2020 Election

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  1. onceburned

    onceburned Banned

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    nothing
     
  2. It really is just plain weird how so many on the left are willing to keep standing behind the dying carcass of Status Quo Joe. The magical moment is gone as is his viability as a world leader. It's time for the democrats to shift hard to plan B. And it needs to happen soon. Can you imagine him facing down Putin? Or Xi? Or Gitanas Nausėda?
     
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  3. 6-eyed shaman

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    On the plus side, Amash branded himself as the only anti-Trump republican in Congress. So it’d be impossible for him to “take away” any votes from Trump in the general election :cool:
     
  4. MeAgain

    MeAgain Dazed & Confused Lifetime Supporter Super Moderator

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    Currently we have 17 candidates running for president in the U.S. representing 17 different parties, I believe, unless I missed a few.

    De La Fuente~ Allience Party
    Carroll ~American Solidarity Party
    Segal ~ Bread and Roses Party
    Blankenship ~ Constitution Party
    Biden ~ Democratic Party
    Reyes ~ Legal Marijuana Now Party
    La Riva ~ Party for Socialism and Liberation
    Collins ~ Prohibition Party
    De La Fuente (again) ~ Reform Party
    Trump ~ Republican Party
    Mackler ~ Socialist Action Party
    Kishore ~ Socialist Equality Party
    Hawkins ~Socialist Party USA
    Kennedy ~Socialist Workers Party
    Ben Zion ~Transhumanist Party
    Hammons ~Unity Party of America
    Abramson ~ Veteran's Party of America

    Charles ~ Independent
     
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  5. Asmodean

    Asmodean Slo motion rider

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    You know no worthy amount of voters is gonna spend their votes on them. Partly because the system is rigged in favor of the two established parties. I say if so many people are really fed up and hopeless with the current status quo which will not change, and a majority of them has in earnest not really faith in Biden either (or the DNC for that matter), wouldn't it be great if this huge group would vote 3rd party? Even if it would be on seperate ones, the establishment would get a signal that can't be ignored. And other voters would see hey my fellow countrymen ARE actually going for a different approach, and may follow the example. You won't get the wanted result in 4 years, but lets face it: neither with the current approach.
     
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    well I've voted 3rd party in every election except 2008
    And I'm still waiting for the rest of the group to show up and join me lol
     
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    You can be all hipster in the future and claim you were the first :-D

    IF of course the fed up American voters would never stop this travesty and keep supporting either of the 2 established parties, or not vote at all. Which is really the biggest problem in my theory: get these people to change their ways and vote real different for a change.
     
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  8. onceburned

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    if.....Biden is elected he won't last long , the past will catch up to him. Burisma , China , Romania , Whitey Bulger,sexual assualt ,
    [CHILLING] Joe Biden’s Mafia connection REVEALED

    he will be impeached , and removed from office . we haven't even gotten into Hunter yet or Chris Heinz know Heinz ? the son of John Kerry ? they all cover for each other , they're all rotten and we all see it.
    the only hitch will be who is going to be his running mate . he won't make past inauguration . might even be arkancided……...
     
  9. Actually Trump is the best example of not voting for the same old thing. He was basically a democrat for decades, he sure isn't a textbook republican. What I wonder is what kind of reception a 3rd party presidential winner might receive. I hate to say it, but it will likely be exactly what Trump has experienced, a long uphill slog.

    Face it folks, we're mired deep in the establishment which has absolutely no incentive to change. I liked Bernie for a while in 2016, but it soon became obvious that he wasn't thinking like a president, he was thinking like a king. Then he surprised me by taking the bribe and laying off Hillary, even though he had a perfect case against her. For me it only meant a simple choice and it was not the Clintons.

    But I wasn't going to vote for Jeb or Marco or Ted either, talk about a gaggle of worthless, connected rich guys. Out of the whole field Trump became the only real candidate. I never liked him, but he was doing all the right stuff, like campaigning and holding rallies. Not hiding away like Hillary (and Mitt Romney in 2012).

    I personally think it's good to see all the shit that's been tossed onto Trump. Especially all this slimy FBI and DOJ business. Americans need to see that our government has become factionalized and it has little to do with benefiting the Americans. It's just a tool for rich people to play with.
     
  10. Asmodean

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    Maybe it appeared as such at first but voting for Trump is clearly now 1) not voting to change the status quo. And 2) not voting for constructive long term change.
    He seems to be catering to the textbook republican.
     
  11. Flagme15

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    hahahahaha, put the pipe down.
     
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    and of those fifteen third party candidates, I doubt that they will get a cumulative one percent of the total vote
     
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    Partly because the system is rigged against any third party in the first place. Are you comfortable with that?
     
  14. Flagme15

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    look at the list of parties that MeAgain listed. Why would I vote for someone that I've never heard of?
     
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    you keep saying that. yet you offer no proof. instead you answer a question with a question.
     
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    I look at it more as voting against a two party system.
    If you aren't disillusioned with both parties then you would probably have no reason to vote third party.
    If a third party gets 5% of the overall vote they qualify for federal funding in future elections. So this is why I personally vote third party. My vote is wasted anyways since I'm in a solid red state so at least this way there's a chance for my vote to count
     
  17. I had a girlfriend in Memphis who loved to go to the dog races. She bet on the color of the harness.

    Soon enough people will be writing in YooToob "personalities" for elected offices.
     
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    I know someone who votes for people based on how they are dressed.
     
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  19. Asmodean

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    I have not been asked to prove this before?

    You can verify it for yourself. It's not some kind of secret.
     
  20. soulcompromise

    soulcompromise Member Lifetime Supporter

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    Well, I got my wish. Biden is speaking about the allegations against him. He says it didn't happen. I'm tempted to believe him...

    I don't like it because it's the little guy (or in little woman) against the powerful politician. It's one's word against the other's now.

    If there's nothing else, I think I'll be voting for Biden. But part of me is saying he doesn't seem believable in the clip I watched. It could be that he's just nervous on TV.

    See.. here's the problem. By the looks of things, I bet he would refuse a polygraph. And they're not admissible in court unless I'm believing television too much and they actually are.

    I guess what I'm saying is I would feel more comfortable if he passed a polygraph. & if he looked more believable.

    I think it looks bad for her as well waiting until now to say something. I guess she didn't realize how she felt about it until now...

    Joe Biden denies Tara Reade sexual assault allegations: 'They aren't true. This never happened'
     
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