The 2016 US American Election Thread

[corporatejay]

Originally Posted by SportsJunky

Did I see a post in the FOI forum that Roger Millions is stumping for Trump on Twitter today?

COnfirmed. Retweeted

[Drak]

That's too bad. I didn't realize Roger Millions was a piece of crap.

[Coach]

Originally Posted by troutman

Jane Doe's complaint:

https://www.scribd.com/document/3260...form=hootsuite

There are really no words for this type of horror.

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One of only two people on earth will win the American presidency on November 8. Hillary Clinton is one of those two possibilities. Donald Trump is the only other.

Yes, I fear Clinton’s grudge-holding. Should I fear it so much that I rally to a candidate who has already explicitly promised to deploy antitrust and libel law against his critics and opponents? Who incited violence at his rallies? Who ejects reporters from his events if he objects to their coverage? Who told a huge audience in Australia that his top life advice was: "Get even with people. If they screw you, screw them back 10 times as hard. I really believe it”? Who idealizes Vladimir Putin, Saddam Hussein, and the butchers of Tiananmen as strong leaders to be admired and emulated?

Should I be so appalled by the Clinton family’s access-selling that I prefer instead a president who boasts of a lifetime of bribing politicians to further his business career? Who defaults on debts and contracts as an ordinary business method, and who avoids taxes by deducting the losses he inflicted on others as if he had suffered them himself? Who cheated the illegal laborers he employed at Trump Tower out of their humble hourly wage? Who owes hundreds of millions of dollars to the Bank of China? Who refuses to disclose his tax returns, perhaps to conceal his business dealings with Vladimir Putin’s inner circle?

To demonstrate my distaste for people whose bodies contain mean bones, it’s proposed that I give my franchise to a man who boasts of his delight in sexual assault? Who mocks the disabled, who denounces immigrant parents whose son laid down his life for this country, who endorses religious bigotry, and who denies the Americanism of everyone from the judge hearing the fraud case against Trump University to the 44th president of the United States?

I’m invited to recoil from supposedly fawning media (media, in fact, which have devoted more minutes of network television airtime to Clinton’s email misjudgment than to all policy topics combined) and instead empower a bizarre new online coalition of antisemites, misogyists, cranks, and conspiracists with allegedly ominous connections to Russian state spy agencies?

Is this real life?

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/...-trump/506207/

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Lol, David Duke has a complete meltdown.

https://twitter.com/apblake/status/793972795634020352

Trump channels Gollum during speech.

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Hate In The Race

A remarkable level of vitriol has characterized the contest for president. And it’s showing no signs of letting up.

https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-h...2016/hate-race

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States with strict Voter ID laws see a 1-2% drop in turnout. How could that change things on Election Day? Watch Thurs 740am

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Spoiler!

https://twitter.com/RonanFarrow/stat...19880500224000

Hopefully it'll be online somewhere, it'd be really interested to watch.

[nfotiu]

Originally Posted by Drak

That's too bad. I didn't realize Roger Millions was a piece of crap.

Nah, just a c*cksucker.

[edslunch]

Originally Posted by nfotiu

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People can have different political opinions. Personal Insults not required.

[nik-]

Originally Posted by Drak

That's too bad. I didn't realize Roger Millions was a piece of crap.

and he was doing so well

[Zarley]

Is anyone else noticing tangible unease coming from the democrats of late? Obama's comments on the FBI were somewhat shocking to hear from a sitting president, although not surprising given his own entanglement in the email scandal. It also appears that there are concerns with getting the black vote out.

[nfotiu]

Originally Posted by edslunch

People can have different political opinions. Personal Insults not required.

I suppose some Americans could make the case that they are supporting Trump for (misguided) political reasons. A Canadian supporting Trump is not a political opinion, it is a statement of intolerance and hate. I felt bad for Millions and thought he got shafted with the whole c*cksucker thing, but now that he has revealed his true colours, I have no use for him whatsoever.

[direwolf]

Originally Posted by Zarley

Is anyone else noticing tangible unease coming from the democrats of late?

I think it's safe to say that the entire world is feeling a little uneasy right now. The possibility of a Trump presidency is pretty damn frightening, and not just for Democrats. As a Canadian and a citizen of the free world, I'm nervous as hell. His recent surge in the polls isn't good for anyone.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by Drak

That's too bad. I didn't realize Roger Millions was a piece of crap.

and he......edit beat me to it

[Mr.Coffee]

Originally Posted by dino7c

and he was doing so well

Nik?

[Drak]

Originally Posted by Zarley

Is anyone else noticing tangible unease coming from the democrats of late? Obama's comments on the FBI were somewhat shocking to hear from a sitting president, although not surprising given his own entanglement in the email scandal. It also appears that there are concerns with getting the black vote out.

In 2012 they said there was concern getting the black vote out. Turned out fine. The Hispanic vote has been huge so far.

[direwolf]

Originally Posted by Drak

In 2012 they said there was concern getting the black vote out. Turned out fine. The Hispanic vote has been huge so far.

The Hispanic turnout so far is definitely a good sign. Overall though, I think it's going to be women who end up defeating Trump.

[Drak]

Originally Posted by direwolf

The Hispanic turnout so far is definitely a good sign. Overall though, I think it's going to be women who end up defeating Trump.

I think there are hidden republicans who have crossed over as well. Makes sense in light of all the newspaper endorsements that went Hillary this time, including the republican news papers that have never endorsed a Democrat. Then there's the host of republican leaders that are endorsing Hillary. That has to statistically transfer to republican voters on some level.

[IliketoPuck]

Originally Posted by New Era

What a horrible false equivalency. Some do actual journalism and stick to publishing the facts (bloomberg, CNN, CBS, ABC), the others post misinformation (FOX) and disinformation (Infowars, drudge report, breitbart).

I never said they were equals. I said that each has their own bias.

[Zarley]

Originally Posted by direwolf

I think it's safe to say that the entire world is feeling a little uneasy right now. The possibility of a Trump presidency is pretty damn frightening, and not just for Democrats. As a Canadian and a citizen of the free world, I'm nervous as hell. His recent surge in the polls isn't good for anyone.

I wouldn't worry, the differences between democrats and republicans are superficial in nature. Only the special interests that've backed the wrong horse need be concerned. If Trump wins we will see a fair bit of bluster and perhaps some gestures to appease the average moron in the U.S. - say a symbolic trade renegotiation with Mexico - but then things will continue as usual. Truly functioning democracy hasn't existed in the United States for a long time.

[Drak]

Originally Posted by Zarley

I wouldn't worry, the differences between democrats and republicans are superficial in nature. Only the special interests that've backed the wrong horse need be concerned. If Trump wins we will see a fair bit of bluster and perhaps some gestures to appease the average moron in the U.S. - say a symbolic trade renegotiation with Mexico - but then things will continue as usual. Truly functioning democracy hasn't existed in the United States for a long time.

That's not at all true. If anything this is about the Supreme Court. Highly important.