Is anyone watching the debates tonight and tomorrow?

[laylalex 7,247]

*bump*

 

I admit to being a total nerd -- I set an alarm for myself to remember to check for this morning's Quinnipiac and USA Today polls.  Looks like there's only going to be one debate with 10 people on stage, on the 12th, unless Tom Heyer somehow magically gets 2% in some poll today. According to 538 that's super unlikely: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/heres-whos-qualified-for-the-third-debate-and-whos-on-the-bubble/

 

Actually glad there's only one debate, as we will be driving down to the LA area on the 13th from up here to visit my parents. If there were two, I'd be stuck listening since I'm the one driving this time. 😕 

[Cyberfx1024 7,978]

5 minutes ago, laylalex said:

*bump*

 

I admit to being a total nerd -- I set an alarm for myself to remember to check for this morning's Quinnipiac and USA Today polls.  Looks like there's only going to be one debate with 10 people on stage, on the 12th, unless Tom Heyer somehow magically gets 2% in some poll today. According to 538 that's super unlikely: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/heres-whos-qualified-for-the-third-debate-and-whos-on-the-bubble/

 

Actually glad there's only one debate, as we will be driving down to the LA area on the 13th from up here to visit my parents. If there were two, I'd be stuck listening since I'm the one driving this time. 😕 

Yeah, the Dems totally screwed the pooch on this by not allowing Tulsi to be in the 3rd debate. She has been up there in many polls but only the "Approved" polls are what the DNC has used. So they pretty much screwed a lot of people already of their support. 

[Boiler 43,434]

Not surprised what they did to Tulsi, reminds me of Bernie last time.

[laylalex 7,247]

Has Tulsi hit 2% in any of the polls though? I know the rules were spelled out a long time ago, and while I don't necessarily agree with them winnowing down the number like they have with the greater amount of support in polls and donations, I don't think this is directed at her like some of the DNC stuff was directed at Bernie. There are a number of candidates I think are getting screwed with these cutoffs that have some interesting things to say, like Bennet for example. 

[Boiler 43,434]

First select which polls qualify, the DCC saw her as a threat. Took her down.

[laylalex 7,247]

Just now, Boiler said:

First select which polls qualify, the DCC saw her as a threat. Took her down.

Interesting -- I'm reading more about it. I don't like her, I admit it!  But I also think more voices is a good thing, even when they are voices I don't always agree with. I'm not a super hard lefty Democrat anyway, which is why I think people like Bennet and even Ryan (and Gabbard!) should be up there to try to show a broader range of positions. I'm quite socially liberal, but when it comes to economic/fiscal stuff I am a little more centrist. This is why I'm not completely convinced about Medicare for All being rolled out immediately without a slow ramp up, and why I think keeping private options is important in healthcare. I'm getting more and more concerned about a recession too -- my fiance is works in finance/investment management, and he's increasingly of the opinion that there are a lot of warning signals flashing. Personally I was okay during the Great Recession (I'm sure @ALFKAD can point to my wealthy ex-husband as the person responsible for keeping me insulated! ) but I'm a little more exposed this time. I have a meeting with my wealth manager soon to discuss strategies because I do not want to get burned.

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,315]

2 hours ago, laylalex said:

*bump*

 

I admit to being a total nerd -- I set an alarm for myself to remember to check for this morning's Quinnipiac and USA Today polls.  Looks like there's only going to be one debate with 10 people on stage, on the 12th, unless Tom Heyer somehow magically gets 2% in some poll today. According to 538 that's super unlikely: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/heres-whos-qualified-for-the-third-debate-and-whos-on-the-bubble/

 

Actually glad there's only one debate, as we will be driving down to the LA area on the 13th from up here to visit my parents. If there were two, I'd be stuck listening since I'm the one driving this time. 😕 

Did 538 say there was a 90% chance he will not ?

[laylalex 7,247]

3 minutes ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

Did 538 say there was a 90% chance he will not ?

LOL  

 

Still waiting to hear anything definitive on Steyer. I just spent some time looking at his website and Twitter and I realize I just hadn't bothered to look into him more as a candidate. I wrote him off too early, and I guess I bought into the narrative that at least some of the candidates are inevitable so I didn't dig in further. 😕 I even thought I have been keeping an open mind but apparently not open enough. Count me as another victim of the DNC? 😝

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,315]

To me they all got the same platform. More taxes, free stuff, open borders, and if you disagree you hate women and are racist 

Edited August 28, 2019 by Nature Boy 2.0

[Cyberfx1024 7,978]

2 hours ago, laylalex said:

Has Tulsi hit 2% in any of the polls though? I know the rules were spelled out a long time ago, and while I don't necessarily agree with them winnowing down the number like they have with the greater amount of support in polls and donations, I don't think this is directed at her like some of the DNC stuff was directed at Bernie. There are a number of candidates I think are getting screwed with these cutoffs that have some interesting things to say, like Bennet for example. 

She has hit 2% among many of the polls but for the DNC approved polls it has been 2 of them. It is directly attacking her because they far Left and the mainstream Dems don't want a person who appeals to many different people. She hits many of the marks for a guy like me and someone I would might look at to vote for. 

 

She is a strong woman who has been to Iraq and actually did something while their. While Buttiwhatever was just a driver (which tells me something right there) and never saw any action at all.

[Cyberfx1024 7,978]

2 hours ago, laylalex said:

Interesting -- I'm reading more about it. I don't like her, I admit it!  But I also think more voices is a good thing, even when they are voices I don't always agree with. I'm not a super hard lefty Democrat anyway, which is why I think people like Bennet and even Ryan (and Gabbard!) should be up there to try to show a broader range of positions. I'm quite socially liberal, but when it comes to economic/fiscal stuff I am a little more centrist. This is why I'm not completely convinced about Medicare for All being rolled out immediately without a slow ramp up, and why I think keeping private options is important in healthcare. I'm getting more and more concerned about a recession too -- my fiance is works in finance/investment management, and he's increasingly of the opinion that there are a lot of warning signals flashing. Personally I was okay during the Great Recession (I'm sure @ALFKAD can point to my wealthy ex-husband as the person responsible for keeping me insulated! ) but I'm a little more exposed this time. I have a meeting with my wealth manager soon to discuss strategies because I do not want to get burned.

Why don't you like her? She is a great candidate for someone to crossover vote for. Someone a lot better than Warren, Harris, or Sanders. 

 

FYI... the winds have been blowing for a while now that a slowdown is coming. I don't work in finance but I like to read everything and correlate things. But this one will be worse than 2008 I think for many reasons

[Dashinka 23,245]

3 minutes ago, Cyberfx1024 said:

She has hit 2% among many of the polls but for the DNC approved polls it has been 2 of them. It is directly attacking her because they far Left and the mainstream Dems don't want a person who appeals to many different people. She hits many of the marks for a guy like me and someone I would might look at to vote for. 

 

She is a strong woman who has been to Iraq and actually did something while their. While Buttiwhatever was just a driver (which tells me something right there) and never saw any action at all.

Makes you wonder why she puts up with the Democrat Party.

[Cyberfx1024 7,978]

9 minutes ago, Bill & Katya said:

Makes you wonder why she puts up with the Democrat Party.

Because a fair amount of her domestic policies are more for the Left wing side of the party. But she is smart enough to know when she might need to moderate her stance or just to have a open mind about a subject. That is why she went to visit Assad and to see what was going on on the ground. Which she has been blasted for by both sides. 

What is sad is that she can't even defend herself because she is on orders right now to Indonesia until next month.

Edited August 28, 2019 by Cyberfx1024

[TBoneTX 43,058]

Tulsi has gotten hosed by the DNC.

She lives in Hawaii and therefore must be a Democrat in order to be elected to anything.

[Cyberfx1024 7,978]

4 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

Tulsi has gotten hosed by the DNC.

She lives in Hawaii and therefore must be a Democrat in order to be elected to anything.

Which by an large has ALREADY disenfranchised many would be voters from voting for Biden. Jimmy Dore, a far Left wing guy has called it for months now saying that the Dems will do this to help Biden or Harris. 

Edited August 29, 2019 by Cyberfx1024