Trump Talk™

Oh please tell us how all black men should think and act Jassik. You seem to have a standard.

Yeah that would make sense then.

How they should think? The guy bends over backwards to dismiss race as a factor in any situation. He's either a hypocrite or an uncle Tom, plain and simple. Nobody is falling for your act, either. Just another pathetic attempt to attack a person's character instead of the substance of their argument... Bravo

Anyone that uses the racial slur that you used does not need to have their character attacked. They put it out there for all of the world to see that they are scum.

I've never known anyone quite as pleased with themselves for no reason as you, sir. Carry on!

Jassik is full of racial slurs today.

Uncle Tom, Bubba.

What's next?

Good thing the racism rule was abolished a while back ago, otherwise Jassik would be in trouble...

Also, no tears comment from the progressive camp on Trump's promise to not run as a 3rd party?

Silent tears today.

No one sane would want him to run as anything, regardless of what political side they're on..

No, but having him promise not to run against the Republicans when he loses the nomination just ensures that the democrats do not automatically win 2016.

How are candidates chosen to run for their respective party? Is it an internal decision? Based on polls? Something else..?

In the previous 3 examples of a candidate going 3rd party, they pulled votes pretty equally if not exactly equally from both parties. Trump running independent wouldn't necessarily pull the election one direction or another, it would simply lessen the margins.


Kind of a combination, usually reflective of a vote by party leaders based on the outcome of primary elections.

Usually the "last man standing"

States hold official nomination polls early every presidential election year to show both parties who the citizens are more likely to vote for.

These polls are specific towards the party itself. Meaning the Republican nominations would only have the Republican candidates eligible to vote. After a few states (usually Super Tuesday, where most of the states generally vote at the same time) have results in, those who aren't winning usually drops out, while those who are highest in the polls fight harder for the nod.

At the convention, the idea is whoever is leading the polls at that time get's the nod. I think that is the historical case.

You are not a progressive, your tears don't count.

I'm merely saying DARNIT! and stamping my feet.

I'm not sure if you are being superfluous or actually thought he was crying....

Knowing you, I think you need to start taking your meds again...

Oh, and superfluous means unneeded or unnecessary.

I was really hoping he wouldn't sign anything. We could've had the classiest, most luxurious gold-plated third party candidate ever.

You should stop that..

We have three methods.

1, Some states have primaries. Anyone that can qualify for the ballot (and there are different methods in different states) is on the ballot. Delegates to the national conventions may be awarded winner take all or proportionately.

2, Some states have a caucus system. This starts with precinct (voting precinct, a few suburban blocks) caucuses, small enough to fit into a living room. They talk it out and vote for one person to go to the district (congressional district) caucuses and who he is to vote for there. The district caucuses elect representatives to the state convention. The state convention elects delegates to the national convention. At every step delegates are only required to vote for the candidate they are pledged to on the first vote. This method involves a LOT of horse trading and parliamentary dirty tricks.

3, We then have the national conventions. If one candidate has over 1/2 the delegates already pledged to him (that first vote rule) he becomes the candidate. If not, its back to the horse trading and parliamentary dirty tricks. This is called an open convention and hasn't happened in decades.

This cycle the Republicans set a rule that early primary states allot their delegates proportionately. Later primary states can go winner take all.

King, this whole fourm and every post on it is superfluous.

That can't be. This forum and all of its posts are vital to the political structure.

If you are going to go that route, then I can say with 100% certainty that every single human life on this planet is superfluous.

Some would argue the planet was better off without us.

You know what I say to those who say that?

"Why don't you start?"

Those who say the planet was better without us...well I don't understand them.

The planet doesn't have feelings, it's an object on which we live on. Has our presence influenced other species? Yes, there was actually a study made quite recently.
But until you stop being human you have to care about your own species. We have to do anything that makes US thrive, which sometimes means preserving other species, but other times it means debellating them.

Like it or not you're part of humanity, deal with it.

Stop making the Earth cry!

Don't worry, FFVII taught us that the Earth will protect itself.

We need to direct a sizable amount of taxpayer dollars to Lifestream research.

Wait, we needed a study to realize that we influenced other species?

I thought the domestication of animals, extinction of quite a few, destruction of ecosystems, pollution, and overall ruling over all would be evidence enough.

Why did we need a study about that? It's like having a study that cats land on their feet, or that literacy helps improve your chances of being employed, or alcohol more likely leads to unprotected sex....oh shi...

Private industry already beat you to it