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The diverse formative influences on Kamala are widely known such as Jamaican, Indian, and Oakland black, then Howard U DC black. But what is very little talked about is her formative teen years in Montreal, Canada. There was an amazing profile about that very important time in her life in the Washington Post (paywall of course). Of course, it's not mentioned by the campaign as it's not really helpful as so much of the country is xenophobic. What I'm suggesting her is that VP Harris does have a wide base of personal influences that she can draw upon for her accent variations. What might look phony to some is arguably her way of expressing her authentic self (a very very diverse self for a very very diverse nation).

There is zero logic in thinking his second term will be like his first. The situation now is radically different. I won't waste my time explaining why as I have done that countless times here before, so it's not as if you or any other Magadonian is gonna care. This election is not about turning his cult. They're set in stone.

None of those words are new in my usage. If he takes power, the correct description is that he will become America's Dictator King. As autocracy scholar Anne Applebaum says, if he wins American democracy will be dead for a generation. (I would say probably much longer.)

That's a fetching fashion statement with the orange vest. Highlights his made up clown face so well!

Never has been as much as half the country. STOP LYING.

How is her accent whatever it is of any consequence? Is it a threat to democracy or something? What I have seen and I think I am objective is that she has indeed been playing around with her speaking style and her accent variety, but the range of accent variety is fairly narrow. Nothing extreme. I think she's going for a bit of a musical speaking style, varying her tones for emphasis, and yes trying within her limitations as not being very charismatic, to be as charismatic as she can. Which again is not very charismatic, but I think better than nothing. Do you think she would help her cause more speaking in a dry monotone? I don't. Of course I want her to win, and the petty accent critics want maga fascist Trump to win, so they would be happy to see her speaking as dull as can be.

Well no doubt the core maga fascists cultists will eat it all up, whether it makes sense, or not (not). The election isn't about turning them. It's about turnout (the higher the turnout the better for Harris) and the women's vote. Puerto Ricans could help.

I agree Trump is a super troll, no doubt, as well as the greatest con man / grifter ever but I'm at a bit of a loss of what the message is with the garbage stunt. He's agreeing that he and his fans are trash? Or what? I find the message if there even is one to be quite muddled.

Independents are voting about 50 50.

Delusional

It's funny and totally wrong that they think all on retirement extensions have 800K income! I lived here for many many years on that status with ZERO income. That's because my extensions were based on the BANK METHOD! This tax thing is a can of worms if the revenue doesn't have even basic knowledge about such matters. Yes I had transfers of course but always much less than 800K.

Here come the Pennsylvanian Ricans! People are going to be surprised how many registered republicans are voting for Harris. Especially women.

Trump has never had even 50 percent voter support. Why would you post such a lie?

You're wrong. It was a gaffe of initial lack of clarity of what he was trying to say.

You actually believe Jan 6 was only about Jan 6?!? This was part of plan that the Trump forces had designed if they lost which had been set up for several months. The riot was only a part of it. Yes, they came very close to sending the election back to the states and then being unable to reach 270, which would have put the vote up to the congress, one vote per state, which Trump would have won. If Pence had gone along with that evil plan (VANCE WOULD HAVE!) it would have worked. Amazing that Pence acted decently. Very lucky. But now they have had four years for their new similar plan.

I was recently reading about this and found an interesting quote which said the founders designed the electoral college because they were afraid of "too much" democracy. Ironic because if Trump wins, the U.S. will have NO democracy.

You don't get it. Trump doesn't do much actual work. His people will do that work. Their plans are completely clear and like I said at this point completely legal and possible. Why didn't he and his people do that last time? THEY TRIED. But last time they had people to keep him in check and the supreme court hadn't passed the immunity rules then. Of course he came very close to taking power in an election that he lost. That in itself should be 100 percent disqualifying to all decent Americans. A shorthand key to the mechanics of their plan is SCHEDULE F. That is the key to gutting the government all agencies of expert and experienced people to be replaced by ignorant loyalists. There is also the oligarch system which Trump is copying from Putin. Musk, Theil, etc. Doesn't matter if you call this fascism, autocracy, or whatever, it means the death of American democracy as there won't be real elections after they do this stuff. Also of course Trump is mortal but these measures are designed to be in place for all his successors. Anne Applebaum a scholar of autocracy who I suggest all decent Americans follow, says if Trump takes power for a second term American democracy is DEFINITELY dead for at least a generation. I think she's optimistic as how do you get it back once it's lost?

Ethnic is in the eye of the beholder.

This has been clarified. You know perfectly well Biden is a gaffe machine. Yet you cynically put an intention on him that he did not have. Maybe the maga fascists will buy this lie, but most proud Puerto Ricans will not. “Earlier today I referred to the hateful rhetoric about Puerto Rico spewed by Trump’s supporter at his Madison Square Garden rally as garbage — which is the only word I can think of to describe it,” Biden said on X. “His demonization of Latinos is unconscionable. That’s all I meant to say. The comments at that rally don’t reflect who we are as a nation.” President Biden

You're normalizing an election that is the OPPOSITE of normal. Trump is running to be America's first dictator King and if he wins and makes the changes he's on record as wanting to make (and can now legally make them with no guardrails and immunity from the supreme court) real elections are over.

A quote taken out of context to completely distort what Biden actually said.

YES INDEED. Puerto Ricans by definition are ALL U.S. citizens. I'm sure there are some undocumented people from other countries LIVING in Puerto Rico, but again for anyone left who hasn't learned this yet, if you're a Puerto Rican, you're a U.S. citizen. Yes, if you're a Puerto Rican living in Puerto Rico unfortunately you can't vote in federal elections and the island as it's not a state, does not elect congress people. If a Puerto Rican moves to any U.S. state, as they are U.S. citizens, they become residents in their state and can participate fully in local and federal elections there. Puerto Ricans over time have protested their lack of federal representation and poor treatment by supporting either independence or statehood, but for now and for who knows how much longer, it is a colonial situation.

It a white nationalist movement. Period. Carlson is a notorious white nationalist useful idiot for Putin. Sure they have non-white dupes for plausible deniability and also needed to take power. That's politics strange bedfellows. The intent is to demean and insult all the others. Racially. Religiously. Sexual identity wise. Women, etc. Right wing bullying white male heterosexuals are maga's Aryan ideal. The Right Is Okay With Tucker Carlson’s White Nationalism

The comments say 99 percent male and suggests the females are abuse by Thai men. I don't know but there is something off about this news story

There is no way that 95 percent of republican voters will be for Trump.