Donald Trump, the road that might not lead to the White House!

[TomUS]

I didn't know that Trump has a child rape case hanging over him

Why The New Child Rape Case Filed Against Donald Trump Should Not Be Ignored

Probably a lot more dirt yet to come on Trump.

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

she and her rapist, war mongering, genocidal husband were a 2 for one deal .

You don't work for the Trump campaign, by any chance?

 

[Casually Red]

No. I'm much too busy working for putins KGB to take on a second job .

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

Donald Trump's 'Star of David' tweet controversy, explained - CNNPolitics.com

Really?

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

This is the guy that will probably be Trump's VP candidate:

Mike Pence on the Issues

 

[8den]

I'm really enjoying the 5-38 podcast, very good for US politics junkies with a focus on polling.

 

[planetgeli]

I'm really enjoying the 5-38 podcast, very good for US politics junkies with a focus on polling.

What are they predicting right now? I looked at them a while ago. Nate may be good at 21st century US elections but 538 seemed to get 2015 UK hopelessly wrong and shied away from Brexit. Maybe that's what happens when it becomes a corporate ESPN tool rather than Nate himself? Dunno. Anyway, what's their latest best guess? Sorry, hard statistical analysis.

 

[TomUS]

Good. Trump picks a right wing nut job. What a surprise.
Even in conservative Indiana they don't like him. Repubs hope he'll be Trump's running mate so they can get rid of him since he'd likely lose re-election as governor.

Indiana Governor Mike Pence — who frequently refers to himself as “a Christian, a conservative, and a Republican, in that order” — believed that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) would mobilize his conservative base. Instead, it created a backlash that has effectively torpedoed the Republican’s chance at a national office.

According to a poll conducted by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), signing the RFRA has led even led to a significant erosion in popularity in Indiana. As recently as February of this year, Governor Pence enjoyed a 62 percent approval score. Since the passage of the RFRA, however, his unfavorable rating has crept up to 53 percent, while his favorable rating plummeted to 38 percent.

Indiana governor’s approval rating plummets after disastrous anti-gay “religious freedom” bill

 

[stupid kid]

What are they predicting right now? I looked at them a while ago. Nate may be good at 21st century US elections but 538 seemed to get 2015 UK hopelessly wrong and shied away from Brexit. Maybe that's what happens when it becomes a corporate ESPN tool rather than Nate himself? Dunno. Anyway, what's their latest best guess? Sorry, hard statistical analysis.

Nate Silver's model recently put it at 46%-54% Trump - Hillary.

http://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2016-election-forecast/#now

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

Good. Trump picks a right wing nut job. What a surprise.
Even in conservative Indiana they don't like him. Repubs hope he'll be Trump's running mate so they can get rid of him since he'd likely lose re-election as governor.

Indiana governor’s approval rating plummets after disastrous anti-gay “religious freedom” bill

I posted a definitive list of his policies by topic above. Anyone who thinks Trump is going to be less of a warmonger, is probably not going to be encouraged by Mike Pence as a running mate.

 

[planetgeli]

Nate Silver's model recently put it at 46%-54% Trump - Hillary.

http://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2016-election-forecast/#now

Cheers bud.

 

[stupid kid]

This is the guy that will probably be Trump's VP candidate:

Mike Pence on the Issues

• Voted NO on supporting democratic institutions in Pakistan. (Jun 2009)
• Voted YES on cooperating with India as a nuclear power. (Sep 2008)
• Voted YES on deterring foreign arms transfers to China. (Jul 2005)
• Voted YES on reforming the UN by restricting US funding. (Jun 2005)
• Voted NO on keeping Cuba travel ban until political prisoners released. (Jul 2001)
• Voted YES on withholding $244M in UN Back Payments until US seat restored. (May 2001)
• Member of the Congressional Human Rights Caucus. (Jan 2001)
• Keep sanctions against Syria until WMDs are dismantled. (May 2007)
• Member of the Silk Road Congressional Caucus. (Nov 2007)
• Member of House Foreign Affairs Committee. (Mar 2011)
• Withhold UN funding until voluntary and program-specific. (Aug 2011)
• Rated -6 by AAI, indicating a anti-Arab anti-Palestine voting record. (May 2012)

• Sponsored bill supporting demonstrations against Iran. (Jun 2009)

• Commitment to unbreakable U.S.-Israel bond. (Mar 2010)

That's his foreign policy chops. Interesting vote on Cuba. Not really sure how much help China need in the arms game these days. Not really sure what to make of all that tbh.

What I'd really like to know is his thoughts of the Don's commitment to torture.

 

[stupid kid]

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

What I'd really like to know is his thoughts of the Don's commitment to torture.

If someone signs on as a running mate, that usually means a commitment to their policies.

BTW, I don't believe the army when they say they'd refuse to obey such an order. They had no problem with it before. All they'd need is the right political cover.

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

I posted a definitive list of his policies by topic above. Anyone who thinks Trump is going to be less of a warmonger, is probably not going to be encouraged by Mike Pence as a running mate.

I never thought I'd be saying these words: 'I think Newt Gingrich might be a better choice.'

 

[stupid kid]

I'm hoping it's not Pence for the reason Tom alluded to, Pence might well lose the governorship and he could seal Indiana for the Dems in the process.

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

I never thought I'd be saying these words: 'I think Newt Gingrich might be a better choice.'

With the six marriages between them, they're a shoe-in for the "family values" vote.

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

With the six marriages between them, they're a shoe-in for the "family values" vote.

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

Is that a broken swastika in that logo?

(in the area around the initials)

 

[8den]

Even better.

 

[TomUS]

The clown show (Rebub Nat Convention) begins tomorrow in Cleveland. First night features the Benghazi "scandal."

The New York Times reports, meanwhile, that the first night of the convention (next Monday) will involve "a Benghazi focus" and that at some point there will be "a presentation detailing former President Bill Clinton’s sexual misconduct."
There's also heavy representation from the party's inflammatory wingnut/conspiracy-theorist/"political correctness" caucus: Carson, Newt, Giuliani, Pam Bondi, Mike Huckabee, Milwaukee sheriff David Clarke (who is black but believes Black Lives Matter is a hate group).

Republican Convention Will Feature Benghazi Night, All of Trump's Children, Tim Tebow

 

[elbows]

TP eh.

TP for my bunghole!

 

[teqniq]

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

I'm hoping it's not Pence for the reason Tom alluded to, Pence might well lose the governorship and he could seal Indiana for the Dems in the process.

It very well could be. He's not very well liked there.

He's also a good match in personality to Trump. He's the turtle to Trumps hare. (Or hair)

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

 

[8den]

http://gawker.com/all-the-most-excruciating-moments-from-the-trump-pence-1783831489

 

[weltweit]

http://gawker.com/all-the-most-excruciating-moments-from-the-trump-pence-1783831489

Car crash tv!

 

[bimble]

Melania Trump convention speech seems to plagiarize Michelle Obama's 2008 address

 

[two sheds]

http://gawker.com/all-the-most-excruciating-moments-from-the-trump-pence-1783831489

It's like a Morecambe and Wise sketch ... "I agree with him".

 

[8den]

Melania Trump convention speech seems to plagiarize Michelle Obama's 2008 address

And Michelle Obama shares the same speech writers as Hilary.