US Politics Mega-thread - Page 3697

On April 28 2016 06:49 kwizach wrote:
So, who do you guys think Hillary will pick as her running mate?

Several names are being discussed -- see analyses here, here and here. I personally do not think she'll be going with Julian Castro, even though he's currently a favorite on betting markets. He's not experienced enough yet, and I just don't see him delivering much to the ticket. He's Hispanic, but he doesn't speak Spanish well. I'm absolutely certain Sanders won't be picked -- not only would this open the ticket to countless lines of attack from the GOP based on Sanders' image, it would also allow Republicans to endlessly replay clips of Sanders attacking Clinton -- something they're already planning on doing, but which will have even more of an impact if Sanders is on the ticket. He wouldn't bring much anyway, since most of his supporters are already ready to support her, many more will follow suit, and the few most radical #BernieorBust supporters would probably not vote for her even if he was her VP. There's no way she's picking him.

Right now, my top three are Tom Perez, Tim Kaine and Sherrod Brown, with Tom Perez currently being my first guess. All have strengths and weaknesses. Kaine and Brown are both senators, and I don't know if Hillary is willing to risk sacrificing their seats when Democrats have an opportunity to re-take the senate. Perez has not held an elected office above a seat in a suburban county council. At the same time, he's been fantastic as labor secretary, he's a policy wonk who's likely to do more than hold his own in the VP debate, labor unions love him, he's charismatic, he's a Hispanic who's fluent in Spanish... He isn't tied to a swing state, though, contrary to Brown who's representing Ohio and Kaine who's representing Virginia. What do you guys think? Here's a poll, mostly using the popular picks from the betting website I linked to above:

Much of the discussion – and laughs – focused on Boehner’s views on the current presidential candidates. Segueing into the topic, Kennedy asked Boehner to be frank given that the event was not being broadcasted, and the former Speaker responded in kind. When specifically asked his opinions on Ted Cruz, Boehner made a face, drawing laughter from the crowd.

“Lucifer in the flesh,” the former speaker said. “I have Democrat friends and Republican friends. I get along with almost everyone, but I have never worked with a more miserable son of a bitch in my life.”

Boehner described other Republican candidates as friends. In particular, the former speaker said he has played golf with Donald Trump for years and that they were “texting buddies.”

His friendship with Ohio Governor John Kasich, however, was a little more ambiguous.

“[Kasich] requires more effort on my behalf than all my other friends … but he’s still my friend, and I love him,” Boehner said.

On April 28 2016 23:09 kwizach wrote:
In other news, Boehner had an interesting choice of words to describe Cruz:


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On April 28 2016 23:28 Mohdoo wrote:


Wow. Lucifer. Indiana rednecks aren't too fond of Lucifer :o Indiana being my birthplace is my greatest shame.

On April 28 2016 23:31 amazingxkcd wrote:


wow a fellow Hoosier who has no pride in his state? Sad!

On April 28 2016 23:09 kwizach wrote:
In other news, Boehner had an interesting choice of words to describe Cruz:


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On April 28 2016 23:36 Mohdoo wrote:


I've never found NASCAR to be my cup of tea, but I would gladly attend if given a red Trump hat and American flag overalls.

edit: Am I the only one reveling in the scathing irony of Bernie laying off a ton of his staff? God it's just so amazing. People had jobs and now they don't because his message wasn't working. What was the case he's trying to make again?

On April 28 2016 23:09 kwizach wrote:
In other news, Boehner had an interesting choice of words to describe Cruz:


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On April 29 2016 00:07 oneofthem wrote:
bernie getting some of that flexiblility. gotta stay competitive in a dynamic industry

On April 29 2016 00:04 LegalLord wrote:
Personally I find it really hard to believe that anyone could prefer Cruz to Trump, and I think his favorability is higher only by virtue of the fact that he isn't the front runner. Seems like some of the R party members at the very least agree with me.

On April 29 2016 00:48 ticklishmusic wrote:
phase -> faze

ugh

On April 28 2016 23:45 ticklishmusic wrote:


no he's rightsizing his operations to align with his strategic goals as we shills say

his campaign is sending hella mixed messages though

On April 29 2016 01:02 Barrin wrote:
Sanders Campaign Prepares for Remaining Primaries

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To be clear:

1) He hired staff in certain states to help him with his campaign
2) Those states finished their primary voting
3) Bernie is in dire trouble of losing the primary
4) Bernie lays off staff in those states that already did primary voting so he can focus everything on winning the rest of the primary

Note: If Bernie loses the primary, those staffers lose their jobs anyway. If he wins, he'd be able to re-hire many of them for the general.

I guess you can call this "irony" if you want.

On April 29 2016 01:31 Godwrath wrote:
Pardon my ignorance on the US elections, but i am reading it as cutting expenses from a campaign which are not required anymore, care to enlighten me ?