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

[Chad Fuck 17362]

2 hours ago, 'stache said:

We seriously need some real campaign finance reform in this country. When Walz was announced I bought a yard sign and gave a little on top and ever since I get a dozen texts and emails every single day just begging for me to give a little bit more. I can definitely see people who don’t follow politics much but found a reason this cycle to give $25 being completely turned off and reverting to a “both sides” mentality because it really does feel just about money. No wonder voter participation in this country is so low.

Plus I still haven't received my fuckin' camo hat going on a month and a half now. 

[ConferenceRoom 6121]

8 minutes ago, Chad Fuck said:

Plus I still haven't received my fuckin' camo hat going on a month and a half now. 

Same. 

[Longhorn_Fan68 33748]

15 minutes ago, Chad Fuck said:

Plus I still haven't received my fuckin' camo hat going on a month and a half now. 

 

6 minutes ago, ConferenceRoom said:

Same. 

maybe they're waiting for deer season?

[Chad Fuck 17362]

1 minute ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

 

maybe they're waiting for deer season?

[heso 2720]

44 minutes ago, Goofyboy said:

You’re not exactly the Democrats target audience - and like me (46, white, and live in the neighborhood where gov wheels went door knocking) - will not get much, if any effort at all.

Don’t disagree with that. I was more just pointing out that the Trump campaign is definitely putting money into PA. One of the few places where his campaign is on par with Kamala’s spending. 

they know that they absolutely have to crush the independent suburban white male vote or they have no chance to win PA. And I’m perfectly fine with them spending as much money as they want trying to get my vote. 

[Js1 84721]

Is Trump’s campaign doing that or is it the PACs so that Trump doesn’t have to spend money?

[BamaATL 16528]

Along the lines of interesting advertising, we've been getting what I believe are Vietnamese ads for Kamala on certain platforms.  I'd recently read that the Democratic campaign has placed a real emphasis on the Asian American vote here in specifically Atlanta.  We only see these on certain platforms, like Hulu and Pluto, but it's clear there is an effort.  I know a lot of people use different platforms to get news and shows from back home, so I guess that's part of this.  Considering that every election in Georgia is so close, I really like this strategy.  We do have a large Asian first and second generation community here, so there is a real opportunity for meaningful pickups with this.  

[Nice Guy Eddie 13342]

3 hours ago, Biff Tannen said:

You have to text back Stop.  Can't just delete and report as spam.

 

I assume that when you tell these bots to STOP, it only confirms that it's an active number and they can sell the number for even more to the next campaign.

[BurntOrange&White 39008]

17 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Is Trump’s campaign doing that or is it the PACs so that Trump doesn’t have to spend money?

I think they're using PACs to circumvent rules.

[Hiphopopotamos 20850]

1 minute ago, BurntOrange&White said:

I think they're using PACs to circumvent rules.

Well, that, and because that leaves more RNC money they can pocket.

[heso 2720]

I haven’t been paying super close attention to who is paying for it. The tv ad I see the most is paid for by Donald J Trump for president 2024, inc.

and it s a doozy. Kamala is guaranteeing tax payer funded transgender surgeries for inmates and illegals. I see it constantly while watching football.

[speed817 18973]

5 minutes ago, heso said:

I haven’t been paying super close attention to who is paying for it. The tv ad I see the most is paid for by Donald J Trump for president 2024, inc.

and it s a doozy. Kamala is guaranteeing tax payer funded transgender surgeries for inmates and illegals. I see it constantly while watching football.

That's the algorithm tracking what you view online

[Covri 6199]

43 minutes ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

 

maybe they're waiting for deer season?

 

41 minutes ago, Chad Fuck said:

 

12 more days

[The Dog 43612]

1 hour ago, Bateshorn said:

I don't want to start drinking coolaid, but it again tells me that maybe pollsters are herding in swing states.

They are but we don't have much bellwether district or county-level polling to really tell us anything. 

 

[Hank Kingsley 20245]

I know this isn't a new thought, but it was a reminder to me of a larger problem than Trump/MAGA that affects everyone.

One of my closest friends (a lifelong contrarian and conspiratorial thinker) sent me a tweet showing Kamala on her plane in a photo op where she is accused of a staged photo writing on blank pieces of paper with her earbuds not plugged in to her phone. The tweeter said it reminded them of a scene from VEEP. My friend knows how much I love VEEP (he's never seen it) and it was a truly lighthearted text he expected I would laugh at. He knows I'm very liberal and we usually chat about sports, but there was nothing nefarious.

What I got out of it the most is my friend and I are consuming completely different information. I'm sure if I grabbed his phone and scanned his Twitter feed, there would be ZERO crossover politically. Modern technology has completely removed the media monoculture we experienced in the 20th century. We all sit here incredulous that people can be pro-Trump based on his media clips and everything else. But I'd bet that the vast majority of his people don't see what we see. And vice versa. I know I'm on the "right" side of this election, but 95% of what I consume is showing Kamala/Dems in the best light. I notice the half-truths and out of context BS from Dem accounts, and it's pretty frustrating, but it's clearly WAY worse on the right.

It's such a dangerous way for society to receive and process information. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, MSM, podcasts...the algorithm will only feed you what you want to hear. And I don't see a realistic solution. It seems it will only get worse. 

[texastough 1114]

I keep beating that drum too. Several decades ago everyone watched the same network news. So we more or less believed the same things. Now it's all over the map. Yes, there are a lot of stupid people. But people believe what they see and hear. So when they get locked into a social echo chamber and watch propagandized news, this is what we get. 

[Js1 84721]

13 minutes ago, The Dog said:

They are but we don't have much bellwether district or county-level polling to really tell us anything. 

 

Well the two NE-02 polls showing her just killing him there. Suburban shift 

[Chad Fuck 17362]

I keep beating that drum too. Several decades ago everyone watched the same network news. So we more or less believed the same things. Now it's all over the map. Yes, there are a lot of stupid people. But people believe what they see and hear. So when they get locked into a social echo chamber and watch propagandized news, this is what we get. 

We need a new version of the fairness act, that somehow is updated to include the innerwebz. I leave it to the big brains to sort out how.

[mdmost 42600]

It's funny that adults want to block Tik-Tok for what it's doing to our youth when adults are being completely driven by online rage baiting and disinformation via Twitter, Facebook, Nextdoor, and weirdly now Linkedin. I've started cutting out Twitter except for a few times a day and it feels much better. 

Edited October 2 by mdmost

[Longhorn_Fan68 33748]

3 minutes ago, Chad Fuck said:

We need a new version of the fairness act, that somehow is updated to include the innerwebz. I leave it to the big brains to sort out how.

this plus repeal citizen's united, increase scotus seats, and abolish the electoral college and *voilà* republic saved

[Tigersnake 670]

2 hours ago, heso said:

From my perspective in PA as a 40 year old, middle class, suburban, white male, registered independent, I get FAR more messaging from Trump than from Harris. TV ads are probably 2-1. YouTube ads are probably 10-1. I get a physical mailer every single day. Those are probably 80% anti Harris, 20% anti Casey. I haven’t gotten a single mailer from the Dem candidates. 

There is absolutely zero pro Trump messaging. The message that I get bombarded with constantly is that there are marauding hordes of illegal immigrant criminals pillaging the country raping and murdering everyone while also getting everyone addicted to fentanyl, and Kamala is in favor of it. Somehow they’re also stealing everyone’s jobs, driving up the cost of homes, food, and healthcare. Also bob casey is responsible for inflation. 

They may not have people on the ground, but they are absolutely making sure people see their message. 

Well, someone should make the Harris Campaign aware that this is an important election and Pennsylvania is an important swing state.

[Zonahorn 8015]

 

[Zonahorn 8015]

This will help a lot in Arizona

[chainsaw 9701]

2 hours ago, heso said:

From my perspective in PA as a 40 year old, middle class, suburban, white male, registered independent, I get FAR more messaging from Trump than from Harris. TV ads are probably 2-1. YouTube ads are probably 10-1. I get a physical mailer every single day. Those are probably 80% anti Harris, 20% anti Casey. I haven’t gotten a single mailer from the Dem candidates. 

There is absolutely zero pro Trump messaging. The message that I get bombarded with constantly is that there are marauding hordes of illegal immigrant criminals pillaging the country raping and murdering everyone while also getting everyone addicted to fentanyl, and Kamala is in favor of it. Somehow they’re also stealing everyone’s jobs, driving up the cost of homes, food, and healthcare. Also bob casey is responsible for inflation. 

They may not have people on the ground, but they are absolutely making sure people see their message. 

I don't agree with it, but the Harris campaign has you on a spreadsheet. The spreadsheet says you're white and independent. The data gurus project that, if you do bother to show up and vote, you're more likely to vote for Trump. That's why Trump is lovebombing you (he needs you, BIGLY) and Harris wouldn't lose sleep if you forgot to show up and vote (since they have you pegged as likely to vote Trump).

It's bizarre to me since all her messaging has been trying to court moderates, so you would think her ground game would be aligned with that messaging, but here we are.

[wood 11032]

11 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

 

Love me some Kaitlan Collins. I've said it before and I'll probably say it again, whatever room she ever finds herself in, she's probably almost always the smartest person there. She knows what these clueless rubes are gonna say before they do, and she's ready to respond before they can even spit it out.

I'd love to see her in a debate. When she's done, there would just be a smoking hole where the other person had been standing.

Edited October 2 by wood

[GopherRock 1765]

12 minutes ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

this plus repeal citizen's united, increase scotus seats, and abolish the electoral college and *voilà* republic saved

Give Kamala a Democratic Congress, and the Judiciary Act of 2025 is going to be a banger.

[Bateshorn 9825]

5 minutes ago, chainsaw said:

I don't agree with it, but the Harris campaign has you on a spreadsheet. The spreadsheet says you're white and independent. The data gurus project that, if you do bother to show up and vote, you're more likely to vote for Trump. That's why Trump is lovebombing you (he needs you, BIGLY) and Harris wouldn't lose sleep if you forgot to show up and vote (since they have you pegged as likely to vote Trump).

It's bizarre to me since all her messaging has been trying to court moderates, so you would think her ground game would be aligned with that messaging, but here we are.

@heso I'm not prying, but if you've maybe voted in a GOP primary in the past, or gone to a GOP fundraiser or signed a pro business/right leaning petition, you are on a list that is being sold and resold 100 times.  The Maryland Democrats are so deep in my fucking DMs right now that I'm considering a restraing order. 

[Js1 84721]

17 minutes ago, Zonahorn said:

 

Good polling today

Leading in 6/7 swing states by Cook Political
+4 in WI by an A+ pollster
+5, +3, +3 nationally in the 3 that came out today
Texas poll by Scott Rasmussen that showed her at 46% (no real change from 2020 on that front)

[locodos 5298]

 

My ballot appeared in the mail today.  

Spoiler

And I'd like to point out it got here well before any of your camo hats!  Checkmate nerds!

 

[The Dog 43612]

57 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Well the two NE-02 polls showing her just killing him there. Suburban shift 

Yeah, but I think there are extenuating circumstances contributing to that. They are PISSED at the attempt to take their EV away and it's reflected in the polls there.

[Js1 84721]

1 minute ago, The Dog said:

Yeah, but I think there are extenuating circumstances contributing to that. They are PISSED at the attempt to take their EV away and it's reflected in the polls there.

I mean, we will see, but I think the suburbs are going further blue, which does not bode well for Trump. 

[SaucyJack 3473]

21 hours ago, C-Man said:

Stipe might be a Boomer but R.E.M. belongs to Gen X. 😁

And Gen X created the "mix tape" -- the OG playlists.

Dude, we (friends) were making mix tapes in 1977. We weren’t the first to do it, either. 
 

[locodos 5298]

33 minutes ago, SaucyJack said:

Dude, we (friends) were making mix tapes in 1977. We weren’t the first to do it, either. 
 

BS show me an 8track mix tape

[GhostOfTomJoad 9254]

 
12 more days

Mine arrived w/ my camo koozies last Saturday.

[TexEx15 17383]

October surprise incoming…

[Kyrie Eleison 9312]

2 hours ago, BamaATL said:

Along the lines of interesting advertising, we've been getting what I believe are Vietnamese ads for Kamala on certain platforms.  I'd recently read that the Democratic campaign has placed a real emphasis on the Asian American vote here in specifically Atlanta.  We only see these on certain platforms, like Hulu and Pluto, but it's clear there is an effort.  I know a lot of people use different platforms to get news and shows from back home, so I guess that's part of this.  Considering that every election in Georgia is so close, I really like this strategy.  We do have a large Asian first and second generation community here, so there is a real opportunity for meaningful pickups with this.  

speaking of...

 

[tx 3 putt 75676]

8 minutes ago, TexEx15 said:

October surprise incoming…

 

disrupting the election, promoting voter fraud and chaos, and so on is not in the duties of the President of the United States 

[The Dog 43612]

 

[shakahorn 1616]

1 hour ago, Zonahorn said:

This will help a lot in Arizona

And Nevada.

[Red Five 40481]

16 minutes ago, TexEx15 said:

October surprise incoming…

"Make them riot. Do it." - Trump

[Longhorn_Fan68 33748]

13 minutes ago, Kyrie Eleison said:

speaking of...

 

I welcome any chance for this country to come together and act as people based who judge each other on nothing other than their character. I appreciate this effort and agree it's an opportunity to be seized. but i disagree it might be our only chance. we can at any point decide to stop being assholes - we don't have to wait for elections to do it

Edited October 2 by Longhorn_Fan68

[Bateshorn 9825]

5 minutes ago, The Dog said:

 

jesus christ, look at that bottom button holding on for dear life at the end of the interview.  Eat a salad, Donald. 

[Red Five 40481]

3 minutes ago, Red Five said:

"Make them riot. Do it." - Trump

When Trump learned that Pence was in hiding inside the Capitol, he reportedly said "So what". 

['stache 21670]

6 hours ago, Red Five said:

AOC texted me the other day. I saved that one.

[TexEx15 17383]

 

[jimmyjazz 45252]

5 hours ago, mdmost said:

It's like with anything you try to ask Trump or Vance about, they can talk and whine about their grievances but don't you dare ask them about it because they're focused on the future...while bitching non-stop about the past. It's an easy question. Your candidate didn't want to leave office last time. Why should voters think he won't do that again when he can't even agree that he lost the first time even though everyone outside of MAGA knows he did? 

Well, there's that little detail where Trump isn't in office.  Of course, he'll throw even bigger fits and try to slug it out in the courts, etc.

[Beantown Express 2.0 6529]

1 minute ago, TexEx15 said:

 

And this is why last nights VP debate is old news and will be forgotten.  

[Sawbonz 26922]

2 minutes ago, TexEx15 said:

 

Anyone want to hit the highlights?

[Longhorn_Fan68 33748]

Just now, Beantown Express 2.0 said:

And this is why last nights VP debate is old news and will be forgotten.  

Just now, Sawbonz said:

Anyone want to hit the highlights?

oh you know someone will. patience

[Beantown Express 2.0 6529]

1 minute ago, Sawbonz said:

Anyone want to hit the highlights?

Trump is a traitor.  Send me your $9.95.