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holy shit I can't even contemplate. No one knows how that will go down. I guess Bernie is next in line...

I don't think the Obama Justice Department does it. But the FBI is leaking like a sieve on her. They know that if a sergeant or an airmen did what she did, they would be in jail right now. They hate the double standard and I don't blame them.

I just don't get it, he looks like he wants to sell me a used Volvo.

That's exactly what he's doing. Look -- I don't like the guy, but I understand his appeal. He is a con artist who sells snake oil to gullible people.

Here's how Cruz works.

You are now Senator Sierra. You have voted conservative for 20 years. You work hard for your constituents. You vote your whole career for low taxes, pro-life, small government, pro-2nd amendment, and a strong military.

Enter Senator Cruz. He shakes your hand. Then he goes to the floor and says "Senator Sierra isn't a REAL conservative. He wants to take away your guns. He loves Obamacare. Help me stop this FAKE conservative from destroying America."

Cruz then sends out the fundraiser "Donate $3 to help Liberty Lover Ted Cruz from stopping Senator Sierra!"

He works like a conspiracy theorist. That is they invent shadowy enemies, and then stand themselves up as the hero. They are the only ones who can save you from this non-existenant threat that they've convinced you is real.

It's why Cruz has no friends in the Senate. His line is that it's because they hate his liberty loving policies. In reality, it's because he's an overly ambitious liar that stabs allies in the back in order to advance his own agenda.

Opiate of the asses...

Short answer? I'm a fat-fingered dummy.

Will throw in some expletives and /r/gonewild links to make it more legit.

Sorry I just realized I got blindsided by TRUMP! and forgot Bernie.

Look -- I think Bernie has the same hangups in a general election. You notice how most Democrats aren't attacking Trump? It's because they want to run against that guy in November.

The same dynamic exists with Republicans. You see lots of GOP candidates say "y'know, I respect Bernie for speaking his mind." It's because they want to run against him in a general.

I've said that I find Bernie very refreshing. Doesn't give a shit and, you know what? he does say what's on his mind. Also a very nice man. But I don't think America is quite ready for a socialist.

Sorry :-/ I know Reddit loves the guy.

People are pissed off. They see DC as corrupt and not representing their interests. So Trump's semi-coherent message about outsider status resonates with them.

The ultimate absurdity is that Trump has tried, and failed, to be a politician for over a decade. He hobnobs with lawmakers and the Clintons. He tried to buy Jeb Bush's support for casinos in Florida.

He's everything the angry folks say they hate about politics. And yet they love him.