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Of the current likely GOP primary crop, who's your presidential preference?

Donald Trump
45
13%
Ron DeSantis
49
14%
Nikki Haley
9
3%
Mike Pence
9
3%
Chris Sununu
27
8%
None of the Above(I have another Republican in mind)
12
3%
None of the Above(I'm not a Republican)
188
54%
Other
11
3%
 
Total votes : 350
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Postby Yerachmeal » Sun Feb 26, 2023 11:50 am

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And how are they going to get the nomination? You don't think this topic and others wouldn't come up in a primary?

What is the candidate going to say? I decline to answer.


They could just repeat the party line on that and then when they win they push for it.

And lose voters for the outright dishonesty during the general election instead?
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Postby Necroghastia » Sun Feb 26, 2023 11:53 am

Yerachmeal wrote:
The Jamesian Republic wrote:
They could just repeat the party line on that and then when they win they push for it.

And lose voters for the outright dishonesty during the general election instead?

This is Alabama we're talking about, nothing short of a underage sex scandal would make a republican lose.
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Postby The Jamesian Republic » Sun Feb 26, 2023 11:53 am

Yerachmeal wrote:
The Jamesian Republic wrote:
They could just repeat the party line on that and then when they win they push for it.

And lose voters for the outright dishonesty during the general election instead?


Worth it.
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Postby The Black Forrest » Sun Feb 26, 2023 12:05 pm

Necroghastia wrote:
Yerachmeal wrote:And lose voters for the outright dishonesty during the general election instead?

This is Alabama we're talking about, nothing short of a underage sex scandal would make a republican lose.


And that is not a guarantee. He still managed to get 652K votes. Only loosing by 22K votes…..
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Postby The Black Forrest » Sun Feb 26, 2023 1:23 pm

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San Lumen wrote:
We have term limits they are called elections.


Oh Hi Lumen. Nice to see you still don't know what either of those words mean. Thanks for stopping by, do come again anytime.


Term limits are just a lazy solution for a lazy electorate. Even then; the fact you don’t like somebody is irrelevant to the people who voted them into office.
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Postby The Black Forrest » Sun Feb 26, 2023 1:25 pm

Port Caverton wrote:
Paddy O Fernature wrote:
It's not even that honestly. All politics aside, Biden's mental fitness is seriously in question and I'm not sure he should serve a second term for his own good as much as ours.

Every time I see him speak, his voice feels more monotone and slower than the last time.


*shrugs* Not an issue for me. Still; at least with Trump; you knew he was forced to read something every time you heard him go monotone.
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Postby The Black Forrest » Sun Feb 26, 2023 1:29 pm

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Postby San Lumen » Sun Feb 26, 2023 5:00 pm

The Jamesian Republic wrote:
Yerachmeal wrote:And lose voters for the outright dishonesty during the general election instead?


Worth it.


Lying of misleading the people to get elected is never a good thing.
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Postby Dylar » Sun Feb 26, 2023 5:01 pm

San Lumen wrote:
The Jamesian Republic wrote:
Worth it.


Lying of misleading the people to get elected is never a good thing.

you mean what every politician, even in your beloved Democrat Party, already does on a daily basis?
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Postby San Lumen » Sun Feb 26, 2023 5:03 pm

Dylar wrote:
San Lumen wrote:
Lying of misleading the people to get elected is never a good thing.

you mean what every politician, even in your beloved Democrat Party, already does on a daily basis?


This is a generalization and has no basis in fact.
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Postby Neutraligon » Sun Feb 26, 2023 5:24 pm

San Lumen wrote:
The Jamesian Republic wrote:
Worth it.


Lying of misleading the people to get elected is never a good thing.

Didn't you say earlier you would do that to get elected? You know when talking about that Thanos thing.
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Postby San Lumen » Sun Feb 26, 2023 5:28 pm

Neutraligon wrote:
San Lumen wrote:
Lying of misleading the people to get elected is never a good thing.

Didn't you say earlier you would do that to get elected? You know when talking about that Thanos thing.


No i did not. why would anyone say something so dumb while running for office?
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Postby Free Algerstonia » Sun Feb 26, 2023 5:37 pm

San Lumen wrote:
Neutraligon wrote:Didn't you say earlier you would do that to get elected? You know when talking about that Thanos thing.


No i did not. why would anyone say something so dumb while running for office?

most democrats advocate for communism which would kill far more than thanos, i would be relieved if democrats picked thanos over communism
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Postby Neutraligon » Sun Feb 26, 2023 5:40 pm

San Lumen wrote:
Neutraligon wrote:Didn't you say earlier you would do that to get elected? You know when talking about that Thanos thing.


No i did not. why would anyone say something so dumb while running for office?

I definitely recall you saying you would hide your comments about supporting the Thanos snap. Lying by omission is still lying.
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Postby Northern Seleucia » Sun Feb 26, 2023 5:45 pm

Is Nikki Haley still the only one facing Trump in the primaries?
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Postby San Lumen » Sun Feb 26, 2023 5:49 pm

Neutraligon wrote:
San Lumen wrote:
No i did not. why would anyone say something so dumb while running for office?

I definitely recall you saying you would hide your comments about supporting the Thanos snap. Lying by omission is still lying.


There would be no reason for Thanos to come up at all.
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Postby American Legionaries » Sun Feb 26, 2023 5:53 pm

San Lumen wrote:
Neutraligon wrote:I definitely recall you saying you would hide your comments about supporting the Thanos snap. Lying by omission is still lying.


There would be no reason for Thanos to come up at all.


Sure there would, because someone from NSG would be sure to get your support for genocide out to the newspapers if you ever ran for office.
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Postby Farnhamia » Sun Feb 26, 2023 5:53 pm

Northern Seleucia wrote:Is Nikki Haley still the only one facing Trump in the primaries?

Officially, yes, I believe so.
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Postby San Lumen » Sun Feb 26, 2023 5:54 pm

American Legionaries wrote:
San Lumen wrote:
There would be no reason for Thanos to come up at all.


Sure there would, because someone from NSG would be sure to get your support for genocide out to the newspapers if you ever ran for office.


If I ran none of you would ever know I was running. I wouldn’t make it known here.
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Postby American Legionaries » Sun Feb 26, 2023 5:54 pm

Northern Seleucia wrote:Is Nikki Haley still the only one facing Trump in the primaries?


So far I think so. I imagine new names will start cropping up soon.
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Postby American Legionaries » Sun Feb 26, 2023 5:55 pm

San Lumen wrote:
American Legionaries wrote:
Sure there would, because someone from NSG would be sure to get your support for genocide out to the newspapers if you ever ran for office.


If I ran none of you would ever know I was running.


Despite knowing what you look like? Seems unlikely.
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Postby Northern Seleucia » Sun Feb 26, 2023 5:56 pm

Farnhamia wrote:
Northern Seleucia wrote:Is Nikki Haley still the only one facing Trump in the primaries?

Officially, yes, I believe so.

Are there others looking into it?

American Legionaries wrote:
Northern Seleucia wrote:Is Nikki Haley still the only one facing Trump in the primaries?


So far I think so. I imagine new names will start cropping up soon.

Hopefully, because we're screwed if Trump is the candidate again.
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Postby American Legionaries » Sun Feb 26, 2023 5:57 pm

Northern Seleucia wrote:
Farnhamia wrote:Officially, yes, I believe so.

Are there others looking into it?

American Legionaries wrote:
So far I think so. I imagine new names will start cropping up soon.

Hopefully, because we're screwed if Trump is the candidate again.


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Postby The Jamesian Republic » Sun Feb 26, 2023 5:57 pm

Northern Seleucia wrote:
Farnhamia wrote:Officially, yes, I believe so.

Are there others looking into it?

American Legionaries wrote:
So far I think so. I imagine new names will start cropping up soon.

Hopefully, because we're screwed if Trump is the candidate again.


Who would you like to see run?
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Postby Northern Seleucia » Sun Feb 26, 2023 5:59 pm

American Legionaries wrote:
Northern Seleucia wrote:Are there others looking into it?


Hopefully, because we're screwed if Trump is the candidate again.


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The Jamesian Republic wrote:
Northern Seleucia wrote:Are there others looking into it?


Hopefully, because we're screwed if Trump is the candidate again.


Who would you like to see?

Not Trump represent us. It's bad enough he has this much influence over the Party. I don't like the way it's transforming everything.
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