Politics Thread

[Juice]

Most democracies do what they can to make voting (for all their citizens) as easy as possible.
Primarily by having a voting holiday, or weekend voting.
Mailing in ballots seems prudent during a pandemic, as an addition to in person voting.
To openly state you'll block funding because it might help mail in voting seems to be the antithesis of democracy to me.
I'm just saddened that we have a president with this sort of approach to a fundamental part of our government.

To openly continue to support mail in voting in spite of evidence in New York and Virginia is also the antithesis of democracy.

[Mrs. Garrett]

When even my dad says he's not voting Republican this time around you know Trump's goose is cooked with out large scale voter suppression.

[Xville]

When even my dad says he's not voting Republican this time around you know Trump's goose is cooked with out large scale voter suppression.

This will be the first time I will not be voting in a presidential election and though I dont think I'm in the majority of the people who regularly vote, I do believe many will also refuse to choose between a narcissist and a senile old man.

[Mrs. Garrett]

This will be the first time I will not be voting in a presidential election and though I dont think I'm in the majority of the people who regularly vote, I do believe many will also refuse to choose between a narcissist and a senile old man.

My dad also said he is not voting or will not vote for Biden either.

[X-man]

My dad also said he is not voting or will not vote for Biden either.

My son is a Bernie bro'. He only did the undervote in 2016 because he was so pissed at the DNC for screwing Bernie. Most of his friends felt and did the same according to him. This year he felt the same way, and planned to vote the same way again, until Trump sent his storm troopers into Portland. At that point, he decided that Trump is an existential threat to our democracy, and so he will vote for Biden. He tells me all his Bernie bro' friends feel the same way. Interesting how the pendulum moves.

[GoMuskies]

Weird that Portland was their breaking point. Honestly, nothing that has happened in Portland would push me towards wanting MORE Democrats in power, but opinions obviously vary.

UAE and Israel agreeing to normalize relations today seems like a good thing. Granted, a Muslim country where one is free to get sloshed in broad daylight in public SHOULDN'T be the most difficult one to get along with, but progress is progress.

[boozehound]

This will be the first time I will not be voting in a presidential election and though I dont think I'm in the majority of the people who regularly vote, I do believe many will also refuse to choose between a narcissist and a senile old man.

Which I think favors Biden, who has had the luxury of laying pretty low for a while. Trump's deep personality flaws and lack of ability to effectively run the country have been on full display for a while now. I still think Trump could dramatically swing the odds in his favor, but he won't have the discipline to do it. He'll just keep throwing rallies for his base because they make him feel good.

If Biden wins Trump will call the election rigged, but I think he ultimately will leave the White House (albeit in a blaze of sour grapes). I still don't think Trump actually wants to be President. He loves the blind adulation of his fan base, but not the actual job. If he loses he can just dismiss his loss as being the byproduct of some sort of system rigged against him and move on.

Unfortunately I think even that will be destructive to our Democracy, but not nearly as destructive as his attempting to refuse to accept the results.

[boozehound]

Weird that Portland was their breaking point. Honestly, nothing that has happened in Portland would push me towards wanting MORE Democrats in power, but opinions obviously vary.

UAE and Israel agreeing to normalize relations today seems like a good thing. Granted, a Muslim country where one is free to get sloshed in broad daylight in public SHOULDN'T be the most difficult one to get along with, but progress is progress.

You're probably not a Bernie Bro though.

[GoMuskies]

You're probably not a Bernie Bro though.

Fair point. If that's the crowd those guys support, I've just added like 100% more respect for the DNC for snubbing them. (That means not much TIMES TWO!!!)

[Xville]

My son is a Bernie bro'. He only did the undervote in 2016 because he was so pissed at the DNC for screwing Bernie. Most of his friends felt and did the same according to him. This year he felt the same way, and planned to vote the same way again, until Trump sent his storm troopers into Portland. At that point, he decided that Trump is an existential threat to our democracy, and so he will vote for Biden. He tells me all his Bernie bro' friends feel the same way. Interesting how the pendulum moves.

We now live in a world where some people think that controlling riots, looting and destroying city property is a bad thing. Crazy effing world we live in.