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Bay12 Presidential Focus Polling 2016

Ted Cruz
- 7 (6.5%)
Rick Santorum
- 16 (14.8%)
Michelle Bachmann
- 13 (12%)
Chris Christie
- 23 (21.3%)
Rand Paul
- 49 (45.4%)

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Sheb

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Re: FJ's American Politics Megathread Two: Celebrating Four Decades of Malaise
« Reply #4380 on: November 11, 2013, 02:40:48 am »

I think we'll see a rehash of the 2012 primary. All the crazies will have their time on the spotight, then Christie will win.
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Re: FJ's American Politics Megathread Two: Celebrating Four Decades of Malaise
« Reply #4381 on: November 11, 2013, 05:32:44 am »

Couldn't democrats pour large amounts of money into the crazies' campaigns, just to make sure the republican candidate has a snowball's chance in hell of winning? How expensive are primaries compaired to the actual presidential campaign?
(Granted, I pitch that idea for each election, and each time there's a good argument against it. I just forgot what it was...)
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Re: FJ's American Politics Megathread Two: Celebrating Four Decades of Malaise
« Reply #4382 on: November 11, 2013, 07:55:34 am »

Couldn't democrats pour large amounts of money into the crazies' campaigns, just to make sure the republican candidate has a snowball's chance in hell of winning? How expensive are primaries compaired to the actual presidential campaign?
(Granted, I pitch that idea for each election, and each time there's a good argument against it. I just forgot what it was...)

They could but it would be stupid because of the possibility of backlash and because what politically active people see as extremism doesn't always matter to elections.  Sometimes it takes hold, sometimes not.
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Re: FJ's American Politics Megathread Two: Celebrating Four Decades of Malaise
« Reply #4384 on: November 11, 2013, 03:43:57 pm »

Aw, no expose of Cruz' secret gay lifestyle? Oh well, I guess we'll have to save that for Santorum.

I see our Generic Communist is beating Cruz with a larger margin than any presidential election in the history of the Union.
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Re: FJ's American Politics Megathread Two: Celebrating Four Decades of Malaise
« Reply #4385 on: November 11, 2013, 03:46:10 pm »

Aw, no expose of Cruz' secret gay lifestyle? Oh well, I guess we'll have to save that for Santorum.

I see our Generic Communist is beating Cruz with a larger margin than any presidential election in the history of the Union.

Was George Washington a deep cover communist? The History Channel reports.
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Re: FJ's American Politics Megathread Two: Celebrating Four Decades of Malaise
« Reply #4386 on: November 11, 2013, 03:47:00 pm »

Aw, no expose of Cruz' secret gay lifestyle? Oh well, I guess we'll have to save that for Santorum.

...i think cruz being secretly gay in the past would only reinforce his status if he shouted something among the likes of "JESUS CURED ME YO"

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Re: FJ's American Politics Megathread Two: Celebrating Four Decades of Malaise
« Reply #4387 on: November 11, 2013, 03:48:40 pm »

Wait a minute. Wasn't Cruz born in Canada?

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How can he be your president if he was born here? I.E. Not on American soil?
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Re: FJ's American Politics Megathread Two: Celebrating Four Decades of Malaise
« Reply #4388 on: November 11, 2013, 03:51:56 pm »

Wait a minute. Wasn't Cruz born in Canada?

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How can he be your president if he was born here? I.E. Not on American soil?

Cruz's mother is American, while his father is Cuban. American citizenship can be passed down through parentage without the child having been born on US soil, thus making them a natural-born citizen and eligible for the Presidency.

Yes, I know, this requires Barack Obama not to have had an American mother for the birthers to have a point even if he had been born in Kenya. Don't think about this too hard.
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@Footjob, you can microwave most grains I've tried pretty easily through the microwave, even if they aren't packaged for it.

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Re: FJ's American Politics Megathread Two: Celebrating Four Decades of Malaise
« Reply #4389 on: November 11, 2013, 03:52:43 pm »

Wasn't Obama born in Hawaii though? >___>
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Re: FJ's American Politics Megathread Two: Celebrating Four Decades of Malaise
« Reply #4390 on: November 11, 2013, 03:53:51 pm »

Wasn't Obama born in Hawaii though? >___>

butbutbutbutbutbutSCARY BROWN PEOPLE
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Re: FJ's American Politics Megathread Two: Celebrating Four Decades of Malaise
« Reply #4391 on: November 11, 2013, 03:56:40 pm »

Wasn't Obama born in Hawaii though? >___>

butbutbutbutbutbutSCARY BROWN PEOPLE

THE KINGDOM OF HAWAII WILL RISE AGAAAAAAAAIN

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Re: FJ's American Politics Megathread Two: Celebrating Four Decades of Malaise
« Reply #4392 on: November 11, 2013, 03:57:03 pm »

Wasn't Obama born in Hawaii though? >___>

butbutbutbutbutbutSCARY BROWN PEOPLE
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Re: FJ's American Politics Megathread Two: Celebrating Four Decades of Malaise
« Reply #4393 on: November 11, 2013, 03:59:22 pm »

Full disclosure, I keep reading that as kawaii.
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Re: FJ's American Politics Megathread Two: Celebrating Four Decades of Malaise
« Reply #4394 on: November 11, 2013, 04:01:37 pm »

can we start the kingdom of kawaii now

i don't even mean to actually run it just to watch the reactions of the world to its existence

oh the hilarity
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