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I've seen a number of black men online say that it's not fair for people to constantly question and criticize their vote (which is one of the reasons many seemed angry over Obama's speech), because many still vote for Democrats, and people just seem to zero in on them while many more Hispanic men vote for Republicans, white women vote for Republicans, etc. And I do wonder if this backlash leads more to support Republicans, along with the other reasons you've given. I also see constant guttural, dehumanizing attacks against Harris from the likes of Judge Joe Brown and Candace Owens, clearly tailored to the most cynical approach possible to get black voters, especially black men. And I do wonder, as much or more than Hillary in 2016, how much there are built-in reasons many won't vote for Harris that they just won't say out loud - although many are clearly comfortable saying them out loud. Another poll came out today showing a big increase in support for Trump among black and Hispanic voters, and I saw comments about MSNBC having propaganda yesterday with black voters who support Trump, so I do think there is going to be a big jump in support. The only issue is exit polls often overcount non-white support for Republican candidates, so we can't take those as reliable.

Sadly, I think Felix is still just a guest character - the actor has said he has a set time on the show. The guest character format is one of the reasons I struggle to connect with the revival as Felix has so much to offer (so does Victor) but will never stay.

I'd like to be included. Thank you for thinking of me.

Someone created this channel months ago, but they've only put up one (partial) episode so far. Not sure if it was already around or not.

Nate Cohn was incredibly thin-skinned in 2022, but even then, he was never this hostile. I think he and that whole polling guru set are unable to shake just how much respect they've lost over the last 4 years.

Thanks. Arizona I think was suited to Biden in ways it won't be for Harris, but hopefully enough moderate Republicans can turn out. There is talk about how well she is or isn't doing with younger voters (Politico warning). Dems see warning signs for Harris with youth vote in Arizona - POLITICO I can see why they wanted to move away from "weird," but they did move too far in the other direction. He has been subjected to extremely ugly personal attacks and smears, many splashed all over Twitter, so I'm glad he got to speak up about the fascist. I am also glad he pointed out what the media won't - how much they now avoid spotlighting JD Vance.

I think Vanessa was there to take Diane's place as an insecure plot mover, in love with men who never would love her. I think someone here mentioned a potential Derek/Vanessa pairing if Marland had stayed. I would have enjoyed that. Derek was just about the ideal guy in the Marland era (any lady should have run a mile from Tony).

I'm not sure what he said about Arizona, sorry, I was just reading through this thread.

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When I saw a clip of Tracy from about fifteen years ago, I winced at how unflattering the short, dyed cut was. I'm so glad she is able to have a more natural look now. I think there would be so much to explore on Tracy's end with a Tracy/Cody pairing - the age difference, her likely thinking he's conning her, her fear he would leave her for a younger woman, her fear he would end up like Paul Hornsby, etc. and also exploring what type of relationship the two would even have. I can't see the show actually doing it though - I imagine he will be back with Sasha and Tracy would just be the spoiler. Most of what I know of Violet is commentary on here, although I have enough memory of when Frank was pushing Emma and Spencer to relate to the complaints. She's done a decent job in the dramatic clips I've watched. The goodbye with Tracy was lovely and you could definitely see how little of it was a performance. I was even able to get past my longstanding hostility to the "Monica's house/Alan gave it to her" routine. Tracy is often seen as the most heartless character in Port Charles, but in moments like this you see just what an easily broken heart she has.

I see that Adam Carlson account thinks Trump will win Nevada based on the vote so far. I haven't paid much attention to the Jacky Rosen Senate campaign to see if she is running the Trump-friendly ads Bob Casey and Tammy Baldwin are that make some think Trump is winning or close to winning Pennsylvania or Wisconsin. The 18-29 vote for Harris in that poll doesn't seem like enough, especially if the amount of Hispanic and black male voters for Trump is any indication. I know all the reasons given, but it's sad to think how many people will overlook his bigotry because they think it won't happen to them. A Faux News/Suffolk poll has him up 11% with Hispanic voters. Another firm has him up with Arab-American voters. I could say these all aren't true, but it has been so many polls with underperforming results, and I am not sure how much is a permanent shift away from Democrats or just misogyny toward Kamala Harris. Even after the disgusting report from The Atlantic, you had the sister of the soldier Trump spewed bile over defending him and saying she voted for him. How can you support him over your sister's memory? Is the money or fame worth it? Mark Meadows is the sycophant who came out to deny the report, which is how you know its true. Meanwhile, the LA Times is refusing to endorse a Presidential candidate, due to pressure from the owner. https://www.semafor.com/article/10/22/2024/los-angeles-times-wont-endorse-for-president

Thanks @wonderwoman1951 .

Looks like Republicans are also overperforming in places like Georgia. Democrats will catch up to some degree, but I worry the speculation about apathetic turnout in parts of the base will be true. So much of this last month has seemed to demoralize if some polls and early voting results are any indication - I know some keep blaming Harris appearing with the Cheneys, or her not separating from Biden enough, but I feel like it's just been the usual advantages that swing in Trump's favor kicking in again, along with the bigotry at the core of this country.

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/early-voting-good-harris.html Essentially, they are saying some of the numbers are good but may be a mirage, which may (or may not) also be the case with the Nevada info from @Vee . It's difficult to figure out how much is just Republicans who weren't voting early in 2020 but are now doing so or if Trump really is turning out new voters. The part I'm most hesitant over is whether or not Harris is turning out new voters, or enough to make up those who are lost to the party. The endless media focus over the [!@#$%^&*] McDonald's photo op and his crudity about Arnold Palmer, how this is a brilliant populist choice, have led him to dominate coverage and to Harris getting coverage more if she reacts to him than on her own campaign. The press is letting Trump run out the clock again just like he did in 2016.

He did. I know the original long-term plan was Kelly/Nola, then they changed course when Quint and Nola became popular.

I think they would have been difficult to write for (nothing about Quint would suggest he was a great idea for a long-term character), but the show doubled down on some even worse choices (like bringing in a ward and reshaping Quint as a scientist).

Nola and Tony were probably not staying around long anyway (although Lisa Brown might have if Kobe and Long hadn't deemphasized the character), so the most she would have been left with was Jim, Bea and Maureen.

I forgot all about that. Another story to treasure...

The show doing a plug-pulling story reminds me of when AW did the same in its dying years. Not great.

I think they are recasting Spencer as soon as Trina is gone. I share many of their complaints - the show doesn't care about Trina, I doubt they ever really did, and it's certainly valid for some fans to assume they are only pairing her with a black actor because that way they can have them on the backburner until Trina is quietly written out. With that said, it makes more sense than pairing her with Gio, and a lot of her fans seemed to hate that idea too. And it's never a bad thing to have more black cast members on the show.

I don't care for all the chummy, elitist tones from Cook/Amy Walter, but this tweet does match up to how much these last months have reminded me of 2016. That year enough white women moved to Trump due to dislike of Hillary or going along with the lie that Trump wouldn't really go against them. Even now, after the fall of Roe, I am not sure if he has muddied the waters enough (with a lot of help from the media) to bring them back again. (for some reason I can't embed Amy Walter's tweets here)

You're right; AWHP mentioned to me it may be the week before too. I just miss that vulnerability in Blaine alongside the fire - there's not much here beyond generic business bickering. I hadn't looked on Youtube for any 'new' AW this week so was pleasantly surprised something showed up. Finding those treats is the best part of being a soap fan.

I do wonder what Marland's plans for the family would have been. Neither Josh nor Trish give any Dallas vibes for me. Josh gives much more disaffected Californian vibes. I also don't remember Josh and Trish being nearly as close in what I've seen of that era (admittedly not a ton) as the Lewises became after Long arrived.