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[MetalSlimeHunt]

One of the best things about every political season is that there remains a slim but very real possibility that someone talented will make anime fight sequences of the candidates.

[darkrider2]

One of the best things about every political season is that there remains a slim but very real possibility that someone talented will make anime fight sequences of the candidates.

I for one am waiting for the inevitable epic rap battle of history.

[Strife26]

I'm hopeful that it'll be a good one once it comes out. But Trump's already been in one, so that might complicate things.


Also, I took the quiz again and went Bernie - Clinton - Rand for my top three, so I'm apparently a socialist - robot - libertarian in my views.

[smjjames]

Lindsey Graham is ending his campaign later today

I thought he might hold out until Iowa or something.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

Aw yeah, accurate call for 13.

[smjjames]

At least I won't keep getting confused between him and Pataki.

I wonder who is going to drop out next.....

[RedKing]

Well damn. I really thought Graham would hang in there until he got trounced in his home state. Guessing he ran out of cash.

[smjjames]

Well damn. I really thought Graham would hang in there until he got trounced in his home state. Guessing he ran out of cash.

Same here. The article doesn't cite cash as being a reason (if Gilmore can run his campaign on thin fumes, then I guess so could Graham, insofar as Gilmore is even running a campaign), sounded more like he didn't want to have an embarrasing loss in his home state.

How we just need about 6 or 7 more to drop out so that the main stage is at a more acceptable number, though it looks like a bunch of people could get shunted to the undercard depending on how Fox does the main stage cutoff percent.

[mainiac]

Also, I took the quiz again and went Bernie - Clinton - Rand for my top three, so I'm apparently a socialist - robot - libertarian in my views.

Me too.  This despite the fact that I think Rand would probably do even more damage to the country then Trump if he had power.  Sure the man has glimmers of intelligence but it's directed towards destructive ends.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

Rand really weirds me out because while he acts like Ron a lot of the time, occasionally he'll red shift into a religious right dominionist type with jarring speed. I wonder which is the mask, if not both.

[mainiac]

The entries so far:

Graham listed 1st
MetalSlimeHunt:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

The MetalSlimeHunt 2016 GOP Primary Draft List Of Fate And Conclusion
1. Graham  Exited December 21st
2. Pataki
3. Santorum
4. Huckabee
5. Kasich
6. Christie
7. Fiorina
8. Paul
9. Bush
10. Rubio
11. Carson
12. Cruz
13. President Trump, baby!
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=147340.msg6668220#msg6668220

Graham listed 7th
Strife:

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Strife's not totally random list of destiny
Satorum
Bush
Kasich
Christie
Pataki
Fiorina
Graham Exited December 21st
Huckabee
Carson
Paul
Rubio
Trump
Cruz
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=147340.msg6668257#msg6668257

Graham listed 1st
mainiac:

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The Pretentious Killjoy's guide to the 2016 GOP Primary
Rank  Name  Comment or predicted last words:
13) Graham  (is going to drop out on stage tonight) Exited December 21st
12) Pataki  "Him?"
11) Paul  (has better things to do)
10) Kasich  (how is he still on the main stage?  he appears to be running for candidacy of a different party)
9) Huckabee  (enjoying his holiday but probably wants to get back on TV)
Fiorina  "Her?"
7) Christie  "everyone waiting around for the swearing, this is the part that happens."
6) Carson  "so are you saying New Hamshire doesn't like the bible stuff?  what are they muslim?"
5) Bush  "what do you mean I lost New Hamshire?"
4) Santorum  "to be honest I forgot I was running too"
3) Cruz  "who do I blame for this?"
2) Trump  "What do I name my new political party?"
1) Rubio  "I would like to introduce the future vice president of the united states, Nikki Haley"
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=147340.msg6668267#msg6668267

Graham listed 7th
Redking:

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13. Pataki
12. Huckabee
11. Santorum
10. Fiorina
9. Paul
8. Christie
7. Graham (I think Graham stays in until SC just because he's stubborn) Exited December 21st
6. Carson
5. Bush (Bush has the money for a long run, but I think his backers will desert after he fails to win any primaries before March)
4. Kasich
3. Cruz
2. Rubio
1. Trump
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=147340.msg6668293#msg6668293

Graham listed 1st
Wolock:

Spoiler: suspiciously familiar list (click to show/hide)

1- Graham Exited December 21st
2- Pataki
3- Paul
4- Kasich
5- Huckabee
6- Fiorina
7- Carson
8- Santorum
9- Bush
10-Christie
11-Cruz
12-Trump
El Presidente Rubio
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=147340.msg6668325#msg6668325

Graham listed 4th
smjjames:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

1. Santorum
2. Huckabee
3. Pataki
4. Graham (probably won't face the music until he sees his home state reject him) Exited December 21st
5. Bush
6. Kasich
7. Fiorina
8. Paul
9. Carson
10. Christie
11. Trump
12. Cruz
13. Rubio
 http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=147340.msg6668949#msg6668949

Rand really weirds me out because while he acts like Ron a lot of the time, occasionally he'll red shift into a religious right dominionist type with jarring speed. I wonder which is the mask, if not both.

Mask?  He thinks both are good and doesn't believe he needs to make any tradeoffs or compromises between the two.

[RedKing]

The invisible hand of the market *is* the the Hand of Yahweh. Seems legit.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

Certainly it could be, but that's a lot of cognitive dissonance for one person to have. Or it's just alien to me. I can imagine a lot of theoretical apologetics and rationalizations between contradicting beliefs I've never held, but combining libertarian spam with religious supremacism returns zero results despite me having fervently believed both of those at different times.

[smjjames]

*has a random thought about Graham potentially being a VP*

*changes mind because he really doesn't have anything that would fill in a weakness (besides being a veteran) of or acctenuate a strength of any of the top 7 frontrunners. With positions 6 and 7 varying by where you look.*

Although, as one article puts it, he's now in a position to be a 'kingmaker' (why do we even have that term when our revolution was in rejection of a king? heh) for his home state when the SC primary comes up.

[Sheb]

I wonder, when was the last time that one of the party nominated a candidate that had not been a senator or governor?