US Presidential Election 2020

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Naffman wrote:
Sat Apr 25, 2020 2:08 pm
Thought I'd start this thread so it doesn't get muddled up in other topics

Trump 2.08
Biden 2.24

Have at it :P
It didn't get muddled up in other topics, quite the reverse. :lol:
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gazuty wrote:
Thu Jan 07, 2021 1:34 am
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Thu Jan 07, 2021 1:25 am
Will the other two idiots with planned objections still go ahead with them?

Or will they be too tired now and want to go to bed? :lol:
I favour all objections being heard out and debated, in an elected chamber, with arguments being tested and evidence being called for. When there is no evidence or logic to what is being put then it should fail.

Hopefully (I know it wouldn't convince everyone) the vast majority of people are then satisfied that everything got fully aired, in courts, in congress etc and after it all being tested there was nothing there and the process continues as it ought to. If something of substance comes out of left field (seems very unlikely) then so be it. With apologies to CH - That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.
A Republican was about to speak and sounded as though he was reversing/sympathizing but CNN decided to go back to the studio!
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What's the flipping point in showing pictures of an animated senator making his points when you've got audio from the reporter or studio?
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Have to admire Senator Ben Sasse for his humour and composer after what's happened, and his choice of words, like foremothers. :)
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When somebody's only got 5 minutes to put forward their views and they start by telling you a bedtime story about things that happened a long, long time ago, I'm half annoyed but half intrigued. :)
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Nancy's praying that God continues to bless America! Personally I'd rather go without his blessing if this is where it's got them. :lol: :lol:
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Republicans now seem to be dutybound to condemn the anarchists' actions before arguing that the election was unfair, numbing their argument. Well done Mr President. :lol:
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Nice one Senator Mick Romney, he's calling on other objectors to refrain.

Everyone's gone to bed, I've taken up the whole page. :lol:
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I don't think I've ever spoken about Senator Lindsey Graham on this forum so I'll just take back everything I thought about him after his gracious speech. :D
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The Senator intending to object to Georgia has changed her mind after the trauma of being dragged out of the house, but the dipstick intending to object to Pennsylvania hasn't.
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Derek27 wrote:
Thu Jan 07, 2021 3:00 am
I don't think I've ever spoken about Senator Lindsey Graham on this forum so I'll just take back everything I thought about him after his gracious speech. :D
CNN's less forgiving. One speech doesn't forgive all his sins. :lol:
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trump doing a rally in front of the white house in the morning how could they not expect trouble and let them get into congress
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Spare a thought for Mrs Trump, can't imagine what she's going through. :lol:
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Pence must feel a right tit, sucking up to Trump for 4 years and only now realising he's a madman!
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Derek27 wrote:
Thu Jan 07, 2021 4:26 am
Pence must feel a right tit, sucking up to Trump for 4 years and only now realising he's a madman!
Surely Pence mused that just before he fell asleep ever since election night.

Thirteen more days of this madness to endure.

I wonder if Trump resigns, Pence gets sworn in, becomes 46 and then Pence does the handover. Trump does that a day or so before hand so he doesn't have to "endure" the hand over and can be off into the sulky wilderness. (Plus he has the added bonus that Biden folk have to ditch all the pre-purchased "46" hats).

My interest now is whether the GOP can throw off Trump. At least the Dems came up with a moderate centric mainstream candidate. Can the GOP do that next time around or does the GOP have to go to near ruin before sensible centre right candidates can emerge from the smouldering wrekage. None of what gave rise to Trump in terms of the economy are going away any time soon so (depressingly) I guess it could all happen again.
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