# Politics & Elections **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=163 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 164 --- ## [Australia Federal Election - I'm jealous](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-federal-election-im-jealous/754333)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2018, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-federal-election-im-jealous/754333 "2018-08-30T14:14:09Z")
Today, Prime Minister Turnbull called for elections to take place on July 2. Less than two months from beginning to end. Not only that: It seems to me that the election has been called in fear of his unpopularity getti… --- ## [What a sorry bunch of Republicans running for AZ Senate seat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-sorry-bunch-of-republicans-running-for-az-senate-seat/820375)
**Author:** [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2018, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-sorry-bunch-of-republicans-running-for-az-senate-seat/820375 "2018-08-29T16:47:23Z")
Kelli Ward is basically accusing McCain of dying to hurt her campaign. Sick. Martha McSally: Yet another Trump lickspittle. Build the wall. Already playing the protesting a war = disrespecting the troops card. Her campa… --- ## [What would the process be for replacing Sessions if Trump fires him?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-the-process-be-for-replacing-sessions-if-trump-fires-him/820157)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2018, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-the-process-be-for-replacing-sessions-if-trump-fires-him/820157 "2018-08-29T02:31:08Z")
Let’s say Trump fires Jeff Sessions, which seems a little more likely after the most recent Trump attacks on him as well as Lindsey Graham signaling he would be open to Trump replacing him. I doubt that Trump would be h… --- ## [Pretty much any white person who votes who isn't a liberal is a republican? What does that fortell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pretty-much-any-white-person-who-votes-who-isnt-a-liberal-is-a-republican-what-does-that-fortell/820244)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2018, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pretty-much-any-white-person-who-votes-who-isnt-a-liberal-is-a-republican-what-does-that-fortell/820244 "2018-08-28T04:16:31Z")
Multiply those numbers and you get 18.25% of voters are white liberals. Since whites were 71% of voters in 2016, that means about 26% of all white voters are liberals. Hillary Clinton won 37% of the white vote, vs 57… --- ## [Did the FBI fail to examine the Clinton E-mails found on Wiener's laptop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-fbi-fail-to-examine-the-clinton-e-mails-found-on-wieners-laptop/820252)
**Author:** [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2018, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-fbi-fail-to-examine-the-clinton-e-mails-found-on-wieners-laptop/820252 "2018-08-27T10:37:05Z")
The above is the premise of an Aug. 24 Federalist on-line article, which basically says that despite FBI claims to the contrary, only about 3000 of the nearly 700,000 Clinton-related e-mails found on a laptop jointly use… --- ## [North Carolina Court Invalidates Amendments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-carolina-court-invalidates-amendments/820053)
**Author:** [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2018, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-carolina-court-invalidates-amendments/820053 "2018-08-26T04:04:18Z")
A three-judge court has put on hold the attempt of the Legislature in North Carolina to redistribute power between the Legislature and the Governor. See: This article from USN&WR. Battles between the governors and the … --- ## [What does democracy do post-trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-democracy-do-post-trump/819743)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2018, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-democracy-do-post-trump/819743 "2018-08-26T02:23:20Z")
We are in a crisis right now. But we have to be able to see a year or two into the future. What laws, commissions, appointments, agencies, or amendments should, could or would be made in the US to mitigate, or eliminate… --- ## [Why is Gov Hogan so popular?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-gov-hogan-so-popular/815871)
**Author:** [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2018, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-gov-hogan-so-popular/815871 "2018-08-22T17:07:31Z")
Reading Political Wire this morning: I’ve read this time and again as the election cycle gears up, that Hogan has 60-70% support in the state, had wide crossover appeal, etc. In an era where politics seem to begin and… --- ## [Trump revokes security clearance of John Brennan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-revokes-security-clearance-of-john-brennan/819680)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2018, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-revokes-security-clearance-of-john-brennan/819680 "2018-08-22T13:42:44Z")
I’m surprised such obvious political retaliation is even legal. Not surprised by the childish pettiness of Trump, of course --- ## [What percentage of the Democratic voter's identify themselves as socialists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-the-democratic-voters-identify-themselves-as-socialists/819673)
**Author:** [@Silver\_lining](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_lining)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2018, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-the-democratic-voters-identify-themselves-as-socialists/819673 "2018-08-21T18:24:48Z")
What percentage of the Democratic voter’s identify themselves as socialists? The poll, which showed that 57% of Democrats have a positive view of socialism compared to just a 47% favorable view of capitalism. This mea… --- ## [Trump's appoval rating with African Amercians. 36%](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-appoval-rating-with-african-amercians-36/819926)
**Author:** [@Silver\_lining](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_lining)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2018, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-appoval-rating-with-african-amercians-36/819926 "2018-08-21T18:11:53Z")
Trump won just 8% of the African American vote in 2016. Since then his approval rating with African Americans has skyrocketed to 36%, probably due to him improving the economy, giving tax breaks to middle class and wor… --- ## [The South flipping red in the 1960s-1970s: What kept it blue to begin with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-south-flipping-red-in-the-1960s-1970s-what-kept-it-blue-to-begin-with/819874)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2018, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-south-flipping-red-in-the-1960s-1970s-what-kept-it-blue-to-begin-with/819874 "2018-08-20T15:56:56Z")
I’ve often heard that LBJ’s signing of the Civil Rights Act was what made many Southern Democrats flip to the red side - and the South has been red ever since - but I am curious why they weren’t just Republicans at the o… --- ## [538's House model has launched!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/538s-house-model-has-launched/819741)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2018, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/538s-house-model-has-launched/819741 "2018-08-18T21:05:20Z")
We start out with a 75% chance of Democrats taking the House. Average gain in their models is +35. --- ## [Rothbardian Pro-Wrestler wins election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rothbardian-pro-wrestler-wins-election/819055)
**Author:** [@WillFarnaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WillFarnaby)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2018, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rothbardian-pro-wrestler-wins-election/819055 "2018-08-18T13:51:30Z")
Glenn Jacobs, aka Kane, has won election for Mayor of Knox County Tennessee. https://www.google.com/amp/s/71republic.com/2018/08/02/jacobs-wins-election/amp/ This is a bellwether election similar to the victory of Al… --- ## [Huckabee-Sanders and the N-word](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabee-sanders-and-the-n-word/819664)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2018, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabee-sanders-and-the-n-word/819664 "2018-08-18T00:51:53Z")
Why are some media outlets making such a big deal of SHS inability to guarantee that her boss was never recorded saying the n-word? They are treating it like some sort of “Aha!” moment. As much as I can’t stand her or T… --- ## [Trump's military parade estimated to cost $12 mil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-military-parade-estimated-to-cost-12-mil/818199)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2018, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-military-parade-estimated-to-cost-12-mil/818199 "2018-08-17T23:27:34Z")
what is more shocking is that he wants to copy an idea from France ,maybe he thinks they are a US state where people talk funny? --- ## [Political "gaffes" that were not actually gaffes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-gaffes-that-were-not-actually-gaffes/819156)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2018, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-gaffes-that-were-not-actually-gaffes/819156 "2018-08-17T12:23:41Z")
I’m watching a compilation of “the 15 worst fails from Presidential Debates” and I’m trying to figure out exactly what was so bad about, for instance… Michael Dukakis’s response to the question about the death penalty: … --- ## [The Tale of Two Cuomos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tale-of-two-cuomos/819739)
**Author:** [@JBGUSA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JBGUSA)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2018, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tale-of-two-cuomos/819739 "2018-08-16T21:07:06Z")
There have been two Democratic governor of New York named “Cuomo.” They look alike – father and son. Their voices are somewhat similar. There the similarity ends. Mario’s speech at the 1984 Democratic Convention (Link to… --- ## [VT/CT/WI/MN primaries discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vt-ct-wi-mn-primaries-discussion/819623)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2018, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vt-ct-wi-mn-primaries-discussion/819623 "2018-08-16T19:26:31Z")
4 states holding primaries today. A few interesting races. In Minnesota, Keith Ellison’s questionable decision to run for attorney general may backfire In Wisconsin, what happens to Paul Ryan’s seat? Iron Stache may… --- ## [OH-12 Special Election 8/7](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-12-special-election-8-7/813227)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2018, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-12-special-election-8-7/813227 "2018-08-14T11:50:00Z")
This one’s to fill GOP Rep. Pat Tiberi’s vacant seat. Special election August 7, primaries May 8. It’s been in GOP hands since 1983, and has a R+7 Cook PVI. But the Cook Political Report just moved this race from Lean… --- ## [The Californias: 3, down from 6](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-californias-3-down-from-6/812326)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2018, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-californias-3-down-from-6/812326 "2018-08-14T00:57:14Z")
This Tim Draper dude is at it again. Now he claims he has enough signatures to get his plan to divide California into 3 separate states onto November’s ballot. His layout divides the state by counties, creating a small,… --- ## [Education, Middle-class identification, and those who claimno religion in Politics. This might sur](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/education-middle-class-identification-and-those-who-claimno-religion-in-politics-this-might-sur/819068)
**Author:** [@Silver\_lining](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_lining)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2018, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/education-middle-class-identification-and-those-who-claimno-religion-in-politics-this-might-sur/819068 "2018-08-13T22:31:29Z")
According to this article by the Washington Post, the following is true. 1 ) Democrats trail Republicans in that have some college, or advanced college degrees. You’d hardly guess that by reading the press, yet the dat… --- ## [Will Trump's tariffs help him in the next presidential election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trumps-tariffs-help-him-in-the-next-presidential-election/810285)
**Author:** [@Silver\_lining](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_lining)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2018, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trumps-tariffs-help-him-in-the-next-presidential-election/810285 "2018-08-09T19:06:28Z")
Will Trump’s tariffs help him in the next presidential election? I think so, many former Midwestern states that used to be manufacturing powerhouses would probably benefit from the Tariffs. From a Presidential electora… --- ## [The Democratic Front Runner for 2020 Presidential race is:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-front-runner-for-2020-presidential-race-is/816921)
**Author:** [@Silver\_lining](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_lining)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2018, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-front-runner-for-2020-presidential-race-is/816921 "2018-08-09T16:14:47Z")
According to Politico Magazine, its Joe Biden. Biden who will be 76 years old this year is on quote saying he didn’t have the steam to run in 2016. Okay, you have to respect that, he’s old. If he were to win Presidency… --- ## [Voatz-watch: Mobile voting in West Virginia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voatz-watch-mobile-voting-in-west-virginia/819315)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2018, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voatz-watch-mobile-voting-in-west-virginia/819315 "2018-08-09T09:48:13Z")
For the midterm elections, West Virginia is testing out a new mobile voting platform called Voatz. This is unwise, especially amidst serious concerns, founded or not, about voting integrity and hacking among the US popul… --- ## [Conservatives in Congress moving to impeach Rod Rosenstein (article)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives-in-congress-moving-to-impeach-rod-rosenstein-article/817890)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2018, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives-in-congress-moving-to-impeach-rod-rosenstein-article/817890 "2018-08-09T07:51:24Z")
If true, this will be a great motivator for Trump-skeptical voters in November. And a great blow to the independence of federal law enforcement. --- ## [Trump and "fake news"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-fake-news/818778)
**Author:** [@bmasters1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmasters1)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2018, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-fake-news/818778 "2018-08-09T04:32:30Z")
When our current President Donald Trump talks about “fake news,” does he really mean that the only real news is talk radio and television that always accuses Democrats and justifies Republicans (FOX News, Sinclair statio… --- ## [Cathy McMorris Rodgers is running against herself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cathy-mcmorris-rodgers-is-running-against-herself/817444)
**Author:** [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2018, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cathy-mcmorris-rodgers-is-running-against-herself/817444 "2018-08-08T17:38:12Z")
Every two and a half seconds CMR is running an ad on the local stations bragging about how she is “fighting the Washington Machine.” I guess that means all of the majority party now running things with the exception of h… --- ## [I am absolutely convinced that Trump's speaking style played a MAJOR role in his victory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-absolutely-convinced-that-trumps-speaking-style-played-a-major-role-in-his-victory/819014)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2018, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-absolutely-convinced-that-trumps-speaking-style-played-a-major-role-in-his-victory/819014 "2018-08-08T07:51:33Z")
I followed the 2016 election avidly, I watched every debate in the primaries and the general election, I watched dozens of Trump rallies and Hillary rallies, both the DNC and the RNC, etc. I predicted at that time - to t… --- ## [What is the point of running as a far left candidate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-point-of-running-as-a-far-left-candidate/818859)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2018, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-point-of-running-as-a-far-left-candidate/818859 "2018-08-07T23:45:07Z")
No matter where prominent “socialist” or “Berniecrat” or “progressive” candidates and politicians go lately for interviews, they get asked how they will pay for their programs. The answers come in one of three types: R… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=162) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=164)