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kleinbl00  ·  525 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: November 9, 2022

Bitch did you not watch George W Bush win by 300 votes because the Republicans convinced the Supreme Court that a bunch of Florida Jews voted for Pat Buchanan

Fuckin' Trump launched 60 lawsuits over the idea of "finding 16,000 votes" or whateverthefuck. Recalibrate your idea of "wiggle room." It only works in a Town called Perfect.





user-inactivated  ·  525 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Wasn't trying to start an argument, just confused, sorry. Totally agreed that the courts stole the election in 2000, that pollsters routinely get things terribly wrong, and that any predicted red wave or trump resurgence thankfully never happened.

My point was mostly that I feel like Biden 's first term was already lame duck due to Manchen and now it will be slightly lamer with the house flipped too.

kleinbl00  ·  525 days ago  ·  link  ·  

My apologies. I'm in a shitty mood. It's stupidly difficult being me sometimes.

I think they're going to indict Trump, he's going to be convicted on something tiny, become ineligible to run for the presidency, and then they're going to legalize weed.

It's what I'd do.

uhsguy  ·  524 days ago  ·  link  ·  

If democrats actually wanted to win they would do that, im not convinced they do. The ideal win is like it is right now, loose one chamber have the president accomplish nothing but collect lots of donations while waving your hands and taking loudly

kleinbl00  ·  524 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Democrats have to do whatever keeps their donor base happy. Since Republicans have basically poked their donor base in the eye, the Democrats are slowly but surely testing the waters.

uhsguy  ·  524 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I agree I just think they optimal point of that is almost in power but not quite powerful enough to be accountable . That’s the maximum cash extraction points for them. If they were fully in power the base would expect laws to get passed and things to further their interests. In this stalemate they can ask for more money because they are so close, but then deliver nothing in return.

kleinbl00  ·  524 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That reflects a fundamental misunderstanding of the market, though. The money is made by spending some time legislating, developing some name recognition, and then pivot into lobbying.

Donations as a candidate have to be begged for every goddamn day. Donations as a lobbyist are invoiced. It's substantially easier. At a fundamental level, the guys who don't pivot into lobbying are there because they like the feeling of power, and the feeling of power is substantially diluted by failure.

user-inactivated  ·  522 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Sometimes I see politics play out and I think "Man if i had less of a moral compass I'd probably do quite well in this realm." Then I look about 3cm deeper than the surface and back the fuck away.

kleinbl00  ·  522 days ago  ·  link  ·  

the year I started a cult

If I needed and wanted the attention of my fellow man a whole helluva lot more I'd fuckin' rawk at that shit.

user-inactivated  ·  522 days ago  ·  link  ·  

What an excellent tale.

Aside from the final line tying a neat bow on everything, I think my favourite part is "we seek your benefaction in pursuit of mechanical excellence". It just tickled me.

uhsguy  ·  524 days ago  ·  link  ·  

If democrats actually wanted to win they would do that, im not convinced they do. The ideal win is like it is right now, loose one chamber have the president accomplish nothing but collect lots of donations while waving your hands and taking loudly