News · moment 7 of 20
First Election Update and Gary Johnson's Aleppo Moment
from Vice President Kump · #18
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3 minNews
Shannon delivers the first batch of election results (Indiana/Kentucky for Trump, Vermont for Clinton), leading into a riff about early smug predictions Trump had no chance, then playing and mocking Gary Johnson's infamous inability to name a foreign leader.
- 13:49Early returns show Trump winning Indiana and Kentucky, Clinton winning Vermont, giving Trump a 19-3 electoral lead.
- 14:24Tim predicts the race will be closer than people want to admit.
- 14:47People who said Trump had no chance in the primary were smug and underestimated his viability.
- 15:03Alex Jones supporters genuinely believe Trump will save the Republic, a claim Tim finds dumb.
- 15:30Tim wonders why there's no candidate with showmanship who isn't completely extreme or easy to co-opt.
- 15:51Hand-distributing flyers for a cause is futile because you lose faith in the people you're trying to educate.
- 16:21Tim mocks Barack Obama and cites a Trump rally where someone called for assassination, saying the rhetoric is out of control.
- 16:38Mob rule and popular sentiment have shifted dramatically since Ben Carson was a topic of discussion.
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