Acronym made the app right?
2020 US Elections | Biden certified as President | Dems control Congress
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They own the guys who made it, I think. Either way, both literally work in the same office.
He's not been that bad.
If he gets too annoying just distract him with pictures of the high speed rail system that Bernie fans dream of.
He could get lost for days commenting on this.
I think this delay will actually hurt Pete more than it helps him if the results at 100% reporting is similar. The headlines will be taken over by the SOTU and impeachment voting for the next couple of day till NH. And I had expected him to overperform his polling here as this state is basically the basket where Pete has put all his eggs in.
He’s aiiight. I’m just giving him shit but I will certainly keep this in mind.He's not been that bad.
If he gets too annoying just distract him with pictures of the high speed rail system that Bernie fans dream of.
He could get lost for days commenting on this.
Did Cuomo just do a line of coke?
Tbf I can't imagine how rich that would make me (though I'd probably have to move back to the states which I'm not too keen on)He's not been that bad.
If he gets too annoying just distract him with pictures of the high speed rail system that Bernie fans dream of.
He could get lost for days commenting on this.
But he's a 78 year old who had a heart attack and will have the republicans block every dollar he tries to spend ... So even if he does win the nomination unlikely) he has to win the election (very unlikely) then get the money signed off (super unlikely) then get it planned and started to be built before his term ends (HS2 in UK has taken about 10 years and we still don't have it signed off)... So I'll not go looking for houses around Oceanside just yet
Don't take me wrong, I love Pete. He's a learned man, he's very progressive, he's got Maltese origins and the fecker is quite proud of it. FFS he even know how to speak Maltese which isn't an easy language to learn. Its quite a proud time to be Maltese at the moment. Markle (another one with Maltese origins) kicked the royal family in the nuts and hopefully Pete would do the same to Trump and his mates. However, lets face it, it ain't happening. Trump's ratings haven't plummeted and the way the US elections work he's going to be re-elected. It always surprised me how one of the most democratic countries in the world wouldn't rely on majority votes to elect their president.
Voting in the US of A often feels seems like voting something from a banana republic. It's archaic, it feels like everything is easily cheated by those in power and in the end the candidate with the most votes might not even become president. 
Voting in the US of A often feels seems like voting something from a banana republic. It's archaic, it feels like everything is easily cheated by those in power and in the end the candidate with the most votes might not even become president.
The great irony of the US as a democracy, is that one of the two major parties has a big interest in people not voting, and actively pursues it as a strategy. Banana republic indeed.
The Iowa caucus has been a disaster, but one positive is that Biden only got 15% percent of the vote. Hopefully he will achieve similar results in the upcoming states.
While I definitely agree that the US system is absurd and poorly designed, how many countries even have public primaries? In Norway, party members have little or no direct impact on the choice of leadership or candidates.
Next Democrat debate is on the 7th
Qualified are
Biden, Bernie, Warren, Buttegieg, Kloubchar, Yang, Steyer ... 7 people arguing over the results in Iowa (assuming they are complete at that point?)...
Then a debate on the 19th of which so far only three qualified
Biden, Bernie, Warren... and i not sure how many qualifying polls there are between now and then but unless some people start dropping out i think its going to be hard for many more to qualify (pete and bloomberg might have a chance I guess? but currently they have less than 2 weeks and have only ranked high enough in one poll each (they need 4))
I can see why the dems thought the polling criteria might work - but really i think the process has been a mess and could well get messier in the next few weeks
Qualified are
Biden, Bernie, Warren, Buttegieg, Kloubchar, Yang, Steyer ... 7 people arguing over the results in Iowa (assuming they are complete at that point?)...
Then a debate on the 19th of which so far only three qualified
Biden, Bernie, Warren... and i not sure how many qualifying polls there are between now and then but unless some people start dropping out i think its going to be hard for many more to qualify (pete and bloomberg might have a chance I guess? but currently they have less than 2 weeks and have only ranked high enough in one poll each (they need 4))
I can see why the dems thought the polling criteria might work - but really i think the process has been a mess and could well get messier in the next few weeks
So Pete sabotaged himself with "his" app then?
How incompetent could he be to have the results delayed on himself?
Didn't Boris become prime minister after getting picked by party members? This is a bigger issue with parliamentary systems of government than it is in the presidential system.
Don't think he is. He's the corporate candidate who tries to sound progressive.
He started out that way .Until big money donors got their claws into him ,now he's a Biden /Clinton clone.
which probably puts him more in line with the majority of the democratic party than sanders / warren
whichever side wins the battle (progressive or moderate) I dont think there is going to be a big unifying moment and its a broad coalition of views to try andget behind specific policies and as such the republicans will go into the election as a much more unified force (for evil)
it's the truth. The Maltese language is a Semitic language which is written in Latin alphabet, while keeping some of the semitic rules such as gh and h. It is also quite influenced from Italian, French and English. Some words like Mela that are commonly used can't even be explained by the locals itself. Its a tough cookie to crack even for us, Maltese who were born on the islands let alone for second/third generation Maltese who might have learnt it at home. In fact you'll find a small chunk of the Maltese population who are more comfortable speaking in English then in Maltese.
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What did I say that was wrong?
which probably puts him more in line with the majority of the democratic party than sanders / warren
whichever side wins the battle (progressive or moderate) I dont think there is going to be a big unifying moment and its a broad coalition of views to try andget behind specific policies and as such the republicans will go into the election as a much more unified force (for evil)
Gabbard right next to Sanders is a bloody joke. I'm not convinced she's even remotely left-wing.
The Political Compass is fun, but it's not a reliably way to place politicians ideologically.
i could easily learn to speak maltese
Learning your parents' tongue isn't hard
I disagree especially if you move in a foreign country whose main language is completely different to the one you're learning
Learn Norwegian you nerd.
you cant make me
Damn you
When I've done business in Malta I've come across loads of people called Micallef, why is this?
But Norway is a small country with multiple parties - I've just checked and there are 9 parties in parliament currently! That means that most viewpoints and ideologies are actually represented by a party and you can leave it to the voters to decide between parties.
The US, on the other hand, is bloody huge and its political system basically makes a two-party system inevitable. Either of these two parties must necessarily include a bewilderingly diverse array of people and viewpoints. The primaries are basically a way of figuring out which internal faction or factions are best aligned with the actual voters. They're not some sacrifice on the altar of democracy, they are the most efficient way of maximising a party's chances of winning the actual election.
It's a common surname.
The WSJ is shitting it already.
we'll probably get the full results from Iowa after the nomination.
This is exactly what we need. Unfortunately the modern voter cares less about issues and implementation. More about "says it like it is" charisma leaders.
Nobody cares.
It has nothing to do with running for president.
I had a Maltese GF who turned out to be a nutter. Great shag though.
It's got to do with the bold part of the post he posted
I had a packet of Maltesers once. It was ok.
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