AFK BRB Chocolate (CA version)

Anyone have a non-paywall link to the video?

Wait, so they dusted it with cocoa powder and then put those frosting dollops on top of that? The lid might have been the only thing holding those in place.

Both supporters and detractors will buy them, someone’s going to get rich.

You can’t arrest me for pretending to be a diplomat, I have diplomatic immunity!

Isn’t it still a state crime even if it’s moved to a federal court? Still state charges and state standards.

Absolutely! Maybe even mid-December.

Might be an unpopular opinion, but I have no problem with stores selling holiday stuff way in advance of the holiday. Some people want to get their decorations all lined up, be working on crafts, or whatever. What I object to is when stores decorate for the holiday way in advance. I don’t want to see Christmas trees and snow men in October or pumpkins and witches in July.

I think it’s a valid thing to pay attention to, and your example supports that, doesn’t contradict it. In the early part of the 2016 election, Clinton was considered a shoe in against Trump. But Trump excited his base h he filled stadiums - while the support for Clinton was much less enthusiastic. And, as we know all too well, Clinton lost.

So yes, seeing the kinds of crowds a candidate draws is one measure that’s worth looking at. It’s not the whole thing, for sure, especially when some candidates aren’t above paying people to attend.