i'm not sure why you say "right leaning person". that's just as much a mistake as doing what i said. stein and especially johnson voters are much more diverse a group, and especially the remaining undecideds are more complex than right/left. there's no prearranged sales pitch you can give these types of voters, and if…

well there were the conservatives who endorsed obama in 2008 for starters.

that would've been just the beginning of sanders problems.

a lot of the failure of hillary supporters to convince those leaning toward voting for a third option stems from their approach. almost every attempt i've ever seen tries to make a progressive sales pitch without the slightest bit of understanding of why that might not work. they simply assume that they're talking to…

yes, you have it wrong. probably the turning point in the case was when justice alito asked if the government had the authority to ban books if they ruled in favor of the government. the deputy solicitor general said "yes", and the rest is history.

abigail spencer is about the only reason i might give this show a third chance.

except that, especially in modern politics, ignoring half of what a candidate says/does or voting for someone you even dislike because they're less objectionable is commonplace. in fact, hillary clinton, the main beneficiary of trump's flaws is a prime example of that. regardless of what anyone thinks about voting for…

and i was being sarcastic. but assuming all trump supporters are racist isn't supposed to be indicative of an open mind either. i know four trump supporters personally, and none of them are anything of the kind. you know how i know? i talk to them. it's a radical concept, but you'd be surprised how far you can get by…

i'm beginning to think av club is trying to emulate cnn. hope there's not an airplane crash anytime soon…besides for obvious reasons, of course.

if it breaks the ice, sure…

you state that it was "probably wise" that he de-friended you, and the mere fact that he did so for what seems like political reasons. i mean, i don't know what kind of horse you're riding, but does that sound like either of you was that interested in having an actual conversation?

very average movie. they practically wasted anna kendrick, which should be a crime of some sort. i can't say i spent the time wishing i was somewhere else, but i can't recommend it either. had real promise there for a while, but not sure what they were doing with the ending.

"I used to have a conservative facebook "friend" who quietly (probably wisely) de-friended me before the current election season. I still check in on him from time to time to try to understand the Trumper mindset."

putting aside innocent until proven guilty…i don't fault her for being a lawyer. and she's as visible as she is because she tries cases in the press as much or more than in a courtroom.

a lot of people aren't fond of publicity seekers. even if they do good works. the first thing she does when she takes on a client is hold a press conference. it's the same kind of initial response that people have if you hire a certain kind of defense lawyer.

"I don't get this "people only care because it's Trump" angle I hear so often. Of course that's why they care, he's running for president."

i know it's not fair, but i also know i'm not the only one who suddenly becomes less sympathetic or somewhat suspicious when you hire gloria allred. you get over it after a while, but she's become one of those lawyers.

well sure, if you want to be practical about it all, i guess there's that option too.

a "c" isn't that bad. i assume anytime ben affleck is on screen that a movie automatically drops a letter grade at least, so you just have to work your way thru it. just keep saying, "anna kendrick" over and over and the headaches won't be as bad.

i love this show so much, that i want to have sex with it.