The American (USA) 2016 presidential elections thread?

**Voltaire** · 25th August 2016, 10:39

Originally Posted by yokel

Unwitting people are easily fooled.

Very true, pffft to MSM, I get all my news from Rant and Rave.

**Banditbandit** · 25th August 2016, 13:05

Originally Posted by yokel

That's right, the funny thing about fools is that they don't know or don't like to admit they've been fooled.

You've taken up ironying again ... haven't you

**TheDemonLord** · 25th August 2016, 13:27

Originally Posted by Voltaire

Very true, pffft to MSM, I get all my news from Rant and Rave.

Best place for all the news.

**Grumph** · 25th August 2016, 14:02

Originally Posted by Voltaire

Very true, pffft to MSM, I get all my news from Rant and Rave.

Originally Posted by TheDemonLord

Best place for all the news.

Education online demonstrably exists in NZ....

**Voltaire** · 25th August 2016, 14:20

Originally Posted by Grumph

Education online demonstrably exists in NZ....

Yes, KB is a shining example of what Tim Berners- lee invented.

" a place where like minded individuals can pretend that their opinion matters"

Much like the rather quaint mission statement of the BBC...

"To enrich people's lives with programmes and services that inform, educate and entertain."

**oldrider** · 25th August 2016, 14:49

Originally Posted by Voltaire

Yes, KB is a shining example of what Tim Berners- lee invented.

" a place where like minded individuals can pretend that their opinion matters"

Much like the rather quaint mission statement of the BBC...

"To enrich people's lives with programmes and services that inform, educate and entertain."

You are not forgetting that you too are a member a poster and participant - there is no discount for feeling a little superior!

**YellowDog** · 25th August 2016, 15:05

Mr Brexit takes to the stage:

**Brian d marge** · 25th August 2016, 15:09

Tim Kaine for the next unelected prez ... Hitlary look like she is on her last legs

sent for a divine source

**mashman** · 25th August 2016, 15:12

Originally Posted by Brian d marge

Tim Kaine for the next unelected prez ... Hitlary look like she is on her last legs

sent for a divine source

I'm sure she'll find a new leg donor.

**yokel** · 25th August 2016, 15:22

Originally Posted by Brian d marge

Tim Kaine for the next unelected prez ... Hitlary look like she is on her last legs

sent for a divine source

**Brian d marge** · 25th August 2016, 15:57

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Hahaha very good

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**jasonu** · 25th August 2016, 16:03

Originally Posted by Brian d marge

Hitlary look like she is on her last legs

sent for a divine source

Good, Fucking old cunt. I hope she drops dead.

**pritch** · 25th August 2016, 16:48

Originally Posted by Brian d marge

There is a third .....

There are four candidates running nationally. There is Gary Johnson, a Libertarian, who has long been polling somewhere around 10% and Jill Stein, a Green, polling about 5%. Their combined 15% could make a difference if the result is close.

Other people may be standing in various states but Johnson and Stein are running nationally. I've seen very little in the media on Johnson, a former Governor(?), but Stein visited Russia at some point so Fox News like to talk about her being a Putin stooge. Though the nearest thing to an actual Putin stooge in the election is Trump.

There are now serious questions being asked as to whether Trump is actually running for election. Nothing much that he is doing makes much sense as an election campaign, it looks more and more like a publicity campaign.

He apparently spends twice as much on merchandise as he does on staff. He has very few or no staff in important areas. When he received some election funds he put the rent up on the offices his campaign uses by about 500%. A significant portion of his campaign finance goes to businesses owned by himself. He has reportedly spent about 4 million on TV ads compared to Clinton's 68 million.

The pundits think he is visiting the wrong states, he should be visiting what we would call marginal states, what they call battleground states, the ones that could go either way. Instead he is visiting states that he is likely to win. Candidates apparently don't go to safe states to get votes, they go there to get money.

The good news is there's only 80 odd days to go...

**oldrider** · 25th August 2016, 17:10

Originally Posted by pritch

The good news is there's only 80 odd days to go...

Strangely I have had a premonition that this election is going to end in sensation - have no basis for it simply a feeling that Obama might surface again somehow!

Disregarded it because there has already been such a bloody circus thus far - still got the feeling but nothing substantive to quantify anything - watch this space!

As pritch said - only 80 days to go!