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On May 04 2016 19:37 GreenHorizons wrote:


If everyone has been right about what a Sanders presidency would actually look like, it would be the best harm reduction strategy for Republicans regardless of how much they disagree on policy.

If they genuinely think Trump has no chance, then a Bernie presidency and congressional gridlock is the best they can hope for. If people are right about Hillary's ability to sway/leverage Republicans and work the system, than she would do much more damage than Bernie would with no Republican or Democratic support.

On May 04 2016 14:17 DannyJ wrote:
Kasich is like 4th in a 2 man race.

Looking back to when the Republican presidential primary kicked off in earnest last year, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said that he never expected Donald Trump to become the presumptive nominee but suggested that the billionaire businessman’s success is probably good for the party.

“You know what, I think something different and something new is probably good for our party,” Priebus said Wednesday on CNN, a day after he tweeted that Trump will be the presumptive nominee and called for unity against Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton. “Look, I don’t think anyone predicted what happened. So, look, we’re here. We’re going to get behind the presumptive nominee.”

Trump’s decisive victory in Indiana on Tuesday effectively ended Ted Cruz’s presidential campaign, knocking out the candidate best positioned to stop him from claiming the nomination at a contested convention if he fell short of accruing a majority of delegates before July.

Cruz’s decision to bow out of the race was “very gracious,” Priebus said. “I was surprised, and it’s a hard thing to do. I mean, he ran a very, very serious operation. Just an incredible ground game. His delegate operation was unbelievable, and I was surprised. But now, you know, you’d have to say that it’s pretty obvious that Donald Trump is going to get to 1,237. But he’s got to do it, though.”

On May 04 2016 22:37 SK.Testie wrote:
There is no "harm reduction" strategy available. There's supreme court justices on the line... and the country.

Non Trump users are just increasingly nervous men
http://www.theonion.com/article/will-be-end-trumps-campaign-says-increasingly-nerv-52002
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I hope Bernie supporters move to Europe. With all that time and money they threw at Bernies campaign they could have learned German and tried their chances over there.

On May 05 2016 00:01 Acrofales wrote:

Did you just cite The Onion as a serious source? 😨

One in six employers of domestic workers fails to pay the minimum wage in California, according to unprecedented research on workers who are often left behind when cities and states reform labor laws and raise wages.

In the first study of its kind on an industry that typically avoids scrutiny, researchers with the University of California Los Angeles Labor Center found that out of two million domestic employers in the state – those who hire people for house cleaning, home care support and childcare – roughly 17% violate the minimum wage law.

That means as many as 340,000 workers could be making below minimum wage, according to the report published Wednesday, which was shared exclusively with the Guardian and marks the first comprehensive survey of domestic work employers in the state.

“It’s an industry and a workforce that was historically left out of labor protections and labor policy,” said Saba Waheed, research director of the UCLA Labor Center and co-author of the study. “Socially and culturally, it’s a type of work that isn’t always valued.”

Although previous research has analyzed the experiences of domestic workers, the report – titled Profile, Practices, and Needs of California’s Domestic Work Employers – is the first large-scale survey of the people who hire these workers, with findings based on responses from a randomly selected pool of 501 people.

The report, which found that 16% of all households in California hire domestic workers in their homes, comes as cities and states across the country are moving to increase their minimum wages and provide mandatory sick days and parental leave.

On May 04 2016 22:37 SK.Testie wrote:
There is no "harm reduction" strategy available. There's supreme court justices on the line... and the country.

Non Trump users are just increasingly nervous men
http://www.theonion.com/article/will-be-end-trumps-campaign-says-increasingly-nerv-52002
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I hope Bernie supporters move to Europe. With all that time and money they threw at Bernies campaign they could have learned German and tried their chances over there.

On May 05 2016 00:47 Djabanete wrote:


You hope that 40%+ of Democratic voters leave so that Trump can run the country and nominate Supreme Court justices?

I won't do you the disservice of assuming you mean what you wrote.

On May 04 2016 23:53 andrewlt wrote:
Trump can nominate his sister.

On May 05 2016 00:57 xDaunt wrote:
Looks like Kasich is going to suspend his campaign as well this afternoon.

On May 05 2016 01:02 TheTenthDoc wrote:


His sister is not really distinct from Garland as a judge as far as I know. Just slightly less famous and maybe a bit more conservative. Nowhere near what the GOP would appoint themselves.

On May 05 2016 01:08 ticklishmusic wrote:


Yup MSNBC just announced it