Orange is the new whack (politics)

by **thephan** » Mon Oct 24, 2016 12:36:41

Amid the hoopla, I missed this...

"I wish there were more debates," Kellyanne Conway

Apparently wishing for a fourth debate. Maybe dreaming of, as there is no way it ever happens.

Website · by **Wolfgang622** » Mon Oct 24, 2016 12:40:02

TenuredVulture wrote:
jerseyhoya wrote:

Not sure if this is effective, but it is unique

I think it's a pretty great ad. I'd like to see more ads (and more politicians) like this. Of course, I'd probably enjoy talking with Gerrald, which is sort of not the point of the ad, but it's positive and humorous, and gets at the heart of what really matters in local politics, which is solving problems rather than ideology.

TV, you talked at length where I just blurted out praise, but this is it exactly. It's heartwarming, it makes the point (humorously and self-deprecatingly) that he is knowledgeable, and a problem solver. And it is very memorable.

A+++++++

by **TenuredVulture** » Mon Oct 24, 2016 12:42:19

It is the county that includes Austin, so I'd imagine it will have appeal to Travis County voters.

by **The Crimson Cyclone** » Mon Oct 24, 2016 12:46:32

thephan wrote:Amid the hoopla, I missed this...

"I wish there were more debates," Kellyanne Conway

Apparently wishing for a fourth debate. Maybe dreaming of, as there is no way it ever happens.

she wants to lose by 15 instead of 10?

by **thephan** » Mon Oct 24, 2016 12:48:41

So the McMuffin effect is interesting as Utah likely goes his way. Does that open a door to party 3+? Not sure. The biggest challenge ahead for the GOP is to wrap the party up in baling wire so it does not explode. Does McMullin help or hurt?

To be completely honest, I don't really get McMullin as a serious candidate. I get why Utah might go his way, but in the big picture he is not better then Kasich going for the primary win of Ohio. It might be more telling with what Rubio ends up doing, if his career survives his reelection bid.

by **pacino** » Mon Oct 24, 2016 13:11:12

Rafferty calls Shapiro "Kathleen Kane in a suit" during Pa. AG debate.

Josh Shapiro and Kathleen Kane barely know each other, but I guess this is what happens to the state party person trying to succeed an AG that is currently being sentenced for perjury (within minutes!). So it is.

by **Doll Is Mine** » Mon Oct 24, 2016 13:19:33

Hillary, Elizabeth Warren, and Maggie Hassan at a rally together now.

by **Werthless** » Mon Oct 24, 2016 13:21:58

Doll Is Mine wrote:NYT

"Kid, thanks for joining the paper as an intern. I have a project for you, not sure how long it will take, but we'll definitely print it."

by **TenuredVulture** » Mon Oct 24, 2016 13:23:07

thephan wrote:So the McMuffin effect is interesting as Utah likely goes his way. Does that open a door to party 3+? Not sure. The biggest challenge ahead for the GOP is to wrap the party up in baling wire so it does not explode. Does McMullin help or hurt?

To be completely honest, I don't really get McMullin as a serious candidate. I get why Utah might go his way, but in the big picture he is not better then Kasich going for the primary win of Ohio. It might be more telling with what Rubio ends up doing, if his career survives his reelection bid.

I think some people (JH might be one of them) are unhappy with Kasich because his staying in the race so long divided the anti-Trump vote in the GOP and hence contributed to Trump winning the nomination. McMullin of course has no such baggage, and indeed could be credited with helping avoid a Trump Presidency.

by **Bucky** » Mon Oct 24, 2016 13:30:39

stupid breakfast sandwich gonna get in our way of 400 :twisted:

by **The Crimson Cyclone** » Mon Oct 24, 2016 13:35:31

thephan wrote:So the McMuffin effect is interesting as Utah likely goes his way. Does that open a door to party 3+? Not sure. The biggest challenge ahead for the GOP is to wrap the party up in baling wire so it does not explode. Does McMullin help or hurt?

To be completely honest, I don't really get McMullin as a serious candidate. I get why Utah might go his way, but in the big picture he is not better then Kasich going for the primary win of Ohio. It might be more telling with what Rubio ends up doing, if his career survives his reelection bid.

well the following is very unlikely but I assume it was part of the plan-

step 1) win a state like Utah
step 2) hope that the electorate hates both Clinton and Trump equally and they both end up short of 270 electoral votes
step 3) vote then goes to the newly elected congress (VP goes to the Senate) by each state delegation getting a vote- the top 3 candidates in electoral votes are considered (which is why step 1 is vital)
step 4) convince other congressional delegations to support your candidate, enough that no one wins the majority needed
step 5) strike deal with dems (who in a close race may need the VP to have senate control) to have thier senators from the same states to vote for Kaine for veep if enough cross over to vote in McMuffin as the president

really convoluted and as of now extremely unlikely

by **Bucky** » Mon Oct 24, 2016 13:39:24

i told you before to give up those mushrooms

by **pacino** » Mon Oct 24, 2016 13:40:57

On Bill Mitchell:

All that said, the joke here isn’t on Mitchell — not exactly. As Warzel notes, he’s gone from being an unknown executive recruiter to a guy with more than 100,000 Twitter followers and a plausible future on the fringe of the conservative media. Mitchell enjoys a symbiotic relationship with his anti-fans: They boost his name recognition and follower count, he gives them a laugh and a foil. It’s win-win, but in a kind of depressing way.

by **pacino** » Mon Oct 24, 2016 13:47:13

top 150 'influencers' of the election in social media

by **Bucky** » Mon Oct 24, 2016 13:53:24

by **drsmooth** » Mon Oct 24, 2016 14:19:33

jerseyhoya wrote:

Not sure if this is effective, but it is unique

best ad

even better if he really really is like that

by **pacino** » Mon Oct 24, 2016 14:44:08

Jill Stein is now going after John Oliver because he said her policies are fundamentally flawed. She tweeted this in a fit of Donald:

and on her website:

Oliver got it woefully, intentionally wrong. Gosh, it was almost as if they weren’t interested in the truth. It’s almost as if they just wanted to do a hatchet job…

Oh, all right. We’ll come clean - John Oliver and his cronies at Time/Warner obviously knew what they were doing….lol! Oliver stated flatly that Jill doesn't understand the policy implications of using quantitative easing to cancel student debt.

Baloney!

Here's the thing: John Oliver's sarcasm overshadows the fact that a Fox News poll this week shows Jill running at 12% among Independents!

There will always be the John Oliver's of the world. His hands are far from clean - he's a millionaire, yet proclaims bailing out students in debt as a wholly unworkable plan. Plus, his employer - Time Warner - is among Hillary's top 10 donors!

by **JFLNYC** » Mon Oct 24, 2016 14:51:16

I guess we're supposed to be impressed that Stein is polling 12% of independents.

Website · by **Wolfgang622** » Mon Oct 24, 2016 15:01:18

Curt Schilling is going to "take down" Hillary Clinton lol:

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/news/curt- ... 38757.html

It would be beneath her dignity to pay this fool any mind whatsoever, but it would be funny to see just how totally she would and could annihilate him if it were her pleasure to do so.

Annoyed that he is sullying the title of the 1993 Phillies Home Companion / unofficial slogan with this useless bilge.

by **drsmooth** » Mon Oct 24, 2016 15:18:05

Schilling probably doesn't grasp it, but Schilling has the makings of a drumpf-level horrible politician

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