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Old 08-13-2015, 10:09 AM
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I've pondered this question a lot lately. I did go ahead and register to vote the other day though. Being in Tennessee seems to bring out a better quality in people. Back in Kansas they stopped giving a shit long ago....
You've relocated, then? You up in the hills at all?
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Old 08-13-2015, 10:25 AM
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As for the billionaire backing, Scott Walker is tanking in the polls. So I am not sure it's money anymore though this will change during the general election campaign.
Walker looks to be in line to get the Koch's $889,000,000.00. That could change everything.

http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/3...in-the-offing#

One thing that would be interesting would be a Sanders vs. Walker election, one candidate with an essentially bottomless war chest provided by a couple of billionaires vs. a candidate who refuses all superpac support. Whom would the people choose? Would they be suckered in by the billion dollar circus or would they reject it for what it is and support a "people's candidate"?
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Old 08-13-2015, 10:42 AM
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The effect of Trump on the GOP is echoed by Sanders on the Democratic Party, except this party is saddled (or is it addled?) with the face of Hillary. Here is a good comment, granted this is a Sanders pitchman.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/politi...y.html?hpid=z1

With 17 candidates on the GOP side and Trump leading the charge, there is a lot more drama there letting Hillary hide. This will change soon. As for the billionaire backing, Scott Walker is tanking in the polls. So I am not sure it's money anymore though this will change during the general election campaign.
The miscalculation about Hillary is that as time goes on she can co-opt Bernie's base by just adopting his policies. He has a much harder path than people realize.
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Old 08-13-2015, 04:36 PM
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The miscalculation about Hillary is that as time goes on she can co-opt Bernie's base by just adopting his policies. He has a much harder path than people realize.
But is she as likeable? Or more importantly will he campaign for her? Not if he thinks she is a fraud.
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Old 08-13-2015, 04:53 PM
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But is she as likeable? Or more importantly will he campaign for her? Not if he thinks she is a fraud.
I like her. I want to see a woman President as long as I can agree with her policies...why I would not vote for Fiorina.
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Old 08-13-2015, 05:53 PM
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I like her. I want to see a woman President as long as I can agree with her policies...why I would not vote for Fiorina.
Because the last time she lead something it was directly into the ground?
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Because the last time she lead something it was directly into the ground?
It's led.
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Old 08-13-2015, 11:27 PM
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I like her. I want to see a woman President as long as I can agree with her policies...why I would not vote for Fiorina.
And with all due respect, I don't like her as a candidate for president, or any other elected office for that matter. She is not trustworthy in as much as one can trust a politician.
This is not personal, I don't 'hate' her and for that matter I could care less about what happens to her. She has the money and the glory, wish she would walk off into the sunset. That's probably wishful thinking.
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I like her. I want to see a woman President as long as I can agree with her policies...why I would not vote for Fiorina.
I like her too. She'll make a fine president.
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