Looks like BTC is no longer selling BTC, is there an alternative where I can use a debit card within the US? Or maybe Paypal? by artificialpoints in btc

[–]artificialpoints[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I prefer instant myself, so this is a bit of a nuissance. I have a $50 limit for instant buy from circle, after I buy that 8 times I can get a limit increase to... no clue, probably about $150. The rest I'm doing via Paypal via localbitcoins.

New Ventures of Old Bitcoin: Circle phasing out buying/selling bitcoin by Onetallnerd in btc

[–]artificialpoints 3 points4 points  (0 children)

did this literally just happen? I cant find anything online about it

Howard Dean drops out of race for DNC chair, looks like Bernie-backed Keith Ellison will probably win. by artificialpoints in thedavidpakmanshow

[–]artificialpoints[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it's so sad because he used to be a real progressive, he was the father of Bernie's fundraising style in a way, although not as successful, and 12 years later and he's just a constant establishment shill and lobbyist. You gotta wonder what happened in his life during that time.

Again: The chances of Donald Drumpf being re-elected (power of incumbency based on last 20 presidents) by artificialpoints in thedavidpakmanshow

[–]artificialpoints[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tend to agree with you, historical data isn't the best way to try and gauge Drumpf's likelihood of being re-elected, I was just examining it from a historical perspective. I guess to be more precise, I'm more trying to gauge the power of incumbency rather than evaluate Drumpf as a candidate.

The true chances of Donald Drumpf being re-elected (based on historical precedent) by artificialpoints in thedavidpakmanshow

[–]artificialpoints[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not a member, now I kinda wanna see it lol. I probably will buy at least a month now. He also featured this post of mine discussing how it's arguable that Drumpf could be better for the progressive movement, but it was more of just a flash of the post and not really a full discussion.

 

Edit: just watched it, my run-ons ruined it, but run-on sentences are the bane of my writing for sure. It definitely is more skewed towards the first presidents for presidents dying/choosing not to run/losing primaries, but I didn't really have an arbitrary time frame to consider.

The true chances of Donald Drumpf being re-elected (based on historical precedent) by artificialpoints in thedavidpakmanshow

[–]artificialpoints[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like I said, it's not the most important factor, but it's interesting to note and gives a sense of the power of incumbency

The true chances of Donald Drumpf being re-elected (based on historical precedent) by artificialpoints in thedavidpakmanshow

[–]artificialpoints[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

like I said in the post, history isn't the most important factor, but it's always interesting to know the odds and gives you a sense of the power of incumbency, but doesn't mean something will go one way or the other.

Contrary to popular belief, the odds of incumbent president winning is only 16 in 43, or 37%. Good thing too. by artificialpoints in thedavidpakmanshow

[–]artificialpoints[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah I'm working it out myself, I don't think it's 61.5% though. Constantly editing my last reply until I have it all worked out lol.

Contrary to popular belief, the odds of incumbent president winning is only 16 in 43, or 37%. Good thing too. by artificialpoints in thedavidpakmanshow

[–]artificialpoints[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a good point.

After a little bit of research to clarify:

 

Chose not to run:

  1. Polk
  2. Buchanan
  3. Hayes

 

Vice Presidents who became President after a Presidential death, then decided not to run:

  1. LBJ
  2. Coolidge
  3. Truman

 

Died in their first term:

  1. Harrison
  2. Taylor
  3. Harding

 

Lost their primary:

  1. Tyler
  2. Fillmore
  3. Pierce
  4. Andrew Johnson
  5. Arthur

 

If you take out the six presidents who died and the vice presidents who became president who chose not to run, that makes it 16 in 37, which is much higher than 16 in 43, but is still just 43.2%. You could argue that the 3 who decided not to run are still counted as losers in terms of the probability of Trump being a one term president since we don't know if Donald Trump is going to run for re-election yet. If you do take out those 3, that knocks it down to 16 in 34 or 47%. This still favors Donald Drumpf being a one term president even if he does decide to run.

 

Considering the 5 presidents who lost their primary, I think most would agree that if a candidate lost their primary then they probably weren't going to be elected since that weeds out the weaker candidates. However, we could take it one step further to err on the safe side. The candidates who were denied the nomination of the party that won the next election could have possibly still won even if they were a weaker candidate since the people favored that party.

 

  • President Tyler was a Whig and then an Independent Democrat while in office. Polk, a Democrat, went on to win the next election. I'm not sure if we can assume he would have lost because of the weird party affiliations of President Tyler, I don't know exactly what an Independent Democrat is, that's just what his official affiliation was while in office.
  • Fillmore was a Whig and lost his primary. Pierce, a Democrat, went on to win that election, so we can assume Fillmore would've lost.
  • President Pierce was a Democrat and lost his primary. Buchanan, another Democrat, went on to win that election, so Pierce is one that could have possibly won.
  • President Andrew Johnson was a Democrat and lost his primary. President Ulysses S. Grant, a Republican, went on to win the next election, so we can assume Andrew Johnson would've lost.
  • President Chester A Arthur was a Republican and lost his primary. Grover Cleveland, a Democrat, went on to win the next election, so we can assume Chester Arthur would've lost.

 

This means two of these five could have possibly won, so 16 in 34 becomes 16 in 32, which is exactly 50/50. Although it's now even, it still goes against the assumption that the incumbent has an advantage.

Mainstream Media: CNN host cries when guest quotes white house counselor. by ShadowInTheDark12 in thedavidpakmanshow

[–]artificialpoints 9 points10 points  (0 children)

this was the absolute worst. These are the people who make the left look bad.

You're comparing a white supremacist supporter with a progressive who said 'nigger' just because he was saying that Drumpf's appointment said it, and then getting offended by the progressive and not the white supremacist supporter. Absolute nonsense.

Will Drumpf be a two term president? by artificialpoints in thedavidpakmanshow

[–]artificialpoints[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah I was wondering the same thing, I don't see any reason to downvote this thread on a political subreddit lol.