Curb Your Authoritarianism? The 2016 Conventional Wisdom Thread (Elections, Part 6)

Kaine sucks but I'm relieved it isn't Vilsack

I'll be surprised if Chuck Todd turns out to be right

now that dems are voting for his policies again the cognitive dissonance must be terrifying

― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Friday, July 22, 2016 10:20 AM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

lol this is... untrue

i guess if Trump had been "unpolished" it mighta been Franken!

but this is encouraging - Richmond Times-Dispatch, reposted by Reason (http://www.richmond.com/opinion/our-opinion/bart-hinkle/article_16adc43f-8fca-5ca5-b727-4c8dcadbd273.html)

But the public should not be seduced by efforts to put Kaine in the center of the political spectrum when he is so far from it. Think of it this way: Suppose Kaine had a mirror image in the GOP—a Republican former head of the RNC who repeatedly tried to cut taxes, who sought to restrict abortion, who got high marks from the NRA and low marks from environmentalists, who wanted to cut social programs, who supported privatizing Social Security, and who was, in all visible respects, a down-the-line soldier for the political right.

Would the press term such a politician—no matter how genial and friendly—a "cautious centrist" and a "pragmatist"? Or would he be labeled an "arch-conservative" and an "ideologue"?

Exactly.

i'm voting for clinton because i want harriet miers on the supreme court!

Remember when we all thought W was so bad; simpler times

Indeed, I remember when we thought his father was bad.

i still think theyre bad :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6Sos3q6ASo

mp’s somewhat more polished performance Thursday night, even Democrats who had been pushing for a flashier choice like Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren or New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker were sobered by the challenging four months ahead. “After last night, she needs to make the safest choice possible,” said a former senior White House aide.

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Richard M. Nixon ‏@dick_nixon 4h4 hours ago
'68 brought people in. Trump locked the door and threw away the key. If you can't see the difference, the hell with you.

Trump's speech was sort of not the worst -- ok -- but it was in the midst of a circuslike convention

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/07/manafort-fbi-crime-statistics-cant-be-trusted.html

Trump's speech was the worst because his was the only one promised to show the potential to pivot in time for the general. It didn't, he didn't, he can't.

only trump brand stats will give you the luxury info you crave

here's a thread

http://ilxor.com/ILX/NewAnswersControllerServlet?boardid=40

oh fuck lol

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