11/8/16 Election Day Reckoning Political thread

by **Doll Is Mine** » Sun Nov 06, 2016 01:21:47

Trump just said in Denver that Jay-Z campaigning for Clinton is demeaning to the political process. :lol:

by **blueclaw** » Sun Nov 06, 2016 01:33:39

Yet Chachi adds a degree of decorum to the political process

by **slugsrbad** » Sun Nov 06, 2016 01:42:37

blueclaw wrote:Yet Chachi adds a degree of decorum to the political process

Joanie loves him tho

by **drsmooth** » Sun Nov 06, 2016 07:22:01

Doll Is Mine wrote:Trump just said in Denver that Jay-Z campaigning for Clinton is demeaning to the political process.

he's using that special dogwhistle made for the hard-of-hearing

by **drsmooth** » Sun Nov 06, 2016 07:30:12

jerseyhoya wrote:Early voting is mostly stupid

Hmmm. You mean as currently conducted or as a general principle? Because requiring millions & millions of people otherwise engaged in a contemporary quasi-industrial society's many diversions, that also happens to be the exemplar of representative governance, to make a choice only on one particular day is ... well, y'know

by **Monkeyboy** » Sun Nov 06, 2016 07:48:35

Republicans hate when people use their rights...

unless it's gun rights, of course.

by **Doll Is Mine** » Sun Nov 06, 2016 07:53:18

Jeremy Diamond @JDiamond1
Here's what happened to Austyn Crites, the man who raised a "Republicans Against Trump" sign & was detained after someone shouted "gun"

by **RichmondPhilsFan** » Sun Nov 06, 2016 08:01:07

drsmooth wrote:
jerseyhoya wrote:Early voting is mostly stupid

Hmmm. You mean as currently conducted or as a general principle? Because requiring millions & millions of people otherwise engaged in a contemporary quasi-industrial society's many diversions, that also happens to be the exemplar of representative governance, to make a choice only on one particular day is ... well, y'know

No kidding.

I agree that early voting is weird and too inconsistent. Change early voting to more traditional absentee voting, and make it two days, one of which is a day where the majority of Americans don't have to work. I'd like to see Congress to change the law so that it's the First Friday and Saturday in November.

by **Monkeyboy** » Sun Nov 06, 2016 08:15:29

RichmondPhilsFan wrote:
drsmooth wrote:
jerseyhoya wrote:Early voting is mostly stupid

Hmmm. You mean as currently conducted or as a general principle? Because requiring millions & millions of people otherwise engaged in a contemporary quasi-industrial society's many diversions, that also happens to be the exemplar of representative governance, to make a choice only on one particular day is ... well, y'know
No kidding.

I agree that early voting is weird and too inconsistent. Change early voting to more traditional absentee voting, and make it two days, one of which is a day where the majority of Americans don't have to work. I'd like to see Congress to change the law so that it's the First Friday and Saturday in November.

that sounds great for those who work 9-5 and only one job.

We have extremely low voter fraud and the early voting is getting more people involved. I don't see the problem.

by **Bucky** » Sun Nov 06, 2016 08:17:43

There's going to be something wrong with any scenario that whittles it down to a day or two. With the Fr/Sat scenario, we're gonna miss restaurant workers who work 9A-9P on the weekends.

by **drsmooth** » Sun Nov 06, 2016 08:18:48

Doll Is Mine wrote:
Jeremy Diamond @JDiamond wrote:"And somebody yells something about a gun, & that's when things really get out of hand".

Imagine my surprise to discover that the gun-nut faction of the R party is almost comically quick to panic about gunszomg!, in an environment and among people that have almost certainly been thoroughly swept for any

by **CalvinBall** » Sun Nov 06, 2016 08:30:51

Agree with JH, that providing more time and opportunity for people to vote is a shitty thing. Prefer if just white people could vote too.

by **Monkeyboy** » Sun Nov 06, 2016 08:34:24

Bucky wrote:There's going to be something wrong with any scenario that whittles it down to a day or two. With the Fr/Sat scenario, we're gonna miss restaurant workers who work 9A-9P on the weekends.

I used to be one of those people and it was often 9a to 1a :-D

Yeh, I just don't get the big deal. If it's inconsistent, then make it more consistent if that's somehow a problem. I don't see why it's a problem though. Most things are inconsistent between the states.

If anything, I would think early voting would lower voter fraud because poll workers have more time to examine voting rolls, IDs, etc. When it's on one day, it's complete chaos and there's more opportunity for one side to cheat. Maybe that's why the GOP wants to nix early voting, so they can cheat. Almost everyone caught doing some kind of voter fraud seems to be republican anyway, so it makes sense. {yes, I know early voting raises turnout which tends to help democrats and that's why the GOP doesn't like it.... but, you know, since stupidly accusing one side of voter fraud is all the rage, I figured I would participate!}

by **drsmooth** » Sun Nov 06, 2016 08:38:09

MAGA, NevAda:

by **Bucky** » Sun Nov 06, 2016 08:44:29

i love that scene and occasionally will misquote it

by **Werthless** » Sun Nov 06, 2016 08:52:56

jerseyhoya wrote:Early voting is mostly stupid but I think I'm OK with it starting within a week of the election

Why?

by **Doll Is Mine** » Sun Nov 06, 2016 08:55:00

I'm not surprised that a Republican wants to cut early voting days. Oh noez, people are voting.

by **td11** » Sun Nov 06, 2016 09:42:32

Trump and his son are beating the "it was an assassination attempt" drum on twitter and elsewhere. It is the height of irresponsible... the damage they're doing to the American political process and trust of the people is insane. The Republican base is one of the most misinformed blocks of people anywhere

by **slugsrbad** » Sun Nov 06, 2016 10:02:22

Giant eyeroll for anyone alluding that JH's political affiliation means he's trying to disenfranchise voters. The GOP may be scumbags when it comes to voting laws, but JH is a Phillies fan, so he's alright, oh wait, I forgot he likes the Giants and the Devils. JERSEY YOU GODDAMN ASSHOLE HOW DARE YOU TRY AND TAKE THE VOTING RIGHTS OF AMERICANS, YOU COWARD, YOU'RE JUST AFRAID OF WHO VOTES EARLY! TYPICAL REPUBLICAN!

by **Bucky** » Sun Nov 06, 2016 10:31:45

I think I see JH's point. Elections are volatile these days, and you don't want, say, a video of Hillary killing puppies coming out the weekend before the election but then you've already voted for her. BUT THE GIANTS? FORGET IT PUPPIES OR NO PUPPIES!!!!!

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