State of the Union

[The Human Q-Tip]

Whoever promises the most free stuff will win.

I suspect that's true at this point, which was the underlying point behind Romney's 47% comment even though the comment itself was overly broad.

The demographics of the current core Democratic coalition -- minorities, single women, and young people -- are all in their favor. I question whether someone like Hilary will get the same minority/young people turnout as did Obama, but I still believe the demographics are sufficiently in their favor to make it extremely difficult for a GOP candidate to win in 2016.

The GOP must force some cracks in that coalition if they're going to have any chance of winning. I don't think there's really a possibility of that happening with minorities, or with single women who look to government to be their daddy/husband/provider.

The only group that might be getable is young people, and there is a bit of a similarity between the situation pre-1980, and now. Young people were overwhelmingly Democratic in the aftermath of Vietnam, but Reagan communicated an insurgent message that appealed to young people disillusioned by the stagflation of the late 70's, and by seeing American flags burned every night on TV. A GOP candidate must be able to push a similar conversion to win.

 

[The Human Q-Tip]

If this were true, then what some idiot said on a message board would have no bearing on that.

Why not? Just because I'm willing to overlook what some of supporters say doesn't mean that you're still not losing him votes. A lot of politics is grassroots stuff -- conversations at home, at work, with friends, social media, etc.. I'm sure this isn't the only place you've expressed similar opinions, and there are lots and lots of other Paul supporters like you who've expressed similar sentiments. After a while, that stuff adds up. And, it tends to get reported by media as well -- lots of unflattering clips out there.

My mom was a delegate to the last GOP presidential convention, and the only strong opinion she had after returning was how rude some of the young Paul supporters were. And for that reason, she's not really even considering him. I've heard similar opinions expressed by others. It may feel funny, cool and empowering to do that stuff, but it won't help your guy win anything.

 

[OptimusPrime]

Kucinich and Pentagon officials tried to stop Hillary's war in Libya

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jan/28/hillary-clinton-undercut-on-libya-war-by-pentagon-/

There's our next president. Miserable cunt. 8 years ago we were talking about ending the wars in Iraq an Afghanistan, and here we are, not only still there, but also in Libya, Syria, Yemen, and Ukraine. I wonder where the next 8 years will take us. The world might be a nuclear wasteland with Hillary's finger on the button.