EPTTough battle for the GOP which wasn't a victory in either sense. They dodged a poisoned pill by are now seen, even in strongholds, to need Democratic help in order to keep establishment candidates afloat. Cochran could now easily be seen as a liability for any GOP senator who has to stay to the right come 2016.
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{CC}StealthBlue
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Tough battle for the GOP which wasn't a victory in either sense. They dodged a poisoned pill by are now seen, even in strongholds, to need Democratic help in order to keep establishment candidates afloat. Cochran could now easily be seen as a liability for any GOP senator who has to stay to the right come 2016. | ||
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zlefin
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It would be possible to require incumbents to win by some extra margin; that would adjust for the incumbency advantage, whether it would lead to a better system overall is the question. | ||
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Livelovedie
United States492 Posts
On June 25 2014 12:24 {CC}StealthBlue wrote: Cochran wins with less than 6k difference. Tough battle for the GOP which wasn't a victory in either sense. They dodged a poisoned pill by are now seen, even in strongholds, to need Democratic help in order to keep establishment candidates afloat. Cochran could now easily be seen as a liability for any GOP senator who has to stay to the right come 2016. Why do they need democratic help and what democratic help are you implying for Cochran? | ||
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oneofthem
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Livelovedie
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On June 25 2014 14:45 oneofthem wrote: rooting very hard for all tea party candidates. Same. | ||
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IgnE
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aksfjh
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On June 25 2014 14:41 Livelovedie wrote: Why do they need democratic help and what democratic help are you implying for Cochran? Black people. | ||
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GreenHorizons
United States23955 Posts
Hence the Tea Party Poll watchers... Doesn't look like they were enough to scare away people from voting for Cochran though. | ||
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farvacola
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xDaunt
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On June 26 2014 00:21 farvacola wrote: I really didn't see them ruling in Aereo's favor; looking at the company's model as anything other than theft requires a fairly bohemian take on broadcast distribution ethics. Yeah, I'm not surprised that they did what they did. Still, I really, really want to see the current TV service model be blown apart and replaced with a la carte purchasing. | ||
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
A federal judge struck down Indiana's ban on same-sex marriage Wednesday, saying it's unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Richard Young said the state's ban violates the U.S. Constitution's equal-protection clause in a mixed ruling involving lawsuits from several gay couples. The Indianapolis Star reports Young did not immediately issue a stay on the ruling, allowing couples to marry immediately. According to the AP, the Indiana attorney general's office plans to appeal the decision. The ruling could be stayed under appeal. The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals also ruled on gay marriage Wednesday, saying that Utah cannot ban same-sex marriages. Source | ||
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IgnE
United States7681 Posts
On June 26 2014 00:21 farvacola wrote: I really didn't see them ruling in Aereo's favor; looking at the company's model as anything other than theft requires a fairly bohemian take on broadcast distribution ethics. Ruling in the Mouse's favor was almost a foregone conclusion. Looking at the Mouse's business model as anything other than egregiously exploitative rent extraction requires a pretty fascist take on information distribution ethics. | ||
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farvacola
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IgnE
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oneofthem
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farvacola
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IgnE
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On the other hand if you want to say the Mouse isn't the only bad guy, then I fully agree with you. | ||
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GreenHorizons
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The smarter content makers will probably try some 'subscription to studio' type model. (I highly advocate this for franchises like EA in video games). Where by subscribing to a content producer you would get a discounted rate vs purchasing individual shows from that creator. Otherwise there will probably be several options pursued. Of course if Net neutrality loses out than Comcast will be able to more or less control the end price for users to use alternative services by raising the cost for the content provider to deliver their content. But yeah basically what we are seeing is the movie/TV industry dealing with increased bandwidth which makes shows take as long as MP3's used to take to DL, combined with more reliable delivery methods (Not Napster virus songs). I expect the industry to do basically what the music industry did but more stubborn and better thought out. | ||
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