2016 USA Presidential election thread I: The warm-up

[Greatguardian]

I'd like to know how he plans to transform a democracy without winning elections. The implications are actually rather terrifying.

[archibaldcrane]

The founding fathers didn't take this country with elections, duh.

[Quicklet]

Also, Bernie got booed during a meeting with House Democrats, after they challenged him about when he will drop out and endorse Hillary, and he replied that



http://www.politico.com/story/2016/0...mocrats-225161

Wait, I thought he endorsed her already. He said he was probably going to vote for her, after all. So why are they booing him?

[archibaldcrane]

Wait, I thought he endorsed her already. He said he was probably going to vote for her, after all. So why are they booing him?

Because he still hasn't dropped out, despite endorsing her.

[Quicklet]

So in other words, he hasn't endorsed her yet.

[Krandor]

Archi is just gonna troll you on this regardless of what the truth is. Just move on.

[Quicklet]

I just find it amusing that he linked an article making the complete opposite statement (Dems are mad that Bernie hasn't endorsed Hillary yet) only a week after declaring that he's endorsed her and show's over.

[kuronosan]

It's semantics. He hasn't given a formal endorsement, which is what they want.

[Quicklet]

I'm aware of the distinction. It's always been the formal endorsement that anyone cares about.

[Dantrag]

Isn't all he said that he'd vote for her but he was still running.

[Greatguardian]

He'd vote for her but he wants to be on TV for a little while longer.

[myreality]

[Xno Kappa]

Meanwhile, $40,000 a day is spent on secret service protecting Bernie Sanders because he's still considered a candidate.

[Gryffes]

Of course he's gonna get his moneys worth.

[archibaldcrane]

Trump's campaign website has donation buttons for normal denominations, and then $2700.

He really is the meme president we deserve.

[Minions]

As is no surprise; the AG has officially closed the probe with no charges under recommendation of the FBI.

[Zealot]

If Trump swings any independents or BernieBros it'll be on the basis of the idea that the whole government is corrupt and Hillary is the driving force, evidenced by this event.

[Andalusian girls]

Donald Trump, the man to clean up Washington.

[Sho]

As is no surprise; the AG has officially closed the probe with no charges under recommendation of the FBI.

Lynch already said she'd go with the FBI recommendation. This was to be expected.

For real though, after this snafu, everyone will be looking to old man Bernie to see which side of the coin he falls on. If he fails to support Clinton at the DNC, there will be no incentive to vote for her at all from the supporters and BernieBros, giving Trump a large advantage. If he does, it may be the bump Clinton needs to keep the Trump score at bay.

Who'd thought that in 2016 Sanders would be one of the ultimate chess pieces of the Presidential election? It's no small wonder the man is living his Secret Service protection up.

[Krandor]

In what might be amusing to hear the official response on, someone made one of those White House petitions and it's already passed the required 100k signatures.

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/pet...8-952-and-1924