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Discussion: U.S. Election 2016: Primary Season
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Originally posted by Retro
I've only given $113.54 to Hillary. Flop stan.
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I'm on a recurring donation of $35.50 a month; yes, I added the extra fifty cents  Total, I've probably donated about $300 or so. Normally after a good debate where I get hyped, I donate money. I was a struggling college student during her last run with Obama, but I gave both of their campaigns about $50 each.
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Originally posted by RatedG²
 . Ch if I gave that much to Hillary I'd demand a few selfies with her |
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I haven't donated any money to anyone.  I can't afford to give to give more than $10 or $20, and I feel like that's a drop in the bucket compared to the BILLIONS that will be spent on the election.
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Originally posted by Ramcoro
I haven't donated any money to anyone. I can't afford to give to give more than $10 or $20, and I feel like that's a drop in the bucket compared to the BILLIONS that will be spent on the election. |
Ain't that the truth. Though the bright spot is...the Democrats have been faithfully out fundraising the Republicans for the entire campaign cycle. Although, with a billionaire in the race, that's sort of obsolete.
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Member Since: 5/12/2012
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Originally posted by Retro
I've only given $113.54 to Hillary. Flop stan.
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I've given almost $230... It's kind of hard to donate anything as a college student...
I'll be more willing to donate more once it gets to the GE.
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Member Since: 4/4/2014
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I've given probably 100 to Hillary.
I'm hoping to be able to go to a rally in the fall when I'm In college. she better campaign in Seattle 
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Originally posted by Delilah.
I've given probably 100 to Hillary.
I'm hoping to be able to go to a rally in the fall when I'm In college. she better campaign in Seattle |
Ummmmm.... she has an event tonight in Seattle, if you wanna go. I'm pretty confident she'll campaign in Seattle as well during the Summer/Fall.
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Join fellow Washingtonians to hear directly from Hillary about what's at stake in the upcoming March 26th caucuses, and how to get involved in the campaign. Sign up to let us know you'll be there—and bring a friend!
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Rainier Beach High School
8815 S Seward Park Ave
Seattle, Washington 98118
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If you're planning to attend, you need to RSVP at the link above.
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Originally posted by Mitch.
This will take a bit to explain:
So Federally we have two houses. House of Representatives, which is like yours, 1 seat per geographical area and it aims to represent 90000ish people per seat. There are 150 seats in the House, and the party that gets the most seats in the house is the government.
Currently the Liberal/National Party coalition (don't be confused, they are called the Liberal party but they mean economic liberalism, they are the Right/Centre-Right Party - similar to your Republicans but probably not as right wing on average, half of them support things like SameSex Matriage, abortion etc) holds government. The Labor Party (Centre Left - essentially your democrats) is in opposition.
The Prime Minister is the leader of the government party and he has a seat just like everyone else (that's why he can be rolled/knifed like Rudd, Gillard and Abbott was - Fun Fact our last THREE PMs have been overthrown by their own party before finishing their first term (3 years)). Last year Malcolm Turnbull overthrew Tony Abbott who led the Liberal National Coalition to victory over Labor in 2013 and won government. We have federal elections every three years so we are due for one around Aug/Sept/Oct.
This is very important: the Prime Minister chooses the election date - as long as there is an election before 3 years and like 2 or 3 months after the election before it, the PM can literally choose any Saturday he likes (elections here are always on a Saturday). Normally they just do Aug/Sept/Oct on the third year so it usually isn't an issue.
Now the other house is the Senate, again similar to yours, there are x number of senators per state and the state votes for them as a whole rather than geographical areas.
This is also important: at each election (remember every 3 years) ALL of the house of reps (the one that decides government) is up for grabs. BUT senators have SIX year terms, so each election has HALF the senate seats up for grabs.
Now recently the government made a change to our senate voting laws (it's way too confusing to get into now) but basically these new laws mean the voter gets to see more clearly where their vote will go but it also means there will be FAR FEWER smaller/independent parties voted into the Senate. These changes will make it easier for the Liberal/National Coalition, Labor and the Greens (3rd 'major' party, usually gets around 10-15% of the vote, far left, usually sides with Labor).
Now currently we have a total of 8 of these non-Coalition/Labor/Green members - called crossbenchers. And they (along with the Greens) hold the balance of power. These crossbenchers have been very difficult to work with the government, they have used their numbers to block certain legislation of the government.
There is a section in our constitution that says the government can recall ALL SEATS of BOTH HOUSES EARLY, if they have legislation that the government believes is of 'national importance', that is being blocked by the Senate. This is called a Double Dissolution or DD for short. There is a bill about creating a Union watchdog that the government wants to introduce that is being blocked.
So our PM is recalling parliament (they are meant to be on break for 7 weeks) and saying they have 3 weeks to pass that bill, if not, we will have a DD on July 2nd.
Politically speaking it is essentially a strategic moves that PM Turnbull is doing for 2 reasons:
1. If we have a DD all of the senate is voted on so those crossbenchers will be gone and because of the new senate laws they probably won't be voted back in (instead more Labor/Green/Liberal-Nation Coalition senators) so he will probably get a more 'workable' senate.
2. His approval ratings are plummeting. He's broken a lot of promises since taking over from Abbott and just generally has been seen as disappointing. He thinks that if he goes to an election in July he will have a better chance of winning than if he waited till Aug/Sept/Oct
So basically even though he is saying 'oh this bill needs to be passed, it's very important' he actually doesn't want it passed, he just wants a constitutionally legal 'trigger' to go to a DD.
It remains to be seen if his strategy will work.
He'll probably still win but as of yesterday we have (essentially) started a 109 day election campaign.
Gonna be awful.
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Very interesting. What kind of voting system was in place before and what was changed to? I'm guessing it was proportional?
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Member Since: 1/4/2014
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Originally posted by Lights and Waves
I wonder if the attack in Europe will change the way people vote today for Hill vs Bern.
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It only helps Trump, tbh.
Anything that happens on Obama's watch will be tied to Hillary...unfair or not.
Um...Bernie is over.
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Originally posted by Ramcoro
I haven't donated any money to anyone. I can't afford to give to give more than $10 or $20, and I feel like that's a drop in the bucket compared to the BILLIONS that will be spent on the election. |
I don't give to politicians, I only support them in the voting booth...they get enough money as it is. Besides, I need that $10 to $20 to use for my weekly Starbucks runs. 
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Member Since: 2/2/2014
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Originally posted by RatedG²
What did she say?
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Sorry I was having a sleep moment* after I posted that. She didn't say anything new. She spoke a lot about her time as Secretary of State and how America will continue to support their allies.
I dont want to misquote her, as I only vaguely remembered general topics she spoke about.
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I've donated 20 dollars to Bernie and 100 something dollars to Hillary.
I've donated a little more than that to my local Secretary of State, Jason Kander, since he will be running against one of my senators, Roy Blunt, and could potentially have a chance of winning. I want that unanimous Democrat 2017.
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Originally posted by RihsusChrist(ATG)
I don't give to politicians, I only support them in the voting booth...they get enough money as it is. Besides, I need that $10 to $20 to use for my weekly Starbucks runs. |
I only wish my daily Starbucks runs totaled to about that much each week...
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The “super PAC” supporting Hillary Clinton is preparing to reserve roughly $70 million in television ads to begin after the Democratic National Convention and to run through the fall general election in important battleground states such as Ohio and Florida, the first large-scale mobilization that any group has made.
Over the coming days, the group, Priorities USA, will begin making reservations in those states, as well as in Colorado, Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire and Virginia, said the group’s chief strategist and co-chairman, Guy Cecil. The aggressive move comes as the super PAC looks to the fall and what could be a crowded market of television ad reservations.
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But the $70 million is strictly for the postconvention ad buy, and that does not cover a radio and digital advertising component. By buying time early, Priorities USA hopes to target its advertising to precise shows, and, to potentially lock in better ad rates.
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http://www.nytimes.com/politics/firs...tion-ad-blitz/
Some of the pro-Hillary Super PACs have already started reserving ad rates months in advance to lock up better rates 
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Originally posted by foxaylove
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They aren't taking any chances! Coming for Trumps toupee TBH
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Bernie's big wins tonight are gonna be totally overshadowed by Brussels
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I think Trump will win AZ by 15+ points tonight.
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Can't wait to vote for Hillary in New Jersey, plus it's a closed primary 
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Originally posted by Zayn Malik
Can't wait to vote for Hillary in New Jersey, plus it's a closed primary |
When is it in NJ? NY has it on April 19th.
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Originally posted by iamvladd
When is it in NJ? NY has it on April 19th.
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June 7th
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