Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.
Watched the State of the Union last night and boy did Trump hit a home run with that speech. I kept having two thoughts during the speech; first this speech wraps up the 2020 election it was that good. Second I kept thinking of "Give 'em Hell" Harry Truman who famously said when someone told him to "Give 'em hell" - "I don't give them hell. I just tell them the truth and they think it's hell." Well the Democrats heard many truths last night and it was certainly hell for them... Is it true that Joe Biden has never won a primary or caucus when running for President? Really?... All of New England agrees... Maybe the app the Democrats used for the Iowa Caucus was coded by Aaron Rogers' agent?... Business idea - American made surgical mask with American flag and "Made in USA" stamped in large letters. Almost all surgical masks are now made in China. I think people would be wiling to pay a little extra for ones made in the US... Wow - Tesla now more valuable than Volkswagen and BMW combined!... The Iowa Caucus is a mess but just wait for the chaos when Tulsi Gabbard finishes in the top 4 in the New Hampshire primary. The DNC won't be able to pretend she doesn't exist any more after that showing...
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Showing posts with label Iowa Caucus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Iowa Caucus. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 05, 2020
Monday, February 18, 2019
Iowa Caucus 2020
I am still obsessed with the idea of running for President in 2020. It's not like I have a burning desire for politics or a giant ego that needs to be stroked. It's just that I'm pretty sure I could do better than Martin O'Malley's 0.6% of the vote he got in 2016.
Seriously - you should be able to convince enough strangers to vote for you as a favor or as a joke to do better than 0.6% of the vote. My real goal would be to fall between the 1.8% Mike Huckabee got and the 4.5% Rand Paul got. That should be enough votes to earn at least a single delegate. Me and that lucky delegate would party our asses off at the National Convention.
My platform would be simple and straightforward. "I'm a regular guy running for office because I want to send the message of bringing common sense and fairness back to politics." That's my whole platform. Oh - and I would always ask for the order. I would shake people's hand, look them in the eye and not let go until they promised to vote for me come caucus day.
The federal regulations allow a candidate to pay themselves the same salary as the office they are seeking. So I could potentially pay myself up to $400,000 for running for President. Time to line up some heavy duty sponsors!
Lynch 2020. I have to start working on the bumper stickers.
Seriously - you should be able to convince enough strangers to vote for you as a favor or as a joke to do better than 0.6% of the vote. My real goal would be to fall between the 1.8% Mike Huckabee got and the 4.5% Rand Paul got. That should be enough votes to earn at least a single delegate. Me and that lucky delegate would party our asses off at the National Convention.
My platform would be simple and straightforward. "I'm a regular guy running for office because I want to send the message of bringing common sense and fairness back to politics." That's my whole platform. Oh - and I would always ask for the order. I would shake people's hand, look them in the eye and not let go until they promised to vote for me come caucus day.
The federal regulations allow a candidate to pay themselves the same salary as the office they are seeking. So I could potentially pay myself up to $400,000 for running for President. Time to line up some heavy duty sponsors!
Lynch 2020. I have to start working on the bumper stickers.
Wednesday, February 07, 2018
Iowa Caucus 2020
I am still obsessed with the idea of running for President in 2020. It's not like I have a burning desire for politics or a giant ego that needs to be stroked. It's just that I'm pretty sure I could do better than Martin O'Malley's 0.6% of the vote.
Seriously - you should be able to convince enough strangers to vote for you as a favor or as a joke to do better than 0.6% of the vote. My real goal would be to fall between the 1.8% Mike Huckabee got and the 4.5% Rand Paul got. That should be enough votes to earn at least a single delegate. Me and that lucky delegate would party our asses off at the National Convention.
My platform would be simple and straightforward. "I'm a regular guy running for office because I want to send the message of bringing common sense and fairness back to politics." That's my whole platform. Oh - and I would always ask for the order. I would shake people's hand, look them in the eye and not let go until they promised to vote for me come caucus day.
The federal regulations allow a candidate to pay themselves the same salary as the office they are seeking. So I could potentially pay myself up to $400,000 for running for President. Time to line up some heavy duty sponsors!
Lynch 2020. I have to start working on the bumper stickers.
Seriously - you should be able to convince enough strangers to vote for you as a favor or as a joke to do better than 0.6% of the vote. My real goal would be to fall between the 1.8% Mike Huckabee got and the 4.5% Rand Paul got. That should be enough votes to earn at least a single delegate. Me and that lucky delegate would party our asses off at the National Convention.
My platform would be simple and straightforward. "I'm a regular guy running for office because I want to send the message of bringing common sense and fairness back to politics." That's my whole platform. Oh - and I would always ask for the order. I would shake people's hand, look them in the eye and not let go until they promised to vote for me come caucus day.
The federal regulations allow a candidate to pay themselves the same salary as the office they are seeking. So I could potentially pay myself up to $400,000 for running for President. Time to line up some heavy duty sponsors!
Lynch 2020. I have to start working on the bumper stickers.
Saturday, February 06, 2016
Iowa Caucus 2020
I am starting to become obsessed with the idea of running for President in 2020. It's not like I have a burning desire for politics or a giant ego that needs to be stroked. It's just that I'm pretty sure I could do better than Martin O'Malley's 0.6% of the vote.
Seriously - you should be able to convince enough strangers to vote for you as a favor or as a joke to do better than 0.6% of the vote. My real goal would be to fall between the 1.8% Mike Huckabee got and the 4.5% Rand Paul got. That should be enough votes to earn at least a single delegate. Me and that lucky delegate would party our asses off at the National Convention.
My platform would be simple and straightforward. "I'm a regular guy running for office because I want to send the message of bringing common sense and fairness back to politics." That's my whole platform. Oh - and I would always ask for the order. I would shake people's hand, look them in the eye and not let go until they promised to vote for me come caucus day.
The federal regulations allow a candidate to pay themselves the same salary as the office they are seeking. So I could potentially pay myself up to $400,000 for running for President. Time to line up some heavy duty sponsors!
Lynch 2020. I have to start working on the bumper stickers.
Seriously - you should be able to convince enough strangers to vote for you as a favor or as a joke to do better than 0.6% of the vote. My real goal would be to fall between the 1.8% Mike Huckabee got and the 4.5% Rand Paul got. That should be enough votes to earn at least a single delegate. Me and that lucky delegate would party our asses off at the National Convention.
My platform would be simple and straightforward. "I'm a regular guy running for office because I want to send the message of bringing common sense and fairness back to politics." That's my whole platform. Oh - and I would always ask for the order. I would shake people's hand, look them in the eye and not let go until they promised to vote for me come caucus day.
The federal regulations allow a candidate to pay themselves the same salary as the office they are seeking. So I could potentially pay myself up to $400,000 for running for President. Time to line up some heavy duty sponsors!
Lynch 2020. I have to start working on the bumper stickers.
Thursday, January 03, 2008
The Iowa Caucus
The other day I asked my wife if she was following anything regarding the Iowa Caucus. She said no that it was still way too early to care. I guessing that most people in the country feel the same way.
The way I see it - the Iowa Caucus is like spring training in baseball. Only the die hard fans really follow what happens in spring training. Most of the TV stations and newspapers will send people to cover "the action" but honestly most fans wait till the season starts or until late in the season when a team you like starts looking like they might make the playoffs to actually care. Only then will most people become emotionally involved and start following the minutia that goes with the team.
The Iowa Caucus is the same way. Only the really die hard political junkies are emotionally involved at this point. The people in Iowa? They're just like the people in Florida or Arizona during spring training. They are having their "moment in the sun" - so to speak. They get to see the Yankees, Red Sox, Dodgers and Cubs in person but soon those teams will be moving on to bigger and better things. Tomorrow may be the last time anyone in Iowa sees any of the top candidates set foot in their state.
Also - like spring training - the results are more of a guide post than anything else. Sure teams like to leave spring training with some momentum but it more important to leave spring training healthy and with the kinks worked out. Nobody wants to lose a key player to an injury in spring training. In Iowa it was probably more important for the top candidates not to make any mistakes and to move on to the real primaries. Avoiding a Dean scream or a Gary Hart "lick my erection - not wreck my election" episode was almost as important as winning.
Spring training is a place for no-name players to make an impression in an attempt to make the roster. This equates to people like Joe Biden, Chris Dodd, Bill Richardson, Duncan Hunter and Tom Tancredo. Sorry - back to AAA guys. Maybe even time to hang up the spikes?
Conversely - a word of warning for you Huckabee, Obama and Edwards supporters - this year in spring training JD Drew hit .356 and everyone thought he was going to light the world on fire. Just saying.
The other day I asked my wife if she was following anything regarding the Iowa Caucus. She said no that it was still way too early to care. I guessing that most people in the country feel the same way.
The way I see it - the Iowa Caucus is like spring training in baseball. Only the die hard fans really follow what happens in spring training. Most of the TV stations and newspapers will send people to cover "the action" but honestly most fans wait till the season starts or until late in the season when a team you like starts looking like they might make the playoffs to actually care. Only then will most people become emotionally involved and start following the minutia that goes with the team.
The Iowa Caucus is the same way. Only the really die hard political junkies are emotionally involved at this point. The people in Iowa? They're just like the people in Florida or Arizona during spring training. They are having their "moment in the sun" - so to speak. They get to see the Yankees, Red Sox, Dodgers and Cubs in person but soon those teams will be moving on to bigger and better things. Tomorrow may be the last time anyone in Iowa sees any of the top candidates set foot in their state.
Also - like spring training - the results are more of a guide post than anything else. Sure teams like to leave spring training with some momentum but it more important to leave spring training healthy and with the kinks worked out. Nobody wants to lose a key player to an injury in spring training. In Iowa it was probably more important for the top candidates not to make any mistakes and to move on to the real primaries. Avoiding a Dean scream or a Gary Hart "lick my erection - not wreck my election" episode was almost as important as winning.
Spring training is a place for no-name players to make an impression in an attempt to make the roster. This equates to people like Joe Biden, Chris Dodd, Bill Richardson, Duncan Hunter and Tom Tancredo. Sorry - back to AAA guys. Maybe even time to hang up the spikes?
Conversely - a word of warning for you Huckabee, Obama and Edwards supporters - this year in spring training JD Drew hit .356 and everyone thought he was going to light the world on fire. Just saying.
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