Republican Party - General Discussion

urbanrider8 said:Is it actually standard practice nowadays for major networks to broadcast a debate featuring candidates from just one single party?

According to the campaign team for Miriti Kovač, they have officially confirmed their appearance on FOX this Saturday, March 14th, as well as on PBS a couple of days prior.

However, according to ABC World News Tonight, it looks like we might end up with just one big debate where all the major networks are invited to attend.

In the USA, this is perfectly normal. If I recall correctly, there were similar televised debates during the Republican Party primaries back when Karamarko first won his nomination.

I don't really get why the general public is so weirded out by the way these Republican Party folks just tear each other apart with such absolute vitriol.

But I mean, did you guys catch those poll numbers? It’s kind of wild how Vince just tanked straight down to 6% the second he stopped playing ball with the party leadership.

urbanrider8 said:Is it actually standard practice nowadays for major networks to broadcast a debate featuring candidates from just one single party?

According to the campaign team for Miriti Kovač, they have officially confirmed their appearance on FOX this Saturday, March 14th, as well as on PBS a couple of days prior.

However, according to ABC World News Tonight, it looks like we might end up with just one big debate where all the major networks are invited to attend.

I suppose private networks can broadcast a 24-hour live feed of a chicken coop if they think it’ll boost their ratings, but a national broadcaster shouldn't really be getting involved in internal party politics or airing intra-party debates.

And if they are going to act as a platform for partisan elections, then I guess those rules should be regulated just like any other national election campaign, where everyone is guaranteed equal treatment. In that case, maybe every political party should have the right to broadcast their own internal squabbles, since I suppose that's clearly very important to some people.

It honestly strikes me as quite unsettling that there's a mindset suggesting the Republican Party is somehow on a different level from the rest of the nation, deserving of special privileges on public television.

Alkar Flegma is right in the middle of it all. If we look at how internal party conflicts play out in the USA, they usually seem confined to those smaller local news stations.
Personally, I think they should be featured on every major national network, including the big commercial ones. It would have been much easier if they had simply coordinated with the local stations that already do such a decent job covering territory across the country to ensure the debate is broadcast simultaneously—something they actually already do, including over in Bujancet.

The Republican Party Primary is heating up

Andrej Plenković hit a rally in a small town outside of Austin, and even the local bigwigs showed up. The PM weighed in on the virus situation, saying, "I'm not terrified, but let's be clear: this is getting serious."
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Looks like Plenković is playing his ace card.

wanderingbison9 said:Alkar Flegma is right in the middle of it all. If we look at how internal party conflicts play out in the USA, they usually seem confined to those smaller local news stations.
Personally, I think they should be featured on every major national network, including the big commercial ones. It would have been much easier if they had simply coordinated with the local stations that already do such a decent job covering territory across the country to ensure the debate is broadcast simultaneously—something they actually already do, including over in Bujancet.

Every major private network out there wants to broadcast it, too.

wanderingbison9 said:Alkar Flegma is right in the middle of it all. If we look at how internal party conflicts play out in the USA, they usually seem confined to those smaller local news stations.
Personally, I think they should be featured on every major national network, including the big commercial ones. It would have been much easier if they had simply coordinated with the local stations that already do such a decent job covering territory across the country to ensure the debate is broadcast simultaneously—something they actually already do, including over in Bujancet.

Man, what on earth are you even talking about? These so-called "internal party elections" in the USA—or more accurately, the primary season for presidential nominations—are broadcast constantly on every single major national TV network in America. It's not just "local television" or whatever else you're claiming. CNN, NBC, ABC, Fox News... they all carry the debates for both the Republican Party and the Democrats, and let me tell you, they are some of the most-watched events over there.

Sure, they're all commercial or private networks, but that's pretty much all there is in the States—you don't really have state-owned TV stations like you do elsewhere.

Adam Collins4 said:Not exactly...

Growth was pretty much steady during the George W. Bush era too...

It wouldn't work.
Here's the data breakdown

Are these people seriously this oblivious, or are they just so incredibly self-absorbed and selfish that they can’t see the forest for the trees? Like, honestly—it is way more important right now to actually focus on fixing how we handle healthcare and every other mess the USA is currently drowning in than it is to obsess over their little political choices. 👎

restlesscanyon52 said:Are these people seriously this oblivious, or are they just so incredibly self-absorbed and selfish that they can’t see the forest for the trees? Like, honestly—it is way more important right now to actually focus on fixing how we handle healthcare and every other mess the USA is currently drowning in than it is to obsess over their little political choices. 👎

To them, voters are nothing more than a necessary evil they have to deal with every four years—and they even have to pay off figures like Johanba just to tip the scales if those very same voters decide to go rogue and vote the "wrong" way.
Do you honestly believe people like that give a single damn about their country?
Actually, it might be even better if a flu outbreak hits them; at least then there would be fewer unhappy people causing headaches and disruptions...

restlesscanyon52 said:Are these people seriously this oblivious, or are they just so incredibly self-absorbed and selfish that they can’t see the forest for the trees? Like, honestly—it is way more important right now to actually focus on fixing how we handle healthcare and every other mess the USA is currently drowning in than it is to obsess over their little political choices. 👎

Honestly, I’m looking at this and I can hardly believe my eyes. It’s genuinely surreal. We are staring down the barrel of an economic meltdown that’s going to hit us incredibly hard and fast, yet here they are, just wandering around the country like nothing is happening. Does anyone actually care about their internal party elections right now? Seriously, who gives a damn about their little power struggles when the entire economy is about to go off the rails?

Either they decide to lay low and stop making those idiotic TV appearances, or they take a month or two off entirely to actually focus on cleaning up the current mess.

Idiots.😵

Is this really what the European Union is recommending now?

At yesterday’s summit, the leaders of the European Union decided to pull out all the stops by promising to take "all necessary measures" to soften the economic blow of the pandemic. We’re talking about everything from greenlighting massive state aid packages for corporations to establishing a whopping $25 billion investment fund. Is this enough to actually stabilize things, or are we just throwing money at a problem that refuses to go away?

And here we are, left with nothing but some vague teasers from Marić about a meeting that might happen sometime in the next few days.

frozenbadger32 said:Honestly, I’m looking at this and I can hardly believe my eyes. It’s genuinely surreal. We are staring down the barrel of an economic meltdown that’s going to hit us incredibly hard and fast, yet here they are, just wandering around the country like nothing is happening. Does anyone actually care about their internal party elections right now? Seriously, who gives a damn about their little power struggles when the entire economy is about to go off the rails?

Either they decide to lay low and stop making those idiotic TV appearances, or they take a month or two off entirely to actually focus on cleaning up the current mess.

Idiots.😵

Is this really what the European Union is recommending now?

At yesterday’s summit, the leaders of the European Union decided to pull out all the stops by promising to take "all necessary measures" to soften the economic blow of the pandemic. We’re talking about everything from greenlighting massive state aid packages for corporations to establishing a whopping $25 billion investment fund. Is this enough to actually stabilize things, or are we just throwing money at a problem that refuses to go away?

And here we are, left with nothing but some vague teasers from Marić about a meeting that might happen sometime in the next few days.

Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if Marić is just sitting there waiting for the green light from the Borg group before making his next move. There are certain companies out there that could get absolutely hammered by this, while the vultures—the ones who profit off everyone else's misery—are just circling, waiting for the blood to hit the water.

It seems like we’re managing the infection situation reasonably well for the moment, keeping the virus under some level of control, though I suppose it’s worth noting that no truly drastic measures have been implemented yet. Our neighbors are starting to pull ahead of us in terms of decisiveness, and I can't help but feel that you can never really be too careful.

From what I can gather, it appears our leaders are still prioritizing the preservation of our already fragile economic flows over everything else, which essentially means they are leaving us exposed to potential risks.

While this approach might actually work out in the end, there is always the nagging possibility that this decision could come back to haunt us economically in ways we haven't even considered yet.

The administration is essentially gambling and calculating their moves while they still have the chance, seemingly hesitant to enact or enforce any heavy-handed restrictions because they know just how unstable our society currently is. I guess we have the Republican Party to thank for that!

Everyone's just sitting around waiting for the party elections to wrap up before they finally pull the plug on these rallies and public gatherings

Plenković decided to scrap all those pre-election rallies because of the coronavirus, so instead, you saw the Republican Party folks hanging out at Central Park yesterday, making sure to keep a good yard between each other

Now they’re sitting down with those epidemiologists, probably cooking up some kind of nationwide quarantine nonsense.

driftingtinker said:Now they’re sitting down with those epidemiologists, probably cooking up some kind of nationwide quarantine nonsense.

I am sincerely hoping that this time they will set aside their own selfish interests and those of the Republican Party to actually listen to the experts.

This is a grave crisis with severe consequences.

So, do you think we're actually going to see some major clashes coming down the road?

Robin Jones2 said:I am sincerely hoping that this time they will set aside their own selfish interests and those of the Republican Party to actually listen to the experts.

This is a grave crisis with severe consequences.

It’s been handled poorly, quite frankly. They are closing schools only in California, and apparently, classes are going to be broadcast on PBS.

I get the feeling this administration is terrified of making any real concessions; instead, they seem willing to take massive risks just to keep these fragile economic flows moving, and they'll keep pushing as long as they can.

Noah Perez5 said:It’s been handled poorly, quite frankly. They are closing schools only in California, and apparently, classes are going to be broadcast on PBS.

I get the feeling this administration is terrified of making any real concessions; instead, they seem willing to take massive risks just to keep these fragile economic flows moving, and they'll keep pushing as long as they can.

Classic "bold" moves from Andrej Plenković.