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I am not sure that "rigged" is the correct answer.
However, "modern" politics has nothing much to do with the general electorate. Look at the way Obama got elected during his second term. He targeted the exact precincts in the exact counties in the exact states which were going to give him the exactly correct number of electoral college votes. In any given state he might have carried only one or two districts, but it was exactly what he needed in order to get the votes to get elected.
Throw in that one or two union buy ins (think teachers, Teamsters, etc.) will carry a LOT of "dumb" votes ("my union said to vote for XYZ") and that's the program.
Rigged? I don't really think so. Modern politics? Yes. Get the exact votes that are going to get you elected. The masses be damned.
She said rigged and meant rigged. Few clicks on the computer and everything can change. You haven't heard the stories? Sometimes the exit polls say one thing and the actual votes say another. No she was not talking about clever campaigning. Rigged is the right word.
I am beginning to think like the senior citizen who said that it really doesn't matter who gets elected because our lives don't change that much. We still get to pay for everybody. We pay for illegal's medical, housing, schooling and food. They send their money back to their homes.
They should not be trusted to be counting anything to do with the campaign.
Regardless of all of that, Rubio's own desires to replace American workers with more H1B visa workers is enough reason not to vote for the little twit:
This can only go on for so long before there is an insurrection on the part of the citizens. People will not accept being screwed forever. When there is a final "reaction", the tyrants often find themselves against a wall or hanging from a lamp post.
I agree with everything you say up until this point. We share the same opinion of the American government, but you seem to have a very different opinion of the American people. My opinion of the American people is no different than my opinion of the government those people have allowed to take control of their country.
I think Americans have made it quite clear that they will accept being screwed forever, because most of them have been getting screwed their entire lives and done nothing to suggest they have the balls to do anything about it. As long as most people have enough food to eat, and can afford a flat screen TV and cable, they're not going to be hanging anyone from lamp posts. And believe me, the government is very good at making sure enough people have enough to eat.
I agree with everything you say up until this point. We share the same opinion of the American government, but you seem to have a very different opinion of the American people. My opinion of the American people is no different than my opinion of the government those people have allowed to take control of their country.
I think Americans have made it quite clear that they will accept being screwed forever, because most of them have been getting screwed their entire lives and done nothing to suggest they have the balls to do anything about it. As long as most people have enough food to eat, and can afford a flat screen TV and cable, they're not going to be hanging anyone from lamp posts. And believe me, the government is very good at making sure enough people have enough to eat.
It appears you are right about a segment of the population, but not all. There are many (more than we suspect) who have been silent for the most part, gritting their teeth. They are the ones who can make the difference, and -- yes -- change the government by changing the people in office. Their 'reaction' can do that.
It's only the beginning of the primaries and it's already getting dirty.
This is going to be fun to watch over the next nine months.
Yes, it will, as will the Hillary-Sanders bout. She can't stand the idea that she didn't beat Sanders out by a whopping margin, and that he is supported by a large number of young voters (which she doesn't have).
If I hear one more Hillary cackle...it's like fingernails on a blackboard. No, it's worse.
Yes, it will, as will the Hillary-Sanders bout. She can't stand the idea that she didn't beat Sanders out by a whopping margin, and that he is supported by a large number of young voters (which she doesn't have).
If I hear one more Hillary cackle...it's like fingernails on a blackboard. No, it's worse.
She was definitely surprised which is why the gloves are off now. Anything goes. I'm just wondering if Trump will show up for the next debate since Ms. Megyn will be there again. Time for Donnie to put on his big boy pants and stop worrying about his witto feewings getting hurt.
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