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JimmiC
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Zambrah
United States7393 Posts
That'd be some seriously hilarious shit. | ||
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Belisarius
Australia6233 Posts
I assume it'd be the end of the campaign either way, but presumably someone living would need to be on the ballot to lose to Trump. | ||
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farvacola
United States18857 Posts
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GreenHorizons
United States23918 Posts
On March 11 2020 11:07 farvacola wrote: The outlook on Trump's reelection as a general proposition is more in flux than one might think, the next three months or so will be full of dramatic events here I would guess. If Corona doesn't get under control he (and Democrats) might have legitimate cause in calling a state of emergency and suspending the election altogether. If millions of people literally can't vote without violating basic protocols around limiting the spread of the virus there could be an argument made that it is irresponsible to have them line up anyway. | ||
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farvacola
United States18857 Posts
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JimmiC
Canada22817 Posts
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Belisarius
Australia6233 Posts
On March 11 2020 11:07 farvacola wrote: The outlook on Trump's reelection as a general proposition is more in flux than one might think, the next three months or so will be full of dramatic events that directly impact on the election I would guess. Absolutely, anything can happen at the moment. I mean, we have on the table that one or both octogenarian candidates could die from a pandemic during the campaign. Even without that, at least one octogenarian candidate seems likely to forget his own name by the time he has to put it on a how to vote card. The other can at least read the letters slowly off his giant concrete penis in New York. Even with the world ending, I still think the Dems are toast if Biden has to pull out mid-campaign. | ||
Nakajin
Canada8989 Posts
Edit: In any case it should be all over in 8 months half the world scientist are on it, if it's not solve then we're just all in deep shit lol. | ||
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farvacola
United States18857 Posts
But thats the thing, the vote can't just be delayed by any kind of decree; one of the odd side effects of our strangely disconnected voting system is that the federal government can't really exert much power over voting operations themselves, so the states can and almost certainly will say whatever dude and hold a vote regardless. What follows from there is less clear, but it'd be much harder for him to hold on if a vote is actually held. There's also a very real possibility that Trump will no longer want to be president if and when the economy is in such shambles that his self-enrichment takes a hit, which is definitely a possibility. All the national financial cards are on the table here. | ||
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Nakajin
Canada8989 Posts
On March 11 2020 10:59 Zambrah wrote: Oh my god, can you imagine if Biden picked Hillary as his VP and then cited some health reason to just quit and she actually became president. That'd be some seriously hilarious shit. I just want him to get on stage at the convention, then in his speech accepting the nomination made a shocking announcement that his health is not good enough and he need to give it up to someone else, then step back from the stage with a huge black curtain slowly raising and Hillary stepping out of the shadow on live TV in front of all the party. | ||
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GreenHorizons
United States23918 Posts
On March 11 2020 11:30 Nakajin wrote: I just want him to get on stage at the convention, then in his speech accepting the nomination made a shocking announcement that his health is not good enough and he need to give it up to someone else, then step back from the stage with a huge black curtain slowly raising and Hillary stepping out of the shadow on live TV in front of all the party. Might not be a convention either as a result of CV-19, particularly if Democrats listen to Clyburn and cancel the rest of the Primary. | ||
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Nakajin
Canada8989 Posts
On March 11 2020 11:40 GreenHorizons wrote: Might not be a convention either as a result of CV-19, particularly if Democrats listen to Clyburn and cancel the rest of the Primary. Turn out CV-19 was a Clinton plot all along to eliminated the rest of the democratic field, probably developed in the basement of a Washington pizzeria. Also did Clyburn actually said they should cancel the rest of the primary? Wtf | ||
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GreenHorizons
United States23918 Posts
On March 11 2020 11:44 Nakajin wrote: Turn out CV-19 was a Clinton plot all along to eliminated the rest of the democratic field, probably developed in the basement of a Washington pizzeria. Also did Clyburn actually said they should cancel the rest of the primary? Wtf lmao. I'll give Clinton credit for a lot of problems, but even I can't credit her with CV-19, maybe LL though  But yeah, he sure did. I think when the night is over, Joe Biden will be the prohibitive favorite to win the Democratic nomination, and, quite frankly, if the night ends the way it has begun, I think it is time for us to shut this primary down, it is time for us to cancel the rest of these debates... thehill.com | ||
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TheTenthDoc
United States9561 Posts
It will be interesting to see if Sanders acknowledges the implausibility of victory in the primary after tonight. It will also be interesting how he handles his "only I can win in the Rust Belt," because while that might be the case he'll have to do some verbal gymnastics to get there he didn't have to do before. I can say anecdotally that staying in as long as he did in 2016 left a bad taste in my parents' mouths...and personally I think I might prefer him to donate his outstanding campaign funds to helping fight coronavirus/directly help people in some other way at the end of March, even though that would probably be highly illegal. | ||
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iamthedave
England2814 Posts
On March 11 2020 11:30 Nakajin wrote: I just want him to get on stage at the convention, then in his speech accepting the nomination made a shocking announcement that his health is not good enough and he need to give it up to someone else, then step back from the stage with a huge black curtain slowly raising and Hillary stepping out of the shadow on live TV in front of all the party. With the Imperial March playing in the background? | ||
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Lmui
Canada6223 Posts
Better brace yourselves, we're in for a ride. If 2016-2019 wasnt bad enough, corona is starting 2020 off with a bang | ||
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Gahlo
United States35172 Posts
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TheTenthDoc
United States9561 Posts
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GreenHorizons
United States23918 Posts
On March 12 2020 12:09 Gahlo wrote: Wonderful time to drive home that national healthcare is a public safety and national security interest. This and Biden saying he would veto m4a should dominate the debate imo, but probably wont get as much time as questions about Bernie dropping out and backing Biden or Bernie's online supporters. | ||
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