Campaign 2016 Part XXII: Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Politicians!

[Kepler]

Re: Campaign 2016 Part XXII: Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Politicians!

From Kos poster Bill in Portland Maine, this is brilliant:

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I am the very model of a modern fascist candidate,

I gin up fear across the land and viciousness I advocate,

I tweet my fingers to the bone and cable news I dominate

To tear you down and smear your name and criticize your body weight

My propaganda is the very best that I can propagate

I love Vlad Putin like a son, for he's my greatest surrogate

When I slam Clinton’s emails you will hear me bellow "cover-up!"

And whip my crowds into a froth by leading chants of "Lock her up!"

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I'll slap my name onto a wall so high that you'll get vertigo

Then round up all the immigrants and send them back to Mexico

In short, if you're not white and straight you have to pack and relocate

I am the very model of a modern fascist candidate

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My policies will drench the rich in ample sumptuosity

The rest will take what they can get, the freedom crumbs of paucity

I'll send my nukes across the globe with unpredictability

I'll build a statue on the Mall to my infallibility

And then just like a bolt of light---a 3am epiphany!

My cabinet will be fired and staffed with Eric, Don and Tiffany

I'll strut and preen and bellow yuge just like all bigly autocrats

And when it all comes crashing down I'll blame it on the Democrats

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November eighth will be archived into the books of history

The fate of me and my red cap will really be no mystery

I'll lose to Hill' in forty states, it's writ in stone, it is my fate...

I am the very model of a modern fascist candidate.

 

[Kepler]

Re: Campaign 2016 Part XXII: Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Politicians!

Well, this explains everything.

 

[Kepler]

Re: Campaign 2016 Part XXII: Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Politicians!

Ha ha.

 

[Rover]

Re: Campaign 2016 Part XXII: Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Politicians!

Well seeing as he has declared war on them they are losing by doing nothing as well. His people wont vote for them unless they stand with him.

As I said in my edit...I bet GOP voting is way down this year.

Agree with this. Its why Republicans are furious at Trump for saying the voting process is rigged. If its already rigged, why bother showing up to vote?

I can see two things happening. 1) Trumpsters follow their candidate's lead and refuse to vote for incumbent Goopers in an effort to take everyone down with them. 2) Regular conservatives to the extent they still exist don't show up if its going to be a blow out.

 

[ScoobyDoo]

Re: Campaign 2016 Part XXII: Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Politicians!

Agree with this. Its why Republicans are furious at Trump for saying the voting process is rigged. If its already rigged, why bother showing up to vote?

I can see two things happening. 1) Trumpsters follow their candidate's lead and refuse to vote for incumbent Goopers in an effort to take everyone down with them. 2) Regular conservatives to the extent they still exist don't show up if its going to be a blow out.

And if that happens Montana is going to see a huge influx of people.

 

[Kepler]

Re: Campaign 2016 Part XXII: Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Politicians!

Agree with this. Its why Republicans are furious at Trump for saying the voting process is rigged. If its already rigged, why bother showing up to vote?

The NRSC figured this out and sent everybody an "ixne on the iggedre" order. Every time Trump opens his mouth the RNC wishes they could drop a stick of dynamite in it.

He has become a net liability and they are scared sh-tless that this is going to continue on well past 11/9. If Trump really does fire up Los Deplorables Esta Noche, the anti-RNC, anti-Establishment drumbeat will go on as long as he makes money from it.

 

[ScoobyDoo]

Re: Campaign 2016 Part XXII: Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Politicians!

Bottom line is nothing will change with the GOP. They'll be convinced again they just picked the wrong candidate. We have another 4 years of complete BS coming.

 

[Scarlet]

Re: Campaign 2016 Part XXII: Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Politicians!

How do they pick/determine debate locations? I never would've thought Las Vegas would ever be an option for one.

 

[Kepler]

Re: Campaign 2016 Part XXII: Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Politicians!

Bottom line is nothing will change with the GOP. They'll be convinced again they just picked the wrong candidate. We have another 4 years of complete BS coming.

They don't even need to write another autopsy. The last one is still spot on.

I saw GOP is losing Millenials by 50 points. That's Hispanic territory. You come to me to request a loan. Your business plan is that you will sell cookies by denigrating women, non-whites, non-Christians, and the young.

I... may just turn you down.

 

[Kepler]

Re: Campaign 2016 Part XXII: Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Politicians!

How do they pick/determine debate locations? I never would've thought Las Vegas would ever be an option for one.

Good question. I would assume sites bid on it.

From the Commission website:

How are the Sites and Dates for the Debates Selected? The CPD chooses sites for the debates by soliciting bids from interested sites. Over the years, the CPD has held all but three of its debates on college and university campuses; this has allowed students to participate in the production process, and has prompted many of them to become involved in election-related projects. Sites that are interested in hosting debates submit proposals to the CPD in response to formal site selection guidelines that are posted 22 months before the debates. CPD production staff review the proposals, conduct site surveys, and consult with members of the White House television pool and federal law enforcement in evaluating potential facilities. The final sites and dates for the debates are chosen by the CPD board of directors and announced approximately one year in advance; this allows for complete logistical preparation by the CPD and the media, and for the sites to take full advantage of debate-related curricular additions.

 

[bronconick]

Re: Campaign 2016 Part XXII: Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Politicians!

Bottom line is nothing will change with the GOP. They'll be convinced again they just picked the wrong candidate. We have another 4 years of complete BS coming.

Gaining 15 House and 8 Senate seats in off years makes it easier to believe it's just the nominee. *That's* the problem.

 

[Wisko McBadgerton]

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We have another 4 years of complete BS coming.

I'd think a good number of people realized that much when the primaries were decided.

 

[Kepler]

Re: Campaign 2016 Part XXII: Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Politicians!

Gaining 15 House and 8 Senate seats in off years makes it easier to believe it's just the nominee. *That's* the problem.

Indeed. Paradoxically, Democratic voters' apparent inability to get off the f-cking couch for midterms is what enables the GOP to continue to lie to itself, which enables the Democratic candidate to keep winning the White House.

Maybe holding the census election on-cycle will finally break the logjam. I just know that if Congress sits on its hands for another four years its approval rating will come as close to absolute zero as is physically possible.

The Republicans seem to be destroying the legislature while handing the executive and the judiciary to the Democrats. Um... thanks?

 

[ScoobyDoo]

Re: Campaign 2016 Part XXII: Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Politicians!

Gaining 15 House and 8 Senate seats in off years makes it easier to believe it's just the nominee. *That's* the problem.

Yeah, that's true. They do control most of the country's elected seats. They just don't want the Supreme Court or the Presidency anymore.

 

[5mn_Major]

Re: Campaign 2016 Part XXII: Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Politicians!

Paulson will hold his seat because Boniff sucks. I am voting for Paulson because he is as far from a Drumpfer as you can get in the GOP. Lewis is going to have issues cause he is flat out defending Drumpf. We wont know though until like 3-4 days before.

If the House GOP is now in full ignore mode (whichh the Speaker now is) then they know they are at serious risk. Hell the Ohio GOP confirmed it which is what set Drumpf off against them. The numbers are worse than Kep makes them out to be. We will see if it holds though...

I think what Kepler and some on the Left are ignoring is more than usual GOPers might stay home.

Voting GOP in the one vote that matters? I helped vote Paulsen in in 2008...thinking after W, it was my one big vote to give the new GOP a chance. Regret that. Per ontheissues, Paulsen strongly opposes abortion, supports lowering taxes on the rich and opposes environmental issues. Typical Republican.

And every D vote in the House helps slow down total obstructionism.

 

[Kepler]

Re: Campaign 2016 Part XXII: Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Politicians!

I'd think a good number of people realized that much when the primaries were decided.

I never thought they'd sit on the nomination after the swearing in. I really didn't think they were that awful.

At least for once a solution is at hand: dump Garland, put up Sri Srinivasan. Wheel RBG out and replace her with Patricia Ann Millett.

After the GOP has gone on record saying it will freeze the Court, a simple vote will get rid of the 60 threshold for SCOTUS.

I would also propose an Amendment limiting all federal judicial appointments to 20 years. Grandfather in current members. That would be good for everyone.

 

[Handyman]

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I don't think they will. The right is remarkably disciplined about voting. They've made the connection that they can amplify their influence by showing up. The left still doesn't get that.

RCP is trying to do a House map. They have tended towards the conservative on polling -- they don't have any methodology other than declaring certain polls worthy and then counting them all equally.

You cant use old measures to to describe the Right nowadays. It was that logic which was why you (and most others) didnt think Drumpf would win the nomination. This is not the the GOP we once knew...

 

[Handyman]

Re: Campaign 2016 Part XXII: Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Politicians!

Ha ha.

That is awesome

 

[Handyman]

Re: Campaign 2016 Part XXII: Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Politicians!

Bottom line is nothing will change with the GOP. They'll be convinced again they just picked the wrong candidate. We have another 4 years of complete BS coming.

If they want to make themselves even more irrelevant that is the way to do it. (I agree with you BTW) Problem is all of their "hopefuls" are on record many times agree with and even backing up Drumpf so they have literally zero people right now that they can run to beat Hillary in 4 years.

 

[Handyman]

Re: Campaign 2016 Part XXII: Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Politicians!

I never thought they'd sit on the nomination after the swearing in. I really didn't think they were that awful.

At least for once a solution is at hand: dump Garland, put up Sri Srinivasan. Wheel RBG out and replace her with Patricia Ann Millett.

After the GOP has gone on record saying it will freeze the Court, a simple vote will get rid of the 60 threshold for SCOTUS.

I would also propose an Amendment limiting all federal judicial appointments to 20 years. Grandfather in current members. That would be good for everyone.

I agree with all of this. I honestly thought they would stop the BS after they got trounced too.