I don't know why there is so much interest here in debating the American elections. It is like speculating about the outcome of a sporting event when we know it is going to be fixed.
Besides, Americans don't want to be a democracy. They want to be led like the folks in Brazil, Hungary, Turkey and of course Russia - by "strong" men.
L L wrote:
There’s like 12 people in the country watching this debate but millions watching Bloomberg’s commercials.
He may survive this pummeling tonight.
Nope. He's done.
agip wrote:
the shameful part is that there are so many enormous issues that can be debated...the value of NATO, how to build more affordable housing, the national debt, what trump is doing to institutoins.
instead they ask about amy forgetting a name and BB's NDAs.
Total, complete, massive, journalism fail.
I fully agree with you there.
I don’t think they have discussed the deficit in any of the debates.
You aren't going to hear peep about the biggies -- the economy, unemployment and the stock market.
Rigged for Hillary wrote:
L L wrote:
There’s like 12 people in the country watching this debate but millions watching Bloomberg’s commercials.
He may survive this pummeling tonight.
Nope. He's done.
Not sure why Bloomberg thought spending billions of $$ on a campaign would appeal to Dem voters,
Do You Remember? wrote:
Rigged for Hillary wrote:
Nope. He's done.
Not sure why Bloomberg thought spending billions of $$ on a campaign would appeal to Dem voters,
Not sure why Bloomberg thought that putting forward reasonable proposals would appeal to Dem voters.
Clearly, Bloomberg was not prepared for the debate. Harkens me back to Stockdale.
Nice piece on Bloomberg’s trouble with women.
Yosinglerzy wrote:
agip wrote:
all this is pretty silly tho - Bernie is the nominee
Unless
1) bernie has another heart attack
or
2) three of the following drop out before Super Tuesday: BB, Joe, Pete, Amy.
I assume none of that will happen, so it's almost for sure going to be Bernie vs. Trump.
My own attitude is that I'm for whatever Dem is put forward.
Sanders needs to get to the convention with enough delegates to secure the nomination. The delegate leader won’t do. He wouldn’t survive the vote.
I’m glad they decided to address (and reinforce) my point tonight.
:wink : wink
agip wrote:
good lord bb is getting slaughtered.
in a bad way - in a way that doesn't make you feel sorry for him.
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Yep he blew it. For all the money he’s spending I thought he’d be a little more prepared than that. He got dunked on by the whole field. Oh well, hope he keeps spending his millions on everyone’s campaigns.
L L wrote:
There’s like 12 people in the country watching this debate but millions watching Bloomberg’s commercials.
He may survive this pummeling tonight.
The commercials will keep hurting trump but I think mike needed to show up tonight - he really had nothing. Not only that, he left all the main concerns unaddressed or made them worse.
agip wrote:
FP!
Welcome back. Hope all is well.
All is well. Took a trip, took some time away from here simply because we aren't in a big news cycle with regard to Trump. He's acting like a baby, but that's normal. He compared himself to a King and then said he was the chief law enforcement officer, and he of course is neither...but again, par for the course for that ignorant narcissist.
I honestly think it would be better for Trump to lose this 2020 election than to win it. He has mostly gotten a pass so far for his corrupt behavior, though he still is likely to face some legal issues when he is out of office, but it is clear he is a criminal and that he doesn't understand the role of President. If he gets another 4 years, he WILL do more criminal stuff, and the House (it will remain Democrat majority) will go after him again. Right now he believes he can do ANYTHING he wants, but I'm convinced that there is a line somewhere out there that even Republican Senators won't allow him to cross. I do not know what that line is, but I'm pretty sure that if he gets another 4 years he will cross it. He should thank his lucky stars and get out while the gettin's good.
Flagpole wrote:
agip wrote:
FP!
Welcome back. Hope all is well.
All is well. Took a trip, took some time away from here simply because we aren't in a big news cycle with regard to Trump. He's acting like a baby, but that's normal. He compared himself to a King and then said he was the chief law enforcement officer, and he of course is neither...but again, par for the course for that ignorant narcissist.
I honestly think it would be better for Trump to lose this 2020 election than to win it. He has mostly gotten a pass so far for his corrupt behavior, though he still is likely to face some legal issues when he is out of office, but it is clear he is a criminal and that he doesn't understand the role of President. If he gets another 4 years, he WILL do more criminal stuff, and the House (it will remain Democrat majority) will go after him again. Right now he believes he can do ANYTHING he wants, but I'm convinced that there is a line somewhere out there that even Republican Senators won't allow him to cross. I do not know what that line is, but I'm pretty sure that if he gets another 4 years he will cross it. He should thank his lucky stars and get out while the gettin's good.
The line is 30-35%.....if his approval drops to 30-35%, which means a lot of Rs dont support him, then R senators and reps will grow a set.
In today’s climate its all or nothing. Its all about ensuring the other side loses at any cost...morality and criminality be damned!
Meanwhile Trump wants to raid military funding for his wall....ensuring soldiers continue to work in buildings laden with asbestos and lead paint, military families continue to live in mold infested housing, and modern military advancements in weaponry are stalled. I thought Rs were FOR military spending?
Alan
The Democrats are trying really hard to find a candidate who can win in November but the problem they have is that half the population wants a candidate who will lie to them - several times a day - through his mouthpiece on Fox News, and there is no "middle-ground" to be captured between facts and falsehood. Trump is constructing another country within the US, made in his own perverse image. Democrat America may need to secede if he wins.
Armstronglivs wrote:
Trump is constructing another country within the US, made in his own perverse image.
Amusing, but false.
This is not the work of Donald Trump but rather the result of years of changing demographics and attitudes towards a whole host of issues.
Trump is very likely mentally handicapped at this point and I'd be surprised if he could tie his shoes, let alone instigate a cultural paradigm shift of such magnitude in the US, but it's a lot easier to blame Trump because it excuses us from any action.
Runningart2004 wrote:
Meanwhile Trump wants to raid military funding for his wall....ensuring soldiers continue to work in buildings laden with asbestos and lead paint, military families continue to live in mold infested housing, and modern military advancements in weaponry are stalled. I thought Rs were FOR military spending?
Alan
Trump doesn't care, he knows that the military will vote for him overwhelmingly. They always vote for Republicans.
"Thank you sir, may I have another?"
Armstronglivs wrote:
The Democrats are trying really hard to find a candidate who can win in November but the problem they have is that half the population wants a candidate who will lie to them - several times a day - through his mouthpiece on Fox News, and there is no "middle-ground" to be captured between facts and falsehood. Trump is constructing another country within the US, made in his own perverse image. Democrat America may need to secede if he wins.
Nice story, but untrue.
Racket wrote:
Armstronglivs wrote:
Trump is constructing another country within the US, made in his own perverse image.
Amusing, but false.
This is not the work of Donald Trump but rather the result of years of changing demographics and attitudes towards a whole host of issues.
Trump is very likely mentally handicapped at this point and I'd be surprised if he could tie his shoes, let alone instigate a cultural paradigm shift of such magnitude in the US, but it's a lot easier to blame Trump because it excuses us from any action.
This is CORRECT!
Now, this doesn't absolve Trump of anything...he's still horrible. He's still corrupt and racist and ignorant and a narcissist. He's still a dictator wannabe, BUT we did get him based on a lot of factors...a perfect storm.
1) Democrats have let the working man (and woman) twist in the wind and are still being too elitist with all the free college talk.
2) A racist swing back after having Obama in office two terms in a row. Not JUST this. It is tough for a party to get the White House three terms in a row. They don't call it a "change election" for nothing.
3) An unlikable candidate in 2016 for the Democrats in Hillary.
4) Working class people and even many middle class people didn't recover from the Great Recession as much as those of us who are heavily invested in the stock market and have professional jobs.
5) A manic election performance by Trump in 2016 driven not by any great work ethic which he obviously doesn't have, but his insatiable need to be cheered.
Stupid and racist people continue to support Trump today, but it isn't JUST their fault that we have the worst President in our nation's history in the White House. Democrats share the blame for sure.
Hmmm. Sounds like something a certain poster said only yesterday.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/20/politics/michael-bloomberg-debate/index.html
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