POTUS Election '24...you heard it here first!
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@jonKranked I think it was you who said something about fewer election signs or something similar.
Wanted to mention to everyone here that where I train for thru hiking in NC is extremely Red. Numerous Confederate Flags and Trump signs from previous elections adorn many front yards. From home to the trail there are very few yard signs and almost no banners for either candidate. You would hardly know it’s an election year. And another very telling indicator is the three fire stations I passed, all had Harris signs out front.
Not making any predictions, just observations.
Wanted to mention to everyone here that where I train for thru hiking in NC is extremely Red. Numerous Confederate Flags and Trump signs from previous elections adorn many front yards. From home to the trail there are very few yard signs and almost no banners for either candidate. You would hardly know it’s an election year. And another very telling indicator is the three fire stations I passed, all had Harris signs out front.
Not making any predictions, just observations.
My observations on local signage re: d2s are that the houses that only have 1 or 2 signs are the minority. Most of them have like a dozen or more, plus flags, etc
Ah, gotcha.
Last election, as well as years previous, pretty much every intersection was a sea of signs. For both candidates. But not now.
It's anecdotal for sure, and probably has more to do with proximity to the college, but I'm definitely seeing more Harris signs that Trump signs these days. Not sure I'd be seeing the same on the East side but we don't go there anymore.
i can't post the south park vote or die song/meme, because woof did that age poorly.
Its impossible that Trump won over anyone in the last four years. He only lost support...
While this is true, the question is whether there's enough of his base to support him, and whether Kamala can rally otherwise uninterested people to vote for her. Personally, I still find her just "meh" as a candidate...but when the alternative threatened to wreak vengeance on those who voted against him, I'm good with her. My hope is that there are enough women on the sidelines that said "eh I dunno" in 2016 and now are going to vote against their MAGA spouse's wishes.
You’re forgetting young, white males who have come of voting age in those four years who love shit like Joe Rogan and his ilk.
For us, not so much, but there are plenty of marginalized folks out there for whom it feels all to real.
So if he loses (and FSM willing the R's lose the House) do you think this is the end of MAGA? or will Don Jr. take the wheel?
Might be the end of Trump flavored MAGA, but it's my belief that the movement as a whole is only a symptom of a much deeper corruption in the American Psyche.
I think, if it's a sweep, then we'll likely see normal republicans return to power. I imagine in 4 years we'll see a more contested battle between a MAGat and a Haley-type republican, but I think the most likely scenario is a squeeker for trump or a landslide for harris at this point.
let's wait and see how many more of them wind up incarcerated after their inevitable temper tantrum
If Trump doesnt win, I think the next candidate will be even more extreme.
Appealing to moderates doesnt work. Agitating the core and increasing the % of actual voters from the core seems to work better.
MAGA, Tea Party, Q,, whatever. This group of voters is out there and looking for a leader and someone is going to try to harness them.
edit: lol, some of these are teh lol
alienating them likely won't work either
mitt and mccain were pretty normal. unfortunately obama out-normaled romney and mccain picked parasailin' sara palin.
Who exactly, are these people?
edit: unfortunately for normal republicans.
they took over the GOP instead.
GOP strategy suggest they arent afraid.
Doesnt matter if they arent motivated enough to vote.
Mccain was a respectable guy.
Never understood why he went with Palin. Marketing decision imposed by the party?
I think he was a few years too early on the MAGA movement. I think they wanted to capitalize on the deplorables but swung and missed
Shady Sheehy keeps shooting himself in the foot arm
Come on Tester one more time:
www.independent.co.uk
Come on Tester one more time:
It looks like Republicans may not take the Senate after all. The reason? Montana
A poorly managed scandal response could once again prevent the GOP from ousting the ‘most vulnerable’ Democrat of 2024. John Bowden reports after a warning that ‘the meltdown is about to begin’ among Trump campaigners nationally
www.independent.co.uk
Joe Rogan is a side show - his favorite comedian practically brought the DJT Whitehouse bid to a halt.
His story sounds like a giant pile of bullshit. I suspect that it could be completely cleared up by him releasing the hospital record... but I suspect he doesn't want to release the information because it *will* clear things up.
Holy shit - from @Montana rider's article:Shady Sheehy keeps shooting himself in thefootarm
Come on Tester one more time:
It looks like Republicans may not take the Senate after all. The reason? Montana
A poorly managed scandal response could once again prevent the GOP from ousting the ‘most vulnerable’ Democrat of 2024. John Bowden reports after a warning that ‘the meltdown is about to begin’ among Trump campaigners nationally
"There’s also Sheehy’s statements about the medical records — he says they don’t exist."
Motherfucker's a lying sack of shit.
Currently in line to vote. I have NEVER seen this kind of turnout / line at my local polling location.l and I've lived here almost 12 years
There's a guy trying to hand out Trump stickers and everyone is ignoring him
Almost assuredly that is against the law.
It's outside the building itself.
Most states mandate a "bubble" of space around the polling location. 'Round here it's 100' of any polling building or drop box.
Best PnR scene ever:
I believe in PA they just cannot be inside the building itself. That has been the case as long as I can remember. Both parties are here though.