Trump/Clinton tied in new Rasmussen poll...

[Splits]

Yeah I didn't see this show up on Realclear. They usually agregate all polls. Somehow this one's missing.

Did they just phoned republicans or something?

They didn't push leaners, hence 38/38

[Dirk Oneanddoneski]

. I wouldn't be surprised if there's a low turnout.
.

Maybe for the dems


With his five blowout wins Tuesday night, Donald Trump has passed Mitt Romney’s popular vote total from four years ago and is on a trajectory that could land him more Republican votes than any presidential candidate in modern history – by a lot.
Trump surged to more than 10 million votes, according to totals that include Tuesday’s preliminary results across the Northeast. That’s already about 250,000 more than Romney earned in the entire 2012 primary season and 153,000 more than John McCain earned in 2008.


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[SnakeBoy]

A few days before the 2012 election, Rasmussen guaranteed a Bishop Gekko win in a blowout.

lol going after Scott Rasmussen because you don't like the results of this poll... ing idiot!

[Mitch]

Meaningless until a debate or two is had, tbh

[Splits]

[Big Dog]

Trump will narrowly win the White House and when he does it will be some ery at a glorious level.

[Reck]

Meaningless until a debate or two is had, tbh

Meaningless until 1-2 months of the general elections.

It's hard to imagine Trump is somehow going to morph into a know it all by then. He'll just continue his insults, no details on policy and so on imo.

[DMX7]

I don't think a socialist can get elected president in this nation. As soon as barrages of tv ads start appearing with that word he's ed in a general election.

It's starts with educating the American people about what socialism actually is -- at least Bernie's brand of "democratic socialism". That word used to be a bad word even within the democratic party but not so much anymore. The people who voted for Bernie were not the fringe and most of them knew exactly what they were voting for. Things are changing.

[Mitch]

Meaningless until 1-2 months of the general elections.

It's hard to imagine Trump is somehow going to morph into a know it all by then. He'll just continue his insults, no details on policy and so on imo.

Debates seem to do the most for the end-results, tbh. Gore lost because he was a jackass to Bush in the debates

[spurraider21]

Pretty much. LOL when people make fun of the Republicans and their quest for ideological purity and then say they're Bernie or bust.

ideological purity is only right if we're the ones pursuing it

[Reck]

It's starts with educating the American people about what socialism actually is -- at least Bernie's brand of "democratic socialism". That word used to be a bad word even within the democratic party but not so much anymore. The people who voted for Bernie were not the fringe and most of them knew exactly what they were voting for. Things are changing.

The young population think Che Guevara is/was cool.

They dont know .

They may not be a fringe anymore but they also disregard most of the bad connotations of something that is viewed negatively and think its just so cool.

[boutons_deux]

I don't think a socialist can get elected president in this nation. As soon as barrages of tv ads start appearing with that word he's ed in a general election.

You stupid s always, ignorantly, slanderously repeat that Bernie's socialism as Marxist socialism, communism

which of his items are text-book classic socialism, and esp Marxist socialism?

https://berniesanders.com/issues/ ???

Bernie is a social democrat, where the govt and society are "of the people, by the people, for the people", instead of the US's current "of the capitalists, by the capitalists, for the capitalists" and of course the capitalists are protected by the militarized NatSec/police state.

Capitalism is a great system ... for capitalists. As the ed-up US show now, it capitalism FAILS for, SCREWS, impoverishes non-capitalists.

[baseline bum]

You stupid s always, ignorantly, slanderously repeat that Bernie's socialism as Marxist socialism, communism

which of his items are text-book classic socialism, and esp Marxist socialism?

https://berniesanders.com/issues/ ???

Bernie is a social democrat, where the govt and society are "of the people, by the people, for the people", instead of the US's current "of the capitalists, by the capitalists, for the capitalists" and of course the capitalists are protected by the militarized NatSec/police state.

Capitalism is a great system ... for capitalists. As the ed-up US show now, it capitalism FAILS for, SCREWS, impoverishes non-capitalists.

When the did I call him a communist you ing got?

[rmt]

Labels aside, if my money is gonna be taken from me and redistributed, what incentive is there for me to risk investing, opening a business, inventing anything, excelling at anything if it doesn't profit me? I might as well do nothing, and I won't be much worse off than someone who knocks themselves out trying to get ahead. I know this is a simplistic example, but as basketball fans, how do we think that these fantastic players who excel at certain skills, perform at a high level and command such attention/excitement shouldn't get paid accordingly and/or then taxed at some absurd rate?

[boutons_deux]

When the did I call him a communist you ing got?

you ing got, what's your definition of socialism, if not Marxist socialism, which how all idiots in the USA consider "socialism"? you know, USSR, Iron Curtain, Lenin, etc, etc.

[baseline bum]

you ing got, what's your definition of socialism, if not Marxist socialism, which how all idiots in the USA consider "socialism"? you know, USSR, Iron Curtain, Lenin, etc, etc.

Go your mother

[boutons_deux]

I'm voting for Trump. Hillary is a joke.

Trump is hilarious, his con job is WINNING! , exposing the low-wage, low-info, low-education assholes, his base, as gullible ignoramuses.

[baseline bum]

Labels aside, if my money is gonna be taken from me and redistributed, what incentive is there for me to risk investing, opening a business, inventing anything, excelling at anything if it doesn't profit me? I might as well do nothing, and I won't be much worse off than someone who knocks themselves out trying to get ahead. I know this is a simplistic example, but as basketball fans, how do we think that these fantastic players who excel at certain skills, perform at a high level and command such attention/excitement shouldn't get paid accordingly and/or then taxed at some absurd rate?

Basketball is a bad example, it's not even close to a free market. In a free market LeBron would be making $50 million a year and the Knicks, Lakers, and Clippers would buy up all the talent while small market teams like the Spurs, Jazz, Thunder, and Pelicans would probably fold because no one would care about a league where most teams got to be the Washington Generals in perpetuity.

[boutons_deux]

"if my money is gonna be taken from me and redistributed"

BigCorp and BigFinance are already doing it to you. What's your problem?

[rmt]

Basketball is a bad example, it's not even close to a free market. In a free market LeBron would be making $50 million a year and the Knicks, Lakers, and Clippers would buy up all the talent while small market teams like the Spurs, Jazz, Thunder, and Pelicans would probably fold.

I did say it's a simplistic example. I'm thinking more Danny Green type player - someone who has a limited period to earn his money for the rest of his life. His $10+million would have a tax rate of about 70% under Bernie's plan ($2-10 million at 66% iirc). Lebron gets most of his via endorsements and (like MJ) will continue to a long time after his career is over.

[hater]

Basketball is a bad example, it's not even close to a free market. In a free market LeBron would be making $50 million a year and the Knicks, Lakers, and Clippers would buy up all the talent while small market teams like the Spurs, Jazz, Thunder, and Pelicans would probably fold because no one would care about a league where most teams got to be the Washington Generals in perpetuity.

Truth nukes

Can you imagine a salary cap in the real world? that would basically be communism.

Actually good ol Bernie Sanders is trying to implement a Soft salary cap. Which would make the world a fair place. But of course Bernie has no chance vs the corporations.

[boutons_deux]

"Can you imagine a salary cap in the real world? that would basically be communism."

New Rules Curbing Wall Street Pay Proposed

http://www.wsj.com/articles/new-rule...ced-1461247600

[rmt]

Most NBA players are "like" Danny Green - limited time to earn money. Lebron is the exception.

[z0sa]

Most NBA players are "like" Danny Green - limited time to earn money. Lebron is the exception.

limited time to earn more at the veteran's minimum in one year after taxes than the entire median household earns in 10 -15 years... oh how sad we are for these ball players and their limited prospects

[rmt]

limited time to earn more at the veteran's minimum in one year after taxes than the entire median household earns in 10 -15 years... oh how sad we are for these ball players and their limited prospects

What do you think they should earn? Don't you think that someone with special talent/skill should earn more than the median household? in 5-10 years then? in < 5 years? What specifically and who should decide that? The basketball players shouldn't be allowed to form their union? to negotiate their salaries?