As Trump fumes, Republicans wince at ‘public nervous breakdown’

originally posted by: CriticalStinker
I know Kamala got VP because of her identity, but I can also say it’s a horrible topic to lean into if you want to win over people.

I don't disagree, but think of where we are today, when we have to tip-toe around the truth lest we hurt feelz when picking the leader of the free world. I don't think the experiment is going too far beyond 250.

a reply to: FlyersFan

After the debate with Biden I saw a lot of shock. Much of that was for the new Trump people were seeing. I wonder what his inner circle were saying after that, because the conversation young and old saw a new person.

If he’s got yes men around him, I think that’s going to hurt him at a time he needs as many good takes as he can get.

a reply to: CriticalStinker

Don’t forget voters vote on peoples looks, hence the orange man memes.

Brown woman with a old white haired man under her. Win.

And then we have orange man-bad, with a disproportionately chubby bearded face eye liner wearing weird dude. Lose.

originally posted by: watchitburn
a reply to: frogs453

Walz signed a bill that redefined "sexual orientation" to include pedophilia.

Well...of course he did.
Who is surprised?

originally posted by: network dude

originally posted by: CriticalStinker
I know Kamala got VP because of her identity, but I can also say it’s a horrible topic to lean into if you want to win over people.

I don't disagree, but think of where we are today, when we have to tip-toe around the truth lest we hurt feelz when picking the leader of the free world. I don't think the experiment is going too far beyond 250.

It is a shame we have to tip toe around certain things. But if I was gunning for a position at work, and knew I was competing with someone who wasn’t a straight white male, the absolute worst thing I could do is bring that up.

The smart thing would be to make sure my shirts were crisp and everything I did was professional. I’ve gotten promotions over people of color and women before, so I think it still works.

But the inverse problem to tip toeing around it is throwing it around too loosely. Should every woman or person of color be scrutinized for getting to where they’re at because of DEI? I don’t think so. The most impressive person at the company I’m employed is a woman. She is an executive, and it’s an open secret she basically runs the whole company. If someone hits a wall and can’t find the answer to something, it’s almost always her we go to.

Personally, I think the easiest way to navigate the topic professionally is to only focus on quantities of a person that they are in control of, like their actions.

Seeing that Kamala has the lowest approval rating of any VP since they started the poll and unemployment is now at 3 year high since COVID ended and we could very well be on the brink of yet another recession brought on by this administration, not so sure it’s going to matter much. People can’t stand her, people in MI are saying Walz has ran the state into the ground. So… I’d say at the moment KH has the bigger dumpster fire going. She has absolutely nothing positive to run on, not the border, not the economy, no foreign policy and zero accomplishments. The only thing dems are running on is once again attacking DJT and whatever manufacturered lies they can come up with, that’s it.

The more I hear and see about Walz the more I realize how compromised and brainwashed he is ideologically. Personally I think the guy is as big of a clown as KH. He is the one responsible for putting tampons in the boys restrooms in schools. He’s referred to as “tampon Tim” in MI. He’s just another pandering wokester that’s bought and paid for. Their is nothing good about the current ticket of the left.

I’m not worried much about Trump but I agree he needs to start being more policy driven. He’s the only one of the lot that has had good policies that’s worked well for the country. Bidens/Harris policies have been a disaster for the country, more people struggling now than we’ve seen in decades.

originally posted by: CriticalStinker
a reply to: putnam6

Have we ever seen a person put through so much in modern politics and still be neck and neck , speaks to either how lousy the candidates are against him, or to his resilience if nothing else.

100%.

Enthusiasm is low for a lot of Americans in the choices we have, and had in recent times.

But ultimately this boils down to a popularity contest. On a good day, 50%~ of eligible voters turn out to a presidential election. We have to assume a good portion of that know current events at a headline level. I’d be scared to know how many read into stories from multiple sources, and keep up with global current events too.

It’s a shame, it makes the races more superficial, but it is what it is.

Republicans and Democrats also share about 30% of the electorate each, leaving 40% independent, third party, and apathetic. Those are typically who decide the election as you’re usually going to secure your base.

Right now he’s campaigning for the people he already won over. I know Kamala got VP because of her identity, but I can also say it’s a horrible topic to lean into if you want to win over people.

It depends on who gets the vote out, people are tired of the fearful save democracy stuff too. Even with 161 million voting in 2020, there are about 45-50 million eligible voters who did not vote.

Like I saw a podcaster say half-jokingly, in some states it could come down to which party had more people die from COVID. Yep that's what we have to listen too

Georgia was close last time, so was Arizona.

Lastly never forget all the social media sites, the betting sites, and the polling sites the MSM NEED the appearance of close race, it increases thier revenue DAILY

a reply to: RazorV66
How can they not see that the whole kamala outfit has always hated America. Kamala even supported the blm riots and burnings and all that crap.

a reply to: putnam6

It depends on who gets the vote out, people are tired of the fearful save democracy stuff too. Even with 161 million voting in 2020, there are about 45-50 million eligible voters who did not vote.

If people are tired with that kind of messaging, where do they go?

I’ll admit the left is using that more at the top levels, but right now I see one side doing the vote for us to save democracy, and the other side leaning into they’re socialist and will destroy the country.

We could argue if one has more validity to their claim, but to an undecided I’d say they look about the same.

Ultimately I think it’s just accepted that political races are mostly hyperbole now.

a reply to: frogs453

And yes providing school lunches for children, strengthening protections for workers, ensuring paid family leave, ensuring women's rights. So radical.

What is radical is when the current administration wanted to take away free school lunches for poor kids if the schools didn’t allow boys in the girls locker rooms and bathrooms. How f’d up is that?

Ensuring women’s right? Give me a break frogs. This administration is hell bent on allowing men to compete against women in sports, Title IX. And would love to see men in your bathrooms. They don’t give one crap about your rights as a woman.

Ensuring family leave? Like when Pete took a long time off to be with his boyfriend and their kid when we were in a full blown transportation crisis that was under his watch? His arse should’ve been on the job, period. Another complete and utter failure of this administration.

a reply to: Mahogani

Oh, look at all the propogandists....



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originally posted by: CriticalStinker
a reply to: putnam6

It depends on who gets the vote out, people are tired of the fearful save democracy stuff too. Even with 161 million voting in 2020, there are about 45-50 million eligible voters who did not vote.

If people are tired with that kind of messaging, where do they go?

I’ll admit the left is using that more at the top levels, but right now I see one side doing the vote for us to save democracy, and the other side leaning into they’re socialist and will destroy the country.

We could argue if one has more validity to their claim, but to an undecided I’d say they look about the same.

Ultimately I think it’s just accepted that political races are mostly hyperbole now.

It's true and we see it here daily now and I think those Independents see through the bullchit on both sides and don't even pay attention. I know loads of people who have no clue who either VP candidate is, and don't care what they do or say, that 30%

Whether they vote will depend on thier mood on Election day, thus the fear tactics and over-the-top hyperbole.

Go to Isidewith.com answer the questions, and rate their importance to you it helped me, identify my mostly centrist position and see which candidates are closer to what matters to me.

I still appreciate the days when the majority were unified in the belief politicians were mostly full crap. Now they are media darlings or James Bond villains.

Like Carlin said it's a club and we aren't in it.

originally posted by: frogs453
And yes providing school lunches for children, strengthening protections for workers, ensuring paid family leave, ensuring women's rights. So radical.

That's not all they are doing.

And 'womens rights'??? Coming from woke morons who think
men should be allowed to participate in womens sports?
Get real.

"One Person's Socialism Is Another Person's Neighborliness".
This dude is a radical socialist and proud of it.
So is Kamala.

Taking away everyones insurance and forcing them to have
government insurance/healthcare.
Yeah ... like the government does a great job with the VA.
There's your model for what the future of American health
care looks like under Harris/Walz. Pretty damn grim.

a reply to: frogs453

When I was a teenager there were no tampon dispensers in the bathrooms in girls rest rooms in school. We brought our own from home and were self reliant. There is ZERO reason to put tampon dispensers in 9 year old boys rest rooms in school.
Gender twisting nonsense.

a reply to: CriticalStinker

I see one side doing the vote for us to save democracy, and the other side leaning into they’re socialist and will destroy the country. We could argue if one has more validity to their claim, but to an undecided I’d say they look about the same.

I don’t see them the same at all. One of those two options is much more accurate than the other. I want to puke every time I hear a democrat use the word democracy and if you can’t see that the Dems are doing the best to make this a socialist country you’re obviously not paying attention to the big picture.

I understand what you’re trying to say but the two being remotely the same, not seeing it.

originally posted by: frogs453

originally posted by: some_stupid_name
a reply to: frogs453

um, nobody is even talking about the Harris ralley last night, it was that uneventful.

If you say so!

That is how I feel about the OP.

An OP where the author is telling me how I feel.

I am working a hippy music festival...

I am listening to dirty hippies talk about Trump. I am hearing 70 year Olds as well as 20 somethings talking about voting for Republicans for the first time in their life this year.

I am a union member...most of my union sisters/brothers are for Trump..

Please pop that bubble around you and join us in the real world. The working world.

You will be surprised at just how unpopular the left is.

Trump is gaining support no matter where I go...you can only miss it if you willfully close your eyes.

originally posted by: 38181
a reply to: CriticalStinker

Don’t forget voters vote on peoples looks, hence the orange man memes.

Brown woman with a old white haired man under her. Win.

And then we have orange man-bad, with a disproportionately chubby bearded face eye liner wearing weird dude. Lose.

Voting on looks instead of substance.

Sounds about right.

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a reply to: KrustyKrab

don’t see them the same at all. One of those two options is much more accurate than the other.

I noted that we could argue one might be more valid.

But the other side would say it’s clear with project 2025 they’re fighting for ________ and democracy.

This is not about our perception, it’s about the perception of people who could actually change their vote one way or the other.

If they’re not already invested in one side or the other, I’d say it probably looks the same to them or they’d already have decided.

To the OP:

That's all you got? Seriously, where is the mental breakdown your thread promised? Where are all the Trump supporters that are fed up with him ? This thread is click bait and tldr to boot.

Plus half the stuff you're melting over is stuff you could say about the Dems anyway.

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