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Re: Strongman competition results thread aka politics

Postby drsmooth » Thu Mar 17, 2016 13:36:41

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Hey, NCAA, if a shooting guard launches a 3 in the tournament that falls 8 percent short of the rim, you should go ahead and count it, or his team should walk off the court in protest.

this isn't basketball. it's horseshoes. him being the closest means he's actually winning. you've gotten to quibbling about if he will or won't just outright win the damn thing.


holy fuck. No, it's the EXACT opposite. A plurality means you will have to persuade others to join in assenting to what you hope will be an electable candidate. Otherwise, you are not "really" the party's candidate

you guys are just trying to play me right? because jesus.
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Re: Strongman competition results thread aka politics

Postby The Crimson Cyclone » Thu Mar 17, 2016 13:46:47

drsmooth wrote:
pacino wrote:
Hey, NCAA, if a shooting guard launches a 3 in the tournament that falls 8 percent short of the rim, you should go ahead and count it, or his team should walk off the court in protest.

this isn't basketball. it's horseshoes. him being the closest means he's actually winning. you've gotten to quibbling about if he will or won't just outright win the damn thing.


holy fuck. No, it's the EXACT opposite. A plurality means you will have to persuade others to join in assenting to what you hope will be an electable candidate. Otherwise, you are not "really" the party's candidate

you guys are just trying to play me right? because jesus.


well a plurality means you won the most delegates/votes but not more than the others combined

now as the rules for the GOP convention stand currently, a plurality and not a majority means you don't have the nomination sewed up. But it will be his strongest argument that despite 17 candidates starting, he managed to get 4x% of the delegates/vote and thus should be the nominee.

another fun fact, as referenced in the post I made earlier today, if you don't get a majority of the electoral college in the general, the election decision goes to the house
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Re: Strongman competition results thread aka politics

Postby jerseyhoya » Thu Mar 17, 2016 13:51:05

Lindsey Graham endorsing Ted Cruz

Prepare for the end times. Wow.

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Re: Strongman competition results thread aka politics

Postby pacino » Thu Mar 17, 2016 13:52:00

that may sway Lindsey's sister
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Re: Strongman competition results thread aka politics

Postby The Crimson Cyclone » Thu Mar 17, 2016 13:54:14

jerseyhoya wrote:Lindsey Graham endorsing Ted Cruz

Prepare for the end times. Wow.



"If you killed Ted Cruz on the floor of the Senate, and the trial was in the Senate, nobody would convict you,"

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Re: Strongman competition results thread aka politics

Postby Soren » Thu Mar 17, 2016 13:56:20

jerseyhoya wrote:Lindsey Graham endorsing Ted Cruz

Prepare for the end times. Wow.


srs question. Would you be happy with President Cruz? I'm asking in isolation, not looking for "I would prefer him over Hillary."
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Re: Strongman competition results thread aka politics

Postby slugsrbad » Thu Mar 17, 2016 14:03:09

"I don't know if anybody's worse than Trump," Graham told Blitzer, rolling out a familiar burn: "If you're a Republican and your choice is Donald Trump and Ted Cruz in a general election," he said, "it's the difference between poisoned or shot -- you're still dead."
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Re: Strongman competition results thread aka politics

Postby jerseyhoya » Thu Mar 17, 2016 14:21:10

Soren wrote:
jerseyhoya wrote:Lindsey Graham endorsing Ted Cruz

Prepare for the end times. Wow.


srs question. Would you be happy with President Cruz? I'm asking in isolation, not looking for "I would prefer him over Hillary."

No, but it's important that he's nominated anyway

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Re: Strongman competition results thread aka politics

Postby Soren » Thu Mar 17, 2016 14:33:43

jerseyhoya wrote:
Soren wrote:
jerseyhoya wrote:Lindsey Graham endorsing Ted Cruz

Prepare for the end times. Wow.


srs question. Would you be happy with President Cruz? I'm asking in isolation, not looking for "I would prefer him over Hillary."

No, but it's important that he's nominated anyway


Been a shitty month for you politically. Hope LFC win the Europa.
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Re: Strongman competition results thread aka politics

Postby The Nightman Cometh » Thu Mar 17, 2016 14:40:25

Weird pattern of politicians endorsing a candidate long after it may have been a factor. Would be something if Scott Walker doesn't endorse Cruz by the end of this month.
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Re: Strongman competition results thread aka politics

Postby The Nightman Cometh » Thu Mar 17, 2016 14:44:41

Meanwhile Kasich is going to campaign in Utah and his PAC is doing ad buys to stop Cruz from hitting WTA. Never change Kasich.
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Re: Strongman competition results thread aka politics

Postby pacino » Thu Mar 17, 2016 14:47:55

i've been told he's HELPING Cruz by staying in
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Re: Strongman competition results thread aka politics

Postby Doll Is Mine » Thu Mar 17, 2016 15:07:44

Russia is apparently upset with Trump's new ad. Good going.

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Re: Strongman competition results thread aka politics

Postby drsmooth » Thu Mar 17, 2016 18:59:53

pacino wrote:i've been told he's HELPING Cruz by staying in


This will make your head hurt but he's helping Cruz, and himself. Now, for extra credit, who's he hurting (besides your head)?
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Re: Strongman competition results thread aka politics

Postby JFLNYC » Thu Mar 17, 2016 20:14:16

Mike Huckabee!
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Re: Strongman competition results thread aka politics

Postby jerseyhoya » Thu Mar 17, 2016 20:21:58

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articl ... 30015.html

In pretty strong agreement with this

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Re: Strongman competition results thread aka politics

Postby pacino » Thu Mar 17, 2016 20:24:37

JFLNYC wrote:Mike Huckabee!

What a loon
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Re: Strongman competition results thread aka politics

Postby JFLNYC » Thu Mar 17, 2016 20:26:32

Damn! I thought I had it.
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Re: Strongman competition results thread aka politics

Postby drsmooth » Thu Mar 17, 2016 21:11:29

jerseyhoya wrote:http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2016/03/17/gop_primary_outcome_is_in_kasichs_hands_130015.html

In pretty strong agreement with this


Not enough detail in there for me, especially since he's throwing weird percentages in here & there apparently just because. And he thinks drumpf won't do as well in a state whose Rs chose the World Wrestling Entertainment crazy lady to run for the US Senate - twice? Come on.

And this will be a game of inches. Strange inches.
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Re: Strongman competition results thread aka politics

Postby Wolfgang622 » Thu Mar 17, 2016 22:46:42

TenuredVulture wrote:Senate is not going to consider Garland. They simply can't appear to fold. I don't think the Presidential situation changes their calculus at all. But Dem Sen candidates can use this, particularly in red and purple states, to bang Republican incumbents over the head with "petty obstructionism" over and over again. The Democrats are saying--ok, people decide--decide if they want to continue with Republicans who not only are going to nominate Trump as their candidate, but also won't even consider a moderate nominee for the SC. Had Obama made progressives happy with a more liberal appointee, this strategy would be less effective.

To be sure, I stand by my analysis that McConnell was a total dope with making an ultimatum that simply wasn't necessary.

Finally, if a lame duck Senate does hurriedly confim Garland after November, my understanding is that Obama does not actually have to appoint him. (The actual issue in Marbury v. Madision).


Unless Garland was previously "in on it," this would be a really nasty thing to do - even if it was "the Republicans fault."

So maybe they "win" anyway. I don't know how "moderate" this Garland cat really is - a piece in the NYT yesterday seemed to indicate he is fairly lefty actually - but we can always hope that having been treated kindly by the Dems and shabbily by the Rs weighs on his future decisions.
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