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Other than Obama, when has this not been the case?
Which is a reason for it to continue in the future?
Other than Obama, when has this not been the case?
Wrong. He has stated that he is personally against abortion, but has stated that as a public official he will not fight against abortion laws, and his record backs that up.
For those of you outside the U.S., another thing you have to understand about Warren(and some other other senators that were being considered, Sherrod Brown and Corey Booker among them) is that they're all senators from states with Republican governors. If a senator becomes a vp pick, they vacate their senate seat, and a replacement for the seat is appointed by their state's governor.
So picking Warren or Brown or Booker would've essentially been giving a senate seat away just as we're trying to regain a majority in the senate this election cycle. We're not going to have the house of representatives for a while, so it is absolutely crucial that we at least do everything can to get the senate back, and that means not willfully throwing senate seats away.
Which is a reason for it to continue in the future?
Unacceptable is a strong term. But two such candidates on a Democratic ticket isn't ideal, no. Just as the minuscule representation of women in Congress isn't ideal.
Are you suggesting there are no qualified minority politicians on either side?
I don't know who all here watches Colbert's late night show, but Jon Stewart popped up (for the second time this week), and hoooooooooly shit, he just gave one HELL of a blistering rant that I wish to God we could play over and over and over and over again for the GOP. It was so damn cathartic.
Unacceptable is a strong term. But two such candidates on a Democratic ticket isn't ideal, no. Just as the minuscule representation of women in Congress isn't ideal.
Do we want to live in a world where someone with solidly progressive credentials is deemed boring because they don't spew venom?
I don't like the fact that I find him boring. Maybe the problem is me?
Uh... but there aren't two white males on the democratic ticket?
Ultimately a VP doesn't matter for bringing in votes, doesn't really matter in terms of policy, but what I can't stand about it is that he will be the best positioned person to run for the Dem nomination in 8 years if Hillary wins and stays in power for both terms. And that's really unfortunate. In a time of prosperity Al Gore gifted us W.
I was going to make some pithy comment about the perks of compulsory voting, but then it occurred to me: how consistent is turnout throughout the US? Are there some states where turnout is notoriously poor, or by contrast any where 70% would be viewed as horribly low?
This is a good point. Is Tim Kaine really the future of the Democratic Party?
In a presidential election year, voter tun out has been somewhere between 52 and 58% since 2000.
I'm not sure about compulsory voting, but I think having it on a regular workday on a Tuesday in November is idiotic. Move it to a weekend or make it a national holiday.
That wasn't quite my question though. I'm familiar with the overall turnout, but I would be surprised if that is pretty even nationwide. Are there specific states that reliably get turnout in the sixties, even seventies, or states that would be lucky to crack the mid-forties? I'd expect some regional variation, and moreover I would assume the battleground states that receive frequent visits from candidates and huge investment by parties to show comparatively better turnout figures than small states that are a foregone conclusion. If battleground states do not get better turnout, that to me would suggest much of the investment in them is ineffectual.
But I do wholeheartedly agree with you that a regular Tuesday is an absurd choice of day. Likewise I find the UK's use of Thursday to be unjustifiable but at least they leave the polls open very late to try to accommodate people on all schedules.
You should have known he was the best pick way back when I said it would be him. Have a little faith.[emoji3]Watched the official introduction rally in Miami.
Kaine was good. Really good. I'm feeling a lot more comfortable with this choice.
For those of you outside the U.S., another thing you have to understand about Warren(and some other other senators that were being considered, Sherrod Brown and Corey Booker among them) is that they're all senators from states with Republican governors. If a senator becomes a vp pick, they vacate their senate seat, and a replacement for the seat is appointed by their state's governor.
So picking Warren or Brown or Booker would've essentially been giving a senate seat away just as we're trying to regain a majority in the senate this election cycle. We're not going to have the house of representatives for a while, so it is absolutely crucial that we at least do everything can to get the senate back, and that means not willfully throwing senate seats away.
All this appeal to "law and order" and chants of "lock her up" and everything is dangerous and trying to kill you -- this is what a strongman looks and sounds like.
what is the basis of your racist charge? perhaps a copy of the transscript will come out and you can high light all the things you are hearing. I am hearing nationalist remarks, that is not racist. To be for America, Americans does not mean only white people.
Trump: I can fix all of America's problems!
Us: can you tell us how, specifically?
Trump: I can't actually explain it - you know what, just trust me.
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That's it, that's this whole speech.
Also, he totally only thanked his wife and Ivanka, even though three other children also gave speeches. And gave Ivanka a pat on the ass before he took the podium. [/B]
Awkward.