In the coming election

Discussion in 'Political Opinions & Beliefs' started by garyd, Sep 26, 2022.

  1. ECA

    ECA Well-Known Member

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    I typically tend to vote out incumbents on state level since BOTH sides are run by spoiled children. As far as presidential voting goes, I had always voted Repub up till 2008. From 2008 on have voted third party.
     
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    Oh and for what it is worth the Demogogue was the ass clown in front of the blood red curtains calling half the country Nazis because they had the temerity to vote for someone else.
     
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    LOL. Its amazing some people still think there is a real difference between the two parties. GOP is not for freedom. As a matter of fact, the modern GOP is more authoritarian than any party US has ever been.
     
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    And my standard response... Hobbes for Pres.jpg
     
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    I do not suckle from either of the partisan nipples. Dems also believe their abuse of power is minor by comparison.

    I don't believe government should be used to impose beliefs on society. If you don't like guns, don't get one. If you don't like abortion, don't get one. Republican politicians sell freedom and fiscal responsibility until they get elected.

    If anything, you can make the argument that Dems are just a little worse.
     
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    Wrong. So wrong. Biden is a stinker for sure, and he may rank among the worst, but he is not THE worst.
     
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    Exactly how do you define freedom? And note the difference between who's doing the purging in the Democrat party and in the Republican party is huge. Voters are doing the purging at the voting booth while in the Democratic Party it is the party leadership doing the purging. In the mean time the woke crowd has managed to make the strangest damn Allies Tucker Carlson and Tulsi Gabbard, Glen Beck and Greenwald. Thase are people who have almost nothing in common except a belief that the Buden administration is nuts.
     
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    Freedom means I can choose how to live free of unreasonable interference from government. (As long as I am not infringing on an others freedom.)

    The Republican party is not a party of freedom. Perhaps you can make a case that they are less invasive than Democrats.
     
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    I do make that case.
     
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    I agree that neither party is about freedom, but Dems are in the lead on authoritarianism.
     
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    garyd Well-Known Member

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    On that we will have to disagree.
     
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    All presidents? Get back to me when Biden pulls off a Teapot Dome like scandal.
     
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    dude hook worms are vastly less invasive than Democrats.
     
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    Dude teapot dome is chump change compared to the big guy's 10%.
     
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    The fact that you actually believe that tells me you are bothering to pay attention or don't give a damn what the truth is as long someone as with a d after their names is in charge.
     
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    Are Trump endorsed candidates weak and incompetent? It would seem so.

    CNN reports, "This, from a story published in The New York Times on Monday, is a wow:

    “Along with [Doug] Mastriano in Pennsylvania, Trump-backed candidates for governor in five other states – Arizona, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts and Michigan – have combined to air zero television advertisements since winning their primaries.”

    "To expand – and explain: In six governor’s races – in some of the largest and most competitive states in the country – the Republican nominees had not run a single general election television ad as of Monday. In Arizona, GOP nominee Kari Lake began running her first TV ad since winning her August 2 primary on Tuesday.

    "And then there’s this fact: Every single one of those six candidates was endorsed in their primary races by former President Donald Trump.

    "Combine those two points and you see the problem for Republican strategists: Trump-backed candidates are very likely to win GOP primaries given the sway the former President still holds over the party faithful. But those candidates oftentimes appear ill-equipped to run the sort of professional (and well-funded) operation that is required to persuade voters in a general election."

    Trump is the leader of the Republican Party. Combine those situations with Trump's many problems with the law, the Democrats may actually have a chance to break the mid-term curse.

    Take Mastriano’s candidacy for governor in Pennsylvania as an example.

    CNN continued, "Mastriano rose to fame/infamy as one of the loudest voices pushing the false notion that the 2020 election had been stolen from Trump. He commissioned several busloads of people to attend the January 6, 2021, “Stop the Steal” rally, although he said he never entered the Capitol building that day.

    "Trump’s endorsement – coupled with Mastriano’s strength among the grassroots of the party and a crowded Republican primary field – handed him a primary victory in May. But since becoming the nominee, Mastriano has shown almost no willingness to adapt his campaign to the different challenges posed by a general election. He talks primarily to conservative media outlets and travels in a protective bubble of sorts.

    "Meanwhile, his Democratic opponent, state Attorney General Josh Shapiro, has flooded the airwaves with ads, painting Mastriano as someone who is too extreme. As CNN first reported Tuesday, Shapiro raised $25.4 million from June 7 to September 19. Mastriano raised roughly $3.2 million during the same period."

    Other Trump endorsed candidates have similar problems because the issue was not their competence. Trump's endorsement was based on their support for the Big Lie and loyalty to Trump.
     
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    What, specifically, won’t democrats give you the freedom to do?
     
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    Curious Always Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Proof?
     
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    Truth about what? I don't care about the 'd'. I specifically said there is no real difference between the two parties, but if you think there is then vote for the 'r' behind the names. That's all you seem to care about.
     
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    Invest in oil companies oh and for more information read the federal register of rules and regulations...
     
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    Yeah, my disdain for both major parties is high. They’re a bane on our political system, they’ve created a monopoly and both are bound to keep it that way doing whatever is necessary, right or wrong. I like divided government, I’m tired of both parties governing only for their base while telling the other 70% of Americans to stick it where the sun don’t shine. We got the power, we’ll do whatever we want, to hades with those who don’t like it.

    I’m a swing voter which rarely will vote a straight party ticket unless I’m angry at the party in power. This year I’ll vote for R Kemp for governor, he’s been an excellent governor and is on Trump’s enemy list. His opponent is another election denier. Interesting that a democrat is an election denier along with Trump. I’ll vote for D Scott for my congressman, he’s represented his district well. I’ll then vote for Libertarian Chase Oliver for the senate. I disliked D Warnock as he’s been a party firster ignoring the wants and wishes of most Georgians. I dislike R Walker, he’s doesn’t seem to be all there, his elevator doesn’t run all the way to the top. Besides he’s a Trumper, I also dislike anything Trump. But that’s another subject for another thread and another day.
     
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    What specific law prevents you from investing in oil companies?
     
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    That made me LOL! I believe in minimal government and Republicans are not the party of small government and more freedom. I will join you in criticizing Democrats, but if you are a Republican, you are not pointing with clean hands.
     
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