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2016 Postmortem

RR2

(87 posts) Tue Oct 27, 2015, 12:55 PM Oct 2015

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A Republican a Democrat and an Independent Candidate walk into a bar....

As they go in they all agree that who ever is losing in the latest poll buys the drinks. The Republican hurries up to the bar and picks up the TV remote and tunes into Fox News. Just so happens they are announcing the leader in a poll of Fox News viewers, the Republican is leading by a whopping 5 points over the other two. The Democrat thinking quickly picks up the remote and tunes to MSNBC. They are announcing the latest poll numbers of its viewers, The Democrat is leading among its viewers by 5 points. The Independent not wanting to be outdone grabs the remote and switch's to CNN, and wouldn't you know it they are also showing the poll numbers from its viewers. The Indie is in the lead by 5 points and the Pub and Dem are only separated by 3 points. Since there is no clear winner in the bet, who pays for the drinks?

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A Republican a Democrat and an Independent Candidate walk into a bar.... (Original Post) RR2 Oct 2015 OP

The taxpayers.... (nt) CherokeeDem Oct 2015 #1

+1 Krytan11c Oct 2015 #2

+1 nt. NCTraveler Oct 2015 #5

Yep, that's the only answer. nt valerief Oct 2015 #9

That's the correct response! RR2 Oct 2015 #10

This follows RW themes of MSNBC & the Democrats being an analog to Fox/GOP's connection and FSogol Oct 2015 #3

Really, school me. RR2 Oct 2015 #11

Any of the three not willing to see Hillary is running away with it while they are getting drunk. nt NCTraveler Oct 2015 #4

They order their drinks and stiff the server, the owner illegally takes it out of the servers wages. Salviati Oct 2015 #6

That's creative, and close to the truth. RR2 Oct 2015 #12

...and the bartender says: "Hello Mr. Chafee; how'd the campaign go?" brooklynite Oct 2015 #7

Actually, all three networks would be reporting the same polls as they came out... brooklynite Oct 2015 #8

They would get into a "heated debate" about "scientific polls" and get tossed out of the bar Fearless Oct 2015 #13

CherokeeDem

(3,709 posts)

1. The taxpayers.... (nt)

Reply to RR2 (Original post)

Tue Oct 27, 2015, 12:59 PM

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Krytan11c

(271 posts)

2. +1

Reply to CherokeeDem (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 27, 2015, 01:06 PM

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NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)

5. +1 nt.

Reply to CherokeeDem (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 27, 2015, 01:09 PM

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valerief

(53,235 posts)

9. Yep, that's the only answer. nt

Reply to CherokeeDem (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 27, 2015, 02:17 PM

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RR2

(87 posts)

10. That's the correct response!

Reply to CherokeeDem (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 27, 2015, 03:19 PM

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Sad but true.

FSogol

(45,472 posts)

3. This follows RW themes of MSNBC & the Democrats being an analog to Fox/GOP's connection and

Reply to RR2 (Original post)

Tue Oct 27, 2015, 01:06 PM

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that CNN is somehow independent. Ridiculous on all counts.

RR2

(87 posts)

11. Really, school me.

Reply to FSogol (Reply #3)

Tue Oct 27, 2015, 03:24 PM

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I wonder how many here watch Fox News for their journalistic content as opposed to MSNBC.

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)

4. Any of the three not willing to see Hillary is running away with it while they are getting drunk. nt

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Tue Oct 27, 2015, 01:08 PM

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Salviati

(6,008 posts)

6. They order their drinks and stiff the server, the owner illegally takes it out of the servers wages.

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Tue Oct 27, 2015, 01:19 PM

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RR2

(87 posts)

12. That's creative, and close to the truth.

Reply to Salviati (Reply #6)

Tue Oct 27, 2015, 03:26 PM

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brooklynite

(94,490 posts)

7. ...and the bartender says: "Hello Mr. Chafee; how'd the campaign go?"

Reply to RR2 (Original post)

Tue Oct 27, 2015, 01:21 PM

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brooklynite

(94,490 posts)

8. Actually, all three networks would be reporting the same polls as they came out...

Reply to RR2 (Original post)

Tue Oct 27, 2015, 01:22 PM

Oct 2015

...keeps the horserace story going.

Fearless

(18,421 posts)

13. They would get into a "heated debate" about "scientific polls" and get tossed out of the bar

Reply to RR2 (Original post)

Tue Oct 27, 2015, 03:26 PM

Oct 2015

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