Politics The 2024 US Presidential Election

Not behind a pay wall (NYT frequently leaves some big news as freebies).

Some articles & reports, but not the above op-ed video, make it sound as TEAM Trump and the GOP are panicking.

I'm not buying into NPD Trump is scared of Harris, or he & his team are scrambling to figure out a strategy. Of course there is some concern, and related adjustments.

 

Trump Tells Crowd 'You Won't Have To Vote' Again After Election In Bizarre Remarks

Is Agent Orange 45 just babbling,
verbally fantasizing over what is just an idea,
or giving a sneak peek at something that is actually being planned?

I have to wonder what could he get pull off with Repub control of both houses, & conservative control of SCOTUS.


Note: This fits both Election, & Trump What Has He Done?.

 

It is shocking how weak our government system is in the face of a competent dictator that has a real mob of violent people behind them...

A smart President in 2020 with the pandemic would have tried to postpone the election for one year, then two years, then say that the election would go on again in 2024 as previously scheduled. And since he didn't get elected twice, he should still be eligible to run.

I don't think he did a good enough job of infitrating the military to back him over the Constitution. Police forces, the DOJ, and the legal system didn't go after his political opponents and make up crimes if that is what it took to lock up his political opponents.

 

NPD Trump wanted to appoint a minion as US AG after Barr stepped down/was fired, but after several people threatened to resign he had to back down. If this move had succeeded getting NPD Trump to leave office could've been axserious mess.

He also insulted US military leaders on a regular basis. With that said, I wouldn't be shocked if some top military would welcome a dictatorship, just not under NPD Trump.

Chances are NPD Trump learned some lessons (not that he would admit it) and would take much stronger actions if re-elected. Actually he has stated this.

 

Since this involves a PAC backing/looking to back certain candidates, including NPD Trump...

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/mu...otential-violations-michigan-laws-2024-08-04/

Much ado about nothing, or a very serious breach of public party.

I'd be seriously POD if a site pretended to do something such as help me register to vote in order to obtain my personal info to support a political party.

And there are people who wouldn't notice they're not being registering to vote.

 

I understand political insiders questioning NPD Trump's tactics...although "meltdown" seems like a strong overreaction.

OTOH that's the kind BS his core loves. They (some or many) don't have the intelligence (collectively) to follow anything close to complicated.

Trump strategists can develop a great strategy, but then they have to rely a man who is a contraryian with a short attention span to follow that strategy.

 

https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/06/politics/tim-walz-harris-vice-president/index.html

Tim Walz is Kamala Harris' pick for VP running mate. Time to research Walz.

I like Beshear. Shaipero is sharp, maybe too sharp, relishes being a smartass.


Edit:

Kamala Harris Picks Tim Walz As Running Mate: Here’s What To Know About Him

Not that I actually trust Forbes to be fair.

 

While I liked Mark Kelly for VP, and didn't want her to pick Shapiro, Walz seems to be a great pick for her campaign. He isn't going to try and scheme to undermine Kamala to be the next President, he can hold rallies of his own and get large crowds, and he will be hard for the conservatives to go after.

I don't know if her choice will change the polls much, but I think it got her a few million more votes of people that might have otherwise stayed home.

 

Trump and Harris will debate on Sept. 10, as Trump proposes two more dates

Team Harris could, possibly should, respond with a very reasonable counter offer just to show she will stand up to NPD Trump. Even if the resistance is largely symbolic.

NPD Trump would, of course, label such a move as her avoiding debating him.

 

Since just about everything Harris & Trump does and says affects the election...

Trump, Musk Overcome Tech Issues For Marathon Interview To Over 1,000,000 Listeners

Elon Musk, Donald Trump event on X crashes site, Tesla CEO blames cyberattack

Elon Musk’s X suffers tech failures at start of Donald Trump interview

Three takes on the glitches, or hack, that delayed the "interview."

I hope these hacks harming NPD Trump's campaign continue.

 

Do you think the Dems [Repubs] supported Ross Peerot [Ralph Nader] which included money? I do.

This' nothing new.

Biden has to be careful before the election so he doesn't hurt Harris' chances. When (or if...I remember 2016), she wins he'll need to be careful not to leave her a stack of complicated legal cases.

With that said, Team Biden is in a great position to get some things done using a battering ram rather than a knock.