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    Posted: 17 Sep 2015 at 4:26pm
Anyone been following the GOP debates?
 
What do you make of the Rep. candidates so far? Dem. ones starting next month.
 
Personally would love to see Sanders get the Democratic nomination, but don't know if his Nordic style policies would go down well in the U.S.


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Would love to see Sanders vs Trump, social democracy versus lunacy. Would make a change from the lesser of two evils choice that normally occurs.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote rossieman Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Sep 2015 at 4:37pm
Originally posted by pre Madonna pre Madonna wrote:

Would love to see Sanders vs Trump, social democracy versus lunacy. Would make a change from the lesser of two evils choice that normally occurs.

agree PM. Doubt it will happen but it would be interesting.

Sanders has some very interesting policies but as Seany says that mightn't sit well with the US electorate .


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If Trump somehow gets the GOP nomination the Dems will win regardless of who gets their nomination IMO
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Donald trump will win the election. He's hitting hardcore republican values, in military and also financially.

Hillary Clinton ruined herself due to lack of transparency.
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Not a hope Trump will win. GOP lost last 2 elections because they were so far to the right.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote rossieman Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Sep 2015 at 5:34pm
Originally posted by Denis Irwin Denis Irwin wrote:

If Trump somehow gets the GOP nomination the Dems will win regardless of who gets their nomination IMO

he wont get the nomination.Once it gets serious he will be shown up ,look at last nights debate,he says nothing of worth.


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I hope he does get it, it will improve turnout hugely. Loads of first-time voters, every Latino will register for a start!!!
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Saw this post on Facebook so not sure how true it is. Can't be arsed checking it all out.

It's only an outrage to people with common sense Bernie. Glad you're one of those people.

#Sanders2016

Also, let's remember why we fight for Bernie. Because the Republicans don't know how to govern. Facts are facts.

OUT OF THE TOP 20 POOREST STATES IN AMERICA 17 OF THEM ARE LED BY REPUBLICANS. 85% OF THESE POOREST STATES HAVE REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP AND MOST HAVE HAD REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP FOR A LONG, LONG TIME:

Mississippi - Phil Byrant - Elected 2011, REP
Haley Barbour - Elected 2004 - 2011, REP
Median household income: $39,680
(((Mississippi had the highest poverty rate in the country last year, at 21.5%.........had the lowest 2013 GDP per capita of $32,421, well below the average among the states of $48,183)))

Alabama - Robert Bentley - Elected 2010, REP
Bob Riley - Elected 2003 - 2010, REP
Median household: $42,100
(((Alabama had the fourth highest poverty rate in the country last year, at 19.3%..........Alabama had a very low 2013 GDP per capita of $37,389, well below the average among the states of $48,183.)))

Tennessee - Bill Haslam - Elected 2011, REP
Median household income: $44,361
(((At 6.7%, the state also had one of the higher unemployment rates in the country.)))

Louisiana -Bobby Jindal - Elected 2007, REP
Median household income: $44,555
(((At 6.4%, Louisiana had one of the higher unemployment rates in the country.....Louisiana was also one of only three states to run a government deficit in 2013: State expenses were almost $800 million more than revenues)))

New Mexico - Susana Martinez - Elected 2011, REP
Median household income: 44,803
(((About 21% of New Mexicans lived below the poverty line last year, the second highest rate in the country. At 6.5%, the state also had one of the higher unemployment rates in the country..........The state government's finances were also weaker than most, with a 2013 surplus of just about $608 million, compared with an average of about $4.2 billion among all states.)))

South Carolina - Nikki Haley - Elected 2011, REP
Mark Sanford - Elected 2003 - 2011, Rep
Median household: 45,328
(((At 6.4%, the state had one of the higher unemployment rates in the country.......had the third-lowest 2013 per-capita GDP among the states at just $36,059)))

Florida - Rick Scott - Elected 2011, REP
Charlie Crist - Elected 2007 - 2011, REP
Jeb Bush - Elected 1999 - 2007, REP
Median household income: $47,463.
(((Florida had the 16th highest poverty rate in the country last year, at 16.5%.)))

Oklahoma - Mary Fallin - Elected 2011, REP
Median household: 47,529. (((Oklahoma’s poverty rate was 16.6% last year, the 14th highest rate.)))

Idaho - Butch Otter - Elected 2007, REP
Jim Risch - Elected 2006 - 2007, REP
Dirk Kempthorne - Elected 1999 - 2006, REP
Phil Batt - Elected 1995 - 1999
Median household income: $47,861
(((It also had the second-lowest 2013 GDP per capita, at just $35,375)

Ohio - John Kasich - Elected 2011, REP
Median household income: $49,308

Georgia - Nathan Deal - Elected 2011, REP
George Perdue - Elected 2003 - 2011, REP
Median household income: $49,321.
(((Georgia had the seventh highest poverty rate in the country, at 18.3%. Also, despite declining from the year before, the state’s 7.2% unemployment rate was one of the highest in the country.)))

Indiana - Mike Pence - Elected 2013, REP
Mitch Daniels - Elected 2005 -2013, REP
Median household income: $49,446

Maine - Paul LePage - Elected 2011, REP
Median household income: $49,462

Michigan - Rick Snyder - Elected 2011, REP
Median household income: $49,847
(((The state’s unemployment rate was 7.3% last year, among the highest nationwide.)))

Arizona - Elected Doug Ducey 2015, REP
Jan Brewer - Elected 2009, REP
Median household income: $50,068.
(((Poverty in Arizona was a major problem, with 18.2% living below the poverty line last year, the 10th highest poverty rate in the country.)))

South Dakota - Dennis Daugaard - Elected 2011, REP
Mike Rounds - Elected 2003 - 2011, REP
William J. Janklow - Elected 1995 - 2003, REP
Walter Miller - Elected 1993 - 1995, REP
George Mickelson - Elected 1987 -1993, REP
William J. Janklow - Elected 1070 - 1987, REP
Median household income: $50,979

Sources - I used the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2014 American Community Survey (ACS) and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for 2013 and 2014.

Feel free to share, as these are facts minus the hyperbole and rhetoric.

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Donald Trump wouldn't be my cup of tea, but.... very Zen


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Clinton President, O'Malley VP.
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I like Sanders, if he went up against Trump it would be some clash of ideologies, not hard enough on guns though but that's to be expected giving his Vermont background.

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Originally posted by tribalarmy tribalarmy wrote:

Clinton President, O'Malley VP.


O malley would be a great vp pick alright for whoever wins it if he doesn't win it himself
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Bernie is a great bit of stuff altogether.

America is an absolutely f**ked up ruthless greedy country. He is a breath of fresh air. 



 


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It frightens the shyte out of me that Trump is still the leading candidate for the Republican nomination.  In fact if frightens me that he should even still be in the running.  This guy is Putin on steroids.  He could win if there is a major perceived national threat during the campaign like a Daesh attack on the HOMELAND.
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