Pick Your Poison

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Saturday February 27, 2016 · 2:00 AM PST

2016/02/27 · 02:00

HOUSTON, TX - FEBRUARY 25: Republican presidential candidates Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) (L) and Ted Cruz (R-TX)(R) listen as Donald Trump answers a question during the Republican presidential debate at the Moores School of Music at the University of Housto — This is what the Party of Lincoln offers America 150 years later.

A recent post posed an interesting question to consider that got lost in its eventual advocacy and the comments that followed.

Forget about the Democratic nomination for a minute or three. As Democrats, if the future could only be one of the three of Trump, Cruz, or Rubio, which would you prefer, and why?

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Pick your poison.

25 votes Vote Now!

Pick your poison.

President Trump

9 votes

President Cruz

1 vote

President Rubio

4 votes

Hemlock straight, no chaser.

11 votes

The next member of the SCOTUS

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Saturday February 13, 2016 · 7:12 PM PST

2016/02/13 · 19:12

Whatever his failings as a Senator are, and they are many, Mitch McConnell is not a stupid man. He knows better than most what a mess the Republican Clown Car is, and that no member of it is qualified to be President, nor will have much of a chance against the Democratic nominee.

President Obama should have lunch with Mitch soon and give him a choice.

"Look, Mitch, we can both read polls, and we both know that if Hillary Clinton is the Democratic nominee, she's going to win in November, especially if there's an issue out there such as a pending Supreme Court nomination that will drive up voter turn-out. So, you can either have Hillary Clinton as the next President of the United States, or you can have her on the Supreme Court. You decide."

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Do you support a Hillary Clinton nomination for the SCOTUS by President Obama to replace Antonin Scalia?

58 votes Vote Now!

Do you support a Hillary Clinton nomination for the SCOTUS by President Obama to replace Antonin Scalia?

Yes

12 votes

35 votes

Undecided

8 votes

Other (leave in comments)

3 votes

Maddow Declares NH a Tie

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Wednesday February 10, 2016 · 10:13 PM PST

2016/02/10 · 22:13

Had this story come from the mouth of the typical MSM bobblehead, I’d pay it no mind. But Rachel Maddow should, and very likely does, know better.

On tonight’s show, Maddow declared that the Democratic New Hampshire primary actually ended in a tie because in addition to the nine delegates HRC won based on that stellar 38% of the popular vote, six of the Super Delegates have stated their preference for her, so that makes 15 delegates, just like Bernie Sanders won. Two SDs remain uncommitted. Ergo, NH is a tie!

I would encourage those who care about the substantive misrepresentation this presentation creates to contact Rachel Maddow. As we all know, Super Delegates aren’t obligated to vote for any candidate, and can change their minds as often as they want right up until they cast their votes at the convention. And should the voting go more than one round, they can change them again.

A more cynical person might perceive an attempt to promote a narrative that seeks to dampen the historic impact of Bernie Sanders’ victory last night. That seeks to communicate that HRC did something more than win the retired 1%ers demographic. That seeks to suggest that in spite of what people might think when a candidate captures 60% of the vote and then raises well over $5MM as a result in less than 24 hours, he’s still unelectable, and therefore his campaign is, at best, quixotic.

A more cynical person might, but instead, I’ll just note that Rachel’s Twitter handle is @Maddow. Let’s educate her as to how Super Delegates actually work.

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NH was really a tie.

178 votes Vote Now!

NH was really a tie.

Of course it was. The Establishment says so.

51 votes

No. Just no. It doesn't work that way.

118 votes

I can't decide. Let's flip a coin.

9 votes

Maddi's Dolla Makes Me Wanna Holla!

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Wednesday February 10, 2016 · 3:00 PM PST

2016/02/10 · 15:00

But after last night, you're going to have to stand in line to get in.

A couple of days ago, HRC made it clear when speaking to a reporter that she had no idea what the term “going viral” meant. Perhaps this will help her understand: I'm not kidding, Maddi

A woman named Maddi shared the email she says she received from Hillary Clinton online, where the presidential candidate says she is 'not kidding' and asks for a dollar donation

I guess the HRC campaign ran out of staffers to go online and make separate, individual donations of $1 each in a pathetic attempt to juke the stats of the average dollar amount of contributions, so now it’s up to the Maddis of America to counter-balance the take from 32 separate fundraisers Clinton, Inc. will be holding in February alone.

It’s almost like she’s hired The Onion to run her campaign.

Clinton, Inc. Announces February Tour

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Saturday February 06, 2016 · 3:32 PM PST

2016/02/06 · 15:32

Hey America! The Clintons are going on tour this February! Among the hits they'll be singing are "Money (That’s What I Want)”, "If You Have $1,000,000”, and “Take the Money and Run”. Tickets start at $1,000 for GA, with VIP seating available for those forking over six figures or more.

From CNN: Hillary, Bill and Chelsea Clinton stack late February with fundraisers across the country

Manchester, New Hampshire (CNN) — Hillary Clinton, outraised by Bernie Sanders in January and facing a prolonged Democratic primary race against the Vermont senator, is planning an intense family fundraising spree to Democratic strongholds in February that could net millions of dollars.

Hillary, Bill and Chelsea Clinton have 32 fundraisers scheduled this month, according to invitations reviewed by CNN, a considerable investment of time for a presidential candidate who is currently locked in a tight contest with Sanders, a candidate who does most of his fundraising online.

Meanwhile, Bernie Sanders continues to rally the citizens of America who have lost their voices in our political system while raising money (and actually more of it than Clinton, Inc. lately) from millions of small contributions averaging less than $30 each.

America - you can have the candidate whose family business has always been for sale, or you can have the candidate who can't be bought.

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