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Originally Posted by !@#$%!

here we go!

 

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From The Play Typer Guy on Substack:

Democratic commentator Bakari Sellars adroitly shifted the messaging on Sunday when he said, “Kamala Harris is running against the oldest nominee for president of the United States in American history … I mean, the man is nearly 80-years-old and so the question is, can he serve another four years? I'm not sure he can.”

HAHAHAHA how do you like it now, motherfuckers!

[tw2113]

So Biden has officially dropped. We're either officially doomed of there's a semblance of hope.

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Also, Kamala's got pretty sweet taste in music.

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^^^^
I would have thought she'd be a bit more hip than that. Such as:

 

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Originally Posted by The Soup Nazi

What would Aaron Sorkin write?

Not sure if it's been commented on in the last two weeks, but his answer was apparently "the Democrats should nominate Mitt Romney for president". To which, lmao, holy shit, what a fucking dweeb.

Anyway yeah, Harris is not a thrilling candidate (fucking drug cops) but she's got a much better chance than Biden for a few reasons - she's not Biden, she's the first major politician in years to come across as vaguely fucking normal, and she would absolutely beat Trump's ass in a debate. Not sure it'll be enough, even if she makes a smart pick for VP (Beshear looks to be the likely candidate, although I'd pick Walz if I was in charge - Whitmer's ruled herself out because she's clearly gunning for the main job in a few cycles), but things look slightly better from here.

[Toilet & Bowels]

Originally Posted by The Soup Nazi

 

Why not one of the good ones?

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Originally Posted by Toilet & Bowels

Why not one of the good ones?

THAT'S ONE OF THE BEST ONES YOU'RE THE PUPPET. Ahem.

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Pure gold, from Politico:

Trump’s first try at pivoting to Harris blows up in his face

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Anyone feeling slightly more optimistic about November?

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Originally Posted by tw2113

Anyone feeling slightly more optimistic about November?

Slightly being the key word. I believe in Kandidate Kamala, but there's A LOT of field work to be done. And the national numbers are almost meaningless - gimme the 411 on every swing state, county, precinct, ward, block, corner, and freakin' house or apartment and I'll take the polls cereal.

 

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translation of a Dutch news article:

Historian has been predicting U.S. president for 40 years and never been wrong: this is now the favorite

Ever since 1984 he has been predicting who will be the new president of the United States and never was wrong. Once again, American Allan Lichtman thinks he knows who will go home with victory. According to him, there is a clear favorite and "a lot would have to go wrong" for him to lose.

Lichtman is a professor of history at American University in Washington, DC. He developed a system with thirteen "keys. With these it is possible to predict the outcome of the US presidential election.

The keys are based on the strengths as well as the weaknesses of the party sitting in the White House leading up to the election. Right now, that party is the Democrats. If the Republicans manage to bring in six or more keys, they will win the election, Lichtman said. Otherwise, the White House will go to the Democrats.
Victory

Everything points to the fact that, according to Lichtman, Kamala Harris will win the election. "Right now the Democrats hold six keys and the Republicans hold three. There are four keys left to be divided. It is possible, but a lot would have to go wrong for Harris not to win the election,'' said the historian,


The six keys the Democrats already have are (1) that there was no real fight for the party's nomination, (2) and (3) that the short-term economy (no recession) and the long-term economy are doing well, (4) that there are no major national policy changes, (5) that there are no scandals, and (6) that the Republican challenger - Donald Trump - is not a national hero.

For their part, the Republicans now have three keys: (1) the Democrats lost seats in the House of Representatives in the 2022 midterm elections, (2) the Democratic candidate is not the incumbent and (3) the Democratic candidate - Kamala Harris - is not a national hero.

Four keys remain to be divided. Thus, the question remains (1) whether a third party of significance will take office. All eyes here are on independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. "Will he manage to reach 10 percent? According to the polls, it's unlikely,'' Lichtman said.

A second undecided key revolves around possible social unrest - as in the protest year of 1968 - and then Lichtman looks to the Democratic convention. After all, Kamala Harris was not raised on the shield in the usual way, and that could lead to discontent. "I don't think it will happen, but it could," he says of it.

The third (3) and fourth (4) undecided keys depend on whether the Democrats will have foreign successes and failures to celebrate or endure in the next three months.
Final prognosis

"A lot has to go wrong for the Democrats to lose three more of those four undecided keys," Lichtman makes the case. ''A final prognosis will follow in less than a month.'' Then is the Democratic convention, from Aug. 19 through Aug. 22, and at it Harris will in all likelihood be designated the Democratic nominee for president.

Lichtman has been accurately predicting who the next president of the United States will be since 1984. In 2016, for example, he stated that Trump would win over Hillary Clinton and that the latter would lose to Biden in 2020.

His prediction around the 2000 election is debated, though. Back then, Lichtman said Democratic Vice President Al Gore would outperform Republican candidate George W. Bush, but that was not the case. Gore did get the most votes (the "popular vote"), but Bush still managed to get the most electoral votes behind him. A recount of votes in Florida that determined the outcome was shut down by the Supreme Court at the time, Lichtman defends.

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^ He was right in 2000. Now THAT was a stolen election.

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I know this isn't exactly the most important news, but Jesus Christ what the fuck is WRONG with this guy...

RFK Jr admits dumping bear carcass in New York's Central Park

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From Rolling Stone:

New Day Rising

Bob Mould Celebrates Tim Walz VP Pick: ‘History Is Rhyming Right Now. Listen to the Chorus’

Punk icon is thrilled to learn that the presumptive vice presidential nominee is a fan of the music he made with Hüsker Dü in Minnesota in the Eighties

Last night, Bob Mould posted a snippet of a new song on his social media accounts: “The toddler and the sycophants/Time to say goodbye,” he sang. The inspiration for the song was evident enough. Although Mould was born in New York State, he attended Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota, and he spent the Eighties fronting the mighty Twin Cities indie trio Hüsker Dü. Mould, who is currently based in San Francisco, hasn’t lived in Minnesota for several decades, but when he heard the news that Gov. Tim Walz had been chosen to be Kamala Harris’ running mate, he was, he says, “fucking ecstatic.”

Until Rolling Stone told him yesterday, though, Mould wasn’t aware that the Democratic vice presidential candidate is seemingly familiar with his work. Mould spoke with RS about Walz — and the surprise news of his taste in homegrown Minnesota music.

Given all your earlier years in Minnesota, how are you feeling about Tim Walz?

This is just incredible. He’s a sensible guy, a progressive guy, thoughtful. Nineteen eighty nine was the last year I had a Minnesota driver’s license. I live in San Francisco now, so I’ve been Team Kamala for a long time. But, with Tim, this is crazy. You can’t write this stuff.

He’s younger than me. I was already out of Macalester by the time he graduated high school. But he’s a straight shooter, has common sense. If he sees shenanigans, he calls shenanigans. I think we’ve all very quickly come to see what a straight-up guy we have here to help this country keep moving in the right direction. We are happy-dancing in this house. My goodness.

He seems like a real music head, too.

I don’t know much about his musical taste.

Well, let us fill you in. Beto O’Rourke just tweeted out his support for Walz, writing that they became friends in Congress and shared their love of Minnesota musicians like Dylan, Prince, the Replacements — and Hüsker Dü.

[Pause.] Wow. I was a big Beto fan when he made his presence known on the national stage, and I was always grateful when he mentioned my work with Hüsker Dü.

But wow. [Another pause.] Shocker! So now I’m in it now! I guess my first question to presumptive vice president Walz is, “So do you like the original Tim mixes or the new mix?”

Then I’d say, “Vice President Walz, one of the great joys of my life was arriving at Nicollet Studios every morning knowing that the Replacements were making Tim in Studio A. And that wonderful joy every morning of going down to get my second cup of coffee and being able to say, “Good morning, [Tim producer] Tommy Ramone.” I mean, come on!

We just need to know what his favorite Hüsker album is.

Well, I’m hoping for Flip Your Wig. That’s my personal favorite. But Warehouse would be OK, too. Or maybe he’d pick New Day Rising. But I’m telling you: Whatever deity one chooses to believe and worship and spend time with, today is heaven on earth. The whole party is so energized. It’s so clear this poison has got to go and we just got to start getting kids educated again and letting people have choices over their own lives.

Walz also presided over the renaming of a stretch of Minnesota highway after Prince, and even signed it into law with purple ink.

Perfect. We got to keep this going. I’m just giddy about all of this. This is what goodness is. This is what goodness looks like. We got to go with it, right?

And now you’re in the national conversation to some degree.

[Laughs.] My proximity to presidency. History is rhyming really fucking hard right now. It’s like, just listen to the chorus.

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