[user104658]

Originally Posted by bots

if it's a landslide, it won't go to the supreme court (or it wont matter) That's really what Harris needs to aim for

Problem with the US system is that while you can have a popular vote landslide... a landslide by the numbers that matter; remember Hillary beat Trump by nearly 3 million votes. Bush also (by a small margin, tbf) lost the popular vote in 2000, though he at least won it (by a similarly small margin) in 2004.

In theory, the whole of (say) California and New York state could vote Dem --every single eligible voter -- seeing Dems win the popular vote by a huge margin, and it would make no difference at all to the overall result.

Of course similar things happen here but I don't think it's as dramatic as the US. (Comparatively) tiny states can change the outcome for the entire country. It's mad.

[bots]

Originally Posted by Quantum Boy

Problem with the US system is that while you can have a popular vote landslide... a landslide by the numbers that matter; remember Hillary beat Trump by nearly 3 million votes. Bush also (by a small margin, tbf) lost the popular vote in 2000, though he at least won it (by a similarly small margin) in 2004.

In theory, the whole of (say) California and New York state could vote Dem --every single eligible voter -- seeing Dems win the popular vote by a huge margin, and it would make no difference at all to the overall result.

Of course similar things happen here but I don't think it's as dramatic as the US. (Comparatively) tiny states can change the outcome for the entire country. It's mad.

Harris is actually changing some traditional red states blue, thats what i mean by a landslide. Florida is now a genuine dem target and a few others are shaping up similarly. If Harris wins a significant number of red states, it will be a landslide

[Parmy]

Biden called him Donald Dump.

[bots]

Originally Posted by Beso

Biden called him Donald Dump.

most people were calling him donald duck this week

[Alf]

Taylor Swift fans for Trump

Welcome aboard the Trump train, Swifties

[arista]

[Alf]

Originally Posted by arista

Well yeah, Trump prefers us little people in the World, he's not too keen on the elites. He prefers a McDonald's to cavier.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Alf

Well yeah, Trump prefers us little people in the World, he's not too keen on the elites. He prefers a McDonald's to cavier.

Alf, he wouldn't piss on you if you were on fire, for fear that some might splash on his shoes.

[Merry Mockmas]

Originally Posted by Alf

Well yeah, Trump prefers us little people in the World, he's not too keen on the elites. He prefers a McDonald's to cavier.

He has good taste in food.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Alf

Taylor Swift fans for Trump

Welcome aboard the Trump train, Swifties

Alf Created by A. I.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by arista

Alf Created by A.I.

Was he?? This explains a lot...

[Alf]

Originally Posted by arista

Alf Created by A. I.

Welcome to the information wars.

I bought the Daily Star for my train ride this morning (just for the crossword to pass the time)

I saw this story and on the same page it had an headline that "Kamala takes a clear lead"

It's the final days of the first information war, and now it's time to get dirty.

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Alf

Taylor Swift fans for Trump

Welcome aboard the Trump train, Swifties

obviously, since most of the Trump fans are rich or even super rich people

or deluded lunatics like Kanye West


there is only one type of species among the Trumpies, common facts since we all know what his views are on the us economy, and no that wall ain't coming haha, i mean mexicans are only good for the elite to do their yards, clean their homes, make their beds etc, cheap personnel for their chores, trump is a businessman too, he won't make those elite work themselves

[Nicky91]

same with that JD Vance clown, where he is running for vice president, other men his age are fighting their ass off in those wars in the middle east


there have been way better running mate candidates in the past than this kid, real people's champions like John Kerry, Al Gore

[Alf]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

same with that JD Vance clown, where he is running for vice president, other men his age are fighting their ass off in those wars in the middle east


there have been way better running mate candidates in the past than this kid, real people's champions like John Kerry, Al Gore

Geert Wilders is team Trump

[Yuki Maru Hoshi]

I never liked Pence, but I'm more OK with JD Vance. He reminds me a bit of Dan Crenshaw. I don't agree with him on everything, but he can stand up to the brass in his own party, which is always needed....

I was in his district and voted for him in the primaries (which he obviously won) until they moved the map around (which always looked silly).

[bots]

Youtube video

[Alf]

Apparently, Kamala doesn't want this sharing with you.

The Donald has to turn people away because there's no places left, wherever he goes.

She still has a bigger crowd than the apparent most popular President ever, Basement Biden

[Yuki Maru Hoshi]

Originally Posted by bots

Youtube video

It's actually really unusual for TV here to show anything completely uncut. Network TV in general and American news are shameless about the butchering and rebranding of content. Even movies that get reaired can get this treatment. TV was never a vehicle for authentic viewing of content because of all the commercials and other content that has to meets certain standards. That was always frustrating when they'd cut away from anything of detail I'd be interested in watching. They don't share anything for its informational content, it's to show what they want to show and generally its whatever they can milk for any other line items.

Little known fact maybe, but the BBC used to carry a certain air among Americans for having "authentic" (ie untouched) content compared to typical TV. Especially for news, but then there was also the shows. Just because so much of television here is watered down to its most commercial aspect. We could follow a whole series on our public channels and not be attacked constantly by ads. It was nice.

Anyway, if someone wants to watch something political in its entirety, that's what C-SPAN and the internet is meant for. For people who can stand to listen to these for hours on end. I don't care which candidate holds the "best parties", it's a matter of whether at this point they're even remotely capable of doing the job... which is seemingly fewer than expected.

[Good King Glennceslas]

Originally Posted by Alf

Apparently, Kamala doesn't want this sharing with you.

The Donald has to turn people away because there's no places left, wherever he goes.

She still has a bigger crowd than the apparent most popular President ever, Basement Biden

Don’t most venues look like this before a show begins.

[Good King Glennceslas]

I mean this is as Trump was walking off stage after his performance

People are waking up

[arista]

Yes not good.

[user104658]

He's definitely looking and sounding tired. He could outpace Biden but he's very much struggling to keep up with a younger/more energetic campaign.

For the same reason that Biden was an inappropriate candidate let's face it.

He is an elderly man

[bots]

I also think he might be suffering from PTSD. The problem is that most people who have been through a traumatic event don't have it available on instant replay and he apparently sits and replays the video constantly

[user104658]

Originally Posted by bots

I also think he might be suffering from PTSD. The problem is that most people who have been through a traumatic event don't have it available on instant replay and he apparently sits and replays the video constantly

TBF even mild anxiety meds would explain why his live appearances are less "lively" lately, they tend to address anxiety by muting adrenaline response and while that stops the physical symptoms of anxiety... it can also mute outwards expressions of excitement. He's a lot less agitated/animated in general.

And even for Trump, some serious anxiety about public speaking wouldn't be unusual after getting clipped by a bullet within the last few months, it's so recent that you wouldn't even consider it PTSD. Just straight up normal situational anxiety, given the circumstances.