I think the law of unintended consequences would have run rampant here. Texas kicking Biden off the ballot, for example, or a swing state like Virginia.
USA Politics
- Thread starter Genghis Khan
- Start date
Jer
'Til Tomorrow
Still lame.
Jer
'Til Tomorrow
If you were able to challenge the decision in court and get a stay on the removal until the findings of fact were resolved one way or the other, then it would be harder to fully abuse. This idea that Congress can do it with a simple majority, but can’t undo it without a supermajority, is far more concerning to me re: political abuse.
Yes, I've now read deeper into the decision and the five conservative justices have done some...fuckyness.
Looking at some early Super Tuesday results and it looks like Haley is going to win Vermont, meaning Trump will not sweep all the primaries.
In the grand scheme of things it doesn't matter. Vermont is a blue state and Trump is barreling toward the nomination. But I feel like if Biden were to lose a single state in the primary, people would be losing their minds about how he is going to lose in November. I can't help but think that Trump consistently undeperforming his polls in these primary races and the fact that he hasn't gotten enough of the party to coalesce in order to win the primaries in all 50 states is a very bad sign for him going into November.
In the grand scheme of things it doesn't matter. Vermont is a blue state and Trump is barreling toward the nomination. But I feel like if Biden were to lose a single state in the primary, people would be losing their minds about how he is going to lose in November. I can't help but think that Trump consistently undeperforming his polls in these primary races and the fact that he hasn't gotten enough of the party to coalesce in order to win the primaries in all 50 states is a very bad sign for him going into November.
____no5
Free Man
There is some truth there but Trump received an unprecedented war against him and he is not running as incumbent. Out of this world resilience. Who else would be still standing after all that?
____no5
Free Man
Biden's results, in some cases performing almost as bad vs nobody as Trump did vs Haley.
Arkansas 88.5%
Iowa 90.9%
Minnesota (Land of Travis) 70.6% against 18.9% uncommitted.
North Carolina 87.3%
Oklahoma 73%
Tennessee 92.1%
Texas 84.6%
Virginia 88.7%
Vermont 89.5%
Alabama 89.1%
Maine 92.9%
Massachusetts 82.9%
Colorado 83.6%
Utah 87.5%
California 89.4%
Arkansas 88.5%
Iowa 90.9%
Minnesota (Land of Travis) 70.6% against 18.9% uncommitted.
North Carolina 87.3%
Oklahoma 73%
Tennessee 92.1%
Texas 84.6%
Virginia 88.7%
Vermont 89.5%
Alabama 89.1%
Maine 92.9%
Massachusetts 82.9%
Colorado 83.6%
Utah 87.5%
California 89.4%
Jer
'Til Tomorrow
Hey, @Travis The Dragon doesn’t have sole claim on the state — I’m flying our new flag as my avatar, FFS!
Dean Phillips finished with a little under 8%, which is unfortunate, but not unexpected at this point. Oh well.
More interestingly, the Legal Marijuana Now party still has major party status in MN, and they held their presidential primary as well. Not sure what their purpose as a party is at this point, since marijuana was already legalized here, but whatever. Personally I was rooting for Vermin Supreme to win, but someone named Krystal Gabel beat them out. Sad!
Last edited:
Yax
Ancient Mariner
Haley won two states, with Biden having actually lost zero. Biden has won with clearly higher margins than Trump. Biden's doing better in his primaries than Trump (who is viewed as the uncontested king with "tremendeous primary victories like you couldn't believe").
Now, the uncommited thing will hopefully, and likely, steer the Biden administration to try and take more control of Israel's war in Gaza. They started doing that weeks ago, but need to step it up, both politically speaking (for the domestic audience same as for the rest of the world), and morally, because the number of civilian casualties and wounded are astronomical.
____no5
Free Man
Our?
Thou art from Minnesota too? Land of Prince!
Having to choose between Trump & Biden. Again! Man!
Not low enough then. I don't think it has to do with Gaza so much. More about his mental abilities I'd guess.
I have to admit. Vermont was a huge blow. I would be perfect to have Haley only win in the Land of Swamp
Yax
Ancient Mariner
Yes, DC is where republicans come to vote to federally infringe upon liberties and enter into crash-and-burn politics in the House and the Senate, so Swamp is a word befitting to them.I have to admit. Vermont was a huge blow. I would be perfect to have Haley only win in the Land of Swamp
Edit: It's ridiculous that every Trump leaning is talking about how Biden is the only one who is obviously old. Trump can't distinguish between WWII and WWIII, can't distinguish between his ex wife and Jean Caroll, can't distinguish between Obama and Biden and hilariously can't distinguish between Haley and Pelosi, while not being able to do his video rants he posts constrantly, in a single take. There are so many edits in his camera rants that it's ridiculous. And we haven't even adressed the fact that he cannot coherently verbalize a line of thought unless he's reading from a prompter, because every time he goes off script, it turns into a garbled mess about water pressure.
Last edited:
Yax
Ancient Mariner
Keep telling yourself that. Not in reality, nor in Trump's rhetoric.
Vaenyr
Ancient Mariner
Technically Biden lost American Samoa 51 to 40. Not %, votes lol
But yeah, what Gaza is concerned the pushback is starting to work. The sale of arms hasn't stopped yet unfortunately but the official position has changed to "ceasefire now!". Let's hope they'll follow through this time and won't veto anything again.
Oh and I see the Fox propaganda talking points are out in full force again
Last edited:
Jer
'Til Tomorrow
Finally watched the State Of The Union, and I don’t know what they did to reanimate Biden for this speech, but they need to start doing it for every speech of his. I didn’t know he still had it in him.
If the rest of the country keeps seeing this Biden between now and Election Day, I will feel much better about his chances of winning.
If the rest of the country keeps seeing this Biden between now and Election Day, I will feel much better about his chances of winning.