Originally posted by Robtard
Wasn't aware AOC had such a following, is that actually true or are you making shit up again to try and equalize Trump and his cult of millions and millions.
Not sure how I tried to equalize it, I said it was a little cult. She has less twitter followers than Trump I think.
Fair enough, you did indeed say "little cult" in regards to AOC. I don't pay too close attention to her though, so I'll take your word for it.
Trump's cult is millions and millions strong, curious to see how many of those 62.9million fall off in 2020, or if it grows, will have to adjust for overall total voters in 2020 though to see where it lands.
Originally posted by Chuck_Schumer
So called personality disorders are a prime example of pseudoscience and the success of herd mentality in the field of psychology.Schizophrenia is a medical condition because there is a physical abundance of the neurotransmitter dopamine and vice versa for clinical depression.
Personality disorders, however, aren't identified by any physical or chemical underlying condition, don't affect the ability of the individual to function, and as a result serve as a vehicle for societal conformity and nothing more.
You're quite wrong in the most direct way possible:
Narcissm can be seen in Brain Scans
Neural Imaging reveals how Narcissists think differently from their words
Borderline Personality Disorder (AKA, HPD) can be seen in brain scans
Borderline Personality Disorder can be Hereditary
If you have NPD or HPD, go in for one of these brain scans, and are go through a series of tests, a skilled neuroscientist will be able to tell if you have those personality disorders. Gone are the days of going into an office and sitting in a chair while you get cross examined. Someone who comes into a psychiatrist's office and claims to have HPD may actually be a hypochondriac after a brain scan. Worse, they could have cancer which is affecting certain parts of their brain.
Hopefully, not only you, but many people come away from this post I just made and better understand the neuroscience of personality disorders. Perhaps you won't be dismissive of personality disorders in the future. Instead, you stick to the science.
Originally posted by Robtard
Fair enough, you did indeed say "little cult" in regards to AOC. I don't pay too close attention to her though, so I'll take your word for it.Trump's cult is millions and millions strong, curious to see how many of those 62.9million fall off in 2020, or if it grows, will have to adjust for overall total voters in 2020 though to see where it lands.
What about me? I complain about Trump's idiocy and terrible decisions as well as stupid stuff AOC does or says. 🙂
I'm handing out naps to all the morons. WEEEE!
Originally posted by Surtur
The best part is a sane adult need not even pay close attention to AOC to recognize her little cult lol.
I think you should ask yourself, if AOC gets under your skin now when she's just a House congresswoman for NY's 14th district, where will you be mentally and emotionally when she amasses more political power? Cos she's young and her trajectory is likely straight up. Speaker of the House AOC? Secretary of State AOC? Vice President AOC? President AOC?
IMO, you're going to go through what you did in late 2015 to late 2018/early 2019 (still some residuals left) with Hillary Clinton. A nigh complete mental and emotional breakdown. Maybe I'm wrong. Doubt it.
Originally posted by Robtard
I think you should ask yourself, if AOC gets under your skin now when she's just a House congresswoman for NY's 14th district, where will you be mentally and emotionally when she amasses more political power? Cos she's young and her trajectory is likely straight up. Speaker of the House AOC? Secretary of State AOC? Vice President AOC? President AOC?IMO, you're going to go through what you did in late 2015 to late 2018/early 2019 (still some residuals left) with Hillary Clinton. A nigh complete mental and emotional breakdown. Maybe I'm wrong. Doubt it.
There would be quite a few tears if AOC become VP or even P.
I highly doubt it. But she might. Some pundit is saying that the Dems are a dying party and it's going to get worse. All the things he said were going to happen for the 2020 race, is happening. We will have a bunch of weak contenders with a myriad of problems.
Similar to what I thought about 2016 for the GOP. But the GOP found someone (begrudgingly).
Originally posted by Robtard
I think you should ask yourself, if AOC gets under your skin now when she's just a House congresswoman for NY's 14th district, where will you be mentally and emotionally when she amasses more political power? Cos she's young and her trajectory is likely straight up. Speaker of the House AOC? Secretary of State AOC? Vice President AOC? President AOC?IMO, you're going to go through what you did in late 2015 to late 2018/early 2019 (still some residuals left) with Hillary Clinton. A nigh complete mental and emotional breakdown. Maybe I'm wrong. Doubt it.
She doesn't get under my skin though lol. I legit do not want her to go away. The democrats deserve to have to put up with her for many years.
She has so much future comedy in store if her career ended soon it'd be like John Belushi dying. Awful and too soon.
It could happen, but I doubt it would happen now.
AOC is treated like a side show by her own party. The media doesn't really seem to support her much, either. Her main value now is being "outrageous", and so no one really takes her seriously.
That could change over time, as she becomes more politically savvy and makes the right friends. This is far future, though.
Originally posted by dadudemon
There would be quite a few tears if AOC become VP or even P.I highly doubt it. But she might. Some pundit is saying that the Dems are a dying party and it's going to get worse. All the things he said were going to happen for the 2020 race, is happening. We will have a bunch of weak contenders with a myriad of problems.
Similar to what I thought about 2016 for the GOP. But the GOP found someone (begrudgingly).
Disagreed. Don't think the Democratic party is dying, their last nominee got 65.8 million votes last election, enough to win the popular vote but a poorly played States game netted them a loss with the EC.
Democratic party is changing with time, as parties do. The Republican party changed and is now the Party of Trump, maybe that counts as more like a 'death', death of the old and rebirth of the new? Dunno.
Originally posted by Robtard
Disagreed. Don't think the Democratic party is dying, their last nominee got 65.8 million votes last election, enough to win the popular vote but a poorly played States game netted them a loss with the EC.Democratic party is changing with time, as parties do. The Republican party changed and is now the Party of Trump, maybe that counts as more like a 'death', death of the old and rebirth of the new? Dunno.
You're not keeping up with the times, dude.
The Democratic Party is at its weakest in a Century and PoliticalFactCheck rated this as very true:
If you go back in time and look at Gallup, you can see the loss of the Democratic lean:
https://news.gallup.com/poll/15370/party-affiliation.aspx
And if you mention the 2016 election, you can make a case for apathetic Democrats at best and a massive hemorrhaging problem of Dems to the GOP and 3rd Parties, at worst.
Of all the Democratic Candidates, none are heavy hitters. Bernie is just not there. All the rest are just bland or stupid to make it anywhere.
I think Bernie will do well against Trump in the debates. But not anyone else. Beto might as he speaks decently. But none of the others. They just aren't...they don't have it.
Originally posted by Surtur
She doesn't get under my skin though lol. I legit do not want her to go away. The democrats deserve to have to put up with her for many years.She has so much future comedy in store if her career ended soon it'd be like John Belushi dying. Awful and too soon.
Yep. That dumb girl is the best gift the democrats could ever give to Trump & the other republicans in general. I do so hope she stays around for a very long time lol.
It's just so much fun laughing at her and watching people mock her.
Originally posted by dadudemon
You're not keeping up with the times, dude.The Democratic Party is at its weakest in a Century and PoliticalFactCheck rated this as very true:
If you go back in time and look at Gallup, you can see the loss of the Democratic lean:
https://news.gallup.com/poll/15370/party-affiliation.aspx
And if you mention the 2016 election, you can make a case for apathetic Democrats at best and a massive hemorrhaging problem of Dems to the GOP and 3rd Parties, at worst.
Of all the Democratic Candidates, none are heavy hitters. Bernie is just not there. All the rest are just bland or stupid to make it anywhere.
I think Bernie will do well against Trump in the debates. But not anyone else. Beto might as he speaks decently. But none of the others. They just aren't...they don't have it.
Seems like you're conflating "weak" as a current status with dying. That's faulty imo.
The Dems in 2018 flipped the largest amount of seats in the House than has ever happened before during a midterm election. That seems like the opposite of "dying" and/or "weak".
We'll see by mid 2020, I think the Dems will have a very strong contender, maybe someone not expected like what Obama did in 2008, coming out the shadows to win the nom despite going up against heavy hitters like Clinton and then winning the Presidency.
IMO, Buttigeig is someone to keep an eye on, especially if he makes it to Jan 2020, which I think he can. Harris too.
Originally posted by Robtard
Seems like you're conflating "weak" as a current status with dying. That's faulty imo.
I'm simple. I see a line plotting some data. I see it going down. And I see it getting to its worse in 100 years.
Originally posted by Robtard
The Dems in 2018 flipped the largest amount of seats in the House than has ever happened before during a midterm election. That seems like the opposite of "dying" and/or "weak".
And by thin margins on mostly open seats. Don't forget that part. The most important take away from that is they won a minority of the contested seats but lost a majority. That wasn't really a blue wave like people (including you and I) talked about.
Even more importantly, it still greatly pales in comparison to the red wave in 2010 where the GOP picked up 68 seats.
Edit - As others put it, it wasn't so much a blue wave as it was the GOP being outspent, greatly, for contested seats that became open. The GOP is holding onto some of their funding and strategy, likely, for 2020. We should see some changes and inroads made by the GOP in 2020.
There are 34 seats up in 2020. Of those, 22 are held by the GOP.
So unless the GOP plans to outspend and pick up some seats, they have a hard battle ahead. My guess is they kept some in the tank for 2020 which is a more important election than 2018.
Of the seats up for grabs, only 3 are toss-ups. All others are predicted to go to their respective parties. Of the 3 toss-up seats, 1 is a democratic seat.
And Cory Gardner is likely to retain his seat because of how well Colorado is doing (despite what the polls say).
So it's possible Martha McSally and Doug Jones will lose making it a net 0 seat change. Or we could be surprised and the GOP picks up 2-4 seats.
But if you look at the house, it gets much much worse. Almost all (all but 2) of the contested seats are Democrats. This is the true strategy the GOP has been holding out on.
https://www.270towin.com/2020-house-election/
I predict the following for 2020:
Trump Presidency
1 net gain for the Dems in the Senate
18 net seat loss for the Dems in the House.
Originally posted by Robtard
We'll see by mid 2020, I think the Dems will have a very strong contender, maybe someone not expected like what Obama did in 2008, coming out the shadows to win the nom despite going up against heavy hitters like Clinton and then winning the Presidency.
I agree, here. If Trump does not win, the Dems will be revived.
If they lose 2020, their decline will continue and it might even become their death throes.
Originally posted by Robtard
IMO, Buttigeig is someone to keep an eye on, especially if he makes it to Jan 2020, which I think he can. Harris too.
I would say that his name alone would cost him the election but we elected Barack Hussein Obama. So who knows?
Originally posted by Robtard
I think:Trump will lose.
Dems will keep the House majority
Senate may go Blue, even by a single seat.Though if Trump wins and the Dems still gain full control of congress, that's okay too. Actually be funny to see what happens there.
From 270towin's numbers, you think there is a 4th senate seat that will flip that they didn't list?
I think there's going to be a Republican or two that will retire, opening up the seat and potential flip, also think this will be because Trump is President.
I'm also greatly hoping McConnell gets booted, I so want to see his face. But he's in Kentucky so that's a pipe dream. Even if he's the one to retire (no reason to believe he's doing this right now), his successor will in 98% likely win. Can't really see Kentucky going half Blue like Alabama did.
Then again, I didn't think Alabama would go half Blue (thank you, Trump 👆).
Originally posted by Robtard
I think there's going to be a Republican or two that will retire, opening up the seat and potential flip, also think this will be because Trump is President.I'm also greatly hoping McConnell gets booted, I so want to see his face. But he's in Kentucky so that's a pipe dream. Even if he's the one to retire (no reason to believe he's doing this right now), his successor will in 98% likely win. Can't really see Kentucky going half Blue like Alabama did.
Then again, I didn't think Alabama would go half Blue (thank you, Trump 👆).
What if Trump wins in 2020 by very large margins? I don't even...
The GOP is going to have Trump do 2 very big things. Then he will for sure get reelected.
The Dems can't possibly throw anything at Trump that will cause him to lose. They tried it and now they have made the public insensitive to Trump's crap. The Dems really ruined the power that left-leaning media can do. Morons.