Martin Nutty189) #KamalaHarris with a sharp pointed piece which defines her campaign and the dangers of #Trump
I’m impressed
190) Just leaving this here
191) #Trump appearance at #NABJ in Chicago produces a dumpster fire of #racism and disdain with a white man judging who is black
https://open.substack.com/pub/lizadonnelly/p/trump-questions-kamala-harris-heritage
192) Just leaving this here
193) @rbreich on the increased frequency of #Trump mental lapses.
Yesterday’s press conference at #maralago has added to the litany of misstatements resulting in increased scrutiny of #DonaldTrump’s mental health
https://open.substack.com/pub/robertreich/p/why-isnt-the-media-reporting-on-trumps
194) #Trump has lost control of #Election2024 tempo. He’s being dominated by #kamalaharris and his various debate maneuvers have come to naught.
#JoshMarshall of #TPM has a good take on #DonaldTrump’s debate capitulation
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/kamala-dog-walked-trump-right-back-into-the-debate
195) Making a #DonaldTrump return to the #WhiteHouse unfathomable is a big part of the #KamalaHarris campaign.
One of the best techniques is to needle #Trump, provoking outlandish claims which cause voters to question his mental balance
Trump is particularly touchy about crowd sizes. Remember the madness of his inaugural crowd claims or the more recent bigger than #MLK claim at #maralago
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/10/harris-crowd-size-trump-rallies/
196) A vote for the #harriswalz2024 is a vote for those that place community at the center of American life
@heathercoxrichardson.substack.com details the ugly history of #NeoLiberalism and those who have fought against #WealthConcentration and #ToxicIndividualism
https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/august-11-2024
197) #DonaldTrump got together with #ElonMusk on #TwitterX last night. Things did not go well as technical issues on the troubled #SocialMedia platform caused a 42 minute delay.
The rambling exchange between #Musk and #Trump persisted for 2 hours and many listeners remarked on Trump’s persistent slurring of words during the event
198) I'm looking forward to joining the #IrishAmericans for #HarrisWalz this evening at 8 PM EST. Please see the link below ⬇️
Irish Americans for Harris-Walz National Organizing Call · The Democratic National Committee
Take part in an evening of celebration of the achievements and contributions of Irish Americans to our nation, as we look ahead to how our community will shape the upcoming election. Join us at 8pm ET on Tuesday, August 13 for the first Irish Americans for Harris-Walz Organizing Call to hear directly from celebrity special guests and campaign leadership about our vision, next steps, and how you can get involved and take part in this historic moment! Once you sign up, you will receive a confirmation email with a link to join the session
199) How should the #Musk - #Trump love-in last night on #TwitterX
#KamalaHarris campaign calls it out precisely for what it was: "self-obsessed rich guys who will sell out the middle class."
File this one under #ToxicNarcissism
200) Why is the #KamalaHarris campaign working? Because it's sending clear directional signals about where she plans to take the country. Read the #JoshMarshall article below ⬇️
Meanwhile, the #GOP and #NewsMedia are grumbling about the lack of a detailed sitdown interview and policy specifics.
Marshall reminds us what campaigns are about - ensuring voters know where a candidate is taking a country.
201) I can't imagine two rich boys more deserving of the #Borowitz treatment than #Trump and #Musk
Sometimes, a quick timeout to chuckle is appropriate.
#Election2024 #USPol #USPolitics #Politics
https://www.borowitzreport.com/p/trump-and-musk-share-tips-on-running
202) #Trump is in #Ashville #NC today. His campaign had to prepay for the rented auditorium. Might have something to do with the fact that #BigOrange has a habit of stiffing city’s when campaigning
Not surprising that, folks from #NYC know that #DonaldTrump is not to be trusted, that’s why he can’t borrow money in this town. Too many people stiffed over the years.
Why would a man like this be trusted to be #POTUS?
203) I feel sorry for #DanielDale of CNN he frequently writes and reports on l #Trump’s tormented grasp on reality.
Given the velocity of #BigOrange’s lies and falsehood, Mr Dale’s task is ultimately impossible. Here’s his take on yesterday’s #Ashville speech
https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/14/politics/fact-check-insulin-trump-biden-harris/index.html
204) Speaking of lie velocity ⬆️, #NPR gives some sense of just how challenging it is to keep up with #Trump fact free zone
Here’s their take on 162 lies and distortions floating out of. #BigOrange’s mouth at #MarALago last week. Can anybody say #GishGallop?
Each assertion presents an opportunity for the #NewsMedia to call BS on #DonaldTrump, but how often do you see that?
https://www.npr.org/2024/08/11/nx-s1-5070566/trump-news-conference
205) Sometimes the best laid plans have unpredictable outcomes 😜
https://open.substack.com/pub/borowitzreport/p/study-people-exposed-to-jd-vance
#Borowitz #JDVance #Election2024 #USPol #USPolitics #Politics
206) Some believe #pharmaceutical companies have the right to gouge vulnerable Americans - #GOP anyone?
Other’s believe that government should negotiate a better deal using the heft of #Medicare and #Medicaid networks.
That’s what good government does and why #KamalaHarris will make a great #POTUS.
Biden, Harris hail Medicare drug price cuts that will save billions
The United States has negotiated down the prices of 10 top-selling prescription drugs used by Medicare by as much as 79%, hoping to save $6 billion in the first year as part of a plan hailed on Thursday by President Joe Biden with the aim to ease anger about high prices ahead of November elections.
207) #PeteButtigieg explains how this election is about putting our fellow citizens first.
That notion breaks #Trump’s brain. He is sadly a man so consumed by his own selfishness that he cannot conceive of bringing happiness, joy, kindnesss or support to others
#KamalaHarris is bringing back joy, compassion and the strength of shared purpose back to #USPolitics
208) When Americans vote on Nov 5, they get to decide if the want to vote for #KamalaHarris who wants corporations to pay a tax rate of 28%, a 7% increase, or for #Trump who wants to reduce the rate so his billionaire buddies have more money to corrupt democracy
#USPol #USPolitics #Politics #VoteBlue #Election2024 #WealthConcentration
209) Hmmmm changing the name of #PA???
Yup, that’s high on the list of priorities for the #DemocraticParty 🙄
Really!! How freaking #Weird
File this one under stoking division and anger. That’s all #Trump has to offer to #Pennsylvania voters
#USPol #USPolitics #Politics #VoteBlue #Election2024 #WealthConcentration
210) Take 20 minutes to listen to an extraordinary speech from the wonderful #MichelleObama
#Election2024 affords the opportunity to #GoBig with #KamalaHarris or descend into the chaos and #GoSmall with #DonaldTrump
WATCH: Michelle Obama speaks at 2024 Democratic National Convention | 2024 DNC Night 2
211) Pretty interesting comparison between
Team Sane vs. Team Delusional
Team Empath vs. Team Narcissist
Team Reality vs Team Delusion
212) #Trump folks are excited about endorsement from #RFKJr and his shrinking campaign. #DonaldTrump has had little to cheer about since #KamalaHarris replaced #JoeBiden
While Trump folks might be excited about this development, adding an #AntiVax conspiracy theorist imprimatur is hardly going to improve a plummeting campaign
Team #Weird just got weirder
https://www.npr.org/2024/08/23/nx-s1-5086838/robert-kennedy-future-plans-trump
213) Interesting to see what #RFKJr had to say about #Trump in times past
#Forbes with the story ⬇️
Will the #DeadBear guy move the needle for #TeamWeird?
Maybe #JDVance’s tagging #DonaldTrump as #AmericasHitler is looking a little bit better now?
LOL what a mess
214) #AbortionRights are on the ballot in 10 states in this election cycle. I expect many voters will turnout specifically to affirm the #BodilyAutonomy of women
Like many, I expect that the presence of these measures should be helpful to the #KamalaHarris campaign since this important right can transcend red/blue state divides
Here’s a good breakdown of the ballot measures in each state ⬇️
https://19thnews.org/2023/12/abortion-states-election-2024-ballot-measures/
#Election2024 #USPolitics #USPol #ReproductiveRights #Abortion
215) I expect some mirrors will soon be classed as fake reflectors by the #Trump campaign
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/8/24/2264520/-Cartoon-Fairest-of-them-all
216) I’ve not been shy about calling #DonaldTrump a #fascist. I think that is a fair description but is labeling the man as such helpful in defeating him in #Election2024?
Mike Tomasky at the @newrepublic
Makes the case that #Trump likes being labeled a fascist. It reinforces his self image as an #authoritarian. Ridiculing him however, is far more effective in persuading swing voters
A good read ⬇️
https://newrepublic.com/article/185270/democrats-harris-trump-achilles-heel-ridicule
217) This cartoon grasps the essential truth of many #NewsMedia outlets and their willingness to give #Trump a freebie.
Many news businesses in our click-addled media sphere love the clickbaityness of #DonaldTrump. He is a gift that has given much to the bottom line of news corporations, and they would rather not give him up
#Election2024 #USPol #USPolitics
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/8/26/2265249/-Cartoon-The-fact-checkers
218) Excellent piece from @rbreich on the #oligarchs who are opting to support #Trump despite past protestations of his #autocracy
A reminder that for many of these types money and NOT #democracy is paramount .
Fortunately, the unbejeweled have a lot more votes, the job is to ignore #billionaire financed ads and get normies to the polls.
219) #Georgia is in play and every vote will count whether it comes from traditional #democraticparty urban strongholds or more rural parts of #GA
Great to see #HarrisWalz2024 campaigning outside big cities - see #WashingtonPost article ⬇️
#Election2024 #USPol #USPolitics
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/28/harris-bus-tour-georgia-rally-savannah
220) I'm enjoying a little #LincolnProject satire this morning
Prey
221) For over a week, stories on #DonaldTrump's visit to #Arlington have flooded the #NewsMedia.
The question we need to ask is whether rules and laws apply only to some or all?
222) #TrumpMedia is a dreadful business with an astonishingly high stock price for a company that is barely a business. #WarrenBuffet would shudder at the absence of investable fundamentals
What is interesting though are the gyrations of the price. The stock is a proxy for the probability of #Trump electoral success. It has not been performing well of late
#DonaldTrump #StockMarket #USPolitics #Politics #Election2024
223) So after four years of destabilizing democracy, election denialism and stoking the #Jan6 coup, #Trump has decided that to acknowledge he lost the 2020 election.
No apology will be given, no explanation for his shift is forthcoming, and no doubt he will say the opposite tomorrow if it fits his purpose.
Vote #KamalaHarris, #VoteBlue for a truth based presidency
224) Listen to the question posed to #DonaldTrump and then listen to the babbling answer and tell me we shouldn't be worried about #Trump's cognitive decline.
#NewsMedia organizations are failing to report on the ever increasing level of inchorence from the #GOP candidate.
Trump says childcare is 'relatively speaking, not very expensive' while addressing economic plan
225) Not much remains of #Donald'Trump's cognitive function. Buried in his decaying mind, a marketing impulse still beats and is honed to turn every problematic aspect of his candidacy into a virtue
The latest is "the weave", a supposed explanation of why #Trump rambles off on different verbal tangents. The #BigOrange think he brings all the threads back together masterfully but if you've had the misfortune of listening, you know otherwise
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/07/election-trump-speeches
226) Where does #JDVance line up on the political spectrum?
Looks like #AnnTelnaes has captured it perfectly
#USPol #USPolitics #Election2024
#Misogyny #reproductiverights #cartoon
227) Does warmth count in a political candidate?
Watch this and tell me your opinion
228) Time for the #NewsMedia to report on #DonaldTrump's mental decline
#USPol #USPolitics #Election2024
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/09/us/politics/debate-trump-age-capacity.html
As Debate Looms, Trump Is Now the One Facing Questions About Age and Capacity
With President Biden no longer in the race, former President Donald J. Trump would be the oldest person ever to serve in the Oval Office. But his rambling, sometimes incoherent public statements have stirred concern among voters.
229) Will the #SaneWashing moniker get traction?
#USPol #USPolitics #Election2024
https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/trump_incoherent_media_sanewashing.php
Is the press ‘sanewashing’ Trump?
There’s a hot new term doing the rounds among media critics: “sanewashing.” The term itself actually isn’t new, and it wasn’t born in media-criticism circles, per se; according to Urban Dictionary, it was coined in 2020 on a Reddit page for neoliberals (which Linda Kinstler wrote about recently for CJR), and meant “attempting to downplay […]
230) #KamlaHarris delivered a spanking of #DonaldTrump at last night’s #debate provoking her opponent to go down bizzare rabbit holes of weirdness and serving up a remainder of the chaos and undisciplined nature of his presidency
Now #Harris needs to consolidate her gains with wavering voters while encouraging the turnout of her base thoroughly heartened by her performance
231) All one needs to know about #Trump is contained in this short #debate segment
Was there a more bizzare moment than #EatingCatsAndDogs?
232) Excellent take from #DavidFrum detailing how #KamalaHarris crushed #Trump at last night’s #debate
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/09/how-harris-roped-a-dope/679779/
233) Monty and JoJo with a proof of life confirming that they have not been eaten despite #Trump assertions
#debate #EatingCatsAndDogs #Harris #USPol #USPolitics #Election2024
234) They don't trust him, why would you?
The Best People | Harris-Walz 2024
235) Good piece from #RonaldBrownstein in #TheAtlantic on the challenges faced by #KamlaHarris between now and Election Day
A whipped #Trump needs to avoid a second #debate humiliation and to focus stoking grievance on #immigration and the lasting impact of #Biden administration #inflation. The debate reminded swing voters of #DonaldTrump’s chaotic and unhinged leadership
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/09/kamala-harris-debate-economy/679787/
236) My distaste for #JDVance’s politics is fast approaching my loathing for #DonaldTrump’s version.
What is #Trumpism other than the worst kind of fact free propaganda directed against vulnerable migrant communities.
Neither #Trump nor his minion has a plan to better the lives of the #MiddleClass, just an attempt to distract voters from an expectation of competent governance
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/19/us/politics/vance-haitian-immigrants-illegal.html
237 #Election2024 hinges on a small set of #battlegroundstates but also battleground constituencies
The economically disaffected are one of those important groups up for grabs and are both persuadable but ambivalent.
They lean towards #Trump believing he is better on matters economic, impervious to obvious indications that he doesn’t give a damn about them nor anybody other than himself
238) #JoshMarshall reminds us that the growth of the #Haitian community in #Spingfield, #Ohio was a product of intended and affirmed local policy, NOT an undesired, unexpected and unwelcome influx of people from #Haiti
#Trump and #Vance want only a white America and want a return to 19th century #racism and its obsession with skin color, a madness that is a product of race-based #slavery
239) I can understand this sentiment 😆
239) So why is #Trump holding markedly fewer rallies in 2024 compared to the 2016 and 2020 campaign cycles?
#USPolitics #USPol #Election2024 #Politics
https://www.axios.com/2024/09/22/trump-2024-rallies-schedule
Too Old
Can't Draw Crowds
Lacks Funds
Just Lazy
Poll ended at .
240) #KamalaHarris suggests scrapping the #filibuster to restore #RoeVsWade rights across the country.
The filibuster should be scrapped in its entirety. Due to the #Senate's arcane rules, passing legislation in America is too hard. It is little wonder that most Americans have lost faith in a democracy that can barely legislate.
#USPolitics #Politics #USPol #Election2024
https://www.npr.org/2024/09/23/nx-s1-5123955/kamala-harris-abortion-roe-v-wade-filibuster
241) How many different ways in #BernieMoreno clueless?
The #GOP candidate for the US #Senate hoping to replace #SherrodBrown has now pushed #abortion to the front of #Ohio voters' minds who have already voted to support #ReproductiveRights in #oh.
I'm guessing women in Ohio are not exactly enamored with #Moreno's condescension.
Foot in mouth, anyone?
242) The sad case of #DonaldTrump on #TruthSocial from Charlie Warzel on #TheAtlantic
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/09/trump-truth-social-posts/680003
243) When one #cartoon perfectly epitomizes the time we find ourselves in American political history
#Election2024 #USPolitics #USPol #Politics #Trump #DonaldTrump
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/9/28/2271498/-Cartoon-Brick
244) #KamalaHarris outreach to principled #republicans continues to bear fruit as she is joined by #LizChaney on the campaign trail in #Wisconsin
@heathercoxrichardson.substack.com with important context below 👇
#Election2024 #USPolitics #USPol #Politics
https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/october-3-2024?r=3alg6&utm_medium=ios
October 3, 2024
Former Republican representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming joined Vice President Kamala Harris on a stage hung with red, white, and blue bunting and signs that said “Country Over Party.” As Cheney took the stage, the crowd chanted, “Thank you, Liz!” The two were on the campaign trail today in Ripon, Wisconsin, the town that claims to be the birthplace of the Republican Party.
245) A disturbing reminder of what people are willing to do for the #Trump cause.
Nine years is a long time to serve for a lie. Most of the #Jan6 types recant when confronted with judicial consequences of their actions. That is not the case for former Mesa County Clerk, #TinaPeters. She’s going down with the ship, likely betting on a reprieve from #DonaldTrump should he win in #Election2024
#USPolitics #USPol #Politics #Colorado
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/03/trump-election-conspiracist-tina-peters-sentenced.html
246) Trying to keep this in mind ⬇️ for the next 22 days.
Most important thing is to vote and to persuade others to vote #KamalaHarris and to #VoteBlue
If you’re in a #SwingState or nearby volunteer to help get out the vote. The election will be more likely won by those who get out more low propensity voters sympathetic to their cause
247) Are we just talking #CognitiveDecline here or are we fast closing in on full #CaligulaMode?
Has the last remaining elements of the tangled mess that is #Trump’s brain realized that he ought not serve up more desiccated brain droppings that will impede his attempt to regain the #WhiteHouse?
#Trump now it’s for a #Weird play list rather than talking ⬇️
248) #KamalaHarris brings her message to #FoxNews, demonstrating her willingness to answer questions at a purported #NewsMedia company hostile to her message
Why go there? Because it shines a light on #DonaldTrump's weakness as a candidate.
#Donald doesn't have the stamina to campaign or the mental fortitude to answer hostile questions.
He's weak. He canceled interviews with hosts friendly to his cause. He can't hack it anymore
249) There has been much handwringing on the left over polling, making this a good read. I've been dubious about polling as a general matter, believing that it's virtually impossible to get a representative polling sample - only weirdos answer the phone these days in an era where caller ID warns that a polling outfit is calling. All that said, it looks like the polls are being distorted even further by a GOP flood-the-zone strategy.
Atreides@mnutty “You and I both know that he has talked about turning the American military on the American people,”Harris added:
He has talked about going after people that are engaged in peaceful protestHe has talked about locking people up because they disagree with him This is a democracy And in a democracy, the president of the US, in the United States of America should be willing to be able to handle criticism without saying he’d lock people up for doing itAnd this is what is at stake
He has talked about going after people that are engaged in peaceful protestHe has talked about locking people up because they disagree with him This is a democracy And in a democracy, the president of the US, in the United States of America should be willing to be able to handle criticism without saying he’d lock people up for doing itAnd this is what is at stake
Stu Duerson, machina exo deusYour vote is gold. Whether or not you've invested in the political future of America yet, this is the ultimate chance to donate some gold to the future of your country. And your town, your neighbors, your children and yourself. Carry that gold to the polling station, or to a ballot drop box.
It isn't just for swing states. It's the chance to give something of value to everyone around you. Give of your sense of freedom, humanity and worth.
This is gold that yields interest. Build your gold, by giving gold. Vote.
Distant Replay@mnutty You do not need to be in or near a swing state in order to effectively volunteer with GOTV. Although you must be a US citizen, you don't even need to be in the US.
Eligible potential voters still have time to register in four swings including the Blue Wall. Tracking and producing early and mail ballots now frees up resources in the closing. And all in-person voters need a plan to vote. Being physically present is not required for this outreach.
mobilize.us
Peter Butler@mnutty Definitely ignore the recent polls:
pcbeard@mnutty notably he never responded to the actual question about killing the border control bill. In a sense ABC could be accused of helping MVP by not keeping DJT on topic.
There was a lot of material in this #debate which will be helpful to the #KamalaHarris campaign.
#Trump evaded a number of significant questions. His border bill sabotage is now haunting him as it negates his prime fear generating talking point
Trump also failed to confirm support for #Ukraine and evaded an answer on vetoing a national abortion ban
I could keep going on this train wreck but really #EatingsDogsAndCats???