The 2016 US Election (Part I)

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Re: The US Election 2016

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Good God. Watching that was like dipping my brain in poisonous acid.

Yes Santorum, Iran having a nuclear weapon will literally end the world.:wanker: :roll: Don't you think that's just a wee bit alarmist and defeatist for a Presidential candidate?

And let us not forget Lindsey "Muslim basher" Graham.

Edit: My thanks and compliments to Pataki, however, for having the balls to say government officials should actually follow the law and do their fucking jobs.
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Watching it with friends in Skype man this debate has been amazing... also there was a massive Earthquake, Tsunami warning and everything hell...

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Intro times for the 11 person debate
Rand Paul:I'm a doctor and a pretentious douche bag
Huckabee:I like being here, I hate Hillary and I'm calling Trump Mr T now.
Rubio:Shitty water joke fuck you guy
Ted Cruz:I'm still lying about my upbringing
Ben Carson:I'm a nice old man, hello Carolie welcome to the debate.
Trump:I'm a businessman, I'll be a great Presidential Businessman
Jeb!:Here is my stump speech line as an intro
Scott Walker:GREATEST REGAN EVER
Carly Fiorina:I'm a CEO don't mind my record
I missed who was talking
Chris Christie:DON'T LOOOK AT MEEE Look at you! Also Obama is evil

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First Trump response is to shit on Rand Paul lack of poll numbers.
And now the Trump attacks begin.

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OH DAMN TRUMP TO STRONG

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Walker is much more alive tonight
And the useless the Governor steps in... is boring

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CNN moderators are setting up fights between the participants and Christie dodges the first expertly.

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Ben Carson is still the nice old man oh gee I'm a nice old man, not that mean old Trump
Half of Republicans:Oh we love you!

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Trump:People like me, therefor I'll fix everything because people love you
Crowd:We love you!

Rubio:RUSSIA IS MADE OF SOVIET UNIONS!

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Trump. What a pleasant and humble person. Can't stop saying kind and generous things about his fellow Republicans. #DebateWithBernie
Bernie Sanders has been live tweeting the debate https://twitter.com/BernieSanders

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Huckabee:Oh shit I AM in this debate

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Trump does hold himself back I'm shocked
And Rand Paul is the only adult in the room with foreigner policy god help us all.

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Jebus Ted Cruz went from shit to looking okay mostly because the moderators are giving him a chance to...
HOLY FUCK SHIT moment of the debate, Christ Christe just said something insane I need the transcript.

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Here's the moderators Jeb VS Trump waiting on Trump response
It's not that great, but the Jeb physical expressions sell it.

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And Fiorina just laid one on Trump.
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"She's a beautiful woman! I'd hit it. Honestly. No really"
He knew it was hit so he did not try and fight it.

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I am listening to this...(shudders) and I find it amazing how FEW of Trumps big angry speeches get applause lines.
I heard earlier on NPR that CNN hand picked the crowd and packed it full of GOP "elites" and "Bigwigs"
I am guessing we are seeing the result of that... Few big applauses for Trump, much more for Jeb and some of the others.
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SO I seriously wonder if Trump is out right Trolling the GOP..

He has systematically alienated Women, Latinos, and now making comments on Asians.
He wants to RAIS Taxes, says he's FOR Abortion and FOR Gay marriage
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Kind of ran out of steam there, got involved with something else then the debate went from interesting to meh quickly.

Trumps not talking much I don't think Walker will come out well.

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I'm tired enough to have miss a lot but let me tell you the earlier debate was more interesting than the later debate, it was of the right size, these debates are struggling under their own weight. Hopefully more of them drop out before next month.

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OK I am going to go out on a HUGE Limb and say.....
...That this is the beginning of the end of Trump. And that he will end not with a Bang, but with a whimper.

My reasonings?
Looking at his performance tonight, he lacked the energy and the fire he has had before. I think the man is starting to actually get "bored" with running for the nomination. The Campaign stops are becoming more and more him just talking about how awesome he is and less and less about anything having to do with actually being President. We know the man is a Megalomaniacal Narcissist, and I'd wager he is slow getting bored with having to talk about "politics"

His supporters, again I think are "getting bored" Many of them leapt to the FIRE and energy he had early on. But like so much of humanity, they get bored easily...
Over the next few months, I think we will see a slow, gradual death of Trumps support as voters go toward other candidates. There won't be any one "gotcha" moment like most others... But there will just come a day when we'll look at his numbers and be able to go "Huh, ok he is out"
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I'll take the opposite position because
A. Not everyone watches the debates and
B. Those that don't tend to see the best moments clipped out and replayed endlessly like Trump laying the burns down on Jeb Bush.

Therefor Trump support will stay steady and the field will shrink as the 5% people become 1% and their support goes to the top four.

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Top four being who at this point? Trump and Carson I know. I'm guessing number three is Jeb. Who's number four?
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Hmm interesting points...
Well for now we shall have to wait and see what develops .
Trumps numbers didn't change that much after the first debate.
Really we are going to just have to wait till some others start dropping out.
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The Romulan Republic wrote:Top four being who at this point? Trump and Carson I know. I'm guessing number three is Jeb. Who's number four?
According to national polls Ted Cruz is #4, but not by a lot. In different polls, fourth place jumps between him, Marco Rubio and Mike Huckabee.
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