2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.

[LCHorn 2615]

6 hours ago, South Austin said:

Random question: Has anyone ever heard Donald Trump laugh?

It’s impossible to hear unless you speak parseltongue.

[tx 3 putt 76880]

43 minutes ago, Queen Bitch said:

wait, are we STD shaming in here?! Sorry for fuckin' partying.

define STD !!!!

[tx 3 putt 76880]

3 minutes ago, LCHorn said:

It’s impossible to hear unless you speak parseltongue.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/07/donald-trump-ridicules-kamala-harris-chuckle-maybe-because-he-almost-never-laughs/

 

[lemonlime 5503]

6 hours ago, South Austin said:

Random question: Has anyone ever heard Donald Trump laugh?

[Post Oak 20209]

3 hours ago, Js1 said:

 

Good post

This woman is a badass. Not scared to tell 2A weirdos to fuck right off.  Hell of an organizer and will happily glove up and dig in to make America a better place.   

She has my admiration and respect.

[South Austin 52459]

I think any of the VP candidates that seem to be rising to the top would do a great job on policy talking points, and any of Shapiro, Walz, and Kelly can help shore up a needed demographic for Harris.

But we need more than an attack dog who calls out Trump and Vance for their bullshit lies and undemocratic, cruel policies. We need a guy who can plainly and repeatedly call them out for what they are – a couple of fucking weirdos. 

To borrow the label de jour, this is a vibe election. Harris is already capturing a vibe, and she needs a VP who is skilled at continuously pointing out that Trump and Vance are just a couple of weirdos, and weirdos are bad for the highest offices in our national leadership.

Walz and Shapiro seem like they would be masters at that. Kelly? I’m not sure.

[tbone_ 14113]

I think any of the VP candidates that seem to be rising to the top would do a great job on policy talking points, and any of Shapiro, Walz, and Kelly can help shore up a needed demographic for Harris.
But we need more than an attack dog who calls out Trump and Vance for their bullshit lies and undemocratic, cruel policies. We need a guy who can plainly and repeatedly call them out for what they are – a couple of fucking weirdos. 
To borrow the label de jour, this is a vibe election. Harris is already capturing a vibe, and she needs a VP who is skilled at continuously pointing out that Trump and Vance are just a couple of weirdos, and weirdos are bad for the highest offices in our national leadership.
Walz and Shapiro seem like they would be masters at that. Kelly? I’m not sure.

As an Arizonan I think Kelly is great.

But I’m not sure he has the charisma for this.

[Brisketexan 105083]

This is magical:



No one can be allowed to impede a gathering, huh? I mean…except treasonous insurrectionists trying to break up a convened Congress so it can’t perform its Constitutional duty to count votes…in that case, it’s totally cool to impede and try to murder the VP, and if anyone was convicted for that, we should pardon them.

Party of treason. 100%, not even 1% pro-American anymore.

[LCHorn 2615]

I’d like to keep Kelly exactly where he is, personally.  I kind of feel the same about Shapiro and I know nothing about Waltz.

Shapiro, in particular, can help entrench Democrats in subordinate roles after 2 full terms as governor.

[tx 3 putt 76880]

Lock down the brown vote !

 

[Pato del Muerto 52487]

6 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Lock down the brown vote !

 

Shame she is wrong. Barbacoa, raw onion, cilantro. 
 

ps I hope you north Austin peeps hit up papalote tacos on occasion for the barbacoa, the lengua, the carnitas, and their other stuff.  Even their veggie tacos are good. 

Edited July 27 by Pato del Muerto

[Js1 85297]

5 minutes ago, LCHorn said:

I’d like to keep Kelly exactly where he is, personally.  I kind of feel the same about Shapiro and I know nothing about Waltz.

Shapiro, in particular, can help entrench Democrats in subordinate roles after 2 full terms as governor.

Kelly can keep that seat as long as he wants it. Shapiro is young enough to run in 28/32.  I think Cooper’s best role might be to try and grab that 2026 senate seat in NC since Tillis may not run again. He should run for it regardless. 

Walz is probably the strongest. Beshear is kind of doomed bc of Kentucky - he’s not gonna win a race to take Mitch’s seat when it’s open and he can’t run for governor again. 

[LTbear 4168]

35 minutes ago, Hank_Hill said:

Swing and a miss

Nah

[Slacks 6819]

42 minutes ago, Snake Diggity said:

 

Kamala isn’t cool if we are being honest.  She has nowhere near the charisma of Barack or Bill.  What’s fuckin cool is the unity we are seeing behind her.  She is cool by proxy.

So... when she wins, you're going to see a lot of black women in Pink and Green lose their minds (in a great way). It'll be very cool.

[tx 3 putt 76880]

2 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Shame she is wrong. Barbacoa, raw onion, cilantro. 

not all barbacoa is the same 🤔🤔🤔

[South Austin 52459]

1 minute ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Shame she is wrong. Barbacoa, raw onion, cilantro. 

JD Vance: “Wrong. Hamburger helper, Parmesan, salsa.”

[LTbear 4168]

16 minutes ago, South Austin said:

I think any of the VP candidates that seem to be rising to the top would do a great job on policy talking points, and any of Shapiro, Walz, and Kelly can help shore up a needed demographic for Harris.

But we need more than an attack dog who calls out Trump and Vance for their bullshit lies and undemocratic, cruel policies. We need a guy who can plainly and repeatedly call them out for what they are – a couple of fucking weirdos. 

To borrow the label de jour, this is a vibe election. Harris is already capturing a vibe, and she needs a VP who is skilled at continuously pointing out that Trump and Vance are just a couple of weirdos, and weirdos are bad for the highest offices in our national leadership.

Walz and Shapiro seem like they would be masters at that. Kelly? I’m not sure.

+1

[tx 3 putt 76880]

This is great news, get out the vote (especially new voters) !!!!

 

[Sawbonz 27543]

9 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Lock down the brown vote !

 

If she had said cabrito she may have broken the internet 

[tx 3 putt 76880]

Just now, Sawbonz said:

If she had said cabrito she may have broken the internet 

[Pato del Muerto 52487]

3 minutes ago, Sawbonz said:

If she had said cabrito she may have broken the internet 

I am less enthusiastic about eating baby goat. 

Edited July 27 by Pato del Muerto

[Doc Sam Beckett 5792]

12 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Lock down the brown vote !

 

 

7 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Shame she is wrong. Barbacoa, raw onion, cilantro. 
 

ps I hope you north Austin peeps hit up papalote tacos on occasion for the barbacoa, the lengua, the carnitas, and their other stuff.  Even their veggie tacos are good. 

Lulz what? 

1) Carne asada

Huge gap

2) Barabcoa 

3) Al Pastor 

 

She fucking lost my vote 

 

[Snake Diggity 4620]

By the polls the EC is 216-219 with 8 steps up for grabs to varying degrees.  Harris’ VP pick needs to be whoever increases her odds of capturing 54 more EV the most.  From the folks mentioned:

Kelly:

pluses: could be the deciding factor in AZ.  Very high Q score who could help with suburbanites and/or never Trumpers.

minuses: boring.  Unlikely to bring out young people or minorities, whose turnout will likely decide the election.

 

Shapiro:

pluses: could be the deciding factor in PA.  Very intelligent, effective politician.  Young.

minuses: could turn off pro-Palestinians.  Unlikely to sway suburbanites.  Unknown how he would impact young voters and minorities.

Walz:

pluses: probably locks down MN.  Very effective politician.  Folksy guy who will appeal to midwesterners (MN, MI, WI, rural/western PA).

minuses: might seem old.  Harris can probably win MN without him on the ticket.  Unlikely to motivate young voters and minorities.

Beshear:

pluses: Young, high Q score, knows how to appeal to voters as a blue candidate in a red state, so could help in AZ, NC, WI, and GA.  Effective politician.

minuses: doesn’t guarantee a swing state.  Not sure a white dude from Kentucky is going to help drive blacks in Atlanta or latinos in AZ to the polls.

[South Austin 52459]

13 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

No one can be allowed to impede a gathering, huh? I mean…except treasonous insurrectionists trying to break up a convened Congress so it can’t perform its Constitutional duty to count votes…in that case, it’s totally cool to impede and try to murder the VP, and if anyone was convicted for that, we should pardon them.

Speaking of which, I told my wife over lunch that one of Biden’s final acts as President should be to call in the Marine Corps (no offense Capitol Police) to guard Congress starting the day or two before election certification and give the commanding order that anyone who enters the building unauthorized should be shot on sight, and make sure the public hears those orders loud and clear.

[NAVY 6740]

34 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

define STD !!!!

Stone Temple Deplorables 

[Dutchrudder 11136]

5 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

This is great news, get out the vote (especially new voters) !!!!

 

Good to see, keeping Arizona and Georgia blue make the Electoral math significantly easier. Seeing Florida on there is interesting. It still blows my mind to think Bush won it twice, Obama won Florida twice, but Trump won it twice. Maybe it continues the pattern and flips blue in 24/28.

[Sawbonz 27543]

Just now, Pato del Muerto said:

In less enthusiastic about eating baby goat. 

Best tamales I ever had were when I lived on south riverside. Lady was selling them door to door and I bought a dozen. One had a tooth in it. It was small and from a herbivore so probably either from a baby goat or a human. I tell myself it was baby goat

[Js1 85297]

3 minutes ago, Snake Diggity said:

Beshear:

I’d also mention he’s quite progressive. His defense of trans kids IN KENTUCKY was quite something.

He is headlining a rally on Monday in Atlanta. Will be interesting to see the turnout and reception for him 

[Constant 6728]

2 minutes ago, Dutchrudder said:

Good to see, keeping Arizona and Georgia blue make the Electoral math significantly easier. Seeing Florida on there is interesting. It still blows my mind to think Bush won it twice, Obama won Florida twice, but Trump won it twice. Maybe it continues the pattern and flips blue in 24/28.

Would make things so much easier for Florida to reject him. Feels like there are too many rednecks, though. 

[tx 3 putt 76880]

3 minutes ago, Sawbonz said:

Best tamales I ever had were when I lived on south riverside. Lady was selling them door to door and I bought a dozen. One had a tooth in it. It was small and from a herbivore so probably either from a baby goat or a human. I tell myself it was baby goat

Texas has enough votes to swing blue, have to get out the non traditional voters 

[jimmyjazz 45895]

17 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

ps I hope you north Austin peeps hit up papalote tacos on occasion for the barbacoa, the lengua, the carnitas, and their other stuff.  Even their veggie tacos are good. 

Isn't it on South Lamar?  Different joint?

[RDCanecutter 26403]

1 hour ago, cactusflinthead said:

Where has this Democratic Party been all my life?

FIGHT

I was gonna say the last Democrat I remember with scrap in him was George Wallace, but maybe that doesn't help.

Edited July 27 by RDCanecutter
The espelling, she is har'.

[Pato del Muerto 52487]

4 minutes ago, Sawbonz said:

Best tamales I ever had were when I lived on south riverside. Lady was selling them door to door and I bought a dozen. One had a tooth in it. It was small and from a herbivore so probably either from a baby goat or a human. I tell myself it was baby goat

I edited out that typo right after I posted, so you really threaded the needle with your page loading. 

[Macanudo 12976]

14 minutes ago, South Austin said:

JD Vance: “Wrong. Hamburger helper, Parmesan, salsa.”

With noodles.  The Cincinnati Taco.

[Snake Diggity 4620]

53 minutes ago, Aqua Buddha said:

Oh, she passes the “would you like to hang out and have a drink with him/her” test.  I’ll bet she’s a fucking gas.

Nah.  I’m not tryna roll up to the San Francisco DA’s office looking for somebody or have a beer with.  Tack on her being the child of 2 college profs and while she’d almost certainly be interesting to talk to, I doubt she’s “a gas”.  

Don't take me wrong.  I’m glad she’s the choice.  She’s capable.  She’s respectable.  She’s qualified.  She’s fit for the office.  And that’s enough.

[Pato del Muerto 52487]

2 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Isn't it on South Lamar?  Different joint?

There’s one on 183 next to the iFly. And same center as an Amy’s ice cream. 

Edited July 27 by Pato del Muerto

[jimmyjazz 45895]

Just now, Pato del Muerto said:

There’s one on 183 next to the iFly. 

Shit!  No idea.  Thanks.

[South Austin 52459]

Just now, Constant said:

Would make things so much easier for Florida to reject him. Feels like there are too many rednecks, though. 

My first ever experience with Florida and Floridians: 

I’m driving with three friends from Raleigh to Fort Lauderdale to catch a cruise ship to the Bahamas for Spring Break, and we stop in the middle of nowhere, Florida in the middle of the night to gas up, and a couple rough-looking rednecks pull up to the pump next to us and ask where we’re going. We tell them Fort Lauderdale.

One of the rednecks responds looking coldly into my eyes: “A lot of n—rs down there.”

Me [never hearing anything like that in my 19 years of sheltered life]: “Uh, you have a good evening sir.” [Hurries back to car, locks door, drives the hell out of there.]

[tx 3 putt 76880]

Please pay attention while voting ….

 

[tx 3 putt 76880]

Get out the troops …..

 

[South Austin 52459]

Fucking A. Swing for the fences, Kamala.

[tx 3 putt 76880]

Waltz would slap as vp, thank god trump has Vance …..

 

[Pato del Muerto 52487]

4 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Please pay attention while voting ….

 

Got any corroboration, or is this disinformation to slow things down and suppress voting? Fwd fwd fwd vibes here with no names anywhere. 

Edited July 27 by Pato del Muerto

[Hawndoh 2386]

I don't think I even get a "ballot" physically. Pretty sure my area uses the voting machine that prints a ballot that you then have to  insert into a different machine.

[tx 3 putt 76880]

Just now, South Austin said:

Fucking A. Swing for the fences, Kamala.

someone please correct me if I’m wrong, but the Trump campaign seems to have very little top down organization in stuff like this. All I see is they’re focused on his dumb rallies that have piss poor attendance and lining up the fight to steal the election thru the courts. 

Hell trump is bragging he doesn’t need the votes, it won’t matter 

what am I missing here ?

[SubliminalHorn 6786]

1 minute ago, tx 3 putt said:

someone please correct me if I’m wrong, but the Trump campaign seems to have very little top down organization in stuff like this. All I see is they’re focused on his dumb rallies that have piss poor attendance and lining up the fight to steal the election thru the courts. 

Hell trump is bragging he doesn’t need the votes, it won’t matter 

what am I missing here ?

I think the most simple answer is that they’re cocky and think they have it in the bag. The tone is set from the top down and trump doesn’t think there’s any chance he’ll lose 

 

either that or they’re planning a full blown coup 

[gmr548 16576]

42 minutes ago, South Austin said:

I think any of the VP candidates that seem to be rising to the top would do a great job on policy talking points, and any of Shapiro, Walz, and Kelly can help shore up a needed demographic for Harris.

But we need more than an attack dog who calls out Trump and Vance for their bullshit lies and undemocratic, cruel policies. We need a guy who can plainly and repeatedly call them out for what they are – a couple of fucking weirdos. 

To borrow the label de jour, this is a vibe election. Harris is already capturing a vibe, and she needs a VP who is skilled at continuously pointing out that Trump and Vance are just a couple of weirdos, and weirdos are bad for the highest offices in our national leadership.

Walz and Shapiro seem like they would be masters at that. Kelly? I’m not sure.

 

38 minutes ago, tbone_ said:

As an Arizonan I think Kelly is great.

But I’m not sure he has the charisma for this.

 

35 minutes ago, LCHorn said:

I’d like to keep Kelly exactly where he is, personally.  I kind of feel the same about Shapiro and I know nothing about Waltz.

Shapiro, in particular, can help entrench Democrats in subordinate roles after 2 full terms as governor.

Echoing this last one, Kelly is just too valuable where he is. PA is so important that Shaprio is probably worth it if you think PA is so close he could actually tip it. 

[Red Five 40847]

6 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Waltz would slap as vp, thank god trump has Vance …..

 

This is what I was alluding to earlier, but described much better. He seems like he can speak to the maga-curious without being maga himself. It's kind of perfect, the more I think about it. 

[Js1 85297]

5 minutes ago, Hawndoh said:

I don't think I even get a "ballot" physically. Pretty sure my area uses the voting machine that prints a ballot that you then have to  insert into a different machine.

Thought Texas completely moved to the paper that you feed into the machine, it prints your choices and then you feed it into the machine that tabulates the votes and accepts it. If it rejects it, you’re standing right there to see it happen 

[Hawndoh 2386]

Oh yeah, I forgot, they do give me a blank paper I put in there. I forgot about that. I only remember having to go to two machines.