OT: Current Affairs and Politics

[MarkInTheStands]

It has been interesting to see the polls over the last few months,

Before Harris entered the race you would have a margin of error close to 1 point. Since she drew level the margins of error seem to be growing, last week's CNN polls had a margin of error at 4.5 points.

 

[hindy111]

That's gutter talk mate.

#banter

 

[Gronk]

#banter

Racism

 

[Gary Gutful]

didn’t he say he can do that in 5 minutes with just 1 phone call?

…whilst grabbing Melania by the pussy.

 

[Twizzle]

#banter

no it's racist, you're lucky you edited it

 

[the phantom menace]

Are you able to articulate for us what some of Michelle Obama's policies and outcomes might be in this imaginary election campaign and presidency from 2028 and 2032??

It'll be slight variations on this 2024 policy platform: https://democrats.org/where-we-stand/party-platform/

And this 2012 policy platform: https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/2012-democratic-party-platform

Both of which are miles ahead of the Trump/Republican policies of... attack sleepy Joe and try to fear-monger about Kamala being up to the job etc.

 

[Soren Lorenson]

How's it looking friends? Any trends yet? I find this thread to be at least as reliable as any of the news outlets and at the very least there's merkins arguing both sides which is a damn site better than most.

 

[Gronk]

How's it looking friends? Any trends yet? I find this thread to be at least as reliable as any of the news outlets and at the very least there's merkins arguing both sides which is a damn site better than most.

It's 7pm in New York and polls don't close until 9pm. That's the east coast. It's only 4pm in LA. Go for a walk merkin.

 

[the phantom menace]

How's it looking friends? Any trends yet? I find this thread to be at least as reliable as any of the news outlets and at the very least there's merkins arguing both sides which is a damn site better than most.

And the "exit polls" the TV channels will talk about until results start to come through won't necessarily mean squat, as so many US people voted ahead of election day this time... an increasing trend in all elections here as well it seems.

I reckon 3pm is when we'll be able to see how vote counts on things that matter - the 7 "swing states", a share of which are needed for either candidate to claim victory - are starting to pan out.

 

[Soren Lorenson]

It's 7pm in New York and polls don't close until 9pm. That's the east coast. It's only 4pm in LA. Go for a walk merkin.

I'll do my job for a couple of hours instead. Keep me posted.

 

[Legal Eel]

I'll do my job for a couple of hours instead. Keep me posted.

easier said than done!

 

[Gronk]

That didn't take long.

 

[bazza]

Let’s face it, they are both dunces, unfortunately I have never seen a candidate like Harris who if everyone was honest is basically out of her depth and hopeless. She appears to be someone who will eventually make way for Michelle Obama, looks obvious I think.

Trump has some idea but seems impossible for him to stay on track. Whoever wins it will be a nightmare given the agendas being run by both camps.

from that analysis it looks like there is a candidate who might be hopeless and one that has proven to be hopeless

 

[Gronk]

Let’s face it, they are both dunces, unfortunately I have never seen a candidate like Harris who if everyone was honest is basically out of her depth and hopeless. She appears to be someone who will eventually make way for Michelle Obama, looks obvious I think.

Trump has some idea but seems impossible for him to stay on track. Whoever wins it will be a nightmare given the agendas being run by both camps.

With 1/3 of the senate up for grabs and the likelihood that it will fall to the Republicans, the difference in outcomes actually are:-

1. Democrats win. Harris is POTUS, however GOP control the senate.

2. Republicans win. Trump is POTUS. GOP control the senate. Conservative supreme court.

I still don't know which way it's going to fall. At the end of the day, we (down under) will be fine. I just hope we have learnt our lessons from when ScoMo did what he did with China. Albo or the next guy if there is one, needs to have the balls to tell ^^^ No.2 to GGF'd.

 

[hindy111]

Who's winning?
I'm at work and very busy.

 

[Soren Lorenson]

Who's winning?
I'm at work and very busy.

Trump. But it's a bit like a cricket game, no one is really winning until the fat lady sings or whatever.

 

[bazza]

Who's winning?
I'm at work and very busy.

trump has the most votes - but it is like asking who is winning in the cricket

 

[Gronk]

Who's winning?
I'm at work and very busy.

I heard they finished about 3:05pm yesterday.

 

[the phantom menace]

Who's winning?
I'm at work and very busy.

Nothing doing yet, only low percentages of votes counted.

 

[Gronk]

Stupid country. They make you vote on a Tuesday and then, you have to queue for half a day ?