i think it's cuteN wrote:why even bother, mothma
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The papers are released each day in the morning, and describe what happened the previous day. The first day of the cycle is a Wednesday, and the last a Tuesday, but the first newspapers are Thursday's, and the last Wednesday's.
Thursday's papers:lmao godis still dominating headlines from the NH win, and it's kinda getting annoying tbh. But both his andAbbottattack ads on Healthcare and the War of Terror respectively (I don't know which one, have you seen how many ads these people are making) backfire, andNegarir'sis just such a goddamn goody-two-shoes doing well on Fox News Sunday and givng another well-received policy speech I hate him. He also goes forSpirein a new ad, whileReckonertries the same forKhan.Abbottis keeping busy, raising funds and hitting up O'Reilly, whileDefenderpays a visit to Stephen Colbert.Serduchkareceives the endorsement ofSpire, and a lot of people are giving speeches and getting protested.Gov. Bruce RaunerThe next Republican debate is in seven days.
Friday:is quite good on O'Reilly, andKhanneeds to stop being so negative.TSLtries to hitNegariron terror in Oklahoma, whileAbbottmingles in Texas. And there's a lot of things that don't really seem to be affecting anything: aPeanutsattack ad onMothma, another attack ad from the latter to the former, speeches fromKhanandDefender; what a time.Abbott
Saturday:shines on Meet the Press, while bothNegarirandReckonerappear on the same night on Fallon, which would have been awkward I guess.Spiredoes Fox News Sunday on a Saturday, while THEAbbottendorses...Gov. Mike Pence. On immigration. Which, to be fair, pre-Trump Pence andSpireare pretty close (that is, centrist) on immigration.Spirecontinues to barnstorm in Nevada, whileKhantakes the time to slamMothmain Vermont. I am not sure ifAbbottdid anything these past few days.McGriddles
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Spoiler: News cycle strength
Spoiler: Ads
Spoiler: The rest
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SOUTH CAROLINA (REPUBLICAN)
For some dumb fuck reason, South Carolina and Nevada have both elected to hold the major party contests on different dates. Tonight, South Carolina hosts the Republicans. The polls opened at 7am, and closed at 7pm, for a nice symmetrical twelve hours of democracy.
This primary, in the real world, is winner-take-all by congressional district, which pundits call winner-take-most since, if you're doing well in one congressional district, it's likely you're doing well in heaps. That's too sophisticated for modern technology, probably so tonight's primary is.winner-take-all
There are fifty delegates up for grabs, and polling says Abbott is expected to win them all: can he make it three from three?
Spoiler: The South Carolina Republican Primary; Saturday, 20th February, 2016
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NEVADA (DEMOCRATIC)
After a close primary in the east, it's time for a caucus inHarry Reid's playpenthe west. The caucus begins at 11am PST, because fuck workers, am I right folks!
As with all Democratic primaries and caucuses, this caucus has athreshold to earn delegates. Poll below that, and it's bunk for you.15%
Serduchka's won two from two--a caucus blowout in Iowa, and a closer but still decisive victory in New Hampshire. Can she make it three-for-three, and claim a plurality of Nevada's 43 delegates?
Spoiler: The Nevada Democratic Caucus; Saturday, 20th February, 2016
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The papers are released each day in the morning, and describe what happened the previous day. The first day of the cycle is a Wednesday, and the last a Tuesday, but the first newspapers are Thursday's, and the last Wednesday's.
Sunday's papers:Another day, another victory forandAbbott. With the race about to go national though, they need to keep it up. Scalia is buried, and there were tears.Serduchkamanages to fuck up talking about the environment, and gets some bad air about negativity, so lmao.Reckonersurfaces on Fallon, and well.McGriddleswants to take away your guns, but in a good way.Serduchkawants to fuck free trade, and On The Record is impressed by it.Negarir
Monday:The Democrats are still doing well in the polls.fucks up a speech, but is cool on Fallon.McGriddlesis utterly charming, of course, on O'Reilly.Serduchkamakes a major gaffe on unionism, and he's a rotten rat scab, etc, and also he fucks up on the environment as well, and he's too negative.ReckonergetsSpirein his corner. But anyway who cares, let's check out the Republicans.Sen. Mark KirkthinksNegariris woefully unprepared to lead the country, and the latter basically callsTSLa corrupt piece of shit in Massachusetts. That's basically what they're doing today.Abbott
Tuesday:Please someone just stophe tried to look tough in an attack ad on the War on Terror and it was Dukakis-like in how lame it was. Speaking of stopping people as well, ahahahah,McGriddlesonce again fucks up, this time on education.Reckonerloves immigrants, or whatever it says on the 2012 DNC platform document.Serduchkahates the government, but attractively, on Maddow. And there are protesters but that's not new.Khan
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Spoiler: News cycle strength
Spoiler: Ads
Spoiler: The rest
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Monday, February 22nd, 2016
After a string of disappointing results in primaries and caucuses,(R) has decided to suspend their campaign.Mothma
While her debate performances were impressive, they could not translate at the ballot box, with only five delegates earned despite 20% of the vote share nationwide, and two second-place finishes. Amidst rumours of tension among top campaign staff on strategy and message, it was certainly possible forto continue; the difficulty would be whether she could continue well.Mothma
additionally suffered from a lack of cash--her fundraising totals were below average, and bottom of the field in the Republican race. With only $81,086 in the bank, it's unlikelyMothmacould have sustained a campaign on a national scale for much longer.Mothma
additionally struggled to capitalize on successes--for all her victories on the debate stage, they never translated into votes, and there was no sign ofMothmatrying to do as much. Being weakly ideological, it was unlikelyMothmawould continue her campaign if victory was not likely, and given all the downward pressures on her candidacy, campaign, and polling, it seems that this was inevitable.Mothma
Despite failing in her quest to become Republican nominee--or perhaps, because of it--maintains somewhat relaxed relations with her fellow candidates, as compared to the rest of the field. A contested convention is not off the table, and five delegates, while small, could make all the difference. Who she pledges those delegates to will be unknown for some time.Mothma
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NEVADA (REPUBLICAN)
How good is the desert. Anyway, polls are saying Abbott has this, but 9.5% of voters are undecided going in, and that was before Mothma's suspension, which'll move even more voters (mostly hers) around. So who knows what we're getting tonight? Only the voters do, and they'll be filing in throughout the night from 5pm to 7pm, depending on how cruel the county is.
This caucus is strictly proportional, but there are only thirty delegates, which means that in practice, you need roughlyto get in on the delegate game.3%
So, is it Abbott's fourth win, or someone else's first? Let's find out. Final note: most people are going to overperform polling. A candidate dropping out will do that.
Spoiler: The Nevada Republican Caucus; Tuesday, 23rd February, 2016
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Headlines
The papers are released each day in the morning, and describe what happened the previous day. The first day of the cycle is a Wednesday, and the last a Tuesday, but the first newspapers are Thursday's, and the last Wednesday's.
Wednesday's papers:Yet ANOTHER day, yet ANOTHER victory for, this time in Nevada. While he goes on his victory lap and prepares for Super Tuesday,Abbottraises some dosh, andSpireputs a surprisingly effectively speech on government's role in society (hint: it's too much right now), and continues to hitNegarir.TSLshould take a breath and have a sit down or something because TODAY he fucked up tax rates.Reckonerpicks up yet another endorsement, this time fromSpire, and wow there are more protesters.Sen. Dan Coats
Thursday:Sochattin' bout leadership and it's cute. It's good but yeah. He's also continuing to talk about government and it's just a very good day for him.Negarir'sallows Colbert to worship her for ten minutes, andSerduchkajerks off to Social Security live on Maddow.Peanutshits up Oklahoma like a senior two shots in at prom (is that how proms work), andTSLgoes afterMcGriddlesleadership potential in the same place.Serduchka's
THE EIGHTHREPUBLICAN PRIMARYDEBATE
Thursday, February 25th
The Republicans literally want to murder each other. That's the message from this ridiculous eighth debate.did not handle things well, not at all, but she at least managed to neutralizeTSLpersistent attacks, and only cop it fromKhan's. Problem was, it was a really powerful attack. Really, this entire night was shaped byNegaririn one way or another, as she formed the other big story:TSLmeltdown. A supremely assured attack from the rich binch herself leftAbbott'scomposure in tatters, which was not helped at all by his atrocious charisma. With all the focus on who legitimately are the top two candidates in delegate counts, it was easy to missAbbott'sand his own (backfiring) attack onDefender. And in the end, that's what sealed a narrow victory for the latter: being important, but not too important, and getting just enough material to rise to the top.Negarir
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Headlines, Continued
Friday:Folk's, you can't make this headline up.
How this affects the race, who knows. It might be nothing. It might be everything. But it's being more covered than the actual winner of that debate,, so it's one to watch. The latter also manages to take in a lot of money at a fundraiser, so it's another good day.Negarirgives a well-received speech about how government must be at least as big as your mum, andSpirefinally has a good day on Maddow. And there are legitimately protesters everywhere, but mostly on the Democratic side. Oh, yeah, and there's a minorReckoner--remember those?--brewing forscandal. Foreclosing on the poor to change land prices for your own benefit sure sounds awful, but it's a Republican primary, so it'll probably come to naught.Khan
Saturday:That """meltdown""" is getting so much coverage and honestly I'm alive.gets on board the role-of-government speechifying train, with effective results.McGriddlesandDefenderboth "shine" on Meet the Press, which, good for them;Negarirmakes his stop on Fox News Sunday instead. The latter'sKhanis predictably fading from the public view, as he continues to campaign in Massachusetts.scandal
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The news cycle strength is how good or bad your media was for the week, if you had any media at all. The ads just tell you who's producing what, and what's being targeted in each. Scandals are self-explanatory. The full picture has basically everything that happened, but unformatted, so you can cry while you read it.
Spoiler: News cycle strength
Spoiler: Ads
Spoiler: The rest
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Let's finish off these two dumb states. I literally hate Nevada and South Carolina. Polls close at 7pm; not a minute too soon.
As with all Democratic blah blah blah threshold is. There are 59 delegates up for grabs, so this will be fun! The Republican side has been chaotic and also has given Abbott four from four; will the Democrats follow likewise? A full 30% of voters are undecided; anyone could win.15%
Spoiler: The South Carolina Democratic Primary; Saturday, 27th February, 2016
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Headlines
The papers are released each day in the morning, and describe what happened the previous day. The first day of the cycle is a Wednesday, and the last a Tuesday, but the first newspapers are Thursday's, and the last Wednesday's.
Sunday:The top stories are super predictable, lmao.is loving being the actual winner of South Carolina, whileReckonercontinues to deal with his shit debate performance.Abbottis shit at attack ads, andDefenderexecutes a swell one-two punch with a fundraiser and a role of government speech, which, literally everyone is doing one now, Christ.McGriddlesalso gets on the money boat, whileNegarirgets some heat from the former in Minnesota as she mingles in Vermont.TSL
Monday:The Democrats are still ahead of the Republicans in the generic, how cool!has a great chat with Rachel Maddow and it's very cute. And a lot of things happened that nobody cares about:McGriddlesgives a speech (guess what it's on),Spiretalks welfare queens on Fox News Sunday,Khanhates the sick on Meet the Press, and nobody cares aboutDefenderwinning Nevada now.Abbott
Tuesday:T'was the day of Super Tuesday, and all through the house,for once does some shit; his speech was so grouse. Also,Peanutsclaps the fuck back atTSL; the latter fucks up a speech on corruption (and HOW do you do that???),Negarirtells us about how corruption is bad (I am noticing a theme), andKhangets a few barbs thrown at him from an Oklahoma-basedSpire. Protesters were seen on abortion and marriage equality atMcGriddlesandKhanevents, whileTSLloved immigrants with Chris Matthews andReckonerschmoozed up Colorado.Peanuts
No Week in Review because I literally forgot to note any of that, but just know that A Lot is happening.
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Ignore McMullin. Leaders of each state are colour-coded; white states means it's too close to call. The percentage list on the right-hand side is the popular vote; the lines and segments down the bottom are PROJECTED delegates. Once delegates start being earned, that will be added separately.
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SUPER TUESDAY
Well, folks. The biggest day of the campaign so far. If you run the table as a Democrat today, you're a third of the way to the magic number. Republicans have an even better shot, with half the target available right now.
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Vermont is in the bottom 10 states of the union, and you can't fight me on this. Nevertheless, they've got delegates, so let's pay attention to them. The threshold isfor Republicans and20%for Democrats.15%
Spoiler: The Vermont Republican Primary; Tuesday, 1st March, 2016
The Democrats have 26 delegates to give away. Let's do this.
Spoiler: The Vermont Democratic Primary; Monday, 1st March, 2016
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Because the two major parties are jerk-offs, they literally have decoupled these two states. I want to die. Alaska has 28 delegates and a(???) threshold, and Wyoming's got none but has 29 delegates, so it's roughly around13%. Easy peasy, right?3%
Let's find out.
Spoiler: The Alaska Republican Caucus; Tuesday, 1st March, 2016
Off to Wyoming, where more sensible thresholds rule.
Spoiler: The Wyoming Republican Caucus; Tuesday, 1st March, 2016
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I mean, they've got a Presidential Library, that's cool. Both Democrats and Republicans have a threshold of, and they very nearly have the same number of delegates: 40 for the Republicans, 37 for the Democrats. Let's have some fun this beat is sick I wanna take a ride on your voting stick.15%
Spoiler: The Arkansas Republican Primary; Tuesday, 1st March, 2016
Democrats have slightly less delegates, for once in their goddamn life, so let's see how they deal with that.
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