US Politics Thread 2016-2020

[Buddahaid]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

I believe this behavior and fixation with the election and results stem from Trump narcissistic personality. He likes "winning" and winning big. He has never been shy about that.

Reminds me of.....
Auric Goldfinger

[Bilge_Rat]

apparently, this is where the "3 million" figure comes from:

Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is urging Democrats to join her campaign to help find new voters who would be willing to support her in November

“We are hiring organizers here and between now and election day, we are going to register 3 million more people,” she said at the close of her DNC campaign speech. “We are not just going to register them, we are going to get them to commit to vote.”

Clinton’s plan was announced at an NAACP rally, when she told Democrats that it was more important than ever to build up their voting rolls for victory.

She revealed that campaign employees and volunteers would be going to minor league baseball games, college campuses, barbershops, hair salons, and street corners. Clinton also touted her campaign’s new voter registration tool in both English and Spanish languages.

http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presid...t_Newsletter_1

http://electionnightgatekeepers.com/...llary-clinton/

personally I agree it makes no sense for Trump to dig this up again, he won and is now the President.

[Bilge_Rat]

now on a lighter note:

-Trump really likes his new digs:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/25/u...ite-house.html

-He cares how his aides dress, even Bannon is wearing a suit:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...-distract-you/

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by Bilge_Rat

now on a lighter note:

-Trump really likes his new digs:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/25/u...ite-house.html

“The world’s most secure system,” he added, laughing. “The words just explode in the air.”

The words just explode in the air? (face palm)

[mapuc]

It's not much I can contribute with except saying it's a very interesting discussion you have about the new President.

The only thing a could provide with is this story from IFL-Science

http://www.iflscience.com/environmen...us-scientists/

We now live in the Orwellian world of “alternative facts

Is IFL right about this ?

Markus

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by Catfish

I guess the emails have been printed out, just to make sure. And then they buried them, from 10:00 you can see where

Maybe they'll build the wall out of them?

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by Bilge_Rat

for Trump to dig this up again, he won and is now the President.

But he didn't get the popular vote, and that is under his skin.

Besides, if the Dems really did register 3 million zombie votes, then why didn't they actually do that in the states where it mattered...to, you know, win the thing.

[u crank]

Originally Posted by Oberon

Besides, if the Dems really did register 3 million zombie votes, then why didn't they actually do that in the states where it mattered...to, you know, win the thing.

Come on, I think you know. Wisconsin is a long way from the border.

[August]

Originally Posted by Oberon

But he didn't get the popular vote, and that is under his skin.

Besides, if the Dems really did register 3 million zombie votes, then why didn't they actually do that in the states where it mattered...to, you know, win the thing.

Maybe they did but just botched the deployment?

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by August

Maybe they did but just botched the deployment?

That's a fair point, zombies are pretty hard to deploy, they tend to wander off at random.

[August]

Originally Posted by Oberon

That's a fair point, zombies are pretty hard to deploy, they tend to wander off at random.

Well I don't know about zombies or any of the other fantasy creatures that may be running around in your head but the so called zombie voters are tied to actual persons who had valid addresses. It'd be very difficult and expensive to transfer a dead persons voter registration to another district.

[yubba]

Originally Posted by August

Well I don't know about zombies or any of the other fantasy creatures that may be running around in your head but the so called zombie voters are tied to actual persons who had valid addresses. It'd be very difficult and expensive to transfer a dead persons voter registration to another district.

that's what happens when they put 3 million eggs in one basket,,, we are not a democracy,, so mob rule in one state doesn't count,,, those founding fathers were some smart cookies,,, ain't freedom great,, Trump won 33 states that's more that's way more than half,,, after watching the protests a democrat would be hard pressed to be voted dog catcher..

[em2nought]

I'm thinking that Trump is going to be comparable to this guy, and that isn't such a bad thing.

[vienna]

Well, I don't know what the other states did prior to last November's election, but the hue and cry over the issue of possible 'massive' voter fraud was a major impetus for the County Registrars in California to do a very much more thorough scrubbing of the voter rolls in advance of the Election Day. I would suspect there was a similar reaction in a very large number of counties across the US, particularly in major and secondary city areas where one would find not only the highest concentration of registered voters but, also, the largest number of possible 'questionable' voters. That said, it would be a good guess last November's voter rolls were quite possibly the 'cleanest' in recent history: after all, if you are the official in charge of the voter rolls, wouldn't it be reasonable to anticipate, regardless of who won the popular vote, your methods and records keeping might be called into question? Wouldn't you value you job enough to ensure possible malfeasance would not be the cause of the loss of that job?...

So, yes, there should be an independent investigation of possible voter fraud. However, given the great tumult raised by the fringes and by Trump prior to the election, it is very reasonable to anticipate they may not get the result they seek and, in turn, severely weaken whatever political currency they may have accrued...



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[Catfish]

Originally Posted by mapuc

[...]
http://www.iflscience.com/environmen...us-scientists/
Is IFL right about this ? Markus

"Trump Administration Orders Communications Blackout For US Scientists"
Next: Orwell's MiniTruth.

Does Trump intend to reign only with decrees, like a king? Is that even legal in a democracy?
What happens if any community fights back against the president's orders, or decrees?