RustyNails
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Justice Dept cant say that. Its their job to review cases. It would be like Trump firing Comey.
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PoliGAF 2017 |OT2| Well, maybe McMaster isn't a traitor.
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jack_package_200
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I would assume extreme measures. At bare minimum they release it to the media and public.
Maybe she just doesn't want to deal with the ineptitude?
BlastProcessing
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There are a few possibilities. She could have left because she felt she was being obstructed by the WH and wanted to draw attention, or she could be working with the WH to obstruct, or maybe she just doesn't want to be the person who presses charges against a sitting President.
Can the states bring cases like this against the government? Because I can see MA, NY, CA etc. foaming at the mouth.
Trump just recently said he still might fire Comey.
Nothing is off the table as long as he knows he has congress by the balls. I have no doubt the official that's leaving was directly threatened by his people. They're pulling out all the stops now.
Herr Schwarz
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So two positions that were going to have to fight Trumps bullshit have both been promptly abdicated for "wanting to spend time with family"
What a pair of gutless assholes. "Oh it's too hard I'll just quit" Did they not read what their jobs fucking entailed.
What a pair of gutless assholes. "Oh it's too hard I'll just quit" Did they not read what their jobs fucking entailed.
StopMakingSense
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That is very possible. But it would be political suicide.
That is incorrect. It's entirely possible for the President to fire the FBI director.
It absolutely is. Trump can do whatever he wants, there's no protocol in place IIRC if he decides to say "Fuck you make me" if impeached.
Cesare Borgia
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He's the president, he can do it. But it would signal imminent impeachment.
Nixon didn't fire the FBI director, but such an act would be very similar to Nixon and end the same way (or worse, because if any of this Russia shit is true Trump is guilty of treason).
RustyNails
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Sure. But that'll cause a huge uproar and he will basically sign "guilty" on his back if he does that. Thats why he's hesitant. Justice Dept ignoring a very real recommendation from FBI would signal the same thing. And FBI will start leaking like a sieve.
DrForester
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He's the president, he can do it. But it would signal imminent impeachment.
Nixon didn't fire the FBI director, but such an act would be very similar to Nixon and end the same way (or worse, because if any of this Russia shit is true Trump is guilty of treason).
You make a very big assumption that Republican's give a shit. At this point they and their base are fine with Russian collaboration.
Yeah. I've said before, if Trump were to fire Comey, the GOP response would be to praise him for purging someone appointed by Obama. The right-wing media machine would run with it, and by the end of the day, 40+% of the country would be satisfied that a politically motivated monster was just removed from office by hero Trump.
TheLaughingStock
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It would make more sense to not couple major tax increases and spending cuts with efforts like infrastructure and health care instead. They're cheaper initiatives and decent bang for buck that would make Republicans look so good. Tax cuts that are disproportionately beneficial to the rich won't help get us to where we want to be.
Retromelon
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An unannounced democrat is 4 points ahead of ted cruz in his senate reelection polling lol
Aaron Strife
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Haha what where?
Ah, found it:
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/pol...e-close-reelection-race-2018-texas-poll-shows
Aaron Strife
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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/could-ted-cruz-get-the-boot-in-2018
Way too many undecideds to get my hopes up (35-31 in favor of Joaquin Castro), though after Flake and Heller, Cruz would be the next Republican to fall. It's just there's about a Grand Canyon-sized gap between them.
It wouldn't be Cruz's time. He can whip the evangelicals into a religious fervor better than the Dems can drive turnout, at least in a state like Texas. Things would have to go pretty pear-shaped for that to happen.
By 2024 and Cruz's next re-election? Then it's time to sweat.
By 2024 and Cruz's next re-election? Then it's time to sweat.
RustyNails
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How did Cruz get unpopular in Texas? I thought him lasting longer than anyone in GOP primary would mean more popularity.
Sirpopopop
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Trump hasn't been too popular in Texas.
Texas is becoming kind of "purplish" now. Probably not enough to take it, but certainly enough to render it competitive in a bad year.
Texas is becoming kind of "purplish" now. Probably not enough to take it, but certainly enough to render it competitive in a bad year.
Texas is a big place, with several of its big cities being fast growing tech hubs that are attracting a good amount of talent from other states.
Ted is also a first term Senator, who has garnered a lot of hate over the last 4 years. Plus he only got 55% of the vote in 2012, when he didn't have as much negative press.
Ted is also a first term Senator, who has garnered a lot of hate over the last 4 years. Plus he only got 55% of the vote in 2012, when he didn't have as much negative press.
Snowman Prophet of Doom
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Never forget the cardinal rule of not replying to far-righters or libertarians with a bunch of followers on Twitter. My mentions are hurting so badly from the dogpile.
jack_package_200
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A lot of anime avatars?
Snowman Prophet of Doom
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More pictures of flags and the Constitution, and Pepes. Just had a guy Tweet that non-whites could not match the democratic socialist achievements of Europe I listed.
AntraxSuicide
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Define "us" and "we."
It doesn't matter. If Trump did this, he'd absolutely guarantee the House and Senate next year and his failed re-election in 2020. Hell, Comey's own loyalists under him would leak like water through a pasta strainer if Trump fired him for partisan reasons.
Yes, TX does have nutjobs, but they also have Ann Richards Republicans who find Cruz slimy.
Ran out of gun bacon and soup.
Dubbedinenglish
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They actually got to know him.
metalslimer
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Ted compromising his so called morals also probably left a negative taste.
Carpe Libertatem
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Think we talked about this a while back in the thread, but Hillary lost Texas by 9%.
Some solid blue states Obama won by more than 9% in 2008 that flipped to GOP Senator in 2010:
Illinois (25% in 2008, Kirk won by 1.5% in 2010) *not incumbent
Wisconsin (14% in 2008, Johnson won by ~5% in 2010)
Pennsylvania (10% in 2008, Toomey won by 2% in 2010) *not incumbent
(also MA but that wasn't a midterm election)
Now, 2008 and 2016 are very different, but I think Cruz is more vulnerable than people think if the national momentum is enough against the GOP, especially since Cruz is hated by everyone but his (sizable) base. The gap in popular vote didn't just come from California - the 8% shift blue in Texas helped a lot (500k more votes than Obama in 2012)
AntraxSuicide
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Also, we should be positioning for a post-2020 census where the Sun Belt gains electoral votes (and population in general) while the Rust Belt loses some. I don't think it's enough to write off the Rust Belt like we do with the plains, but we know where this ship is headed. We need to be prepped as fuck when it gets there.
JesseEwiak
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Also, remember, a lot of current Republican's in Texas were blue dog Democrat's a generation ago. Rick Perry while an ass on stuff like abortion, guns, and such, wasn't totally terrible on fiscal policy and immigration. Sure, they never raised taxes, they just used gimmicks to stop Kansas like strip mining of the budget.
The real cleavage there is those old style ex-Democrats like Perry and the current Speaker of the Texas House (who's a Republican but a dealmaker type, so TrueCons hate him) and the Cruz-style burn it all down conservatives.
So, while it's a real challenge, I could easily see some of those conservative Republicans (and let me be clear here, they're all very conservative by our standards) to possibly vote for a Democrat in the general if Trump is going down and Cruz is being an idiot still.
The real cleavage there is those old style ex-Democrats like Perry and the current Speaker of the Texas House (who's a Republican but a dealmaker type, so TrueCons hate him) and the Cruz-style burn it all down conservatives.
So, while it's a real challenge, I could easily see some of those conservative Republicans (and let me be clear here, they're all very conservative by our standards) to possibly vote for a Democrat in the general if Trump is going down and Cruz is being an idiot still.
Rain of frogs? Are are we already at the locusts?
Trump's asking, "can y'all read this to be? Wait, none of you can?"
JesseEwiak
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Is it scary that Sarah Palin probably has the best actual policy chops in that picture? (Or at least, the Sarah Palin of 2007 did.)
I invite you to watch the video of her answering the question on health care reform to Katie Couric and say that... ;-). She made Trump look eloquent!
Roland_Gunner
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Cruz has, at various times, done shit to piss nearly everyone off. I'm sure there's a faction of Republicans who still remember his non-endorsement of Trump at the RNC convention. Others may be pissed he then turned around and kissed Donnie's ass after the election. The only way Castro can actually win this thing is if a third party candidate syphons 5 - 10% of Republicans who just won't vote for a Dem, IMO.
Officerrob
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cartoon_soldier
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No, but it is pretty stupid to oppose the candidate.
cartoon_soldier
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Why would anyone think that being pro choice is important for Bernie.
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