republican debate

[moneymaker]

Going to have to record the debate tomorrow as I will be working. Hopefully Paul Rand will not mention Trump. Looking forward to seeing Megyn Kelly as moderator.

[The-Shoveler]

I am kind of hopping they take it out to the back parking lot and televise that.

[spdrun]

Trump expressed the desire to shoot someone — can we start a GoFundMe to buy them all dueling pistols?

[cvmom]

[quote=spdrun]Trump expressed the desire to shoot someone — can we start a GoFundMe to buy them all dueling pistols?[/quote]
+1

[FlyerInHi]

You don’t need to record. Just watch on YouTube. Cast to TV.
YouTube is saving me a lot of time. Very convenient.

I have to force myself to learn new tech instead of using old tech. There is no going back once you’re used to the new.

[poorgradstudent]

Trump is at least threatening to skip the debate entirely.

If the other candidates decide to gang up on him without him there (and the moderators are likely to bring up the issue), this could hurt him very, very badly.

[livinincali]

[quote=poorgradstudent]Trump is at least threatening to skip the debate entirely.

If the other candidates decide to gang up on him without him there (and the moderators are likely to bring up the issue), this could hurt him very, very badly.[/quote]

I think he will indeed skip the debate. It’s questionable if it hurts him or helps him. His hard core supporters probably won’t watch the debate if he isn’t there. If it just ends up being a Trump roast than some people might be put off by the fact that nobody is talking policy and they are attacking a man who isn’t even there to defend them self. He does have the benefit of he can’t say anything stupid in a heated exchange although there’s always twitter for that.

I do know that there’s going to be a ton a polling down before and after the debate and if those numbers show he lost some support you’ll hear about it on every media outlet. If he doesn’t lose support than it will be relegated to the back page.

[moneymaker]

Do you cast with chrome cast, I don’t think my chrome cast is HD. Who knows I might get off early!

[FlyerInHi]

[quote=moneymaker]Do you cast with chrome cast, I don’t think my chrome cast is HD. Who knows I might get off early![/quote]

I don’t have chrome cast, but any smart TV device that has a YouTube app should work. While on the same LAN, just pull up the video you want to watch on your smartphone/tablet, then click on the cast icon. I love it. So much content on YouTube. Makes it easy to cord cut.

[spdrun]

I just have a dumbass LCD TV. No spyware inside. HDMI cable to my laptop works perfectly!

[FlyerInHi]

[quote=spdrun]I just have a dumbass LCD TV. No spyware inside. HDMI cable to my laptop works perfectly![/quote]

Too funny. My friend bought a smart DVD player 2 years ago but is still waiting for someone to visit out in the boonies in Jersey to help her install. Right now it’s a long cable to the laptop on the coffee table.

Yeah there could be spyware. The more sophisticated, the higher the likelyhood of spyware. They say it’s not to spy on anyone in particular but only to obtain general consumer data. But I wonder if they keep detailed info by MAC address?

Just helped a friend install a myQ internet enabled garage door opener. It has motion sensor to turn on overhead light when you walk in, and a smart phone app to open remotely. The light will not go off as long as there’s motion. You think the data is stored on the cloud somewhere?

But what are we to do? It’s the Internet of things.

[FlyerInHi]

Here’s the link. I’m watching now.

http://youtu.be/iacKeZIS98Y

[poorgradstudent]

Without Trump, I felt the debate was a lot more policy substantive… and also a lot duller.

Oddly Trump’s gambit may have paid off in the following way:

Without Trump on stage, Cruz suddenly seems a lot crazier. With Trump, Cruz could position himself as “If you kinda like Trump, but want someone who has actually won an election and worked in Government, albeit as a hated outsider, I’m your man”.

In Iowa right now Cruz is Trump’s closest competition.

Trump’s absence also could help Jeb and Rand Paul a tiny bit down the stretch, since they both were less terrible than they’ve been in past debates. It’s in Trump’s best interest for the establishment vote to remain split, rather than rallying behind Rubio.

[livinincali]

Looks like both sides have something to tout in the ratings war

http://money.cnn.com/2016/01/29/media/republican-debate-ratings-donald-trump/

Fox had much lower numbers than the recent GOP debates on major networks, but Trump’s event didn’t crush the ratings either. Seems like it’s a wash there.

[poorgradstudent]

[quote=livinincali]Looks like both sides have something to tout in the ratings war

http://money.cnn.com/2016/01/29/media/republican-debate-ratings-donald-trump/

Fox had much lower numbers than the recent GOP debates on major networks, but Trump’s event didn’t crush the ratings either. Seems like it’s a wash there.[/quote]

Yeah, I think viewers are understandably getting tired of the same candidates with the same responses. If this was a reality show it would be time to shake things up by bringing back eliminated contestants or changing the rules of the game. But in theory it’s an actual political process.

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