For fun and clicks. A guy’s gotta eat.
Though it’s a digression from our topic, I have to point out that this is a weak analogy. A trustworthy voting system is a cornerstone of any democracy. A political party, on the other hand, is an antidemocratic entity, and can be assumed not to be neutral or democratic. (Even if it’s Democratic.)
The ideal of neutrality was assumed by many party members, rightly or wrongly, to the degree that Dem Senators were planning on serving DWS’s toxic head up on a plate even before Russian hackers handed over the data dump to Assange. The DNC is a mix of anti-democratic (e.g. superdelegates, compromised leadership) and democratic (popular primary votes) elements, and by highlighting the former one undermines the latter. That method can also be applied to the general election.
Now the man-baby is saying something to the effect of “you saw how the Dems rigged the vote against Bernie [BS, because the dump only showed untoward and secretive bias, not popular vote rigging] and now they’re gonna do the same with me in the general.” And there are a lot of suckers (most of them Second Amendment enthusiasts) who’ll believe him on that flimsy basis.
“COULD be rigged(?)”
That’s cute.
Of course the elections are rigged, which is why we need to get election reforms passed locally and then trickle them up to National elections.
Why? It does make perfect sense. In a predominantly secular/laicist country it’s not useful to frame something in religious terms but in the USA … or Iran it’s a frame of reference everyone understands.
There is a This American Life recently where they follow the course of a man whose entire business is investing in politicians for his daddy, and how he gave trump thousands upon thousands of dollars once he was the nominee.
Trump spent 90% of his time in Texas collecting donations and pissing off the Kochs worse.
"Dumb Donald is so dumb. . . " --Gene Rayburn.
Well the US really is a great satan. The best satan in the world. Other countries wish they could be half the satan we are.
That’s incredibly unlikely. It wouldn’t surprise me if Trump fell apart, ran away, and tried to get out of it. But Kasich or anyone else couldn’t necessarily sweep in and replace him. A number of sore loser laws, combined with deadlines and other requirements mean it’s too late to get a new name on the ballot. Whether Trump stops campaigning or not his name is on the ballot as the GOP nominee in most states. Special treatment or emergency measures could add a candidate or replace Trump in a few states. And a write in campaign is possible. But since a vote for Trump must be counted as a vote for Trump, that just splits the right wing vote.
If Trump takes his ball and goes home, his party loses badly. It also doesn’t take him off the ballot or prevent anyone from voting for him.
Here’s hoping we can make America the Greatest Satan, ever.
“Make America [The] Great [Satan] Again!”
All good points. That makes my fever dream…less feverish. Meanwhile, I clearly should go have coffee, because I’m NOT on my game.
He’s also in hock for millions to foreign banks. http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/06/trump-german-loan-deutsche-bank
I love this last paragraph:
‘To call another candidate “The Devil” is unprecedented in predominantly-Christian America, where locals often place deep stock in religious traditions.’
It’s very close to how the western press report events in Africa. You really only needed to add ‘remote provinces’ and ‘largely rural population’ to score the full bingo.
Ssshh! You don’t say that until Don the con man is inside, and then we lock the doors and shut off the pumps!
Is this a thing American students are taught about in school, or is it generally just one of those interesting things that people randomly stumble upon on occasion?
Oh man, someone put him in a can? They better let him out.
Also, politicians attacking one another has not only a rich history, but still goes on today.
I actually first remember reading about that in the John Jakes book North and South.
Hitler vs. Satan 2016?
Wouldn’t work. His African-Americans are geniuses at pumping - the very best - and he’s on great terms with them.
Especially this one:
