2024 Presidential Election thread

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[Motor City Sonics]

President Harris -  Could you please deport Elon Mush ? 

[chasfh]

  On 7/28/2024 at 8:56 PM, mtutiger said:

The Forsyth County story is actually one of hope... Sure, maybe demo changes have happened, it's more diverse than it used to be, but actual hearts and minds have changed since 1987 I'm sure as well.

It sucks to reduce that to the regular partisan debate about crowd sizes... Or saying "look how white that crowd was"

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Deflecting to unimportant issues like crowd size is how they try to get you off your real game.

[CMRivdogs]

Anybody have 400 golf carts showing up for a Harris rally at The Villages in Florida..

 

[chasfh]

  On 7/28/2024 at 9:43 PM, mtutiger said:

He's such a mediocre guy, and a loser to boot. He never laughs, he's always angry.

It's a codependent relationship that many have with it. We would be better off turning the page.

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Maybe Trump is their loud, blustering, drunk-seeming, half-angry/half-charming dad whose approval they desperately need for their self-esteem.

[chasfh]

  On 7/28/2024 at 10:26 PM, romad1 said:

I hope Trump is stupid and keeps JP Mandel and i also hope he’s stupid enough to change him out for another weirdo from the private equity hall of shame. 

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I think if/when Trump switches out the VP there’s a good chance he picks Elise Stefanik.

[chasfh]

  On 7/28/2024 at 11:49 PM, LaceyLou said:

This. 

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I don’t know, I thought Hillary was great, but then, I was paying attention to her resume and policy statements and not really to her personal likability. 

[chasfh]

  On 7/29/2024 at 1:36 AM, Tiger337 said:

I had not heard that before.  I am going to go out on a limb and say that Trump hasn't either.  Rubio might know about it.  

Trump would never pick little Marco anyway.  He'd make him grovel and then humiliate him instead.  

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Marco is not exactly white, try as he might, so probably correct.

[Motown Bombers]

I know I’m supposed to not like Hillary Clinton but not sure why. 

[chasfh]

  On 7/29/2024 at 1:47 AM, mtutiger said:

As the young kids like to say...

"Cry Harder"

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lol “win on policy”

[pfife]

  On 7/29/2024 at 12:40 PM, chasfh said:

I don’t know, I thought Hillary was great, but then, I was paying attention to her resume and policy statements and not really to her personal likability. 

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And the Clinton body count

[Tigeraholic1]

  On 7/29/2024 at 12:30 PM, CMRivdogs said:

Anybody have 400 golf carts showing up for a Harris rally at The Villages in Florida..

 

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A bunch of rich old white boomers. If that doesn't spell energy than I need a nap!

[pfife]

Weird response

[CMRivdogs]

  On 7/29/2024 at 12:59 PM, Tigeraholic1 said:

A bunch of rich old white boomers. If that doesn't spell energy than I need a nap!

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We'll wake you in time to do the next game thread. Want some cocoa and cookies to calm you down?

[ewsieg]

Note: Anecdotal view of what I'm seeing in the middle of Michigan.

I've been up at my mother in laws lake house for a few days.  Closest semi-known city is probably Clare, MI.  It's been full of Trump signs even during Biden's presidency, some that haven't moved since probably 2016.  Yesterday I was doing a bunch of errands and going in multiple directions around here and definitely still some Trump signs, but noticeably less than before.  I noticed a ton of local official signs, not just your county, but state rep/us rep signs.  One was Moolenar out of Midland.  That was on one of the more notable signs I noticed based on count.  He's a republican, and it took me awhile to figure that out as initially signs with him didn't have anyone else that I could associate with either ticket.

Also, not one Trump/Vance, granted it's early for that.  Plus knowing Trump he probably doesn't want to share his name on anything he's promoting.

[Tigeraholic1]

  On 7/29/2024 at 1:14 PM, CMRivdogs said:

We'll wake you in time to do the next game thread. Want some cocoa and cookies to calm you down?

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My point being the Villages have 80K residents. It is a haven for northern conservatives to retire. The golf cart armada probably does not represent most folks there.

[pfife]

Weird way to make that point

[gehringer_2]

  On 7/29/2024 at 12:40 PM, chasfh said:

and not really to her personal likability. 

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It came down to being as simple as that. Whether it was fair, or even real doesn't matter, she didn't project well via electronic media and in this political world that's fatal.

It's the reason that the old saw about democracy being the worst form of government except all the others is true. You give people their choice and you have to live with all the dumb reasons they make them.

[gehringer_2]

  On 7/29/2024 at 12:59 PM, Tigeraholic1 said:

A bunch of rich old white boomers. If that doesn't spell energy than I need a nap!

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As long as they have the energy to fill out a ballot!

[romad1]

  On 7/29/2024 at 12:36 PM, chasfh said:

I think if/when Trump switches out the VP there’s a good chance he picks Elise Stefanik.

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Interesting choice.  How many kids does she have?  

[CMRivdogs]

  On 7/29/2024 at 2:06 PM, Tigeraholic1 said:

My point being the Villages have 80K residents. It is a haven for northern conservatives to retire. The golf cart armada probably does not represent most folks there.

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I'm familiar with the Villages. Had an adult band director several years describe it as 50 thousand people with 25 thousand golf clubs. I see the latest population is around 76 thousand and declining. 
 

Still that many golf carts is more than what turned out for Democrats in 2016 and 2020. The "conservatives" are losing momentum. Especially when the Trump Weird Party keeps talking about taking away our BINGO money

[oblong]

Unrelated.... but the Villages sounds like a horrible place to live.

 

[gehringer_2]

  On 7/29/2024 at 2:43 PM, oblong said:

Unrelated.... but the Villages sounds like a horrible place to live.

 

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LOL - there are always those things that you know work for some people where you can't personally imagine how. For me it's Disney/theme parks in general.

Edited July 29, 2024 by gehringer_2

[CMRivdogs]

  On 7/29/2024 at 2:43 PM, oblong said:

Unrelated.... but the Villages sounds like a horrible place to live.

 

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I feel that way about Florida in general. It ain't the politics, it's the weather.

[CMRivdogs]

  On 7/29/2024 at 2:47 PM, gehringer_2 said:

LOL - there are always those things that you know work for some people where you can't personally imagine how. For me it's Disney/theme parks in general.

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My son's ex in-laws were Disney people. I went once, never saw the specific attraction. We would occasionally visit Busch Gardens when it was owned by the beer people, once every few years was enough. May have been OK when I was 30, at 70 forget about it.