===Election 2024===
Election 2024 United States presidential election will be the 60th quadrennial presidential election, set to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Voters will elect a president and vice president for a term of four years. The incumbent president, Joe Biden, a member of the Democratic Party, is running for re-election. His predecessor, Donald Trump, a member of the Republican Party, is running for re-election for a second, non-consecutive term, after losing to Biden in the 2020 presidential election. If both are nominated, this will mark the first presidential election rematch since 1956. In the run-up to the election, on May 30, 2024, Trump was convicted of 34 felonies related to falsifying business records, becoming the first president to be found guilty of a crime.
JULY 21, 2024:
Kamala Harris spurs meme frenzy on social media as Biden endorses her
As President Joe Biden announced he would be ending his bid for re-election and endorsed Vice-President Kamala Harris as his successor, social media did what social media is best known to do. Truth to be told, social media users had been enthusiastically imagining Harris’s ascension to the top of the Democratic ticket since Biden’s disastrous debate performance at the end of June. Harris dancing. Harris laughing. Endless clips of her comments about a coconut tree.
The next weeks will make clear whether Harris will be the Democrats’ 2024 nominee for president. But in the meantime, the internet picked up where it had left off. (The Guardian 7/21/24) READ MORE>>>>>
As President Joe Biden announced he would be ending his bid for re-election and endorsed Vice-President Kamala Harris as his successor, social media did what social media is best known to do. Truth to be told, social media users had been enthusiastically imagining Harris’s ascension to the top of the Democratic ticket since Biden’s disastrous debate performance at the end of June. Harris dancing. Harris laughing. Endless clips of her comments about a coconut tree.
The next weeks will make clear whether Harris will be the Democrats’ 2024 nominee for president. But in the meantime, the internet picked up where it had left off. (The Guardian 7/21/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Leading Democrats back Kamala Harris as donations surge following Biden’s withdrawal from race – live
Vice-president says she will do ‘everything in my power to unite’ the party; liberal political action committee ActBlue says $46.7m raised in hours since Biden withdrew CNBC’s Washington correspondent, Emily Wilkins, and Democrat pollster and strategist Matt McDermott report that donations have now passed $50m
Vice-president says she will do ‘everything in my power to unite’ the party; liberal political action committee ActBlue says $46.7m raised in hours since Biden withdrew CNBC’s Washington correspondent, Emily Wilkins, and Democrat pollster and strategist Matt McDermott report that donations have now passed $50m
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The guy that compared Trump to Hitler is Trumps running mate.🙄
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Earlier this afternoon, Donald Trump formally won the Republican nomination during the convention roll call vote. House Speaker Mike Johnson announced that Trump had won 2,387 votes. There were 2,429 votes available but in three states and Washington, DC, the secretary of the convention announced that some votes would be cast “pursuant to the rules and procedures” of the convention.
Donald Trump’s running mate pick is Ohio Sen. JD Vance. I guessed he would be the one early on because of the choices he was the one who most spoke in circles like a Maga. Vance has said he would have refused to certify the election on Jan. 6, 2020, if he were in Pence's position."If I had been vice president, I would have told the states, like Pennsylvania, Georgia and so many others that we needed to have multiple slates of electors," he told ABC News in February, "and I think the U.S. Congress should have fought over it from there. That is the legitimate way to deal with an election that a lot of folks, including me, think had a lot of problems in 2020. I think that's what we should have done." Eight years ago, in the lead-up to the 2016 presidential election, J.D. Vance was a bitter critic of Donald Trump. He called Donald Trump an "idiot" and said he was "reprehensible." Privately, he compared him to Adolf Hitler. "I go back and forth between thinking Trump is a cynical asshole like Nixon who wouldn't be that bad (and might even prove useful) or that he's America's Hitler," he wrote privately to an associate on Facebook in 2016.
I have zero hope for Trump/Vance to win. It's too early to tell from polling what could happen in November.
Donald Trump’s running mate pick is Ohio Sen. JD Vance. I guessed he would be the one early on because of the choices he was the one who most spoke in circles like a Maga. Vance has said he would have refused to certify the election on Jan. 6, 2020, if he were in Pence's position."If I had been vice president, I would have told the states, like Pennsylvania, Georgia and so many others that we needed to have multiple slates of electors," he told ABC News in February, "and I think the U.S. Congress should have fought over it from there. That is the legitimate way to deal with an election that a lot of folks, including me, think had a lot of problems in 2020. I think that's what we should have done." Eight years ago, in the lead-up to the 2016 presidential election, J.D. Vance was a bitter critic of Donald Trump. He called Donald Trump an "idiot" and said he was "reprehensible." Privately, he compared him to Adolf Hitler. "I go back and forth between thinking Trump is a cynical asshole like Nixon who wouldn't be that bad (and might even prove useful) or that he's America's Hitler," he wrote privately to an associate on Facebook in 2016.
I have zero hope for Trump/Vance to win. It's too early to tell from polling what could happen in November.
The Democrats calling on Biden to drop out of the 2024 election
President Biden is confronting doubts from within the Democratic Party about whether he should continue to run for reelection following his faltering performance in the first presidential debate. More than a dozen congressional Democrats have publicly called for him to exit the race. At least four other Democratic lawmakers said during an off-the-record call Sunday with House leadership that they believe Biden should step aside, according to people familiar with the discussion. One of the four, Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), went public with his views on Monday. The Washington Post is tracking which congressional Democrats call on Biden to drop out as the party weighs whether he belongs at the top of the ticket.
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President Biden is confronting doubts from within the Democratic Party about whether he should continue to run for reelection following his faltering performance in the first presidential debate. More than a dozen congressional Democrats have publicly called for him to exit the race. At least four other Democratic lawmakers said during an off-the-record call Sunday with House leadership that they believe Biden should step aside, according to people familiar with the discussion. One of the four, Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), went public with his views on Monday. The Washington Post is tracking which congressional Democrats call on Biden to drop out as the party weighs whether he belongs at the top of the ticket.
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Harris hits the campaign trail as Biden tries to quiet his critics
Vice President Kamala Harris went on the offensive Tuesday against Donald Trump, making a fiery attack on his plans for a second term as the Democratic Party fights over whether her running mate should stay atop the ticket. Harris, speaking at a campaign event in Las Vegas, laid out the Democratic case against Trump as a tarnished candidate who will adopt far-right policies outlined in the Project 2025 blueprint drafted by his allies. (Politico 7/9/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Vice President Kamala Harris went on the offensive Tuesday against Donald Trump, making a fiery attack on his plans for a second term as the Democratic Party fights over whether her running mate should stay atop the ticket. Harris, speaking at a campaign event in Las Vegas, laid out the Democratic case against Trump as a tarnished candidate who will adopt far-right policies outlined in the Project 2025 blueprint drafted by his allies. (Politico 7/9/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Pence slams RNC platform as ‘a profound disappointment’
Former Vice President Mike Pence slammed the updated Republican National Committee platform Tuesday after GOP leaders abandoned explicitly endorsing a national abortion ban. “The RNC platform is a profound disappointment to the millions of pro-life Republicans that have always looked to the Republican Party to stand for life,” Pence said in a statement through his advocacy group Advancing American Freedom. (Politico 7/9/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Former Vice President Mike Pence slammed the updated Republican National Committee platform Tuesday after GOP leaders abandoned explicitly endorsing a national abortion ban. “The RNC platform is a profound disappointment to the millions of pro-life Republicans that have always looked to the Republican Party to stand for life,” Pence said in a statement through his advocacy group Advancing American Freedom. (Politico 7/9/24) READ MORE>>>>>
'So bad': Bob Woodward calls Biden's debate performance political h-bomb
Bob Woodward knows a little bit about political scandals that could bring down the president. The famous journalist, who helped break the 1972 Watergate scandal, told MSNBC Friday that President Joe Biden’s debate performance was “so bad, so awful” that something must have happened for it to go haywire. “I think the answer here is in reporting, in seeking very aggressively an explanation what happened here?” Woodward said. “We don't want it to come out in some book, or some memoir and a couple of years or a decade. We'd need to know now.” (USA Today 6/29/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Bob Woodward knows a little bit about political scandals that could bring down the president. The famous journalist, who helped break the 1972 Watergate scandal, told MSNBC Friday that President Joe Biden’s debate performance was “so bad, so awful” that something must have happened for it to go haywire. “I think the answer here is in reporting, in seeking very aggressively an explanation what happened here?” Woodward said. “We don't want it to come out in some book, or some memoir and a couple of years or a decade. We'd need to know now.” (USA Today 6/29/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Trump campaign sues Nevada, alleges counting of non-postmarked mail ballots
The suit hinges on an official’s testimony that said non-postmarked ballots can be counted within three days of Election Day, but did not provide direct proof. The Trump campaign has filed its third lawsuit challenging election procedures in Nevada, now alleging that state elections officials are counting non-postmarked mail ballots after Election Day, without providing clear evidence of such a practice occurring. The suit, announced Monday and filed in Carson City District Court by lawyers also representing the Republican National Committee (RNC) and Nevada GOP, hinges on April testimony from Mark Wlaschin, the deputy secretary of state for elections, who said the office accepts and counts ballots received in the mail up to three days after Election Day, even if it does not have a clear postmark. (Nevada Independent 6/4/24) READ MORE>>>>>
The suit hinges on an official’s testimony that said non-postmarked ballots can be counted within three days of Election Day, but did not provide direct proof. The Trump campaign has filed its third lawsuit challenging election procedures in Nevada, now alleging that state elections officials are counting non-postmarked mail ballots after Election Day, without providing clear evidence of such a practice occurring. The suit, announced Monday and filed in Carson City District Court by lawyers also representing the Republican National Committee (RNC) and Nevada GOP, hinges on April testimony from Mark Wlaschin, the deputy secretary of state for elections, who said the office accepts and counts ballots received in the mail up to three days after Election Day, even if it does not have a clear postmark. (Nevada Independent 6/4/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Biden urges Atlanta voters to stand up against Trump: ‘He’s running for revenge
’President Biden during a campaign reception in Atlanta urged his supporters to stand up against former President Trump, as the two party front-runners head toward a rematch in November. Biden in remarks Saturday at Mary Mac’s Tea Room, argued that Trump is only “running for revenge.” “Folks, Trump isn’t running to lead America. He’s running for revenge,” Biden said Saturday, according to pool notes. “And look, revenge is no way to lead a country.” (The Hill 5/17/24) READ MORE>>>>>
’President Biden during a campaign reception in Atlanta urged his supporters to stand up against former President Trump, as the two party front-runners head toward a rematch in November. Biden in remarks Saturday at Mary Mac’s Tea Room, argued that Trump is only “running for revenge.” “Folks, Trump isn’t running to lead America. He’s running for revenge,” Biden said Saturday, according to pool notes. “And look, revenge is no way to lead a country.” (The Hill 5/17/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Senate GOP zeros in on 4 top races in 2024
Senate Republicans are laser-focused on four states they see as their key to the majority: Montana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. Why it matters: The Senate map favors Republicans, giving them several opportunities to build a majority in the upper chamber. But every race will be a fight, and GOP leaders are keeping expectations low. National Republican Senatorial Committee Chair Steve Daines (R-Mont.) told reporters Thursday morning that his only goal this election cycle was getting to 51.
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Senate Republicans are laser-focused on four states they see as their key to the majority: Montana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. Why it matters: The Senate map favors Republicans, giving them several opportunities to build a majority in the upper chamber. But every race will be a fight, and GOP leaders are keeping expectations low. National Republican Senatorial Committee Chair Steve Daines (R-Mont.) told reporters Thursday morning that his only goal this election cycle was getting to 51.
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Biden Campaign Lists Former Trump Officials Who've Turned Against Him And... Wow
President Joe Biden’s campaign on Thursday shared a thread on X (formerly Twitter) of damning comments that 17 former top officials in Donald Trump’s administration have made to condemn the former president and presumptive GOP nominee. “The people who know Trump best won’t support him. Why should you?” the Biden campaign began the thread featuring videos of high-ranking White House officials ripping their former boss
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President Joe Biden’s campaign on Thursday shared a thread on X (formerly Twitter) of damning comments that 17 former top officials in Donald Trump’s administration have made to condemn the former president and presumptive GOP nominee. “The people who know Trump best won’t support him. Why should you?” the Biden campaign began the thread featuring videos of high-ranking White House officials ripping their former boss
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How Trump won South Carolina primary and why Nikki Haley isn’t quitting yet
Frontrunner Donald Trump has cruised to victory in South Carolina’s Republican primary with the support of an almost unwavering base of loyal voters. But rival Nikki Haley says she is not dropping out of the United States presidential race. Despite her loss in a state where she previously won two terms as governor, Haley said she will stay in the race until at least the Super Tuesday primaries on March 5.
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Frontrunner Donald Trump has cruised to victory in South Carolina’s Republican primary with the support of an almost unwavering base of loyal voters. But rival Nikki Haley says she is not dropping out of the United States presidential race. Despite her loss in a state where she previously won two terms as governor, Haley said she will stay in the race until at least the Super Tuesday primaries on March 5.
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Supreme Court Deliberates Trump's 2024 Ballot Eligibility Amid Insurrection Claims
The Supreme Court is grappling with the question of former President Trump's eligibility for the 2024 presidential ballot, as they debate the definition of 'insurrection' and its implications under the 14th Amendment. The decision, expected in the coming months, will have significant national implications and set a precedent for the application of the 14th Amendment in the context of presidential eligibility. The crux of the argument lies in Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which prohibits individuals who have engaged in insurrection from holding public office. During the hearing, both conservative and liberal justices expressed concerns about allowing individual states to determine a candidate's eligibility, suggesting that such a decision could have significant national implications.(BNN 2/8/24) READ MORE>>>>> |
The Supreme Court's decision, expected in the coming months, will not only determine Trump's political future but also set a precedent for the application of the 14th Amendment in the context of presidential eligibility. As the nation watches and waits, the echoes of January 6 continue to reverberate through the halls of justice. |
Z-NOTE: January 31, 2024:
Got problems with a natural disaster? Blame Biden. Problem solved.?
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Right wing activist Nick Sortor tweeted this yesterday:
I’ve been on the ground here on Maui speaking with countless residents, and they’re FED UP with Biden and his lack of support
The support for Donald Trump in Hawaii is at an ALL TIME HIGH, and a visit from him could change the entire trajectory of the relief effort and FORCE Biden to get it together.
What Nick Sortor is doing is Maganazi propaganda by going to places with problems.....magnifying them and then manufacturing rage...then blaming it all on the Biden administration. It's Maganazi bait and switch propaganda (Sorry for your pain; but this wouldnt have happened if Trump was here #doh).
Maganazi GOP has already made it clear that they want to blame everything on Biden and Democrats so they will look better in November 2024. It is imperative that all the Maganazi lies and propaganda be refuted. If Maganazis win in November America as we know it ends.
The Maganazis and Maganazi Evangelicals DO NOT support the Constitution of the USA and are busy rewriting history. (like pretending Jan 6 wasn't pro-Maganazi or inspired by their Maganazi God (ie, Donald Trump).
The battle also has to go beyond social media. Nick Sortor saying "support for Donald Trump in Hawaii is at an ALL TIME HIGH" is not true...but more likely high with the people he can manipulate and preach his false narrative to. Going after victims of a disaster is the lowest of propaganda styles but Maganazis have very little, if any, conscience left and is now a ploy for the Maganazi regime.
Most importantly: Donald "Adolph" Trump approves their message.
And BTW, Nick Sortor is vacation in Hawaii while pretending he is "uncovering" damages caused by the Biden administrations negligence.
I’ve been on the ground here on Maui speaking with countless residents, and they’re FED UP with Biden and his lack of support
The support for Donald Trump in Hawaii is at an ALL TIME HIGH, and a visit from him could change the entire trajectory of the relief effort and FORCE Biden to get it together.
What Nick Sortor is doing is Maganazi propaganda by going to places with problems.....magnifying them and then manufacturing rage...then blaming it all on the Biden administration. It's Maganazi bait and switch propaganda (Sorry for your pain; but this wouldnt have happened if Trump was here #doh).
Maganazi GOP has already made it clear that they want to blame everything on Biden and Democrats so they will look better in November 2024. It is imperative that all the Maganazi lies and propaganda be refuted. If Maganazis win in November America as we know it ends.
The Maganazis and Maganazi Evangelicals DO NOT support the Constitution of the USA and are busy rewriting history. (like pretending Jan 6 wasn't pro-Maganazi or inspired by their Maganazi God (ie, Donald Trump).
The battle also has to go beyond social media. Nick Sortor saying "support for Donald Trump in Hawaii is at an ALL TIME HIGH" is not true...but more likely high with the people he can manipulate and preach his false narrative to. Going after victims of a disaster is the lowest of propaganda styles but Maganazis have very little, if any, conscience left and is now a ploy for the Maganazi regime.
Most importantly: Donald "Adolph" Trump approves their message.
And BTW, Nick Sortor is vacation in Hawaii while pretending he is "uncovering" damages caused by the Biden administrations negligence.
Senate GOP fears drop in Trump enthusiasm, energy
GOP senators say there is less enthusiasm for former President Trump among Republican-leaning voters compared to 2016, a drop in voter energy that was apparent when only 15 percent of Iowa’s registered Republicans showed up for Monday’s caucuses. Lawmakers acknowledge the weather was a factor behind the low turnout in Iowa but point to other signs of diminished enthusiasm for Trump, something that could hurt down-ballot Republican candidates in swing states. (Alexander Bolton/The Hill 1/22/24)
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GOP senators say there is less enthusiasm for former President Trump among Republican-leaning voters compared to 2016, a drop in voter energy that was apparent when only 15 percent of Iowa’s registered Republicans showed up for Monday’s caucuses. Lawmakers acknowledge the weather was a factor behind the low turnout in Iowa but point to other signs of diminished enthusiasm for Trump, something that could hurt down-ballot Republican candidates in swing states. (Alexander Bolton/The Hill 1/22/24)
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Opinion Why the Supreme Court ought to punt on Trump’s eligibility
Donald Trump’s Iowa caucuses romp raises the stakes in Trump v. Anderson, the Supreme Court’s review of a Colorado ruling disqualifying him from the state’s ballot. Soon after the justices hear the case next month, Trump could be the presumptive GOP nominee. The meaning of the 14th Amendment’s disqualification-for-insurrection clause will cease being an academic hypothetical and start being a question of whether states can, in effect, block an unfolding presidential nomination process. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court briefs have poured in. Most retread familiar legal ground, but an amicus brief filed Thursday by election law scholars Edward B. Foley and Richard L. Hasen, along with election lawyer Benjamin L. Ginsberg, makes a distinctive appeal: Whatever you do, the trio urges the justices, don’t punt on the question of Trump’s eligibility. Either rule that he is qualified for the presidency or rule that he is disqualified from it, full stop — don’t reverse the Colorado decision on “procedural or jurisdictional grounds.” (Jason Willick/Washington Post/The Bulwark 1/21/24)
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Donald Trump’s Iowa caucuses romp raises the stakes in Trump v. Anderson, the Supreme Court’s review of a Colorado ruling disqualifying him from the state’s ballot. Soon after the justices hear the case next month, Trump could be the presumptive GOP nominee. The meaning of the 14th Amendment’s disqualification-for-insurrection clause will cease being an academic hypothetical and start being a question of whether states can, in effect, block an unfolding presidential nomination process. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court briefs have poured in. Most retread familiar legal ground, but an amicus brief filed Thursday by election law scholars Edward B. Foley and Richard L. Hasen, along with election lawyer Benjamin L. Ginsberg, makes a distinctive appeal: Whatever you do, the trio urges the justices, don’t punt on the question of Trump’s eligibility. Either rule that he is qualified for the presidency or rule that he is disqualified from it, full stop — don’t reverse the Colorado decision on “procedural or jurisdictional grounds.” (Jason Willick/Washington Post/The Bulwark 1/21/24)
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How Much Trump Paid for Each Vote So the comments yesterday went crazy over my suggestion that the DNC had gone out of its way to treat Asa Hutchinson shabbily and that this choice was bad on all the levels. Most readers agreed. A minority of you (maybe 20 percent?) took the position that Asa is no hero, that he made the Republican party what it is today, and that Democrats owe him no grace because he participated in the impeachment of Bill Clinton. (John V Last/The Bulwark 1/18/24) READ MORE>>>>> |
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Haley says she won’t debate unless Trump is on stage
GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley said Tuesday that she would only step foot on the debate stage again if Donald Trump or Joe Biden is there. “We’ve had five great debates in this campaign. Unfortunately, Donald Trump has ducked all of them,” Haley said in a statement. “He has nowhere left to hide. The next debate I do will either be with Donald Trump or with Joe Biden. I look forward to it.” (Kierra Frazier/Politico 1/16/24)
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GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley said Tuesday that she would only step foot on the debate stage again if Donald Trump or Joe Biden is there. “We’ve had five great debates in this campaign. Unfortunately, Donald Trump has ducked all of them,” Haley said in a statement. “He has nowhere left to hide. The next debate I do will either be with Donald Trump or with Joe Biden. I look forward to it.” (Kierra Frazier/Politico 1/16/24)
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Federal appeals court rejects Trump petition over Special Counsel Jack Smith access to Twitter feed
A federal appeals court has rejected former President Trump’s request to block Special Counsel Jack Smith from accessing his then-Twitter feed as part of his election interference case. The U.S. Court of Appeals for Washington, D.C., ruled on the matter and denied further review. The decision comes after an appellate panel had rejected the original request. (Brooke Singman/Fox News 1/16/24)
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A federal appeals court has rejected former President Trump’s request to block Special Counsel Jack Smith from accessing his then-Twitter feed as part of his election interference case. The U.S. Court of Appeals for Washington, D.C., ruled on the matter and denied further review. The decision comes after an appellate panel had rejected the original request. (Brooke Singman/Fox News 1/16/24)
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Trump leads Biden in Georgia, new poll shows
Former President Donald Trump leads President Joe Biden in the swing state of Georgia, according to a poll from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the University of Georgia. Trump held a 45 percent to 37 percent lead over the incumbent Democrat among registered voters, according to the survey. The remaining respondents — nearly 20 percent — said they weren’t sure, wouldn’t vote in the race or planned to cast a ballot for another candidate. The survey did not name potential third party candidates. (Christine Zu/Politico 1/16/24)
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Former President Donald Trump leads President Joe Biden in the swing state of Georgia, according to a poll from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the University of Georgia. Trump held a 45 percent to 37 percent lead over the incumbent Democrat among registered voters, according to the survey. The remaining respondents — nearly 20 percent — said they weren’t sure, wouldn’t vote in the race or planned to cast a ballot for another candidate. The survey did not name potential third party candidates. (Christine Zu/Politico 1/16/24)
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In 2020, Trump won the Iowa caucuses with 97% of the vote. |
Why that 'landslide' win in Iowa could spell trouble for Trump – and Republicans
The Democrats’ and mainstream media’s choice for Republican nominee cleaned up in the Iowa caucuses on Monday night. Former President Donald Trump won, running away with slightly more than half the vote, 51%, and winning virtually every county in Iowa. (Phil Boas/USA Today 1/16/24) READ MORE>>>>> |
Nikki Haley Attacks Trump For Dictator Love “After China Gave Us Covid”
Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley is running for President against former President Donald Trump, but the fact that they’re competing for the same job has been largely obscured by the truism that no GOP candidate — except the cellar-dwelling Chris Christie — has been willing to take any significant political aim at Trump, whose lead in the Republican primary polls is enormous.” Haley and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, the other ostensible contender for the nomination, have come around very slowly to criticizing Trump, with the political price for turning off Trump’s loyal base being way too high for either candidate to pay. (It’s also the case that since Trump has refused to participate in any of the RNC debates, they’ve never had to confront him directly.)(Lisandra Gomez-Tate./2 Paragraphs 1/5/24)
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Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley is running for President against former President Donald Trump, but the fact that they’re competing for the same job has been largely obscured by the truism that no GOP candidate — except the cellar-dwelling Chris Christie — has been willing to take any significant political aim at Trump, whose lead in the Republican primary polls is enormous.” Haley and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, the other ostensible contender for the nomination, have come around very slowly to criticizing Trump, with the political price for turning off Trump’s loyal base being way too high for either candidate to pay. (It’s also the case that since Trump has refused to participate in any of the RNC debates, they’ve never had to confront him directly.)(Lisandra Gomez-Tate./2 Paragraphs 1/5/24)
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“Haley’s refusal to admit that the Civil War was rooted in slavery last night in Berlin is just the latest of her shameful attempts to whitewash our country’s history," said New Hampshire Democratic Party Chair Ray Buckley. "From defending the Confederate flag and leaders to equating Black History Month with Confederate History Month, Haley’s record bowing to the extreme fringes of the MAGA base speaks volumes and is yet another reason why New Hampshire voters will reject her next year.” |
Nikki Haley expands on Civil War comment after backlash
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Thursday addressed the backlash to her Wednesday night comments about what she thought was the cause of the American Civil War, during which she notably did not cite slavery as a cause, sparking criticism. “Of course, the Civil War was about slavery," said Haley at a Thursday town hall in New Hampshire. "We know that. That’s unquestioned. Always the case. We know the Civil War was about slavery.” (Abby Cruz/ABC News 12/27/23) READ MORE>>>>> |
Maine secretary of state rules Trump ineligible for state's 2024 primary ballot
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has ruled that former President Donald Trump is ineligible to appear on the state’s 2024 Republican primary ballot. Bellows, a Democrat, issued her decision on three challenges brought by Maine voters, including three politicians, over the nomination petition of Trump for the GOP primary.
(Isabella Murray/ABC News)
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Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has ruled that former President Donald Trump is ineligible to appear on the state’s 2024 Republican primary ballot. Bellows, a Democrat, issued her decision on three challenges brought by Maine voters, including three politicians, over the nomination petition of Trump for the GOP primary.
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Ron DeSantis' pollster encourages hospice care for terminal campaign
The New York Times cited Ryan Tyson, a longtime DeSantis ally, who told "multiple people" that they've reached the point in the campaign that they need to "make the patient comfortable." It's a phrase generally used at the end of life when hospice comes in to help. Other allies are talking about "reputation management," both for DeSantis and themselves, amid a "slow-motion implosion," the report explained. DeSantis has suffered a number of campaign stumbles, almost entirely candidate-driven. (Sarah K Burris/Raw Story 12/24/23)
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The New York Times cited Ryan Tyson, a longtime DeSantis ally, who told "multiple people" that they've reached the point in the campaign that they need to "make the patient comfortable." It's a phrase generally used at the end of life when hospice comes in to help. Other allies are talking about "reputation management," both for DeSantis and themselves, amid a "slow-motion implosion," the report explained. DeSantis has suffered a number of campaign stumbles, almost entirely candidate-driven. (Sarah K Burris/Raw Story 12/24/23)
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Some of the door knockers working for a DeSantis-aligned super PAC have told Iowa voters that they're actually Trump supporters
According to The New York Times, several Never Back Down door knockers — who are tasked with persuading Iowans to back DeSantis — have told prospective caucusgoers that they're actually supporting Trump in the presidential race.In conservations with the Times, a group of voters, local officials, and strategists in Iowa told the newspaper that some Never Back Down door knockers were ill-mannered or indifferent while also calling out the super PAC over a lack of authenticity in courting voters across the state.(John L Dorman/Business Inside 12/24/23)
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According to The New York Times, several Never Back Down door knockers — who are tasked with persuading Iowans to back DeSantis — have told prospective caucusgoers that they're actually supporting Trump in the presidential race.In conservations with the Times, a group of voters, local officials, and strategists in Iowa told the newspaper that some Never Back Down door knockers were ill-mannered or indifferent while also calling out the super PAC over a lack of authenticity in courting voters across the state.(John L Dorman/Business Inside 12/24/23)
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July 31, 2023
Ed Rollins, a Republican strategist behind a PAC devoted to getting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to run for president, who was the national campaign director for former President Ronald Reagan's 1984 presidential campaign, created the "Ready for Ron" political action committee (now known as "Ready to Win") in May 2022 with the express purpose of pushing DeSantis to run for office. But as DeSantis lags far behind Donald Trump in Republican primary polls, Rollins no longer thinks DeSantis is best suited to defeat the 45th president.
"I don't think it's the campaign's fault at all; it's his. I think he's been a very flawed candidate. I know some of the people around him, and some of them are good, talented people. But every time he opens his mouth, he has a tendency to — shall we say — think out-loud, and he clearly doesn't understand the game," Rollins told Rolling Stone. "When you get into these culture wars the way that he has, the vast majority of people don't understand what they are.
Ed Rollins, a Republican strategist behind a PAC devoted to getting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to run for president, who was the national campaign director for former President Ronald Reagan's 1984 presidential campaign, created the "Ready for Ron" political action committee (now known as "Ready to Win") in May 2022 with the express purpose of pushing DeSantis to run for office. But as DeSantis lags far behind Donald Trump in Republican primary polls, Rollins no longer thinks DeSantis is best suited to defeat the 45th president.
"I don't think it's the campaign's fault at all; it's his. I think he's been a very flawed candidate. I know some of the people around him, and some of them are good, talented people. But every time he opens his mouth, he has a tendency to — shall we say — think out-loud, and he clearly doesn't understand the game," Rollins told Rolling Stone. "When you get into these culture wars the way that he has, the vast majority of people don't understand what they are.
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"I don't care about Donald Trump's legal future -- that's his problem, he had his chance and screwed up and lost to Joe Biden. If I'm Ron DeSantis, I champion the fact I'm a conservative governor, got a strong robust economy in Florida. I got COVID right. I talk about the things that I can do for the country. I talk about immigration reform. I talk about opportunities to support Ukraine. I talk about education and school choice and the things that helped him win, take Florida from purple to bright red."
--Geoff Duncan summarizing to CNN's Jake Tapper how he'd respond if he were DeSantis 7.19.23.
--Geoff Duncan summarizing to CNN's Jake Tapper how he'd respond if he were DeSantis 7.19.23.
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May 27, 2023:
It may be coming to the place where it would easier to count the people who are not being charged with a crime or pushing some bogus grift.
Prosecutors in Donald, the sexual predator, Trumps criminal case in New York have shared a recording of the former president speaking to a witness with Mr Trump’s legal team, according to CBS News.
The witness hasn’t been identified, a document made public by the prosecutorial office on Friday stated.Mr Trump’s other legal woes continue to mount as a maintenance worker has made a shocking claim about the handling of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago.
The worker recalled helping to move boxes into a storage room just one day before the Department of Justice visited Mar-a-Lago seeking the papers, reported The New York Times.
The worker didn’t know what the boxes contained at the time.
Ron DeSantis told radio host Matt Murphy that he was running to the right of Mr Trump and portrayed himself as more conservative, according to USA Today. DeSantis said: “It seems like he’s running to the left and I have always been somebody that’s just been moored in conservative principles."
And now from the Musk wing of the GOP/Trump crime family: Twitter has pulled out of the European Union's voluntary code to fight disinformation, the EU has said. Thierry Breton, who is the EU's internal market commissioner, announced the news on Twitter - but warned the firm new laws would force compliance. "Obligations remain. You can run but you can't hide," he said. Twitter will be legally required to fight disinformation in the EU from 25 August, he said, adding: "Our teams will be ready for enforcement."
It may be coming to the place where it would easier to count the people who are not being charged with a crime or pushing some bogus grift.
Prosecutors in Donald, the sexual predator, Trumps criminal case in New York have shared a recording of the former president speaking to a witness with Mr Trump’s legal team, according to CBS News.
The witness hasn’t been identified, a document made public by the prosecutorial office on Friday stated.Mr Trump’s other legal woes continue to mount as a maintenance worker has made a shocking claim about the handling of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago.
The worker recalled helping to move boxes into a storage room just one day before the Department of Justice visited Mar-a-Lago seeking the papers, reported The New York Times.
The worker didn’t know what the boxes contained at the time.
Ron DeSantis told radio host Matt Murphy that he was running to the right of Mr Trump and portrayed himself as more conservative, according to USA Today. DeSantis said: “It seems like he’s running to the left and I have always been somebody that’s just been moored in conservative principles."
And now from the Musk wing of the GOP/Trump crime family: Twitter has pulled out of the European Union's voluntary code to fight disinformation, the EU has said. Thierry Breton, who is the EU's internal market commissioner, announced the news on Twitter - but warned the firm new laws would force compliance. "Obligations remain. You can run but you can't hide," he said. Twitter will be legally required to fight disinformation in the EU from 25 August, he said, adding: "Our teams will be ready for enforcement."
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May 14, 2023:
Donald Trump the sexual predator, and Ron DeSantis were planning on fighting for voters at duelling events in Iowa.
Mr DeSantis, who has not yet announced he is running, spent the day shaking hands at a congressman’s annual picnic and then an Iowa Republican Party fundraiser in Cedar Rapids. Trump was originally slated to hold a rally in Des Moines, but later had to cancel because of a tornado warning.
Donald Trump the sexual predator, and Ron DeSantis were planning on fighting for voters at duelling events in Iowa.
Mr DeSantis, who has not yet announced he is running, spent the day shaking hands at a congressman’s annual picnic and then an Iowa Republican Party fundraiser in Cedar Rapids. Trump was originally slated to hold a rally in Des Moines, but later had to cancel because of a tornado warning.
Photos taken minutes after cancellation of the Trump “rally” in Des Moines, which was on its way to becoming an embarrassing bust. Note the lack of severe weather, which was cited as the reason for cancellation. One GOP strategist even speculated on CNN that Trump feared being unable to gather a larger crowd than Mr DeSantis.
His critics on the right jumped on the decision, however, given that Mr DeSantis continued on with his own hand-shaking and voter outreach just a few minutes away from where the former president was set to speak.
One GOP strategist even speculated on CNN that Mr Trump feared being unable to gather a larger crowd than Mr DeSantis.
One GOP strategist even speculated on CNN that Mr Trump feared being unable to gather a larger crowd than Mr DeSantis.
Feb 16, 2023: Rolling Stone: Nikki Haley Is Unable to Explain Why Voters Should Pick Her Over Trump
The former South Carolina governor is refusing to criticize the former president she's ostensibly trying to dethrone Feb 5, 2023: MSN: Donald Trump Has a Powerful New Enemy
It seems the mighty Koch network is trying to jump into the 2024 GOP Presidental primary and will back one candidate. The kicker: the candidate won't be Donald J. Trump. And that is a really big deal. From CNN this AM: "The deep-pocketed network associated with billionaire Charles Koch is preparing to throw its money and weight behind a single Republican candidate in the 2024 presidential primary – in a move that could significantly reshape the GOP field. |
Dec 15, 2022: USA Today: These charts show how Trump's 2024 bid is losing steam
Donald Trump is in a slump.
Support for the former president's 2024 presidential bid has declined as he faces significant midterm losses and courtroom setbacks, an exclusive USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll found.
Among all voters, Trump has fallen further behind President Joe Biden in a hypothetical rematch. Meanwhile, Republicans are leaning in to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as a possible 2024 presidential candidate and Trump opponent.
Donald Trump is in a slump.
Support for the former president's 2024 presidential bid has declined as he faces significant midterm losses and courtroom setbacks, an exclusive USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll found.
Among all voters, Trump has fallen further behind President Joe Biden in a hypothetical rematch. Meanwhile, Republicans are leaning in to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as a possible 2024 presidential candidate and Trump opponent.
Dec 12, 2022: Newsweek: Gavin Newsom Visits Border After Biden Said He Had 'More Important' Issues
But some on social media pointed to a clear motive for Newsom's leaving the state, particularly as his own shares approximately 140 miles of border with Mexico and has spent millions of dollars supporting migrant communities who reside there: politics, and Newsom's own presidential ambitions.
But some on social media pointed to a clear motive for Newsom's leaving the state, particularly as his own shares approximately 140 miles of border with Mexico and has spent millions of dollars supporting migrant communities who reside there: politics, and Newsom's own presidential ambitions.
Dec 7, 2022: The Hill: GOP smells blood with wounded Trump
Senate Republicans who want to move on from Donald Trump are smelling blood after a series of self-destructive errors by the former president that they think is opening the door for GOP rivals to challenge and defeat him in a 2024 presidential primary.
Senate Republicans who want to move on from Donald Trump are smelling blood after a series of self-destructive errors by the former president that they think is opening the door for GOP rivals to challenge and defeat him in a 2024 presidential primary.
Dec 6, 2022: Christian Headlines: Trump's Recent Comments and Actions Are 'Incompatible with Serving' as President, Mohler Says
Theologian R. Albert Mohler Jr. is speaking out about recent comments and actions by former President Donald Trump, calling them reckless and anti-conservative while suggesting that Republicans must rally around a different candidate for 2024.
Theologian R. Albert Mohler Jr. is speaking out about recent comments and actions by former President Donald Trump, calling them reckless and anti-conservative while suggesting that Republicans must rally around a different candidate for 2024.
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Former Vice President Mike Pence is giving “prayerful consideration” to a 2024 presidential bid, he said in a recorded interview that aired Monday evening.
“We’re giving it consideration in our house. Prayerful consideration,” Pence told David Muir in an extended interview on ABC’s “World News Tonight.” -Politico 11.14.22
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Nov 9, 2022:
The big loser of this election was Donald Trump. Most all of the candidates he endorsed did NOT win. I havent looked at everything since I got up but it sounds like Lauren Boebert may lose also..but Perjury Taylor Greene was re-elected. Ron DeSantis won big in Florida which I also think is a lose for Trump because I think DeSantis will run for President in 2024. The big loss for America was that DeSantis won big in Florida because I think DeSantis will run for President in 2024. Democracy may have won in this election.
88% of evangelical Christians in Georgia voted for Herschel Walker. Mind boggling stupid. Somewhere in his repeated rambling he must have accidentally said the word "Jesus" and the Nationalist Christian evangelicals assumed it was a sign from God to vote for the guy who had little to no Christian values and when it came time to speak, in comparison, he often even made Trump's rambling sound like a genius.
Looks like this will be another runoff in Georgia in the Walker vs Warnock race.
The big loser of this election was Donald Trump. Most all of the candidates he endorsed did NOT win. I havent looked at everything since I got up but it sounds like Lauren Boebert may lose also..but Perjury Taylor Greene was re-elected. Ron DeSantis won big in Florida which I also think is a lose for Trump because I think DeSantis will run for President in 2024. The big loss for America was that DeSantis won big in Florida because I think DeSantis will run for President in 2024. Democracy may have won in this election.
88% of evangelical Christians in Georgia voted for Herschel Walker. Mind boggling stupid. Somewhere in his repeated rambling he must have accidentally said the word "Jesus" and the Nationalist Christian evangelicals assumed it was a sign from God to vote for the guy who had little to no Christian values and when it came time to speak, in comparison, he often even made Trump's rambling sound like a genius.
Looks like this will be another runoff in Georgia in the Walker vs Warnock race.