The Politics Thread

[Vee]

Meanwhile:

 

[DRW50]

Leonardo Dicaprio endorsed Kamala Harris?

Adam McKay and David Sirota must be breaking walls.

Trump and the walking around to music - I get the feeling someone (maybe in UFC or WWE) told him this will look atmosphere and play well to the young men his team have spent so much time bringing in. I wish I could say it doesn't work but he seems to be doing better and better the more he decays.

Edited October 26, 2024 by DRW50

[Vee]

Or he's just senile.

[Wendy]

This is the correct answer.

[Liberty City]

Are all of his rallies just a listening session for music that [likely] no one wants him playing?

[DramatistDreamer]

President Biden demonstrated the courage of his convictions to stand up and speak a direct, genuine and heartfelt apology on behalf of the government to the victims of those forced to live at those boarding schools constructed for Native American children. It needed to be said and Biden declared that the apology was overdue. This is what leadership looks like and needs to continue to be going forward.

[janea4old]

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[Marco Dane]

Is This The Reason Bezos-Owned ‘WaPo’ Didn’t Endorse Harris?

[DramatistDreamer]

Those of us who have been paying attention to Harris’ work over several years are already aware of these initiatives but it is somewhat unfortunate that she feels as if she cannot (or perhaps was advised not to) speak about her work in these areas, especially seeing as it has yielded some genuine and substantial benefits to many in need.

The Policy Record Harris Isn’t Talking About

[I Am A Swede]

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[jasonminer1974]

Off topic but i noticed your marco Dane thingy. I've been watching him on Wiseguy on tubi!

[DRW50]

A few articles from a pollster blaming Harris' decline on her not focusing enough on the economy and not taking Trump's immigration attacks seriously enough until it was too late. I feel like so many people just automatically support Trump based on the economy (even when polls have her with an edge on the issue she is still slipping in those same polls) and they tune out any attempts by the campaign to focus on the issue. So does the media. But at least this helps me understand the struggles more, whatever cold comfort that is.

Trump Is Laser-Focused on the Final Duel. Harris Is Not. - The American Prospect

The Campaign That Pushed Harris Into a Tie With Donald Trump - The American Prospect

[Vee]

I don't buy it at all. I just don't adopt these contrarian takes as gospel; I think most of them are bullshit from dirtbag dead-enders or libertarians with agendas, and I think they prey on the anxious. I also fundamentally disagree with their takes on the campaign and the race.

This race was always going to tighten. But because these Twitter randos with their own political air want to skew that around their agenda, they claim it's because Harris did X or Y. That's silliness.

Edited October 26, 2024 by Vee

[DRW50]

I have my doubts, but I just appreciate seeing a perspective beyond "she isn't hating trans people enough" "she didn't bash Biden enough," or "she is a genocider." I do feel like the way the debate has been framed in recent months did give Trump an opening. I blame a lot of that on the media, of course. 

Hopefully she can still somehow win.

[DramatistDreamer]

The least surprising thing I have heard all day.

X’S ‘BLACK INSURRECTIONIST’ ACTUALLY A WHITE MAN FROM UPSTATE NEW YORK, REPORT