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Discussion in 'Southampton' started by ChilcoSaint, Feb 23, 2016.

  1. The Ides of March

    The Ides of March Well-Known Member

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    Should have joined the euro back in the day! The our currency would have been on the same level as Germany's!!
     
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  2. StJabbo1

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    But the cost of living wouldn't be.
     
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    Yeah bro, the world isn’t catching up, we are slowing down. Yeah. Dude knows his onions man! Just shows how little I know about like crisp flavours dude.
     
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  4. tomw24

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    Reminder to all our US residents: remember to vote and ensure that orange fraud is kept away from the White House!
     
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    Looking like Trump at the moment - if all the random street interviews mean anything. This one is going to be super close.

    Can't wait for the tin hats to come out if Trump loses.
     
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  6. The Ides of March

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    I hope pundits like Michael Moore are right in thinking that Kamala Harris will win quite comfortably. Rory Stewart was of the opinión that the polls were trying to paint a closer race than it really is, again suggesting Harris a clear winner.
     
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  7. tomw24

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    It's on a knife edge. There's simply no way of knowing or even guessing by looking at the polls. All of the swing states are so tight. I do think Harris needs to win Pennsylvania more than Trump though.
     
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  8. ChilcoSaint

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    A Democrat has never won the presidency without winning Pennsylvania I believe.
     
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    Didn't know that, but can't say I'm surprised. It's such an important swing state due to the amount of electoral votes it carries.
     
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    Electoral college is a nonsense. This isn't like the UK where regionally people are electing MPs. This is a straight first past the post shootout. It should be most votes gets the presidency.
     
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    Wait until the Trump camp tries to contest the electoral college and have a contingent election. The House of Representatives vote on the presidency, but each state’s representatives get one vote between them!
     
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    I read a few days back that the postal voters interviewed put Harris 8 points ahead, so fingers crossed she stays ahead.
     
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    Yeah but Democrats are always ahead after the postal votes.
     
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    Those dawggone postal coh-rupshions! Dead voters n all!
     
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    I don’t think the Dems or Harris have covered themselves in glory, but hoping for a Trump win is like replacing your manager mid season with Nathan Jones.
     
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  17. Libby

    Libby Derby County, we're coming for you

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    Problem with that is all the big cities will decide every election surely? No expert though.
     
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    That’s a matter of perspective though.

    In my opinion and many millions of others, trump is a much better shout than Harris. Not just for the USA but for the world
     
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    Well the President is only one of the million things they elect. One person one vote is degraded by the electoral college system.
     
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    The climate crisis is a hoax so that big businesses and corporations can slowly land grab rural assets and introduce new forms of state control.
     
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