Insurance companies cover riot and civil commotion.

-What I fear most is Trump's history of destroying anything he can't own. That would be America.

I don't know how he'll take it if he loses either house of congress or certainly both.

but take some solace in this..........

He's going to claim he "owned the place" no matter what happens next week.

He is in a position to claim.......

Shifted the SCOTUS further to the right than in a long time...maybe ever
controlled both chambers for much if not most of his 2 terms
renamed oceans
put his name on anything possible
tore down and rebuilt some of the WH
suggested bringing in other sovereign countries as states

He can run around and say that stuff regardless of what happens in this mid-term.

He'll spin it as a GOP loss.....not a Trump loss.

-Not a stunt at all.

Putting this guy on the ballot is not a stunt?

You're saying he is a serious candidate?

-Eberly can't understand how years of blindly voting for republicans has allowed the Republican Party to become corrupt and beholden to no one but Trump.

okay...fair point but "blindly voting for republicans" started with Trump? When did that start being a bad thing? You've been calling that corrupt your entire life.

See....even your definition of fascism extends to way before Trump. You're the one normalizing everything.....I'm just agreeing with you.

Of course, I'm reasonable.......I might toss in a little gaslighting but I have to get my jollies somehow.

-Eberly is here to tell you America has always been a fascist nation.

Eberly is here to tell you we've had fascist acts since our founding. Doesn't make us a fascist nation....but there are certainly attempts to accomplish it.

Alaska uses Ranked Choice Voting. So if people are confused they can just vote for both of them. Makes it a lot less likely to affect the outcome of the election.

#34 | Posted by gtbritishskull at 2026-10-29 05:32 PM

Honestly, I didn't know that until he pointed that out.

Is it fair to say this is less of a stunt considering Alaska's election system of ranking their choices?

My goodness you are a very injured and damaged person, twoothy.

How can you expect the NYT to ignore news like that?

You have unbelievably unrealistic expectations of voters, politicians, the media, etc......it's just horrible in what place you dwell.

You are too many lightyears away from getting what you want.

explains your hostility.

-Are you playing games with me,

in order to do that, I would attempt to fool you or confuse you.

where am I doing either?

You can disagree but I believe the voters aren't interested in making material changes to how campaigns are financed. As a result, their representatives aren't likely to move faster than they want.

I'll again refer you to McCain-Feingold.......those guys were ahead of it with that. But the SCOTUS dismantled it as well as other efforts which indicates the country didn't really want it.

I'll embrace all of the changes you'd like to see implemented....no need to sell me on them. I'm in.......

My point is that I'll continue to vote for democrats in general elections but not because I expect any movement on this issue......

-It has been chopped and changed many times in the 24 years since it passed, including by Citizens United

Yeah, and McCain helped put multiple members on the Supreme court that passed CU.

so it's kind of hard to point fingers since Feingold got voted out not all that long after that and couldn't manage to get his seat back. The Patriot Act vote didn't help him, IMO.

-I am tired of the Dems being wimps

The Dems understand who their voters are and they understand how campaigns are funded.

I wish all democratic party candidates/incumbents could run on issues and campaign like Obama did.......raise lots of money in smaller increments....but it doesn't work like that very often.

When the rubber meets the road, Kamala Harris accepted 7 figure and 8 figure donations from more billionaires than Trump did. Trump just had 1 donor with a deeper pocket.

And I don't think you're a hypocrite....I was referring to many others....but you introduced the term so I used it.

and to be fair to the democratic party.....I'm not blaming the party for what voters don't really care about.

which is where the real problem lies.

Ask Russ Feingold (and John McCain if he were alive) how the voters responded to their most significant legislative achievement.....the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act.

Voters whine about campaign finance, Citizens United, etc....but they're full of ---- for the most part.

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I'm not complaining. I'm pointing out the lack of complaining on your part.

I'm calling you the hypocrite.

You need to believe one side wants to change it......believe it if you need to.

I'll believe it when it happens. Just because one side absolutely wants to own politicians doesn't necessarily mean the other side wants to fix that problem.

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wow...so you admit it's the same thing but "F all magat scum" for doing it.

at least you're honest....

-Because it doesn't matter. Only teams matter

winning is everything. Surprise...nobody is bitching about the $85 million spent so far on one senate race in Kansas....I would imagine 80% of from out of state.

Because winning the seat is what matters.

Stop it with the fascist crap.

Both sides are pouring hundreds of millions into these 4 races. The vast majority of it from out of state and wealthy donors.

Nobody seems to be bitching about that right now.

But whining about "fascism" at the same time as if they understand what it means.

Sure seems like one here.

People argue "history" all the time.

I love this argument. Hitler, Nazis and political ideology.

I never watched that series.....but I sure do enjoy the actors from it.

when I said there will be no selling of Alaska, it wasn't because I imagine to know what Trump will and won't do. That was about legal and political restraints preventing that from happening. Not Trump's judgement.

why do you insist on convincing me Trump isn't a good person?

I knew that decades ago.

Why are you such a drama queen?

-You really don't think these things through

If Zed lived in a world where he was expected to be anything other than a drama queen....he'd be something other than a drama queen.

But as it stands......he's going to play the roll he is permitted to play.

such drama here........

first.....Alaska with a democratic party governor doesn't make it blue.

second.....I'm sure everyone knows this but there will be no selling of Alaska regardless of how this election turns out.

for christs sakes...it's as if some of you imagine you're on some reality TV show trying to be the most dramatic.

Zed is either Honey boo boo's mom or snookie.....take your pick.

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very interesting. I didn't know about the prop 41/42....but it has the support of your governor, unless I'm mistaken.

And is it confusing? Because it took me a couple minutes to see what they are about.......it's clearly an opposition to prop 40.

But I understand I'm not on the receiving end of how it's being advertised there.

-The Republicans pull the same shenanigans here in California every election cycle.

What do the republicans do in California? What are they in a position to accomplish?