U.S. presidential election 2016 (official thread)

[saxitoxin]

The SEIU Executive Board has just voted to endorse Clinton. With SEIU's 2 million members that now means Clinton has endorsements from unions representing 2/3s of unionized workers with most of the remaining 1/3 yet to endorse (except for the 300,000 combined member postal workers and California nurses [the latter who famously endorsed Nader over Gore] who have gone to Sanders).

[saxitoxin]

Carson's Own Advisers "Terrified That He Might Be Elected President"

One of Ben Carson's foreign policy advisers is claiming that the retired-neurosurgeon-turned-presidential-candidate has been unable to process "one iota of intelligent information about the Middle East".

According to a New York Times report, Duane R Clarridge - a retired Central Intelligence Agency official who has been coaching Mr Carson on international affairs for several years - has been frustrated with Mr Carson's inability to comprehend the intricacies of national security despite regular briefings from experts.

New York Magazine's Jonathan Chait quips that Mr Carson's "advisers now appear genuinely terrified that he might be elected president and are doing everything in their power to stop it."

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-34851495

[thegreekdog]

WHERE IS THE LIBERTARIAN OPTION?!?!?! I DEMAND A LIBERTARIAN OPTION!!!

[The Bison King]

WHERE IS THE LIBERTARIAN OPTION?!?!?! I DEMAND A LIBERTARIAN OPTION!!!

I think Rand Paul is as good as you're gonna get this go 'round.

[Metsfanmax]

Gary Johnson?

[thegreekdog]

Gary Johnson?

I honestly don't know. Sigh.

[notyou2]

BERNIE WINS!!!!!!!!!!



GO BERNIIE!!1111

[saxitoxin]

NFL logos redesigned as Donald Trump -

http://uproxx.com/sports/donald-trump-nfl-logos/7/

[KoolBak]

12 Republican votes, 9 Democrat...this surprises me.

[saxitoxin]

THIS IS THE LAST CONQUER CLUB POLL BEFORE THE IOWA CAUCUSES!!!

[Symmetry]

12 Republican votes, 9 Democrat...this surprises me.

I guess the repubs are too divided. Must be tough, deciding who to hate more.

[saxitoxin]

Orrin Hatch is the designated survivor for tonight's final State of the Union address ...

Hours before President Barack Obama embarked on the short drive down Pennsylvania Avenue to deliver the final State of the Union address of his presidency, news emerged from the Hill about preparations for the unimaginable. Specifically, word got out that Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) would be “designated survivor” for Tuesday evening’s festivities.

To be a designated survivor is a macabre honor. You’re one of the people who have to watch the State of the Union from somewhere far away, in case -- God forbid -- some unspeakable tragedy happens in the House chamber.

Under the doomsday hypothetical in which the House chamber is blown up Tuesday night -- taking the lives of Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, the Cabinet, and Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) -- Hatch would be in line for the presidency as president pro tempore of the Senate.

So, yes, there is a God-awful, horrifying, truly saddening set of circumstances that could lead to an 81-year-old Utah Republican taking over the Oval Office in the next few hours.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/sta ... bb4bad0ddf

[saxitoxin]

W
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[Bernie Sanders]

12 Republican votes, 9 Democrat...this surprises me.

This poll is fucked up.

There should be separate polls for each political party.

Guess Saxi, is only familiar with how 1 party systems run in countries like China, North Korea and Russia.

[morleyjoe]

You can see who wins the presidency here:

viewtopic.php?f=90&t=216592

[saxitoxin]

Trump made the Lord High Executioner's list in the English National Opera's staging of The Mikado!

[saxitoxin]

Cruz and Clinton win -

[Bernie Sanders]

Cruz and Clinton win -

This video is quite disturbing.

Cruz is the declared winner.

Still too close to call for the Democratic side. Right now it's Clinton 49.8, Sanders 49.6

Clinton Campaign declared themselves winners a little over an hour ago and all the media are calling it to close to call. 5% of the votes left to count.

[casper]

Cruz. lol he looked like a televangelist at his victory speech. So ridiculous.

Go Bernie! Check him out. He's quick for his age and first to rush to help. https://vine.co/v/iJgwjAgrrQK

And Sticker Kid is the best!!

[saxitoxin]

Cruz. lol he looked like a televangelist at his victory speech. So ridiculous.

Go Bernie! Check him out. He's quick for his age and first to rush to help. https://vine.co/v/iJgwjAgrrQK

Big deal! Barack Obama spontaneously rescued no fewer than 13 people who spontaneously fainted at his spontaneous rallies in 2008!

[Metsfanmax]

Cruz. lol he looked like a televangelist at his victory speech. So ridiculous.

Go Bernie! Check him out. He's quick for his age and first to rush to help. https://vine.co/v/iJgwjAgrrQK

Big deal! Barack Obama spontaneously rescued no fewer than 13 people who spontaneously fainted at his spontaneous rallies in 2008!

Are you suggesting that the fainters were planted?

[saxitoxin]

Traffic pile-up at today's GOP presidential debate after Ben Carson got nervous and didn't want to come out on stage. At :30 a stage hand tried to wave him on but he said he didn't want to go. After a bit, Donald Trump came out to try to get Carson to move. Finally, the moderator said "Dr Carson - please come out on the stage!" and they were able to coax him out onto the stage. Carson then started to come out of his shell and asked if he could introduce John Kasich instead of the moderators. But they wouldn't let him.

[Bernie Sanders]

Traffic pile-up at today's GOP presidential debate after Ben Carson got nervous and didn't want to come out on stage. At :30 a stage hand tried to wave him on but he said he didn't want to go. After a bit, Donald Trump came out to try to get Carson to move. Finally, the moderator said "Dr Carson - please come out on the stage!" and they were able to coax him out onto the stage. Carson then started to come out of his shell and asked if he could introduce John Kasich instead of the moderators. But they wouldn't let him.

These Republicans are silly, petty and bat shit crazy.

[saxitoxin]

Delegate Count after N.H.

Clinton - 394
Sanders - 42

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/ff373be0 ... rimary-day

Clinton's now 15% of the way to the Democratic nomination.

[mrswdk]

How does that work? I thought Sanders just slaughtered Clinton in the second round?