Absolutely. You don't have to do these bits to be successful. Do you think Angela Merkel tries to be chummy? She needs to shift her focus to "I'm the adult in the room." And let her surrogates attack Trump.
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There was nothing "fun" about this interview. She bombed.
This is exactly the type of dumbfounding move Hillary makes again and again in this campaign. She is not Obama. Quit trying to win points this way. She came off as humorless and robotic. Obama was funny and likable (and in on the joke). Hillary has run the worst campaign since McCain in 2008. And he had none of…
You might want to take a wait-and-see approach to this. Religion dominated Western society for nearly 2000 years. Secular Western societies have barely been around for 100 years. One secular ideology in particular, communism, resulted in 100m deaths in the 20th Century. I don't think religion has failed. I think…
What is the common good? What is "good"? You reject religious authority, but what authority do you suggest enforce your standards of common good? Obviously we don't need to have a tit for tat on these Philosophy 101 questions. But for thousands of years religion has been the primary guide for morality. When there is…
You could argue that Idiocracy is the logical endpoint of secularization. Society became unmoored from standards of moral behavior—hard work, self-discipline, self-denial, sexual morality, monogamy, delayed gratification, etc. Left to their own devices, people focused on selfish, immediate pleasures instead. And…
I think kingofmadcows's point is that the intelligent people in Idiocracy planned for the future until the point there was no future left, at least for them. Considering that the US is barely at replacement level fertility (thanks primarily to immigration), I don't think Idiocracy will be the problem. The problem…
Sorry, I forgot to include NC as being in for Trump. It is currently leaning red. And Colorado too…
Whoa! The hostility…I made no comments on her looks. "No photos on a scorecard" means that it doesn't matter how you win, so long as you win. The final score is all that matters, not how you actually performed. (I take it you are not a golfer.) It has nothing to do with her appearance. Instead of assuming I'm…
Yes! I've been saying this for months. If I were Ted Cruz's campaign manager, I would have told Ted to challenge Trump to a fist fight in the middle of a debate: "You say something about my wife, I'm kicking your ass. I'm not answering another question until this motherfucker meets me backstage." That was Cruz's…
(1) She could completely ignore Trump and allow surrogates to attack him without end. The less she says, the better for her. Instead, she trots out gems like "basket of deplorables" that do her nothing to win in swing states.
(2) She could stay completely on message and avoid calling out racism, etc. Again, her…
If Obama or Biden, or maybe even Bernie were running, this would be locked down. Clinton has run an awful campaign, and is a weak candidate. She should win (and probably will). Luckily for her there are no photos on a scorecard.
Yes, democracy is a bitch.
It's amazing to think that between Trump and Romney, Trump has a much better chance of getting elected than Romney.
So Hillary, who has outraised Trump by nearly double, is at a disadvantage?
Some of the blame has to be on Hillary. With all of the name recognition and a huge war chest—including virtually all support of Wall Street and the Fortune 500—she should be putting Trump away easy. According to 538, if the "leans Red" states go that way, Trump is winning Ohio, Florida, Iowa, and Nevada, meaning he…
I appreciate the respectful dialogue. By the way, you also might want to look into what that sickle and hammer actually means, and the plight of tens of millions who suffered and died under it. It's not a cute avatar; it's a sign of oppression and genocide. Might as well use a Confederate Flag.
Remember the time that Trump systematically murdered millions of Jews and plunged the world into a bloody war? Oh, wait. That was Hitler! Trump made some offensive comments! Comparing the two is grotesquely disrespectful for those who suffered under fascism!
It is possible (not likely) that Trump will win. It is almost certain that Trump will win nearly 50% of the vote. Are you that willing to dismiss half of all voting Americans as evil? Dislike, criticize, demonstrate, and vote Trump out all you want. But Trump supporters are people too.