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    I walked for two campaigns in 2018. I was never threatened with anything approaching violence. My interactions with Republicans was usually polite and short. Here are some of the more interesting things I heard. "My wife and I are big Cruz supporters but both of our daughters are Democrats and are probably doing the same thing you are. That's cool. Good luck!" "We're both Republican but I'm voting Beto because I don't like Cruz. My wife is asleep right now and I don't want her to hear this, so you best be on your way. No, don't take my phone number." "I'm a Republican but enough is enough. Blue wave, baby!" The most shit I got was from a frazzled Democrat who was pissed that Beto seemed to be going easy on Ted and not flooding the tubes with attack ads. She told me I was wasting my time and wanted me to take her off all mailing and call lists. I didn't.
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    I agree. Trump's appearances really do have a net positive outcome for Republicans, but all it amounts to is just a partial negation of the heavy Dem lean. Replace Trump with some other Republican and there wouldn't be a post-rally R voter spike, but there also wouldn't be the need to hold rallies in the first place. Republicans should be thankful he at least has the self awareness to try to clean up his own goddamn mess.
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    At Texas? Aim higher. Wilcox still has lots to prove at Cal, such as if he is capable of recruiting at an average level. The team has no depth. The drop-off between the starters and their backups is massive. This has historically been the case. Wilcox will be the next victim unless he can consistently improve recruiting.
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    Nice quarter, Garbers. See you next season...
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    I haven't had much (good) cajun food, I'll admit, but what I've had was waaaaay too salty.
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    Seriously. The presidential race should play second fiddle in TX in 2020. Flipping the TX State House is doable, would be fantastic, and should be priority #1 for all Texas Democrats and liberal/progressive voters. Lots of people will be out canvassing and phone banking for the eventual Dem presidential nominee. My real hope is that all of them also put forth their time and energy into the campaign of at least one Dem candidate down ballot.
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    All of this. It is beyond an underachievement for Tulsi to be polling at or below 3% despite occupying a lane all to herself. The high stakes of removing Trump have driven normally sane democratic voters out of their goddamned minds. I know because I am one of them sometimes. Oh yes it is. If it wasn't for her, this thread wouldn't exist and instead the Tulsi thread on page 3 would have been bumped once or twice after the debate and then sent back to page 3.
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    I bumped this thread from page 4. Tells you all you need to know about the league this season. 1) Oregon - Indisputable 2) Utah - Current leader in the South 3) USC - Helton keeps his job at this rate 4) ASU - They seem good, just young 5) Washington - Three conference losses? Maybe fifth place is generous... 6) WSU - Too much love early, too much hate late 7) UCLA - Streak-breaking wins are worth extra in this ranking 8 ) Arizona - Respectable season if Tate stays healthy 9) Stanford - I don't think it's just injuries... 10) OSU - Beavers have bottomed out and are turning the corner 11) Colorado - Depth, or lack thereof, rears its ugly head in nasty 3-week bender 12) Cal - See #11
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    Congrats, Bruins. This is a wonderful reminder that all streaks end. Eventually. I get you, but that campus isn't exactly a fish out of water in the South Bay. Santa Clara County has the whole So Cal enclave feel to it. Not cool. We enjoyed our visit to Austin.
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    Tulsi flopped in the last debate and she was likely on her way to being an afterthought in the primary. Instead, fucking Hillary has given her ammunition for her next 20 Fox News appearances. Not that anyone who watches Fox News matters in the Democratic primary, but there goes any chance of Tulsi going away quietly. With that said, she isn't a Russian agent. Any American supporting a draw down of our global military engagement is naturally going to align with the interests of any of our adversaries. The Russians are actively supporting her because Republicans have ensured that they can, rather than because she asked them. She IS an attention whore, a trait she shares with Hillary.
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    Do I detect sarcasm? 3% in the polls isn't far at all.
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    No shit. I missed most of the debate but trying to get some insight from the post-debate commentary. Whoops.
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    Lock her up!
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    Let's break this down. Who is a non-potential Democratic primary voter? Most of them are Republicans or R leaners. She was never ever going to get their vote. If a poll sifts through the "independents" by asking one's lean, as Q-pac seems to do, a very few number of true independents remain. Here's a clue: the Q-pac poll has her 6 points above water among "indies" in general. Throwing out the leaners, she is probably above water among the true indies as well. There's also this. Republicans aren't going to vote for Biden either. Cool.
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    Wow. Lost track of him ever since he left college. It's fitting that wears the silver and black. He was a beast at ASU and always good for one PF per game. If they called targeting back then, he wouldn't have gotten much playing time.
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    I'm guessing he was candid and tough to his team after UCLA dropped 50 on him in a single half. Lots of good that did. When your team gets tripled up, chances are high that there was a coaching mismatch in addition to personnel mismatches or issues in motivation.
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    1) Oregon 2) Washington - One could easily argue for #1. 3) Utah - Move back into position as #1 in the south, this time with an offense to show for it 4) Colorado 5) USC - They need to heal up before they take on the Domers 6) ASU - Solid road win. They are a good, talented team on the upswing 7) Cal - They will (only) go as far as their depth takes them 8 ) WSU - Two losses in a row. Maybe Leach is right... 9) Stanford - Unimpressive last-minute win at home 10) Arizona - See #9 11) UCLA - A bad team with proven upset potential. Host the Beavs in next week's pillow fight. 12) OSU - Blew their best shot at a win for the rest of the year...
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    Tuscon has the most home field advantage of any location in the Pac 12. Yes, even more than Eugene and Pullman. Good teams have lost to shitty ass Arizona teams there historically. UCLA wins this by two scores on a neutral field.
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    They are also uncharacteristically bad on the lines. That's usually their strength.
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    They've seemed to always have some Heisman runner-up on the team. Love, McCaffrey, etc. Not this year.
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    God dammit...
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    Christian is no Alex
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    And that is one banged-up O line, unless they got those guys back tonight.

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