2020 Election Thread (formerly: 2020 Presidential Candidates Thread) (Part 1)

This is what ran through my head while watching Joe call out Donnie’s embarrassing moments in that ad

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Ugh, yet another reason to be sick and tired of this guy.

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Having McKinsey on his CV was a major red flag for me. Especially since, as one of those people who’s been 45 years old since he was a teenager, he strikes me as a perfect fit for its grifting and arrogant corporate culture that makes its money from greedy and/or incompetent clients who want to cover their arses.

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uhhh why did no one tell me they made a movie that is a lovechild of Lupin III and Porco Rosso? Can we vote for a movie for the 2020 primary?

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It looks as if she’s pouring more money into Iowa and picking up staffers from other campaigns

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Hey, it’s not his fault. Not everybody gets their dream job right out of college. And it’s not like he went to a good college, he only…

Oh shit. Rhodes Scholar with a Harvard undergrad.

And he’s the kind of person to bumble around without knowing what he wants to do. He probably took the first job available…

Whaddya mean “wrong again”?

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Just a few Onion updates on the campaign:

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That certainly explains a lot…

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There’s definitely A Lot going on in this article.

First, Biden getting endorsed by the Democrat who failed to defeat a different clownishly ignorant and demonstrably incompetent incumbent Republican president is definitely instilling me with so much confidence about 2020.

Second, I’m very sure that Biden’s immediate inclination to call people who don’t support him weak or ignorant by challenging them to physical or mental competitions is going to go over great with people and won’t in any way make him look childish, immature, or insecure.

Third, the Republican spin factory on the Ukraine scandal has definitely succeeded in penetrating bubbles everywhere if a Warren supporter is spouting talking points about Biden’s son. And Biden’s angry reaction, while justified, is also a clear sign that this is not an issue he has a winning command of. So great, we’ve definitely got our crippling “butter emails” nonsense talking point for the 2020 slog if he manages to become the nominee.

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Not to mention he appeared to have called the man “fat” (though the campaign disputes this, saying he said “facts”). Sheesh.

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Update from Castro - looks like he might qualify.

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Are you sure this is satire?

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The Onion flirts dangerously close to journalism at times.

ETA: Certainly closer than Fox News, for instance.

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Conversely reality has gotten so fucked up it makes satire seem reasonable.

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Maybe Castro could challenge people to pushup contests and if they lose they have to donate to the campaign?

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As infantile as it is, I would actually love to see someone actually take Biden up on his stupid push-up challenge and wipe the floor with him.

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Fidel Castro could beat Biden in a pushup contest.

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This made me imagine someone pretending to get into a pushup contest to get Biden on the floor and then literally using Biden as a mop.

But really I can’t decide whether I like or dislike Biden’s stupid physical |Bravado. Like, obviously it’s just so goddamned stupid… but… do I want Biden to take Trump out behind the school?

ETA: I have this vague memory of a stupid fight between two old men in a movie.

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