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Chuckie Finster

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  1. Especially with the knowledge AT THE TIME that we were choosing him over Jordan Davis and Kyle Hamilton. This isn't some hindsight stuff, it was highly questionable at the time.
  2. I could probably make a case that the young white male "Rogan" crowd has increased over the last few years, but 1) that's probably the least reliable demographic (when it comes to accomplishing anything, not just voting) in the country and 2) no way it more than offsets stories like the one you present.
  3. Anthony Jeselnik has a comedy style that many people would compare to that Hinchcliffe guy, however he does a good job here IMO of explaining the difference between edgy comedy and trolling.
  4. This sent me down a rabbit hole, indulge me for a second. In 2020, there were ten Senate races decided by 10 points or less: Arizona, Colorado, Georgia*, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Carolina, and Texas. Trump underperformed the Senate candidate in 8 of the 10 races. In Arizona, he overperformed by 2.1% points and in Iowa he overperformed by 1.6%. There is zero historical evidence, none, to show Trump is capable of consistently running ahead of a competitive Senate race - let alone by the 5+ points that we are seeing in some of these polls.
  5. The funny thing about the polls across the board this year is that they generally, logically make sense … except for the Presidential race. It seems fairly obvious at this point that in order to avoid a third straight MAGA underestimation, there is a Trump-specific correction being applied to that race that is not being applied to the rest by the pollsters.
  6. Considering it is widely believed that Obama’s roast began Trump’s political career, it would be incredibly fitting if a roast comic ended it.
  7. So it took a while but it’s unmistakably clear now: way, WAY more Trump signage in Katy now than in 2020.
  8. Comedians who whine about cancel culture always will say something like “don’t come to the place where we tell jokes if you cannot handle jokes” (which I absolutely agree with!) The implication, of course, is that they recognize that the things they say are not acceptable in all situations. A political rally, for example, would be at the top of that list. He won’t be, but this dude needs to be ruined.
  9. JD Vance is the epitome of everything Republican voters said they hated about politicians in 2016 when they supported Trump.
  10. The ceiling for a team led by Reed is much, much lower than Weigman when teams prepare for him.
  11. Says the man still on the fence about Trump’s position on Ukraine.
  12. Live look at Russia vs all your friends and family because you treated this vote like a reality show.
  13. I think you’re confusing confidence and optimism. I’d call this forum optimistic for Kamala’s chances, not confident. Eight years ago was very different. The national media was basically already crowning Hillary, while downballot Democrats were trying to sound the alarm and the MAGA enthusiasm was obviously through the roof. No idea what this year will bring, but the narrative is currently favoring Trump yet no Democrats are publicly sounding the alarm, Kamala is drawing 30k on a Friday night, and Republicans are claiming that electoral college electors should be awarded prior to counting votes. Again, I’m not CONFIDENT in her chances, but there are a lot of things that would make a Kamala win look obvious in hindsight.
  14. There would be numerous posters on this very board claiming that this is a fine, logical, legal idea and our Trump Derangement Syndrome/hatred for America prevents us from seeing that.
  15. I know we are so far beyond stuff like this, but it reminded me that Trump thought a reasonable exaggeration for the crowd outside his McDonalds stunt was TWENTY-NINE THOUSAND, aka the same size as the Kamala rally last night. I can’t believe we are this close to putting a man that stupid back in office.
  16. To be clear, I hate Trump BECAUSE I love this country.
  17. Once you sober up, we’re patiently waiting for some responses in the [special] thread.
  18. Look man, I wasn’t trying to be snarky. The biggest frustration many of us have with Trump has nothing to do with the man himself, it has to do with what he has done to the people we love most in this world. Over the last eight years, I’ve seen many of my closest family and friends start supporting causes that would have seemed unfathomable to them before 2016, all in the name of politics. That “red line” seems non-existent to many folks, so I was just curious if this would be one for you or just another excuse to move the goalposts.
  19. If you are wrong, and to be clear I very much hope you are not, what will that do to your relationship with Donald Trump and the Republican Party?
  20. I appreciate the honest response, although it strikes me as wishful thinking at best… dangerous negligence at worst. Honestly, can you cite any instances where Trump has shown the ability to stand up to Putin? My observations of him over the last 8 years resemble someone who idolizes the leader of Russia, not someone willing to tell him to stop.
  21. (he doesn’t realize that it’s about his team)
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