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I don't follow tennis, but I did follow the Djokovic vaccine saga. The thing that bothered me most is he was not allowed to enter the US because he was unvaccinated, but 600,000 USPS employees were exempt from the jab.
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From: Chicago. (The less-murder part.)
The Dems' logic here makes sense. I am registered as a Democrat in Illinois for a very simple reason. It's a foregone conclusion that democrats are going to win most major races in the state's general election. By being registered as a democrat, I get to participate in the democrat primary election, so that I at least get to have a say in WHICH democrat my electoral vote winds up going to in the general.
Also, you seem to think that I think that Haley would make an outstanding president.
What I actually said, and continue to stand behind, was that Haley would make a fantastic opponent to Biden in the 2024 general election, as millions of deranged far-leftists would have to justify voting AGAINST a young brown woman, in favor of an old white man.
I still want to see that happen, because I believe it's one of the few ways that we can actually break the system hard enough to force a re-calibration of political allegiances.
Remember that, until the 1970s, the dems were the ones voting in favor of segregation.
In 2025 I'd like President Trump to make a new Cabinet position--Secretary of Shrink. The position entails shrinking or deleting all government offices, kinda like Javier Milei is doing in Argentina.
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spin. 2024.
MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell said Tuesday on his network’s New Hampshire primary coverage that it was a “very bad” night for former President Donald Trump.
O’Donnell said, “One of that relevant frames to use in looking at what Trump achieved and what he did not achieve is what Joe Biden achieved. Someone else came in second tonight. Dean Phillips running against Joe Biden, coming in second with 20% of the vote amount the Democratic, the unofficial Democratic primary that they had there.”
He added, “So Joe Biden demonstrates enormous strength and New Hampshire tonight. Then you have Trump showing much greater weakness against a credible challenger. It depends on how you want to look at Trump. He wants to be called president in court and everywhere, so let’s call him president just for this moment. When a president is on the ballot in the New Hampshire primary, you are supposed to win everything. You are not supposed to face a serious challenger. And when you do, you lose. There is no president who faced a serious challenge in the New Hampshire primary who then won in November. So this is a very bad night for Donald Trump, looking at the pattern of presidents in the New Hampshire primary situations who face very serious challenges.”
O’Donnell said, “One of that relevant frames to use in looking at what Trump achieved and what he did not achieve is what Joe Biden achieved. Someone else came in second tonight. Dean Phillips running against Joe Biden, coming in second with 20% of the vote amount the Democratic, the unofficial Democratic primary that they had there.”
He added, “So Joe Biden demonstrates enormous strength and New Hampshire tonight. Then you have Trump showing much greater weakness against a credible challenger. It depends on how you want to look at Trump. He wants to be called president in court and everywhere, so let’s call him president just for this moment. When a president is on the ballot in the New Hampshire primary, you are supposed to win everything. You are not supposed to face a serious challenger. And when you do, you lose. There is no president who faced a serious challenge in the New Hampshire primary who then won in November. So this is a very bad night for Donald Trump, looking at the pattern of presidents in the New Hampshire primary situations who face very serious challenges.”
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If you really think about it, the UK was genius. Look at all the future doctors, lawyers, and engineers they've brought into the Country. They should go back into the EU so they are forced to import more upstanding citizens.