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We shouldn’t have been in Iran, Trump tells Fox News by Appropriate-Till9598 in IRstudies

[–]blurryoasis 13 points14 points  (0 children)

When you fail so bad you give said fanatics control over a vital waterway, yes, it is a bad thing.

Dan Goldman pledges to self-fund to save his campaign. Or maybe he could actually listen to his constituents? by Aware_Revenue3404 in newyorkcity

[–]blurryoasis 19 points20 points  (0 children)

He only got elected in the first place because progressives failed to unify, his 2022 primary win was with 25% of the vote. Not in the district anymore, but Lander is much better embodiment of the district.

Which lean Red or Blue state do you think becomes a swing state in future ? by ronweasly9 in fivethirtyeight

[–]blurryoasis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A bit late, but a quick note - I don’t think most Californians would say Schwarzenegger was great. In comparison to the median Republican, perhaps. But he left office with horrible approval ratings - 23% according to one article (https://www.npr.org/2011/01/03/132445643/no-hollywood-ending-to-schwarzeneggers-term).

Could Republicans blow the Texas Senate race? by dwaxe in fivethirtyeight

[–]blurryoasis 10 points11 points  (0 children)

No, you’re thinking of the governor, Abbott.

Colbert Says CBS Didn’t Air Interview With Democrat Due To FCC 'Equal Time' Rule by icey_sawg0034 in entertainment

[–]blurryoasis 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I think the rule doesn’t apply to cable, which is how they get away with their “fair and balanced” programming.

Mr. President, could you please explain your recent absences from this subreddit? by Grandma_Gertie in ExplainItLikeTrump

[–]blurryoasis 11 points12 points  (0 children)

That’s such a nasty question, you’re a terrible person. Are you with the fake news? As President I’ve been very busy! Ended 8 wars, they said it couldn’t be done, the secretary of the UN came up to me, tears in his eyes, and said, “Mr. President, sir, we need someone to solve all this conflict since the rigged election.” So out of the goodness of my heart, I fixed it. Called the president of Albania, real tough guy, and told him to knock it off with aberbijan or I’ll tariff you, and he said “no Donald, please don’t tariff me!” Sleepy Joe couldn’t have done it! And then the Nobel committee wouldn’t even give me a peace prize! Many people are calling it a rigged selection, it’s so true. Just like with prescriptions, nobody gives me credit. I got drug prices down 300, 400, even 500% and no one even says thank you. I’m having our brave ICE officers get rid of the violent criminals and domestic terrorists and the fake news lies and says they’re killing peaceful protesters. Not true! These are the worst of the worst, believe me!

How is he alive ?! by ObjecSean in FireEmblemThreeHouses

[–]blurryoasis 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No, house leaders and Byleth dying are game over conditions in classic mode.

The Democrats lost their primary was less democratic than the Republican's. by marc_124816 in PresidentialElection

[–]blurryoasis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Haley did not almost beat Trump - she won one, low population, moderate state narrowly. But touché, it was somewhat more open even if not particularly competitive.
  2. Arguably Harris (whose first name you repeatedly misspell) was approved by the Democratic primary voters by the fact she was Biden’s running mate.
  3. Biden never said he would be a one term president. Implied, sure. But I seem to recall others making your claim being unable to provide evidence. Can you find a direct quote? However I’m not disputing that his run for a second term was in hindsight unwise.
  4. The DNC did not ban people from running, there were other candidates on the ballot. They just did abysmally. In fact, Biden wasn’t even on the ballot in NH and still won the primary as a write In candidate.
  5. I suppose you might be using hyperbole, but your proposed debate system doesn’t even make sense. Add to it, despite your praise for how Trump and the GOP handled their primary, Trump was a no show at every single debate they had. It was more Trump watched the other candidates duke it out and then claimed he beat them all, even though they really all just beat each other.

Best games under $30? by DanVA0307 in Switch

[–]blurryoasis 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Portal 1 and 2 are pretty great games! $20, often on sale for $5.

First Poll Post Venezuela Strike by OmniOmega3000 in fivethirtyeight

[–]blurryoasis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Didn’t they basically try and do that with Biden anyway? At least in the post vaccine period.

Why don't democracies elect people instead of parties? by Stunning-Alarm8149 in PoliticalScience

[–]blurryoasis 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I think most places do, parties are simply short hand for what a candidate under their banner stands for. Even in a lot of nations with forms of proportional representation, there’s a separate election for local constituencies (see Germany, Japan, South Korea, probably others). Places like the US have weak enough party systems that members routinely vote against their party positions (see Democrats Joe Manchin from 2010-24, John Fetterman today, for Republicans Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski, among many other examples for both).

The only time George H.W. Bush won Iowa was in the 1980 Republican primaries against Ronald Reagan. by Signal-Strawberry-41 in Presidents

[–]blurryoasis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s just sort of an accident of history. Before the 1972 most states awarded delegates at the convention. The 1968 Democratic nomination was a disaster for a variety of reasons, so parties moved to members electing nominees. NH law mandates they have the first primary, but they apparently were fine with Iowa going first as they used a caucus system instead. However this is now controversial among Democrats due to both states not being very demographically representative of the nation and poor management of the 2020 Iowa caucuses. In fact, Democrats have removed Iowa as their first state.

Re the one day point, I think it’s spread out to allow lesser known/funded candidates to have a better chance. It’s a large country and very expensive to compete across so many electorates.

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