# Politics & Elections **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=222 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 223 --- ## [Dark money, Jane Mayer (2016) book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-money-jane-mayer-2016-book/752122)
**Author:** [@Iamnotivan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iamnotivan)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2016, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-money-jane-mayer-2016-book/752122 "2016-06-22T18:35:39Z")
If you have not read this book, you must. A large portion of it concerns the two Koch bros. and their organizing a cult of billionaire oligarch followers, and the profound effects it has had on the U.S. govt and democrat… --- ## [Obama only deported 2500 Visa overstayers in 2015](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-only-deported-2500-visa-overstayers-in-2015/757374)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2016, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-only-deported-2500-visa-overstayers-in-2015/757374 "2016-06-22T16:52:47Z")
Thats only 2500 persons out of an estimated 5 million illegals who fall into this category. LINK This is down 80% since 2009. So a person can just come to the US on say a tourist visa and just stay as long as they like. … --- ## [Trump assassination attempt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-assassination-attempt/757932)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2016, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-assassination-attempt/757932 "2016-06-22T04:55:13Z")
It’s being publicly reported that Michael Sandford, a 19 year old Briton, was arrested Saturday for attempting to assassinate Donald Trump. He was at a Trump rally in Las Vegas and initiated a conversation with a police … --- ## [It's Dubya to the rescue!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-dubya-to-the-rescue/757579)
**Author:** [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2016, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-dubya-to-the-rescue/757579 "2016-06-20T18:48:56Z")
Great googly moogly. Is this going to be the shitshow I think it will be? Does the “Republican elite” really think they can paint this turd gold? Will Der Trump laugh and laugh at them? --- ## [Brexit poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brexit-poll/746547)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2016, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brexit-poll/746547 "2016-06-20T16:47:04Z")
I’m not looking for a debate here. If one starts in this thread I won’t be a major participant. I’m just curious where the British dopers lie on this issue at this stage. Obviously the exact date we’ll be asked the quest… --- ## [Where does Trump actually stand on the issues?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-trump-actually-stand-on-the-issues/757712)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2016, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-trump-actually-stand-on-the-issues/757712 "2016-06-20T03:13:53Z")
I am not looking to start another attack thread. There are already enough of those. I want to know where Trump actually stands on issues like gay marriage, or infrastructure, or education, or anything else. Other than h… --- ## [Trump has been lying about how much money he makes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-been-lying-about-how-much-money-he-makes/757473)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2016, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-been-lying-about-how-much-money-he-makes/757473 "2016-06-19T07:07:21Z")
Back in July, I had this exchange: Yeah, looks like I had reason to think he was worth less. TYT on Youtube, June 7: Trump Makes Less Than $500K A Year??? So, is he lying about his vast wealth, is he committing tax… --- ## [DNC servers hacked. Opposition research report on Donald Trump posted online.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dnc-servers-hacked-opposition-research-report-on-donald-trump-posted-online/757568)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2016, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dnc-servers-hacked-opposition-research-report-on-donald-trump-posted-online/757568 "2016-06-18T17:52:43Z")
The playbook for attacking Trump is posted on the smoking gun There’s also supposedly DNC documents on Clinton. How the DNC will support her campaign and present her to the public. Wiki leaks may have them. Anyone have… --- ## [Dems: has the superdelegate count tainted the nomination?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dems-has-the-superdelegate-count-tainted-the-nomination/756791)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2016, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dems-has-the-superdelegate-count-tainted-the-nomination/756791 "2016-06-18T01:27:28Z")
The superdelegate pledge is not binding until they get to the floor yet everyone (except the NYT) includes them in the count. Has that actually affected the primary/caucus vote viz Clinton has gotten more vote because e… --- ## [Is Gary Johnson going to split the conservative vote and throw the election to Clinton?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-gary-johnson-going-to-split-the-conservative-vote-and-throw-the-election-to-clinton/757353)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2016, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-gary-johnson-going-to-split-the-conservative-vote-and-throw-the-election-to-clinton/757353 "2016-06-17T21:38:28Z")
Johnson has polls of around 10% right now. This is more than the margin between Clinton and Trump. I don’t think he can win, but he could probably ruin Trump. Of course, the wildcard here is Jill Stein. She could do … --- ## [Romneys condescending tone of voice - why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romneys-condescending-tone-of-voice-why/639395)
**Author:** [@antechinus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antechinus)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2016, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romneys-condescending-tone-of-voice-why/639395 "2016-06-17T10:25:11Z")
I have heard a few recordings lately of Mitt Romney speaking. Whats the deal with his tone of voice? It sounds very condescending, like he is reading a childrens story or explaining the solar system to preschoolers. Is… --- ## [Does Trump have these traits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-trump-have-these-traits/757560)
**Author:** [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2016, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-trump-have-these-traits/757560 "2016-06-17T04:09:56Z")
Do folks here think that Donald Trump possesses the following traits? Having an exaggerated sense of self-importance Expecting to be recognized as superior even without achievements that warrant it Exaggerating … --- ## [By how much is Trump over-performing, in terms of polling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-how-much-is-trump-over-performing-in-terms-of-polling/757489)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2016, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-how-much-is-trump-over-performing-in-terms-of-polling/757489 "2016-06-16T20:19:09Z")
I see Trump as being like one of those characters in the olden-day cartoons, where a guy would step off the ledge of a cliff and keep walking in mid-air, not realizing he’s in mid-air, until he looks down and then gravit… --- ## [Why has Trump been unstoppable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-trump-been-unstoppable/757378)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2016, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-trump-been-unstoppable/757378 "2016-06-16T03:24:25Z")
Bribery scandals, a scam university, running multiple businesses into the ground, blowing off debates, acting like a white supremacist, insulting everyone, offering unconstitutional proposals. His latest scandal is his … --- ## [What would President Trump do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-president-trump-do/757295)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2016, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-president-trump-do/757295 "2016-06-15T18:41:42Z")
Here’s the basic idea. Imagine that Donald Trump is the President of the United States. How would he handle a currently significant issue? A few rules: This is not a joke thread. If you want to just bash Trump, do it… --- ## [Rosie O'Donnell for President](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rosie-odonnell-for-president/757362)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2016, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rosie-odonnell-for-president/757362 "2016-06-15T18:40:32Z")
I was musing, for fun’s sake, about who or what a liberal counterpart to Trump would be like, and the only person I could think of was: Rosie O’Donnell for President. Big, loudmouthed white Caucasian person who is outs… --- ## [Trump is too far out there.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-too-far-out-there/757071)
**Author:** [@zoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoo)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2016, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-too-far-out-there/757071 "2016-06-15T13:47:05Z")
Trump has said that we should prevent entry of Muslims onto the US, kill terrorist’s families, and negotiate to write down the national debt. Any one of those three is completely out of bounds and a deal breaker alone. I… --- ## [RNC shenanigans. Will the establishment force their choice as VP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rnc-shenanigans-will-the-establishment-force-their-choice-as-vp/757083)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2016, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rnc-shenanigans-will-the-establishment-force-their-choice-as-vp/757083 "2016-06-14T22:34:37Z")
Unless the RNC leadership want to completely splinter the party, Trump will be the nominee. But the same rules about pledged candidates does not apply to the VP candidate. What are the chances the Republican leadership… --- ## [Things that Republicans and Democrats would like about a Hillary presidency](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-republicans-and-democrats-would-like-about-a-hillary-presidency/757084)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2016, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-republicans-and-democrats-would-like-about-a-hillary-presidency/757084 "2016-06-14T09:37:18Z")
Let’s face it: A Hillary presidency is inevitable. Let’s look to what both sides, the right and the left, have to work with when she’s inaugurated: The Republicans have two things they might like about a Hillary presid… --- ## [The Proportional Presidential Poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-proportional-presidential-poll/757011)
**Author:** [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2016, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-proportional-presidential-poll/757011 "2016-06-13T13:16:52Z")
A hypothetical: The nature of the Electoral College in conjunction with winner take all voting (usually) is to convert close voting majorities into clear EC margins. Whether this is good or bad has been thrashed out in … --- ## [Save Prop. 13? (California campaign sign) Huh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-prop-13-california-campaign-sign-huh/755798)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2016, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-prop-13-california-campaign-sign-huh/755798 "2016-06-13T05:48:46Z")
I was out on the road yesterday, and I saw a campaign sign for someone who wants to run for the State Assembly. The sign bore the following motto: “SAVE PROP. 13.” I’m almost embarrassed to confess that I had no idea Pr… --- ## [Can Republicans nominate someone other than Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-republicans-nominate-someone-other-than-trump/756839)
**Author:** [@Kyrie\_Eleison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyrie_Eleison)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2016, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-republicans-nominate-someone-other-than-trump/756839 "2016-06-12T13:57:06Z")
Yesterday, in the wake of Trump’s recent statements regarding the Trump University judge, Amanda Carpenter, one of CNN’s frequent Republican commentators suggested that Republicans ought to change convention rules to pe… --- ## [Presidential preference poll, nominees decided version](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-preference-poll-nominees-decided-version/756807)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2016, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-preference-poll-nominees-decided-version/756807 "2016-06-12T06:02:06Z")
Now that the nominees have officially been decided with Clinton clinching, it’s time to get Dopers’ thoughts on who they are voting for. Note: not who you’d like to see win, but who you will actually cast a vote for. --- ## [Is this Bernie's last night as a serious candidate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-bernies-last-night-as-a-serious-candidate/756623)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2016, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-bernies-last-night-as-a-serious-candidate/756623 "2016-06-11T22:55:11Z")
I strongly supported him through the primary season. But I realize it is pretty much over for him. Hillary is, as of this writing, officially 60 delegates away from the nomination and expected to win Puerto Rico in a … --- ## [If you're a Bernie supporter, are you willing to vote for Hillary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-a-bernie-supporter-are-you-willing-to-vote-for-hillary/755070)
**Author:** [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Replies:** 268\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2016, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-a-bernie-supporter-are-you-willing-to-vote-for-hillary/755070 "2016-06-11T18:39:35Z")
If you’re a Bernie Sanders supporter, are you willing to vote for Hillary Clinton, should she prevail as the ultimate Democratic nominee for President? Poll coming. --- ## [Have their reactions to Trump raised or lowered your opinion of the Republican establishment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-their-reactions-to-trump-raised-or-lowered-your-opinion-of-the-republican-establishment/756764)
**Author:** [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2016, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-their-reactions-to-trump-raised-or-lowered-your-opinion-of-the-republican-establishment/756764 "2016-06-11T04:18:55Z")
I’m solidly liberal, and I didn’t have a very high opinion of the Republican establishment to begin with. (Higher than some folks on the SDMB seem to have, though – I generally think of them as more misguided than outri… --- ## [The Trump music-stealing thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-music-stealing-thread/756963)
**Author:** [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2016, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-music-stealing-thread/756963 "2016-06-11T03:43:16Z")
Trump and his campaign have been quite good at playing music without permission. Here is a thread to document the past cases, and point out any new cases as they come along: Adele - Rolling in the Deep The Rolling Sto… --- ## [Extraordinary Popular Delusions & the Madness of Crowds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extraordinary-popular-delusions-the-madness-of-crowds/756793)
**Author:** [@DtypeJag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DtypeJag)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2016, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extraordinary-popular-delusions-the-madness-of-crowds/756793 "2016-06-10T19:58:57Z")
Seems almost everyone is critical of the idea of the super-delegate. I was under the impression that the purpose of the super-delegate was that they could act as a bulwark against the passing popular enthusiasms of the… --- ## [Both Clinton and Trump are indicted before the election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/both-clinton-and-trump-are-indicted-before-the-election/756871)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2016, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/both-clinton-and-trump-are-indicted-before-the-election/756871 "2016-06-10T06:22:05Z")
??? What happens to the election? It just proceeds? I don’t think anyone has Constitutional authority to postpone it. --- ## [How important is the Asian vote](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-the-asian-vote/756744)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2016, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-the-asian-vote/756744 "2016-06-09T21:04:04Z")
They voted for Obama more frequently than any racial group other than blacks and their vote swings more than any other racial group from election to election. But they only account for about 3% of the people who voted i… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=221) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=223)