Is America Ready to Elect a Female President?

Here’s what I learned from watching more than twenty focus groups.

The Bulwark

#VicePresident #KamalaHarris and #ConvictedFelon #DonaldTrump settle on #ABCNews' Sept. 10 #debate #rules

The microphone will only be on for the #candidate whose #turn it is to #speak β€” a #blow for Harris, whose campaign had sought to have both candidates' mics be #live throughout the #broadcast.

https://www.axios.com/2024/09/05/harris-trump-debate-rules-abc-news

Harris and Trump settle on ABC News' Sept. 10 debate rules

The 2 campaigns had been at odds over whether mics should be hot or muted.

Axios
Opinion | Allan Lichtman, Presidential Predictions Guru, Is Ready to Call the 2024 Race

Allan Lichtman’s method for predicting election winners has an impressive track record.

The New York Times
Historian who accurately predicted 9 of last 10 presidential elections makes his 2024 pick

Historian Allan Lichtman has announced his prediction on whether Donald Trump or Kamala Harris will win the 2024 presidential election.

USA TODAY
The Big Thing Kamala Harris Is Doing Differently Than Hillary Clinton

The Democratic Party is finally figuring out how to right-size its focus on identity politics.

Slate

#VicePresident #KamalaHarris' #CodeSwitching Is #American As #ApplePie

Code switching is a common practice within the black community.

Some conservatives have claimed that this #linguisticshift was #evidence of #inauthenticity, essentially #questioning Harris’ #blackness. Their #confusion highlights the need for more #constructive #conversations on #race and #communication.

https://www.levelman.com/kamala-harris-code-switching-american-apple-pie/

Kamala Harris' Code Switching Is American As Apple Pie

Black people change their communication style every day. Nothing to see here

LEVEL Man
Liz Cheney endorses Kamala Harris for president

WASHINGTON β€” Former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president, the latest high-profile Republican endorsement for Democrats.

NBC News
Video Black shop owner says man spat on her over Kamala Harris poster

Tanya Young Williams alleges a man spat on her and yelled racial slurs after seeing a poster of Kamala Harris displayed in the window of her New York City shop.

ABC News

#Glamour’s 2024 #Presidential #Election #Poll: The #Results Are In.

With just weeks to go until #VicePresident #KamalaHarris and #ConvictedFelon #DonaldTrump go head-to-head in the 2024 #presidential #election, #Glamour reveals the #issues driving #womenβ€”the largest group of #registered #voters in #Americaβ€”to the #polls.

https://www.glamour.com/story/election-2024-the-state-of-the-union-for-women

Glamour's 2024 Presidential Election Poll: The Results Are In

With just weeks to go until the 2024 presidential election, Glamour reveals the issues driving women to the polls.

Glamour
Tim Walz Fries JD Vance While Buying Donuts β€” Without Even Saying His Name

Kamala Harris' running mate served up some delicious shade for Donald Trump's vice presidential pick.

HuffPost

Want People to Remember What You Say? In 49 Seconds, #VicePresident #KamalaHarris Gave the Best #Speaking #Advice I've Heard This Year.

To be an effective #communicator ask yourself two simple questions.

https://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/want-people-to-remember-what-you-say-in-49-seconds-kamala-harris-gave-best-speaking-advice-ive-heard-this-year.html

Want People to Remember What You Say? In 49 Seconds, Kamala Harris Gave the Best Speaking Advice I've Heard This Year

To be an effective communicator, ask yourself two simple questions.

Inc.
This starts the trump section...
Finally: Top Journo Erupts at Media for Ignoring Trump’s Mental State

Mike Barnicle’s throw-down Wednesday should open the floodgates: Coverage of Donald Trump’s mental fitness for office is not just fair game. It’s necessary.

The New Republic
Cognitive Decline? Trump Appears to Forget Who He’s Running Against

Donald Trump is still not over the fact that he has to run against Kamala Harris, not Joe Biden.

The New Republic

#ConvictedFelon #DonaldTrump Has 'Very' Rocky Moment On #FoxNews As He Repeatedly #Denies Being #Weird.

The former president clearly does not like being called "weird." There is clearly something seriously wrong with him.

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/trump-has-very-rocky-moment-on-fox-news-as-he-repeatedly-denies-being-weird_uk_66d93f25e4b0830f6e93416f

Trump Has 'Very' Rocky Moment On Fox News As He Repeatedly Denies Being Weird

The former president clearly does not like being called "weird."

HuffPost UK

5 #takeaways from Trump’s #NoQuestions #townhall with #SeanHannity

The #audience for Wednesday’s town hall could have easily been mistaken for that of a #TrumpRally.

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4862835-5-takeaways-from-trumps-town-hall-with-hannity/

#Trump Takes #Detour During #TownHall: β€˜He Was Down 18 or 19 Points After the #Debate – And #IHateMosquitoes’

Despite #President #JoeBiden’s #debate #performance, the vast majority of #polls showed the #president still within single digits of Trump nationally – not β€œ18 or 19 points” as the former president lied.

https://www.mediaite.com/trump/trump-takes-detour-during-town-hall-he-was-down-18-or-19-points-after-the-debate-and-i-hate-mosquitoes/

Trump Takes Detour During Town Hall: β€˜He Was Down 18 or 19 Points After the Debate – And I Hate Mosquitoes.’

Former President Donald Trump complained about "mosquitoes" that were apparently present during a Fox News town hall in Pennsylvania on Wednesday night.

Mediaite

#ConvictedFelon #DonaldTrump tells #Pennsylvania #voters they have #nochoice but to #vote for him

In a #FoxNews #Propaganda Event masquerading as a #NoQuestions #townhall, the former President and #ConvictedFelon criticized #VicePresident #KamalaHarris' past #position on #fracking. Harris has since changed her position and said she would not #ban #fracking. (β€” She absolutely should)

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/05/politics/video/donald-trump-town-hall-hannity-kamala-harris-digvid?cid=external-feeds_iluminar_flipboard

Trump tells Pennsylvania voters they have no choice but to vote for him | CNN Politics

In a Fox News town hall, former President Donald Trump criticized Kamala Harris’ past position on fracking. Harris has since changed her position and said she would not ban fracking.

CNN
Fact-checking Trump’s Fox News town hall hosted by Sean Hannity

Fox News’ Sean Hannity hosted the hourlong Sept. 4 event. He questioned Trump during the first hour; audience members questioned Trump for a second hour.

PBS News
Democrats tie 'Project 2025' and back-to-school together in online ads and organzing push

As students return to campus this fall, Democrats are working to engage both students and parents online and in person β€” and to keep β€œProject 2025” at the forefront of the campaign.

NBC News

The Likes Of Which We Have Never Seen Before

It’s the ex-president and #ConvictedFelon #DonaldTrumps favorite #locution, and the #failure of these #haironfire #forecasts has naturally not #chastened him at all.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/09/article-likes-which-nobody-has-ever-seen/679703/

An Article the Likes of Which Nobody Has Ever Seen

Not one soul

The Atlantic
I dropped a trump positive story that was and not from a reputable journalistic source

A #fundraiser at #Trump's #golfcourse for #January6th #Insurrectionists was conveniently postponed. Why?

#Republican #presidential #nominee and #ConvictedFelon #DonaldTrump has begun to change his messaging on the Jan. 6 #insurrection. Does the former president think we'll forget how much he has #supported the #Capitol #rioters?

"We love you. You're very special."

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/09/05/jan-6-gala-trump-golf-course-postponed-election/75019022007/

A fundraiser at Trump's golf course for Jan. 6 rioters was conveniently postponed. Why?

No matter what you think of Trump or the 2020 presidential election, we all know what we all saw at the nation's Capitol on January 6, 2021.

USA TODAY

#ConvictedFelon #DonaldTrump #campaign #shifts as its #path to #victory #closes.

The Former president is scaling back his #campaigning in three states he was #targeting just six weeks ago, a sign of how #VicePresident #KamalaHarris' #rise in the #polls has shifted the #dynamics of the #presidentialrace.

https://www.axios.com/2024/09/05/trump-campaign-shifts-path-narrows

Trump campaign shifts as its path to victory narrows

His campaign is placing less emphasis on New Hampshire, Minnesota and Virginia and focusing on the "Blue Wall" states.

Axios
Republicans think JD Vance is killing it

Salon.com
Courtroom clashes in Trump’s election case

The federal election interference case against Donald Trump has inched forward. A judge permitted prosecutors to file court documents later this month that could detail unflattering allegations about the former president as the Republican nominee enters the final weeks of his White House run. The order came hours after a court hearing, the first in the case in nearly a year, in which U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan sparred with a Trump lawyer who accused the government of trying to rush ahead with an β€œillegitimate” indictment in the run-up to the 2024 presidential election. Chutkan made clear she would not let the upcoming election affect how she proceeds, turning aside defense efforts to delay the process while also acknowledging that the case is nowhere close to a trial date.

AP News

Here’s why #ConvictedFelon #DonaldTrump’s #lawyers are in #court for the #electioninterference #case.

The #judge has to begin sorting out which parts of the #indictment of the former president must be tossed out because of a #Corrupt #SupremeCourt #ruling on #Establishing a non-existent #presidentialimmunity for violating #Federal #criminallaw

The Judge is seeking input on how to do it.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/05/us/politics/trump-election-case.html

Why Trump’s Immunity Case Is Back in Court

The judge has to begin sorting out which parts of the indictment of the former president must be tossed out because of a Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity. She’s seeking input on how to do it.

The New York Times
GOP lawsuits set the stage for state challenges if Trump loses the election

Before voters even begin casting ballots, Democrats and Republicans are engaged in a sprawling legal fight over how the 2024 election will be run, a series of court disputes that could even run past Election Day if the outcome is close. Both parties have bulked up their legal teams for the fight. Republicans have filed more than 100 lawsuits challenging various aspects of vote-casting after being chastised repeatedly by judges in 2020 for bringing complaints about how the election was run only after votes were tallied. Democrats are countering with what they are calling β€œvoter protection,” rushing to court to fight back against the GOP cases with several hundred lawyers.

AP News
Anti-LGBTQ+ trolls will soon host a "sexist & racist" roast of Kamala Harris at state college - LGBTQ Nation

Self-loathing "ex-gay" conservative Milo Yiannopoulos is one of the organizers along with the founder of the Proud Boys.

LGBTQ Nation
Evangelical leader Lance Wallnau pitches Trump to followers as divinely chosen for presidency

Lance Wallnau's revival gatherings for Trump are "the most targeted and tactical voter mobilization effort by Christian nationalists ever," one expert said.

Here's a link to the form to report a charity for engaging in partisan political activity. If your complaints are upheld his church will lose it's tax exempt status.

The Instructions are in the attached image below:

#EmptyThePews

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f13909.pdf

@Susan_Larson_TN It's plausible to conclude that evangelicals, catholics, outright misogynists, etc. in his base, are plenty acclimated to the "headship of the husband", but what kind of logic is it for a campaign? Any woman who's going to vote for him is already in his camp, no? There's no one left to persuade, so what's to gain beyond the shock to common sense and decency? Is that their real strategy, or is that just a characteristic of corrupt minds carrying out a corrupt scheme?
@Susan_Larson_TN he could have pardoned them on the way out the door. That's how much he cared.