2016 US Presidential Elections | Trump Wins

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"Commander-in-Chief Forum"...jesus fecking christ. It's on an aircraft carrier with fighter jets in the background. WTF is wrong with this fecking country?
 
I'm on board for president Kaine.
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Polls definitely tightening but a very high percentage of undecideds. Trump certainly doesn't seem to be breaking above the low 40s.

Do we think that the undecideds and late deciders will break against him like they did in the primaries?
 
Polls definitely tightening but a very high percentage of undecideds. Trump certainly doesn't seem to be breaking above the low 40s.

Do we think that the undecideds and late deciders will break against him like they did in the primaries?

It's all just mean reversion. We are more or less where we were before both conventions (Hillary up by about 3 in the national polls). If i were a Hillary supporter, I would be worried if Trump went into the national lead on the RCP averages, not just in one poll. In order to win the election, he needs to be up by about 3 points on the RCP, because of the natural electoral college sway towards the Dems. As long as Hillary is winning PA, VA, CO, and WI - there is no path to 270 for Trump. Keep monitoring those states to see who will win the election.
 
“Provigil is used to treat excessive sleepiness caused by narcolepsy or shift work sleep disorder (sleepiness during scheduled waking hours among people who work at night or on rotating shifts),” he wrote in a previously released email.

I wonder if it could be related to the 1,000,000 miles she racked up as SoS rather than Parkinsons? I know she is no 2-a-day talks in front of audiences, she's only able to travel 1,000,000. Clearly unfit.

I see Hannity is on about her coughing. He even had a nice graphic of her doing it 9 times. Nine! Coughing, as you know, is a well known side effect of... wait for it.... wait.... talking frequently!!!
 
As long as Hillary is winning PA, VA, CO, and WI - there is no path to 270 for Trump. Keep monitoring those states to see who will win the election.

MI, IA and WI are tightening quite a bit. If he pulls of MI then chances are he'll get OH too.

Remember MI was where Bernie upset HRC also despite the polls showing her well up.
 
“Provigil is used to treat excessive sleepiness caused by narcolepsy or shift work sleep disorder (sleepiness during scheduled waking hours among people who work at night or on rotating shifts),” he wrote in a previously released email.

I wonder if it could be related to the 1,000,000 miles she racked up as SoS rather than Parkinsons? I know she is no 2-a-day talks in front of audiences, she's only able to travel 1,000,000. Clearly unfit.

I see Hannity is on about her coughing. He even had a nice graphic of her doing it 9 times. Nine! Coughing, as you know, is a well known side effect of... wait for it.... wait.... talking frequently!!!

He was interviewing Gingrich on his radio show yesterday and Newt, while criticising her for coughing, started coughing!
 
MI, IA and WI are tightening quite a bit. If he pulls of MI then chances are he'll get OH too.

Remember MI was where Bernie upset HRC also despite the polls showing her well up.

That's his strategy, but by pursuing the rust belt states he may leave his rear flank open in FL and NC. If she wins FL, the odds of him winning the election are basically gone.
 
It would be interesting if both candidates agreed to meet the same independent doctor for a thorough physical exam.
Amazed nothing has been made of Trump's doctor either (1) lying, or (2) breaking all sorts of HIPAA laws in regard to what he said he knows from colleagues about Clinton's health not being accurate.
In addition, both candidates release all their tax returns and while we are at it, those of their foundations.
 
Dallas Morning News endorses Hillary - First time in 75 years they have endorsed a non-Republican.

The editorial is the best point by point obliteration of Trump I've seen yet.

http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20160906-donald-trump-is-no-republican.ece


Donald Trump is no Republican

What does it mean to be a Republican?

For generations, the answer had been clear: A belief in individual liberty. Free markets. Strong national defense.

But what does it mean to be a Republican today? With Donald Trump as the party's new standard-bearer, it's impossible to say.

Even before Trump's name reached the top of the GOP presidential ticket, the party was pulled in different directions. Many Republicans held fast to the good-governing principles of the past, while a growing wing of the party yanked hard from the right to force a conscripted definition of conservatism.

Inexplicably, the presidential candidate who emerged from that ideological tug of war was the one who thumbed his nose at conservative orthodoxy altogether. Trump is — or has been — at odds with nearly every GOP ideal this newspaper holds dear.

Donald Trump is no Republican and certainly no conservative.

Individual liberty? Trump has displayed an authoritarian streak that should horrify limited-government advocates. This impulsive, unbridled New York real estate billionaire and reality-TV star wants to deport people who were born in the U.S. and don't meet his standard for loyalty. He has proposed banning all Muslims from entering the country, even those escaping Islamist rule, and won't rule out creating a database of Muslims already living here.

His open admiration of Russia's Vladimir Putin is alarming.

Free markets? Economic conservatism? Ronald Reagan once said that "protectionism is destructionism." Trump, on the other hand, has called the Trans-Pacific Partnership "a rape of our country."

Businesses who invest overseas, he says, should pay a hefty fine on imports. (We'll leave aside for a moment his hypocrisy in pretending that investing in hotels abroad, as he does, is somehow different from a manufacturer investing in foreign car factories.) His protectionism would likely force the U.S. into trade wars, increase the deficit and sink the U.S. economy back into a recession.

Trump's idea of fiscal conservatism is reducing expenses by financing mountains of soul-crushing debt.

Strong national defense? Trump pledges to make our military "so big, so powerful, so strong that nobody — absolutely nobody — is going to mess with us." But what does he want to do with that military? He says he supports killing the families of Muslim terrorists and allowing interrogation methods "a hell of a lot worse than waterboarding." And if the military balks at obeying such orders? "If I say do it, they're gonna do it," he says.

His isolationist prescriptions put sound bites over sound policy: Invite the Russians into our elections. Bomb the Middle East into dust. Withdraw from NATO.

It's not easy to offer a shorthand list of such tenets, since Trump flips from one side to the other, issue after issue, sometimes within a single news cycle. Regardless, his ideas are so far from Republicanism that they have spawned a new description: Trumpism.

We have no interest in a Republican nominee for whom all principles are negotiable, nor in a Republican Party that is willing to trade away principle for pursuit of electoral victory.

Trump doesn't reflect Republican ideals of the past; we are certain he shouldn't reflect the GOP of the future.

Donald Trump is not qualified to serve as president and does not deserve your vote.
 
Dallas Morning News endorses Hillary - First time in 75 years they have endorsed a non-Republican.

The editorial is the best point by point obliteration of Trump I've seen yet.

http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20160906-donald-trump-is-no-republican.ece


Donald Trump is no Republican

What does it mean to be a Republican?

For generations, the answer had been clear: A belief in individual liberty. Free markets. Strong national defense.

But what does it mean to be a Republican today? With Donald Trump as the party's new standard-bearer, it's impossible to say.

Even before Trump's name reached the top of the GOP presidential ticket, the party was pulled in different directions. Many Republicans held fast to the good-governing principles of the past, while a growing wing of the party yanked hard from the right to force a conscripted definition of conservatism.

Inexplicably, the presidential candidate who emerged from that ideological tug of war was the one who thumbed his nose at conservative orthodoxy altogether. Trump is — or has been — at odds with nearly every GOP ideal this newspaper holds dear.

Donald Trump is no Republican and certainly no conservative.

Individual liberty? Trump has displayed an authoritarian streak that should horrify limited-government advocates. This impulsive, unbridled New York real estate billionaire and reality-TV star wants to deport people who were born in the U.S. and don't meet his standard for loyalty. He has proposed banning all Muslims from entering the country, even those escaping Islamist rule, and won't rule out creating a database of Muslims already living here.

His open admiration of Russia's Vladimir Putin is alarming.

Free markets? Economic conservatism? Ronald Reagan once said that "protectionism is destructionism." Trump, on the other hand, has called the Trans-Pacific Partnership "a rape of our country."

Businesses who invest overseas, he says, should pay a hefty fine on imports. (We'll leave aside for a moment his hypocrisy in pretending that investing in hotels abroad, as he does, is somehow different from a manufacturer investing in foreign car factories.) His protectionism would likely force the U.S. into trade wars, increase the deficit and sink the U.S. economy back into a recession.

Trump's idea of fiscal conservatism is reducing expenses by financing mountains of soul-crushing debt.

Strong national defense? Trump pledges to make our military "so big, so powerful, so strong that nobody — absolutely nobody — is going to mess with us." But what does he want to do with that military? He says he supports killing the families of Muslim terrorists and allowing interrogation methods "a hell of a lot worse than waterboarding." And if the military balks at obeying such orders? "If I say do it, they're gonna do it," he says.

His isolationist prescriptions put sound bites over sound policy: Invite the Russians into our elections. Bomb the Middle East into dust. Withdraw from NATO.

It's not easy to offer a shorthand list of such tenets, since Trump flips from one side to the other, issue after issue, sometimes within a single news cycle. Regardless, his ideas are so far from Republicanism that they have spawned a new description: Trumpism.

We have no interest in a Republican nominee for whom all principles are negotiable, nor in a Republican Party that is willing to trade away principle for pursuit of electoral victory.

Trump doesn't reflect Republican ideals of the past; we are certain he shouldn't reflect the GOP of the future.

Donald Trump is not qualified to serve as president and does not deserve your vote.
On point.
 
They did it to McCain, Sanders... if you're over a certain age, questions about your health will arise, and rightly so.

You realize that Trump is older FFS.

But right, HRC didn't get a letter from a doctor saying she'd be the 'healthiest individual to ever be president'.
 
That's a different topic from the US getting paid more to have forces in the above countries.

For Japan and SK sure. It's vague what is meant by Germany and other "allies" though, whether it's NATO related forces or not.
 
Isn't that what releasing your *current* health records are all about rather than talk show hosts diagnosing conditions live in air?

Yes. But what don't talk show hosts discuss? I agree that the discussion over Hillary's cough fits is stupid, but it's nothing new.

You realize that Trump is older FFS.

But right, HRC didn't get a letter from a doctor saying she'd be the 'healthiest individual to ever be president'.

:confused: wasn't Trump's health record dissected a while ago?
 
I get South Korea, but why does the US have troops in Germany and Japan?

The U.S probably have an agreement with Germany re: troops since the Marshall Plan. In Japan for Chinese reasons. Tbf they have troops in every corner of the world.
 
For Japan and SK sure. It's vague what is meant by Germany and other "allies" though, whether it's NATO related forces or not.

He said NATO members need to pay up in terms of contributing 2% of their GDP to military expenditures.
 
For Japan and SK sure. It's vague what is meant by Germany and other "allies" though, whether it's NATO related forces or not.

Germany is a continuation of the presence of US Troops in support of NATO (the US is also allowed to use some of the bases to support non-NATO operations, I will assume this is through agreement with the German Government).

Japan, started of course first as Post WW2 occupation and the limits placed on Japanese military spending. The Cold War (including the Korean War) provided a reason to continue the alliance between the US and Japan which allows for US Bases in Japan.
 
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