:D

Michale

really, what do you have against winnepeg? it's a lovely city, and not particularly interested in the US presidential election, since they can't vote in it. or were you referring to watts per gallon? web photo gallery? wind power generation? white phosphorous grenade? wildly pestilential groundhogs?

And the amazing thing is how perfectly and predictably the WPG posts about the Leftwing outrage of the day regarding Trump....

Yep, it STILL works.. :D

You don't get it, Paula... There isn't ANYTHING you can slam the Right Wingery with that doesn't ALSO apply to the Left Wingery..

https://twitter.com/ABCPolitics/status/766718390283239424

The people are with Trump.. Trump actually HELPED in Louisiana while Obama played golf and Hillary sat on her fat ass and called it in...

And NOW Obama is falling Trump's lead and will visit Louisiana on Tuesday...

Hillary and Odumbo.. Playing Follow The Leader with Trump as the leader..

That just burns ya'all up, don't it.. :D

Michale

I was referring to the WPG who have predicted it's possible that Hillary could sweep all 50 states...

Michale

not all fifty, just "California (55), Connecticut (7), Delaware (3), Hawai'i (4), Illinois (20), Maine (4), Maryland (10), Massachusetts (11), Michigan (16), Minnesota (10), New Jersey (14), New York (29), Oregon (7), Pennsylvania (20), Rhode Island (4), Vermont (3), Washington (12), Washington D.C. (3), Wisconsin (10)"

... and now possibly New Mexico (5), Colorado (9) and Virginia (13).

by my count that's only twenty. did you not read the column?

JL

Can anyone think of a time when the Bush’s went on vacation and the Left wing didn’t go apoplectic over, “OMG, POTUS is on vacation while __________ is happening!”

Well, lookey that.. It works just as well!!! :D

Michale

Assuming that a presidential photo-op would make things better in Baton Rouge is very similar to the Republican notion that simply saying the words “radical Islam” is how we defeat ISIS.

Can anyone think of a time when the Obama’s went on vacation and the right wing didn’t go apoplectic over, “OMG, POTUS is on vacation while __________ is happening!” This time you can fill in that blank with the Baton Rouge floods.

And yet, the last couple days ya'all have been talking about all 50 states going Hillary's way..

I wish ya'all would make up yer minds...

I guess it's to be expected..

Whatever fits the ideological slavery of the moment...

Michale

Not much of a give away. Trump has the state by 16%..

http://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2016/08/12/Deep_South_Weather.JPEG-2d7a1_c0-152-3990-2478_s885x516.jpg?f32e52222ef957fbee5ed328f2e4e06ffe06d345

Obama can't be bothered to actually GO to Louisiana, but he sure can offend the whole state by accusing them of racism...

Congrats, Odumbo... You just gave the entire state to Trump...

Michale

This is why Donald Trump is going to be our next President..

He is showing he CARES about every day Americans..

Crooked Hillary and Odumbo just can't be bothered...

Michale

Anyone who simply cannot see how bad this looks for Odumbo and Crooked Hillary is nothing more than a Party slave....

Michale

Yea, Odumbo can prowl and troll around for racial issues, but can't take the time away from the golf course to actually HELP the people of Baton Rouge as Trump has done...

All Odumbo can do is threaten the people of Louisiana...

Nice...

Michale

So, what you are saying is that Bush did the right thing in not going to NOLA after Katrina, right??

Of course, that's NOT what you Left Wingers said at the time.. :^/

The blatant Partisan slavery is so obvious... It's mind-bobbling that ya'all can pretend it doesn't exist...

Michale

But it's so much easier to throw out a slur.

President Obama has refused so far to survey the Louisiana flood disaster, but he did let state and local officials know that he's watching to make sure they don't engage in racial discrimination.

Talk about TONE DEAF.......

Michale

If one ignores the ideological aspect of this and is COMPLETELY Party agnostic, one simply CANNOT concede ANYTHING else but the optics are bad..

But ya'all can't even concede that...

In ya'all's little fantasy world, EVERYTHING Obama does is good and right and EVERYTHING Hillary does is good and right and there is absolutely NO WAY that Hillary or Obama can do wrong..

A normal rational politically agnostic person would say, "Yea, yer right. This really looks bad for Hillary and Obama. Trump definitely won the PR war here..."

Unfortunately, with one possible exception, no one here is a normal or rational person who can look at reality without any ideological bent...

Michale

Where's Obama?? On the golf course, yuk'ing it up..

Where's Hillary?? Off resting somewhere......

These are the FACTS.....

Michale....

The Democratic presidential nominee says in a Facebook post that her "heart breaks for Louisiana," where a torrent of about 2 feet of rain deluged the southern part of the state, damaging tens of thousands of home and affecting more than 100,000 people.

Trump and Pence GO to Louisiana to help the people there...

Hillary Clinton is too lazy to get her fat ass out of bed, so she phones it in... :^/

Typical Demcorat... When it comes to actually CARING about Americans, Demcorats just can't be bothered...

Michale

Michale

Funny how you only get nit-picky with my comments.. Very telling.. :D

Fine.. In order to not hurt your fragile sensibilities, I'll rephrase..

Where I said, "The American People", replace that with "The vast majority of American People"...

There.. Your fragile sensibilities are covered.. :^/

Rhetoric doesn't prove anything

Except when ya'all use it in EVERY comment to "prove" what ya'all want to prove... :D

Michale

The American people are COMPLETELY on Trump's side in this issue..

Your continued misuse of the word "FACT" is comical/pathetic, depending on the mood.

I am an American. I am not in agreement with Trump on these issues. Therefore, the "American people" are NOT COMPLETELY on Trump's side, and that, is a FACT!

Rhetoric doesn't prove anything, other than that you care far less for facts than you claim.

:D

Michale

DOH!!! My mistake.. :D

Thanx for the correction...

Michale

And I can assure you that I have HUNDREDS more examples than ya'all could EVER find... :D

Michale

Edwards is the governor, Conway is one of Trumps managers...

Yet another Trump Supporter stabs an interracial couple: http://www.salon.com/2016/08/19/washington-man-stabs-kissing-interracial-couple-cites-donald-trump-when-arrested/

Didn't we agree that candidates are NOT responsible for the actions of their supporters???

Michale

I am talking about the ONLY poll that has any real relevance..

The RCP POLL of POLLS...

And that poll this morning showed Trump with his numbers moving up and Hillary's numbers moving down...

In the last few hours, there IS a slight uptick in Hillary's numbers.. We'll see if that continues or if her downward slide continues...

Michale

Oh I dunno....

BECAUSE IT WOULD HELP THE PEOPLE OF LOUISIANA

You are correct of course. Conway has no reason to do that because he only cares about Hillary and Obama.

Frak his fellow Louisianians....

Michale

Hillary is playing presidential catchup.. :D

Michale

Why would Conway do that?

Of course the Demcorat moron said that. He's a Clinton/Obama flunky...

Has Conway requested that Obama make a sizable donation or volunteer??

No, of course not.. Flunky...

Obama savaged Bush for just doing a flyover of Katrina devastation...

Obama didn't even do that. Obama just played golf...

You can justify it all you want, JM..

But the facts are the facts...

Michale

But he turned down a plate of the south Louisiana specialty, jambalaya, offered to him.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/latest-conway-trump-apology-donald-trump-41509183

Michale

Hillary laid her worthless ass in bed and ordered a flunky to make a facebook post...

Who is presidential???

The optics couldn't be worse for Hillary....

Michale

"Hillary is resting... Odumbo is on vacation..

And it's TRUMP who is going to Louisiana to help the flood stricken residents..."

Funny how you conveniently IGNORE what the Governor of Louisiana had to say on the subject:

"We welcome him to LA but not for a photo-op." a spokesman for Edward's office said in a statement. "Instead we hope he'll consider volunteering or making a sizable donation to the LA Flood Relief Fund to help the victims of the storm."

As for Obama's handling of the situation, Edwards said: "He'd prefer Obama wait a week or two to visit because a presidential visit requires road blocks and ties up local police and first responders. Resources that could be better used aiding the flood victims right now."

Obama did sign a disaster declaration for Louisiana on Sunday.

"The POLLS still show that Clinton is going down and Trump's numbers are going up... :D

Isn't it funny how NO ONE wants to talk about polls when they polls aren't going their way.. :D"

AGAIN, I have to ask you Michale, just what universe are you living in??? Since, the polls YOU cited and provided the link to, do NOT show that and in FACT, show just the opposite.

The link YOU PROVIDED, shows Clinton up in the polls over Trump by anywhere from 2 to 9 percent. In fact, the Real Clear average give Clinton a LEAD of 6 points. It also shows her currently with 272 electoral votes, 2 more than what is needed to win.

Ohio, Nevada, and Iowa are all leaning Democratic but are also close enough to still be considered swing states. To these I would also add North Carolina.

Arizona and Georgia are possibles.

I think all the rest are still reliably Republican.

Court documents seen by KOMO say Rowe “took a blood oath to fight on the street, and if he was let go tonight, he planned on heading down to the next Donald Trump rally and stomping out more of the Black Lives Matter group.” According to court documents, officers said Rowe had “extensive” white supremacist tattoos including ones including the words “skinhead,” “white power” and the Confederate flag.

:D

"Kahn... I am LAUGHING at the superior intellect."
-Admiral James T Kirk, STAR TREK II, The Wrath Of Kahn

:D

Michale

I find it hilarious that, when there is a campaign shake-up in a Demcorat campaign, the WPG is all, "Oh it means nothing." and "oh, it's just a minor course correction" etc etc..

But a campaign shake-up in a GOP campaign.. THAT signals the end of the campaign...

Blatant and unequivocal hypocrisy, solely, completely and utterly based on political ideology and bigotry.. :D

"It is to laugh"
-Daffy Duck

:D

Michale

that's the way the founders dreamed it, representation based on population, not territory.

JL

Roddenberry had a friend in WWII named Kim Noonien Singh... Roddenberry used the name KAHN NOONIEN SINGH in Star Trek (Space Seed) and Noonien Soong in Star Trek:TNG in hopes that his friend would see his name and make contact...

Michale

Michale

Yer right.. It's pleasure..

Says the guy who has never played golf.. :D

No, that's not true. I used to golf a lot... But I always got frustrated when I couldn't get the ball thru that damned windmill.... :D

Michale

Yer right.. It's pleasure..

And Obama would rather be indulging in his pleasure rather than go down to Louisiana and give moral support...

Ya'all bashed Bush to hell and back when he did that with Katrina..

But Obama has a '-D' after his name so he gets a pass from ya'all...

PARTY UBER ALLES

:^/

Michale

(Old Eisenhower era joke)

Michale

Michale

if the big blue wall is as you say, let's say hillary wins the "new blue wall," but donald sweeps all the other battlegrounds. is it theoretically possible that gary johnson's plan is not entirely a pipe dream? johnson wins utah and the house of representatives after two run-off votes awards him the white house? i thought it was far-fetched, but maybe not?

JL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7TeTzOgkMs

(Mostly Safe For Work)

Crow about your Big Blue Wall...

Go on and on about Hillary blowouts and Hillary landslides and Hillary Takes Texas...

Ya'all will convince Democrats that Hillary has this one in the bag..

Then Democrats will stay home en masse, thinking "Yea, Hillary's gonna win.. I don't need to bother voting.."

So yea.. Kick up your heels and kick back... :D Hillary's a cinch to win.. Nothing to worry about.. :D

hehehehehehehehehe :D

Michale

That was new Trump. Very new Trump.
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/byron-york-from-donald-trump-a-stunning-admission-and-a-new-direction/article/2599711

Let the panning begin from the WPG who doesn't understand the words, "giving credit where credit is due"... :^/

Michale

And it's TRUMP who is going to Louisiana to help the flood stricken residents...

DONALD TRUMP Heads to Louisiana Tomorrow – While Obama Vacations, Hillary Rests
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/08/donald-trump-heads-louisiana-tomorrow-wile-obama-vacations-hillary-rests/

"FRAK The American People!!!"
-Demcorat Party

And it even fits on a bumper sticker....

Michale

So, by all means, play with your fantasy Blue Wall.. Enjoy ya'all's fantasies while you can...

Just keep in mind that I'll always be here to drag ya'all back to reality with the facts.. :D

Bad stuff is coming, people.. And it's going to favor Trump and destroy Cliton..

Michale

Ya'all remember "FACTS" don'tcha??

Clinton doesn't want strong immigration vetting and Trump does..

The American people are COMPLETELY with Trump on the issue..

Trump is completely all in for a secure border and Clinton wants an open border.

The American people are COMPLETELY on Trump's side in this issue..

Clinton wants to globalize and send all of our jobs and factories to other countries. Trump is going to keep jobs and factories here in the US..

Once again, the American people are COMPLETELY for Trump on this issue...

Clinton is pushing for war and wants to send troops far and wide.. Trump is for keeping our troops here at home and is for peace thru strength..

And again, the American people are COMPLETELY with Trump on this issue..

Clinton promotes and honors thugs and scumbags who kill cops and Trump wants to put cops first and foremost..

And guess what?? The American people are TOTALLY and COMPLETELY on Trump's side in this issue...

Clinton wants to bring in terrorists by the planeload and Trump wants to keep terrorists out...

And once again, the American people are completely with Trump..

No matter HOW many Blue Wall fantasies ya'all come up with, no matter HOW many feet ya'all bury your heads in the sand, the simple FACT is that the vast majority of Americans on EVERY ISSUE, are completely and solidly on Trump's side...

EVERY ISSUE....

"These are the facts of the case. And they are undisputed."
-Captain Smilin' Jack Ross, A FEW GOOD MEN

At least, they are undisputed by those who are grounded in reality and not enslaved by Party dogma and ideology..

Michale

"Of course, you can PROVE that, right?? Oh yea, that's right. I forgot. You were absent the day they taught LAW at Law School"
-Tom Cruise, A FEW GOOD MEN

:D

Michale

Echo, echo, echo, echo... :D

Michale

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/us/general_election_trump_vs_clinton-5491.html

The POLLS still show that Clinton is going down and Trump's numbers are going up... :D

Isn't it funny how NO ONE wants to talk about polls when they polls aren't going their way.. :D

Michale

If this truly is the new map of reliable Democratic states, then Republicans might find themselves frozen out of the White House for longer than they might now realize.

Could Democrats really string a group of wins together and freeze out the GOP? Oh, how I wish. Historical statistics Republicans throw out will "prove" it's not possible, but doesn't this time in history most resemble that string of Democratic election wins after the Great Depression?

1932-FDR
1936-FDR
1940-FDR
1944-FDR/Truman
1948-Truman

Doesn't it seem like the election of 2016 parallels to some degree the election of 1940, the third election after the Great Recession and Great Depression? I've heard ad nauseam about how Trump is like no other candidate and this election is like no other election, but Trump reminds me of Wendell Willkie, New York businessman, Democrat turned Republican with zero government experience running a populist and isolationist message against the Democratic candidate from New York... that and the "America First" chanting makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.

An electoral map and a one person one vote system are contradictory. Just saying.

Sure, I agree with that basic statement, in that certain voting behaviors or states would remain the same, but, at the same token it would force a change in how votes are campaigned for...

To me, I look at the current system of EC votes as disenfranchising a large number of our population as at the end of the day the votes all come down to let's just say 11 states out of 50 (give or take and depending the the bend of ones argle bargle...) thus leaving 39 states that have predictable voting behaviors that campaigns feel they can safely ignore investing time in... to say the least I think it sucks.

In a OPOV situation the big change I feel comes from the fact that you suddenly have to campaign in almost all of the 50 states to get every vote out that is needed. Let's look at CA vs. FL. both states have large urban centers that would vote reliably blue and non-urban centers that vote reliably red. Both states under the current EC system have two different behaviours.

I would posit that if under the current campaign finance system were we to see OPOV we would also see a dramatic change in how BILLIONS are spent to get a job that only pays MILLIONS for the lifetime of the job.

Anyone who claims just getting money out of campaigns as the system currently stands is just administering rectal sunburns in support of a system that is inherently corrupt. Just as the person who claims their choice is not beholden to any special interest is also doing.

The real solution to fixing our system is not only to get the money out but also to make it one person, one vote, and whoever can get out the vote best wins. Unlike now where we just fret over what a few states are going to do...doesn't seem that democratic to me...just saying.

Which leads me to my original thought of wouldn't it be interesting to see what the landscape looked like if, god forbid, one actually had to campaign everywhere...not that it would be all drainbows and unicorn farts...but still interesting.

On another note, one of the interesting things about the polling happening is that polls are close in a lot of traditionally red or battleground states that have large Latino populations. Latinos are a group that doesn't always vote in high proportions (does Trump change that). They are also a group that pollsters have trouble getting into their samples. Could FL, NV, and even AZ be Clinton blowouts?

Nice work as usual....

Perhaps it is just me...BUT...articles like this to some extent really get my goat as they really shine the bright light on what a relic the EC really is.

I wouldn't mind seeing your treatment ( or any other of the usual suspects ) on what the electoral map would actually look like if we were to shift to a one person one vote system for our elections.