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2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.

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3 hours ago, nycHorn said:


Is the schedule published? I looked earlier for lineup and times but couldn’t find it.

Each day's official schedule has been published sometime around 1pm, give or take 45 minutes. edit - meaning times and the full list of speakers. Tonight is Buttigieg and Bill Clinton. Oh and Pelosi and Walz! 

 

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Trump's former Press Sec's speech was just 2 minutes and packed a punch. "I wasn't just a Trump supporter, I was a TRUUUUE Believer," she began.

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Fantastic. Thread goes on to call out every member that signed as retired that is full of shit such as a Senior Airman E3.

 

2 hours ago, The Dog said:

I think the "we're not going back" thing is a good pushback to the GOP. It's a chance to flip the narrative from the GOP being able to say "we can make it better" to the Democrats being able to say "no, they will make it worse - and they wrote a book on how they will do it (Project 2025)." The GOP wrote down exactly how they plan to govern and a lot of it is very unpopular.

I think we're not going back is a great counter to "Make America Great Again" for the people that view "MAGA" as a dog whistle on many levels:

  • overt oppression and racism
  • hatred and intolerance from dear leader
  • retribution and division
  • overt political violence in the name of a fascist
  • lack of equality

It's vague enough to encompass many things, all bad, that Trump represents.  I also like the "I've seen that movie before" line that Barak threw out along with the "Sequels are always worse"

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I watched Doug Emhoff's speech for a second time because it was so good and so strategic, but also highly relatable, for me at least. 

 

On 8/19/2024 at 5:30 PM, gmr548 said:

Along this line, Georgia Republicans are making it very clear they will not certify a Harris victory should it happen. Harris is in a tough position. She has to contest the state for variety of reasons but it also can't be counted on at all. Any path to victory hinging on Georgia as the tipping point is implausible. 

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/georgia-election-board-approves-new-rules-critics-fear-112960772

 

Even is she prevails in the electoral college without georgia, Harris needs to be suing the fuck out of those cocksuckers. And pressing federal charges.  

This is in addition to the mob that should storm the capital, of course. 

 

 

23 minutes ago, TexEx15 said:

Fantastic. Thread goes on to call out every member that signed as retired that is full of shit such as a Senior Airman E3.

 

 

Isn't "Stolen Valor" against the law? Aren't people sometimes prosecuted for that shit? Or do you actually have to gain something of tangible valor for it to be illegal?

 

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Trump's former Press Sec's speech was just 2 minutes and packed a punch. "I wasn't just a Trump supporter, I was a TRUUUUE Believer," she began.
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I liked the story about how he got upset that the people in the hospital they were visiting were getting all the attention. And not him.
4 minutes ago, High Plains Drifter said:

Isn't "Stolen Valor" against the law? Aren't people sometimes prosecuted for that shit? Or do you actually have to gain something of tangible valor for it to be illegal?

@surlylawdogs

Dunno.  I only recall that I thought it was unconstitutionally vague. I remember thinking it might apply to actors in a military movie - or to family members who wanted to honor another family member by wearing a division patch on a piece of clothing - like I wore my fathers armored division patch on a baseball cap to honor him.  

I just assumed nobody thought that I was a veteran of a war fought before I was born - by wearing a patch of a division that is no longer in existence. 

I think the whole concept behind the law is stupid military knob jobbing, and a law that needed to be passed once every other problem in the country was solved.

American Research Group with some numbers that help Kamala (no actual horserace numbers):

Biden approval at 45/49
Biden handling of the economy at 43/51
36% of people polled say the economy is getting better / 25% say its the same - so 61% do not think the economy is getting worse
54% do not believe we are in a recession

The better voters think of Biden + the economy, the better chance of Kamala winning 

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Transcript:

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My name is David French, and I’m an opinion columnist at “The New York Times.” I’ve been a conservative since the moment I started being interested in politics. I was a Cold War Reagan conservative. I came of age in the 1980s, and that was my political identity.

And for a long time, it also was my professional identity. I was a free speech lawyer for many years. I was a pro-life litigator for many years. I was a Romney delegate to the 2012 Republican National Convention. So I was deeply embedded both in the conservative legal movement and in the Republican Party itself before the rise of Donald Trump.

But I am, for the first time in my adult life, going to vote for a Democrat for president in 2024. I’m going to vote for Kamala Harris. Some people say I can’t vote for Kamala Harris because I’m pro-life and a Christian. But in fact, I believe Donald Trump is harming the pro-life movement in a profound way.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

I’m often asked if I’m still conservative. The answer is I’m voting against Trump precisely because I’m conservative. That’s why I’m doing it. I was a Reagan Republican because of the commitment of the parties to certain conservative principles. The current Republican Party is not the Reagan Republican Party in its policies, and it is certainly absolutely not the Reagan Republican Party when it comes to its commitment or understanding of the importance of character.

Now, with the rise of the MAGA Republican Party, the party has transformed itself. And so therefore, if I’m a Republican because of a commitment to character and a specific kind of conservatism, and it’s no longer committed to those things, then it has no claims on my loyalty at all.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

I had never voted for Donald Trump. I like to say I have voted for Mitt Romney for president more than any other person alive, including probably Mitt Romney. So I’ve written in Mitt Romney, for example. But I had not affirmatively cast a vote for the Democratic candidate. And I will tell you when this really began to change.

It wasn’t just January 6, although January 6 elevated the stakes dramatically. It was the one-two punch of January 6 and seeing how far Trump himself and MAGA had strayed from its commitment to the American rule of law. It was also, then, that Russian attack on Ukraine and the response of the Biden-Harris administration to that contrasted with the MAGA response. What I’ve seen is this administration was on the right side of those issues. And Kamala Harris has doubled down on those commitments to be on the right side of those issues.

I’m an evangelical Christian, and I’ve been pro-life for reasons related both to my faith and to my understanding of science and justice. And it was one of the primary reasons why I continued my affiliation with the Republican Party, because of the Republican Party’s consistent commitment to a pro-life position.

But with the rise of Donald Trump, I was very, very concerned about his effect. Abortions went up under his presidency, and since the Dobbs decision, the pro-life movement has been in a state of political collapse. It’s not even been able to win a referendum in a red state. Trump was the very first president since Carter to end his presidency with a higher abortion rate and ratio and tens of thousands of more abortions.

So you’re beginning to have a world with more abortions, decreased support for the pro-life movement, and then Donald Trump himself and the MAGA movement fundamentally changes the Republican Party platform to the point where it was no longer recognizably pro-life. And it was the most watered down platform on abortion in 40 years.

And so it strikes me as bizarre if people make the argument that as an evangelical Christian, you have to support the man who watered down the pro-life platform in the Republican Party, the man who oversaw the first increase in abortions in decades, the man who has been found liable for sexually abusing a woman, and a man who’s bragged — bragged — about his sexual exploits. That that’s the person that Christians have to support or they’re not. being faithful strikes me as not just destructive, but also laughably ridiculous.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

It’s a mistake to think of voting for somebody as endorsing all aspects of their coming presidency. No, it’s an endorsement of the things I like, [LAUGHS]: and it’s not an endorsement of the things that I don’t like. And it’s definitely a repudiation of the other side.

Here’s the way I would put it. I think there are ample opportunities for the pro-life movement to work with a Harris administration to enact policies that will make abortion less appealing as an alternative for women. So, for example, I have long supported the Biden administration’s efforts to create an expanded child tax credit. I do think that there are policies that are aimed at improving the lives of young mothers that pro-life people can work with the Harris administration on.

Also, I’m not naive. There are things that I would oppose. So, for example, if she is wanting to repeal the Hyde amendment, which is prohibiting direct federal funding of abortion, I would oppose that. If she was wanting to enact a federal law codifying Roe, I would oppose that.

But I would also note that pro-life folks can block some of those policies with their votes down ballot. The president is not — she would not be queen of America.

[laughs]

She would the votes in the House and the Senate to enact national change. So this idea that everything depends on the vote for the president is just completely wrong.

And right now, I think there’s an appetite for a return to a more normal American politics and a more calm America. And I think you see that through her candidacy, not through the candidacy of Donald Trump.

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But with the rise of Donald Trump, I was very, very concerned about his effect. Abortions went up under his presidency, and since the Dobbs decision, the pro-life movement has been in a state of political collapse. It’s not even been able to win a referendum in a red state. Trump was the very first president since Carter to end his presidency with a higher abortion rate and ratio and tens of thousands of more abortions.

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Here’s the way I would put it. I think there are ample opportunities for the pro-life movement to work with a Harris administration to enact policies that will make abortion less appealing as an alternative for women. So, for example, I have long supported the Biden administration’s efforts to create an expanded child tax credit. I do think that there are policies that are aimed at improving the lives of young mothers that pro-life people can work with the Harris administration on.

How novel! Decrease abortions by enacting ACTUAL "pro family" policies! 

This would require a pretty big shift in how the GOP views things, unfortunately.

3 hours ago, Hank Kingsley said:

I am still stunned and pleased with how the Democratic Party has absolutely CRUSHED it since Biden dropped out. They are hitting on all cylinders everyday. 

Last night at the DNC was unbelievable. The production was top notch. When roll call started with the cheesy DJ, I think most of us groaned at first. But then you realized it was just a joyous and energetic occasion. They turned the most fucking boring party of a convention into a dance party. Incredible!

I'm not a rah rah Democrat. I've been very cynical about the party apparatus, particularly over the last 10 years. But I'm happy to admit their instincts are absolutely on point right now, and I get the feeling that it wasn't only Biden that stepped down a month ago. The old establishment finally let the younger generation take the reins within the party itself. And it's firing on all cylinders. Keep it up. This is amazing. 

 

 

I agree, but....

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My wife, who is fairly liberal but often needs to be dragged to the voting booth, has been tuned in to virtually every second of this convention. A switch turned around the time of the debate where she is now beating me to the punch in sharing political news. It's amazing.

2 hours ago, The Dog said:

 

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How novel! Decrease abortions by enacting ACTUAL "pro family" policies! 

This would require a pretty big shift in how the GOP views things, unfortunately.

Yes, let's take care of the kids after they're born with healthcare, child tax credits, school lunches, good public education, etc.

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Voto Latino poll of 2,000 Latino voters (LV) in AZ, MI, NV, NC, PA, WI

April 2024 - Biden 47, Trump 34, RFK 12
August 2024 - Harris 60, Trump 29, RFK 7

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Trump is speaking outdoors in Asheboro, NC.  bulletproof glass.

 

I'm sure tens and tens of people will tune in when RFK addresses "The Nation."

could also be that he's got enough signatures to be on the ballot in AZ.

12 minutes ago, Jive Turkey said:

Trump is speaking outdoors in Asheboro, NC.  

Weird stop.  One of my best friends from my first two years of college at N.C. State is from Asheboro and I've been there a few times.  It's a tiny shithole in BFE, not really close to any major metropolitan area.  Maybe it's the best place his campaign could find to which he didn't already owe a bunch of money.

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the speeches worked:

 

I’d love to see Trump stick to policy 

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Earlier today on MSNBC they said that the digital team has been described within the party (affectionately) as a

 

‘group of feral Gen Z’ers with tremendous instincts and little oversight. ‘

 

They’ve been aces thus far. 

4 minutes ago, Js1 said:

I’d love to see Trump stick to policy 

Does Kamala have any policies out yet?

1 minute ago, Horn75 said:

Does Kamala have any policies out yet?

No taxes on income generated from college fan sites.  Not sure about any other policies.  

13 minutes ago, Js1 said:

I’d love to see Trump stick to policy 

Yeah, he's never done it before.  Don't think he's going to start now.

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12 minutes ago, Horn75 said:

Does Kamala have any policies out yet?

Not siding with Vladimir Putin, to start. Hth.

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They could not be more lost.

 

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1 minute ago, TexEx15 said:

They could not be more lost.

 

Says the guy addicted to outrage. 

Driving back from a doctor’s appointment I heard on MSNBC that JD Vance was at a rally today telling people that he’s long thought that when he hears Trump speak, he thinks of “hope for the country”

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Trump’s favorite pollster (Rasmussen) has Harris +1 in Wisconsin. So like 3-4

1 minute ago, TexEx15 said:

They could not be more lost.

 

That's the median age of a gamer, so yeah super weird

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Does Kamala have any policies out yet?

Don’t think I’ve ever seen a group of people so proud of a “gotcha” question that impacts literally no one.
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1 minute ago, Js1 said:

 

More like:

2016: At least he's not Hillary

2020: Let's not do that again

2024: IS THIS A FUCKING JOKE?

18 minutes ago, Horn75 said:

Does Kamala have any policies out yet?

You do know what they do at political conventions, right?

4 minutes ago, TexEx15 said:

They could not be more lost.

 


Things Dems have done or said that have resulted in massive enthusiasm and great polls that radical republicans have tried to steal over the last month:

- the “hope” messaging

- the “weird” messaging

- Beyoncé 

 

anything else?

They tried to do a dumb Walz horse cum thing. Went about as well as you would imagine. 

53 minutes ago, Jive Turkey said:

"we did things like nobody ever heard of"

Yep, everything from colluding with Russia to attempting a coup. Totally unheard of.

2 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

You do know what they do at political conventions, right?

Talk shit about Trump the whole time?

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