The Political Discussion Thread

[SoulReaver]

I am going to become the world's first trillionaire. All my friends get 5 million dollars.

Mr Rockefeller beat you to it (all his friends got 5 dollars)

[aretood2]

Mr Rockefeller beat you to it (all his friends got 5 dollars)

We don't need no stinken' immigrant. He stole American jobs!

[aretood2]

We don't need no stinken' immigrant. He stole American jobs!

Wait..that was Carnegie. Sorry.

[Gatefan1976]

Because after Roger Ailes got Schmitt-canned, FOX went too far left.......
https://www.wired.com/2016/10/trumps...show-facebook/

Yet another reason not to have facebook.

Oh, in case you might be thinking FOX hasn't "gone left"
http://www.salon.com/2016/10/21/repu...orite-channel/

Read the comments section.

[garhkal]

a victory for Trump will be good evidence of rigging

How so?

Nothing compared to the 500 000 visa overstayers

Is that .5 mil overall, or who overstayed just last year?? also where you getting that # from?

Dozens, even if ALL true, out of millions is statisticly insignificant.

So say county A has 49000 people in, but records 52k, county B has 32k and gets 33.5k, and so on, so by the time all 56 counties are done, we are upwards of 60k extra votes.. You still feeling THAT IS INSIGNIFICANT??

How many would no longer be insignificant? A million?
TEN mil?

As I said, that's when you need recounts and investigation.

But at what time do you call for recounts/investigations??

The stats indicate that cases are in fact dropping.

Based on the press i see, you wouldn't think it..

Now, what's everyone's thought on the recent news about the clinton camp supporting that one gal running for office, with a 500k donation, and she JUST happened to have a hubby working at the FBI on the email scandal??

[Gatefan1976]

So say county A has 49000 people in, but records 52k, county B has 32k and gets 33.5k, and so on, so by the time all 56 counties are done, we are upwards of 60k extra votes.. You still feeling THAT IS INSIGNIFICANT??

Dude, pick a set of numbers for us to agree on and lets deal with that, ok?

How many would no longer be insignificant? A million?
TEN mil?

Statistical significance is based on sample size G-man, 1 is significant in 10 (10%), it is not in 1000 (0.1%), it is not a "stable threshold", but an algebraic formula.

But at what time do you call for recounts/investigations??

When it inside the statistical margin for error.

Based on the press i see, you wouldn't think it..

Well, that speaks to what we were discussing before really, doesn't it?

Now, what's everyone's thought on the recent news about the clinton camp supporting that one gal running for office, with a 500k donation, and she JUST happened to have a hubby working at the FBI on the email scandal??

You mean this one?
http://michellemalkin.com/2016/10/24...gated-hillary/

I think it is like quite a few of the stories circulating around Hillary, it gets on the board, but fails to hit the target. What these stories really need to do is stop -stopping- on the surface and actually build the connective tissue around it. I have little doubt there -could- be meat to it, but by releasing such superficial stuff, Hillary has the chance to dodge and evade and bury things before they really get any traction.

[Falcon Horus]

Well, seeing how many stories i STILL see about dozens of counties in Indiana, Virginia and iirc north Carolina that have issues, it does seem like several states are circumspect.

I say, get an international oversight team to oversee the elections. It's what we do when elections are thought to be unfair in countries with tirants.

[Gatefan1976]

I say, get an international oversight team to oversee the elections. It's what we do when elections are thought to be unfair in countries with tirants.

Russian assistance was refused

[Falcon Horus]

Russian assistance was refused

LOL!!!

[Gatefan1976]

And now for something completely expected......
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/pol...dsM/story.html

[Falcon Horus]

I was going to say it only takes one nutjob, but Trump has a whole basket full of them.

[Coco Pops]

And now for something completely expected......
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/pol...dsM/story.html

And no one will take any responsibility if one of those nuts falls off the tree and goes on a rampage.

[thekillman]

Based on the press i see, you wouldn't think it..

Perception of facts.

So say county A has 49000 people in, but records 52k, county B has 32k and gets 33.5k, and so on, so by the time all 56 counties are done, we are upwards of 60k extra votes.. You still feeling THAT IS INSIGNIFICANT??

How many would no longer be insignificant? A million?
TEN mil?

Have you ever had any experience with statistics?

[SoulReaver]

How so?

Democrats may rule on a federal level but Republicans rule on the state level (in most states) and presidential elections are done on a state level

also what better way to cheat than pretend the other camp's cheating?

[garhkal]

Dude, pick a set of numbers for us to agree on and lets deal with that, ok?

OK. Lets go with 42!

Well, that speaks to what we were discussing before really, doesn't it?

That we were!

You mean this one?
http://michellemalkin.com/2016/10/24...gated-hillary/

I think it is like quite a few of the stories circulating around Hillary, it gets on the board, but fails to hit the target. What these stories really need to do is stop -stopping- on the surface and actually build the connective tissue around it. I have little doubt there -could- be meat to it, but by releasing such superficial stuff, Hillary has the chance to dodge and evade and bury things before they really get any traction.

But the sheer weight OF all these stories has to show there is something stinky as hell going on with the hillary camp...

Have you ever had any experience with statistics?

Maybe not to the level you guys have..