Got it, thanks.UNI88 wrote:It's ranked voting - candidate C is my first choice, candidate A is my second, etc. So the runoff is part of the main election. If no candidate gets a majority the least popular is dropped and his/her votes go to their #2 choices and so on.Ivytalk wrote: How so? Wouldn’t a third party have to achieve a certain critical mass in order to make the runoff?
‘88...layin down some knowledge....UNI88 wrote:Unless a centrist party can get enough legslators to prevent either major party from having a majority (say 10%). Then they become the swing faction that controls what does and doesn't get passed.Col Hogan wrote: And, as with the few socialists currently in the Congress, those third party folks who get a seat will have to decide to caucus with either the D’s Or R’s...or get no committee seat and thus be powerless...
Until the rules of the House or Senate can be changed, the dream of a third party changing much of anything is pretty much a nightmare...
If that happens, people will scream bloody murder about how their influence is way out of whack compared to their popular support.
BDKJMU wrote:Protests Turn Violent As Demonstrators Arrested In Front Of Philadelphia ICE Building
https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2018/ ... -building/
Agreed, arresting dipshits is a good thing.houndawg wrote:BDKJMU wrote:Protests Turn Violent As Demonstrators Arrested In Front Of Philadelphia ICE Building
https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2018/ ... -building/
Burn baby!
I guess one can support people getting arrested when they block access and such but I didn't see any violent protest in those videos. I just saw peaceful protestors getting arrested. You know, non violent civil disobedience type stuff.houndawg wrote:BDKJMU wrote:Protests Turn Violent As Demonstrators Arrested In Front Of Philadelphia ICE Building
https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2018/ ... -building/
Burn baby!
https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/15/politics ... index.htmlWashington (CNN)Leaders of the California Democratic Party on Saturday voted overwhelmingly to endorse Kevin de León for the US Senate over incumbent Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
I read about this. Interested to see if it's got wheels. She might get coached in time.SDHornet wrote:The DNC's future has a Gary Johnson moment:
DNC also endorses long shot de Leon over Feinstein in the CA senate race. This should help with the schism.https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/15/politics ... index.htmlWashington (CNN)Leaders of the California Democratic Party on Saturday voted overwhelmingly to endorse Kevin de León for the US Senate over incumbent Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
Too bad Rizzo isn’t mayor anymore, it would have been more physical.houndawg wrote:BDKJMU wrote:Protests Turn Violent As Demonstrators Arrested In Front Of Philadelphia ICE Building
https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2018/ ... -building/
Burn baby!
We need to be more like the Euros - motorcycle helmets and molotov cocktails.css75 wrote:Too bad Rizzo isn’t mayor anymore, it would have been more physical.houndawg wrote:
Burn baby!
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It’s not an occupation?SDHornet wrote:The DNC's future has a Gary Johnson moment:
DNC also endorses long shot de Leon over Feinstein in the CA senate race. This should help with the schism.https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/15/politics ... index.htmlWashington (CNN)Leaders of the California Democratic Party on Saturday voted overwhelmingly to endorse Kevin de León for the US Senate over incumbent Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
Is it?kalm wrote:It’s not an occupation?SDHornet wrote:The DNC's future has a Gary Johnson moment:
DNC also endorses long shot de Leon over Feinstein in the CA senate race. This should help with the schism.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/15/politics ... index.html
I would think it's at least debatable.Baldy wrote:Is it?kalm wrote:
It’s not an occupation?
Why dont you tell everybody what the borders of "Palestine" are firstkalm wrote:I would think it's at least debatable.Baldy wrote: Is it?
Yeah, I got a kick out of that one.CID1990 wrote:BTW I didn't know who this moron was until I looked her up yesterday
turns out, this "economist" also thinks unemployment is down because like, so many people have two jobs
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I dont think they have borders. Do they have any historical claim to the land?CID1990 wrote:Why dont you tell everybody what the borders of "Palestine" are firstkalm wrote:
I would think it's at least debatable.
(so it can be debated)
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Great point! It’s like the “those who have quit looking for work” demographic from the Obama years have all found jobs!CAA Flagship wrote:Yeah, I got a kick out of that one.CID1990 wrote:BTW I didn't know who this moron was until I looked her up yesterday
turns out, this "economist" also thinks unemployment is down because like, so many people have two jobs
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I didn't know that the unemployment rate is based on the number of jobs filled.
What land?kalm wrote:I dont think they have borders. Do they have any historical claim to the land?CID1990 wrote:
Why dont you tell everybody what the borders of "Palestine" are first
(so it can be debated)
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The land they currently.....occupy, duh....CID1990 wrote:What land?kalm wrote:
I dont think they have borders. Do they have any historical claim to the land?
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Who's "they"?kalm wrote:The land they currently.....occupy, duh....CID1990 wrote:
What land?
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The Fightin' ArafatsCID1990 wrote:Who's "they"?kalm wrote:
The land they currently.....occupy, duh....
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The land in TexasCID1990 wrote:What land?kalm wrote:
I dont think they have borders. Do they have any historical claim to the land?
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The people who live there.CID1990 wrote:Who's "they"?kalm wrote:
The land they currently.....occupy, duh....
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The Israelis who live in Israel?kalm wrote:The people who live there.CID1990 wrote:
Who's "they"?
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