Vancvillan Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 I disagree - I think if Bernie wins the popular vote from the primaries / caucuses, the super delegates will fall in line. Otherwise they risk splitting the voter base with either losses to an independent or a low turn-out from the Sanders followers. If the turn out is low, the GOP could well win - even with a nutcase like Cruz or Trump running, which given the situation with potential Supreme Court appointees would be a nightmare for the Democrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted February 24, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted February 24, 2016 Trump won the Nevada primary tonight. There is now only a very slim chance that he won't become the Republican candidate for the US Presidency, (unless something completely unprecedented were to happen.) Boy oh boy....... It is entirely possible that we could have Trump and Boris Johnson leading the Western world in 2017........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted February 24, 2016 Author Share Posted February 24, 2016 Looking like Trump v Clinton at this point...god help us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 9 minutes ago, maqroll said: Looking like Trump v Clinton at this point...god help us No worse than Bush in my view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 2 hours ago, TheAuthority said: Boy oh boy....... It is entirely possible that we could have Trump and Boris Johnson leading the Western world in 2017........ A truely horrific thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Vote Canada! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 US politics is truly *****. Basically an exercise in picking the lesser of the evils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Stevo985 Posted February 24, 2016 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted February 24, 2016 I actually can't believe Trump is a real candidate. The fact that he has a genuine chance of being president is shocking. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Idiocracy is become real life. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 From what I've read, both Clinton & Sanders poll well against Trump. In the case of Trump winning the nomination, he would have to do a hell of a lot to make the middle and undecideds turn to him instead of either Democrat. However, the sheer numbers of previously unregistered or occasional voters that are turning up to vote for him (and Sanders to some degree) makes it hard to predict what impact he will have in a national vote. Frankly, I wouldn't put it past the US to elect him, but I'm hopeful that they won't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 He got 46% of the Hispanic vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 4 minutes ago, coda said: He got 46% of the Hispanic vote. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 ^ Another example of why it is hard to predict Trump's 'ceiling'. Take the religious, who seem OK with him because he's seen as a defender of the faith in the most general sense, which explains why the apparently fundamentalist Cruz is struggling to beat Trump among the demographics he would otherwise expect to. It isn't so much about policy as it is about being a defender of something perceived to be under attack by secular or non-Christian forces. That Trump is as religious as a dead cat is neither here nor there, what matters is the image he is selling. I'm not sure why Hispanics vote for him, though. That truly is a head-scratching development. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Keep them other god'dammed Mexicans out, obviously. BUILD THE WALL! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted February 24, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted February 24, 2016 5 hours ago, lapal_fan said: Idiocracy is become real life. Viewing this election from inside the US is like being inside some dystopian nightmare future. This reminds me of Back to the Future II when Biff gets hold of the sports almanac and the whole world goes to shit. Trump even looks like Biff! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 4 hours ago, coda said: He got 46% of the Hispanic vote. It's 46% of the 9% of Hispanics who voted in the republican contest in Nevada .... The democrat leadership vote got around 20% Hispanic voters by comparison ... it's still surprising I guess but not a ringing endorsement of Trump by the Hispanic community 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 17 minutes ago, tonyh29 said: It's 46% of the 9% of Hispanics who voted in the republican contest in Nevada .... The democrat leadership vote got around 20% Hispanic voters by comparison ... it's still surprising I guess but not a ringing endorsement of Trump by the Hispanic community Given that it's a number higher than zero, it's remarkable. I think this is a good time to mention my two favourite states are Colorado and Wyoming. I know very little about them, but I have every respect for the people that set or negotiated their state borders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted February 24, 2016 Moderator Share Posted February 24, 2016 10 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: my two favourite states are Colorado and Wyoming. I know very little about them, but I have every respect for the people that set or negotiated their state borders. I heard they were squares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 7 minutes ago, blandy said: I heard they were squares. Boooooooooooo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 2 hours ago, tonyh29 said: It's 46% of the 9% of Hispanics who voted in the republican contest in Nevada .... The democrat leadership vote got around 20% Hispanic voters by comparison ... it's still surprising I guess but not a ringing endorsement of Trump by the Hispanic community What Tony said. It's also worth pointing out at this point that 'not all Hispanics are Mexicans'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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