Politics Merkley makes it official: He's considering a run for President

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  1. SlyPokerDog

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    Meh.
     
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    I like Merkley. I'd be interested in hearing what he has to say during his possible campaign.
     
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    Merkley has the type of personality that would seem exciting to a cat.
     
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    Pure soy.
     
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    FTFY.

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    lets see, how does that quote go? "Never go full retard"
     
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    I like the idea if it means he won't run for the Senate again at the same time.
    Yeah! Good idea!
     
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    Wow!
    Even better if he got the nomination for the Dems.
    Damn it would be funny watching Trump kick his ass on ever turn and debate.:tongue:
     
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    I like him, but he's not "exciting" enough to break though on the big stage.
     
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    Dude better find somewhere to get a charisma transplant.
     
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    So. He's a great man. I'd vote for him. He's the whole reason we're having this border discussion.

    I could give a fuck less about his personality.

    RUN this muthafucka. Well! And be boring as FUCK when you do it.

    WTF are you doing at that gala???? Fix this goddamn infrastructure!

    Merkley probably takes 10 minute showers and eats cheese sandwiches on his 30 minute lunches.
     
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    Stay??
     
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    Why? Why do people give a fuck about this? Obama had the most charisma of any president and still got lambasted.

    I want a MF who works. Hard.
     
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    The only answer to your question is, because most people (i.e. majority of voters) do care about this. I agree it's hardly the first quality that a president should have. I'd settle for working hard and being honest with the people.
     
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    The sad fact is that winning the debates seems to have no effect on the voting outcome. Gore is regarded as having won all three against W, and W won (if by a technicality.) Similarly, Hillary cleaned Trump's clock in the debates, and again he won (and again, if by a technicality.)

    But I do agree, Trump would trump Merkeley in a debate. Hey, maybe that's good! Then we would win the electoral college, if not the popular vote! :)
     
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    There is always hope. :blush:
     
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    That shows that the debates are just like figure skating. There is no way on Earth that Hillary won all of the debates except in the minds of people who state opinions as facts.

    Unfortunately the line that won one debate for Trump single handledly was a prediction and not a plan for change.

    Hillary "you don't pay taxes"

    Trump "you'd just waste them anyway"

    Unfortunately he didn't mean that he wouldn't waste them. Pruitt for example
     
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