The 2020 Election Mega Thread

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  1. The Jitty Slitter

    The Jitty Slitter Moderator
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    Bayern München
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    Jul 23, 2004
    Fascist Hellscape
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    Greenwald is such a grifter it is untrue
     
  2. ceezmad

    ceezmad Member+

    Mar 4, 2010
    Chicago
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    Chicago Red Stars
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    United States
    If it helps take down Bloomberg and Trump, the Clinton's can get run over by the bus.


    If we can find a way to get Sanders under that same bus it would be perfect.
     
  3. song219

    song219 BigSoccer Supporter

    Apr 5, 2004
    La Norte
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    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Vanuatu
    While I've seen the name before I still don't remember who he is or why he is semi-famous. I assume he is a cable tv talking head?
     
  4. xtomx

    xtomx Member+

    Chicago Fire
    Sep 6, 2001
    Northern Wisconsin, but not far from civilization
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    No, MSNBC would not.
    MSNBC is not merely a propaganda machine.
     
  5. The Jitty Slitter

    The Jitty Slitter Moderator
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    Bayern München
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    Jul 23, 2004
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    FC Sankt Pauli
    Nat'l Team:
    Belgium
    Snowden
     
  6. The Jitty Slitter

    The Jitty Slitter Moderator
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    Bayern München
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    Jul 23, 2004
    Fascist Hellscape
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    Belgium
    Bloomburg is 2020's Breitbart / Wingnut ad stack

    This content onslaught is unreal
     
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  7. ceezmad

    ceezmad Member+

    Mar 4, 2010
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    as Jitty said he coordinated with Snowden, he is a the US government is very corrupt regardless on who is in government, he is currently in Brazil with his husband, He is being charged in Brazil for something he wrote.

    I do not think he is a Trumpist, but he does seem to believe the whole deep state and Trump may be an means to their end.
     
  8. song219

    song219 BigSoccer Supporter

    Apr 5, 2004
    La Norte
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    DC United
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    Vanuatu
    This explains why we were paying attention to him then. It doesn't explain why anyone is doing so now. There are lots of reporters.
     
  9. Yoshou

    Yoshou Fan of the CCL Champ

    May 12, 2009
    Seattle
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    Because a lot of people started following him because of Snowden and thought that he was a reporter that was a champion for open society, when it turns out he was just anti-American and okay with getting in bed with totalitarians in order to further this.
     
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  10. song219

    song219 BigSoccer Supporter

    Apr 5, 2004
    La Norte
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    DC United
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    I can see how this would be so. I don't know how to thank the Big Soccer community for bringing me up to date on him. ;)
     
  11. Germanyfan1993

    Bayern München
    Germany
    Jun 17, 2018
    I hope Trump wins ( I'm a 90s millennial) the economy is great which is my #1 issue, if it starts to go downhill i might vote democrat, but all the other stuff that happens in the administration day to day is just noise because so much happens. Bloomberg is a joke and if he wins the nomination by pouring so much money into ads.. this will be a sad time in American politics.
     
  12. superdave

    superdave Member+

    Jul 14, 1999
    VB, VA
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    United States
    It's not Bernie's fault, but the Venn Diagram of Russian intelligence staff and Bernie's troll army* has a fair amount of intersection.

    My point being, if it ends up being Trump vs. Bernie, you're going to see a significant segment of his troll army do a heel turn.
    They're intended to make a point.

    But you might be right.

    *Here, let's be clear to distinguish between his online fanatics, and his off line fanatics.
     
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  13. ceezmad

    ceezmad Member+

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    Presidents do not really control the economy like that, so if you like Trump for what ever reason, an economic recession should not be a cause to not want to vote for him anymore.


    Unfortunately way too many people think like you, too much credit and blame goes to Presidents when there are economic cycles outside their control.
     
  14. The Jitty Slitter

    The Jitty Slitter Moderator
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    Or maybe the Russian troll bots will support Bernard in the general!
     
  15. superdave

    superdave Member+

    Jul 14, 1999
    VB, VA
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    DC United
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    United States
    When I read this I was sure there'd be a "see ignored content" at the bottom of the page but there was not so I'm like huh?
    I know it's 1000% impossible, but I would get priapism if a Democratic candidate pledged to adhere to the powers approved by the current GOPs for 4 years, and then revert to democracy in his/her 2nd term. You have to punch the bully back and let him know what a bloody nose feels like, or else he'll keep doing it.
     
  16. superdave

    superdave Member+

    Jul 14, 1999
    VB, VA
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    DC United
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    Despite expanding the deficit, Trump's last 3 years represent an economic decline from the previous 3 years.

    If I prove this, will you pledge to become an anti-Trump voice and voter?
     
  17. Germanyfan1993

    Bayern München
    Germany
    Jun 17, 2018
    Nope - i am sticking with Trump - his tweets are ********ing hilarious and his rallys lol not sure why people get so uptight about it. he loves to entertain lol everyone i know who voted for him in 2016 is going to do so again.
     
  18. Germanyfan1993

    Bayern München
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    Jun 17, 2018
    Well I like him in general, and excited to vote for him again in 2020!
     
  19. superdave

    superdave Member+

    Jul 14, 1999
    VB, VA
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    Wait...you posted that the economy was your #1 issue. Was that a lie? Please respond.
     
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  20. Stud83

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    Jun 1, 2005
    Not too many people care about global economy numbers though. "Economy is great" argument is generally akin to saying I/my family have a better job/salary and more money to buy things than 3 years ago.
     
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  21. MatthausSammer

    MatthausSammer Moderator
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    Dec 9, 2012
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    I'm sorry, is the job description Entertainer-in-Chief?
     
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  22. Deadtigers

    Deadtigers Member+

    Jul 23, 2015
    Independent Republic of the Bronx, NY
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    I am not sure this new guy is not a bot.
     
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  23. argentine soccer fan

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    Jan 18, 2001
    San Francisco Bay Area
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    CA Boca Juniors
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    I cannot tell you whether Bloomberg is being genuine or not. What I can tell you is that one silver lining of what Trump is doing is that it has opened a lot of eyes, it has forced a lot of people to face truth. I know many people who used to identify as Republican who are seeing what's happening and are reexamining their own attitudes, and realizing that they have also made mistakes - in their thinking or in their actions- that may have contributed to the problem we are in. Some have become Democrats, some have chosen to stop identifying with a political party, but many have been able to confront the fact that they were supporting the unacceptable. I am one of these people, and I know many others who have re-examined their values.

    I don't know if Bloomberg is one of those people. He was never a Trump, but he admittedly has supported and enacted policies that are reprehensible. And yet if you look at the way he talks now, and more specifically as the policy proposals that he is running on now, he appears to have evolved as a human being. And, while you may think he became a Democrat for selfish reasons, and that is a valid opinion, the reality is that right now he has to be a Democrat, because based on the issues he's running on and the policies he is proposing he wouldn't be able to be a Republican anymore, especially in today's Republican Party.

    Having said that, I am concerned about how much money he is throwing at the election, and I don't like it. I don't think running a campaign that way is healthy for democracy. Even though I do think it's possible that he may be sincere, he is still not my candidate, and I would have concerns if he became president.

    But, lets not pretend that he is like Trump. That was my point. If it came to a choice between him and Trump, I hope you agree that it's a no-brainer.
     
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  24. Germanyfan1993

    Bayern München
    Germany
    Jun 17, 2018
    the economy is my #1 issue, but his entertaining of dragging lizzie and other stuff is hilarious lol
     
  25. rich loc

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