You Get an Executive Order and You Get: A Politics Thread

by **pacino** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 10:20:26

538 is tracking how every member of the House and Senate votes with or against Trump and they're seeing how that compares with how their districts/state voted.

if Manchin was a real chump that only cared about being re-elected he'd just switch parties. Trump won West Virginia by a 42 point margin. Heitkamp will be in a bind, too (ND went +35).

Rs are a little more the ones on the hot seat in the House with the margins for how Clinton won certain districts. there's a couple guys in Minneosta that are Democrats that are in Trump districts, but that's about it (Matt Cartwright in PA is +10 trump)

by **jerseyhoya** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 10:22:16

drsmooth wrote:not sure you'd wanna be drumpf's 1st SC nominee. They shouldn't waste a lot of time getting fitted for robes in advance of their hearings at any rate

Think unless he pulls a Harriet Miers, whoever he nominates will be confirmed.

by **slugsrbad** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 10:28:43

jerseyhoya wrote:
drsmooth wrote:not sure you'd wanna be drumpf's 1st SC nominee. They shouldn't waste a lot of time getting fitted for robes in advance of their hearings at any rate

Think unless he pulls a Harriet Miers, whoever he nominates will be confirmed.

Hardiman seems to be the favorite, with Trump's sister (who sits on the 3rd Circuit with Hardiman) personally recommending him. Reviewing Hardiman's credentials, he's probably the best we could hope for from Trump.

by **pacino** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 10:28:44

President Bannon:

The plan has so far produced executive actions weakening Obamacare, beefing up immigration enforcement, and freezing federal hiring — and on preventing refugees and visa-holders from majority-Muslim countries from entering the U.S.

“He’s telling Trump that he can do everything he said he would do on the campaign trail,” said a person close to the administration.

That’s won Bannon the president’s favor, and endeared him to his son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner. Rather than telling Trump what he can’t do, Bannon — a self-made multimillionaire who Trump sees as a peer rather than as an employee, according to people familiar with their relationship — has positioned himself alongside Trump as an enemy of the Washington establishment, including the Republican Party.

During the transition, Bannon stayed away from many of the lower-level hiring decisions and avoided staff meetings where others attended, instead focusing on shaping the Cabinet. He was "integral" in the process of selecting Trump’s appointees, one person close to the team said.

Unlike some of Trump's other advisers, Bannon doesn't often appear on television or go to Washington dinners. He swears frequently and often dresses more casually than most White House staff, and generally seems most comfortable huddling with Trump privately or standing off to the side during large meetings.

“He has a great understanding of the American public and why Trump won the election, and he tells Trump about what people are really upset about and what they’re really concerned about,” said former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. And, Giuliani added, “Trump generally agrees with him.”

by **CalvinBall** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 10:30:54

slugsrbad wrote:
jerseyhoya wrote:
drsmooth wrote:not sure you'd wanna be drumpf's 1st SC nominee. They shouldn't waste a lot of time getting fitted for robes in advance of their hearings at any rate

Think unless he pulls a Harriet Miers, whoever he nominates will be confirmed.

Hardiman seems to be the favorite, with Trump's sister (who sits on the 3rd Circuit with Hardiman) personally recommending him. Reviewing Hardiman's credentials, he's probably the best we could hope for from Trump.

he is only 51 which is a bummer

by **slugsrbad** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 10:38:27

CalvinBall wrote:
slugsrbad wrote:
jerseyhoya wrote:
drsmooth wrote:not sure you'd wanna be drumpf's 1st SC nominee. They shouldn't waste a lot of time getting fitted for robes in advance of their hearings at any rate

Think unless he pulls a Harriet Miers, whoever he nominates will be confirmed.

Hardiman seems to be the favorite, with Trump's sister (who sits on the 3rd Circuit with Hardiman) personally recommending him. Reviewing Hardiman's credentials, he's probably the best we could hope for from Trump.

he is only 51 which is a bummer

Yup, and there are potentially more vacancies to show up in the next four years.

by **Roger Dorn** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 10:38:52

Signing another EO today...what's going on??? What is the purpose of Congress?

by **Woody** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 10:39:59

Roger Dorn wrote:Signing another EO today...what's going on??? What is the purpose of Congress?

he's king, who needs em

by **pacino** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 10:42:25

slugsrbad wrote:
CalvinBall wrote:
slugsrbad wrote:
jerseyhoya wrote:
drsmooth wrote:not sure you'd wanna be drumpf's 1st SC nominee. They shouldn't waste a lot of time getting fitted for robes in advance of their hearings at any rate

Think unless he pulls a Harriet Miers, whoever he nominates will be confirmed.

Hardiman seems to be the favorite, with Trump's sister (who sits on the 3rd Circuit with Hardiman) personally recommending him. Reviewing Hardiman's credentials, he's probably the best we could hope for from Trump.

he is only 51 which is a bummer

Yup, and there are potentially more vacancies to show up in the next four years.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg is going to live forever

by **slugsrbad** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 10:44:44

This is probably pissing me off more than it should, but 538 is tracking how members of Congress vote with Trump and compare it to predicted voting pattern (based I guess on constituency and party affiliation). I think that kind of information is fine and could be useful for primaries and 2018, but Nate Silver just tweeted at Sen. Feinstein who by their method is the Trumpiest Senator. Small sample size there Nate, stop throwing shade like some petty asshole.

by **pacino** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 10:46:18

she's 83 years old and has 2 years left in her term. i'm sure she doesn't give a shit what Nate tweets at her.

by **slugsrbad** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 10:47:08

pacino wrote:
Yup, and there are potentially more vacancies to show up in the next four years.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg is going to live forever[/quote]

She's a treasure I truly wish this were true. I love RBG.

by **slugsrbad** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 10:47:39

pacino wrote:she's 83 years old and has 2 years left in her term. i'm sure she doesn't give a shit what Nate tweets at her.

I know she doesn't care. I just think it's petty by Nate Silver to even tweet at her.

by **JUburton** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 11:00:40

technically she abstained from the budget resolution so im not sure why it says 100%

by **CalvinBall** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 11:03:30

trump “I noticed Chuck Schumer yesterday with fake tears. I'm gonna ask him who is his acting coach” Said there was a 5% chance they were real tears.

This guy.

by **Youseff** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 11:04:50

TomatoPie wrote:I loathe Trump as much as anyone, but the kneejerk criticism of Uber here is both wrong and distracting from the real problems.

Grinding out your "protect the taxi drivers" sentiment isn't helpful here.

If you attach a Trump factor to every one of your petty gripes, you dilute the power of critical response to the important flaws in his actions

your brain is mush

by **CalvinBall** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 11:04:51

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BREAKING: Trump to sign exec. order this morning requiring that for every 1 new regulation, 2 regulations have to be revoked - sr. official

lol

by **pacino** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 11:06:22

that's how governance works

by **momadance** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 11:13:08

Is this The Onion or real life?

by **td11** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 11:18:47

CalvinBall wrote:
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BREAKING: Trump to sign exec. order this morning requiring that for every 1 new regulation, 2 regulations have to be revoked - sr. official

lol

oh my god

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