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Trump stinks.
And now he has summoned all his ass kissers
Like Carnholio to befoul America with their own stinks.
Great God almighty.
Trump stinks.
And Susan Collins doesn't smell so good herself.
That picture was posted by a mental midget who cannot meet the challenge of meaningful discourse.
Have you boofed yet Cornholio?
I can't believe Gerbils has found another GOP sucker willing to pay him to spread Trumpstink here again.
Oh well, at least Gerbils is doing us a favor by providing all the evidence needed as to why Republicans deserve the boot come November.
Congratulations to the newest recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize!
Trump is probably puzzled about why he didn't win, given his achievements in the last two years are far greater than anything anyone has ever done before in the history of the world!
I am glad they won the award. Very deserving. Too bad Obama let it happen to them.
ws.com/opinion/mercedes-schlapp/2014/08/08/yazidis-and-christians-have-been-abandoned-by-obamas-iraq-retreat
Andrew – your source says ws.com/OPINION! You can do better.
No. He can't.
Papa:
I thought it was well written and on point.
“PRESIDENT GEORGE W. Bush would have never abandoned us,” says Faysal Shaqooli, a Yazidi from Iraq and former interpreter for the U.S. Army who sought political asylum and now lives in the Nebraska. He was one of the 150 Yazidis who arrived in Washington this week to protest in front of the White House. They pleaded for President Obama to take immediate action to help Christians and other religious minorities in Iraq.
After a couple of years of disengagement in Iraq, President Barack Obama has suddenly woken up to the stark reality that the war on terrorism is far from over and the Islamic militants and terrorists are winning.
To fulfill his campaign promise, Obama decided to quickly pull out U.S. troops in 2011 despite warnings of the political instability that it would create in the region. And his administration failed to develop a viable transition plan to maintain security and remain engaged in Iraq. His politically driven decision was a devastating blow to the Yazidis – whose religion blends aspects of Islam, Christianity and Zoroastrianism – and Christians, who knew that it meant the beginning of the eradication of the minority religious communities in the region.
George W. Bush signed the withdrawal agreement in 2007. Obama carried that out.
CHB — by spreading the truth like that, you are seriously messing with Gerbil's livelihood!
I found out the source of Gerbil’s propaganda piece — it came directly from the Trumpski Ministry of Truth:
Spreading liberty is more like Game of Thrones.
Michael – What are your thoughts on Amendment X, the Industrial Hemp definition? Thank you.
A definite 'Yes on X'. Thanks…and spread the word! I'll try to put together a short diary on it this week.
Answer the question, Cornholio, you stinking little shill. Have you boofed yet?
How can I find the 5 house races where the Dem candidate is at or just below 50%? I want to donate to the 5 places where the extra money could be the difference between a win and a loss.
thanks – dave
I'll get back with you in about 5 weeks.
Will you boof in five weeks, Cornholio?
He may boof, ralph, and FFFF in 5 weeks.
I do not know the polling, but wouldn't it be great if Diane Mitsch Bush beat Tipton in CD3?!
David: even though I am a common sense conservative Republican, I will get you the information you've requested, unlike the "discourteous" Andrew.
Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball is a good reference: http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/
Real Clear Politics is another good site that provides a mix of both left and right articles and polling results. Both sites currently show the Dems within a close margin of taking the House.
Bad news for The Realist. Sabato is showing CO – 3 as likely Republican.
That's the concensus. 538, Cook, Sabato all say that.
CHB – thank you. I went to 538 and found:
where the R is slightly (<1% ahead):
Gil Cisneros [CA-39]
Harla Rouda [CA-48]
Lizzie Fletcher [TX-7]
Paul Davis [KA-2]
Elisa Slotkin [MI-8]
Debbie Powell [FL-26]
Antonio Delgado [NY-19]
Leslie Cockburn [VA-5]
And here are the toss-up races where the D is slightly (<1%) ahead:
Kim Schrier [WA-8]
Cindy Axne [IA-3]
Sharice Davids [KA-3]
I donated to the 8 where the dem is behind but within 1% of the repub
There are several sources to get you started: I happen to like the Cook Report, though they just list "toss-ups" and there's a WHOLE bunch more than 5. https://www.cookpolitical.com/ratings/house-race-ratings
A geeky site with lots of details about HOW he determines competitive House districts is at https://www.thecrosstab.com/project/2018-midterms-forecast/ . Down near the bottom is a list of the probabilities from his calculation for EVERY House seat. Obviously, closer to 50% is what you are looking for.
If polls don't matter – I would choose any suburban district that had lower than average turnout in 14 and 16
If polls matter- 538
Mitch, Grassley, DOPUS, Barf O'Kavanaugh and all the other Senate Republicans are writing "Susan Collins Alumnius" in their yearbooks.
Now THAT is funny!!!!