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    • apba1166A
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      U.S.Politics:
      Always keep in mind…you have to be registered to vote, and in most states registered w/a party to vote in the primary.
      About 62% of adults 18+ are registered--some think many less because of all the people completely out of the system. Of those about 25-30% are registered as Independents, and only between 17% and 35% vote in primaries.
      So in a low turnout primary election you might only have 20% of 46%  or 10 percent of adults voting, or 4% voting for the R and 6% of adults voting for the D (since in most places registered D's outnumber registered R's).

      So the rhetoric...is aimed at those folks, many of whom have decided well ahead of time on the real issues or policy preferences or personal issues etc no matter their candidate says, and they understand that the real target is a fragment of those people left undecided, dumb enough not to know what to think about anything, and so the stuff you hear is aimed at them for the most part: certainly the TV spots. The debate junk used to be aimed only at press, since before the R-Trump-Debate Broadcast Industry came into being three months ago, no one watched them, and it only mattered what the press reported.

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      • madmondayM
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        @TrickHell  I've said numerous times I think you are a smart person & admire your work ethic & drive.

        reading back I tried to get to what prompted your post & I can't see it.

        That's all I got

        head high, middle finger higher

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        • apba1166A
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          One of his @TrickHell points is that it matters who votes. When the large percentage of the vote is people over 65 or a small percent is people 18-25, and an even smaller percent is people 25-34….the people pander to the priorities of the voters rather than being accountable to the good of the whole.

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          • 4c4
            4c
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            Indeed. Vote; Democracy for the win!

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            • GraemeG
              Graeme
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              Look on the bright side, at least the US presidential race is ripe for satire. For example.

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              • Black OrchidB
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                ^^ made me chuckle this morning, thank you @Graeme

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                • organisysO
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                  I wish i could laugh about it. He will be a puppet.

                  Pride of Japan :-)

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                  • GilesG
                    Giles
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                    @organisys:

                    I wish i could laugh about it. He is a muppet.

                    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                    • 4c4
                      4c
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                      Still one of the best and most honest quotes of the presidential race.
                      Cue Drumpf clip….


                      Sure it is partly taken out of context, but who cares.

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                      • FinksterF
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                        • ROmanR
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                          • FinksterF
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                            ^ full agreement  😉

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                              So close…

                              Bourbon: because living in Kentucky just makes you want to drink

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                              • elclintorE
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                                Hey you guys! I'm going to the circus! It's gonna be yuuuuuge!!

                                But for real… I can't miss the people watching event of the decade..

                                Geo

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                                • BloodnThunderB
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                                  ^ this sounds like such a painful experience…..  Don't get me wrong, I would say the exact same thing regardless of which candidate the tickets were for.

                                  IG: Shadesofindig0

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                                  • 501IH5
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                                    Oh, l do go further than that, to me it seems an extreme act of masochism to attend a campaign event of that raving maniac. I take it from the intro that you have no intention to vote for the buffoon @elclintor, but please tell me you didn't pay any money to obtain tickets for this sham?

                                    Keep your jeans on–-and let nothing come in between you and the denim !

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                                    • elclintorE
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                                      Tickets were free. Part of me wants to see how easy it would be to get kicked out. The other part of me is genuinely curious about the people that support this wacko, and it seems like a good event to observe the worst of human society.

                                      Please don't think for a moment that I would support this turd.

                                      Geo

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                                      • AetasA
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                                        @elclintor:

                                        ….......
                                        Please don't think for a moment that I would support this turd.

                                        For a moment always passed …..... and now interested in your observations. @elclintor

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                                          sabergirl
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                                          Man, I would wanna be as far away from there as possible. Bless your heart.

                                          Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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                                          • DougNgD
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                                            Ok ok

                                            Let's reel in the political chatter please

                                            I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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