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Holman wrote:

Defiant wrote:Trump's refusal to accept intelligence briefing on Russia stuns experts

This defies understanding. Why would he think he knows more about Russia than the nonpartisan long-term intelligence experts? How does this even make sense to him and his team?

I'm not prepared to believe a conspiracy theory that he's in Russia's pocket. If nothing else, his handlers would coach him on how to make it look less obvious.

So it's got to be that (1) he truly believes he's smarter than anyone alive and that his untrained intuition beats anything any expert could know...

Rip wrote: No such thing as bad publicity.

Default wrote:Is it just me, or does this election seem like Charlie Sheen's "winning!"

Defiant wrote:I imagine that's one individual poll. The RCP average has her at +5.3 in a four way race, and +6.7 in a two way race.

Defiant wrote:But you're only using a single poll. There are polls that show Clinton up by 11 nationally.

Default wrote:Is it just me, or does this election seem like Charlie Sheen's "winning!"

Archinerd wrote:

Defiant wrote:But you're only using a single poll. There are polls that show Clinton up by 11 nationally.

still sad tho,

gbasden wrote:I still can't believe at this point that certain people on *this board* still are going to vote for the guy. He's made a complete mockery of conservative principles! Given the worries about Russia and foreign policy, it's very hard to see how that can be reconciled with Trump's willingness to drop to his knees for Putin at a moment's notice. If anybody else had cast our partnership with NATO into doubt, suggested that South Korea and Japan should look to their own defense and said we should support Assad against the rebels they wailing here would be deafening.

gbasden wrote:He's made a complete mockery of conservative principles!

gbasden wrote: Given the worries about Russia and foreign policy, it's very hard to see how that can be reconciled with Trump's willingness to drop to his knees for Putin at a moment's notice.

RunningMn9 wrote:Mark Levin is anti-Trump?!? That's astonishing to me.

After once declaring he could never support Donald Trump as the Republican presidential nominee, Mark Levin changed his mind with a big announcement on his radio program Tuesday.

“I’m gonna vote for Donald Trump. I’m gonna wind up voting for Donald Trump on Election Day," the talk radio host said after reiterating his perspective that Texas Sen. Ted Cruz was a far better choice for conservatives.

"I take no responsibility for the dumb things he says or the dumb things his surrogates say," he added of the GOP nominee and his campaign.

Levin's endorsement comes five months after unequivocally stating, "I am not voting for Donald Trump. Period.”

RunningMn9 wrote:Not being able to see tweets in tapatalk is super annoying.

Over the years, Donald Trump’s children Ivanka, Eric and Don Jr. have been relatively frequent and promiscuous political donors, making significant contributions to Democrats and Republicans alike. The three combined contributed $15,000 to Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential campaign and $13,800 to John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign. They have given to numerous New York politicians, both Republican and Democratic. Don Jr. and Ivanka even contributed a combined $8,800 to a number of Hillary Clinton’s campaigns.

But thus far, according to campaign finance records, Trump’s three eldest children have not donated to their father’s presidential effort, even as the Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee are making significant efforts to raise money from small-dollar contributors.

Interestingly, the three older Trump children have in the past been significant donors to Republican party committees, contributing tens of thousands of dollars to the Republican National Committee, the Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee, and the National Republican Congressional Committee since 2008. (They have also made significant contributions to the three Democratic counterparts to these committees.) But these donations ceased in 2014; since their father captured the Republican nomination, the Trump children have not continued their support of GOP party committees, according to records accessed on OpenSecrets.org.

Trump’s children are not the only ones close to him who are financially sitting out this election cycle. The GOP nominee routinely brags about his company creating tens of thousands of jobs, yet a search on OpenSecrets.org for campaign contributions from employees of Trump’s companies returns just 19 contributions to Trump from 13 employees, totaling just $5,477.

RunningMn9 wrote:Not being able to see tweets in tapatalk is super annoying.

Anyway, I'm just parking this here. I didn't realize that this dunce has been whining about rigged elections at lease since August.

No, there isn't any widespread voter fraud.

Chaz wrote:Well, Trump's philosophy, as he's stated in this campaign, is that a donation to a candidate is only so you can buy influence with them. He and his kids already have all the influence with Trump that they'll ever need, so why spend their money when they can spend other people's money? We know he loves doing that.

Something just occurred to me. Trump's children, mostly the boys, are basically running his campaign. It seems strange that Melania doesn't have a bigger role. Usually the candidate's spouse is out there taking a pretty big role, or at least it seems like it, yet Melania's kept pretty well out of the limelight. It's almost like Trump doesn't want to make her a focal point of the campaign. Like, maybe he's thinking she won't be in the picture in a few years.

But he mentioned that Clinton is going to come take everyone's guns, just like Obama did.

stessier wrote:

But he mentioned that Clinton is going to come take everyone's guns, just like Obama did.

There is an ad running here in SC and that's all it says. Save our guns, don't vote for Hillary. It would be amusing if I didn't know a number of people it is working on.

Xmann wrote:

stessier wrote:

But he mentioned that Clinton is going to come take everyone's guns, just like Obama did.

There is an ad running here in SC and that's all it says. Save our guns, don't vote for Hillary. It would be amusing if I didn't know a number of people it is working on.

Is it the lady who was assaulted by a knife. But since she had a gun, she was able to fight off her attacker?

And Clinton wants to take her right to carry a gun away and this is why we need to vote for Trump?

That shit started a couple days ago here in Colorado.

Carpet_pissr wrote:I don't know if this is a regional behavior, but I have noticed the complete lack of bumper stickers this year supporting either candidate. It's the first presidential election I can remember, where there seem to be almost NO bumper stickers (or hats, or shirts, etc).

In fact, I was taking my daughter and some friends to the state fair yesterday, the SOUTH CAROLINA state fair of all things. You would think you would see a crap ton of people sporting Trump paraphernalia. In the HORDES of people I saw, (and I was watching intently as I waited for hours while my kids rode the rides), I saw precisely ONE old white dude wearing a red Trump hat. That's crazy. And of the hundreds and hundreds of cars I passed to get to and from our parking area, I saw (and was actively looking for) ZERO bumper stickers or magnets supporting a candidate.

Anyone else noticing that wherever you are? Again, considering where I am, and specifically at a fair...geez, you would think the place would be lit up with red hats, but nay. Not sure if I am worried or encouraged by that.

Carpet_pissr wrote:I don't know if this is a regional behavior, but I have noticed the complete lack of bumper stickers this year supporting either candidate. It's the first presidential election I can remember, where there seem to be almost NO bumper stickers (or hats, or shirts, etc).