2024 General Election Thread

And in other news of way too many people having a family tree that doesn't branch:

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...omes-taylors-swift-trump-harris-b2614466.html

Trump says he doesn't like this running for President thing any more and openly asks where is his plea deal?

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/20...alex-jones-love-robert-f-kennedy-jr-rcna82057

https://bsky.app/profile/joshuajfriedman.com/post/3l4efsjd3qs2e

Who?

The wife of the quarterback who told a graduating class of college students that women are happiest being barefoot and pregnant.

It was the team's metrosexual place kicker who made the "stay home, women" speech (even though his mother is apparently a scientist of some reknown ).

Wrong link?

https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-...ce-efforts-focus-on-the-harris-walz-campaign/

In other news, some Republicans are test-driving a narrative in which they are actually pro-choice, in the sense that they believe the states should get to choose ... whether individuals get to choose or not.

https://www.wonkette.com/p/gop-rep-debuts-snappy-new-definition

Vance says that if EU regulates Musk's X based on the EU's own laws that the US should drop out of NATO.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...lon-musk-x-twitter-donald-trump-b2614525.html

Ole Musky has made 'jokes' about assassinating Biden and Harris, and openly stated that Trump has to win the election.

https://bsky.app/profile/jaywillis.net/post/3l4glceug5r25

Yeah, this seems bad.

So what's the over/under on how long till someone convinces a House rep to take a "dive"?

https://www.jezebel.com/gop-senate-...-retaliated-against-sexual-harassment-victims

50 points.

We got this folks.


(J/k still a lot of time left but I definitely feel A LOT better.)

That's 50 BASIS points. After about 40 years of reading financial magazines (for the same reason I used to read Playboy as a teen-ager) I finally have gotten to where I think in terms of what basis points are. Anyway, has Trump started shitposting that Powell is just cutting rates to help Biden? Or has it sunk in that's he actually is running against Harris?

Is the election becoming boring, or am I just getting used to all the insanity?

Yes.

It's time to make up stories
it's time to give you frights
it's time to blame the Haitians
on the MAGA show tonight.

You can get syphilis from couches now? I better get tested.

... because regular testing is a good idea. If I test positive for syphilis I got it from a vagina, and no one can prove it was from a couch!

Also, if he said it's okay to make up stories, that constitutes consent to say he fucks couches and I'm not a Bailey for making couch fucker jokes after complaining about them before.

I think Patrick Mahomes comes from the same "Republicans buy shoes, too" school of political advocacy that Michael Jordan had.

There had been stories about how Mrs. Mahomes had posted pro-Trump stuff on her page with a gossipy "Ooh, but what about her friendship with Tay-Tay?" notes. Swift and Mrs. Mahomes became close friends since Swift dates Chiefs player Travis Kelce, one of Mahomes' friends and favorite targets.

Trump was even aware of this and before Taylor came out with her endorsement, downplayed Taylor and said he liked Mrs. Mahomes much better because she was a "big MAGA fan."

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-new...ntial-candidate-trump-praises-brit-rcna170808

It would be nice if either Mr. or Mrs. Mahomes would be willing to publicly reject Trump, but given that the manifold reasons to reject Trump haven't given cause to do so, I think that him bashing Tay-Tay won't get the job done.

That but also...

The key to understanding how this bullshit works on right wingers is simple: They are incapable of making any choice, individually or collectively, that is not wholly self-interested. And they assume that everyone else is motivated by the same drive. They can't imagine not being

This evening in Boise, I saw a lady standing on a street corner holding a sign in one hand that said "KAMALA" and a tiny American flag in the other.

fun thing is, they're just layering - not expanding, and a lot of persuadable voters will look at one of them (at least) and go EWWW!

Iranian Hackers Tried to Tempt Biden’s Campaign With Stolen Trump Info

Based on the 90s clipart shadow I think that despite Trump sharing the picture it's fair to say it didn't actually go up.

Trump: If I lose the election blame the Jews.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...ump-jewish-voters-election-2024-b2616199.html