The 2020 Presidential General Election thread

Discussion in 'The Red Room' started by Order2Chaos, Jun 17, 2020.

  1. MikeH92467

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    Aww you're such a sweetie... :mrsa:
  2. Tuttle

    Tuttle Listen kid, we're all in it together.

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    If the guy Barnes is right that the portion of US population that responds to surveys is down from 50% to 2%, I'd say that 2% is a helluva small sample from which to extrapolate any useful predictors of behavior of the individuals.

    I forget the exact jargon from statistics classes thirty years ago, but it strikes me that if you're missing 98% of a population you're not gaining any meaningful information from such a small subset, however large the "sample size."

    I'd be happy if you could point me to a claim (or "evidence") that more than 2% of US population presently are willing to reply to polling firms as Barnes claims.
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    I'd say you weren't paying attention during class.
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  4. matthunter

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    I'd be happy if Tuttle would show any evidence of cognitive thought , or at least the ability to outwit a slime mold.
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  5. steve2^4

    steve2^4 Aged Meat

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    He's managed to cure Chad's crotch itch.
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  6. MikeH92467

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    The cry of the truly ignorant. "How can they possibly know that?"
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  7. Bailey

    Bailey It's always Christmas Eve Super Moderator

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    It's society that has the racial filter.
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  8. jack

    jack Slave To The Rhythm

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  9. steve2^4

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    They're planning a panty raid?

    The joke's on them. I don't wear any.
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  10. T.R

    T.R Don't Care

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    Damn, that board has even less people posting on it than here.
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  11. garamet

    garamet "The whole world is watching."

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    The True Believers are all atwitter (pun intended) because Dear Leader has supposedly invited former Hunter Biden associate Tony Bobulinski to be in the audience at tonight's debate.

    Not sure what the point is supposed to be. Is the sight of this guy supposed to make Biden crumble? Or is he just there as a service dog to keep Donnie-boy calm[ish]?

    Apparently the True Believers don't understand that the audience is required to remain silent during these debates. If this guy does show up, I hope the cameras are on him to watch for secret signals.

    :jayzus:
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  13. garamet

    garamet "The whole world is watching."

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    Okay, I tried. Made it through almost 40 minutes before I started yelling at the screen. "Mute the bastard! You said you'd mute him. WTF are you waiting for???"

    I'll catch the rest on replay.
  14. Quincunx

    Quincunx anti-anti Staff Member Administrator

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    Trump just referred to Kamala Harris as Joe Biden’s “Vice-President,” not his running mate.

    In his own mind, he’s already lost. :bergman:
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  15. The Original Faceman

    The Original Faceman Lasagna Artist

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    Every time Biden says “Come on!” Take a drink.

    Try it.

    I am very drunk.
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  16. garamet

    garamet "The whole world is watching."

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    It's a placeholder to control the stutter. Couple of times I thought he might be in trouble, but he held it together.

    Okay, deep breath. Off to watch the rest of it...
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  17. The Original Faceman

    The Original Faceman Lasagna Artist

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    Just focus on the moderator. :wub:
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  18. T.R

    T.R Don't Care

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    At least we're having a real debate tonight.
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    shootER Insubordinate...and churlish Administrator

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    He's having a bit of a problem tonight, but he's still doing well.

    And today is International Stuttering Awareness Day.

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  20. garamet

    garamet "The whole world is watching."

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    Missed opportunity: Biden should have pointed out that Walter Reed is the perfect example of socialized medicine and asked Donnie why every American couldn't have the treatment he had. Donnie's head would have exploded.
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  21. Quincunx

    Quincunx anti-anti Staff Member Administrator

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    As a stutterer myself, Biden’s every word is like a high-wire act for me. :shep:
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  22. Tuckerfan

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  23. Tuckerfan

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    7 texts from the Trump campaign today, and I bet that I'll get another one before the night's over.
  24. Elwood

    Elwood I know what I'm about, son.

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    You want to know what started my path down single-payer lane? When I realized a homeless person in the UK has better access to healthcare than the majority of Americans. Let that one percolate a bit in the old noggin. Greatest country in the history of the world, right?
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  25. garamet

    garamet "The whole world is watching."

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    :yes: That's been my battlecry for decades.
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  26. Tuckerfan

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    Yup. I was right.
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  27. garamet

    garamet "The whole world is watching."

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    Want to get rid of them? Reply FUCK OFF. Within 10 seconds you'll get a final text. "You have been officially unsubscribed..."
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  28. shootER

    shootER Insubordinate...and churlish Administrator

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    Maybe that's why I only received one. :blush:

    Though I didn't get the unsubscribed reply. :chris:
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  29. Tuckerfan

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    Nah. I find it amusing to read them. I mean, what kind of idiot falls for, “Friend, President Trump asked me why your name wasn’t on the list of supporters.”?
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  30. shootER

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