Don’t believe polls, they don’t mean anything. Go out and vote. It’s not over till it’s over. Otherwise we risk things going tits up again.
Yes, the good guys need to win overwhelmingly to overcome the bad guys cheating.
It’s not fair, but that’s the system we have right now.
I think knowing that I will be undermining JD Vance (and Trump, of course) will be a gigantic motivator for me.
This will be even better than the first time I voted against him
trump knows that winning by votes is off the table. he doesn’t care. votes and vice presidents don’t matter when your plan is to take over by force
He’s going to find that a tall order when he’s not an elected official this time.
his muppets in congress, state legislatures, and trailer parks will be doing everything for him. like before, the only thing trump will do is shout “election fraud” every 5 seconds
Who gives a shit? He’s not an elected official. And even when he was president and attempted the coup, they weren’t successful because of how fucking stupid they are. We have the military on our side this time.
But confusingly, Trump has continued to send Vance out to campaign events all week, while the Republican presidential nominee has remained largely out of the public eye. Given Vance’s low appeal, it’s unclear how this strategy helps the campaign.
Trump is going to blame Vance for the failure of his campaign, calling it now. He’ll have the usual shit about dems as well, but he’s going to scapegoat vance and throw him under the bus just like he’s done with literally everyone else before him.
But Trumps only reason for president is to dismiss the federal charges against him. Intentionally losing the race doesn’t help that goal.
But Trumps only reason for president is to dismiss the federal charges against him.
That’s just the tip of the iceberg. Trump wants another stab at the Prez because he wants to settle scores. This wouldn’t just be an attempt at a self-pardon. He fully intended to unleash his DOJ and law enforcement on the political opposition.
Donald is sending this hated guy around to campaign solely because Donald is a low-energy geriatric suffering from dementia. He is far too old to be president.
Wish people actually believed this, rather than just tossing it out as a barb. Wouldn’t mind seeing a statutory requirement for Presidents to be under the age of 75. But it would never see the light of day in our gerontocracy.
“People” meaning voters? Because I’m pretty sure the people tossing the barb believe it. I certainly do. It’s not the worst thing about Trump by far, but it’s a problem nonetheless.
Because I’m pretty sure the people tossing the barb believe it.
“Age doesn’t matter because Trump is worse” was the refrain on this sub for months.
It’s not the worst thing about Trump by far
That’s the problem with any kind of generic critique. If you’re always carving out an exception because it’s a two party system where one party always sucks, then “He’s too old” has no substance. You’re going to vote for whatever the only acceptable party feeds you, whether its a spry young cop-loving prosecutor from California or an 80 year old Senatorial mummy from Delaware.
Age isn’t relevant when you’re choosing between two people who are the same age. That’s no longer the case, so age is now a distinguishing factor.
Anyway, my gripe with the age talk wasn’t that age doesn’t matter; it was that Biden was being hammered on it as if Trump is somehow better in that regard.
Age isn’t relevant when you’re choosing between two people who are the same age.
Are you suggesting that you’d support a Trump campaign if he’d been 20 years younger?
Hell no, and I already said it’s not the most important factor. But in a sane world where both candidates are decent people, age could very well be a deciding factor for me.
But in a sane world where both candidates are decent people
The partisan divide is predicated on assuming your rivals aren’t good people. That’s why everyone loves calling each other Tankies and Communists/Fascists and foreign shills.
Polls in August never “spell doom” for anyone, but especially when the other candidate has only been in the race for 3 weeks. There is no certainty that the poll numbers will maintain as people learn more about the candidates.
Dementia DonOLD the weird racist rapist with 34 felonies is looking like he’s out of gas and his running mate is a fucking clown. They’re in deep shit. Everyone has a vote, and everyone needs to vote! Volunteer to help those that wouldn’t be able to vote without assistance.
Polls don’t mean shit. Vote. Write in your fucking grandma for all I care but vote, and bring your friends. Make a party of it. Or sign up for mail in ballot if you still can, and tell your friends, family, strangers in the grocery line, coworkers, scream into the black void. VOTE.
Illinois just mails me a ballot before every election. Super convenient, it’s a shame more states don’t do it.
Same in Oregon
Imagine my shock of the voting process when moving from Texas to Oregon. From pulling teeth to vote to getting it delivered on a silver platter. It feels so unconstitutional down there.
Yep, that’s by design.
Funny I lived in Texas for a while and had no problem voting. In fact I found it quite pleasant as my polling station was like a 5 minute walk from my house. Granted, I lived in a fairly affluent area which certainly gaffs the scale, but I’m curious as to what you’re experienced was.
I lived in Texas for a while and had no problem voting.
found it quite pleasant as my polling station was like a 5 minute walk from my house
Hmmm, wonder why…
I lived in a fairly affluent area
Well, that twist was entirely expected.
The poster made the claim like it was a statement of fact for all of texas, I explained how my experience was different, even giving reasons why that might be the case, and you still felt the need to be a douche about it.
Amazing.
Pointing out that I’m unsurprised that you’re able to vote easily because you’re an affluent area doesn’t make me a douche. The fact that you reacted like that because I pointed out the obvious that makes your experience the exception to the rule means you should probably be pointing that accusation inwards friend.
Maybe don’t be so sensitive and hostile just because you’re one of the lucky ones?
Without giving too much away, how racially diverse would you say the folk were at your local polling station. And what kinda neighborhood did you cast your vote in?
I voted in Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Beaumont, Garland, and Amarillo. Not all in the same year of course but over the course of a decade. And I’ll tell you, not every polling place is staffed the same. I waited 5 hours to walk into a church lobby with only 3 polling staff and 8 poll booths for what looked like hundreds of folk. And I waited a half hour to vote in a gymnasium that might as well have been a straw poll for how it had so many staff and more polling booths than I could count.
Some sources for those outside of the Lone Star state
https://www.aclutx.org/en/news/5-ways-texas-suppresses-vote-and-how-make-your-vote-count
https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/30/opinions/texas-ominous-voter-suppression-obeidallah/index.html
I don’t recall really thinking about the racial makeup of the polling station, but certainly my zip code is pretty racially diverse, which white people just making up the majority. But again, a relatively wealthy area so much of that diversity was not economic.
But it was a gym, it had a reasonable about of polling booths, and I waited only a brief time. Each time I went to vote. My biggest complaint about voting in Texas is the overwhelming number of things that are up for elections.
I’ve never waited more than 20 mins to vote, and never more than 5 on early voting.
I live in a big city. It could be better, but not much better.
Let’s be real, JD Vance was picked by the party to be the adult in the room who can actually get Project 2025 passed under Trump since Trump doesn’t care about Project 2025 and just wants what’s best for himself at that moment and to be a petty little bitch
Also worth noting that Vance has no personality. When asked in Eau Claire, WI “why should a voter want to have a beer with you” he responded “uh I uh haha um I actually like beer haha” (he also tried to sidestep a question about Tim Walz by saying “we aren’t talking about Minneapolis policy, were talking about Wisconsin” while literally standing 1 hour’s drive from Minneapolis
And when asked “what makes you smile” instead of any sane answer he answered “insane questions from biased reporters like you!” Then followed it with waffling about how he loves his job so much while forcing the fakest smile you’ve ever seen
Do you have a link for that Eau Claire Interview?
Here is an article with a snippet from the interview referenced. The whole interview is readily available on YouTube if you do a quick search. Hope it helps. https://www.wizmnews.com/2024/08/08/vance-jokes-hes-checking-out-his-future-vp-plane-while-overlapping-with-harris-at-eau-claire-airport/ Cheers!
Thanks.
