Election 2024 Foreplay

Discussion in 'Politics' started by TreeFrogTrader, Feb 1, 2023.

  1. #6981     Oct 17, 2024
  2. Arab Americans stopped for Democrats,whether it was Biden or any Democrat that supported his Gaza policies.
     
    #6982     Oct 17, 2024
  3. They/we are very informed and we aren't voting for Trump.
     
    #6983     Oct 17, 2024

  4. They certainly care about what is happening to innocent Palestinians.


    Wisconsin is latest US state to send ‘uncommitted’ message to Biden on Gaza

    More than 47,800 people cast ‘uninstructed’ votes in state primary, in latest stop of national protest movement.

    Nearly 50,000 Wisconsin voters chose “uninstructed” – the state’s version of “uncommitted” – in Tuesday’s Democratic primary as part of a growing campaign in the United States where protesters are using the ballot to voice their displeasure with President Joe Biden’s handling of the war in Gaza.

    State elections officials announced that the uninstructed option accounted for more than 47,800 votes cast, or nearly 8.3 percent of the total, surpassing the 20,682 votes by which Biden defeated former president Donald Trump in Wisconsin in 2020.
     
    #6984     Oct 17, 2024

  5. Trump holds 7-point lead over Harris in Georgia
    Trump holds 52 percent of support in Georgia while Harris has 45 percent.


    Kierra Frazier

    10/16/2024, 3:01pm ET


    Donald Trump is leading Kamala Harris by 7 percentage points in Georgia, a key state that will help determine who will win the White House, according to a Quinnipiac poll released Wednesday.

    The poll, conducted Oct. 10-14, showed Trump with support from 52 percent of likely voters in Georgia and Harris with 45 percent.

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    #6985     Oct 17, 2024

  6. Thankfully we have the markets to show whats really going on in early voting.


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    #6986     Oct 17, 2024
  7. UsualName

    UsualName

    This guy doesn’t understand a significant amount of Americans don’t have a life and want a Trump presidency to fill their desire for retribution…

     
    #6987     Oct 17, 2024
  8. Democrats See 103 Percent Increase in Pennsylvania Voters Leaving the Party
    Published Oct 16, 2024 at 7:07 PM EDT


    Although Pennsylvania still has more registered Democrats than any other party, the number of voters leaving the party has greatly increased, with nearly twice as many as last year switching to other parties, including the GOP, according to state-released voting data.

    Pennsylvania is a key battleground in this presidential election, with both former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris vying for its crucial Electoral College votes. The Keystone State's 19 electoral votes—more than any other swing state—could determine the outcome of the election.

    Trump narrowly won Pennsylvania in 2016 against Hillary Clinton, while President Joe Biden flipped it in 2020. The race in the state is expected to be decided by a few thousand votes, and both major party candidates have been repeatedly campaigning there.

    Weekly updated data provided by Pennsylvania's Department of State shows the party breakdown of registered voters in the state as of Monday: 3,958,835 Democrats, 3,646,110 Republicans, 1,085,677 unaffiliated and 346,211 with "other" affiliations.

    The data reports a notable shift in party registrations, showing that Pennsylvania's Democratic Party has experienced a 103 percent increase in members leaving the party this year, compared with last year.

    In 2023, 19,321 Pennsylvania voters changed their registration from Democrat to "other," and 36,341 switched from Democrat to Republican. Overall, 55,662 registered Democrats in the state left the party.

    This year, the state-released data shows that 51,937 registered Democrats changed their affiliation to "other," and 61,126 switched to Republican, for a total of 113,063 leaving the party.
     
    #6988     Oct 17, 2024
  9. Donald Trump's Campaign Ads 'Effective in Many Ways': David Axelrod

    Published Oct 16, 2024

    Former Obama chief strategist David Axelrod has said that Donald Trump's campaign ads have been "very effective" in battleground states like Pennsylvania as the race for the White House tightens.

    During an appearance on CNN's The Lead with Jake Tapper on Wednesday, Axelrod responded to the host's question about why he believed the ads were resonating in Pennsylvania. Tapper noted that top Democrats were worried about Trump's recent rise in the polls, with some attributing it to the ads' impact on voters, particularly regarding the issue of fracking.

    "I think the Trump media campaign has been very effective in many ways, and they've got an easier job," Axelrod said. He explained that Trump's team has focused on Harris, using past footage and soundbites from her 2019 campaign to define her in the eyes of voters.

    "They basically developed all of their media to try to take down Kamala Harris, who, although she's the vice president, is still unknown to a lot of people," he added.

    While Harris has a marginal lead in Pennsylvania, the most likely state to decide the election, recent polls have indicated that a Trump victory is not out of the question. With its significant energy sector and a large population of blue-collar workers, issues such as fracking have become central to the campaign.

    Despite Harris' recent efforts to align herself with the Biden administration's support for fracking, Trump's ads have focused on her previous opposition to the industry during the 2019 primary, a tactic that has found an audience in energy-reliant regions of Pennsylvania.

    "They've used plenty of video and audio from her 2019 campaign, including positions she later renounced, and it's been effective. Her comments have been used well," Axelrod said, noting that Trump has smartly focused on Harris's past remarks on issues like gender-affirming surgeries for inmates and her immigration stance.

    To explain his position, Axelrod pointed to an ad where Harris hesitated when asked if she would differ from Biden on policy during an interview.

    "She probably hesitated out of politeness, but they've used it effectively," Axelrod said, showing how Trump's campaign used that moment to make her seem uncertain.

    Axelrod also noted the effectiveness of Trump's messaging, partly because Harris hasn't been as visible. He explained that while Trump could focus on attacking Harris, she had the harder job of introducing herself and criticizing Trump at the same time. "That's a more complicated task," he said.

    Harris's best path to victory next month involves winning Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin, assuming no surprises elsewhere. For Trump, the easiest way to 270 Electoral College votes is to win North Carolina and Georgia and flip Pennsylvania.
     
    #6989     Oct 17, 2024
  10. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    #6990     Oct 17, 2024