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Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by Nobody: 4:41am On Mar 23, 2016 |
Donald Trump has won the state of Arizona. With 49% if the precincts reporting; Trump has garnered, so far, 46.5% of the vote Senator Cruz 21.1% Governor Kasich 10% Secretary Clinton has also won the Arizona Democratic primary with 60.5% of the vote, to Sen Sanders' 37%. |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by happney65: 9:08am On Mar 23, 2016 |
CFCman: Sanders seems to win more in Rural States..Am not surprised though,Poor People would always want Goodies,not wanting to work on themselves and expecting the Government to foot their bills which is the message Sanders is bringing to them.. |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by ValerianSteel(m): 7:18pm On Mar 24, 2016 |
There's a guy on twitter,he's always on Hillary's twitter page.He has it bad for,every post by Hillary's tweet handle gets a very nasty comment from him.His handle is @NeilTurner_ Here's a photoshopped picture he keeps posting recently that's got me laughing hard. 2 Likes
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Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by Nobody: 7:37pm On Mar 24, 2016 |
ValerianSteel: |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by ValerianSteel(m): 7:45pm On Mar 24, 2016 |
CFCman:I believe he's a paid troll of the #BernieBros 1 Like |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by Nobody: 2:24am On Mar 25, 2016 |
Fun-fact: At 30 years of age, Representative Elise Stefanik (R-NY) became the youngest woman ever to be elected to the United States House of Representatives. In 2014, she first defeated Matthew Doheny in the Republican primary 61% - 39%. In the general election of November 4, 2014, she defeated the Democratic nominee - Aaron Woolf - 55.2% - 33.5%. She serves on the House Armed Services Committee, and is the vice-chair of it's subcommittee on Military Readiness. 3 Likes
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Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by Nobody: 3:19pm On Mar 26, 2016 |
Today, voters in Washington, Alaska and Hawaii vote in the Dem caucuses. Alaska is a closed contest, Hawaii is semi-closed, and Washington is an open caucus. |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by Missy89(f): 7:53pm On Mar 26, 2016 |
CFCman: Sanders should do well in WA yes? |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by Nobody: 8:07pm On Mar 26, 2016 |
Missy89:Yes. He is already ahead by 70-30 in one caucus site. |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by Nobody: 11:57pm On Mar 26, 2016 |
And Bernie Sanders has won both the Alaska and Washington caucuses. Hawaii is still to come. Senator Sanders now has 951 delegates, to Hillary's 1,229 - all pledged delegates. |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by tpiah01: 12:11pm On Mar 27, 2016 |
seems Bernie Sanders won Hawaii. https://www.yahoo.com/news/sanders-wins-3-states-clinton-retains-big-delegate-082554290--election.html His wiki page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Sanders |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by Nobody: 2:40pm On Mar 27, 2016 |
^^ He won 68.9% of the vote. Clinton garnered 30%. Yesterday was his best day, yet, in this primary cycle. |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by stanech: 5:31pm On Mar 27, 2016 |
How can a socialist be giving killiery a nightmare. I hope Trump wins, so he can defeat the radical Islamic Terrorists 2 Likes |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by Nobody: 8:02am On Mar 28, 2016 |
This Is Why Hillary Clinton's Running Mate Should Be A Woman 1 Like |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by Nobody: 8:06am On Mar 28, 2016 |
Democratic political operative Abigail Collazo agrees with Allison. "Not only will [Clinton] consider a female vice presidential candidate; I think she must," Collazo tells Bustle. She adds: |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by Nobody: 8:42am On Mar 29, 2016 |
With Trump as the Republican nominee (and likely selecting a White guy from the Mid-west as Veep), there will be little incentive for Hillary to choose either Julian Castro or Tom Perez as her running-mate. Julian Castro, at 42, is still relatively inexperienced in politics, especially at the national stage. The only woman of color I can think of that could be Hillary's running mate is Kamala Harris, California's Attorney-general. Kamala Harris is 51 years old, and bi-racial (Asian and Black). She ticks the 'right' boxes for a woman of color. However, she (Harris) is also running for the US Senate, and I'm not sure whether California law allows candidates to run for 2 offices simultaneously. In the event that Hillary taps Kamala, would the latter heed the call? 2 Likes |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by Nobody: 7:18am On Mar 31, 2016 |
The Democratic Party Just Sabotaged Bernie Sanders’ Campaign… Again Bernie Sanders has been left off the ballot in Washington D.C. because the D.C. Democratic Party filed his paperwork a day late with the D.C. Board of Elections, after the March 16 deadline. However, both the Clinton and Sanders campaign filed their initial $2,500 registration fee on time for the June 14 primary. A D.C. voter has already challenged Sanders’ registration paperwork in a case expected to be heard in April. D.C. Democratic officials dismissed the issue as a “minor administrative dispute,” with D.C. Democratic Party Chairwoman Anita Bonds saying the problem can be solved with an emergency vote by the D.C. Council, though she claimed that would not be necessary. For now, however, it seems that Sanders’ supporters in the D.C area will hang in the balance. However, Sanders communications director Michael Briggs said, “We did what the D.C. law requires in order to get Bernie on the ballot and we are confident he will be on the ballot.” http://usuncut.com/news/bernie-sanders-washington-dc/ |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by Nobody: 5:13am On Apr 01, 2016 |
73% of American women have an unfavorable view of Donald Trump 39% of Republican women also view Trump unfavorably. How the hell does he think he has a chance in November? 1 Like |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by Nobody: 10:47pm On Apr 02, 2016 |
California will raise it's minimum wage to $15/hr by 2022.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmrTrVA6jrA 1 Like |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by Nobody: 5:43am On Apr 03, 2016 |
@Missy89, texanomaly: Should the US adopt a national popular vote system for future presidential elections? Or should the Electoral College be abolished altogether? Already 10 states and D.C. (165 Electoral College votes) have enacted statutes that award all their Electors to the winner of the nationwide vote. The EC could be Trump's achilles heel in November because he could win the popular vote -- like Al Gore in 2000 -- but still lose the EC vote to Hillary (or Bernie?). Analysts already conclude that only the 2016 party winner of Florida (29 electoral votes), Ohio (18), Virginia (13), Colorado (9), Nevada (6), Iowa (6) and New Hampshire (4) is not a foregone conclusion. So, if the National Popular Vote bill is not in effect, less than a handful of states will continue to dominate and determine the presidential general election. |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by Missy89(f): 7:06am On Apr 03, 2016 |
CFCman: The electoral vote is not perfect but i prefer it. It Prevents mob rule and people like trump from winning an election I dont even think it will be ratified in some states if there is a plan to abolish it. 2 Likes |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by tpiah01: 4:11pm On Apr 03, 2016 |
CFCman: What percentages of men agree with him? |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by Nobody: 9:29pm On Apr 03, 2016 |
tpiah01:Around 48% |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by Nobody: 3:54pm On Apr 04, 2016 |
Missy89:I support a national popular vote with some caveats: 1. A presidential nominee wins the election only if he/she wins a majority of the votes cast across the Election Jurisdictions, AND gets no less than 40% of the votes cast in 2/3 of the election jurisdictions. "Election jurisdictions" are the 50 states and Washington D.C. 2. If no nominee wins a majority and 2/3 of the vote in at least 2/3 of the EJs, then the House of Reps shall cast ballots for either of the two highest polling nominees. This would ensure that the nominees run a more national campaign, instead of concentrating on 8-10 "battleground states". Also, turnout could be higher if a national popular voting system is in place. For eg, Republicans in California and New York may be more willing to turn up at the polling units to cast votes for their preferred nominee, knowing that their vote isn't a "wasted" vote; that it could take their nominee to the minimum threshold. Ditto for Democrats in Texas and South Carolina. |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by Nobody: 4:26pm On Apr 04, 2016 |
I'll also propose some changes to the way presidential nominees are selected: 1. Both the DNC and RNC should make the popular vote the main determinant of the winning candidate. The nominee shall be a candidate that wins a plurality of the votes cast nationwide in all the 56 Election Jurisdictions, AND scores no less than 40% of the votes cast in half of the EJs (28 Election Jurisdictions). 2. If no candidate meets the above criteria, the top 3 candidates, in terms of votes cast, shall be eligible to present themselves for selection amongst party delegates at the national convention. The candidate that receives a majority of the vote shall become the nominee. *The Electoral Jurisdictions in the primary season would be the 50 states, 5 territories (Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and American Samoa), and Washington D.C. |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by Nobody: 3:57am On Apr 05, 2016 |
Hillary Clinton was paid $2.9 million for just 12 speeches from 2013-2015! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XQ8DqLOeBA |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by itstpia8: 7:32pm On Apr 05, 2016 |
CFCman: could be higher. |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by Nobody: 8:41am On Apr 06, 2016 |
Senators Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders have won the Wisconsin primaries. Ted Cruz has also been allocated 36 delegates, while Trump got the remaining 6 delegates. |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by Nobody: 5:44pm On Apr 06, 2016 |
Overall, the delegate race is as follows: Trump - 743 Cruz - 517 Kasich - 143 *Rubio - 171 In order to avoid a "contested" or "brokered" convention, Trump would need to win 55% of the remaining delegates; Ted Cruz 81%, and Kasich an impossible 121% of the remaining delegates The next contest on the Republican side is the New York primary on April 19, with 95 delegates at stake. A candidate would win all the NY delegates if he scores above 50% in the election. 1 Like |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by Nobody: 6:14pm On Apr 06, 2016 |
On the Democratic side, Secretary Clinton has been allocated 36 pledged delegates, while Senator Sanders received 47 pledged delegates so far. Overall, Secretary Clinton has received 1,279 pledged delegates to Sanders 1,027. 2,066 is the magic number needed to win an (absolute) majority of the pledged delegates. There are also 712 "super-delegates" who only cast their vote at the convention. At this rate, Clinton would need to win 42% and Sanders would need 57% of the remaining pledged delegates. 1 Like |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by croat: 10:53pm On Apr 06, 2016 |
happney65: Man, you are embarrasing yourself with such a stupid post that shows how ignorant/uninformed you are about USA... |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by happney65: 10:58pm On Apr 06, 2016 |
croat: And Mr nonignorant,Isnt Sanders supporters asking to be fed?Tell me how he's Policies would would in 21st century America and how Socialism would work in the Capitalism Capital of the World..Yeye |
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