another half of them could be curtailed or have their involvement/financial commitment drastically reduced. But then, the 10th is my 3rd favorite Amendment, and the one that seems the most ignored.

[notorious bum]

I was just pointing out that some of those are obviously not socialist programs, but yes, I agree, the military and shadow government budgets should be drastically reduced/eliminated.

[notorious bum]

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/0...lection-218052

This explains a lot about Iowa being close and NH getting further away from Hilldog. So much for the Super Tues lock? Clinton campaign is starting to choke like the Seattle Supersonics, at this point. She doesn't even have a dank meme department, just a creepy ass Twitter account spewing right-wing arguments and bizarre pro-zionist "Bernie helping kill Jews" angle.



https://twitter.com/TheBriefing2016

[Byrthnoth]

Fucking Palin is blaming Obama on the fact that her son Track committed domestic violence against his significant other.

Like seriously what the fuck.

She's just late to the meme

[kuronosan]

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/0...lection-218052

This explains a lot about Iowa being close and NH getting further away from Hilldog. So much for the Super Tues lock? Clinton campaign is starting to choke like the Seattle Supersonics, at this point. She doesn't even have a dank meme department, just a creepy ass Twitter account spewing right-wing arguments and bizarre pro-zionist "Bernie helping kill Jews" angle.



https://twitter.com/TheBriefing2016

And Clinton was directly responsible for Kosovo and Somalia. Do you want another Black Hawk Down? I know I don't.

Vote Colbert.

[dasva]

Honestly, about half of the things on that list I'd rather the federal government weren't involved with (though state, county, and city governments should definitely then take up slack), and another half of them could be curtailed or have their involvement/financial commitment drastically reduced. But then, the 10th is my 3rd favorite Amendment, and the one that seems the most ignored.

Does it even effectively exist? Sure it's on paper but it never seems to get brought up. If the federal government wants to do something it just assumes the power and the hell with states rights