US Midterm Election 2018 Megathread- It's Kavanaugh

[The Black Forrest]

Savior? From what?

Healthcare? Education?

And the 47%

[Arlenton]

Healthcare? Education?

And the 47%

^^^^^^^^^^^

Yes! Haha

[Arlenton]

I haven't been so freaking excited for a candidate since Jeb Bush announced!

[Genivaria]

I just realized that that is Mitt Romney and not Rick Perry.
Silly me.

[Petrasylvania]

Healthcare? Education?

And the 47%

Caffeine. Don't forget caffeine.

[Petrasylvania]

I just realized that that is Mitt Romney and not Rick Perry.
Silly me.

Say it with me.

Oops?

[The Black Forrest]

I haven't been so freaking excited for a candidate since Jeb Bush announced!

Really? Why? He is a moron born with a platinum spoon.

Now his old man? I would support someone like him.

[Arlenton]

I haven't been so freaking excited for a candidate since Jeb Bush announced!

Really? Why? He is a moron born with a platinum spoon.

Now his old man? I would support someone like him.

What's wrong with a Mormon born with a platinum spoon?

I think he'll be a positive influence on the party, in addition to his policy stances. I like to see Republicans call out Trump when he says/does dumb stuff, but who still support his more "Republican" actions.

[Arlenton]

I haven't been so freaking excited for a candidate since Jeb Bush announced!

Really? Why? He is a moron born with a platinum spoon.

Now his old man? I would support someone like him.

And I still really wish he'd of won in 2012.

[Freezic Vast]

Really? Why? He is a moron born with a platinum spoon.

Now his old man? I would support someone like him.

And I still really wish he'd of won in 2012.

You me, and the 47% of people who voted for him in 2012.

[Arlenton]

And I still really wish he'd of won in 2012.

You me, and the 47% of people who voted for him in 2012.

"The Cold War is over. Mitt needs to come to the 21st century. No need to worry about Russia! And binders full of women!?! That's so sexist! No way a presidential candidate can get more sexist than that!"




We have failed. We must suffer for our ignorance. We deserve Trump.

[San Lumen]

I haven't been so freaking excited for a candidate since Jeb Bush announced!

Really? Why? He is a moron born with a platinum spoon.

Now his old man? I would support someone like him.

I would gladly vote for him for if I lived in Utah.

[Genivaria]

Really? Why? He is a moron born with a platinum spoon.

Now his old man? I would support someone like him.

What's wrong with a Mormon born with a platinum spoon?

I think he'll be a positive influence on the party, in addition to his policy stances. I like to see Republicans call out Trump when he says/does dumb stuff, but who still support his more "Republican" actions.

Friendly reminder.

[Arlenton]

What's wrong with a Mormon born with a platinum spoon?

I think he'll be a positive influence on the party, in addition to his policy stances. I like to see Republicans call out Trump when he says/does dumb stuff, but who still support his more "Republican" actions.

Friendly reminder.

LMAO #never4get

[Jerzylvania]

Healthcare? Education?

And the 47%

Yet Donnie only needed 46.6%. Landslide!

[Major-Tom]

Really? Why? He is a moron born with a platinum spoon.

Now his old man? I would support someone like him.

What's wrong with a Mormon born with a platinum spoon?

I think he'll be a positive influence on the party, in addition to his policy stances. I like to see Republicans call out Trump when he says/does dumb stuff, but who still support his more "Republican" actions.

Eh, he'll be better than Hatch in the Senate by a small amount. That's about all I can say, overall, there isn't anything special about him at all. Average to mediocre governor who ran a poor Presidential campaign who is now returning to Utah because he wants political office and status back.

[Frahlind]

I haven't been so freaking excited for a candidate since Jeb Bush announced!

Please clap.

[San Lumen]

What's wrong with a Mormon born with a platinum spoon?

I think he'll be a positive influence on the party, in addition to his policy stances. I like to see Republicans call out Trump when he says/does dumb stuff, but who still support his more "Republican" actions.

Eh, he'll be better than Hatch in the Senate by a small amount. That's about all I can say, overall, there isn't anything special about him at all. Average to mediocre governor who ran a poor Presidential campaign who is now returning to Utah because he wants political office and status back.

He'd be better than almost all the current incumbent Republicans

[Major-Tom]

Eh, he'll be better than Hatch in the Senate by a small amount. That's about all I can say, overall, there isn't anything special about him at all. Average to mediocre governor who ran a poor Presidential campaign who is now returning to Utah because he wants political office and status back.

He'd be better than almost all the current incumbent Republicans

Is that really saying much?

[Thuzbekistan]

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/key-races-control-house-democrats-take-slight-edge-2018-n832806

Things are looking good for the Democrats going into next year. I hope the momentum can be sustained. Strong candidates and turnout are key.

Strong candidates would make me vote blue 2020. Weak candidates like Hillary need to just get out of the way.

[Thermodolia]

You me, and the 47% of people who voted for him in 2012.

"The Cold War is over. Mitt needs to come to the 21st century. No need to worry about Russia! And binders full of women!?! That's so sexist! No way a presidential candidate can get more sexist than that!"




We have failed. We must suffer for our ignorance. We deserve Trump.

Romney would have been a bit better. Though in the end he probably would have been a one term president and lost to someone like Hillary. *shudders*

[Hakons]

Conservatives, who I assume you're talking about, are more charitable than the average person, but I guess it's selfish to want the government to seize a smaller percentage of your property.

You got statistics on that by chance? I'm actually curious.

There's a neat site here that gives a breakdown of U.S. philanthropy.

Cool findings:
America has increased its per capita giving almost every year.
Almost three-fourths of charity is given by individuals, not companies or organizations.
Religious people give more to secular causes than secular people.
Conservatives give 30% more to charity, but most charities are administrated by liberals.
Mississippi, one of the poorest areas in the nation, gives the second most charity (by gross income) (behind Utah).
Americans give 43.9 b. to foreign nations. Britain is the next closest at 4.9 b.
The U.S. gives 1.44% of its GDP to philanthropy. The next closest is Canada at 0.77%.

Conservatives, who I assume you're talking about, are more charitable than the average person, but I guess it's selfish to want the government to seize a smaller percentage of your property.

Church donations put a finger on that scale a bit, which while likely (only saying likely because I’m not looking things up right now) the bulk of that still goes to needy people, it also goes to evangelical efforts including when they’re helping. Not to mention several disparate unrelated small charities cannot get as much value as on centralized entity, especially one bound by its charter to not discriminate.

"Church donations don't count" is a terrible argument that will guarantee you the status of minority party. Of course Church donations count in philanthropy. Churches actively provide homeless shelters, food aid, and psychological help in tens of thousands of locations across the United States. The central government can obviously shift more funds, but that is because they confiscate property en masse in the form of taxes, and not from the compassion of its citizens. The government also prints more money in order to pay for things it has no revenue for, which most people can't do. I'm not against taxes (Christians must accept taxes), but paying taxes is not an excuse to avoid charity.

Statistics show that Americans on the whole are more charitable as are religious people, but I don't think I've seen a neat graph with the charitability of conservatives.

Well they do always offer prayers and thoughts.

I get that it is infuriating that Republicans refuse to do anything about gun violence, but making fun of prayer is a good way to alienate the large number of religious people in the United States. Prayers for the deceased are respectful.

[Arlenton]

Eh, he'll be better than Hatch in the Senate by a small amount. That's about all I can say, overall, there isn't anything special about him at all. Average to mediocre governor who ran a poor Presidential campaign who is now returning to Utah because he wants political office and status back.

He'd be better than almost all the current incumbent Republicans

Honestly surprised you'd say that. Romney is not really moderate. He's a pretty mainstream Republican who, like me and many others, happen to be disgusted with the crazy anti-immigration feeling in the party and like to see Trump called out for dumb stuff he does.

Not really that "moderate".

[Thermodolia]

He'd be better than almost all the current incumbent Republicans

Honestly surprised you'd say that. Romney is not really moderate. He's a pretty mainstream Republican who, like me and many others, happen to be disgusted with the crazy anti-immigration feeling in the party and like to see Trump called out for dumb stuff he does.

Not really that "moderate".

Compared to Trump Romney might as well be Mao

[San Lumen]

He'd be better than almost all the current incumbent Republicans

Is that really saying much?

No not really considering how low the bar has been set.