Election 2016
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2016-09
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On The 2016 Election.
2016-09-26.
A very two-sided view of the 2016 election.
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On The First Debate.
2016-09-28.
A few thoughts on the debate, and things that made impressions on me.
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2016-10
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On The Veep Debate.
2016-10-05.
A few observations about the veep debate Tuesday night.
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On The Newest Trump Scandal.
2016-10-09.
Thoughts on the latest scandals and the general trends in political discourse.
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On The Second Debate.
2016-10-11.
More rambling about politics, because what else is there to talk about?
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“Revolution”.
2016-10-12.
This is exactly what I’m worried about:
“No, no, no,” @mike_pence said when a woman suggested "revolution" if Hillary Clinton is elected. "Don’t say that.” https://t.co/IjOzsTSkPm — Jason Noble (@jasonnobleIA) October 12, 2016 Good on Mike Pence for challenging it. Kind of.
Using divisive rhetoric to win support is kind of double-edged sword. Pence can’t exactly say to the crowd, “I know we’ve been *saying* that demons will erupt from the earth to devour your children if Hillary is elected, but you guys know we’re only saying that so you’ll vote for us, right? We don’t actually *mean* it.”
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2016-11
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Post-Election 2016.
2016-11-10.
Long rambling reactions to the election.
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Deep Breaths Please.
2016-11-10.
I’ve been watching Trump *very* closely since election night. He hasn’t said more than a handful of words since his victory speech. He hasn’t gloated. He hasn’t blustered. Everything is going very well. Extremely well. Shockingly well. Everything is proceeding exactly like the peaceful transfer of power should go. Everyone in Washington appears to be conscious of the nation’s fears and taking deliberate steps to calm things, despite all the reporters trying their best to rile things up again. Frankly this transition so far appears to be going better than the one from Bush to Obama, which I also thought went very well.
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A Slight Correction.
2016-11-11.
I made a semantic error in my last post that I need to correct.
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