jrpa
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Re: Maybe we should just elect Trump president
November 08, 2016 at 09:16 PM UTC
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The other thing is the insane electoral process. RVA has 9 districts. To win today, someone must receive the majority of the vote in 5 of 9. If no one wins 5 of 9, the top two POPULAR vote getters go to a runoff in a few weeks which again is a first to 5 district race.
5 districts are hugely AA and 3 are white and one is a toss-up. Morrissey has 4 districts in the bag, and Berry probably has three. Morrissey is competing with Berry in one and Stoney for another. Realistically, only Morrissey can win tonite but you can get the bizarro scenario where he's left out of a run-off because Berry will run up huge margins in the white districts and Stoney will finish 2nd in every district.
The Stoney and Berry camps are claiming they will win any run-off against Morrissey because his (almost entirely lower-class AA voters) will not show back up for a second election.
It's absolutely wild, and Machavellian, and just filthy as hell.
jrpa
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Re: Maybe we should just elect Trump president
November 08, 2016 at 09:27 PM UTC
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There's a lot more going on then just the saga of Joe Morrissey which is comedy gold. Stoney has run the dumbest campaign ever and basically has done NOTHING to campaign. He thought the Dem nomination would get him the job. Berry is a clown who has been part of every boondoggle (downtown baseball, Redskins training camp) but the whites have rallied around him since therir golden boy Baliles dropped out (even though he asked his supporters to vote Stoney).
It's a mayoral race with 5 major candidates playing in a bizarre district system where no one blinked (until Baliles when it was too late and his supporters had filed absentee ballots) allowing Morrissey to (likely) win. A politics class can also be taught about the pure nature of old fashioned politicking Morrissey is doing. I have never seen any candidate in person out in my neighborhood but him (and I'm not in a Morrissey area). He's went door to door for 9 months meeting people, sending hand written cards to everyone he met and Stoney has sit back on his ass thinking McAuliffe's money was going to get it done.
hutch
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Re: Maybe we should just elect Trump president
November 08, 2016 at 09:58 PM UTC
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I really don't care who the blacks elect in Richmond but I draw the line at dead people voting….you will see they will have votes coming out of Richmond until the wee hours….
jrpa
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Re: Maybe we should just elect Trump president
November 08, 2016 at 09:58 PM UTC
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Donald wrote:
I really don't care who the blacks elect in Richmond but I draw the line at dead people voting….you will see they will have votes coming out of Richmond until the wee hours….
It's easier to dress up the corpses a la Weekend At Bernie's once its dark out.
sweetcell
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Re: Maybe we should just elect Trump president
November 08, 2016 at 10:08 PM UTC
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Julian, wrote:
Anyone doing anything other than planting themselves on the couch from 8p-1a (EST) tonite?
nope.
Sidehatch
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Re: Maybe we should just elect Trump president
November 08, 2016 at 10:12 PM UTC
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Donald wrote:
Now this really ticks me offf… those inside the beltway people in the Socialist Republic of Arlington really turning out… no matter… the rural country bumpkins will power me to victory.. thank god our vote still counts according to how much land we own…if only the 3/5ths compromise was still operational…
https://www.arlnow.com/2016/11/08/heavy-turnout-reported-in-arlington/
zero line in Arl for me…but I went at 2:45
Sidehatch
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Re: Maybe we should just elect Trump president
November 08, 2016 at 10:19 PM UTC
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sweetcell wrote:
Julian, wrote:
Anyone doing anything other than planting themselves on the couch from 8p-1a (EST) tonite?
nope.
anyone have any good ideas for drinking games??
jrpa
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Re: Maybe we should just elect Trump president
November 08, 2016 at 10:21 PM UTC
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I'm wrote:
sweetcell wrote:
Julian, wrote:
Anyone doing anything other than planting themselves on the couch from 8p-1a (EST) tonite?
nope.
anyone have any good ideas for drinking games??
If Trump wins, commit suicide by alcohol poisoning?
Sidehatch
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Re: Maybe we should just elect Trump president
November 08, 2016 at 10:22 PM UTC
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Julian, wrote:
I'm wrote:
sweetcell wrote:
Julian, wrote:
Anyone doing anything other than planting themselves on the couch from 8p-1a (EST) tonite?
nope.
anyone have any good ideas for drinking games??
If Trump wins, commit suicide by alcohol poisoning?
already advised my boss that I'll be showing up to work drunk if it's not final tonight
Sidehatch
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Re: Maybe we should just elect Trump president
November 08, 2016 at 10:37 PM UTC
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was so boring at my polling place
vansmack
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Re: Maybe we should just elect Trump president
November 08, 2016 at 11:05 PM UTC
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I hope they voted first.
Sidehatch
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Re: Maybe we should just elect Trump president
November 08, 2016 at 11:09 PM UTC
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looking like he's not 100% sure she's voting for him

Sidehatch
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Re: Maybe we should just elect Trump president
November 09, 2016 at 01:59 AM UTC
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I'm wrote:
so we should have had a bet on what time do you think they will call it for HRC
what is the earliest they could call it?
Ok…I'm saying it 9:51….they* are going to call it
*credible news outlet
hutch
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Re: Maybe we should just elect Trump president
November 09, 2016 at 02:07 AM UTC
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WHat are you talking about? I am totally kicking ass! IF you are not worried you either aren't paying attention or you got shit for brains…
Sidehatch
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Re: Maybe we should just elect Trump president
November 09, 2016 at 02:11 AM UTC
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…gap is getting smaller quick
although…not looking good in MI
Sidehatch
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Re: Maybe we should just elect Trump president
November 09, 2016 at 02:49 AM UTC
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a real party pooper
kmdobrz
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Re: Maybe we should just elect Trump president
November 09, 2016 at 02:52 AM UTC
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What a fucking nightmare.
Who knew the non college educated white male bloc was so strong?
Yada
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Re: Maybe we should just elect Trump president
November 09, 2016 at 03:11 AM UTC
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Chad wrote:
What a fucking nightmare
Nightmare is an understatement.
http://www.nytimes.com/elections/forecast/president
challenged
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Re: Maybe we should just elect Trump president
November 09, 2016 at 03:38 AM UTC
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still, pretty excited about that japandroids, craig finn show in february though