Going to be pretty interesting to see how this NBA plan is going to work in swing states like Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Texas, and Georgia. Having NBA players as poll workers or at least greeting you will be a big draw for families with children.

Gimpy wrote:Out of curiosity: would your game plan be the same if you lived in a swing state?

In DC your write in vote counts for who you write it in for, even if they aren't running. I think I'd vote for Mitt in any state where that was the case, even if it was potentially close. I'm so disenchanted with where my party is right now that it feels more expressive than just being another vote for Biden, and one vote is extraordinarily unlikely to change the outcome of the election, even in a competitive state.

Not sure what I'd do in a state without write ins. Inclination would be to vote Libertarian, I think. I very much want Joe Biden to be president because the alternative is Donald Trump, but I really don't want Joe Biden to be president. I don't know. Like 5 years ago me would be so disgusted that I was unwilling to acknowledge the system is imperfect and go with the lesser of two evils, but that was when I was sure the lesser of two evils would always be a Republican and it all sucks and I don't want to have to pick a side. If I was Kevin Costner in Swing Vote, I would eagerly pick Biden. But your vote is something of a self expression and not sure how I'd vote if I lived in PA and things looked really up in the air.

There's some great hypocrisy here on my part because I am really annoyed by Sanders types who are hesitant to back Biden, while I'm not doing so myself. But I'd be really happy if Amy Coney Barrett became an associate justice on the Supreme Court next year. I don't want to roll back the tax cuts or expand government healthcare or repeal the filibuster or make wild systemic changes. I want Biden to be president because he's not a moral cretin and he'll be competent at the basics of the job, but I don't really want any of the other things that will happen with him as president to pass. I dunno.

I'm tempted to put money on Trump as a hedge to my own sanity. Probably won't.

There's no value in it

Werthless wrote:I'm tempted to put money on Trump as a hedge to my own sanity. Probably won't.

That is sort of a good idea. At least if he wins I win some money.

Might do the same to cover my moving costs to Canada.

maybe time to pivot away from getting the jerseyhoyas of the country to write in Romney and toward offering everyone healthcare?

Houshphandzadeh wrote:maybe time to pivot away from getting the jerseyhoyas of the country to write in Romney and toward offering everyone healthcare?

Was just curious

I meant the people running the DNC and Democratic campaign, not you personally

Wolfgang622 wrote:

Werthless wrote:I'm tempted to put money on Trump as a hedge to my own sanity. Probably won't.

That is sort of a good idea. At least if he wins I win some money.

If you're looking to bet money on it, you can get Trump to win Florida at about the same price as him to win the election, and he could easily win Florida but still lose, but really can't lose Florida and still win. So you have the hedge and also have a fair shot at winning the bet while Biden wins the election.

At least wait for the debates to doomsay

are we going to have debates? Pelosi doesn't want to, and I'd assume that is in concert with the campaign

Houshphandzadeh wrote:are we going to have debates? Pelosi doesn't want to, and I'd assume that is in concert with the campaign

Biden has said multiple times he wants to debate. Trump is the one who has flopped on it.

well that's good

Houshphandzadeh wrote:are we going to have debates? Pelosi doesn't want to, and I'd assume that is in concert with the campaign

Pelosi is a morn for that comment. Served no one but Trump.

The Savior wrote:

Houshphandzadeh wrote:are we going to have debates? Pelosi doesn't want to, and I'd assume that is in concert with the campaign

Pelosi is a morn for that comment. Served no one but Trump.

Agreed very stupid - any democrat should be foaming at the mouth to debate the liar in chief

Yeah ... she pretty much blew it off as "no one should even speak to him at this point." Dumb move.

At the beginning of this Congress I thought the calls for a new speaker were ridiculous, but it's pretty clear her time is passed. Her TV appearances are getting difficult to watch.

Augustus wrote:At the beginning of this Congress I thought the calls for a new speaker were ridiculous, but it's pretty clear her time is passed. Her TV appearances are getting difficult to watch.

Agreed

i'm not really sure there's any purpose to a debate. people will either see that biden has substance and trump has no clue, or that trump dominated biden.

but the people who have those opinions already know what they are anyway.

After all, YOU'RE A PUPPET. people actually say that trump won there.