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Topic: Who gets left out of a 64-school P5 breakaway?

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OrangeAfroMan

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Re: Who gets left out of a 64-school P5 breakaway?
« Reply #98 on: April 26, 2021, 02:02:15 PM »
Reps vote to get re-elected, I know that.  But they are told by the power-brokers what to do and in turn, tell it to their districts, who gobble up whatever they say, because of that letter by their name.
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Re: Who gets left out of a 64-school P5 breakaway?
« Reply #99 on: April 26, 2021, 02:07:10 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on April 26, 2021, 02:01:23 PM
"Life" is easier if you're a D or an R, you never have to try and decide anything.  You get spoon fed your positions and Talking Points.  And those  Other Guys are idiots.

It's akin to being a Buckeye or a wolferine.

What is a wolferine anyway?

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Re: Who gets left out of a 64-school P5 breakaway?
« Reply #100 on: April 26, 2021, 02:17:55 PM »
Quote from: OrangeAfroMan on April 26, 2021, 02:02:15 PM
Reps vote to get re-elected, I know that.  But they are told by the power-brokers what to do and in turn, tell it to their districts, who gobble up whatever they say, because of that letter by their name.
There is of course SOME change over in purple districts each election cycle.  Many are hard core blue or red, but quite a few are not.
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Re: Who gets left out of a 64-school P5 breakaway?
« Reply #101 on: April 26, 2021, 02:20:32 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on April 26, 2021, 02:17:55 PM
There is of course SOME change over in purple districts each election cycle.  Many are hard core blue or red, but quite a few are not.
Folks also get to pick their voters to one degree or another. 

And then there’s stuff like states where they tried to build “majority minority” districts, which is kinda a weird and power-swinging idea in retrospect.
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Re: Who gets left out of a 64-school P5 breakaway?
« Reply #102 on: April 26, 2021, 02:24:53 PM »
Cincydawg is a good example of what a centrist actually looks like. On some issues he sounds like a liberal, on others he sounds like a conservative. Posters from both parties are convinced that he belongs to the opposite party than they do. On most issues like climate change he isn't buying what either side is selling. 

What a centrist doesn't look like is a guy in a bright orange clown wig whose schtick is to belch out left wing talking points in threads that have absolutely nothing to do with politics, so that he can goad people into going round and round with him for pages upon pages while he masterbates.
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Re: Who gets left out of a 64-school P5 breakaway?
« Reply #103 on: April 26, 2021, 02:32:09 PM »
Quote from: OrangeAfroMan on April 26, 2021, 02:02:15 PM
Reps vote to get re-elected, I know that.  But they are told by the power-brokers what to do and in turn, tell it to their districts, who gobble up whatever they say, because of that letter by their name.
Yes, and as we've discussed ad nauseum, our entire political system is unable to remain in a stable legislative configuration of more than two parties. This is due to our "first past the post" election system and our system of direct representation. 

However, to have access to actually get anything done, to have access to party funds and support for re-election, and to make sure you don't get primary'd by your own party, you have to play ball.

The truth is that nearly everyone votes based on party and not person anyway, so in that sense the system actually "works". 
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Re: Who gets left out of a 64-school P5 breakaway?
« Reply #104 on: April 26, 2021, 02:44:04 PM »
Quote from: Brutus Buckeye on April 26, 2021, 02:24:53 PM
Cincydawg is a good example of what a centrist actually looks like. On some issues he sounds like a liberal, on others he sounds like a conservative. Posters from both parties are convinced that he belongs to the opposite party than they do. On most issues like climate change he isn't buying what either side is selling.

What a centrist doesn't look like is a guy in a bright orange clown wig whose schtick is to belch out left wing talking points in threads that have absolutely nothing to do with politics, so that he can goad people into going round and round with him for pages upon pages while he masterbates.
And I see Cincy as a normal, of-this-reality republican.

For anyone of either party to fail at trying to instruct what a centrist is.....that's hot garbage.  Neither party would know what a centrist is if it bit them in the ass.  You're both so far away from the middle that your sniper-rifle scopes can't see us.

As for my masturbation habits....I guess that's between me and all the pictures of you I have on my ceiling.
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Re: Who gets left out of a 64-school P5 breakaway?
« Reply #105 on: April 26, 2021, 02:47:46 PM »
One of my best friends leans pretty far left, and he and I go shooting. He has 8 guns.
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Re: Who gets left out of a 64-school P5 breakaway?
« Reply #106 on: April 26, 2021, 02:55:22 PM »
a person can have his or her own thoughts on political issues

ya don't have to be all red or all blue
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Re: Who gets left out of a 64-school P5 breakaway?
« Reply #107 on: April 26, 2021, 03:00:04 PM »
Quote from: FearlessF on April 26, 2021, 02:55:22 PM
a person can have his or her own thoughts on political issues

ya don't have to be all red or all blue
Yeah, but that's a lot of work. 

It's almost like it requires independent research, thought, and decision-making. 
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Re: Who gets left out of a 64-school P5 breakaway?
« Reply #108 on: April 26, 2021, 03:09:28 PM »
Not a strength of the masses.
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Re: Who gets left out of a 64-school P5 breakaway?
« Reply #109 on: April 26, 2021, 03:16:18 PM »
well then, perhaps the masses should be required to jump through a few very easy hoops, to see if they're worthy?

like visiting a government site to obtain an official ID
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Re: Who gets left out of a 64-school P5 breakaway?
« Reply #110 on: April 26, 2021, 04:05:46 PM »
Let's radically gerrymander while we're at it.

One party wants every citizen to vote.
One party doesn't want every citizen to vote.

That's really all you need to know. 
AND THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE, CUZ MSNBC SAID SO  :96:
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Re: Who gets left out of a 64-school P5 breakaway?
« Reply #111 on: April 26, 2021, 08:13:19 PM »
Illinois 4.  Both sides gerrymander
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