Talk Elections

Who the hell are these people?

Birthers, of course.  Ones who are disappointed that the other crop of potentials haven't been delivering the crazy enough for their liking.


Incidentally, I met somebody who works as a concierge at the Trump International in LV last week.  I asked what the general feeling was among the staff there towards his candidacy, and she literally laughed in my face.

But then that's how he's viewed across the whole city.  He was forbidden from building anything on the Strip, and also barred from getting a gambling license, so instead he built his golden eyesore (http://tinyurl.com/qytxxw) of a hotel (no casino of course) a hundred yards away.

Yes, a friend of mine who actually joined this forum (https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?action=profile;u=7289).

However, it is comforting because he says that Trump is just insurance in the case that Daniels does not run.

Several, in the sense that they would vote for him if he got the nomination. I only know one person who is going vote for him in the primary.

My dad

Oh, and the friend's dad.

Why doesn't this guy post?

No, but I know Palinistas.

I assume he will soon. He only joined today.

The beltway term for those supporting Trump is "low-information voters" who arent really paying that much attention but have heard of him and like some of the simple things he says like how he can solve the gas prices thing with a phone call to OPEC and taking over some oil fields...because it really is that simple!

My mom

Sadly, yes.

So angry populists basically, our so called swing voters who know nothing about politics.

I don't know of anyone yet but I could think of one or two people who might.

Me and about 7 other people might vote for trump

Several of my young liberal co-workers mentioned him the other day and said they would vote for him against Barack Obama.

Let's hope he doesn't win the primary then...

Where do you work?

A restaurant. I should add, a friend of mine also posted something pro-Trump as her Facebook status. It was something to the effect of, "Having trouble finding work...Donald Trump you can't come soon enough".

They're obviously not political at all, rather than simply "liberal".  Nobody with an understanding of politics seriously considers Trump a legitimate potential President.

But then by calling anyone a "young liberal", I assume you mean that they listen to music by "the Justin Bieber" and "Ke-dollar-sign-ha", and "text" each other on "cellular telephones".

I would assume so, Joe.

My mom supports Palin, Trump, Bachmann and Allen West.

She's got the entire All-star team in her lineup then doesn't she.

All of my Republican friends think he's a joke.

I hate all 3 accept for West (Im his forum fanboy, shook his hand again last night)....Trump, Bachman, and Palin are jokes. But West has potential, and shouldnt waste it.

myself

The one's that i Know are all lib's/Democrats... it is strange out here...

Hi, Kyle.

No, he's a friend of mine. I'm sorry I introduced him to this place.

No one I know after his F-bomb laced rant.

Is your friend twelve years old?  Regardless, he's about to get IP banned.

He's my same age, 13.

It shows.  You're mature for your age; he's clearly in the early stages of adolescence.

You're REALLY mature for your age ;)

He has an interest in politics as I do...I genuinely thought he would take this site seriously. I guess I was severely mistaken.

Wowwww....

I'm sorry, what?

Yes, it's largely low information voters, but it's a particular subset of low information voters.  Not exactly "the far right", as some have suggested.  More of a fusion between the more populist/xenophobic elements of the "center" (so to speak)--the type who might have once voted for Ross Perot--with elements of "the far right".  I mean, Trump recently blasted Paul Ryan for his Medicare cuts and has proposed imposing 25% tariffs on goods from China, so he's not exactly championing free market capitalism.

I was referring to Feeble. I didn't know he was only 13.

It's pretty obvious. He certainly isn't mature for his age. I do hope I wasn't this annoying when I was 13, although I probably was.

What year was that?  '07?  '08?  We were pretty bad then.

Late '07 and '08. We were the worst.

I could barely string a sentence together much less post something on policy. I guess all pre-teens suck.

Disaffected voters shut of from the process.