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US Presidential Election 2020 Thread II - Judgement Day(s)

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    #4532
    Brussels Sprout
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,972 ✭✭✭Brussels Sprout


    One of Trump's strongest advocates has given up:

    https://twitter.com/stevethomma/status/1324761733303541760


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    #4533
    Big Pussy Bonpensiero
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,801 ✭✭✭Big Pussy Bonpensiero


    https://twitter.com/MittRomney/status/1324763757105602561

    https://twitter.com/MittRomney/status/1324511245635117056


    Strongest words yet from a prominent Republican. Hopefully the rats flee the sinking ship in coming days, but many too cowardly to go against Trump.


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    #4534
    Big Pussy Bonpensiero
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,801 ✭✭✭Big Pussy Bonpensiero


    Brussels Sprout wrote: »
    One of Trump's strongest advocates has given up:

    https://twitter.com/stevethomma/status/1324761733303541760

    Apparently he's back-tracking:

    https://twitter.com/mattklewis/status/1324765559028912128

    I'd say he received an angry, threatening phone call or two.


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    #4535
    prawnsambo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,436 ✭✭✭✭prawnsambo


    Big Pussy Bonpensiero wrote: »
    https://twitter.com/MittRomney/status/1324763757105602561

    https://twitter.com/MittRomney/status/1324511245635117056

    Strongest words yet from a prominent Republican. Hopefully more rats flee the sinking ship in coming days, but many too cowardly to go against Trump.
    To be fair to Mitt Romney, he's ploughed a lonely furrow for quite a while now. As a Republican I mean.


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    #4536
    paul71
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    Big Pussy Bonpensiero wrote: »
    Apparently he's back-tracking:

    https://twitter.com/mattklewis/status/1324765559028912128

    I'd say he received an angry, threatening phone call or two.

    He has terminal cancer, not sure you can threaten someone with that condition in fairness.


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    #4537
    Brussels Sprout
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    apropos of nothing - Brett Bauer's got a massive head


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    #4538
    Christy42
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    I think this was the first time I heard CNN just dismissing the thought of the GOP. There is no gop, there is just the Trump party.

    So far Romney who was already half out is the only one to stand up to the craziness.


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    #4539
    Big Pussy Bonpensiero
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    prawnsambo wrote: »
    To be fair to Mitt Romney, he's ploughed a lonely furrow for quite a while now. As a Republican I mean.

    I agree, and tbh he's one of the better Republicans. He even voted to impeach Trump earlier in the year. He is a man who would be very much respected by all sides as president. I should have been more careful with my words in the first post, that was my fault.


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    #4540
    Brian?
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    prawnsambo wrote: »
    To be fair to Mitt Romney, he's ploughed a lonely furrow for quite a while now. As a Republican I mean.

    Yeah, but when it really comes to the crunch he folds like a hooker punched in the stomach by a fat man.

    they/them/theirs


    The more you can increase fear of drugs and crime, welfare mothers, immigrants and aliens, the more you control all of the people.

    Noam Chomsky



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    #4541
    Brian?
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    Brussels Sprout wrote: »
    apropos of nothing - Brett Bauer's got a massive head

    He looks like he's having an allergic reaction to something.

    they/them/theirs


    The more you can increase fear of drugs and crime, welfare mothers, immigrants and aliens, the more you control all of the people.

    Noam Chomsky



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    #4542
    prawnsambo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,436 ✭✭✭✭prawnsambo


    Brian? wrote: »
    Yeah, but when it really comes to the crunch he folds like a hooker punched in the stomach by a fat man.
    I just get the impression that there are some things he won't stoop to. He certainly licked up to Trump in the early days of his presidency in the hopes of getting a nice job, but over time, he seems to have taken his own path


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    #4543
    everlast75
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,054 ✭✭✭✭everlast75


    Brussels Sprout wrote: »
    apropos of nothing - Brett Bauer's got a massive head

    Not as big as Matt Gaetz. It looks like a cinder block

    Elect a clown... Expect a circus



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    #4544
    prawnsambo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,436 ✭✭✭✭prawnsambo


    Looks like Arizona isn't far from the gap exceeding the recount trigger point. Nevada is outside it now.


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    #4545
    Brian?
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    prawnsambo wrote: »
    I just get the impression that there are some things he won't stoop to. He certainly licked up to Trump in the early days of his presidency in the hopes of getting a nice job, but over time, he seems to have taken his own path

    He was definitely making a play for Secretary of State in December 2016. When he didn't get it he turned on Trump.

    He joined all the other hypocrites in filling the SCOTUS seat.

    they/them/theirs


    The more you can increase fear of drugs and crime, welfare mothers, immigrants and aliens, the more you control all of the people.

    Noam Chomsky



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    #4546
    Rjd2
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    prawnsambo wrote: »
    To be fair to Mitt Romney, he's ploughed a lonely furrow for quite a while now. As a Republican I mean.

    The issue Romney has with Trump is he finds him to vulgar that's it.

    Romney is a truly awful Republican who gets way to many brownie points for been articulate and now and then standing up to Trump.

    I don't think Obama was perfect, but lord imagine if we had a Mitt Romney presidency ? The Free market on absolute steroids.


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    #4547
    Brian?
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    Rjd2 wrote: »
    The issue Romney has with Trump is he finds him to vulgar that's it.

    Romney is a truly awful Republican who gets way to many brownie points for been articulate and now and then standing up to Trump.

    I don't think Obama was perfect, but lord imagine if we had a Mitt Romney presidency ? The Free market on absolute steroids.

    Romney is a less intelligent Reagan.

    they/them/theirs


    The more you can increase fear of drugs and crime, welfare mothers, immigrants and aliens, the more you control all of the people.

    Noam Chomsky



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    #4548
    BlitzKrieg
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    Quick senate question

    So 2 seats in Georgia have to do a run off in January, so what happens to those seats in the meantime? Is the senate down two seats until then?


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    #4549
    Rjd2
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    Brian? wrote: »
    Romney is a less intelligent Reagan.

    Yeah that's fair.

    I will say though and this is dragging the thread down ever more so than usual, I hope to God I look that good when I am 73 as Mitt does. :eek:


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    #4550
    Brian?
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    BlitzKrieg wrote: »
    Quick senate question

    So 2 seats in Georgia have to do a run off in January, so what happens to those seats in the meantime? Is the senate down two seats until then?

    The ecumbants hold them I think.

    they/them/theirs


    The more you can increase fear of drugs and crime, welfare mothers, immigrants and aliens, the more you control all of the people.

    Noam Chomsky



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    #4551
    extra gravy
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    Mayor of Philadelphia: "Time for the President to put his big boy pants on, acknowledge the fact that he lost and congratulate the winner."

    Big boy pants :D


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    #4552
    Brussels Sprout
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    Fair play to John King for not completely cracking up by having to repeat some variation of "The remaining votes in Pennsylvania are expected to very strongly favour Joe Biden" every half an hour while showing us filled outlines of Buck's County on his magic wall.


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    #4553
    extra gravy
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    Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford responds to Trump campaign: "This six-page complaint that they filed late last night is, in a word, garbage."

    No surprise there then.


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    #4554
    paul71
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    extra gravy wrote: »
    Mayor of Philadelphia: "Time for the President to put his big boy pants on, acknowledge the fact that he lost and congratulate the winner."

    Big boy pants :D

    I don't know the Mayor of Philadelphia, but in my head I am hearing Rocky Balboa saying that.


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    #4555
    Brussels Sprout
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    BlitzKrieg wrote: »
    Quick senate question

    So 2 seats in Georgia have to do a run off in January, so what happens to those seats in the meantime? Is the senate down two seats until then?

    Nope. Loeffler and Perdue are the sitting Senators.

    The likes of Cory Gardner, Martha McSally and Doug Jones who all lost their races will remain in their seats until the new session starts in January.


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    #4556
    marno21
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    Brussels Sprout wrote: »
    Nope. Loeffler and Perdue are the sitting Senators.

    The likes of Cory Gardner, Martha McSally and Doug Jones who all lost their races will remain in their seats until the new session starts in January.

    Martha McSally lost a special election so Senator Mark Kelly will take up his position on November 30th.


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    #4557
    Itssoeasy
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    Rjd2 wrote: »
    Yeah that's fair.

    I will say though and this is dragging the thread down ever more so than usual, I hope to God I look that good when I am 73 as Mitt does. :eek:

    In fairness he’s a fresh looking 73.


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    #4558
    godtabh
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    paul71 wrote: »
    I don't know the Mayor of Philadelphia, but in my head I am hearing Rocky Balboa saying that.

    Surely its Dennis from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia?


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    #4559
    PopePalpatine
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    Brian? wrote: »
    Romney is a less intelligent Reagan.

    You're giving Reagan too much credit here.


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    #4560
    paul71
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    godtabh wrote: »
    Surely its Dennis from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia?

    You are giving me far too much credit on the scale of youth, I am more likely to know a 70s movie than a 00's sitcom.;):o


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    #4561
    Brian?
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    PopePalpatine wrote: »
    You're giving Reagan too much credit here.

    I'm really not. Romney is a plank.

    they/them/theirs


    The more you can increase fear of drugs and crime, welfare mothers, immigrants and aliens, the more you control all of the people.

    Noam Chomsky



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