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Reiyuki

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June 6, 2016

6/7 Prediction thread?

I don't see any prediction threads yet, lets do it

Put your analytical skills and reputation on the line and post your best assessment of what you think the results will be tomorrow's primaries will be.


California
New Jersey
Montana
North Dakota
New Mexico
South Dakota

May 6, 2016

save this post and check back with me mid-July.

I may be wrong and it's an outside prediction for sure, but I have done a lot of analysis on the topic and given recent trends I think it's actually fairly likely.

The Democratic leadership is backing her because they feel she has the best chance of winning. Trump has essentially only started running against her since Tuesday (and he has a recent record of destroying republican challengers). He's not likely to hold back any punches like Sanders has been doing.

If the national polls begin to dip against her over the next 4 weeks, the leadership will have to reevaluate their strategy and come up with alternatives.


If I am wrong, I will gladly cede my hat to you sir/

May 6, 2016

Elizabeth Warren and VP Sanders

Clinton is almost guaranteed to win the primaries, but the strong disapproval ratings (almost as high as Trumps!) mean the party establishment may start looking for alternatives.

Sanders is likely to come in second at the convention, but if the leadership is not suicidal they will not simply throw him to the curb and jeopardize the huge chunk of Sanders supporters. So they HAVE to keep him onboard, at least as VP.

Which leaves (Elizabeth Warren (or another congresswoman) with Sanders as her VP.


All of the strengths of a female candidate with better looks and none of the baggage.


Don't you think there's some establishment insiders considering this possibility already?

If the Clinton v. Trump matchups turn south over the next month (which I would bet good money on), expect the insiders to start looking into backup plans..

September 12, 2013

So, about the guns we're supplying the Syrian rebels..

1 - Do they do background checks on each of the rebels before giving them guns?
2 - Is there a 10 day waiting period?
3 - Do all the magazines have a 10rd capacity?
4 - Would they classify as 'Assault Weapons'?


It would be pretty comical to apply these rules to American citizens while ignoring them for Al-Qaeda affiliated rebels.

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