British Expats - 2020 Election

Well, unless the government is doing it for them. That's ok. Not sure any farmer ever refused to accept subsidies. No doubt they all lined up for their Covid money. Loads of them in red states take food stamps, welfare, and depend on Medicaid, to name a few benefits they would scream bloody murder over losing. They should all be lobotomized.

I saw a tweet way back in the beginning where someone was accusing Trump of 'not hurting the people he was supposed to be hurting'. That's the mentality here.

I struggle daily with not being able to see these people as comrades instead of enemies, but if we're going to win over the working class in the areas we need to, that's what has to happen.

dakota44

Nov 3rd 2020 4:42 pm

Re: 2020 Election

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Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing (Post 12930249)

I don't disagree with you. I do, however, believe there will always be a significant number of them who will never abandon their batshit beliefs and hatred for "the others", in other words, us. We should, however, be able to get the working class back. After all, it was always Democrats that looked out for them in the past.

scrubbedexpat091

Nov 3rd 2020 4:42 pm

Re: 2020 Election

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Originally Posted by markonline1 (Post 12930248)

So what happens if itâ€™s a tie?

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgo...toral-college/

SultanOfSwing

Nov 3rd 2020 4:49 pm

Re: 2020 Election

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Originally Posted by dakota44 (Post 12930251)

The ones who will never abandon their hatred are forever lost, but there are more of those working class people who found a home in the empty platitudes Republicans gave them, and who felt looked down upon by some corporatist Democrats. They can be reached with the right message.

SultanOfSwing

Nov 3rd 2020 4:50 pm

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Originally Posted by Jsmth321 (Post 12930252)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgo...toral-college/

That would be spicy.

Jerseygirl

Nov 3rd 2020 4:51 pm

Re: 2020 Election

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Originally Posted by markonline1 (Post 12930248)

So what happens if itâ€™s a tie?

Pistols at dawn? :eek:

SultanOfSwing

Nov 3rd 2020 4:55 pm

Re: 2020 Election

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Originally Posted by Jerseygirl (Post 12930255)

Pistols at dawn? :eek:

Top Trumps (no pun intended). Sports cars version, naturally.

markonline1

Nov 3rd 2020 4:55 pm

Re: 2020 Election

What. A. ****ing. Tool!!!!!!!!!

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/british...c55ab1828.jpeg

SultanOfSwing

Nov 3rd 2020 4:57 pm

Re: 2020 Election

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Originally Posted by markonline1 (Post 12930257)

What. A. ****ing. Tool!!!!!!!!!

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/british...c55ab1828.jpeg

This was always on the cards. A close race plays into his narrative that the election result will be illegitimate, so he needs to be ignored. The bad part is that this will get Vanilla ISIS all riled up even more than they have been.

Also, the Poles are closed. Hell of a typo there. Stable genius, my arse.

dakota44

Nov 3rd 2020 5:01 pm

Re: 2020 Election

Trump is already saying the Dems are trying to steal the election and making his usual moronic threats.

SultanOfSwing

Nov 3rd 2020 5:03 pm

Re: 2020 Election

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Originally Posted by dakota44 (Post 12930259)

Trump is already saying the Dems are trying to steal the election and making his usual moronic threats.

He's made it pretty clear that he's not going to go quietly, if at all. Things are going to get interesting should he lose.

BEVS	Nov 3rd 2020 5:13 pm

Re: 2020 Election

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Originally Posted by dakota44 (Post 12930225)

Geeze I have missed reading your posts. I am pissing myself laughing.

I'll go along with that for the both of you. Gives me back a little of the lost faith. Not that I have a faith.

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Originally Posted by Jsmth321

I was hoping at least the senate might go D but looks less likely.

Yes J. I was asking someone over there ( living top leftish per a US map) about this as it was my hope also.

Look - Everyone emigrate to NZ. We got sensible here atm.

scrubbedexpat091

Nov 3rd 2020 5:19 pm

Re: 2020 Election

Even when he is winning, he claims BS.

I don't see much chance Biden can win, it's unfortunate and the US will suffer long term.

But it's pushed me enough to get Canadian Citizenship, so will be applying soon. (been eligible for years now) so I have a more secure future in the event the US continues down this path.

Oh Bevs if we could, we would go to NZ, nothing keeping us in Canada really anymore either...lol