How do politicians make sure they accomplish what they set out to when they are in politics?

[pood]

Seeing as Republicans actually set out to accomplish nothing, sitting on your hands would do just fine.

You don't belong in political office anyway, Marge.

Your opinion doesn't matter anyway. I'm still gonna run for office and do all these things anyway and there's nothing you can do to stop it.

You ain’t gonna do shit, Buzz. Gay marriage is here to say. Sex and gender are bimodal, not binary. Illegal immigration is actually encouraged by your party, for industry to exploit as cheap labor. You’re so clueless you don’t even know that gay marriage did not come about by law, but by Supreme Court order.

You aren't gonna do anything. You are so clueless that you don't realize you can't shit and your not gonna ever stop me from running. I am gonna run and implement my plans and there is NOTHING you can do about it.

“You” are not going to do shit, even if by some miracle you find some people stupid enough to vote you into office. There is no office called DICTATOR that you can run for. In any event, I predict you’ll never even be elected dog catcher. Sorry to harsh your Buzz.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

Seeing as Republicans actually set out to accomplish nothing, sitting on your hands would do just fine.

You don't belong in political office anyway, Marge.

Your opinion doesn't matter anyway. I'm still gonna run for office and do all these things anyway and there's nothing you can do to stop it.

You ain’t gonna do shit, Buzz. Gay marriage is here to say. Sex and gender are bimodal, not binary. Illegal immigration is actually encouraged by your party, for industry to exploit as cheap labor. You’re so clueless you don’t even know that gay marriage did not come about by law, but by Supreme Court order.

You aren't gonna do anything. You are so clueless that you don't realize you can't shit and your not gonna ever stop me from running. I am gonna run and implement my plans and there is NOTHING you can do about it.

They could move to your district and switch party affiliations to vote against you in the primary and you'd never know.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

I would like to know how politicians make sure they set out to accomplish what they want when they are in politics.

They don't. Politicians almost never accomplish the goals that were the reason they got into it in the first place. Their focus gradually shifts from the hard-to-attain original to getting reelected, or new possibilities present themselves, or power becomes an end in itself. Even the rare incorruptible politician gets slapped in the face by reality -- I know a guy who ran for city council because he wanted to solve the city's awful parking situation, but when he actually got himself elected he found he had to spend practically every minute staving off bankruptcy.

You are thinking of Season 4 of The Wire.

6. Overturning the law that made same sex relationships legal

That law was the 14th Amendment. Overturning it will take another Constitutional Amendment. As a Congressman you can't do anything to make sure you accomplish that -- the most you can do is propose it to the States. It will be up to them -- you need 38 States to ratify it. The last time anybody has gotten the States to change the Constitution was over thirty years ago, and even though that change was a measure nearly everybody in America was in favor of, it still took 202 years.

Actually, that'd take replacing a couple more SCOTUS Justices (though arguably, they might have the votes already), but he'd need to be in the Senate by then or the President.

 

[Don2 (Don1 Revised)]

Passing a law that men and women are the only genders recognized by the U.S government

I guess I overlooked this one. I think you meant "male and female" not "men and women." Also, I think you meant "biological sex" not "gender" which is a social construct.

Supposing this is true, what disposition would such law give to rare hermaphrodites upon their birth? Would they have to undergo surgery and be forced into a sex? Or just forced into a category by the doctor? Or parents? Both? What if the sex is not obvious? What to do with other intersex types? Would the law decide these things?

What enumerated power of Congress would this type of law be working under? Would there be criminal prosecutions of persons saying their gender is something else?

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

You are going to make a great Republican.

 

[Elixir]

You are going to make a great Republican.

I dunno. The American fascist fad may have already peaked. We will find out this fall.

 

[laughing dog]

It's like literally get a life dude and stop worrying about what I am doing with mines.

I always worry what people are doing with mines.

 

[Elixir]

It's like literally get a life dude and stop worrying about what I am doing with mines.

I always worry what people are doing with mines.

Mines! Phwew.
I was worried there for a moment, about what Buzz was doing with mimes!

 

[Don2 (Don1 Revised)]

Mines! Phwew.
I was worried there for a moment, about what Buzz was doing with mimes!

On the other hand, we should probably read his don't say gay bill closely. There could be some fine print at the bottom banning certain occupations or hobbies that are sufficiently androgynous.

 

[Ford]

These same people that come on every single one of my postings talking shit to me literally have no lives and do nothing with themselves.

It's pretty sad and pathetic that they nothing else better to do with themselves.

These people literally need to get a life it's actually pretty pathetic honestly.

You need to learn to take criticism. That's not just good advice in general, but necessary for someone going into politics. From your reactions and responses here and in the other now locked thread, it is clear that you have a short fuse and are easily goaded into a shouting match or even threatening physical violence.

Politicians (and I have known a few) need a thick skin and the ability to take criticism or even harsh words with a smile and then walk away or go to the next question at the town hall. You seem like the kind of person who will pick a fight with anyone who challenges your nutty beliefs. Unless you learn to not be so easily triggered, you political career is already through.

 

[Patooka]

I would like to know how politicians make sure they set out to accomplish what they want when they are in politics. Like some of my top goals are below how can a politician make sure they accomplish these?

You're already on the right path. Telling everyone you disagree with to go fuck themselves and having remarkably thin skin is a prerequisite for politics. Just keep being yourself and make very clear to voters who you are and you'll do fine.

 

[NightHawkBuzz]

I would like to know how politicians make sure they set out to accomplish what they want when they are in politics. Like some of my top goals are below how can a politician make sure they accomplish these?

These are some of my top goals are below. How can a politician make sure they have the best chance of accomplishing these goals.

1. Passing a law that men and women are the only genders recognized by the U.S government
2. A nationwide "don't say gay bill"
3. Overturning same sex marriage
4. Banning gender affirming care
5. Stopping illegal immigration
6. Overturning the law that made same sex relationships legal
7. Banning transgender athletes from playing sports.
8. Mass deportation of migrants.

Is this a bad joke? If not, your goals and beliefs are disgusting.

It’s not a joke at all I’m dead serious.

 

[TomC]

It’s not a joke at all I’m dead serious.

Would you explain why?
Why is any of that important to you?
Tom

 

[Elixir]

I’m dead serious. Iran is a great fit for Buzz.
And I hear it’s getting nice in Tehran around this time of year.

 

[Don2 (Don1 Revised)]

I would like to know how politicians make sure they set out to accomplish what they want when they are in politics. Like some of my top goals are below how can a politician make sure they accomplish these?

These are some of my top goals are below. How can a politician make sure they have the best chance of accomplishing these goals.

1. Passing a law that men and women are the only genders recognized by the U.S government
2. A nationwide "don't say gay bill"
3. Overturning same sex marriage
4. Banning gender affirming care
5. Stopping illegal immigration
6. Overturning the law that made same sex relationships legal
7. Banning transgender athletes from playing sports.
8. Mass deportation of migrants.

Step#1: You need a sugar daddy!

or rather Sugar Daddies. You need to analyze each issue and decide what kind of corporate overlord or what kind of rich bastard is going to fund you.

Step#2: Appeal to the masses.

You have to change the narrative so that whatever is benefiting these rich bastards (i.e. your sugar daddies funding you), you make it sound like the masses benefit, too. In fact, don't even mention your sugar daddies. Don't talk about the NRA, just gun rights. Don't talk about creepy guys running gay conversion camps and making millions who also happen to fund you, talk about Churches and Traditional Family. For your issues you can talk about suffering children or how American workers are losing jobs to illegals. Don't ever mention the corporate overlords who are funding you and how they benefit from migrant labor, possibly illegally. In fact, you should just change that position to migrants have to be employed or get deported, then it's win-win for you and your sugar daddies. You can change that narrative to talk about migrants on welfare and the masses will eat it up. Because taxes!

Step#3: Always go negative.

This is standard Republican playbook. Never apologize. Never admit you are wrong. Always, always go on the offense and attack your opponent. It doesn't matter if you are lying or make an error about a study. Don't even read studies because they will hinder your creativity in making stuff up. (You are already way ahead of the game on this one.)

The only time you should ever apologize is to Donald Trump if he ever beats you senseless in a race. That's because he is the Party. You can never succeed without his support or at least him not noticing you for a little while.

Step#4: Increase your reach.

This day and age, you need to be on social media and have online organizations supporting you. Talk to your sugar daddies about the think tanks and "grassroots activist" groups they control. This will put you in touch with hundreds of thousands of people who get spammed everyday with this shit. At least some of them are Republicans and if they don't get annoyed, they've probably bought into the propaganda and become very paranoid. So it's up to YOU to keep that paranoia going, keep saying that creative negative shit, like "Jewish space lasers!!!1!," "the mainstream media is trying to destroy the traditional family" or "The Left doesn't want children to have moms and dads." These groups can often funnel funding your way, too, by creating weird emails like "If you want children to have moms and dads, send $3 to NightHawkBuzz by clicking this button."

You can do this.

 

[ideologyhunter]

You want to find out how politicians accomplish what they set out to do. This is what you're asking? Then you lay out a MAGAworld platform of extremist right wing malarkey. (BTW, where is your nationwide abortion ban? Where is free NRA membership and a Glock to every newborn?) You post all this on a website visited mainly by Nones, agnostics, and atheists. This is like me hawking subscriptions to Freethought Today on the Liberty University campus. It's kinda dense. You see, a politician needs to find her audience and, Marge, this isn't yours.
(I have my doubts that this isn't just a piece of theater designed to get people nuts. It's so out of place on iidb, and written in such a 7th grade Rambo style, that it might as well be a spoof.) Please don't tell us how much you weigh on this one.

 

[Ford]

I would like to know how politicians make sure they set out to accomplish what they want when they are in politics. Like some of my top goals are below how can a politician make sure they accomplish these?

These are some of my top goals are below. How can a politician make sure they have the best chance of accomplishing these goals.

1. Passing a law that men and women are the only genders recognized by the U.S government
2. A nationwide "don't say gay bill"
3. Overturning same sex marriage
4. Banning gender affirming care
5. Stopping illegal immigration
6. Overturning the law that made same sex relationships legal
7. Banning transgender athletes from playing sports.
8. Mass deportation of migrants.

Is this a bad joke? If not, your goals and beliefs are disgusting.

It’s not a joke at all I’m dead serious.

Again, your "campaign" is gonna be DOA.

On top of that, your "top goals" listed above are not popular, and in order to get elected, you have to convince a majority of people that you have ideas they like.

1. Not popular, and certainly not supported enough to be passed into law.
2. Not popular, and runs afoul of the 1st Amendment.
3. This has been explained to you. Also not popular.
4. This is a matter between a person and their medical care provider. What's next? Banning cancer treatments you find offensive?
5. Yeah, good luck with that. There is a multi-billion dollar trade in undocumented labor, and in order to stop it you're going to have to take on some very large financial interests. They've been winning on this one for...well...as long as we've had a border with Mexico.
6. Again, this has been explained to you. This is a settled matter.
7. Who are you to tell individuals they can't play sports? Are you planning to arrest people you think "look trans" at the local softball or soccer field?
8. See above. Also, when your constituents see the impact to their pocketbooks in terms of higher priced (or simply unavailable) produce along with the staggering tax bill for rounding up and deporting millions of people all at once, you'll be voted out of office right quick.

But who are we kidding? You're not going to get elected. Because in addition to running on a platform that a majority of people support (yes, you'd rile up the villagers enough to be competitive in a deep red district primary, but never win the general) you'll need money. Lots of money. Unless you're running for state representative of a heavily gerrymandered district in Bumblefuck, Nowherestan, you're gonna need donors. For a federal level Congressional race? You're gonna need a couple million minimum. Do you have people lined up to give you that kind of cash? More importantly, do you have people lined up to give you even more money than your primary opponent...who's probably an incumbent who's got all the big donors locked up?

I'm guessing the answer is "no," and your attitude of "vote for me or I'll come down there and kick your ass" is not going to go over even with the ignorant rednecks who support your "top goals."

 

[Politesse]

I've always sort of wondered how people end up on the ballot in a state or national election, but they don't seem to have a real campaign; no website, no debates, no endorsements, seemingly no support from any party, not so much as a voluntary statement in the little election packet they send out ahead of time. There are always a few, and they've always puzzled me.

But I feel like I'm getting a little peek behind the curtain, today.

 

[laughing dog]

But I feel like I'm getting a little peek behind the curtain, today.

You aren’t in Kansas.

 

[Elixir]

I would like to know how politicians make sure they set out to accomplish what they want when they are in politics. Like some of my top goals are below how can a politician make sure they accomplish these?

These are some of my top goals are below. How can a politician make sure they have the best chance of accomplishing these goals.

1. Passing a law that men and women are the only genders recognized by the U.S government
2. A nationwide "don't say gay bill"
3. Overturning same sex marriage
4. Banning gender affirming care
5. Stopping illegal immigration
6. Overturning the law that made same sex relationships legal
7. Banning transgender athletes from playing sports.
8. Mass deportation of migrants.

Is this a bad joke? If not, your goals and beliefs are disgusting.

It’s not a joke at all I’m dead serious.

Again, your "campaign" is gonna be DOA because - to put it kindly - you're a combative, easily-triggered snowflake who can't take a (verbal) punch.

That is the bottom line, isn't it? You certainly gave him a wealth of good advice that he will take as insult.
Again, I think Buzz's natural habitat is Iran.

But he could start by holding a few public meetings in the most extreme pockets of America's information desert, and start modifying his message based on feedback from ignorant, uneducated self identified victims. As they would be his main constituency, his message needs to be carefully tailored to their somewhat capricious whims. Boots on the ground, ear to the rail and all that.