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Trump is going to be President (again)
The assassination attempt is definitely helping propel Trump to the presidency (aka the belief that "God is ordaining Trump to be president, thus saved him from harm"), though Elon Musk’s immediate endorsement after the assassination attempt (and $45 mil per month committed... Meeting in the middle doesn't win elections and news coverage doesn't focus on the many passed laws that actually are bipartisan. A google search shows 70% of passed laws had a Democrat and Republic co-sponsor of the bill.... ...
should we try live uptrusting through the vice presidential debate?
on the inevitability of ai voting advisors
I just realized something weird and inevitable: each of our personally trained AIs evaluating political candidates and advising us on who to vote for based on our stated preferences and values. what does this mean?... - Philip...
Loved reading this, Val. Looks like it might be more of a dead heat now, with Kamala instead of Biden. But I still think Trump is likely to win. And I honestly don’t know how I feel about that. 8 years ago, I would have been appalled. Now, it seems far more complex.... This will clearly indicate my voting preference, most important for me are candidates that believe in and support democratic institutions.
I am questioning the truth of that. It seems to me that Democrats started saying it was invented by Republicans when it was no longer useful to have her have that label because of the embarrasing performance.... Can we have these guys as the presidential candidates instead?
- wizard865...
https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/voter-id - looks like in 2012, strict voter ID laws were voted against by the people.....sounds like it needs to be put back on the ballot
Walz closed strong
Oh yeah, Walz closed strong on the election denial – that was the hardest hitting moment of the debate for me.
- Joanna...
Election result respecting
This is a spicy one. I think this is one where Trump needs to take more responsibility in how he talks about election legitimacy.
Did he lose the 2020 election?
STRONG. "Donald had 4 years" / "Biden+Harris had 4 years"
There’s a funny/weird symmetry here that normally happens when it’s two fresh candidates. I don’t know what to make of it but when either side tries to bring up these records it feels empty…