American Politics

[Mudface]

44 minutes ago, SasaS said:

What the hell is going on?

Christ knows. I'm not even sure how this Caucus process works, what's the matter with a normal ballot?

[Red Phoenix]

Have been following it on and off during the night/early morning, pure insanity. Short summary of some of the stuff that's been going around on twitter :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fuck the DNC.

[SasaS]

Wait, Mook's been Hilary's campaign manager?

[TheHowieLama]

7 minutes ago, Red Phoenix said:

 

Fuck the DNC.

It was going to be tough enough - now this shitshow will be near impossible to clean up.

[SasaS]

The winner of Iowa caucuses is... La La Land!

 

 

[sir roger]

44 minutes ago, TheHowieLama said:

It was going to be tough enough - now this shitshow will be near impossible to clean up.

It'll be forgotten by Super Tuesday.

 

 

[moof]

So they’ve released 60% of the vote count 20 hours late. DNC are really living up to their reputation

[Numero Veinticinco]

Just now, moof said:

So they’ve released 60% of the vote count 20 hours late. DNC are really living up to their reputation

They do seem like absolute dickheads.

[moof]

And “Shadow”... are they serious? Could they make it any more obvious? You have to laugh 

[Numero Veinticinco]

Just now, moof said:

And “Shadow”... are they serious? Could they make it any more obvious? You have to laugh 

Liberal Intelligence and Renumeration Society. 

[moof]

Just now, Numero Veinticinco said:

They do seem like absolute dickheads.

100%. After the 2016 clusterfuck they knew people would be watching very very closely. It’s laughable how deep the corruption/incompetence runs 

[Red Phoenix]

 

[Jose Jones]

5 minutes ago, moof said:

So they’ve released 60% of the vote count 20 hours late. DNC are really living up to their reputation

Isn't it the Iowa state party operation?  So nothing to do really with the DNC?

 

[moof]

Bootyjudge winning multiple delegates on the toss of a coin. What a strong democracy. If that was happening in some Latin American country they’d be preparing a military coup

[moof]

 

lol ‘murica

[TheHowieLama]

What a bunch of amateurs.

[SasaS]

14 hours ago, TheHowieLama said:

What a bunch of amateurs.

Has Pete B got a realistic chance of winning this thing? Don't remember him featuring much in the opinion polls.

[moof]

1 hour ago, SasaS said:

Has Pete B got a realistic chance of winning this thing? Don't remember him featuring much in the opinion polls.

Seems unlikely but you never know. Bloomberg is more of a threat

[Scooby Dudek]

2 hours ago, SasaS said:

Has Pete B got a realistic chance of winning this thing? Don't remember him featuring much in the opinion polls.

According to the (left leaning) programs that I watch, no. 

They all seem happy he came first/second with Bernie Sanders in Iowa (a few were saying before the partial poll results that the ideal scenario was Pete finishing second close behind Bernie).

 

Their reasoning is apparently he has virtually no support amongst none white caucus voters, so has no realistic change of getting the Democratic nomination. However, by finishing first he will stay in and Joe Biden will limp on and this will split the anti Bernie vote. 

 

Bloomberg buying the election (along with the DNC changing its' rules to help) is a bigger concern for the "progressive" supporters. 

 

Obviously this could be very wrong and I am sure people closer to it than me can give you more information.  

[Bjornebye]

Elon Musk will be running for it in the future. 

[Strontium]

Elon Musk, the South African?

[Bjornebye]

Look at the replies. Republicans are maniacs. Like Tories or Lib-Dems. My particular favourite reply to this was "Clearly not smart enough to see the irony or to get two wrongs dont make a right." Completely ignoring the valid point being made. Deflect, Ignore, lie or be a hypocritical cunt.  

 

 

 

 

 

[Bjornebye]

Just now, Strontium Dog™ said:

Elon Musk, the South African?

Yep got me there. I was focusing more on rich bastards thinking they can run for President but yeah forgot he was from SA. 

[sir roger]

I'm not a 'conspiracy theory ' type of guy but it is getting a bit fishy that 36 hours after the expected announcement and 22 hours after 60% of the votes were announced we still do not have final figures.

 

Helen Keller would have counted them by now.

[Red Phoenix]

Yes, this all seems normal.