Political Discussion Thread (With Rules)

[unclevlad]

33 minutes ago, Cygnia said:

I haven't received ANY Democrat junk mail yet.  Plenty of Republican junk mail though -- and of the "Other side is EVIL LIBRUL~!" bile rather than "this is how we'll improve your life".

 

Well, the Congressional race is Vasquez v. Herrell round 2.  Vasquez booted Herrell out of her comfy chair next to MTG and Boebert in '22.  Wouldn't be at all surprised this is viewed as an important district for both sides.

 

The pro-Vasquez stuff pushes Herrell's total abortion ban stand;  it may well be the best issue they have.  The pro-Herrell flyers try to push the usual border issues, blame the Dems for inflation, etc. etc.  Yeah, same old, same old.

[Hugh Neilson]

1 hour ago, Cygnia said:

I haven't received ANY Democrat junk mail yet.  Plenty of Republican junk mail though -- and of the "Other side is EVIL LIBRUL~!" bile rather than "this is how we'll improve your life".

 

It's sad how much campaigning in any nation seems to be "Don't vote for the other guys because horrible things" rather than "You should vote for us and here's why".  I'd like to leave a polling station feeling like I voted FOR something rather than AGAINST something...

Obviously, however, this kind of messaging is getting the votes. If it resulted in losses at the polls, it would end.

[Ternaugh]

I've had 3 very fancy envelopes from the RNC, all branded to look like DJT stationery, and a ton of those light glossy cardstock mailers that all read like they were cribbed from "The Mob Song" from Beauty and the Beast. The Republicans never seem to mention down-ticket races. There's been a few mailers for the Democrats, but they usually have Kamala/Tim on one side, and local campaigns on the other, and skew more positive in their tone.

 

I've contributed to Democrat-aligned groups this cycle, which means that my email is blitzed with between 11 and 20 emails per day that get filtered to a Political folder for easy disposal, and another 3 to 6 per day asking for me to support Elissa Slotkin* that get automatically filtered into Spam.  I get a ton of text messages on my phone, though most of them get routed into "Spam and Block" automatically. As for actual calls, the home phone is filtered through NoMoRobo as part of the VoIP service, and the cell uses a Google assistant to prescreen unknown numbers.

 

Last Friday, I had a young gentleman going door to door for the state Democratic Party. He was very polite, and we had a good conversation about local candidates and issues. He was very happy after our conversation, and I, too, felt glad that the younger generation is very motivated this election.

 

 

* I'm not sure which state, but it's not Nevada. I'm not really interested in reading the emails to find out.

[Cygnia]

Legacy Media Is Failing Us Hard

[Starlord]

55 minutes ago, Cygnia said:

Legacy Media Is Failing Us Hard

 

"So Donald Trump lost the debate to a mentally disabled person?" -  Colin Jost SNL 9/28/24

[Cygnia]

On 9/29/2024 at 2:44 PM, Cygnia said:

I haven't received ANY Democrat junk mail yet.  Plenty of Republican junk mail though -- and of the "Other side is EVIL LIBRUL~!" bile rather than "this is how we'll improve your life".

Finally got Democrat junk mail -- and, for once, it was of the "improve your life" flavor (support unions, bodily autonomy, LGBTQIA+ rights et al.)

[Cygnia]

Elsewhere

The Guardian: Trump condemned for suggesting ‘one really violent day’ to combat crime.

 

 Rasmussen Polling and the Heartland Institute have been coordinating with the Trump campaign.

[unclevlad]

10 minutes ago, Cygnia said:

Elsewhere

The Guardian: Trump condemned for suggesting ‘one really violent day’ to combat crime.

 

Quote

Even before the comparisons, Trump’s campaign issued a denial that his remarks amounted to a policy proposal.

A campaign official told Politico that the ex-president was “clearly just floating it in jest”.

 

Oh, please.  Anyone who can make a remark like that...and, good gosh yes, my first thought was The Purge, and I can't be alone here on that...even if intended as a joke, shows execrable judgment.  

 

And how many people think it was a jest?  It isn't something he could pull off...but I don't believe for a minute it was a joke.

 

NYT Editorial Board endorsed Harris this morning.  

 

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This pick flows from our long-held view that Donald Trump is profoundly unworthy of the job — the former president has demonstrated, again and again, that he is morally and temperamentally disqualified from leading the United States. 

 

So this is more of the same.