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http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/03/clinton-campaign-says-no-more-debates-until-bernie-starts-be-nicer

 

"Clinton Campaign: No More Debates Until Sanders Starts Being Nicer"

 

Forget about watching comedy shows, I should just keep an eye on this election.

Man if she think "everybody's friendly grandpa" Bernie Sanders is mean, how on Earth is she going to handle Donald Trump in a debate.

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Odd stuff really, just about every research institute is in US, leading uni, leading hospital and they still may actually elect Trump. I have issues with Hillary too but nothing compared with Trump. I am also struggling to think of who the last sensible candidate  put up by the Republicans might be... there will be people who are sensible in that party and seemingly can't get a look past the loons. 

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Lots of ramblings. I really don't know what the person is trying to say.

 

The biggest thing I see coming out of all of this is going to be Republican in-fighting. The leadership is in an uncomfortable spot with their "Freedom Caucus" members, and their media machine has created monsters like Trump and the Sovereign Citizens. They created a support base that they're having a hard time keeping up to. Unless conservative outlets that walk the line for the party drastically change the message and are willing to lose some supporters, I could see this being a hard fight until baby-boomers start dying off in strong enough numbers.

 

I've got my own problems with the Democrats, but that has been tasty with Drama since at least the LBJ days. It's mostly just a bubbling sack of gruel.

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I assume that it comes from this 2012 article.

 

http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/guns/2012/nov/14/miller-donald-trumps-guns/

 

I'd guess that Trump has an older and more "traditional" S&W J frame than that 642 Airweight that Alex is using. And preferably one with an external hammer for SA/DA firing. Something like a Chief's Special a Lady Smith. Although since there are a shitload of S&W J frame revolver models, I find it difficult to really keep track or remember all the permutations. 

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I assume that it comes from this 2012 article.

 

http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/guns/2012/nov/14/miller-donald-trumps-guns/

 

I'd guess that Trump has an older and more "traditional" S&W J frame than that 642 Airweight that Alex is using. And preferably one with an external hammer for SA/DA firing. Something like a Chief's Special a Lady Smith. Although since there are a shitload of S&W J frame revolver models, I find it difficult to really keep track or remember all the permutations. 

Why bother carrying around a gun when he has bodyguards to do that for him?

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So I was going through some old Merle Haggard songs. I think this song pretty much encapsulates the viewpoint of the average Trump voter, right and wrong.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFHJ41ktt3Q

 

It's an American populism which isn't really covered by either of our mainstream political parties.

 

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"The concept of a wholesome and superior past was invented largely to aid in the salesmanship of canned stew and politics"

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That's the conventional wisdom. However, the conventional wisdom has fallen flat so many times in this race that who knows what will happen.

 

But the rest of this month has a primary in New York (April 19) and Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island (April 26) states which Trump is doing well in. That's 267 (if my math is right) delegates that Trump has a good chance of snatching in their entirety. I wouldn't be surprised if Trump didn't capture all of New York's 95 delegates judging by the polling.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/us/elections/primary-calendar-and-results.html?_r=0

 

Brickfight can talk about the mood in Pennsylvania better than all of us but none of those states can be even remotely regarded as Cruz-friendly. And this is why - I believe - Kasich is still in the race. It's a wrestling match where Cruz and Kasich tag-out. Cruz does well in West states. Kasich takes over carving away delegates in Northeast states. And between the two, they hope to erode just enough of the GOP primary voters to prevent Trump from winning this outright.

 

After April 26, the news cycle should be - if Trump doesn't absolutely go ape-shit bonkers the rest of this month - will be about a surging Trump candidacy who somehow has survived the setback of Wisconsin and the recent scandals over wives and bla-bla-bla.

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