T___A Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 Comedy Option: Trump and Sanders are both nominees of their party, however on election day they fail to get 270 electoral votes. The House of Representatives decides to vote for the lesser evil and elect the Libertarian nominee, John McAfee. Priory_of_Sion 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scolopax Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 Could throw Jesse Ventura into the mix too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donward Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 The cunning plan of the 2000 Reform Party finally comes to fruition as both Trump and Ventura secure the nominations of the Republican and Democratic parties. The Ghost of Ross Perot laughs maniacally. ... ... Wait, Perot is still alive? Belesarius 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T___A Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 The Onion was on point four years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 SJW Bernie Sanders supporters turn inside out and sign up for the KKK after his defeats:http://imgur.com/a/4B3OZ Priory_of_Sion and Jeeps_Guns_Tanks 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collimatrix Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 Good to see the Democratic Party getting back to its roots. Edit:This was my favorite part of that petty little snitfest: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collimatrix Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 Alright, let's see how predictive these fancy statistical methods are come tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donward Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 I'm kind of marveling at the ineptitude of the GOP leadership and its donors who think that having Mitt Romney run as a third party candidate will capture America's attention should Trump secure the nomination. http://draftmitt.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T___A Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 rip: Sturgeon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zed-Leppelin Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ78bsEk7MI Forgive me if this has already been posted, just noticed this today in my feed Tied and Sturgeon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donward Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 rip: WAT? I guess, like everything, Tied has his greasy, stubby finger on the pulse of American politics. Tied 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tied Posted March 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 WAT? I guess, like everything, Tied has his greasy, stubby finger on the pulse of American politics. HAHAHAHHA I TOLDS YOU HAHAHAHHA Sturgeon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperComrade Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R95ZHvXinX4 Not sure if this has been posted, but I found it funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Fight Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 It's funny, if a little frightening to see how unstoppable Trump is, despite having the obvious weaknesses in pure statistics. Someone like Trump rarely gets this far. For years, both sides of the media love to wheel out nutbags that their base would hate or love, but are safely powerless. They're usually 100% harmless to the political machine at worst, and good at keeping a small devoted base at best. Trump was shown on Fox as a hero speaking against "political correctness" and liberal media outlets showed him as an example of why their base should continue to hate Republicans. He became a ratings booster, and the media helped legitimize him to their own ends. He wasn't taken seriously, but then the Republicans fucked up hard. Their penchant for having massive primary races that were being used to gain media exposure for the candidates' careers backfired. All of a sudden, running a 20-30% poll might help a candidate win because he's up against two "frontrunners" who are polling 20% range, and a shitload of others polling a cumulative 20-30%. The media is still going:"It's happened with people like Palin and the weird Pizza Guy who want to sell themselves, but they all eventually bow out. They're unelectable and the party structure doesn't want them, so let's run a reality show for ratings. We've done it with weird little outsiders before, but mostly just jabs here and there to make it interesting. Surely one of the sixteen nominees taking votes away from Rubio/Cruz will bow out eventually. They'll show sense and realize that even their single digit polls will send their party to ruin by helping Trump, right?..."*Trump wins some states with less % than Bernie Sanders*"....right?" It was a perfect storm of bad Republican decisions and their media circus that created a viability in Trump. I don't think the media can do much more to fix it at this point. Even Fox is just trying not to mention him while retaining their viewership. The ball is in the Republican leadership court. They've got to pick Rubio or Cruz, and cut the rest of the chaff completely if they want a chance of salvaging the situation. Sturgeon and Donward 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tied Posted March 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 It's funny, if a little frightening to see how unstoppable Trump is, despite having the obvious weaknesses in pure statistics. Someone like Trump rarely gets this far. For years, both sides of the media love to wheel out nutbags that their base would hate or love, but are safely powerless. They're usually 100% harmless to the political machine at worst, and good at keeping a small devoted base at best. Trump was shown on Fox as a hero speaking against "political correctness" and liberal media outlets showed him as an example of why their base should continue to hate Republicans. He became a ratings booster, and the media helped legitimize him to their own ends. He wasn't taken seriously, but then the Republicans fucked up hard. Their penchant for having massive primary races that were being used to gain media exposure for the candidates' careers backfired. All of a sudden, running a 20-30% poll might help a candidate win because he's up against two "frontrunners" who are polling 20% range, and a shitload of others polling a cumulative 20-30%. The media is still going: "It's happened with people like Palin and the weird Pizza Guy who want to sell themselves, but they all eventually bow out. They're unelectable and the party structure doesn't want them, so let's run a reality show for ratings. We've done it with weird little outsiders before, but mostly just jabs here and there to make it interesting. Surely one of the sixteen nominees taking votes away from Rubio/Cruz will bow out eventually. They'll show sense and realize that even their single digit polls will send their party to ruin by helping Trump, right?..." *Trump wins some states with less % than Bernie Sanders* "....right?" It was a perfect storm of bad Republican decisions and their media circus that created a viability in Trump. I don't think the media can do much more to fix it at this point. Even Fox is just trying not to mention him while retaining their viewership. The ball is in the Republican leadership court. They've got to pick Rubio or Cruz, and cut the rest of the chaff completely if they want a chance of salvaging the situation. I think your selling Trumps true media genius alittle short here. The guy has played them like a fiddle like no canidate has done in decades. And though the guy is no Mitt Romney in terms of high level business talks, he understands how to market idea's and himself in ways most canidates couldnt fanthom Its go big or go home. Sure, the guy is decisive, and he's probably handed some 19 year old's ballot to Hillary just so he can stick his hemp and dorrito infused fingures at Trumps "racist sexist vipes man" But he has also collected a 29 or even 39 year old's ballot by not even pretending to sell him something that isnt trump, that and there's a good chance that 19 year olds friends will probably just stay home on election day smoke weed and make some cynical reaction posts for reddit *typed Tied unironically as he finished his third blunt and downed another Filet O' Fish and uploaded BMP pictures to VK* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donward Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 Looking back, I think the biggest issue was JEB! Please Clap Bush taking up so much of the oxygen in the room. This is on the debate stage and taking money from donors. The dude got $120 million for his PAC and another $30 million donated straight to his campaign. And there was ZERO chance that he was going to win the nomination because the Bush brand is poison. I don't know what secluded and delusion world JEB! and his supporters live in where they thought the nation was itching for a third Bush in the White House. Worse, the time JEB! spent during debates and on the campaign trail was wasted on trying take a swing at Trump... and missing. Having someone like JEB! attack Trump only enhances the latter's street cred. Edit: Also, what Tied said. Tied 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Fight Posted March 2, 2016 Report Share Posted March 2, 2016 I think your selling Trumps true media genius alittle short here. The guy has played them like a fiddle like no canidate has done in decades. And though the guy is no Mitt Romney in terms of high level business talks, he understands how to market idea's and himself in ways most canidates couldnt fanthom Its go big or go home. Sure, the guy is decisive, and he's probably handed some 19 year old's ballot to Hillary just so he can stick his hemp and dorrito infused fingures at Trumps "racist sexist vipes man" But he has also collected a 29 or even 39 year old's ballot by not even pretending to sell him something that isnt trump, that and there's a good chance that 19 year olds friends will probably just stay home on election day smoke weed and make some cynical reaction posts for reddit *typed Tied unironically as he finished his third blunt and downed another Filet O' Fish and uploaded BMP pictures to VK* Oh, definitely. The man is a billionaire and had a massively successful show for reasons. I think his run is a huge joke, and is most likely a media stunt for his own sake. I was just talking about the media's hand in this. Trump appeals to a very visceral part of the US Voter's mind. He doesn't dance around anything, he gossips like a motherfucker, he doesn't play anything close to his chest. When someone asks a question, by god he gives them an answer, even if it's shit he makes up right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted March 2, 2016 Report Share Posted March 2, 2016 I love it when people say Trump is a successful businessman. The guy is an actor, he makes money selling himself and his image. And that's - apparently - how he will become POTUS, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Fight Posted March 2, 2016 Report Share Posted March 2, 2016 I love it when people say Trump is a successful businessman. The guy is an actor, he makes money selling himself and his image. And that's - apparently - how he will become POTUS, too. Me saying simply only saying billionaire was intentional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donward Posted March 2, 2016 Report Share Posted March 2, 2016 I'm not sure how often this has been brought up but one of Donald Trump's strengths is the fact that his negatives are already well known to the American public. This guy has been lampooned for three decades now on Saturday Night Live, late night talks shows, Mad Magazine, political cartoons and so on. His divorces and business failures have been well publicized. His verbal miscues are a given. We know who and what Donald Trump is, or at least we think so. So when he screws up, it's not that big of a deal because we already know that Donald Trump screws up. He's not like - say - a John Edwards who was the Democrat's next Robert Kennedy who - oops - had a sordid little affair and was shamed out of the public spotlight. Jeeps_Guns_Tanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tied Posted March 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2016 I love it when people say Trump is a successful businessman. The guy is an actor, he makes money selling himself and his image. And that's - apparently - how he will become POTUS, too. if real estate tycoon is no longer a successful title i dont want to know what is in your eyes Elder God? Mig-25 Designer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted March 2, 2016 Report Share Posted March 2, 2016 if real estate tycoon is no longer a successful title i dont want to know what is in your eyes Elder God? Mig-25 Designer? How about "not a phony asshat"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priory_of_Sion Posted March 2, 2016 Report Share Posted March 2, 2016 Trump is like the 14th most powerful person in NYC real estate to put his success into more perspective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tied Posted March 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2016 How about "not a phony asshat"? Trump is like the 14th most powerful person in NYC real estate to put his success into more perspective. i rest my case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donward Posted March 2, 2016 Report Share Posted March 2, 2016 I still expect every day to wake up to a press conference where Donald Trump walks up to the podium and utters one word. "SIKE!" And walks off, leaving all of US politics in turmoil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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