RFK Jr. and upcoming races
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I probably disagree with him about a lot but some antiestablishment points he's made have really impressed me, if he wins the nomination I probably wouldn't be too upset, sounds like a throwback type liberal. I also think if it looks like he's got a chance you'll see guys like Gavin Newsom, JB Pritzker and Eric Adams smell blood and jump in the race too. Call me crazy but maybe even Hilary.
GOP side. I gotta be honest I think this could turn out to be the most interesting group the Republican party has put forth in a real long time. Looks like Trump, DeSantis, Tim Scott, Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, Larry Elder maybe Mike Pence and a few others. Those primary debates are gonna must watch. Hell, Trump vs DeSantis alone is a showdown pay per view worthy.
Would I feel better about the country seeing a RFK Jr. vs Ron DeSantis instead of a 2020 rematch? Yeah I probably would, I'm ready to turn the page honestly. Either way should be a real crazy year. Your guys thoughts/predictions on how this all shakes out?
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Republican side, it's ass early to make predictions because Trump has a formidable capacity to self destruct but he's still showing the best political instincts on their side, realizing a lot of this culture war stuff is distracting garbage. DeSantis is not taking advantage of his spotlight, focusing on Disney and mentally ill children. Haley acts too entitled. Scott isn't differentiating himself. Vivek is likely positioning himself for a Trump cabinet spot and a serious 2028 run.
I'd bet on a rematch, and Trump winning now that Biden has an anchor of a record to run on. Trump is leading in an average of polls.
I'm definitely curious how dirty Trump vs Desantis will get. Desantis is willing to go under Thump.
Plus we make history yet again with so many boxes checked: 1st AA woman Pres, 1st Indian Pres, 1st Indian woman Pres, 1st cackling hyena Pres, 2nd Pres who can't form a coherent sentence, 1st AA Pres who can't form a coherent sentence, and so on...
No matter who wins we’re all still fucked.
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The problem of modern democracy, I think, is that the citizens have a hard time of knowing who is honest and who isn't. Does a politician say things merely to get as many votes as possible in order to win, and then implement the policy and legislative changes that were promised to their biggest donors, regardless of whether or not those changes adhere to the values espoused during the campaign? I think that's a strong possibility, if not also a high probability.
I think people should be (and are) less concerned about politics and more concerned with social and technological trends, and with making the best decisions for themselves and their posterity given the continuation of those trends. In other words, the president is just another old man flapping his big, fat, wrinkly lips. If he wants to drive the country further into a socialist dictatorship, fine, I'll move to a jurisdiction that treats me better, and so will everybody else when it gets really, really bad. Fortunately, we're still quite a ways away from that situation.
When crypto gets specialists and market makers I’ll believe it’s real, until that occurs it’s pure speculation
I don’t like the entire situation we have here in this country but it’s way past time we retired all of these phony fucks with their multi thousand dollar Brioni and Hugo Boss suits, and fancy haircuts, that live like princes on the taxpayers money, and I do mean all of them, I wish I could give my kids the advantages they deserve unlike these princes from both parties with their legal inside trading and these fucking judges that take million dollar vacations along with governors and congressman flying all over the world and being paid and fed like the wealthy pigs they are.
I say fire the whole lot of them and start over with legitimate citizens willing to step up and do the right things for America, than after a period of service go back to whence they came from and be satisfied with the blessings of liberty and live like good men not god of the ancient world
Now I don’t mean to interrupt the discussion. You guys go back to talking about politics… er, I mean, “pussy.” Hehe.
I don't want Biden to be the Democratic nominee, but minus some major event he will be.
I have no idea who the Republican nominee will be, but if Trump is in the mix then the Republican primary debates will require multiple wheelbarrows of popcorn.
And between Kamala and RFK they aren’t the sharpest knives in the drawer. It really isn’t that hard to study and pass a bar exam
What I was saying wasn’t that he didn’t win, what I was saying was he couldn’t win any election where he needs to actually win the election ( plurality) because he never has, he couldn’t get himself elected dog catcher at mar a lago
In other words fuck him and his sleazy family along with the other side as well.
It would really fuck-up the establishment
You’re probably right…I just wanted to take a shot at Kamala and Bobby Junior.
But on the other hand….isn’t Kim Kardashian studying for the bar without going to law school? We will see if she passes
RFK we to UVA which has a 98% exam pass rate
Kamala went to U of California which has an 85% exam pass rate
Neither performed to the level of their education. Can we conclude RFK was admitted by his name recognition and Kamala by affirmative action?
The poor schools really drag down the state average. The illustrious Thomas Cooley Law School in Michigan only has a 45% pass rate.
I don’t know that the bad law schools are In Massachusetts - but I suspect they are pulling down the scores or Mass has an exceptionally difficult test
The elite, both Democrat and Republican, think they can play that old game of pretending to be with the people, while enriching themselves. They have been exposed. That old playbook no longer works.
I think she had a choice to take it here or in New York.