***Official Political Discussion Thread***

[Methodical Management]

The idea is that the Democrats would be forced to choose a more progressive candidate for the top of the ticket.

And how, exactly, are you going to accomplish that by not voting in the Democratic primary? Blindly hope that primary voters will choose the progressive candidate you purportedly want, yet refuse to directly support?

You realize you are asking for evidence that he did something while you have provided no evidence that he didn't?

Why would trump sign a piece of legislation that he wanted undermined?

Scoop: Trump regrets following Jared Kushner's advice on prison reform

Sources say the president is resolving to jettison any policies that go against his instincts, such as police reform.

www.axios.com

From the press release issued by the Trump campaign in lieu of an actual policy agenda or party platform:

DEFEND OUR POLICE

• Fully Fund and Hire More Police and Law Enforcement Officers
• Increase Criminal Penalties for Assaults on Law Enforcement Officers
• Prosecute Drive-By Shootings as Acts of Domestic Terrorism
• Bring Violent Extremist Groups Like ANTIFA to Justice
• End Cashless Bail and Keep Dangerous Criminals Locked Up until Trial

The Senate majority is in play. Our votes will determine which criminal justice reforms - if any - are adopted in the coming years.

Three charts show how Republicans are losing their chance to keep Senate

Leading election forecasters have been steadily downgrading their ratings for Republican Senate candidates throughout the year, increasing the chances of a Democratic takeover viewed as unlikely only a few months ago.

www.cnn.com

Democrats now favored to take control of the Senate from Mitch McConnell: analyst

Unlike 2018, Democrats are only defending one seat where they are at a significant partisan disadvantage

www.salon.com

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris oppose cash bail, the death penalty, mandatory minimum sentencing, and private prisons.


Someone who describes Black Lives Matter as a "symbol of hate" is obviously not going to champion the movement's goals. To pretend otherwise beggars belief.
If the Republican agenda stands against your stated values on criminal justice reform - and it plainly does - then continued support for Donald Trump serves as an admission that this is not truly a top priority for you.

 

[dwalk31]

I don't accept your argument but I'll put it this way.

What does it tell you that Trump hasn't said one word about DOJ's undermining of the FSA while very publicly engaging in the activities listed below?
-Demanded favorable treatment for Roger Stone, convicted for 7 felonies he committed in service of Trump. The Senate Intel Committee's refutes Trump's sworn testimony to Mueller about his conversations with Stone, and Stone said he wouldn't turn on Trump while awaiting his eventual pardon.

-Praised Manafort for refusing to cooperate with DOJ, unlike "rat" Michael Cohen, and said a pardon was still on the table after Manafort pleaded guilty to a whole array of felonies and conspiring to obstruct the Mueller investigation in coordination with Russian intelligence.

-Suggested that 'flipping' should be outlawed

I already agreed that it is a fair argument that he has been outspoken about other things but not about this as evidence that he is okay with it.

I just provided an alternative view. Which I think shows that he is against them undermining the legislation he touts as a big win on criminal justice reform.

 

[RustyShackleford]

Tiffany Trump, aka Recurring Monthly Payment Trump, is on stage speaking right now; and like her father, I don't give a damn what she has to say.

 

[whywesteppin]

Cliffs on the sandman speech?

Sandmannnnnn dropped bars. He told us his heartbreaking story of how he went to DC to yell at women for wanting control over their own bodies. Then he found himself face-to-face with the evil, professional protestor, a Native American beating a drum.

He felt scared but remembered something his family friend told him, which is, "Don't do anything to embarrass your family."

He lectured us about the dangers of cancel culture and how the evil media made him out to be the bad guy without trying to figure out why he was smirking . He said the media has been most unfair to Donald Trump, so he hopes everybody will vote for him this year.

Then he ended the speech by putting on his MAGA hat.

I'd say this will be remembered with the Gettysburg address and Trump's inauguration as the greatest 3 speeches in American history.

 

[nawghtyhare]

hmmm
id smash

 

[whywesteppin]

Tiffany, like Sandmann, has some kind of jaw problem. Micrognathia?

Maybe Biden can coach them on improving their speech?

 

[IATT]

 

[Belgium]

 

[Upptempo]

Good news, trump isn’t even going to get 100,000 votes!

To be fair, you gotta know how to read to use twitter so like 70% of Trump supporters couldn't see this

 

[Upptempo]

she also said if women get married they shouldn't be able to vote

 

[Sharpshoeter13]

My Pillow guy DYING to be part of DA NEPOTISM CREW

 

[Mark Antony]

That's crazy, she used the exact tactics Dwight used which was to copy Russian dictators.

 

[whywesteppin]

what is happening

 

[whywesteppin]

lol @ Eric using this speech to speak directly to his dad because he doesn't otherwise get a chance to talk to him

 

[wr]

Never knew there was a Tiffany Trump.
Why she look like slim Star Jones

 

[whywesteppin]

Mike Pompeo looks like ****.

 

[Belgium]

Another day another violation of the law with complete impunity

As Kellyanne Conway sarcastically put it in response to her countless Hatch Act violations: “Blah blah blah”, “let me know when the jail sentence starts”

 

[Sharpshoeter13]

Never knew there was a Tiffany Trump.
Why she look like slim Star Jones

 

[Sharpshoeter13]

BE BEST YALL

 

[Sharpshoeter13]

Kim Jong Un colorway

 

[B Sox]

They gave Melania the wrestling entrance

 

[wr]

Melania up there with the IDF uniform on

First lady Agent Carterovski

 

[Sharpshoeter13]

They gave Melania the wrestling entrance

Titantron lit AF

 

[gry60]

But we do know the DOJ is independent

You BELIEVE the DOJ is independent, and belief doesn't need to be based on observable reality.

Observable reality shows that the AG is a lackey of Trump, and consequently, so is the department.

 

[whywesteppin]

Melania telling us about how she became a citizen:

"I came here, I did paperwork, and I studied for the exam, and I became a citizen."

YEAH **** YOU *****. NOT ALL IMMIGRANTS ARE SUCH EMPTY SOULS THAT WE ***** OURSELVES TO A ****-FACED OBESE MAN TO BECOME CITIZENS.