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Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by Lucasbalo(m): 5:14pm On May 29, 2016 |
ValerianSteel:Agreed. |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by stanech: 8:12pm On May 29, 2016 |
Police Officers Association of Michigan Endorses Trump.... 1 Like |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by ValerianSteel(m): 5:23am On May 30, 2016 |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by ValerianSteel(m): 5:35am On May 30, 2016 |
The latest Washington Post/ABC News poll sure looks like a nightmare for Donald Trump. - 57 percent of voters have an unfavorable impression of Trump - 56 percent of voters think Trump is unqualified for the presidency - A plurality of voters (44-39) think Clinton better understands "the problems of people like you" - A plurality of voters (44-40) say Clinton better represents their personal values - A majority of voters (59-33) think Clinton has a better personality and temperament to serve as president - A majority of voters (57-34) think Clinton has more realistic policy proposals - A majority of voters (50-36) trust Clinton more to look out for the middle class - A plurality of voters (48-47) prefer a candidate with political experience to an outsider - A majority of voters (64-25) think Trump would do more to advance the interests of the wealthy than Clinton would - A plurality of Republican-leaning voters don't think Trump represents the values of their party 1 Like |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by Lucasbalo(m): 6:24am On May 30, 2016 |
ValerianSteel:Not surprised. I am loving this. 1 Like |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by ValerianSteel(m): 6:32am On May 30, 2016 |
Lucasbalo:Same here. |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by Missy89(f): 4:34pm On May 30, 2016 |
ValerianSteel, Lucasbalo, Appleyard , CFCman Happy memorial day! 3 Likes |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by Nobody: 4:35pm On May 30, 2016 |
Missy89: Thanks. I wish you the same dear. |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by Lucasbalo(m): 4:53pm On May 30, 2016 |
Missy89:Thanks and hope you are enjoying the barbecue. |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by Lucasbalo(m): 4:59pm On May 30, 2016 |
Missy89:Thanks and hope you are enjoying the barbecue. |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by Nobody: 5:07pm On May 30, 2016 |
ValerianSteel: The bolded should be a source of concern to the Clinton camp. But other than that, the rest of the poll results don't make good reading for the Trump campaign. Secretary Clinton should be joyous that, contrary to popular claims in liberal circles, only 25% of voters think she'll do more to advance the interests of the wealthy. It put's Trump's message of "I'm anti establishment" to disarray. Anyway, I still believe that this election would be decided by the greater turnout numbers of both Dems and Repubs. |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by Nobody: 5:26pm On May 30, 2016 |
Libertarian Party Selects Gary Johnson, William Weld For Presidential Ticket Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson and former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld secured the Libertarian Party’s respective nominations for president and vice president Sunday, capping off the party’s weekend-long biennial convention. The nominations came after an often raucous nominating convention. Johnson was unable to obtain the necessary 50-plus percent of convention delegates on the first round of balloting. He ultimately finished with 55.8 percent of delegates supporting him. Weld won on the second ballot with 51 percent support. The Libertarian Party selects its president and vice president separately. Johnson and Weld will now serve as the standard-bearers for the economically conservative, socially liberal party. Interest in alternative presidential candidacies has spiked recently, due in part to the historically low approval ratings of Republican presumptive nominee businessman Donald Trump and likely Democratic nominee former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Several recent polls have found Johnson, who served as New Mexico’s Republican governor from 1995 to 2003 and was the Libertarian Party’s presidential nominee in 2012, earning the support of around 10 percent of likely voters. Thus far, the Johnson-Weld campaign has been running a mostly shoestring operation, focusing more on building support within the party than soliciting support for the general election. With their ticket set, the Libertarians’ goal now is to create a national campaign infrastructure — raising funds and building up field, digital, press and other operations necessary to remain competitive. A number of party officials this weekend expressed hope that large-dollar donors would flock to the Libertarian Party due to frustration with the Democratic and Republican tickets. “If [the nomination] happens, I think there will be a lot of money that will roll into this campaign and given a lot of money,” Johnson said Saturday. “I think we’ll have a lot of real expertise at the table that we haven’t had to this point and would be able to strategize.” http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/libertarian-party-presidential-gary_us_574aff19e4b03ede44151293 |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by ValerianSteel(m): 5:39pm On May 30, 2016 |
Missy89:Enjoy the day dear |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by Nobody: 5:49pm On May 30, 2016 |
Pop quiz: Name the country in which a sports anchor makes $500,000 per year? |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by ValerianSteel(m): 6:21pm On May 30, 2016 |
CFCman:Truly many are tired of the political royalty of Washington but they rather find solace in establishment Clinton than outsider Trump. There will be huge turnout this year at the generals considering the primary turnout from both parties.People have been energized to heartily participate in deciding who anchors the nation.Sanders message has drawn out people in large numbers,there's been rise in newly registered Democrats due to Sanders Campaign.I believe the turnout will be massive due to the danger of a Trump Presidency. The tipping point of this election would be independents.I saw a poll that suggests that independents are split in half into a liberal vs conservative voters base which suggests half will lean Democrat,the remaining half republican.For Secretary Clinton to win the election,she has to delegitimize Trump's candidacy to Republican voters. |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by Appleyard(m): 6:53pm On May 30, 2016 |
Missy89:My Senorita, same to you. Thanks, and and enjoy the moment. |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by stanech: 9:30pm On May 30, 2016 |
Donald J. Trump Have a great Memorial Day and remember that we will soon MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by stanech: 9:45pm On May 30, 2016 |
A growing number of vocal Hispanic minority speaking out in favor of Trump latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2016/05/28/growing-number-vocal-hispanic-minority-speaking-out-in-favor-trump/ ANAHEIM, CALIF. (AP) – Hispanic voters in Florida, New Mexico and California have waved Mexican flags and bashed Donald Trump piñatas — clashing with police, at times — to protest the Republican presidential contender's hard line approach to immigration. Yet far from the protests, an increasingly vocal Hispanic minority is speaking out in favor of the brash billionaire. They are backing Trump even in the face of resentment and suspicion from friends and family, who are among the overwhelming majority of non-white voters opposed to the New York businessman's candidacy. "I'm not ashamed to vote for Trump. I'd just rather not have the conversation with my family," said Natalie Lally, a 22-year-old college student from New York City whose large extended family has Colombian roots. She says silence fell over her grandmother's living room when she admitted her support for Trump during a recent family gathering that included more than 30 relatives. "They just kind of seemed uneasy," she recalled. "And my uncle just said, 'Why?' " In the border towns of Texas, the working-class neighborhoods of New York, and even inside Trump's overwhelmingly white rallies, the pro- Trump Hispanic minority is willing to risk public and private ridicule to defend the GOP's presumptive presidential nominee. So far, however, they're not getting much help from Trump's campaign, which has yet to launch an outreach effort to improve his standing with the growing voting bloc. Approximately 23 percent of Hispanics said they'd vote for Trump in a May poll conducted by Fox News Latino. Other recent polling places Trump far lower. The GOP's last presidential nominee, Mitt Romney, has cited his poor standing with Hispanic voters as one of his biggest regrets from the last election, when he earned 27 percent of the Hispanic vote. Trump's team acknowledges the importance of the voting bloc, but says there has been little organized outreach so far. "Any demographic that is growing at the rate of the Latino voters obviously will be of the utmost importance to a presidential campaign," Trump aide Ed Brookover said when asked about Hispanic outreach. "I know it's been talked about, but I think it's a touch early. I don't know of anything organized." Trump's team expects to work closely with the Republican National Committee, however, which has had paid Hispanic outreach staff on the ground in nine states. Trump's policies and tone on immigration have sparked passionate — and sometimes violent — reactions from minority voters. His vow to complete a massive wall along the Mexican border is a pillar of his agenda. He has also promised to impose a temporary ban on Muslims entering the U.S., embraced plans to deport more than 11 million immigrants in the country illegally and described Mexico sending rapists and criminals across the border in his announcement speech. He lashed out at protesters who clashed with police outside his Tuesday rally in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The protesters, including many Hispanics, waved Mexican flags while others hurled rocks at police. "The protesters in New Mexico were thugs who were flying the Mexican flag," Trump wrote on Twitter. "The rally inside was big and beautiful, but outside, criminals!" During a Wednesday appearance in Anaheim, he claimed "a great relationship with the Hispanics." "The Mexican people are great. They're going to vote for me like crazy," he said. Outside the Anaheim event, a small group of protesters pummeled and decapitated a Trump piñata as police arrested more protesters. Conversations with Trump Hispanic supporters across the country in recent months show many feel especially frustrated with immigrants in the country illegally. Many waited years for work authorization or citizenship or have relatives who did. And while some embrace Trump's plans for the wall and deportations, others say they don't believe Trump actually plans to follow through with his proclamations on the campaign trail. Yet there are often a handful of Hispanic supporters inside his rallies. Before Trump took the stage in Albuquerque, Mary Jo Andrade, 37, a licensed mental health counselor, said her 17- year-old daughter is often teased in school for backing him. "She hears, 'Oh, you're not real Mexican. You're not true Mexican,' " Andrade said and added, "A lot of the time I tell her, 'Keep your silence because of that.' 1 Like |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by ValerianSteel(m): 12:53am On May 31, 2016 |
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Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by Missy89(f): 7:53pm On Jun 01, 2016 |
David French A Potential independent candidate Iraq Vet Bronze Star Constitutional Lawyer 1 Like |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by stanech: 9:42pm On Jun 01, 2016 |
Fun fact: "The ten most financially sound states in the country are all heavily Republican, while all but one of the ten worst states are heavily Democratic." 1 Like |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by RedCapChief(m): 9:32am On Jun 02, 2016 |
stanech:Trump has a lot of people who support him in secret, a good number of them are minorities. They won't attend rallies or say anything in public - because of political correctness, but in November, they know who they'll vote for. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by ValerianSteel(m): 3:23pm On Jun 02, 2016 |
Missy89:He hasn't even announced yet and the media is ready to nail him www.vox.com/2016/5/31/11824280/david-french-bill-kristol 1 Like |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by ValerianSteel(m): 6:23pm On Jun 02, 2016 |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by stanech: 7:14pm On Jun 02, 2016 |
RedCapChief: I. Agree. That's exactly why I still think he will win in November by a landslide. A lot of Americans can now read through BS of the washington manipulative elites. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by ValerianSteel(m): 7:18pm On Jun 02, 2016 |
Lifelong Republicans urge GOP to support Hillary Clinton.These are people who put the nation first before the party..#Republicans4Hillary (CNN) — Doug Elmets' home sits as a proud time capsule to his Reagan-era roots: Framed pictures adorn the walls of a 21-year-old Elmets gripping the hand of his political hero, President Ronald Reagan; a two-foot tall bronze statue of the 40th President sits on an end table; his signed letter of congratulations to Elmets and his wife, both former White House staffers, hangs in the bookshelf surrounded by nonfiction books written by Republicans. http://edition.cnn.com/2016/05/31/politics/hillary-clinton-republican-supporters/ 2 Likes |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by ValerianSteel(m): 8:47pm On Jun 02, 2016 |
Ipsos/Reuters Poll Hillary Clinton-43% Trump-34% http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/polls/ipsos-reuters-24596 1 Like |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by Missy89(f): 9:17pm On Jun 02, 2016 |
ValerianSteel: You mean the liberal media? |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by ValerianSteel(m): 10:39pm On Jun 02, 2016 |
Missy89:Don't play that card love.At least the facts in the Vox article are true for starters |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by Missy89(f): 11:22pm On Jun 02, 2016 |
ValerianSteel: Vote French! Save the republic |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by ValerianSteel(m): 11:32pm On Jun 02, 2016 |
Missy89:Goodluck with your choice Missy,technically French wouldn't get that much coverage,he would really need to sell himself to the country,he's gonna be the "who's that guy","where did he come from","What has he ever done", kinda candidate but hey am welcome to any candidate that would split Trump's vote |
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