American Politics from 2019 on

[Tero]

Trump will have VP Putin. On the phone every day.

[Brian Peacock]

The Economist And YouGov Poll

https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/d ... ptTnGc.pdf
Biden Replacement Approval Numbers (Starting On Page 99):

73% Kamala Harris
57% Pete Buttigieg
52% Bernie Sanders
50% Gavin Newsom
48% Cory Booker
45% Gretchen Whitmer
39% Amy Klobuchar

If they do it you know they're going to start at the bottom the list.

[Tero]

This election started early with Trump rallies, because he loves rallies.

Biden rallies are getting some traction. It's actually good to see the contrast between the two men. In addition Project 25 is getting a lot of bad press for Trump.
https://www.threads.net/@rbreich/post/C ... E4D4bd3sTQ
Under the tax plan proposed in Project 2025, it's estimated that a family of 4 making $100,000/year would get a $2,600 tax hike. But a family of 4 making $5 million/year would get a $325,000 tax cut.

It's a trickle-down nightmare.

[L'Emmerdeur]

So much angst. Once Biden determined to run again rather than putting his campaigning energy toward ensuring the best result for his successor, this was always going to be the ride. It was never going to be pretty, and the nascent fascist regime looks to have a solid chance of taking charge. Too soon to wallow in despair I think, and it doesn't pay to give too much weight to the musings of political talking heads.

'After Biden's debate performance, the presidential race is unchanged'

The race for the presidency remains statistically tied despite President Biden’s dismal debate performance two weeks ago, a new national NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds.

Biden actually gained a point since last month’s survey, which was taken before the debate. In this poll, he leads Trump 50% to 48% in a head-to-head matchup. But Biden slips when third-party options are introduced, with Trump holding the slightest advantage with 43% to 42%.

Those numbers, though, do not represent statistically significant differences, as the margin of error in the survey is +/- 3.1 percentage points, meaning results could be 3 points higher or lower.

The poll also found that, at this point, no other mainstream Democrat who has been mentioned as a replacement for the president on the ticket does better than Biden.

[Sean Hayden]

Yeah, I’m sure you’re right, now is hardly the time to lose our shit. Especially given that Republicans definitely won’t accept defeat. —what a mess

[Brian Peacock]

A choice between a corporatist genocide enabler and a proto fascist monomaniac. What a mess indeed.

[pErvinalia]

Vote libbo!

[JimC]

Vote fuck 'em all!

[Sean Hayden]

[Tero]

it will be close. And recounts. And stealing votes of people who forgot an initial from signature.
https://www.threads.net/@esa55jarvi/pos ... exMl7bD7Kw

[macdoc]

That Bald Eagle reminded me of this I took in Clear Lake CA.

Killed myself laughing at the indignant look the eagle gave the vulture.

US vs the dumpf

[macdoc]

Load up your gun at the local vending machine...a sure cure for Amerika gun problem . .

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/07/12/us/v ... index.html

[Tero]

Two Kamala Harris entries in Wikipedia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamala_(wrestler)

[Tero]

Battleground polls. Click the state.
https://www.realclearpolling.com/electi ... und-states

Bloomberg has been reliable.

[Tero]

Biden has no need to quit. AOC says opponents should quit.

Ocasio-Cortez, 34, a leading US House progressive popularly known as AOC, responded with a stinging social media message.

“If you’re a ‘senior Democrat’ that feels this way you should absolutely retire and make space for true leadership that refuses to resign themselves to fascism.

“This kind of leadership is functionally useless to the American people. Retire.”

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/art ... n-comments