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    But isn't that apples and oranges? I mean, I thought the whole point of Nate Silver was that he stripped…
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    • At some point in the near future, each and every registered republican who is not insane is going to have…
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    • Astute, as always, Marie...but I can't help wondering: maybe even this is just way too complex and respectful. Maybe the…
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    • No, I didn't misunderstand your point at all -- I just strongly disagree with it. I think the idea that…
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    • That's really amazing. Everyone needs to read that.
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    • No, my point was that anything "coming across in the voice" is best disregarded when you actually assess politicians. If…
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    • But students at Howard U. know that Lincoln was a republican; they're fucking university students. It's so condescending. ("Did you…
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    • As usual, the worst part of all the MLK mangling is this business about, "Did you know he was a…
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    • Okay but you know what I mean, don't you? Jesus Christ. I hate this kind of lazy rhetorical solipsism.
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    • It's not bad form, it's just bad priorities. If you want someone who's great to listen to, that's Reagan. It's…
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    • There's no republican equivalent of Hillary who's in the race. (Apologies for being unclear.)
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    • Of course it is. Democracy thrives on rhetoric; even the Romans understood this. As in a courtroom, one must be…
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    • I don't actually think Sanders has a chance in hell...but then, I didn't think Trump had a chance in hell,…
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    • Yeah; I don't quite see why Booman is being so sneeringly dismissive. Sure, Red State makes the point inherently suspicious,…
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    • You make a very strong argument here.
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    • True enough. I have this sneaking suspicion that Trump actually won't win Iowa. Maybe I'm just being a head-in-the-sand elitist,…
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    • There's more similarity between Trump and Sanders (who meets several of the important criteria I outlined above) than many want…
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    • Well, Trump has a brain. Reagan wouldn't last five seconds without a script. (Do you remember his press conferences?)
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    • Trump frustrates me profoundly, because, on the one hand what we absolutely need is some unvarnished, unpolished populist with Bruce-Wayne-money,…
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    • Are you sure? I've heard that's a myth. (Not asking disrespectfully; I'm just curious.)
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