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Chief Savage Man posted:I have actually seen a few things (anecdotes, I doubt it is any kind of national trend) about capitalists/big businessmen donating to leftist causes like high minimum wage proposals and things of that nature because they take the long view that income inequality is going to hurt their business. Some of them are actually smart enough to say 'Well if people make a decent amount of money, they can buy my products!' instead of just worrying about how much cost they can cut right now. Fordism. Generally groups like Club For Growth will fight these sorts of businesspersons. CFG takes the long view that literally the purest market is possible, desirable, and will bring about universal freedom.
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Orale! http://www.texastribune.org/2014/03/03/stovall-files-fec-complaints-against-stockman/ quote:Stovall Files FEC Complaints Against Stockman
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ReindeerF posted:Orale! I'm not going to complain about anyone trying to pile more poo poo on the Stockman heap if it means he continues to be dogged with this poo poo in whatever PAC or lobby gig he has lined up, but Stovall is just jockying for first (and still distant) loser here. Cornyn looks to be set to win pretty handily. I don't even see it going to runoff.
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What affect do primary's propositions like these actually have on policy/reality? Is this just so the "We have a mandate from the people to X" is a viable sound bite or what? (new to actually voting in midterm+primary stuff here) :damnkidsthesedays: Roumba fucked around with this message at 04:05 on Mar 4, 2014 |
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Roumba posted:What affect do primary's propositions like these actually have on policy/reality? Is this just so the "We have a mandate from the people to X" is a viable sound bite or what? I don't know what the flying gently caress that is. In some states, referendums/ballot initiatives can be held during any election and not just the general, November election. They can hold them in the primary or schedule a special election. Is that what this is? Or is this just like, voting on a party platform or whatever?
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notthegoatseguy posted:Or is this just like, voting on a party platform or whatever? Yes, they're just non-binding resolutions to guide the party platform, which makes the one about repealing Obamacare particularly ridiculous.
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Is the one about elected officials and their staff some sort of weird call back to that ACA thing where those guys are allowed to participate in the exchanges, despite having employer-offered health care?
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Mar 4, 2014 06:10
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Roumba posted:What affect do primary's propositions like these actually have on policy/reality? Is this just so the "We have a mandate from the people to X" is a viable sound bite or what? Is it Texas law to print ballots in English and Spanish? Or is this another attempt at hispanic outreach after the Cruz Missile failed?
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Nth Doctor posted:Is it Texas law to print ballots in English and Spanish? Or is this another attempt at hispanic outreach after the Cruz Missile failed? Yes, apparently it is/was a part of the VRA to have to provide voting material in another language if that language was spoken by at least 5% of the population. Harris County (Houston) in particular apparently also has to do so for Vietnamese.
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computer parts posted:Yes, apparently it is/was a part of the VRA to have to provide voting material in another language if that language was spoken by at least 5% of the population. I don't think it needs to be on the same ballot-- so long as they provide a translation of the ballot in adequate numbers, then they meet the requirements.
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Mar 4, 2014 15:28
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People in the DC bubble still think "Latinos are religious therefore they'll vote Republican" despite all evidence to the contrary. It probably spilled over to the Texas GOP.
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The X-man cometh posted:People in the DC bubble still think "Latinos are religious therefore they'll vote Republican" despite all evidence to the contrary. It probably spilled over to the Texas GOP. Republicans in the DC bubble think that, like all Republicans. Democrats, including DC democrats, know better.
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Mar 4, 2014 20:39
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The same DC Dems who don't want Puerto Rico to be a state because they're afraid it will be a red state? Granted, I've only spoken to a few, but that was the reason they gave for the Dems not pushing the issue.
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The X-man cometh posted:The same DC Dems who don't want Puerto Rico to be a state because they're afraid it will be a red state? Granted, I've only spoken to a few, but that was the reason they gave for the Dems not pushing the issue. Where are we with that, by the way? Because I want 51 states in my lifetime.
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The X-man cometh posted:The same DC Dems who don't want Puerto Rico to be a state because they're afraid it will be a red state? Granted, I've only spoken to a few, but that was the reason they gave for the Dems not pushing the issue. Would Puerto Rico be a red state? Seems to me the GOP's so anti-Hispanic these days that they'd vote Democratic just because of that.
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Mar 4, 2014 21:41
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Not sure about the statehood issue but as a Puerto Rican I can tell you most of us vote Democratic here in the states. There exist a Democratic and Republican party in Puerto Rico as well but it's very different than the parties here in the states. Many people who would vote Republican in Puerto Rico vote Dem over here. Most people don't feel really strongly on way or the other about statehood these days but the vast majority of people would agree that it's better to be part of the United States (as either a common wealth or state) instead of complete independence.
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The X-man cometh posted:The same DC Dems who don't want Puerto Rico to be a state because they're afraid it will be a red state? Granted, I've only spoken to a few, but that was the reason they gave for the Dems not pushing the issue. ... I have literally never heard anyone give that reasoning. You are talking to crazy people.
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Mar 4, 2014 21:54
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Puerto Rico seems like it's in a bizarre halfway realm that doesn't work for either the United States or for Puerto Rico. Not quite a state, not quite independent, and lagging far behind the rest of the country as a result. A thread on Puerto Rico would actually be kinda neat if someone more knowledgeable gave it a go.
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Mar 4, 2014 21:57
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The pro-commonwealth party affiliates with the Democrats, but the pro-statehood party affiliates with both (the pro-statehood congressional delegate is a Democrat). I can't see the Democrats not dominating the island when it's a state.
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Okay, I did talk to crazy people. Thank you.
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Teddybear posted:Puerto Rico seems like it's in a bizarre halfway realm that doesn't work for either the United States or for Puerto Rico. Not quite a state, not quite independent, and lagging far behind the rest of the country as a result. It works for some people in Puerto Rico because they're not a state so they don't have to follow all of the Federal tax laws and stuff like that, but still have protections and benefits from being part of the US. There's very few people who want PR to be independent compared to the other two groups.
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The current governor of Puerto Rico, Luis Fortuño, is a Republican (as well as a member of the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico) who keeps a picture of Maggie Thatcher on his desk to inspire him, spoke at the 2012 RNC, and was on the long list of potential Romney VP picks.
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Nth Doctor posted:Is it Texas law to print ballots in English and Spanish? Or is this another attempt at hispanic outreach after the Cruz Missile failed? computer parts posted:Yes, apparently it is/was a part of the VRA to have to provide voting material in another language if that language was spoken by at least 5% of the population. Also, I early voted in the Texas Democratic primary a couple of days ago. 
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Mar 4, 2014 23:35
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fade5 posted:Also, I early voted in the Texas Democratic primary a couple of days ago. Go ahead! Throw your vote away! No, seriously, you should have tried to help save David "zzzzzzzzzzzz" Dewhurst from Dan Patrick. And maybe run up the vote total of either Miriam Martinez or Larry SECEDE Kilgore, depending on your taste.
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Joementum posted:The current governor of Puerto Rico, Luis Fortuño, is a Republican (as well as a member of the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico) who keeps a picture of Maggie Thatcher on his desk to inspire him, spoke at the 2012 RNC, and was on the long list of potential Romney VP picks. What was his fish code-name? 'Pescado' was already taken, clearly.
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GreyjoyBastard posted:Go ahead! Throw your vote away! 
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GreyjoyBastard posted:Go ahead! Throw your vote away! Winter Stormer posted:I just hope the people who actually voted in the Democratic primary managed not to select Kesha Rogers for Senate The LaRouche impeach Obama crap is completely insane, and has no place coming from someone running as a Democrat. It has no place coming from a Republican either, but I'm looking forward to it in 2015, because they won't be able to keep the crazies from trying it.
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fade5 posted:I'm not good at realpolitik strategic voting crap, plus I don't really want to vote for a Republican at all, in the primary or general. Mrs Martinez is alarmingly sane and pleasant, actually. Mostly. Ten thousand more candidates like her and the GOP might save itself from itself. Which might be a bad thing in the long run, but in the short run would be kind of nice. David Dewhurst is a terrible Perry Machine functionary running against a theocratic lunatic, so that one's definitely realpolitik strategic voting crap.
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  He didn't win. Any chance he will run as an independent?
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HUGE PUBES A PLUS posted:
No. I don't think he ever had any intention of even competing to begin with.
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HUGE PUBES A PLUS posted:
Maybe he can run out into the desert and live out his crusty resentful hermit lifestyle without having the cudgel of law to force everyone else to conform to the greaseball manchild school of societal function.
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 Currently at Wendy Davis HQ waiting for her to give her remarks. The Texas Tribune online will have her speech, for those interested.
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Mar 5, 2014 03:09
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CannonFodder posted:
my friend there's so much more to learn
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Mar 5, 2014 04:51
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If there's a runoff, I swear.
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Xarthor posted:
If anything interesting happens please keep us posted, I watched her filibuster and would really like to someday not have a shithead as governor
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Mecca-Benghazi posted:If there's a runoff, I swear. Well, it's not as if he stands much of a chance against Cornyn anyhow, but it would definitely be better that Alameel (and the state party, likely) didn't have to waste money fighting Rogers off again to prevent her getting a bigger stage to spout her cult bullshit.
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ReidRansom posted:Well, it's not as if he stands much of a chance against Cornyn anyhow, but it would definitely be better that Alameel (and the state party, likely) didn't have to waste money fighting Rogers off again to prevent her getting a bigger stage to spout her cult bullshit. Cornyn's getting stabbed in the back by the tea party at the moment.
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corn in the bible posted:If anything interesting happens please keep us posted, I watched her filibuster and would really like to someday not have a shithead as governor Pretty typical speech (not that it was bad.) Said thanks to family, fellow candidates, reiterated platform bullet points, got a few jabs in against Abbott, and then said goodnight. It's going to be a hard fight but with the ground game of the 12,000+ strong Battleground Texas army behind her I'd say she has a solid chance.
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