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They do? Then why the hell did they go through such pains to get the Roe v Wade decision overturned, and the power given back to the states? You make no sense, man.

Exactly. I wish she had spent some time actually discussing the issues.

I am tellin ya, Joe doesnt want Kamala to win. If she loses, it will burnish Biden's reputation and he can always claim that he would have won IF given the chance. If she wins, his legacy will take a hit. Not to mention that Jill Biden hates Kamala with the energy and brilliance of a thousand suns.

Yep, that is real helpful. Lean into the personal attacks, just like your boss. But please do us a favour-try to be original and/or funny. Reheating the same old tropes gets tiring on the eyes.

I hear a lot of people saying that they hate Trump and could never vote for him. Fair enough. But how far does that extend? If the GOP had another nominee, would that change your thinking? I am curious how much hatred of the Bad Orange Man is really driving people to vote Democrat.

Well hell, it makes more sense than locking up his friends...

Really, it lay dormant for a long time. Then, suddenly last week, when Harris was tanking in the polls, it became a campaign issue. Which it never was with Vance. Who later apologized.

Is that what happened? The joke was about the island, not the identity of .... why am I trying to explain a joke? Suffice to say that the problem of waste in Puerto Rico has been in the news, it is well known among informed people. Therefore a valid topic for humour. Democrats are grasping at straws to fake outrage at a joke that a comedian told, rather than grappling with the actual issues that voters care about.

Very true. And he probably won't. I think the timeline for the offer has passed. What he DID agree to was a chat with JD Vance. For 3 hours. In his studio in Austin. Tomorrow.

Politico is reporting that the Harris team agreed to a chat with Joe Rogan on Tuesday IF: a/ it was only one hour b/ Rogan had to fly to Harris, not Harris going to Rogan's studio You can speculate as to why she was demanding such concessions. https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/10/29/2024-elections-live-coverage-updates-analysis/joe-rogan-kamala-harris-interview-conditions-00186008

Ordinary folk disagree that the USA is doing well. They think the country is on the wrong track by a 2 to 1 margin. This thread illustrates the usual divide between left and right. I think it is possible for a lot of decent Americans to support Harris. They aren't idiots or deluded or anything like that. Just wrong IMHO. Yet it is so so so hard for those on the left to admit the same about Trump.

A white nationalist event? With holocaust survivors, Hindus, Jews, and African Americans all speaking... in support of the man who promoted the Abraham Accords and moved the US Embassy to Jerusalem, and has Jewish grandkids. Sure, "white nationalist". Pull the other one, it has bells on.

Why do you assume that PR-Americans have no sense of humour? Or that they are so shallow that an off-colour joke would prompt them to vote against their own family interests? Talk about the soft bigotry of low expectations!

Problem with voting data is that it does not indicate the motivation of the voters. They could be new and eager voters for their side, or they could just be voting early to avoid stress on voting day. That is why trends and polls tend to tell a better story, especially when seen over a length of time.

Yet more evidence that attractive and intelligent women tend to be right wing.

It is a good question. What matters is whether the GOP turnout is new voters who are eager to make their choice, or if they are simply cannibalizing voters who are simply voting early instead of on election day. Remains to be seen. This is why IMHO the polling averages and trends tend to matter more than simple early turnout.

And here we have the larger issue in a nutshell. Republicans think that Democrats are wrong. Democrats think Republicans are evil. Lots more emotion/vituperation on the left, which may explain why women are supporting Harris more than Trump. Less thinking and more feeling.

Genuine for sure. He is the same a55hole whenever and wherever he is talking. This long form conversation really brings that out in all its glory and all its pain. But authentic. Without programming, Harris simply falls back on platitudes and nonsense. Maybe the only issue she can speak about with genuine passion and authenticity is abortion.

These are some hard numbers to ignore... Plus the trend has been one way for the past month. Harris is obviously scared, otherwise she would campaign on her policies and not on simply attacking her opponent.

This is the basic problem for her. She can't stay "in character" for more than about 15 or 20 minutes at a time. A long form conversation would be impossible. Trump, for his faults, is a WYSIWYG guy. He is comfortable in his own skin. So he could sit and chat for 3 hours on everything from whale suicide to immigration. Also puts paid to the Democratic talking point that he doesn't have the energy or mental alertness to be President.

Now at 36 million views on Youtube. Kamala's great podcast, "blah blah Your Daddy" is at a hearty 600,000.

None of the above. Plus Kamala doesn't qualify- she has no kids. I would take Kristi Noem or Tulsi Gabbard over these two. Tulsi if the 'no kids' rule can be bent.

If clutching at one straw isn't working, clutch at another... Seems like a strange strategy for a political campaign to focus so much energy on the other candidate, and not on their own. Sign of desperation perhaps?

I'll take a shot. First, they don't have the sealift capacity to move enough troops or weapons across the Taiwan Strait. Also not enough airfields within flying distance to ensure aerial superiority in the event of a seaborne invasion from the mainland. Also, the time it would take to build up enough force across the Strait would be a huge giveaway to the West, and give the forces of good a chance to counter. What China COULD do is wreck Taiwan economically with missiles and bombing. But an invasion would be very difficult.

...and welcome to the world of Tired Talking Points, Volume 37. We can talk about the success of the Biden/Harris economy. So successful that it chased the sitting president from office. So successful that Americans trust the previous administration more than the current one on the economy. So successful that mre than 2/3 of Americans think the country is on the wrong track. How can anyone vote against Kamala, given all that success?