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(02-28-2016 06:48 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  Jeff Sessions also just endorsed Trump, the first current Senator to do so. He would have won Alabama already, but this may help him a bit in some neighboring states where the polls are still close.

It's also considered a blow to Cruz since Sessions is one of Cruz's only friends in the Senate. But Sessions apparently has been advising Trump some the past few months so it's not a complete surprise either.

I wouldn't be surprised to see Trump pick Jeff as his running mate.

I haven't looked at the polls in Alabama but Trump should win handily.

The blue collared folks here love him, and a lot of us white collared folks do as well--even if it is for different reasons.
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RE: Christie endorses Trump
(02-28-2016 08:28 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  
(02-28-2016 06:48 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  Jeff Sessions also just endorsed Trump, the first current Senator to do so. He would have won Alabama already, but this may help him a bit in some neighboring states where the polls are still close.

It's also considered a blow to Cruz since Sessions is one of Cruz's only friends in the Senate. But Sessions apparently has been advising Trump some the past few months so it's not a complete surprise either.

I wouldn't be surprised to see Trump pick Jeff as his running mate.

I haven't looked at the polls in Alabama but Trump should win handily.

The blue collared folks here love him, and a lot of us white collared folks do as well--even if it is for different reasons.

That latest Real Clear Politics average poll I saw for Alabama was:
Trump: 36%
Rubio: 21%
Cruz: 14%

It is insane how much support Trump has syphoned off Cruz down here. This state is tailor-made for a Cruz victory, yet he is about to get thunder punched. That's how fed up people are.
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RE: Christie endorses Trump
(02-28-2016 08:45 PM)ArmyBlazer Wrote:  
(02-28-2016 08:28 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  
(02-28-2016 06:48 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  Jeff Sessions also just endorsed Trump, the first current Senator to do so. He would have won Alabama already, but this may help him a bit in some neighboring states where the polls are still close.

It's also considered a blow to Cruz since Sessions is one of Cruz's only friends in the Senate. But Sessions apparently has been advising Trump some the past few months so it's not a complete surprise either.

I wouldn't be surprised to see Trump pick Jeff as his running mate.

I haven't looked at the polls in Alabama but Trump should win handily.

The blue collared folks here love him, and a lot of us white collared folks do as well--even if it is for different reasons.

That latest Real Clear Politics average poll I saw for Alabama was:
Trump: 36%
Rubio: 21%
Cruz: 14%

It is insane how much support Trump has syphoned off Cruz down here. This state is tailor-made for a Cruz victory, yet he is about to get thunder punched. That's how fed up people are.

I know a lot of old time Dixiecrats that are voting Trump. I wouldn't be surprised to see Trump beat those numbers.

We are a state that has been hit hard my NAFTA and China over the last 30+ years. People see Trump as a man who will take a stand for them.

I also know a lot of blacks that are voting Trump on Tuesday. It should be interesting.

I don't know many folks that think much of Cruz, he isn't Alabama's kind of guy--even though he is a right wing extremist nut job.
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RE: Christie endorses Trump
(02-28-2016 08:47 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  
(02-28-2016 08:45 PM)ArmyBlazer Wrote:  
(02-28-2016 08:28 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  
(02-28-2016 06:48 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  Jeff Sessions also just endorsed Trump, the first current Senator to do so. He would have won Alabama already, but this may help him a bit in some neighboring states where the polls are still close.

It's also considered a blow to Cruz since Sessions is one of Cruz's only friends in the Senate. But Sessions apparently has been advising Trump some the past few months so it's not a complete surprise either.

I wouldn't be surprised to see Trump pick Jeff as his running mate.

I haven't looked at the polls in Alabama but Trump should win handily.

The blue collared folks here love him, and a lot of us white collared folks do as well--even if it is for different reasons.

That latest Real Clear Politics average poll I saw for Alabama was:
Trump: 36%
Rubio: 21%
Cruz: 14%

It is insane how much support Trump has syphoned off Cruz down here. This state is tailor-made for a Cruz victory, yet he is about to get thunder punched. That's how fed up people are.

I know a lot of old time Dixiecrats that are voting Trump. I wouldn't be surprised to see Trump beat those numbers.

We are a state that has been hit hard my NAFTA and China over the last 30+ years. People see Trump as a man who will take a stand for them.

I also know a lot of blacks that are voting Trump on Tuesday. It should be interesting.

I don't know many folks that think much of Cruz, he isn't Alabama's kind of guy--even though he is a right wing extremist nut job.

Can't argue with that. I'm not a Cruz fan. Too rigid and too far right for me. I love is Constitutionalist stance but beyond that, he doesn't appeal to me.
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RE: Christie endorses Trump
(02-28-2016 08:49 PM)WKUApollo Wrote:  
(02-28-2016 08:47 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  
(02-28-2016 08:45 PM)ArmyBlazer Wrote:  
(02-28-2016 08:28 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  
(02-28-2016 06:48 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  Jeff Sessions also just endorsed Trump, the first current Senator to do so. He would have won Alabama already, but this may help him a bit in some neighboring states where the polls are still close.

It's also considered a blow to Cruz since Sessions is one of Cruz's only friends in the Senate. But Sessions apparently has been advising Trump some the past few months so it's not a complete surprise either.

I wouldn't be surprised to see Trump pick Jeff as his running mate.

I haven't looked at the polls in Alabama but Trump should win handily.

The blue collared folks here love him, and a lot of us white collared folks do as well--even if it is for different reasons.

That latest Real Clear Politics average poll I saw for Alabama was:
Trump: 36%
Rubio: 21%
Cruz: 14%

It is insane how much support Trump has syphoned off Cruz down here. This state is tailor-made for a Cruz victory, yet he is about to get thunder punched. That's how fed up people are.

I know a lot of old time Dixiecrats that are voting Trump. I wouldn't be surprised to see Trump beat those numbers.

We are a state that has been hit hard my NAFTA and China over the last 30+ years. People see Trump as a man who will take a stand for them.

I also know a lot of blacks that are voting Trump on Tuesday. It should be interesting.

I don't know many folks that think much of Cruz, he isn't Alabama's kind of guy--even though he is a right wing extremist nut job.

Can't argue with that. I'm not a Cruz fan. Too rigid and too far right for me. I love is Constitutionalist stance but beyond that, he doesn't appeal to me.

I agree completely.

I'm ready for a new direction for the party.

I'm also excited by the prospect of the GOP representing working America again.

I think ultimately Cruz' stances will go down as an evolutionary dead-end.
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RE: Christie endorses Trump
(02-28-2016 08:47 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  
(02-28-2016 08:45 PM)ArmyBlazer Wrote:  
(02-28-2016 08:28 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  
(02-28-2016 06:48 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  Jeff Sessions also just endorsed Trump, the first current Senator to do so. He would have won Alabama already, but this may help him a bit in some neighboring states where the polls are still close.

It's also considered a blow to Cruz since Sessions is one of Cruz's only friends in the Senate. But Sessions apparently has been advising Trump some the past few months so it's not a complete surprise either.

I wouldn't be surprised to see Trump pick Jeff as his running mate.

I haven't looked at the polls in Alabama but Trump should win handily.

The blue collared folks here love him, and a lot of us white collared folks do as well--even if it is for different reasons.

That latest Real Clear Politics average poll I saw for Alabama was:
Trump: 36%
Rubio: 21%
Cruz: 14%

It is insane how much support Trump has syphoned off Cruz down here. This state is tailor-made for a Cruz victory, yet he is about to get thunder punched. That's how fed up people are.

I know a lot of old time Dixiecrats that are voting Trump. I wouldn't be surprised to see Trump beat those numbers.

We are a state that has been hit hard my NAFTA and China over the last 30+ years. People see Trump as a man who will take a stand for them.

I also know a lot of blacks that are voting Trump on Tuesday. It should be interesting.

I don't know many folks that think much of Cruz, he isn't Alabama's kind of guy--even though he is a right wing extremist nut job.

The reason I think that this would normally be a state that Cruz could expect to win (or at least strongly contend in) is the evangelical angle. That matters to a lot of people. At least a lot of the ones I know. Up until the Trump wave, that was a vote that Cruz thought he was going to be able to rely on.

I will say that I tend to agree with you regarding the evolutionary dead end that Cruz's wing of the GOP represents. I just didn't quite expect it to be such a violent death. Not complaining, though.
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RE: Christie endorses Trump
(02-28-2016 08:52 PM)ArmyBlazer Wrote:  
(02-28-2016 08:47 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  
(02-28-2016 08:45 PM)ArmyBlazer Wrote:  
(02-28-2016 08:28 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  
(02-28-2016 06:48 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  Jeff Sessions also just endorsed Trump, the first current Senator to do so. He would have won Alabama already, but this may help him a bit in some neighboring states where the polls are still close.

It's also considered a blow to Cruz since Sessions is one of Cruz's only friends in the Senate. But Sessions apparently has been advising Trump some the past few months so it's not a complete surprise either.

I wouldn't be surprised to see Trump pick Jeff as his running mate.

I haven't looked at the polls in Alabama but Trump should win handily.

The blue collared folks here love him, and a lot of us white collared folks do as well--even if it is for different reasons.

That latest Real Clear Politics average poll I saw for Alabama was:
Trump: 36%
Rubio: 21%
Cruz: 14%

It is insane how much support Trump has syphoned off Cruz down here. This state is tailor-made for a Cruz victory, yet he is about to get thunder punched. That's how fed up people are.

I know a lot of old time Dixiecrats that are voting Trump. I wouldn't be surprised to see Trump beat those numbers.

We are a state that has been hit hard my NAFTA and China over the last 30+ years. People see Trump as a man who will take a stand for them.

I also know a lot of blacks that are voting Trump on Tuesday. It should be interesting.

I don't know many folks that think much of Cruz, he isn't Alabama's kind of guy--even though he is a right wing extremist nut job.

The reason I think that this would normally be a state that Cruz could expect to win (or at least strongly contend in) is the evangelical angle. That matters to a lot of people. At least a lot of the ones I know. Up until the Trump wave, that was a vote that Cruz thought he was going to be able to rely on.

Oh yea, this state snaps up right wing evangelical lunatics, which is sort of Cruz.

But, there is a big pro blue collar streak in the state that goes back 50+ years. That's fallen completely in line for Trump.

Also, I think there is a backlash against the GOP in Alabama coming. The state politicians are dreadful and most of them were elected for insane reasons.

I'm voting D in all of the state elections when they come up. It's time for some balance.
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RE: Christie endorses Trump
(02-28-2016 08:55 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  
(02-28-2016 08:52 PM)ArmyBlazer Wrote:  
(02-28-2016 08:47 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  
(02-28-2016 08:45 PM)ArmyBlazer Wrote:  
(02-28-2016 08:28 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  I wouldn't be surprised to see Trump pick Jeff as his running mate.

I haven't looked at the polls in Alabama but Trump should win handily.

The blue collared folks here love him, and a lot of us white collared folks do as well--even if it is for different reasons.

That latest Real Clear Politics average poll I saw for Alabama was:
Trump: 36%
Rubio: 21%
Cruz: 14%

It is insane how much support Trump has syphoned off Cruz down here. This state is tailor-made for a Cruz victory, yet he is about to get thunder punched. That's how fed up people are.

I know a lot of old time Dixiecrats that are voting Trump. I wouldn't be surprised to see Trump beat those numbers.

We are a state that has been hit hard my NAFTA and China over the last 30+ years. People see Trump as a man who will take a stand for them.

I also know a lot of blacks that are voting Trump on Tuesday. It should be interesting.

I don't know many folks that think much of Cruz, he isn't Alabama's kind of guy--even though he is a right wing extremist nut job.

The reason I think that this would normally be a state that Cruz could expect to win (or at least strongly contend in) is the evangelical angle. That matters to a lot of people. At least a lot of the ones I know. Up until the Trump wave, that was a vote that Cruz thought he was going to be able to rely on.

Oh yea, this state snaps up right wing evangelical lunatics, which is sort of Cruz.

But, there is a big pro blue collar streak in the state that goes back 50+ years. That's fallen completely in line for Trump.

Also, I think there is a backlash against the GOP in Alabama coming. The state politicians are dreadful and most of them were elected for insane reasons.

I'm voting D in all of the state elections when they come up. It's time for some balance.

I agree with that. Especially since I'm from the part of the state that employs miners and steelworkers and I grew up knowing families of both (btw, the last U.S. Steel plant in Birmingham just closed and a lot of the mines have been shutting down). It's hard to express the level of pissed off a lot of people are at.

As to the state GOP, I think our bitching about those jokers would derail the whole thread.
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RE: Christie endorses Trump
(02-28-2016 09:05 PM)ArmyBlazer Wrote:  
(02-28-2016 08:55 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  
(02-28-2016 08:52 PM)ArmyBlazer Wrote:  
(02-28-2016 08:47 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  
(02-28-2016 08:45 PM)ArmyBlazer Wrote:  That latest Real Clear Politics average poll I saw for Alabama was:
Trump: 36%
Rubio: 21%
Cruz: 14%

It is insane how much support Trump has syphoned off Cruz down here. This state is tailor-made for a Cruz victory, yet he is about to get thunder punched. That's how fed up people are.

I know a lot of old time Dixiecrats that are voting Trump. I wouldn't be surprised to see Trump beat those numbers.

We are a state that has been hit hard my NAFTA and China over the last 30+ years. People see Trump as a man who will take a stand for them.

I also know a lot of blacks that are voting Trump on Tuesday. It should be interesting.

I don't know many folks that think much of Cruz, he isn't Alabama's kind of guy--even though he is a right wing extremist nut job.

The reason I think that this would normally be a state that Cruz could expect to win (or at least strongly contend in) is the evangelical angle. That matters to a lot of people. At least a lot of the ones I know. Up until the Trump wave, that was a vote that Cruz thought he was going to be able to rely on.

Oh yea, this state snaps up right wing evangelical lunatics, which is sort of Cruz.

But, there is a big pro blue collar streak in the state that goes back 50+ years. That's fallen completely in line for Trump.

Also, I think there is a backlash against the GOP in Alabama coming. The state politicians are dreadful and most of them were elected for insane reasons.

I'm voting D in all of the state elections when they come up. It's time for some balance.

I agree with that. Especially since I'm from the part of the state that employs miners and steelworkers and I grew up knowing families of both (btw, the last U.S. Steel plant in Birmingham just closed and a lot of the mines have been shutting down). It's hard to express the level of pissed off a lot of people are at.

As to the state GOP, I think our bitching about those jokers would derail the whole thread.

Well, my family is mostly from around Hayleyville and Florence. That whole area has been gutted. They used to make all sorts of things up there from t-shirts to RVs and they just don't anymore. Plus, it used to be a major mining area and all of that is gone.

The last straw in much of north Alabama was the International Paper mill closing down in Courtland, all because a state senator who was elected based on his position to abortion wouldn't pick up the phone to keep them there. That plant was there for 40 years and now it is just gone.

People like Roger Bedford who did a lot of good for their small parts of Alabama were thrown out and now people miss them.

And, for real, complaining about our state GOP nut jobs would be a forum in itself. LOL!

This new bull**** from Del Marsh is probably the most disgusting and tone deaf things i've seen in a long time.
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RE: Christie endorses Trump
(02-28-2016 08:55 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  
(02-28-2016 08:52 PM)ArmyBlazer Wrote:  
(02-28-2016 08:47 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  
(02-28-2016 08:45 PM)ArmyBlazer Wrote:  
(02-28-2016 08:28 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  I wouldn't be surprised to see Trump pick Jeff as his running mate.

I haven't looked at the polls in Alabama but Trump should win handily.

The blue collared folks here love him, and a lot of us white collared folks do as well--even if it is for different reasons.

That latest Real Clear Politics average poll I saw for Alabama was:
Trump: 36%
Rubio: 21%
Cruz: 14%

It is insane how much support Trump has syphoned off Cruz down here. This state is tailor-made for a Cruz victory, yet he is about to get thunder punched. That's how fed up people are.

I know a lot of old time Dixiecrats that are voting Trump. I wouldn't be surprised to see Trump beat those numbers.

We are a state that has been hit hard my NAFTA and China over the last 30+ years. People see Trump as a man who will take a stand for them.

I also know a lot of blacks that are voting Trump on Tuesday. It should be interesting.

I don't know many folks that think much of Cruz, he isn't Alabama's kind of guy--even though he is a right wing extremist nut job.

The reason I think that this would normally be a state that Cruz could expect to win (or at least strongly contend in) is the evangelical angle. That matters to a lot of people. At least a lot of the ones I know. Up until the Trump wave, that was a vote that Cruz thought he was going to be able to rely on.

Oh yea, this state snaps up right wing evangelical lunatics, which is sort of Cruz.

But, there is a big pro blue collar streak in the state that goes back 50+ years. That's fallen completely in line for Trump.

Also, I think there is a backlash against the GOP in Alabama coming. The state politicians are dreadful and most of them were elected for insane reasons.

I'm voting D in all of the state elections when they come up. It's time for some balance.
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(02-28-2016 09:12 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  
(02-28-2016 09:05 PM)ArmyBlazer Wrote:  
(02-28-2016 08:55 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  
(02-28-2016 08:52 PM)ArmyBlazer Wrote:  
(02-28-2016 08:47 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  I know a lot of old time Dixiecrats that are voting Trump. I wouldn't be surprised to see Trump beat those numbers.

We are a state that has been hit hard my NAFTA and China over the last 30+ years. People see Trump as a man who will take a stand for them.

I also know a lot of blacks that are voting Trump on Tuesday. It should be interesting.

I don't know many folks that think much of Cruz, he isn't Alabama's kind of guy--even though he is a right wing extremist nut job.

The reason I think that this would normally be a state that Cruz could expect to win (or at least strongly contend in) is the evangelical angle. That matters to a lot of people. At least a lot of the ones I know. Up until the Trump wave, that was a vote that Cruz thought he was going to be able to rely on.

Oh yea, this state snaps up right wing evangelical lunatics, which is sort of Cruz.

But, there is a big pro blue collar streak in the state that goes back 50+ years. That's fallen completely in line for Trump.

Also, I think there is a backlash against the GOP in Alabama coming. The state politicians are dreadful and most of them were elected for insane reasons.

I'm voting D in all of the state elections when they come up. It's time for some balance.

I agree with that. Especially since I'm from the part of the state that employs miners and steelworkers and I grew up knowing families of both (btw, the last U.S. Steel plant in Birmingham just closed and a lot of the mines have been shutting down). It's hard to express the level of pissed off a lot of people are at.

As to the state GOP, I think our bitching about those jokers would derail the whole thread.

Well, my family is mostly from around Hayleyville and Florence. That whole area has been gutted. They used to make all sorts of things up there from t-shirts to RVs and they just don't anymore. Plus, it used to be a major mining area and all of that is gone.

The last straw in much of north Alabama was the International Paper mill closing down in Courtland, all because a state senator who was elected based on his position to abortion wouldn't pick up the phone to keep them there. That plant was there for 40 years and now it is just gone.

People like Roger Bedford who did a lot of good for their small parts of Alabama were thrown out and now people miss them.

And, for real, complaining about our state GOP nut jobs would be a forum in itself. LOL!

This new bull**** from Del Marsh is probably the most disgusting and tone deaf things i've seen in a long time.

Isn't the crazy guy that replaced Bedford some Dr. who immediately introduced a bill to shorten the number of mandatory days a new mom gets in the hospital that's covered under insurance? The kicker is that the law was passed due to the same guy booting one of his patients too soon and her subsequently dying. But, hey, he was going to fight Obama and stop abortion on demand. That's what really matters.

Jesus, guns, and abortion are what sells down here, so that's what we get. Here's the time is allocated during a legislative session:
45% of the time: GUNS!
30% of the time: JESUS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS!
24% of the time: Toughen ethics laws. Unless it applies to us, of course.
1% of the time: Holy ****! We forgot to pass a budget!
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(02-28-2016 09:34 PM)ArmyBlazer Wrote:  
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(02-28-2016 09:05 PM)ArmyBlazer Wrote:  
(02-28-2016 08:55 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  
(02-28-2016 08:52 PM)ArmyBlazer Wrote:  The reason I think that this would normally be a state that Cruz could expect to win (or at least strongly contend in) is the evangelical angle. That matters to a lot of people. At least a lot of the ones I know. Up until the Trump wave, that was a vote that Cruz thought he was going to be able to rely on.

Oh yea, this state snaps up right wing evangelical lunatics, which is sort of Cruz.

But, there is a big pro blue collar streak in the state that goes back 50+ years. That's fallen completely in line for Trump.

Also, I think there is a backlash against the GOP in Alabama coming. The state politicians are dreadful and most of them were elected for insane reasons.

I'm voting D in all of the state elections when they come up. It's time for some balance.

I agree with that. Especially since I'm from the part of the state that employs miners and steelworkers and I grew up knowing families of both (btw, the last U.S. Steel plant in Birmingham just closed and a lot of the mines have been shutting down). It's hard to express the level of pissed off a lot of people are at.

As to the state GOP, I think our bitching about those jokers would derail the whole thread.

Well, my family is mostly from around Hayleyville and Florence. That whole area has been gutted. They used to make all sorts of things up there from t-shirts to RVs and they just don't anymore. Plus, it used to be a major mining area and all of that is gone.

The last straw in much of north Alabama was the International Paper mill closing down in Courtland, all because a state senator who was elected based on his position to abortion wouldn't pick up the phone to keep them there. That plant was there for 40 years and now it is just gone.

People like Roger Bedford who did a lot of good for their small parts of Alabama were thrown out and now people miss them.

And, for real, complaining about our state GOP nut jobs would be a forum in itself. LOL!

This new bull**** from Del Marsh is probably the most disgusting and tone deaf things i've seen in a long time.

Isn't the crazy guy that replaced Bedford some Dr. who immediately introduced a bill to shorten the number of mandatory days a new mom gets in the hospital that's covered under insurance? The kicker is that the law was passed due to the same guy booting one of his patients too soon and her subsequently dying. But, hey, he was going to fight Obama and stop abortion on demand. That's what really matters.

Jesus, guns, and abortion are what sells down here, so that's what we get. Here's the time is allocated during a legislative session:
45% of the time: GUNS!
30% of the time: JESUS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS!
24% of the time: Toughen ethics laws. Unless it applies to us, of course.
1% of the time: Holy ****! We forgot to pass a budget!

That's the one. He's an insufferable prick of a man.

He won't be reelected. The folks want Roger back already.

It was insane that he was booted in the first place.
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(02-28-2016 09:05 PM)ArmyBlazer Wrote:  
(02-28-2016 08:55 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  Oh yea, this state snaps up right wing evangelical lunatics, which is sort of Cruz.

But, there is a big pro blue collar streak in the state that goes back 50+ years. That's fallen completely in line for Trump.

Also, I think there is a backlash against the GOP in Alabama coming. The state politicians are dreadful and most of them were elected for insane reasons.

I'm voting D in all of the state elections when they come up. It's time for some balance.

I agree with that. Especially since I'm from the part of the state that employs miners and steelworkers and I grew up knowing families of both (btw, the last U.S. Steel plant in Birmingham just closed and a lot of the mines have been shutting down). It's hard to express the level of pissed off a lot of people are at.

As to the state GOP, I think our bitching about those jokers would derail the whole thread.

Well, my family is mostly from around Hayleyville and Florence. That whole area has been gutted. They used to make all sorts of things up there from t-shirts to RVs and they just don't anymore. Plus, it used to be a major mining area and all of that is gone.

The last straw in much of north Alabama was the International Paper mill closing down in Courtland, all because a state senator who was elected based on his position to abortion wouldn't pick up the phone to keep them there. That plant was there for 40 years and now it is just gone.

People like Roger Bedford who did a lot of good for their small parts of Alabama were thrown out and now people miss them.

And, for real, complaining about our state GOP nut jobs would be a forum in itself. LOL!

This new bull**** from Del Marsh is probably the most disgusting and tone deaf things i've seen in a long time.

Isn't the crazy guy that replaced Bedford some Dr. who immediately introduced a bill to shorten the number of mandatory days a new mom gets in the hospital that's covered under insurance? The kicker is that the law was passed due to the same guy booting one of his patients too soon and her subsequently dying. But, hey, he was going to fight Obama and stop abortion on demand. That's what really matters.

Jesus, guns, and abortion are what sells down here, so that's what we get. Here's the time is allocated during a legislative session:
45% of the time: GUNS!
30% of the time: JESUS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS!
24% of the time: Toughen ethics laws. Unless it applies to us, of course.
1% of the time: Holy ****! We forgot to pass a budget!

That's the one. He's an insufferable prick of a man.

He won't be reelected. The folks want Roger back already.

It was insane that he was booted in the first place.

Right after that story broke the guy went on the Matt Murphy Show and could not understand why he was getting grilled about that. He kept getting short tempered and came off like a tool. I'm glad people in your neck of the woods are starting to see reason.

One caveat, I want Shadrack McGill permanently in the legislature for personal reasons. Mainly, because I find his brand of batshit crazy to be hilarious.
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http://www.weeklystandard.com/christies-...le/2001303

Just skewers Christie as a hypocrite.


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Stunning: Christie's endorsement of Trump certainly shocked the political world on Friday both because it hadn't leaked in advance and because it so directly contradicted the main themes of Christie's campaign. Christie's case to voters was a simple one: We are in perilous times, facing crises that demand responses from serious leaders who will speak about our challenges with urgency and candor. His campaign focused on national security and the entitlements that are driving the country further and further into debt.

Christie has spent years blasting politicians – Republicans and Democrats – for ignoring the entitlement crisis, accusing them of lacking the will to tackle hard problems. In a speech on entitlement reform last April, Christie said the Obama administration "has put us on a perilous course for both our short-terms and long-term futures" because of its "unwillingness to address our biggest challenges in an honest way" and its refusal to "tell the truth about what we need to do in order to solve our problems." Trump's approach to entitlements is indistinguishable from Obama's.

Christie strongly defended George W. Bush and the policies that kept America "safe for those seven years." His campaign promised to restore most of them. Writing in Slate in December, Jim Newell wrote under the headline, "The Dream of the George W. Bush Presidency is Alive in Chris Christie." He wrote: "There is a fourth Bush running for president now, and his name is Chris Christie… Christie sounds more like a George W. Bush–era Republican than even Jeb Bush, and Jeb Bush sounds exactly like a George W. Bush–era Republican."

With his endorsement of Trump, Christie has chosen to support a man who: a) believes that George W. Bush should have been impeached, b) believes that Bush and his colleagues deliberately lied to take the country into an illegitimate war, c) has propagated unfounded conspiracy theories about 9/11 and its aftermath. (Given Trump's false claims that "thousands" of New Jersey residents celebrated those attacks in the streets, Christie is embracing a man who has slandered the residents of his own state, a particularly disgraceful reality).

Christie further argued
one of the top priorities of any new administration would be restoring a proper understanding of allies and enemies – and treating them accordingly. "Our willingness to stand with those who share our values and interests," Christie says, "defines us as a country." He adds: "We need to make it clear to our friends and allies that we stand with them in the cause of freedom, and against all the gathering threats."

The same man who said these things endorsed Trump just days after Trump literally announced that he would not stand with Israel in the cause of freedom and against the gathering threats. Trump said he would remain "neutral" between Israel, one of America's closest allies, and the Palestinians who have embraced terror as a legitimate tool against this ally.

Trump, of course, has aligned himself with Bashar Assad and praised Saddam Hussein as someone who liked to kill terrorists. Trump has also openly defended and praised Vladimir Putin, whom General Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has said presents the greatest threat to the United States, its interests, and allies. Trump's resolve on even the least controversial aspects of the war against jihadists -- not how to fight ISIS but whether to do so -- has corresponded with the prevailing sentiments of the day. In a September debate, he said we shouldn't be fighting ISIS. He later said we should "bomb the **** out of them."


Christie ran as the candidate who would finally bring a level of seriousness and urgency to national security and entitlements, what he described as our most pressing national problems. With his endorsement of Trump, Christie has embraced a candidate who knows very little about these issues and whose public pronouncements on them contradict virtually everything Christie emphasized during his unsuccessful presidential run.

Unsurprising: In retrospect, Chris Christie's endorsement of Trump should have been obvious. Christie had made clear over his long career that his long career was never so much about issues and policies as it was about Chris Christie. He would "tell it like it is" only insofar as doing so advanced Chris Christie.
....<goes on to demonstrate examples of Christie contradicting himself>
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RE: Christie endorses Trump
(02-28-2016 08:47 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  
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(02-28-2016 06:48 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  Jeff Sessions also just endorsed Trump, the first current Senator to do so. He would have won Alabama already, but this may help him a bit in some neighboring states where the polls are still close.

It's also considered a blow to Cruz since Sessions is one of Cruz's only friends in the Senate. But Sessions apparently has been advising Trump some the past few months so it's not a complete surprise either.

I wouldn't be surprised to see Trump pick Jeff as his running mate.

I haven't looked at the polls in Alabama but Trump should win handily.

The blue collared folks here love him, and a lot of us white collared folks do as well--even if it is for different reasons.

That latest Real Clear Politics average poll I saw for Alabama was:
Trump: 36%
Rubio: 21%
Cruz: 14%

It is insane how much support Trump has syphoned off Cruz down here. This state is tailor-made for a Cruz victory, yet he is about to get thunder punched. That's how fed up people are.

I know a lot of old time Dixiecrats that are voting Trump. I wouldn't be surprised to see Trump beat those numbers.

We are a state that has been hit hard my NAFTA and China over the last 30+ years. People see Trump as a man who will take a stand for them.

I also know a lot of blacks that are voting Trump on Tuesday. It should be interesting.

I don't know many folks that think much of Cruz, he isn't Alabama's kind of guy--even though he is a right wing extremist nut job.

Cruz always says that he loves the constitution and that he won't make deals. Those 2 statements don't match.
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