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This is encouraging news: (Original Post) George II Oct 2020 OP
So, I guess tRump is live and Joe is on celluloid. a kennedy Oct 2020 #1
That's why he's doing all those rallies crimycarny Oct 2020 #2
makes sense. But the networks aren't broadcasting all his speeches live anymore mucifer Oct 2020 #3
Yes, thankfully crimycarny Oct 2020 #11
The allure of his rallies is over. Yavin4 Oct 2020 #8
Yeah, I know...still makes me mad though crimycarny Oct 2020 #13
Very encouraging. nt BootinUp Oct 2020 #4
So the emails/texts I got about Trump raising more money than Joe TlalocW Oct 2020 #5
I just dropped another fifteen bux on that, BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2020 #10
The GOP is probably just trying to hang on to the Senate at this point. nt Laffy Kat Oct 2020 #6
They've Lost The Senate sfstaxprep Oct 2020 #7
I sure hope you're right. Laffy Kat Oct 2020 #9
+ me 2. nt iluvtennis Oct 2020 #12
Not sure if we can say the Senate is in the bag yet Amishman Oct 2020 #18
Rt.. Wow.. that's really Broke! Cha Oct 2020 #14
Remember when Rushbo said... czarjak Oct 2020 #15
I never knew how worthless our "checks and balances" were Aussie105 Oct 2020 #16
+1, The president shouldn't be able to fire IGs and not replace them without congress period. That uponit7771 Oct 2020 #19
Donnie must be needin the campaign cash to pay his business debts struggle4progress Oct 2020 #17
Expect a few "press conferences" chriscan64 Oct 2020 #20
Is it because they don't have the money ? I saw another thread which said TV Ads have to be paid JI7 Oct 2020 #21
That is encourging news, George. brer cat Oct 2020 #22

crimycarny

(1,351 posts)
2. That's why he's doing all those rallies
Fri Oct 23, 2020, 11:16 PM
Oct 2020

Free TV coverage and on the tax payers dime. I’ve read he’s supposed to pay for the use of AF1 for campaigning but I’m sure he’s not and I’m sure he won’t be held accountable either. Just like he hasn’t paid the cities he’s having the rallies at for the extra security required, etc.

crimycarny

(1,351 posts)
11. Yes, thankfully
Sat Oct 24, 2020, 12:46 AM
Oct 2020

I honestly don’t think his rallies help him at this point, I’m more p*ssed at him doing them on everyone else’s dime. I’m just so very tired of the lack of accountability. I never knew how worthless our “checks and balances” were until America elected a President with no qualms about breaking through them all. I’ve lost faith in our government that will never fully recover.

Yavin4

(35,421 posts)
8. The allure of his rallies is over.
Sat Oct 24, 2020, 12:16 AM
Oct 2020

No one carries it nor watches it on TV. It's called overkill. Only his fans are into them.

BlancheSplanchnik

(20,219 posts)
10. I just dropped another fifteen bux on that,
Sat Oct 24, 2020, 12:26 AM
Oct 2020

But that’s ok.
I’m glad to see this OP, though, gives me hope that the donations are working!

Amishman

(5,554 posts)
18. Not sure if we can say the Senate is in the bag yet
Sat Oct 24, 2020, 06:46 AM
Oct 2020

Very likely, but I'm not getting warm feelings about the races tightening in NC and AZ.

Joe's chances seem safe due to MI, WI, and PA polling rock steady for him.

Cha

(296,800 posts)
14. Rt.. Wow.. that's really Broke!
Sat Oct 24, 2020, 12:52 AM
Oct 2020

They always have their Texters sending me 10-15 a day calling me some guy name Jerry.

If they only knew how much they were wasting their time. I tried to tell them.. but would they listen? NO. It's been going on in a frenzy for weeks!

So I figured out how to Delete Texts. lol

czarjak

(11,253 posts)
15. Remember when Rushbo said...
Sat Oct 24, 2020, 01:19 AM
Oct 2020

“We need to draw the tent tighter, stand strong on our conservative principles”? Cheaters cheating is like liars lying! Fuck ‘em.

Aussie105

(5,318 posts)
16. I never knew how worthless our "checks and balances" were
Sat Oct 24, 2020, 01:32 AM
Oct 2020

I'm guessing that the writers of the Constitution never envisaged the election system would put a crazy person in charge?

Needs some redrafting, perhaps?

Step 1: Executive orders need to go.
(Whoever thought that giving the leader of the Free World the powers to over ride the system and act like a dictator?)

Step 2: The Electoral College needs to go.
(Similarly, who thought this was a good idea?)




uponit7771

(90,301 posts)
19. +1, The president shouldn't be able to fire IGs and not replace them without congress period. That
Sat Oct 24, 2020, 07:02 AM
Oct 2020

... in and of itself would make a huge difference in what we have right now.

That along with your two suggestions. EOs need to be congressionally approved even if it means a conservative congress gets to approve them.

On that suggestion we can make sure there will be NO MAGA Congress by making sure PR and DC get a vote and some EC's along with a balanced federal court system.

Right now the current kGOP leadership doesn't want a western style democracy in the US and via word and deed have made that painfully clear

chriscan64

(1,789 posts)
20. Expect a few "press conferences"
Sat Oct 24, 2020, 07:09 AM
Oct 2020

"I am announcing an executive order to support puppies and kittens, but enough about that...(stump speech)"

JI7

(89,239 posts)
21. Is it because they don't have the money ? I saw another thread which said TV Ads have to be paid
Sat Oct 24, 2020, 07:11 AM
Oct 2020

up front .

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