2020 General Presidential Election Thread

[Commando]

Yes, 2000 was even closer. And Al Gore would have been a horrible president. No regrets there.

I voted for Bush with my enthusiastic 22-year old Republican heart. I like Bush, but I think Al would have acquitted himself admirably.

[wapiti]

I voted for Bush with my enthusiastic 22-year old Republican heart. I like Bush, but I think Al would have acquitted himself admirably.

Nothing he has done since than has been very impressive. He's gotten generationally rich on the climate change train.

[Commando]

Nothing he has done since than has been very impressive. He's gotten generationally rich on the climate change train.

I mean... what has any president done that's been impressive. Clinton's been pretty active...

[YOhio]

Nothing he has done since than has been very impressive. He's gotten generationally rich on the climate change train.

I'm impressed with how he's gotten generationally rich on the climate change train. But the allegation of him begging a massage therapist for a release of his second chakra is hilariously symbolic.

[PaloAltoCougar]

Thus far, all of the actions filed by the Trump campaign have been remarkably devoid of any evidence-backed claims. It's been fun reading commentaries from legal analysts, and I particularly liked this jab from Justin Levitt, a law prof at Loyola:

A lawsuit without provable facts showing a statutory or constitutional violation is just a tweet with a filing fee.

And I continue to enjoy the daily entreaties from the Trump campaign, the most recent from the President himself! It begins with "[PAC], you've always been one of my strongest supporters..." Clearly not a student of my posts. It goes on to promise the highest matching contribution yet (10x!!!), which is always weird. I've never understood the matching thing, other than I assume it induces idiots to believe the multiplier is real. You mean if I don't kick in, the matching funds just evaporate?

[SeattleUte]

Thus far, all of the actions filed by the Trump campaign have been remarkably devoid of any evidence-backed claims. It's been fun reading commentaries from legal analysts, and I particularly liked this jab from Justin Levitt, a law prof at Loyola:


And I continue to enjoy the daily entreaties from the Trump campaign, the most recent from the President himself! It begins with "[PAC], you've always been one of my strongest supporters..." Clearly not a student of my posts. It goes on to promise the highest matching contribution yet (10x!!!), which is always weird. I've never understood the matching thing, other than I assume it induces idiots to believe the multiplier is real. You mean if I don't kick in, the matching funds just evaporate?

Why are you wasting your time reading “legal analysis” of what is just posturing and trolling?

[originalsocal]

I'm impressed with how he's gotten generationally rich on the climate change train. But the allegation of him begging a massage therapist for a release of his second chakra is hilariously symbolic.

Damn it Y! I had to look up the word “chakra” and now my wife is ticked!

[PaloAltoCougar]

Why are you wasting your time reading “legal analysis” of what is just posturing and trolling?

Most of the time it makes me feel better about myself. I need validation!

[wapiti]

I wish the rats were jumping off the sinking ship. Unfortunately, the GOP leadership is just saying really dumb things. I have to wonder what the closed door meetings are like.

[USUC]

I wish the rats were jumping off the sinking ship. Unfortunately, the GOP leadership is just saying really dumb things. I have to wonder what the closed door meetings are like.

Who are we defining as the GOP leadership? McConnell?

[Now who’s the dean?]

Who are we defining as the GOP leadership? McConnell?

Are there GOP leaders somewhere who aren’t saying dumb things? Boy will they be in trouble.

[wapiti]

Who are we defining as the GOP leadership? McConnell?

McConnell and the other 47 GOP senators that haven't acknowledged the results of the election.

The more I think about it, I think the runoff in Georgia is putting Republicans in a bad spot. Break fro. Trump and they risk alienating the voters they need to keep the Senate majority. Hell of a spot Trump has put them in. I'd love to have no ear in the closed door GOP meetings the last few days.

[USUC]

McConnell and the other 47 GOP senators that haven't acknowledged the results of the election.

The more I think about it, I think the runoff in Georgia is putting Republicans in a bad spot. Break fro. Trump and they risk alienating the voters they need to keep the Senate majority. Hell of a spot Trump has put them in. I'd love to have no ear in the closed door GOP meetings the last few days.

Clearly that is what McConnell is doing. He will play the game, carefully not taking a definitive stand either way until the runoff. McConnell is the shrewdest person in Congress. The GOP leaders in the House lack his discipline and will continue to look foolish.

[Sullyute]

2020 General Presidential Election Thread

I'd love to have no ear in the closed door GOP meetings the last few days.

Well, i think you got what you wanted.

[Paperback Writer]

Clearly that is what McConnell is doing. He will play the game, carefully not taking a definitive stand either way until the runoff. McConnell is the shrewdest person in Congress. The GOP leaders in the House lack his discipline and will continue to look foolish.

I dunno. A good message to get out the GOP vote in the Senate runoff elections is to acknowledge Trump's defeat and tell Georgia GOP voters that they need to rally and vote or the GOP will lose the Senate giving Democrats almost total control. I think McConnell and other leaders in the GOP are just waiting out Trump's temper tantrum - giving him some time and space and perhaps a chance to not lose face although I think that ship sailed long ago.