It is mind-boggling how this is even a close race. I've never seen a presidential election where it appears that both candidates are actively throwing the race. We are so fucked either way.
My guess is Trump is too narcissistic to admit he needs to change course and court moderates, and his campaign staffers are too cowardly to tell him. Alternatively, I think Harris believes she can scrape to victory without upsetting the capitalist donors who don't like Trump.
While Harris cozies up to military leadership and closer to the center Republicans, progressives feel left out of the Big Tent that is the Democratic Party.
The incompetent always hire the incompetent. That's why Trump's administration was a kakistocracy. Anyone can become rich if they have no moral or ethical integrity.
"A boor cannot be sin-fearing, an ignoramus cannot be pious, a bashful one cannot learn, a short-tempered person cannot teach, nor does anyone who does a lot of business grow wise. In a place where there are no men, strive to be a man." -- Rabbi Hillel
Harris has certainly tried to court Republicans at the cost of leftists. Ala, Dick Cheney. I think it's a bad political strategy, not just for this election, but for the future.
Where does that leave the Left when Democrats court disaffected Republicans? What policies are altered to keep conservatives in the Big Tent? MALA! Not just bad, but Make America Leftist Already.
I think that's a sign that we're just not a powerful electoral force. We need to organize so that we are a more powerful vote share than "non-MAGA" Republicans.
I haven't even finished the article yet, but my Michigan nerve is tingling. Tudor Dixon was the most clueless out of her depth gubernatorial candidate I've ever seen. She was running against a popular incumbent who's been in MI politics forever. She thinks Charlie Kirk was her problem ? đŸ˜‚đŸ˜‚đŸ˜‚đŸ˜‚đŸ˜‚đŸ˜‚đŸ˜‚đŸ˜‚đŸ˜‚đŸ˜‚đŸ˜‚đŸ˜‚đŸ˜‚đŸ˜‚đŸ˜‚đŸ˜‚
Definitely likely that she's blaming him for her own failures. That said, one thing all the GOP quotes that I found said that Kirk was really good at talking to MAGA, but he thought that would translate to the general public. (It didn't.) So I'm not surprised she sounded even more aloof with him at the helm.
It sure looks like that. The constant need for politicians and operatives to enrich themselves through a campaign shows winning isn't their top priority. That fits with conservatism's profit obsession, but this seems like something larger than that: trying to scavenge valuables off the Titanic as it goes down.
It is mind-boggling how this is even a close race. I've never seen a presidential election where it appears that both candidates are actively throwing the race. We are so fucked either way.
Also thought this was an interesting semi-related read: https://www.vox.com/politics/378977/kamala-harris-loses-trump-2024-election-democratic-party
My guess is Trump is too narcissistic to admit he needs to change course and court moderates, and his campaign staffers are too cowardly to tell him. Alternatively, I think Harris believes she can scrape to victory without upsetting the capitalist donors who don't like Trump.
Either way, it will be close.
While Harris cozies up to military leadership and closer to the center Republicans, progressives feel left out of the Big Tent that is the Democratic Party.
The incompetent always hire the incompetent. That's why Trump's administration was a kakistocracy. Anyone can become rich if they have no moral or ethical integrity.
"A boor cannot be sin-fearing, an ignoramus cannot be pious, a bashful one cannot learn, a short-tempered person cannot teach, nor does anyone who does a lot of business grow wise. In a place where there are no men, strive to be a man." -- Rabbi Hillel
As I like to say, everything new is old again.
Harris has certainly tried to court Republicans at the cost of leftists. Ala, Dick Cheney. I think it's a bad political strategy, not just for this election, but for the future.
Where does that leave the Left when Democrats court disaffected Republicans? What policies are altered to keep conservatives in the Big Tent? MALA! Not just bad, but Make America Leftist Already.
I think that's a sign that we're just not a powerful electoral force. We need to organize so that we are a more powerful vote share than "non-MAGA" Republicans.
This works really well when you’re marginalized and exploited.
Where's our Eugene Debs?
It honestly feels like both Trump and Kamala are trying everything they can to throw the race.
Right? Neither campaign seems to have real energy.
I haven't even finished the article yet, but my Michigan nerve is tingling. Tudor Dixon was the most clueless out of her depth gubernatorial candidate I've ever seen. She was running against a popular incumbent who's been in MI politics forever. She thinks Charlie Kirk was her problem ? đŸ˜‚đŸ˜‚đŸ˜‚đŸ˜‚đŸ˜‚đŸ˜‚đŸ˜‚đŸ˜‚đŸ˜‚đŸ˜‚đŸ˜‚đŸ˜‚đŸ˜‚đŸ˜‚đŸ˜‚đŸ˜‚
Definitely likely that she's blaming him for her own failures. That said, one thing all the GOP quotes that I found said that Kirk was really good at talking to MAGA, but he thought that would translate to the general public. (It didn't.) So I'm not surprised she sounded even more aloof with him at the helm.
Wow this is an amazing level of incompetence. Typical corruption of a declining empire?
It sure looks like that. The constant need for politicians and operatives to enrich themselves through a campaign shows winning isn't their top priority. That fits with conservatism's profit obsession, but this seems like something larger than that: trying to scavenge valuables off the Titanic as it goes down.