2024 Presidential Election -- new thread for the final week

What will be the outcome of the 2024 Presidential Election


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I haven't had time to read through the entire re-opened thread, so I apologize if this has already been discussed, but who would have guessed that the 'October surprise' for Trump would turn out to be the recordings of him telling Billy (?) on a hot mike that he could sexually abuse women without any consequences?

Yes, I'm talking about the tapes that were revealed several weeks before the 2016 election. It turns out that there are hundreds of thousands of young voters who apparently had never heard of these recordings. And that popular influencers on TikTok are now broadcasting their existence and their content, and that the newly elelgible young voters seem to be a lot more disturbed by them than boomers were eight years ago.

Wouldn't it be something if this 'surprise' actually swung the election to Harris on the strength of young voters?
Trump is his own worst enemy. He just can't keep his mouth shut. That proud self is his undoing.
 
There are a lot of data out there. They just don’t like what it says. Lutnick was acting as though nobody has ever studied the relation between vaccines and autism, or that Kennedy just wants to see the data, as though it is being hidden. It was a big smoke screen. The data are publicly available. That’s because science values transparency. There are many big studies.
They want the "alternative data" like the "alternative facts."
 
I like Scaramucci. I think he’s bright, and has the ability to craft a palatable message that he knows will sell to a left of center audience. I think he has found that being a paid political consultant/commentator is a cushy job. But that is not a crime and I do appreciate that his message seems to be cut from a pro-democracy, pro- American perspective with a measure of pragmatism that appeals to us middle-of-the-roaders. I don’t know how he votes when he goes into the voting booth, however. But there’s no reason why I should necessarily. So I agree he’s an interesting character who who has decent skills as a political analyst. I guess what I’m saying is that he strikes me as an opportunist, and at the end of the day, whether Democrats or Republicans win or lose or whether our basic freedoms as citizens of a democratic system continue to erode—those issues don’t really concern him personally, he’s an observer. He has the wealth to be insulated from the political and monetary policy decisions that affect the 99%. No matter what happens he’s not going to sweat it, like say a James Carville who wears his political sensibilities on his sleeve. Speaking of Carville: Headline on Yahoo this evening:
I completely disagree based on the podcast I mentioned in my post a few minutes ago. He is clearly voting for Harris and has grave concerns about a Trump reelection.
 
I completely disagree based on the podcast I mentioned in my post a few minutes ago. He is clearly voting for Harris and has grave concerns about a Trump reelection.
I would agree. He is definitely voting for Harris. I also enjoy the podcast except for his constant flirting with Katy Kay.
 
I haven't had time to read through the entire re-opened thread, so I apologize if this has already been discussed, but who would have guessed that the 'October surprise' for Trump would turn out to be the recordings of him telling Billy (?) on a hot mike that he could sexually abuse women without any consequences?

Yes, I'm talking about the tapes that were revealed several weeks before the 2016 election. It turns out that there are hundreds of thousands of young voters who apparently had never heard of these recordings. And that popular influencers on TikTok are now broadcasting their existence and their content, and that the newly elelgible young voters seem to be a lot more disturbed by them than boomers were eight years ago.

Wouldn't it be something if this 'surprise' actually swung the election to Harris on the strength of young voters?
I wish I was younger/more tech savvy/ had a social media presence. There are dozens/hundreds of Trump viral moments/statements from the past that would hit hard with the youth vote. The Access Hollywood Tiktok is just one example.
 
I'm practicing for my potential epiphany on Wednesday of next week.
Let's hope we know by Wednesday. I'm hoping to know Tuesday night but fretful. If we have to wait until Friday for Pennsylvania's results to know the outcome, the anxiety most of us have felt over the past few weeks will seem like a carnival.

Edit: That last word made me want to share this video to brighten everyone's Saturday.

 
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So this is my issue with journalism in a nut shell. The speaker said the GOP would probably repeal the CHIPS act when asked a question about it. He later walked back these comments. While reading an article on this fiasco, this is what I saw. “The CHIPS and Science Act, which passed with bipartisan support…..”

This is ridiculous. ONE GOP member of the house voted for this bill. ONE!!!!!! Did more of them cross the isle in the senate, yes, but I would hardly call this a bill that got bipartisan support when only one GOP member of the house voted for it.

 
His podcast with Katty Kay is excellent. His insights into Trump's way of thinking are unparalleled.

https://www.youtube.com/@RestPoliticsUS
I listened to it before it was spun of the Rest is Politics (which is great) into their own feed. I've already got too many podcasts and don't need another one. My problem with him is that it's like AI - both confidential right or confidential wrong. He tends to lack nuisance.

I completely disagree based on the podcast I mentioned in my post a few minutes ago. He is clearly voting for Harris and has grave concerns about a Trump reelection.
He's definitely pro-Harris. That's without question. He might have even been doing some leg work on her behalf.
 
I listened to it before it was spun of the Rest is Politics (which is great) into their own feed. I've already got too many podcasts and don't need another one. My problem with him is that it's like AI - both confidential right or confidential wrong. He tends to lack nuisance.
often mistaken but never in doubt?
 

Bostondevil, this one's for you. The co-chair of the Trump-Vance transition team (Howard Lutnick) says RFKJr told him re vaccines:




Death and disease are so much fun.
How can such accomplished folks be so ignorant. Having an uncle die right before the polio vaccine was released, my mother got me that shot the second it was available in my hometown. Then for the rest of my 75 years I voluntarily take every vaccine available. May be now we know what’s wrong with me.
 
How can such accomplished folks be so ignorant. Having an uncle die right before the polio vaccine was released, my mother got me that shot the second it was available in my hometown. Then for the rest of my 75 years I voluntarily take every vaccine available. May be now we know what’s wrong with me.
It's all about the agenda. Or blaming something else for your life's miseries. Not just polio, think about smallpox, etc. I'm reading about the American Revolution right now, and they figure 6,800 Americans died in battle while over 100,000 (not just soldiers) died of smallpox.
 
It's working for him. Why stop?
Hmm, not so sure about that assessment. Trump is actually on a quite breathtaking losing streak considering the GOP loss in the 2018 midterms, his presidential election loss in 2020, the GOP underperformance in the 2022 midterms and his becoming a convicted felon earlier this year.

And his losing streak might be about to reach epic proportions on Tuesday. 😉
 
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