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Who do you think will win South Carolina?

Sanders
27
59%
Warren
0
No votes
Biden
18
39%
Buttigieg
0
No votes
Klobuchar
1
2%
Steyer
0
No votes
 
Total votes : 46

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Postby Washington Resistance Army » Sun Feb 09, 2020 4:39 pm

Ngl this primary season is way worse than 2016 lol. Not even just here but everywhere there's just so much more vitriol amongst the Dems.
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Postby Shofercia » Sun Feb 09, 2020 4:40 pm



The DNC's working hard to reelect Donald John Trump as President of the United States!


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Enough already with this conspiracy nonsense. This my Democrat’s lose because they can’t unite as a party


Seriously? You're now calling actual facts - a conspiracy theory?


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Ifreann wrote:Can you offer any defence for the decision to put someone associated with the Buttigieg campaign in charge of voter protection in a primary in which Buttigieg is competing?

They wanted who they thought was best for the job? Why does everything have to be a conspiracy against sanders


The job to ensure that Pete Buttigieg gets the nomination?


Vassenor wrote:But I thought the party conspiracy was supposed to be forcing Biden.


I didn't realize that political parties were limited to only having one insider candidate. Can you please show me where said rule is?


Kargintina the Third wrote:Why would the DNC want Buttigieg instead of Biden


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Postby Kargintina the Third » Sun Feb 09, 2020 4:40 pm

Washington Resistance Army wrote:Ngl this primary season is way worse than 2016 lol. Not even just here but everywhere there's just so much more vitriol amongst the Dems.

Dems shouldn’t have twenty bajillion candidates at this point.
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Postby Aureumterra » Sun Feb 09, 2020 4:40 pm

Washington Resistance Army wrote:Ngl this primary season is way worse than 2016 lol. Not even just here but everywhere there's just so much more vitriol amongst the Dems.

A divided Democratic party isn’t a bad thing, now is it?
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Postby South Odreria 2 » Sun Feb 09, 2020 4:40 pm

San Lumen wrote:
Militant Costco wrote:If we're being honest here, with the current economic situation and being an incumbent, there is a much higher chance of Trump winning than Pete if it comes down to it.

Then I hope people enjoy the death of the planet and democracy

Wouldn't it be weird if the planet exploded but democracy lasted a little bit longer
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Postby Shofercia » Sun Feb 09, 2020 4:42 pm

San Lumen wrote:
Militant Costco wrote:If we're being honest here, with the current economic situation and being an incumbent, there is a much higher chance of Trump winning than Pete if it comes down to it.

Then I hope people enjoy the death of the planet and democracy


Pete Buttigieg is Captain Planet and Admiral Democracy?
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Postby Torrocca » Sun Feb 09, 2020 4:43 pm

San Lumen wrote:
Militant Costco wrote:If we're being honest here, with the current economic situation and being an incumbent, there is a much higher chance of Trump winning than Pete if it comes down to it.

Then I hope people enjoy the death of the planet and democracy


If you don't want democracy to die, then consider voting for the one and only candidate (AKA Bernie Sanders) who isn't backed by corporate or lobbied interests rather than one of the dozens of milquetoast corporate shills running against him in this primary.
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Postby South Odreria 2 » Sun Feb 09, 2020 4:43 pm

Washington Resistance Army wrote:Ngl this primary season is way worse than 2016 lol. Not even just here but everywhere there's just so much more vitriol amongst the Dems.

Fortunately it will soon be over. Bernie Sanders will be a deeply flawed nominee, but still the most promising we have seen in a while.
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Postby Shofercia » Sun Feb 09, 2020 4:44 pm

South Odreria 2 wrote:
Washington Resistance Army wrote:Ngl this primary season is way worse than 2016 lol. Not even just here but everywhere there's just so much more vitriol amongst the Dems.

Fortunately it will soon be over. Bernie Sanders will be a deeply flawed nominee, but still the most promising we have seen in a while.


Nope, it won't. I think it'll go on till May or June.
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Postby Washington Resistance Army » Sun Feb 09, 2020 4:44 pm

Kargintina the Third wrote:
Washington Resistance Army wrote:Ngl this primary season is way worse than 2016 lol. Not even just here but everywhere there's just so much more vitriol amongst the Dems.

Dems shouldn’t have twenty bajillion candidates at this point.


There's nothing wrong with having a lot of candidates and at least to me things still seemed pretty restrained before Iowa but after that shitshow everything just kind of imploded.
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Postby Nobel Hobos 2 » Sun Feb 09, 2020 4:45 pm

Torrocca wrote:
San Lumen wrote:Yeah because re-electing Trump is much better


Four more years of Trump and then electing a Socialist who will act on climate change will be better than eight more years of an ineffectual Liberal administration and then electing a Socialist who will act on climate change.


I heard the same thing in 2016. Was that you?
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Postby South Odreria 2 » Sun Feb 09, 2020 4:46 pm

Shofercia wrote:
South Odreria 2 wrote:
Fortunately it will soon be over. Bernie Sanders will be a deeply flawed nominee, but still the most promising we have seen in a while.


Nope, it won't. I think it'll go on till May or June.

I think it will end on March 3.
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Postby Torrocca » Sun Feb 09, 2020 4:46 pm

Washington Resistance Army wrote:
Kargintina the Third wrote:Dems shouldn’t have twenty bajillion candidates at this point.


There's nothing wrong with having a lot of candidates and at least to me things still seemed pretty restrained before Iowa but after that shitshow everything just kind of imploded.


Buttigieg single-handedly managed to unite the supporters of every other Dem candidate against himself by being an irredeemably corrupt motherfucker and helping to cause the Iowa shitshow. Kinda funny how that's the one and only instance of party unity that's really happened this primary.
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Postby San Lumen » Sun Feb 09, 2020 4:48 pm

Torrocca wrote:
Washington Resistance Army wrote:
There's nothing wrong with having a lot of candidates and at least to me things still seemed pretty restrained before Iowa but after that shitshow everything just kind of imploded.


Buttigieg single-handedly managed to unite the supporters of every other Dem candidate against himself by being an irredeemably corrupt motherfucker and helping to cause the Iowa shitshow. Kinda funny how that's the one and only instance of party unity that's really happened this primary.

No he didn’t. Prove your outlandish claims

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Postby Torrocca » Sun Feb 09, 2020 4:48 pm

Nobel Hobos 2 wrote:
Torrocca wrote:
Four more years of Trump and then electing a Socialist who will act on climate change will be better than eight more years of an ineffectual Liberal administration and then electing a Socialist who will act on climate change.


I heard the same thing in 2016. Was that you?


¯\_(ツ)_/¯

All I know is that I'm not gonna vote against my interests. Liberals don't represent me. Trump doesn't represent me either.

I'd rather vote independent or just stay home if the general election comes down to a rerun of 2016.
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Postby South Odreria 2 » Sun Feb 09, 2020 4:48 pm

Torrocca wrote:Buttigieg single-handedly managed to unite the supporters of every other Dem candidate against himself by being an irredeemably corrupt motherfucker and helping to cause the Iowa shitshow. Kinda funny how that's the one and only instance of party unity that's really happened this primary.

He's just a dude, not a demon.
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Postby Torrocca » Sun Feb 09, 2020 4:49 pm

South Odreria 2 wrote:
Torrocca wrote:Buttigieg single-handedly managed to unite the supporters of every other Dem candidate against himself by being an irredeemably corrupt motherfucker and helping to cause the Iowa shitshow. Kinda funny how that's the one and only instance of party unity that's really happened this primary.

He's just a dude, not a demon.


He's just a dude alright. A dude who just so happens to also be hilariously corrupt.
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Postby Kargintina the Third » Sun Feb 09, 2020 4:49 pm

South Odreria 2 wrote:
Torrocca wrote:Buttigieg single-handedly managed to unite the supporters of every other Dem candidate against himself by being an irredeemably corrupt motherfucker and helping to cause the Iowa shitshow. Kinda funny how that's the one and only instance of party unity that's really happened this primary.

He's just a dude, not a demon.

He’s a man not a god come on comrades
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Postby Militant Costco » Sun Feb 09, 2020 4:50 pm

Kargintina the Third wrote:
South Odreria 2 wrote:He's just a dude, not a demon.

He’s a man not a god come on comrades

If we elevate him to god levels we can finally get Emperor Trump vs Jedi Buttigieg.
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Postby Aureumterra » Sun Feb 09, 2020 4:51 pm

San Lumen wrote:
Militant Costco wrote:If we're being honest here, with the current economic situation and being an incumbent, there is a much higher chance of Trump winning than Pete if it comes down to it.

Then I hope people enjoy the death of the planet and democracy

Climate change will not cause the end of humanity, especially not in 11 years. They said the same thing back in the 60s and 80s, it seems the deadline keeps getting extended
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Postby Nakena » Sun Feb 09, 2020 4:52 pm

Militant Costco wrote:
Kargintina the Third wrote:He’s a man not a god come on comrades

If we elevate him to god levels we can finally get Emperor Trump vs Jedi Buttigieg.


You know, I've always had a thing for the Empire...

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Postby Kargintina the Third » Sun Feb 09, 2020 4:53 pm

Militant Costco wrote:
Kargintina the Third wrote:He’s a man not a god come on comrades

If we elevate him to god levels we can finally get Emperor Trump vs Jedi Buttigieg.

Trump will pull 10,000 aircraft carriers out of Antartica to conquer the whole world
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Postby Torrocca » Sun Feb 09, 2020 4:55 pm

Nakena wrote:
Militant Costco wrote:If we elevate him to god levels we can finally get Emperor Trump vs Jedi Buttigieg.


You know, I've always had a thing for the Empire...


The Empire was based on the US in Vietnam and the Death Star blowing up Alderaan was an allegory for My Lai and other massacres committed by the US during the course of the Vietnam War.

This honestly makes a Sith Trump vs Jedi Buttigieg thing weird since Donald draft dodged like more people should've done and Pete wants to force everyone into a national service program for the state.
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Postby Idzequitch » Sun Feb 09, 2020 4:56 pm

This is random, but I've come to the realization that Pete Buttigieg is a real-life Ben Wyatt from Parks and Recreation.
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Postby Gormwood » Sun Feb 09, 2020 4:56 pm

Kargintina the Third wrote:
Militant Costco wrote:If we elevate him to god levels we can finally get Emperor Trump vs Jedi Buttigieg.

Trump will pull 10,000 aircraft carriers out of Antartica to conquer the whole world

Even North Korean propaganda would call bullshit.
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