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12-15-2017, 10:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Tom
Recount, huh?
Isn't that his right?
Part of the law?
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It is his right, as long as he pays for it.
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12-15-2017, 10:45 AM
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The Voice of Reason!
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Is that what the law says?
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12-15-2017, 10:57 AM
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Fantastic.
Thanks for reminding me that people actually voted for Gary Johnson and Jill Stein.
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12-15-2017, 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Tom
Is that what the law says?
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Alabama law says it will do a recount if the margin is 0.5% or less. If the margin is more than that, a candidate can ask for and have a recount if he pays the cost of doing it.
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12-15-2017, 11:23 AM
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Just another Facist
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Read an interesting article about Dem turnout somewhere.
Apparently it was off the charts?
Just read that California is being sued because their voter rolls exceed the actual population? I wonder why?
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12-15-2017, 11:39 AM
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I laugh every time I see Democrats jumping up and down, saying SEE, SEE, this is the turning point! This is the barometer for the what is coming next!!
Really? Beating Roy Moore is your barometer for 2018?
This entire messed up election in Alabama was a barometer for absolutely nothing. Dems may very well win every seat in Congress in 2018, but to use this as a soothsayer for what is coming is ridiculous.
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12-15-2017, 01:24 PM
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I see an unbroken string of electoral underperformance since 2016 and now the threat of the base nominating more unelectable candidates to poke a finger in the “establishment’s” eye.
And I see a lot of people whistling past the graveyard.
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12-15-2017, 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by _______
I see an unbroken string of electoral underperformance since 2016 and now the threat of the base nominating more unelectable candidates to poke a finger in the “establishment’s” eye.
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Is it possible that The Donald just learned something?
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12-15-2017, 02:39 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by _______
I see an unbroken string of electoral underperformance since 2016 and now the threat of the base nominating more unelectable candidates to poke a finger in the “establishment’s” eye.
And I see a lot of people whistling past the graveyard.
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I'm trying to recall. Have you ever been right about anything here on political matters?
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12-15-2017, 03:20 PM
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The Voice of Reason!
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Originally Posted by Lemon Drop Husker
Fantastic.
Thanks for reminding me that people actually voted for Gary Johnson and Jill Stein.
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Thejn yu will be happy to hear the latest democrat ticket to run in 2020 - Al Franken and Jill Stein.....Vote for Franken/Stein!
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12-16-2017, 12:15 AM
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Just another Facist
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Almost as scary as Clinton/Kaine
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12-16-2017, 09:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Clocker
Is it possible that The Donald just learned something?
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Yes, Trump learned that the Establishment of the GOP are out to screw him and the conservatives that put people like McConnell in power.
I know the lunatics on the left and the anti-Trumpers just love to ignore facts and suspend reality when discussing politics and Trump. They can't help themselves; but that's their problem.
McConnell figured that Rep. Mo Brooks, a staunch conservative, was considering a run for he seat held by Luther Strange, as did Roy Moore, obviously.
If McConnell kept well alone and kept his mouth shut and the money in DC there was a great probability that Brooks and Moore would have lost with each well under 50% total, making Strange the winner without a runoff.
But, no, no, no ... both Moore and Brooks said they would not support McConnell as GOP leader, prompting the worm to spend $20-30 millions to stop these conservatives. This prompted a counter attack by Steve Bannon -- a Brooks supporter. People ignore that when they try to disparage Bannon.
Bannon painted Strange as a McConnell stooge and the rest, as they say, is history. Luther had other issues but he would have been an ally to Trump (more so than McConnell) and he would have killed Jones in the special election.
Conservatives need to remind McConnell to get out of the way. He's costing the GOP elections.
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12-16-2017, 10:02 AM
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last couple AL elections - Sessions and Trump both beat opponent roughly 1.3 million to 700,000
Moore loss both near 750,000 with absentee still coming in until the 19th?
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12-16-2017, 11:44 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by reckless
Yes, Trump learned that the Establishment of the GOP are out to screw him and the conservatives that put people like McConnell in power.
I know the lunatics on the left and the anti-Trumpers just love to ignore facts and suspend reality when discussing politics and Trump. They can't help themselves; but that's their problem.
McConnell figured that Rep. Mo Brooks, a staunch conservative, was considering a run for he seat held by Luther Strange, as did Roy Moore, obviously.
If McConnell kept well alone and kept his mouth shut and the money in DC there was a great probability that Brooks and Moore would have lost with each well under 50% total, making Strange the winner without a runoff.
But, no, no, no ... both Moore and Brooks said they would not support McConnell as GOP leader, prompting the worm to spend $20-30 millions to stop these conservatives. This prompted a counter attack by Steve Bannon -- a Brooks supporter. People ignore that when they try to disparage Bannon.
Bannon painted Strange as a McConnell stooge and the rest, as they say, is history. Luther had other issues but he would have been an ally to Trump (more so than McConnell) and he would have killed Jones in the special election.
Conservatives need to remind McConnell to get out of the way. He's costing the GOP elections.
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Although I agree with the idea that establishment opposition to Brooks (who would have been more conservative than Strange but not seen as the grandstanding buffoon Moore has been for decades) was the fatal error for Republicans, there is a different way to frame this:
Take a moment and consider the utter incompetence of having nothing really to do with Moore's primary victory, but rushing to claim responsibility for it, and thus now being seen as responsible for this disaster. I give you Steve Bannon.
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12-16-2017, 02:06 PM
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The Voice of Reason!
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Any RUSSIANS in all of this?
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