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You guys don't get it
The ugly black box is the next President
shiftygiant
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[FOR AT LEAST THE FIRST FEW BOXES, ALAN MOORE HAS HIS HAND HOVERING OVER BUTTON SOMEWHERE]
Cracking stuff, btw.
Cracking stuff, btw.
What ever happened to the McMullin?
Evan McMullin should have lost votes with two other conservative candidates running. He should've dropped out. He did neither.
Technically, he did lose votes in Idaho, but made large gains in Utah. With Paul splitting Trump's support, some conservatives in Utah voted for McMullin as the lesser of 4 evils, and despite a small gain of votes for Clinton, the flocking of "true conservatives" away from Trump and Paul allowed McMullin to grab the state by 32,582 votes. Despite winning Utah, McMullin did worse overall nationwide, with more of his out of state support going to Paul and the Libertarians. However, to most in Utah he was still the only option for "true conservatives" and this would help him for many years to come.
Libertarian rEVOLutionEvan McMullin should have lost votes with two other conservative candidates running. He should've dropped out. He did neither.
Technically, he did lose votes in Idaho, but made large gains in Utah. With Paul splitting Trump's support, some conservatives in Utah voted for McMullin as the lesser of 4 evils, and despite a small gain of votes for Clinton, the flocking of "true conservatives" away from Trump and Paul allowed McMullin to grab the state by 32,582 votes. Despite winning Utah, McMullin did worse overall nationwide, with more of his out of state support going to Paul and the Libertarians. However, to most in Utah he was still the only option for "true conservatives" and this would help him for many years to come.
Rand Paul as Libertarian Nominee and more!
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YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESWhat ever happened to the McMullin?Libertarian rEVOLution
Evan McMullin should have lost votes with two other conservative candidates running. He should've dropped out. He did neither.
Technically, he did lose votes in Idaho, but made large gains in Utah. With Paul splitting Trump's support, some conservatives in Utah voted for McMullin as the lesser of 4 evils, and despite a small gain of votes for Clinton, the flocking of "true conservatives" away from Trump and Paul allowed McMullin to grab the state by 32,582 votes. Despite winning Utah, McMullin did worse overall nationwide, with more of his out of state support going to Paul and the Libertarians. However, to most in Utah he was still the only option for "true conservatives" and this would help him for many years to come.
Rand Paul as Libertarian Nominee and more!
What ever happened to the McMullin?Libertarian rEVOLution
Evan McMullin should have lost votes with two other conservative candidates running. He should've dropped out. He did neither.
Technically, he did lose votes in Idaho, but made large gains in Utah. With Paul splitting Trump's support, some conservatives in Utah voted for McMullin as the lesser of 4 evils, and despite a small gain of votes for Clinton, the flocking of "true conservatives" away from Trump and Paul allowed McMullin to grab the state by 32,582 votes. Despite winning Utah, McMullin did worse overall nationwide, with more of his out of state support going to Paul and the Libertarians. However, to most in Utah he was still the only option for "true conservatives" and this would help him for many years to come.
Rand Paul as Libertarian Nominee and more!
First time a breakfast sandwich won any electoral votes.
Is that joke still a thing?
Believe it or not I almost titled it "What ever happened to the McMuffin?"
Haha, I can imagine some News website getting his name wrong.
"Hey, John, is the guy who is running as an independent named 'McMullin' or 'McMuffin' like the breakfast sandwich?"
Here's an assortment of infoboxes from a project that didn't really get off the ground. Enjoy.
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Hurricane Stormy
POD: David Vitter's prostitution scandal breaks during his re-election campaign, hamstringing his ability to conduct in-advance damage control. A split in the anti-Vitter vote ensues.
The defeat of David Vitter in the 2010 Republican primary was chalked up to the senator's numerous infidelities, nothing out of the ordinary for Louisiana. That's where the banality ends however, since the new candidate could be described as anything but ordinary. Stephanie Clifford, a professional pornographic actress better known by her stage name 'Stormy Daniels', held no office prior to winning the nomination. Her unconventional candidacy fueled media interest in both the 'novelty' story and the 'toss-up' race in an otherwise bleak year for Southern Democrats. The Clifford campaign used this spotlight to their advantage, supplementing prohibitively expensive media buys with free national advertising.
On election day the Republican Party picked up nine seats to the Democrats' zero, Louisiana being no exception. Stephanie Clifford had taken the state by storm. Once seated, Clifford became an unlikely ally to child advocacy groups by lobbying for Restricted to Adults websites and other measures for the adult film industry to protect children from inappropriate material. Clifford's strong support for the Protecting Children from Internet Pornographers Act of 2011 saw her win praise across the board during an otherwise unpopular congress. Other proposals from Clifford, such as paid maternity leave for working mothers, cut across party lines to make her one of the most popular Senators in the country. Her frequent quips about congressmen who "lacked the balls" to stand up for their own constituents were naturally also a shot in the arm for her approval numbers...
...when Donald Trump announced his presidential bid, many were dismissive. When Senator Clifford became Trump's first major endorsement, most were certain the whole thing was a joke. They had failed to catch on to the dissatisfaction with traditional politicians, and the Louisiana Senator was just the first of many. Six-term Senator Richard Lugar had lost his primary race to a little known state treasurer in 2012. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor was unseated by a virtually unknown economics professor in 2014, the first sitting Majority Leader to be ousted since the position's creation in 1899. When Cantor subsequently resigned immediately to take up the chairmanship of an investment bank rather than finish the rest of his term, the punditry were left dimly unaware of how he could have possibly lost to an outsider. After Donald Trump clinched the nomination, it was no sooner that these same pundits were declaring his choice of running mate to be the death kneel of his campaign. A reality show host and a pornstar leading a national ticket? Surely anyone would beat that team... right? Guys...? Right?!
Author's Note
Is Daniels' candidacy unlikely? Yes it is. But is real life sometimes stranger than fiction? Well, Alvin Greene held no public campaign events, raised no money, and had no backers when he won the South Carolina democratic primary by accident. The successful Democratic gubernatorial primary candidacy of Robert Gray of Mississippi, the truck driver and retired firefighter who had entered the contest on a whim, was a literal joke gone awry. I could also point to the candidacy of our incumbent president, but that would be tactless.
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I find it so wonderfully amusing that outrage over a prostitution scandal results in Vitter losing to a pornstar, of all people. It just works in so many ways.
The Free State of New Hampshire
The question of who would win New Hampshire was never one up for debate. With the success of the Free State Project in 2013, everyone knew the Libertarians would win the state, but not by as much as they did.
This was by far the worst a Republican candidate has done in a general election in a very long time. Getting a measly 8.9% of the popular vote, some Republicans began to doubt Donald Trump as being able to beat Clinton, with some thinking back to Cruz or even of Independent Evan McMullin, but they kept their mouths shut and hoped that their party could pull them through to the White House.
The Libertarians were ecstatic, if they could pull off a few more victories like this, they might be able to deadlock the Electoral College.
The question of who would win New Hampshire was never one up for debate. With the success of the Free State Project in 2013, everyone knew the Libertarians would win the state, but not by as much as they did.
This was by far the worst a Republican candidate has done in a general election in a very long time. Getting a measly 8.9% of the popular vote, some Republicans began to doubt Donald Trump as being able to beat Clinton, with some thinking back to Cruz or even of Independent Evan McMullin, but they kept their mouths shut and hoped that their party could pull them through to the White House.
The Libertarians were ecstatic, if they could pull off a few more victories like this, they might be able to deadlock the Electoral College.
Libertarian rEVOLution
Rand Paul as Libertarian Nominee and more!
What ever happened to the McMuffin?
"Democrats win in Arizona and Nevada, Senate is now tied!"
- New York Times, November 6, 2018
"Bernie Sanders says he's considering 2020 campaign."
- CNN, December 12, 2018
"Stock market crash, economy at it's worse since great depression."
- Fox News, December 15, 2018
"Trump Tweeting about 'Communist Bernie' during stock market crash."
- Huffington Post, December 15, 2018
"Terrorist attack in Rome, at least 50 dead and 100 injured."
- CNN, December 25, 2018
"McCain criticizes Trump's foreign policy, says ISIL is still alive and well."
- MSNBC, December 27, 2018
"Rex Tillerson to visit Moscow for the 6th time under the Trump administration."
- Vox, December 29, 2018
"Cory Booker declares candidacy for 2020 election."
- CNN, January 31, 2019
"Tulsi Gabbard declares candidacy, promises to fight for Bernie's Progressive platform at DNC Convention."
- CNN, June 5, 2019
"Mark Cuban declares candidacy as a Democrat, says Trump is insane."
- Fox News, August 2, 2019
"McCain declares candidacy, says Trump must be primaried."
- MSNBC, August 7, 2019
"Gabbard wins Iowa with 41%, Booker at 37%, Cuban at 22%."
- New York Times, February 1, 2020
"Gabbard wins New Hampshire with 63% after Bernie endorsement."
- CNN, February 7, 2020
"Trump wins nomination, McCain calls on Conservatives to denounce Trump during RNC Convention speech."
- New York Times, July 20, 2020
"Booker narrowly wins nomination, Sanders says primaries were rigged and Booker is corrupt."
- MSNBC, July 25, 2020
"Finally, something I can agree with Communist Bernie on!"
@realDonaldTrump on Twitter, July 25, 2020
"John McCain and Bernie Sanders announce Independent candidacy, say the two party system must end."
- CNN, August 1, 2020
Booker - 45%
Sanders - 29%
Trump - 24%
Petersen - 2%
- Public policy polling, September 1, 2020
"Wikileaks reveals Booker has took over $17 million from lobbyists."
- New York Times, September 16, 2020
Booker - 31%
Sanders - 30%
Trump - 26%
Petersen - 3%
- Public policy polling, October 1, 2020
"In huge political upset, Bernie Sanders has been elected President of the United States as an Independent."
- New York Times, November 3, 2020
Please vote for Victoria Goodale
- New York Times, November 6, 2018
"Bernie Sanders says he's considering 2020 campaign."
- CNN, December 12, 2018
"Stock market crash, economy at it's worse since great depression."
- Fox News, December 15, 2018
"Trump Tweeting about 'Communist Bernie' during stock market crash."
- Huffington Post, December 15, 2018
"Terrorist attack in Rome, at least 50 dead and 100 injured."
- CNN, December 25, 2018
"McCain criticizes Trump's foreign policy, says ISIL is still alive and well."
- MSNBC, December 27, 2018
"Rex Tillerson to visit Moscow for the 6th time under the Trump administration."
- Vox, December 29, 2018
"Cory Booker declares candidacy for 2020 election."
- CNN, January 31, 2019
"Tulsi Gabbard declares candidacy, promises to fight for Bernie's Progressive platform at DNC Convention."
- CNN, June 5, 2019
"Mark Cuban declares candidacy as a Democrat, says Trump is insane."
- Fox News, August 2, 2019
"McCain declares candidacy, says Trump must be primaried."
- MSNBC, August 7, 2019
"Gabbard wins Iowa with 41%, Booker at 37%, Cuban at 22%."
- New York Times, February 1, 2020
"Gabbard wins New Hampshire with 63% after Bernie endorsement."
- CNN, February 7, 2020
"Trump wins nomination, McCain calls on Conservatives to denounce Trump during RNC Convention speech."
- New York Times, July 20, 2020
"Booker narrowly wins nomination, Sanders says primaries were rigged and Booker is corrupt."
- MSNBC, July 25, 2020
"Finally, something I can agree with Communist Bernie on!"
@realDonaldTrump on Twitter, July 25, 2020
"John McCain and Bernie Sanders announce Independent candidacy, say the two party system must end."
- CNN, August 1, 2020
Booker - 45%
Sanders - 29%
Trump - 24%
Petersen - 2%
- Public policy polling, September 1, 2020
"Wikileaks reveals Booker has took over $17 million from lobbyists."
- New York Times, September 16, 2020
Booker - 31%
Sanders - 30%
Trump - 26%
Petersen - 3%
- Public policy polling, October 1, 2020
"In huge political upset, Bernie Sanders has been elected President of the United States as an Independent."
- New York Times, November 3, 2020
Please vote for Victoria Goodale
Here's an assortment of infoboxes from a project that didn't really get off the ground. Enjoy.
Hmm... This looks familiar.
shiftygiant
Gone Fishin'
>Phoenix imagery
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nice series though, though the portraits are a bit ragged.
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