***Official Political Discussion Thread***

[Nereyda Vuelve Por Dios]

i dig it. But his fellow brethren in war are on police forces enforcing racist/classist tactics against people of color.
And are also marching these streets with the ‘boys and trumpers.

i wonder who he thinks are the majority.

 

[whywesteppin]

Reminds me of.

Hey! Put some respect on Harry Caray's name. At least he was articulate and curious like a cat. And knew that staring at the sun was dangerous.

 

[wavycrocket]

He’s a star.... osh kosh bosh

 

[mr s j king]

One of the biggest gatherings of clowns since Ringling Bros. went under:

Trapt Invites Proud Boys To Attend Dallas Show

California band Trapt, best remembered for their alt-metal hit “Headstrong” and now known as a band whose slogan is “Make America great again,” are having a MAGA meltdown on Twitter after their Dallas show was canceled. In March, the band cooked up Twitter beef with Dallas metal band Power Trip...

www.dallasobserver.com

That article led me to look up the band Power Trip
Didn't know I had a F trump band right in my backyard

Power Trip: "This Is Not a Band for White Males to Enjoy and Be Dumb Rednecks"

Dallas thrash crew is on brink of major crossover success. But don't expect them to stop wearing their progressive politics on their sleeves.

www.revolvermag.com

 

[dragicon]

Biden really all in there in the head, wonder if hes truelly able to lead the country.

If anyone watches Designated Survivor *SPOILERS FOR S2*


The president is on the ropes because people dont think hes mentally capable of leading the country because of his wifes death. They were going to have him step down or vsomething.


I know its a TV show but what if something similar happens with Biden and people question his mental health?

the main thing for me is, is that he will put actual experts in charge of departments that they actually have experience in, similar to Obama. He’s not going to put an anti-environmentalist and somebody who is against the epa, in charge of the epa. He’s not going to put his entire family in positions they have no business being the head of. He’s not going to put the VPin charge of a public health task force. He is older than we’d like, but that doesn’t mean he can’t compose an extremely capable government. It simply cannot get any worse than drumpf.

 

[KHUFU]

 

[gry60]

Whitmer kidnap suspect wants out of jail. He's diabetic, and fears COVID-19

A suspect in the plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says he's turned his life around, deserves to be free, and is asking the judge to reconsider bond.

www.freep.com

After three weeks in jail, one of the suspects charged with plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is asking the judge to reconsider her decision to keep him locked up: He's worried about getting the COVID-19 virus.

Kaleb Franks of Waterford, a recovering heroin addict who says he has turned his life around after doing time for cocaine and home invasion, has diabetes and high cholesterol, takes insulin daily and fears contracting COVID-19 in jail, his lawyer argued in court documents filed this week.

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[everysingletime]

Is no one scared of the supposed 'Shy Trump voter' phenomenon?

I'm hearing polls might again be undercounting Trump because in 2020 a lot of trump voters aren't going to admit they're voting for him

 

[essential1]

Is no one scared of the supposed 'Shy Trump voter' phenomenon?

I'm hearing polls might again be undercounting Trump because in 2020 a lot of trump voters aren't going to admit they're voting for him

Not particularly. They said the same thing about 2016, and even with a Trump win it fell in line with what polls were showing in almost every state inside margin of error.

 

[getback]

Whitmer kidnap suspect wants out of jail. He's diabetic, and fears COVID-19

A suspect in the plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says he's turned his life around, deserves to be free, and is asking the judge to reconsider bond.

www.freep.com

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[everysingletime]

Not particularly. They said the same thing about 2016, and it fell in line with what polls were showing in almost every state inside margin of error.

I've heard this too, but, I also hear that the shy trump voter would be more pronounced in 2020 given the political climate.

In 2016 there were lots of ppl who were outspoken about hating Hilary or not liking both sides and that was more socially acceptable to say in 2016 than saying you like Trump in 2020

 

[DLF]

I think in 2016 the moderate suburban whites sided with trump bc the establishment was too strong to “change anything” so hey “we’ll take the lesser of the two evils... besides trump will tone down once his term starts

4 years later

I think trump has even turned those moderate whites off with his craziness

Hence, there will be no “silent white voter”. His supporters are no longer the silent ones and he will be surprised at the record loss he will take Tuesday.

 

[everysingletime]

I think in 2016 the moderate suburban whites sided with trump bc the establishment was too strong to “change anything” so hey “we’ll take the lesser of the two evils... besides trump will tone down once his term starts

4 years later

I think trump has even turned those moderate whites off with his craziness

Hence, there will be no “silent white voter”. His supporters are no longer the silent ones and he will be surprised at the record loss he will take Tuesday.

Well.

I'm hoping you are right.

I'm still nervous though

 

[everysingletime]

I'm hearing Trump is doing ten rallies in two days.

I'm hoping that's a sign of how nervous he's becoming

 

[harlemtothebronx]

The pendulum continues to swing largely influenced by the trajectory in the opposite direction previously.

 

[RustyShackleford]

Seeing more and more people starting to pop into the thread. **** is getting real now. We in this joint like...

 

[aepps20]

LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[aepps20]

I haven't been this amped in a loooooong time.

 

[wr]

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[had pants]

 

[had pants]

 

[whywesteppin]

I'm not worried about shy voters.

2016: 138 million voted (56% of the electorate)
2020: 150 million projected to vote (90 million have already voted)

Those extra 12 million who didn't vote in 2016 are not MAGAs. They sat it out because they didn't care or because they disliked both Trump and Hillary. The question is what is driving them to vote now? Either they are ok with Biden, they are worried about the pandemic, they hate Trump even more now, or they are worried about Biden increasing taxes.

I would guess that 80% of those 12 million are voting for Biden.

Then there are the 2016 voters who may switch from Trump -> Biden or from Hillary -> Trump. Again, I can't imagine many people who voted for Hillary who are now going to vote for Trump. But there's definitely a sizable fraction going the other way.

So it's those two categories I'm worried about: new voters and those switching sides. And also the Kanye effect, which could be VERY INTERESTING!

 

[everysingletime]

I think raising taxes shouldn't be the deciding factor of the vote.

I actually read an article this week about how no matter who wins, that they are probably raising taxes anyway and that the stock ppl are already preparing accordingly

 

[blastercombo]

The pendulum continues to swing largely influenced by the trajectory in the opposite direction previously.

BOOM

Same for all legislation too

everything is about retaliation

 

[Based Jesus]

Seeing more and more people starting to pop into the thread. **** is getting real now. We in this joint like...

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