OOTB's Political Thread . ..

[strummingram]

A minor point but the post is dishonest in the sense that the graph doesn't start at zero, and therefore exaggerates the 2020 difference.

That doesn't change the fact that 2020 is an outlier.

What was different about 2020? Two obvious things:

1. COVID. Most levels of government went out of their way to make it easier to vote. Circumventing some of the traditional suppression tactics.

2. Biden was probably the only sincere pro-labor candidate in the last half century (not counting Bernie).

I agree with #1... a once-in-a-lifetime global pandemic has a huge impact. Trump fumbled the ball when the shit-hit-the-fan... he lost the election as a result.

#2 ? If you say so. Democrats have lost the working class, in my opinion.

 

[strummingram]

Not only did I pick Trump to win, but I picked him to historically kick her ass. Despite the gullible fools like you and the other losers here screaming that “crypto bros are moving the betting lines”, “fake conservative polls are making it seem like Trump has a chance”, and “Look! Everyone is leaving Trump’s rallies.” 🤣

What did it get me? It got me the opportunity to shove a shit sandwich down your throat. Down @blazers throat. Down @prlyles , @joeydavid and others’ throats. What will it get me? An America I like better. Cry about it.

You’re just muddying the waters in an effort to rain on my parade. What you’re too simple to understand is that you doing what you’re doing is exactly what I was hoping for and expected. I couldn’t be more pleased. I also like how @blazers is here digging into the numbers to try and make some sense out of it all. He really can’t understand how it happened because Kamala HQ and all the other Twitter threads he was following were telling him that Kamala was packing airports and coliseums and there was real enthusiasm behind her campaign! But I’m the gullible one. Sure thing, pal. Cope harder. I’m good.

You live to shit on people! Yay. You've been the same insufferable prick your entire life. Congratulations.

 

[nctransplant]

Not only did I pick Trump to win, but I picked him to historically kick her ass. Despite the gullible fools like you and the other losers here screaming that “crypto bros are moving the betting lines”, “fake conservative polls are making it seem like Trump has a chance”, and “Look! Everyone is leaving Trump’s rallies.” 🤣

What did it get me? It got me the opportunity to shove a shit sandwich down your throat. Down @blazers throat. Down @prlyles , @joeydavid @Heels Noir and others’ throats. What will it get me? An America I like better. Cry about it.

You’re just muddying the waters in an effort to rain on my parade. What you’re too simple to understand is that you doing what you’re doing is exactly what I was hoping for and expected. I couldn’t be more pleased. I also like how @blazers is here digging into the numbers to try and make some sense out of it all. He really can’t understand how it happened because Kamala HQ and all the other Twitter threads he was following were telling him that Kamala was packing airports and coliseums and there was real enthusiasm behind her campaign! But I’m the gullible one. Sure thing, pal. Cope harder. I’m good.

Added one name for you even though he's easily overlooked.

 

[gunslingerdick]

You live to shit on people! Yay. You've been the same insufferable prick your entire life. Congratulations.

For clarification, I don’t love shitting on people. I love shitting on you and some select others. I consider you less than “people”. And there’s no stopping me now! I’m only gonna get worse with my cult leader in charge. Buckle up, Buttercup.

🤣

 

[nctransplant]

You live to shit on people! Yay. You've been the same insufferable prick your entire life. Congratulations.

I don't think that's true. He seems like a great guy to me.

 

[strummingram]

For clarification, I don’t love shitting on people. I love shitting on you and some select others. I consider you less than “people”. And there’s no stopping me now! I’m only gonna get worse with my cult leader in charge. Buckle up, Buttercup.

🤣

You'll get worse? No shit?

 

[gunslingerdick]

Added one name for you even though he's easily overlooked.

Oh no. I didn’t forget about him. I’m biding my time. Plus, he’s elsewhere licking his wounds. I give him credit. He came and took a few shots yesterday and then he took his time out. Props to him. And I’m not gonna lie, I’ve developed kind of a weird adversary kinship with him.

 

[strummingram]

I don't think that's true. He seems like a great guy to me.

Me too!

 

[gunslingerdick]

You'll get worse? No shit?

Or better. I guess it kind of depends on from which vantage point you’re viewing it.

 

[nctransplant]

Me too!

No, not you. Only @gunslingerdick. He and I could sit down and drink a few beers together. I'd get tired of listening to you blabber on about nothing within a minute or so.

 

[strummingram]

No, not you. Only @gunslingerdick. He and I could sit down and drink a few beers together. I'd get tired of listening to you blabber on about nothing within a minute or so.

I doubt it. You're always near my crotch... sniffing. It wouldn't be any different with you pouring alcohol into your body.

When I replied "Me too"... I wasn't referring to me, myself. Just an FYI.

 

[nctransplant]

I doubt it. You're always near my crotch... sniffing. It wouldn't be any different with you pouring alcohol into your body.

When I replied "Me too"... I wasn't referring to me, myself. Just an FYI.

You could only hope to have someone sniffing your crotch, Summers Eve Strawberry or what?

 

[strummingram]

You could only hope to have someone sniffing your crotch, Summers Eve Strawberry or what?

If you want me to call you Summers Eve Strawberry, I will. I might abbreviate it.

 

[blazers]

Not only did I pick Trump to win, but I picked him to historically kick her ass.

You are ill-informed, at least you are consistent about that.

The race was close in 2020 and it was close in 2024. Colors on an EC map might be meaningful to you, but it was still close. If 1.1% of voters (175,000) across the 3 blue wall states had chosen Harris over Trump, she would be President.

 

[blazers]

I also like how @blazers is here digging into the numbers to try and make some sense out of it all.

I'm making sense of the 2024 loss by wondering what motivates certain demographics, while you make sense of 2020 by blaming 2000 mules and kraken.

 

[nctransplant]

You are ill-informed, at least you are consistent about that.

The race was close in 2020 and it was close in 2024. Colors on an EC map might be meaningful to you, but it was still close. If 1.1% of voters (175,000) across the 3 blue wall states had chosen Harris over Trump, she would be President.

 

[bluetoe]

I haven't gone back and looked to be certain, but have we heard at all from @joeydavid ? I'm afraid peewee may have done something in the category of self harm. He's probably just still processing how he could have been so wrong. Talk about being all in.

I think he's probably processing what a huge mistake coming back here would be for him.

 

[bluetoe]

I'll give you that it's super early to revisit this topic and he should let the shine of the win diminish a bit before the past election gets explored once again, but the irony of this complaint from you is rich.

If Hillary gets to do Memoir Number 4, she'll do interviews to "bitch about the one we still lost [8] years ago!"


And the irony of this is thicker than cement. Again, I'll concede any discussion about the prior election can wait (although there are some very, very interesting observations to be made in comparing some things/trends). But you never stop arguing over an event that ended 159 years ago and you want to tell @bluetoe to move on. That's some funny stuff.

There will be all kinds of observations made about the breakdown of how Trump won this thing. Trends and comparisons to the prior election loss and the win in the one before that are natural and part of that process. Making observations about things like crazy, unusual turnout shouldn't be off the table or verboten to speak of just because one doesn't agree with the idea of some conspiracy or less than appropriate actions. Particularly in the absence of a compelling argument to explain something, there are always going to be theories to fill that void.

sometimes there's a little more to my posts than meets the eye. I pledged to not needle anyone unless they asked for it. But those who popped back up with their tails tucked humbly between their legs received praise for doing so, and that bothered me a little because I hate the pretense. So I wanted to counter by showing that a zebra can't change it's stripes. It doesn't take much provocation for those stripes to come out.