# Politics & Elections **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=152 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 153 --- ## [Democratic Madness: Semifinal 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-madness-semifinal-2/830000)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2019, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-madness-semifinal-2/830000 "2019-02-25T02:32:23Z")
Vote for one Democratic primary candidate: --- ## [The VA Lt. Gov Justin Fairfax Allegations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-va-lt-gov-justin-fairfax-allegations/828979)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2019, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-va-lt-gov-justin-fairfax-allegations/828979 "2019-02-25T02:16:29Z")
As this is out of bounds in the Northram thread, I thought I would start one here. My position remains as it did regarding Kavanaugh. These unsubstantiated allegations, if allowed unchecked, will allow anyone’s enemi… --- ## [Harris's father pushes back on comment made by daughter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harriss-father-pushes-back-on-comment-made-by-daughter/829940)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2019, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harriss-father-pushes-back-on-comment-made-by-daughter/829940 "2019-02-24T16:28:59Z")
All is apparently not well within the Harris family. Kamala Harris’s Jamaican born father (a professor, if that’s relevant to anyone) took issue with her recent claims about not having being opposed to pot legalization … --- ## [Democratic Madness: Semifinal 1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-madness-semifinal-1/829999)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2019, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-madness-semifinal-1/829999 "2019-02-24T01:50:23Z")
Vote for one Democratic primary candidate: --- ## [Utah county wants to split](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/utah-county-wants-to-split/829292)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2019, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/utah-county-wants-to-split/829292 "2019-02-23T21:37:42Z")
They have only 14k people in 8000 square miles. The white folks not happy that Navajos now run the county. --- ## [Barack Obama and the "Tighty-Whitey Bomber"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obama-and-the-tighty-whitey-bomber/829735)
**Author:** [@CHealy7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CHealy7)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2019, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obama-and-the-tighty-whitey-bomber/829735 "2019-02-22T22:25:40Z")
Why did Obama wait three days to say anything at all about this incident on Christmas Day 2009? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest\_Airlines\_Flight\_253 --- ## [Green New Deal: "Economic security for those unwilling to work"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-new-deal-economic-security-for-those-unwilling-to-work/829189)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2019, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-new-deal-economic-security-for-those-unwilling-to-work/829189 "2019-02-22T15:14:15Z")
The Green New Deal proposed by Ocasio-Cortez contains an interesting part:“Economic security for those unwilling to work.” There needs to be a strong social net for those who are unable to work or temporarily out of wor… --- ## [Voting for/nominating a candidate with an unelectable-sounding name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voting-for-nominating-a-candidate-with-an-unelectable-sounding-name/825898)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2019, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voting-for-nominating-a-candidate-with-an-unelectable-sounding-name/825898 "2019-02-22T06:21:58Z")
A while back, there was a thread in which someone said that Hickenlooper wasn’t a suitable candidate for 2020 because his surname simply didn’t sound presidential or something voters would like. Let’s suppose there’s a … --- ## [Democratic Madness, West Final: Castro/Brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-madness-west-final-castro-brown/829797)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2019, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-madness-west-final-castro-brown/829797 "2019-02-22T04:40:04Z")
Vote for one of these Democratic primary candidates: --- ## [Canadians: explain the SNC-Lavalin affair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadians-explain-the-snc-lavalin-affair/829804)
**Author:** [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2019, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadians-explain-the-snc-lavalin-affair/829804 "2019-02-22T04:10:13Z")
It seems this story has been brewing for years but I hadn’t heard anything about it until last week. The recent news stories tend to gloss over the background, so I’m not quite sure I understand what it’s all about. I’m … --- ## [Democratic Madness, Round 3: Semi-Finals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-madness-round-3-semi-finals/829990)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2019, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-madness-round-3-semi-finals/829990 "2019-02-21T23:24:32Z")
Results from Round 2 are in. (The number of participants dropped from approx 70 in Round 1 to approx 50 in Round 2. Approximately equal to the number of people who voted for Bernie. Hmmm…) West: Sherrod Brown 39, Jul… --- ## [Democratic Madness, South Final: Harris/Klobuchar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-madness-south-final-harris-klobuchar/829794)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2019, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-madness-south-final-harris-klobuchar/829794 "2019-02-21T07:32:29Z")
Vote for one of these Democratic primary candidates: --- ## [How bad a scandal for you to \*not\* vote for Trump's 2020 Democratic opponent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-a-scandal-for-you-to-not-vote-for-trumps-2020-democratic-opponent/829704)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2019, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-a-scandal-for-you-to-not-vote-for-trumps-2020-democratic-opponent/829704 "2019-02-20T21:30:33Z")
I’d put this thread in Elections except that that forum is now too cluttered with all the “March Madness” threads: Fast forward to October 2020: Trump is running for reelection as the Republican nominee and the Democrat… --- ## [Democratic Madness, North Final: Biden/Gillibrand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-madness-north-final-biden-gillibrand/829793)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2019, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-madness-north-final-biden-gillibrand/829793 "2019-02-20T20:17:26Z")
Pick one of these Democratic primary candidates: --- ## [Democratic Madness, East Final: O'Rourke/Hickenlooper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-madness-east-final-orourke-hickenlooper/829795)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2019, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-madness-east-final-orourke-hickenlooper/829795 "2019-02-20T17:36:05Z")
Vote for one of these Democratic primary candidates: --- ## [Is Nancy Pelosi deaf? (asked by a NON TRUMPER)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-nancy-pelosi-deaf-asked-by-a-non-trumper/829659)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2019, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-nancy-pelosi-deaf-asked-by-a-non-trumper/829659 "2019-02-20T16:03:56Z")
I have read a lot of criticism of her performance behind The President during the SOTU. She applauded at the wrong places, didn’t stand up when she was supposed to, and even more egregious stared at her “iPad” while Trum… --- ## [Democratic March Madness - East Semifinal 2 - McAuliffe/Hickenlooper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-march-madness-east-semifinal-2-mcauliffe-hickenlooper/829605)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2019, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-march-madness-east-semifinal-2-mcauliffe-hickenlooper/829605 "2019-02-20T02:20:19Z")
Pick one: --- ## [Has the Trump presidency become "normalized?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-trump-presidency-become-normalized/829609)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2019, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-trump-presidency-become-normalized/829609 "2019-02-20T00:18:42Z")
I don’t mean “normalized” in the eyes of Dopers - I’m sure most Dopers here would never consider him to be a “normal” president - but rather in the eyes of many mainstream/typical Americans. The term “President Trump” us… --- ## [Hope vs. Fear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hope-vs-fear/829783)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2019, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hope-vs-fear/829783 "2019-02-19T23:51:36Z")
I’ve been arguing that debating the GND on the basis that it unrealistically utopian is missing the point. Progressive Democrats finally seem to have broken through to the realization that people want hope for a better f… --- ## [I oppose continued GOP efforts to subvert American elections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-oppose-continued-gop-efforts-to-subvert-american-elections/818668)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2019, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-oppose-continued-gop-efforts-to-subvert-american-elections/818668 "2019-02-19T20:17:30Z")
Election meddling by the Russians is a problem. Voter intimidation is a problem. Hacking of electronic voting machines is the “elephant in the room,” and has probably already swung some U.S. elections Last week the Ho… --- ## [The Democratic Field - March Madness Style](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-field-march-madness-style/829599)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2019, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-field-march-madness-style/829599 "2019-02-18T22:27:18Z")
With approximately 16 announced, rumored or possible candidates in the running, I thought it would be fun to pair off the candidates in a Sweet 16, seeded into 4 brackets of 4, single elimination tournament, and open eac… --- ## [Democratic Madness Round 2: The Elite Eight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-madness-round-2-the-elite-eight/829792)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2019, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-madness-round-2-the-elite-eight/829792 "2019-02-18T21:37:22Z")
First: I’ve noted and considered the comments concerning the poll structure; specifically consolidating this round into a single multi-choice poll, relying on the respondents to choose the proper set of 4 responses. Tha… --- ## [Democratic March Madness - West Semifinal 2 Brown/Warren](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-march-madness-west-semifinal-2-brown-warren/829607)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2019, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-march-madness-west-semifinal-2-brown-warren/829607 "2019-02-18T16:13:20Z")
Pick one: --- ## [Democratic March Madness - North Semifinal 1 - Biden/Sanders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-march-madness-north-semifinal-1-biden-sanders/829600)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2019, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-march-madness-north-semifinal-1-biden-sanders/829600 "2019-02-18T05:44:36Z")
Round 1, Democratic Playoff Tournament --- ## [Democratic March Madness - South Semifinal 2 - Klobuchar/Booker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-march-madness-south-semifinal-2-klobuchar-booker/829603)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2019, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-march-madness-south-semifinal-2-klobuchar-booker/829603 "2019-02-18T02:17:16Z")
Pick one: --- ## [Nannygate Repeated? Mulvaney failed to pay $15k in taxes for nanny](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nannygate-repeated-mulvaney-failed-to-pay-15k-in-taxes-for-nanny/777494)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2019, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nannygate-repeated-mulvaney-failed-to-pay-15k-in-taxes-for-nanny/777494 "2019-02-17T23:17:24Z")
Some of you may remember Nannygate: Now we find out: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/mick-mulvaney-no-taxes-household-staff-233776 But surely this is different because the Clinton appointees were women who a… --- ## [Democratic March Madness - South Semifinal 1 - Harris/Holder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-march-madness-south-semifinal-1-harris-holder/829602)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2019, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-march-madness-south-semifinal-1-harris-holder/829602 "2019-02-17T00:51:44Z")
Pick one: --- ## [Democratic March Madness - North Semifinal 2 - Buttigieg/Gillibrand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-march-madness-north-semifinal-2-buttigieg-gillibrand/829601)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2019, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-march-madness-north-semifinal-2-buttigieg-gillibrand/829601 "2019-02-16T21:27:05Z")
Pick one of these 2 contenders: --- ## [Retired astronaut Mark Kelly running for AZ senate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retired-astronaut-mark-kelly-running-for-az-senate/829406)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2019, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retired-astronaut-mark-kelly-running-for-az-senate/829406 "2019-02-16T01:20:13Z")
Flew 4 space shuttle missions and also was a Navy fighter pilot. Married to Gabrielle Giffords . --- ## [The "Border National Emergency" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-border-national-emergency-thread/829645)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2019, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-border-national-emergency-thread/829645 "2019-02-16T00:20:01Z")
Surprised there wasn’t one. The house will likely pass a resolution of disapproval. The Senate must vote and only needs 51 votes to pass (not certain, but not out of the question). But the Trump will likely veto and the… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=151) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=153)