2016 Presidential Horse Race

[connor_in]

Hillary is more concerned with winning votes than the platform. I think she has to move to the center to take the rust belt swing states and that's what I expect her to do on issues like the environment, immigration, and safety both domestic and foreign.

I don't think either party has really paid more than lip service to their platform (except the parts that any candidate truly likes) for quite some time now. That is more to appease the party faithful without truly doing anything.

 

[Bishop2b5]

Serious question, not trying to sound like a dickhead:

Has anyone ever felt their vote truly mattered in an election? I've never voted, but also have only lived in Illinois, Arizona, and Indiana, where your vote TRULY doesn't matter.

Only in an election that was decided by one vote would it really matter.

 

[connor_in]

Serious question, not trying to sound like a dickhead:

Has anyone ever felt their vote truly mattered in an election? I've never voted, but also have only lived in Illinois, Arizona, and Indiana, where your vote TRULY doesn't matter.

I live in Indiana. Presidential election-wise, no. However, because so many people only vote for the big offices and skip the rest and the resolutions, your vote can very much matter on that local scale.

 

[wizards8507]

The problem is that there is no viable 3rd party option at this point. Like it or not, it's going to be Trump or Hillary. A vote for anyone else may be a nice protest vote, but will simply help Chewbacca or Darth.

"At this point." Gary Johnson just polled at 9% in a national survey. 15% gets you on the debate stage.

 

[GoIrish41]

"At this point." Gary Johnson just polled at 9% in a national survey. 15% gets you on the debate stage.

I think 15% gets you on stage, but I could be mistaken.

 

[GATTACA!]

I think 15% gets you on stage, but I could be mistaken.

He has to be at 15% in 3 different polls. What polls you ask? Who knows?? Probably whatever 3 polls have him under 15% come debate time. Neither party wants him in those debates.

 

[connor_in]

You’ll Never Guess What Quality Obama Thinks Hillary Has – twitchy.com

During a CBS interview that aired on Sunday, President Obama revealed the one major quality that he believes any president needs to possess.

According to Obama, a president must be, get this, HONEST.

Seriously Obama?

 

[ACamp1900]

My vote goes to Clinton but I can't bring myself to actually push my ballot for either Pres Candidate, at least not currently and while I'm willing, I don't see that changing. I will vote, just leave that portion of the ballot blank.

 

[GATTACA!]

I was going to pick abstain, but then I saw Koon all alone in the Trump section. #imwithher

 

[ACamp1900]

I was going to pick abstain, but then I saw Koon all alone in the Trump section. #imwithher

I heard koon broke her wrist giving her boyfriend an old fashioned...

 

[connor_in]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Some boos during the prayer when the Reverend says they’re nominating Hillary Clinton here.</p>— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZekeJMiller/status/757674334802632709">July 25, 2016</a></blockquote>
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[ozzman]

I voted for other candidate because I'll be writing someone in, so technically I'll be voting. If I'm voting for my wife or one of my friends, does that mean I'm abstaining/not voting? I wasn't sure which to pick.

 

[wizards8507]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Some boos during the prayer when the Reverend says they’re nominating Hillary Clinton here.</p>— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZekeJMiller/status/757674334802632709">July 25, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Off to a great start, eh?

I voted for other candidate because I'll be writing someone in, so technically I'll be voting. If I'm voting for my wife or one of my friends, does that mean I'm abstaining/not voting? I wasn't sure which to pick.

Are they constitutionally eligible to serve?

 

[gkIrish]

I voted for other candidate because I'll be writing someone in, so technically I'll be voting. If I'm voting for my wife or one of my friends, does that mean I'm abstaining/not voting? I wasn't sure which to pick.

If you write in a candidate then you should pick Other Candidate.

 

[NDinL.A.]

Signs of the apocalypse: I clicked on a person I have loathed for decades and have spoken against for Lord knows how long. #thetrumpeffect

 

[phgreek]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Bernie Sanders: We have to defeat Donald Trump and we have to elect Clinton and Kaine <a href="https://t.co/aezIyyZAOE">https://t.co/aezIyyZAOE</a> <a href="https://t.co/55ckVZaVnw">https://t.co/55ckVZaVnw</a></p>— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) <a href="https://twitter.com/CNNPolitics/status/757630045322084356">July 25, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Here is that portion.

yea...like that

 

[ickythump1225]

The DNC is off to a ripping start. DWS getting booed off stage, Bernie getting booed by his own supporters, chants of "lock her up." And this whole time we were told Republicans were the divided party.

 

[ulukinatme]

Voted "Other Candidate," but between Trump/Clinton I would go Trump.

I'm probably going to do a write in for Lou.

 

[Ultimate Penn St. Hater]

I'm not a Hillary fan, but I will be voting for her in November. Trump is completely out of his mind. His speeches are full of bullshit. He doesn't talk about anything meaningful. And where are his tax returns?

 

[ACamp1900]

I'm not a Hillary fan, but I will be voting for her in November. Trump is completely out of his mind. His speeches are full of bullshit. He doesn't talk about anything meaningful. And where are his tax returns?

lol... really?

 

[woolybug25]

lol... really?

What do you mean? You got a copy?

 

[IrishLax]

<blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">So the pro-Bernie march is going <a href="https://t.co/gzl5Pb71GK">pic.twitter.com/gzl5Pb71GK</a></p>— Paul Rignexit (@PaulRRigney) <a href="https://twitter.com/PaulRRigney/status/757691394261651461">July 25, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Well this escalated quickly...

 

[ulukinatme]

It's doctored, but I laughed. Posting here because the Funny Pics thread is no place for politics.

 

[Ultimate Penn St. Hater]

lol... really?

He's the only one in a very long time not to put them out there. He should put them out, regardless of if he's really being audited.

 

[ACamp1900]

If that were real I'd actually consider voting for Trump over it... lol

 

[gkIrish]

If that were real I'd actually consider voting for Trump over it... lol

Pretty sure he will say something similar at one of the debates. They will be must watch TV. I absolutely cannot wait.

 

[wizards8507]

Big cheers for adopting party platform. This convention may be a shitshow -- most gatherings of Democrats are -- but not yet a clusterfuck.
- @NateSilver538

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[NorthDakota]

I'm not a Hillary fan, but I will be voting for her in November. Trump is completely out of his mind. His speeches are full of bullshit. He doesn't talk about anything meaningful. And where are his tax returns?

While you can easily say Trump is nuts and his speeches are BS(I don't think he is but I can see that thought process), what the heck do you think HiLiar is full of?

 

[EddytoNow]

I'm not a Hillary fan, but I will be voting for her in November. Trump is completely out of his mind. His speeches are full of bullshit. He doesn't talk about anything meaningful. And where are his tax returns?

I agree with all of this, especially the part about releasing his tax returns. What are you hiding, Donnie Boy?

 

[dshans]

...as it stands there's no reason not to 3rd party protest vote, which is why I'll be doing just that and won't have to live with the shame of supporting either of these candidates.

Agreed.

I've done that a number of times in my many years of voting.

Hell, I've "written in" myself in local uncontested elections when I detested the incumbent.

I felt good about being among the 1%.