BREAKING NEWS: Marco Rubio drops out of presedential race

[RagaZ]

Another bites the dust.

3 left.

[Draz]

Rubio darling needs to stay out of politics

[BurningHammer]

Can Cruz take advantage of this?

[Draz]

Cruz ain't doing shit either

[Bosnian Sajo]

https://www.uspolitics.news/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Ted-Cruz-lying-696x464.jpg

[Draz]

The look on Cruz's face, my lord. I can't stand it

[Bosnian Sajo]

Have you seen his tattoo?




EDIT: JK I've been fooled lol

[Draz]

Looks like he's taking a shit 247

[FillJackson]

The look on Cruz's face, my lord. I can't stand it
[B]Brutal Anti-Cruz Attack Ad Just 30 Seconds Of Candidate

[Patrick Chewing]

Finally!!!!



Cruz/Rubio 2016

[Bosnian Sajo]

Leave him alone, bro.

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/owzQE3vcjks/hqdefault.jpg

[FillJackson]

Can Cruz take advantage of this?
Yes. Kasich probably drops out soon and it gets to a two man race.

Cruz can keep Trump from getting the nomination.

[Cactus-Sack]

"Hurr durr I'm staying in even if I lose"

http://www.businessinsider.com.au/rubio-staying-in-regardless-of-florida-2016-3?r=US&IR=T


fvck off little marco. WALL!

[Bosnian Sajo]

Looks like he's taking a shit 247



http://i.imgur.com/sSjL0Sn.png

lmfao

[poido123]

The look on Cruz's face, my lord. I can't stand it


almost like a cringe smile :oldlol:

[Cactus-Sack]

Yes. Kasich probably drops out soon and it gets to a two man race.

Cruz can keep Trump from getting the nomination.
:roll:

HillShills so shook.

WALL

[Draz]

Cruz the type to take a selfie while taking a shit and post it

[Terahite]

https://www.uspolitics.news/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Ted-Cruz-lying-696x464.jpg

http://s16.postimg.org/4gwfu2jrp/maxresdefault.jpghttp://s16.postimg.org/4gwfu2jrp/maxresdefault.jpg
http://s16.postimg.org/4gwfu2jrp/maxresdefault.jpg

[FillJackson]

:roll:

HillShills so shook.

WALL
Shook by what?

Trump's chances of winning the nomination are about 50% after tonight.

If he does win, he's going to be a really terrible candidate with historic negatives.

[poido123]

http://s16.postimg.org/4gwfu2jrp/maxresdefault.jpghttp://s16.postimg.org/4gwfu2jrp/maxresdefault.jpg
http://s16.postimg.org/4gwfu2jrp/maxresdefault.jpg




:crazysam:

[Bosnian Sajo]

http://images.guff.com/gallery/image/ted-cruz-kiss-daughter-campaign-2016

[poido123]

There would be no point voting Cruz.


Trump might have a slim chance against Hillary, but Cruz has ZERO chance.


Surely the party has to recognise that.

[DonDadda59]

The Donald's upcoming Florida victory speech verbatim (https://youtu.be/4SywNf5J81U)

[poido123]

http://images.guff.com/gallery/image/ted-cruz-kiss-daughter-campaign-2016



That's fcking disturbing as hell

:facepalm

[Draz]

http://images.guff.com/gallery/image/ted-cruz-kiss-daughter-campaign-2016
LMFAO who's that??

[Nick Young]

Brutal Anti-Cruz Attack Ad Just 30 Seconds Of Candidate’s Photo Displayed Without Any Text, Voiceover, Music

RALEIGH, NC—In what many political observers are calling a new low in an election season that has already seen its share of negative campaigning, a scathing anti–Ted Cruz attack ad airing this week reportedly shows nothing more than a still photograph of the Texas senator’s face for 30 seconds, unaccompanied by any text, voiceover, or music.

The pointed TV spot—which continues on in complete silence and does not pan across or zoom in on the candidate’s face, but merely holds steady on the image for half a minute before fading to black—is said to be running in several states with upcoming primaries and is paid for by a super PAC opposed to Cruz’s presidential bid.

“This is an extremely vicious jab at Ted Cruz, and one that succeeds in painting the candidate in a most unfavorable light,” said Douglas Reisenthaler, a senior analyst with Public Policy Polling, who described the ad as by far the most unrelenting and hostile attack to air since the 2016 election cycle began. “Inevitably, some voters will be turned off by the maliciousness of showing an unretouched headshot of Ted Cruz on television screens across America, but it has nonetheless proved very effective in turning public opinion against his candidacy.”

He added, “Everywhere this ad has aired, Cruz’s numbers have gone into complete free-fall.”

The Cruz campaign has been vocal in its criticism of what it describes as an underhanded smear tactic, with spokeswoman Alice Stewart saying the televised photo not only crosses the line, but is also difficult to watch. While admitting some amount of mudslinging is to be expected in a competitive race at the national level, she called airing a static image of Cruz’s bare countenance without interruption for the full duration of an ad “sick” and “truly repulsive.”

A representative from the organization responsible for the commercial, Believe in Liberty PAC, defended its actions, noting that while attack ads often digitally alter photographs to make a candidate appear more unflattering or even menacing, the picture it used of the 45-year-old presidential hopeful was completely undoctored and thus did not misrepresent or mislead in any way. Regardless, many viewers told reporters they found the anti-Cruz commercial inexcusable.

“It’s absolutely revolting, and I can’t believe they would run something like that on television,” said Dorothy Chalmers, a Dillsboro, NC mother who saw the ad with her three small children. “I immediately turned it off, of course, but I had to talk with my kids about what we had just seen. It was so nasty and unpleasant, my youngest one started to cry. Is this the kind of low-blow campaigning we can expect to endure through November?”

“After watching the ad, though, I definitely won’t be voting for Ted Cruz,” she continued. “How could you after seeing that?”
:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:


RIP Cruz

[Bosnian Sajo]

LMFAO who's that??


his daughter


http://i.imgur.com/Sf6BrHd.jpg


Classic Ted.

[Nick Young]

LMFAO who's that??
Ted's own pre-teen daughter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gplpSfaouP8

[poido123]

:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:


RIP Cruz


Not surprised.


Any woman with a child looking at that footage would be sickened.


Well, that challenge didn't last out the day :oldlol:

[FillJackson]

The Donald's upcoming Florida victory speech verbatim (https://youtu.be/4SywNf5J81U)
Nobody who speaks German can be an evil man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaXigSu72A4

[Draz]

Asking for a friend
she single?

[Nick Young]

:roll:

HillShills so shook.

WALL
They are shook as hell.

The false bravado is fading fast:lol

[MMM]

There would be no point voting Cruz.


Trump might have a slim chance against Hillary, but Cruz has ZERO chance.


Surely the party has to recognise that.

but doesn't Kasich have the best shot vs. Hillary

[dude77]

kasich has won one state .. distant 4th in delegates .. wtf are we talking about this guy ? fkn irrelevant how he fairs against clinton .. he shouldn't even be in the race .. he has no shot at the nomination .. or shouldn't anyways .. the people don't want him .. do we live in a democracy or what ?

[DonDadda59]

kasich has won one state .. distant 4th in delegates .. wtf are we talking about this guy ? fkn irrelevant how he fairs against clinton .. he shouldn't even be in the race .. he has no shot at the nomination .. or shouldn't anyways .. the people don't want him .. do we live in a democracy or what ?

Technically we live in a Republic.

[yobore]

LMFAO who's that??
We laugh, but he probably beat her for that afterwards. He's just got that vibe.

[MMM]

kasich has won one state .. distant 4th in delegates .. wtf are we talking about this guy ? fkn irrelevant how he fairs against clinton .. he shouldn't even be in the race .. he has no shot at the nomination .. or shouldn't anyways .. the people don't want him .. do we live in a democracy or what ?

If Republicans can't agree about who's deserving the nomination then what wrong with them choosing the most electable candidate at the end of the process.

[MMM]

We laugh, but he probably beat her for that afterwards. He's just got that vibe.

Worried that is not the only punishment she has in store. Wouldn't usually insinuate that but that look after is pretty damn creepy

[dude77]

If Republicans can't agree about who's deserving the nomination then what wrong with them choosing the most electable candidate at the end of the process.

what do people vote for then ? .. the people are speaking in the gop primaries and they are saying 'trump' .. he's going to have the most delegates .. far and away the most states .. most votes .. are you saying the people's vote is meaningless and should be circumvented whenever the gop feels like it ?

[MMM]

what do people vote for then ? .. the people are speaking in the gop primaries and they are saying 'trump' .. he's going to have the most delegates .. far and away the most states .. most votes .. are you saying the people's vote is meaningless and should be circumvented whenever the gop feels like it ?

Well maybe the process needs to change, but there is a reason for why it was established. If the leading candidate isn't able to secure the nomination, then he is going to need to convince delegates to come over and if he can't then how strong of a candidate was he really???

[FillJackson]

what do people vote for then ? .. the people are speaking in the gop primaries and they are saying 'trump' .. he's going to have the most delegates .. far and away the most states .. most votes .. are you saying the people's vote is meaningless and should be circumvented whenever the gop feels like it ?No, he is probably saying what the GOP rules state: You need a majority of the delegates to be the nominee.

A plurality of delegates doesn't win you the nomination. If Trump only has a plurality and he can't seal "the deal" on subsequent ballots, he is not the nominee. The nomination would not be taken from him because he never had it.

In this case it's saying the majority of the people's vote is meaningful, if the majority voted against a candidate he is denied the nomination unless he can further persuade the delegates.

[Akrazotile]

No, he is probably saying what the GOP rules state: You need a majority of the delegates to be the nominee.

A plurality of delegates doesn't win you the nomination. If Trump only has a plurality and he can't seal "the deal" on subsequent ballots, he is not the nominee. The nomination would not be taken from him because he never had it.


That definitely should be changed, and not simply bc of the outcome in this particular case.

That's a bogus way to hold an election, basically gives special interests undue power and say in helping secure whom they want.

[FillJackson]

That definitely should be changed, and not simply bc of the outcome in this particular case.

That's a bogus way to hold an election, basically gives special interests undue power and say in helping secure whom they want.
What special interests are you referring to?

[MMM]

That definitely should be changed, and not simply bc of the outcome in this particular case.

That's a bogus way to hold an election, basically gives special interests undue power and say in helping secure whom they want.

Would a ranked ballot election on a single date make more sense?? The entire primary process could probably use a revamp

[Derka]

what do people vote for then ? .. the people are speaking in the gop primaries and they are saying 'trump' .. he's going to have the most delegates .. far and away the most states .. most votes .. are you saying the people's vote is meaningless and should be circumvented whenever the gop feels like it ?
You don't seem to get how the nomination process works at all.

[Derka]

Would a ranked ballot election on a single date make more sense?? The entire primary process could probably use a revamp
That much is very true.

[dude77]

then how strong of a candidate was he really???


strong enough to have the majority of delegates, states and popular vote .. that strong .. so you're saying the people's vote does in fact mean nothing at the end of the day if certain people decide so .. that sounds more disturbing than anything else ..

so yeah I agree, this system needs to be changed then .. you can't possibly deny a candidate when he has the trifecta mentioned above .. that makes the whole thing look like a complete sham

nevermind .. confirmed sham

Senior gop official: We choose the nominee, not the voters (http://www.cnbc.com/2016/03/16/we-choose-the-nominee-not-the-voters-senior-gop-official.html)

[MMM]

strong enough to have the majority of delegates, states and popular vote .. that strong .. so you're saying the people's vote does in fact mean nothing at the end of the day if certain people decide so .. that sounds more disturbing than anything else ..

so yeah I agree, this system needs to be changed then .. you can't possibly deny a candidate when he has the trifecta mentioned above .. that makes the whole thing look like a complete sham

nevermind .. confirmed sham

Senior gop official: We choose the nominee, not the voters (http://www.cnbc.com/2016/03/16/we-choose-the-nominee-not-the-voters-senior-gop-official.html)

changing the way votes is complex seems like it is only a problem when it works against a candidate a person supports, e.g. Bush vs. Gore for Democrats and seems like Republicans might not be fond of their current set up if Trump is blocked at the convention.

I don't understand the ins and out why this particular process is how the Republicans choose its leadership but let's not pretend that there is a perfect voting system out there because they all contain their share of drawbacks.

[DonDadda59]

strong enough to have the majority of delegates, states and popular vote .. that strong .. so you're saying the people's vote does in fact mean nothing at the end of the day if certain people decide so .. that sounds more disturbing than anything else ..

so yeah I agree, this system needs to be changed then .. you can't possibly deny a candidate when he has the trifecta mentioned above .. that makes the whole thing look like a complete sham

nevermind .. confirmed sham

Senior gop official: We choose the nominee, not the voters (http://www.cnbc.com/2016/03/16/we-choose-the-nominee-not-the-voters-senior-gop-official.html)

The founding fathers set the system up specifically to make sure someone like Drumpf would never sniff the White House. They knew that large parts of the ignorant and uninformed public would vote for the first snake oil salesman who promised to get rid of the Witch problem. Pure democracy works as well as communism. Fast forward to 2016, an era where people still argue for a flat Earth, some are trying to give the nuclear codes to a con artist buffoon making outlandish promises.

These were wise men. With preternatural foresight. The system works. Long live the Republic. :bowdown:

[Akrazotile]

The founding fathers set the system up specifically to make sure someone like Drumpf would never sniff the White House. They knew that large parts of the ignorant and uninformed public would vote for the first snake oil salesman who promised to get rid of the Witch problem. Pure democracy works as well as communism. Fast forward to 2016, an era where people still argue for a flat Earth, some are trying to give the nuclear codes to a con artist buffoon making outlandish promises.

These were wise men. With preternatural foresight. The system works. Long live the Republic. :bowdown:


http://blog.encyclopediavirginia.org/files/2012/05/1540scr_c53bfd790b3ed02.jpeg


Wisdom of the past.

[DonDadda59]

http://blog.encyclopediavirginia.org/files/2012/05/1540scr_c53bfd790b3ed02.jpeg


Wisdom of the past.

They even thought to allow for amendments to correct their mistakes.

Wise. :applause:

[Akrazotile]

They even thought to allow for amendments to correct their mistakes.

Wise. :applause:


Oh, this delegates nonsense will get amended.

[FillJackson]

Would a ranked ballot election on a single date make more sense?? The entire primary process could probably use a revamp
The bass played from Nirvana is very into instant run off voting.
http://www.instantrunoff.com/instant-runoff-home/the-basics/

[FillJackson]

strong enough to have the majority of delegates, states and popular vote ..
You don't know what a majority is.

If he were to win the majority of the delegates, he wins the nomination, no problem.

We are discussing when no one wins the majority of the delegates.

[dude77]

You don't know what a majority is.

If he were to win the majority of the delegates, he wins the nomination, no problem.

We are discussing when no one wins the majority of the delegates.

ok .. no majority .. but a lot more delegates than anyone else .. it won't matter .. he's going to get close regardless of whether he hits 1237 .. he won't be denied

[Stu Jackson]

You don't know what a majority is.

If he were to win the majority of the delegates, he wins the nomination, no problem.

We are discussing when no one wins the majority of the delegates.
kevin was so shamed he has to hide behind an alt :lol

[MMM]

The bass played from Nirvana is very into instant run off voting.
http://www.instantrunoff.com/instant-runoff-home/the-basics/

think it could make sense to have a runoff after no candidates reaches the threshold but obviously people would have issues with a lowest common denominator winning but at least its the peoples choice. Also the cost of a runoff might be an issue

[UK2K]

The founding fathers set the system up specifically to make sure someone like Drumpf would never sniff the White House. They knew that large parts of the ignorant and uninformed public would vote for the first snake oil salesman who promised to get rid of the Witch problem. Pure democracy works as well as communism. Fast forward to 2016, an era where people still argue for a flat Earth, some are trying to give the nuclear codes to a con artist buffoon making outlandish promises.

These were wise men. With preternatural foresight. The system works. Long live the Republic. :bowdown:

Obama got elected...

[QUOTE]A July 18

[NumberSix]

The founding fathers set the system up specifically to make sure someone like Drumpf would never sniff the White House. They knew that large parts of the ignorant and uninformed public would vote for the first snake oil salesman who promised to get rid of the Witch problem. Pure democracy works as well as communism. Fast forward to 2016, an era where people still argue for a flat Earth, some are trying to give the nuclear codes to a con artist buffoon making outlandish promises.

These were wise men. With preternatural foresight. The system works. Long live the Republic. :bowdown:
Actually, the founding fathers only wanted land owning tax payers to have the right to vote. They didn't want freeloaders voting to get free stuff for themselves.