Free Republic 2016 Caucus Open Discussion Thread XXXII

Free Republic ^ | 19 February 2016 | Windflier

[Windflier]

DO NOT VOTE ON THIS THREAD.

This is the nightly DISCUSSION thread for the ongoing 2016 Free Republic Caucus. Per caucus rules, no comments are allowed on the caucus thread itself - hence this open chat thread.

If you'd like to vote in the caucus, please look in the sidebar for the link, or check downthread here.

Thanks, and let 'er rip!

Windy

[20yearsofinternet]

Today is the day.

The fated day.

Guess we’ll find out if the “secret army” of PAC-funded door-knocking actors can pull it off for Cruz.

[MtnClimber]

Got to put some beer in the fridge for tomorrows SC primary.

[bigbob]

some idiot actually voted 75 times???

[annieokie]

I would encourage all Cruz supporters to not vote in this FR Caucus poll.....Let them play with themselves, and this poll means nothing.

[Lonely Bull]

Table 1: Free Republic Caucus 2016 threads, most recent 15 days

Date	Voting thread	Discussion thread	Results [on www.hotr.us]	Sequence no.
2/20	[link]	[link]	[available later]	32
2/19	[link]	[link]	[link]	31
2/18	[link]	[link]	[link]	30
2/17	[link]	[link]	[link]	29
2/16	[link]	[link]	[link]	28
2/15	[link]	[link]	[link]	27
2/14	[link]	[link]	[link]	26
2/13	[link]	[link]	[link]	25
2/12	[link]	[link]	[link]	24
2/11	[link]	[link]	[link]	23
2/10	[link]	[link]	[link]	22
2/09	[link]	[link]	[link]	21
2/08	[link]	[link]	[link]	20
2/07	[link]	[link]	[link]	19
2/06	[link]	[link]	[link]	18

Table 2: tables with older threads

Dates	Table	Sequence nos.
2/03 - 2/17	[link]	15-29
1/27 - 2/10	[link]	8-22
1/20 - 2/03	[link]	1-15

[jazusamo]

Wambulance needed on post #5.

[Windflier]

I would encourage all Cruz supporters to not vote in this FR Caucus poll.

Why? Because your guy is losing on FR and in every reliable poll in America?

Sour grapes taste nasty. Don't eat them.

[Windflier]

Guess we'll find out if the "secret army" of PAC-funded door-knocking actors can pull it off for Cruz.

If all the leading polls in the country are to be believed, they can't. Ted will be lucky to finish third tomorrow, by the looks of it.

[Windflier]

Got to put some beer in the fridge for tomorrows SC primary.

I've gotta work, but I'll be keeping my ear glued to the radio, and will be checking FR every chance I get.

I hope to crack the seal on a bottle of Jack Daniels tomorrow night after Trump steam rolls the rest of them.

[fireman15]

They need an excuse why they are losing even on Free Republic by 2 to 1; which interestingly enough is the same proportion they are losing in almost every demographic everywhere.

[Windflier]

some idiot actually voted 75 times?

That would be proudpapa. Dude went full libtard nuts.

[jazusamo]

True that, it’s pathetic to read posts on FR that say the caucus vote mean nothing because many don’t vote.

[20yearsofinternet]

Hope so.

I’m a reformed Catholic who just reads the Bible on my own now, and I pray at the end of the day for wisdom based on what I read. I wouldn’t consider myself “evangelical”, but probably pretty close.

My wife and her family prefer small fellowships and self-describe as evangelical.

All of us stay up on the events of the election, and everyone thinks Cruz is pretty much a sleaze who will go on to further damage the image of Christians in America, because of this campaign of slime he’s running. We’re all pretty much in agreement that the people who campaign the hardest on their “Christian” purity are usually the dirtiest.

The wife and I are going for Trump, her parents are split; one Trump, one Rubio. I hope to bring mom around after tomorrow. :)

[Windflier]

The wife and I are going for Trump, her parents are split; one Trump, one Rubio.

Lucky you. I haven't asked, but I'm sure both of my liberal parents are voting for Hillary. My siblings are probably all going with The Bern.

[BigEdLB]

Crulonez.

[20yearsofinternet]

I left my parents out on purpose. I know they’re feeling the Bern, and I encourage them to do so every chance I get. :)

Who wins blue collar Dems in a matchup between Trump and Bernie? Polls can say whatever they want about hypothetical matchups, but by own family and my entire old neighborhood of friends on Facebook say otherwise.

I hope and pray for Trump to go up against Sanders in the general. I think that contest could redefine America for the next two generations. Americans don’t want socialism. But they also don’t want sniveling lawyer lifelong political operatives who claim the mantle of “The One” for the umpteenth time.

The old ideas have failed, on both sides, and everyone knows it. The fact of the matter is, Trump has the ideas to break from the status quo in true American tradition, while Bernie just wants to copy the failed ideas of Europe.

I fear that if we elect a Congresscritter (and I mean Cruz or Rubio or anyone else) as our nominee, we’re going to get more of the same.

I want something new.

[Ymani Cricket]

My prediction of the Primary results based on my own observation of various data and relations between the history of key polls and types of polls:

Trump 34
Rubio 21
Cruz 16
Kasich 12
Bush 10
Carson 7

[SWAMPSNIPER]

[Wingy]

On election day 1992, Rush Limbaugh tried an experiment. He was being simulcast by CSPAN that day and he wanted everyone to call a certain number AFTER they voted. One number for G.H.W. Bush and a different number for Bill Clinton. The cost per call was $.50 if I recall. This was to enrich Rush (lol) and discourage multiple calls. When the tally was in at 3:00 it stood at Bush = 80% and Clinton 16% with Perot picking up the remainder. I left for work wondering if the polls were that wrong or was the EIB poll a bunch of bull. Well we all found out a few hours later. That being said, and not to demean this effort at all, I think it may be better to wait for the actual votes to be counted.

My $.02