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Who do you hope wins the US Election?

Trump
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39%
Biden
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39%
Don't Care
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22%
 
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Woods Of Ypres wrote:Economy growing 4% quarterly
Unemployment lowest levels
Tariffs introduced
Tax reform
Red tape removed
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The man gets sh*t done.
Trump again please
Your highlights are tax cuts to billionaires, aggressive protectionism and global economic suppression, environmental destruction, an unleashing of the forces which brought the world the GFC, photos with North Korean elites, share buybacks, and a pile of shite low-paid jobs? I'm sure people are really looking forward to having their healthcare and social services cut to pay for the privilege.

More bizarrely, if you don't hold US assets then global economic growth suppression has just slashed your own personal wealth and income. Captain Bankrupt never fails to find fools willing to pay for his bad debts, alright. Grab the champagne!
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Don't want to get prematurely excited, but Sanders is killing it in the polls right now. Up 7%, 12%, 11% and 12% from his nearest competitor in the last four national polls, and well ahead in Nevada, California (!), Texas (!!), Maine and Vermont, among others. Bloomberg's catching up fast, though, so it'll be interesting to see how tomorrow's debate (his first) goes, and whether Darth Mike's teflon coating is still affixed once everyone else on stage has put their baseball bats away.
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Just an everyday implication for people who didn't vote for a war on Iran: http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200219000756
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David, Sanders is not going to be POTUS. Not this time, not ever.

AOC is your best bet next time, assuming she's eligible by age.
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David wrote:Don't want to get prematurely excited, but Sanders is killing it in the polls right now. Up 7%, 12%, 11% and 12% from his nearest competitor in the last four national polls, and well ahead in Nevada, California (!), Texas (!!), Maine and Vermont, among others. Bloomberg's catching up fast, though, so it'll be interesting to see how tomorrow's debate (his first) goes, and whether Darth Mike's teflon coating is still affixed once everyone else on stage has put their baseball bats away.
It's down to Sanders and Bloomberg.

The DNC will do everything in their power to install Bloomberg as the Democratic nominee.
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Well, that was fun!

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/19/us/p ... recap.html

Don’t think I’ve ever seen an angrier or more acrimonious presidential debate, and Bloomberg (and, at times, Buttigieg) copped it big time. Was worried for Bernie’s heart at one point! :lol:
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^ I watched it, David.

Consensus seems to be that Warren performed strongly. Bernie was his usual self and Bloomberg looked bored out of his brain having to debate.

In saying that, I doubt any of them beat Trump.
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CNN saw it that way pretty much, although less complimentary of Mini Mike's performance and gave Mayor Pete some love.

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/19/poli ... index.html
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^Few people would bet against that view, I'd reckon.
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Alexandria "You can't pull yourself up by your bootstraps it's physically impossible" Ocasio-Cortez.
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