General Election 2024 Harris vs Trump (2 Viewers)

[SamAndreas]

Today it begins, Kamala has reached the point that she's the Democratic Party nominee:

There's video from today. this link has video from her first public appearance since Biden endorsed her:

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/22/live-updates-harris-democrats-biden-drops-out-trump-campaign.html

She spent yesterday on the telephone for most of the day. I read that yesterday that she called the party leaders in all 50 states. That would take me three days.

She's renamed her YouTube channel, that's the where to go for video: https://www.youtube.com/@kamalaharris

This is her video on her channel from two hours ago:



To play it, start it, and then move it up to 5:47. This was one of those live videos which don't start at zero.

I've named this thread General Election 2024 Harris vs Trump

Trump needs an introduction post as well, a MAGA suporter ought to write it: @Farb, @SaintForLife , @Others, calling for someone to please introduce your GOP candidate for this 2024 general election thread.

 

[efil4]

Day late and dollar short imo, but finally someone starting to wake up ( In response to both McConnell and Johnson complaining about Harris referring to Trump as fascist just other night at the Town Hall )

 

[coldseat]

…….The decision by the Post’s leaders not to endorse any candidate in an election widely seen as the most consequential in recent US history triggered outrage among some prominent current and ex-staffers, and other notable figures.

Marty Baron, the former executive editor of the Washington Post, criticized the newspaper’s decision, calling it “cowardice, with democracy as its casualty”.

Donald Trump, Baron said, will “see this as an invitation to further intimidate the owner” of the Washington Post, the billionaire Jeff Bezos. “Disturbing spinelessness at an institution famed for courage,” he added.

Susan Rice, the former US ambassador to the United Nations and former domestic policy adviser for the Biden administration, called the decision “hypocritical”.

“So much for ‘Democracy Dies in Darkness’,” she said, referring to the newspaper’s official slogan, adopted in 2017 under Bezos’s ownership. “This is the most hypocritical, chicken-shirt move from a publication that is supposed to hold people in power to account.”

David Moraniss, a Pulitzer-winning reporter and editor at the Post added: “The paper I’ve loved working at for 47 years is dying in darkness.” Multiple outlets have also reported that Robert Kagan, the newspaper’s editor at large, has decided to resign from the editorial board following the announcement of the paper not to endorse in the presidential race.……..

Lewis added that not endorsing was, in his view, also a statement in support of readers’ ability to make up their own minds on the most consequential of American decisions – “whom to vote for as the next president”.

“Our job at the Washington Post is to provide through the newsroom non-partisan news for all Americans, and thought-provoking, reported views from our opinion team to help our readers make up their own minds,” he said, adding: “Most of all, our job as the newspaper of the capital city of the most important country in the world is to be independent.”

“And that is what we are and will be,” he concluded.

NPR reported that many Washington Post staffers were said to be “shocked” and their reaction “uniformly negative”.

The Washington Post Guild, the union that represents many of the paper’s staffers, said in a statement on Friday that it was “deeply concerned” by the newspaper’s decision, “especially a mere 11 days ahead of an immensely consequential election.……

Washington Post says it will not endorse candidate for first time in 30 years

Newspaper condemned for ‘chicken-shirt’ decision on White House race as staffers say they are ‘deeply concerned’

www.theguardian.com

I ended my subscription to the Post a few months ago and not planning on going back. This doesn't surprise me.

Billionaires are destroying this country.

 

[Lapaz]

Day late and dollar short imo, but finally someone starting to wake up ( In response to both McConnell and Johnson complaining about Harris referring to Trump as fascist just other night at the Town Hall )

Trump wants to preside as a fascist. He has said all of the things like prosecuting his political opponents, punishing the press, and using the military against its innocent citizens, and as president he sought to do those things. He was advised against it, and hadn't setup the bureaucracy to help him with those goals. He won't make that mistake again. On the other hand, Harris has never said nor done anything that is fascist. The label only fits Trump, so there is nothing wrong with stating the nature of Trump's goals. In fact it is important to keep that top of mind.

 

[MT15]

And our first actual assault on an election worker.

 

[LA - L.A.]

By now, if you’ve already decided to vote for Trump, there is practically nothing Trump can do to lose your vote.

Actually, polling and voting turnout suggest that people have switched and continue to switch from voting for Trump to voting for Harris.

I know you give more weight to your beliefs and opinions over actual data, so no worries.

 

[LA - L.A.]

NEW YORK (AP) — Progressive Democrats warn Kamala Harris risks losing the support of a small but significant portion of her political base unless she changes her campaign’s closing message — and its messengers — immediately.

Specifically, several progressive leaders believe that the Democratic nominee has been too focused on winning over moderate Republicans in recent days at the expense of her own party’s passionate liberals.

And they say that Harris’closing message, which is increasingly centered on Republican Donald Trump and the threat he poses to U.S. democracy, ignores the economic struggles of the nation’s working class.

Some far-left leaders are also irked that Harris has shared the stage in recent days with former House Republican leader Liz Cheney and billionaire businessman Mark Cuban while progressive icons like Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have been relegated to low-profile roles.

“The truth of the matter is that there are a hell of a lot more working-class people who could vote for Kamala Harris than there are conservative Republicans,” Sanders told The Associated Press in an interview Thursday.

Sanders noted that he’s been doing whatever he’s asked to help Harris win. He has participated in two dozen Harris campaign related-events this month alone, although they’re largely in rural areas. None have been with Harris.

“She has to start talking more to the needs of working-class people,” Sanders said. “I wish this had taken place two months ago. It is what it is.”

The Harris campaign believes there are still undecided moderates


Less than two weeks before Election Day, Harris is trying to assemble a sprawling coalition featuring voting groups with conflicting priorities.

She’s relying on the traditional Democratic base — African Americans, Latinos and young people who overwhelmingly lean left. Harris’ team is aware that some liberals are frustrated by her approach, especially on her support for Israel’s war against Hamas. But the campaign sees a major opportunity to expand her coalition by winning over disaffected Republicans, especially college-educated voters in the nation’s suburbs, who are uneasy about Trump.


From the Harris campaign’s perspective, the focus on moderate Republicans at this moment is simply a matter of math.

The Democrat’s campaign assesses that 10% of swing-state voters are still undecided or persuadable, according to an aide who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal strategy. Of that 10%, some 7% are considered “Cheney Republicans” who are receptive to messages attacking Trump, the aide said.…….

Progressives warn Harris must change her closing message as the election looms

They warn that she risks losing the support of a small, but significant portion of her political base unless she changes her campaign’s closing message — and its messengers — immediately.

apnews.com

If Democratic voters don't vote for Harris over those petty and shortsighted reasons, that's a problem with each of those individual voters, not Harris. Harris is running to be the president of the United States, not the president of progressives. There's nothing progressive about not voting for Harris and risking a Trump victory just because you don't get everything you want when you want it exactly how you want it. That's petulant, not progressive.

 

[MT15]

Evidently the Trump campaign texts are getting a bit freaky, lol, or desperate.

 

[LA - L.A.]

Speculation is that Bezos didn't want to risk Amazon's government contracts if Trump wins.

Bezos fearing retribution in general if Trump won was the first thought I had when I heard about it. If anyone didn't know that Bezos puts profits before even our very own democracy, they have no excuse not to know now. Bezos is not the exception, he is the proof that most billionaires would let us all be enslaved if made them any profit and people let them get away with it.

 

[MT15]

Bingo, and they’re not even being subtle about it.

 

[MT15]

Anecdotal, but seems to be somewhat supported by turnout and polls of early voters:

 

[LA - L.A.]

Chinese hackers are believed to have targeted cellphones used by former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance, according to sources familiar with the matter.

The Trump/Vance campaign was made aware this week that Trump and Vance are among several people whose phone numbers are believed to have been targeted and potentially compromised, the sources said.

It's not clear what, if any, access was gained to the devices. Investigators are working to determine that information, the sources told ABC News.

The FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency released a statement on the hacks, but did not name the campaign. However, sources told ABC News the targets were the Trump/Vance campaign.

"The U.S. Government is investigating the unauthorized access to commercial telecommunications infrastructure by actors affiliated with the People’s Republic of China," the FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said in a statement. "After the FBI identified specific malicious activity targeting the sector, the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) immediately notified affected companies, rendered technical assistance, and rapidly shared information to assist other potential victims."

Responding to the news, the Trump campaign is attempting to blame Vice President Kamala Harris and the Biden administration saying they are "emboldening China and Iran attacking critical American infrastructure, to prevent President Trump from returning to the White House."…….

Chinese hackers believed to have targeted Trump, Vance cellphones: Sources

Chinese hackers believed to have targeted Trump, Vance cell phones, according to reports.

abcnews.go.com

More crap headlining and reporting. The Chinese Hackers have also targeted Biden and Harris, but that's getting buried. CNN did the same thing.

 

[MT15]

This is one of the tweets from a while ago that is putting the spotlight on MAGA Scott Pressler’s organization being responsible for the attempted voter fraud.

 

[LA - L.A.]

Day late and dollar short imo, but finally someone starting to wake up ( In response to both McConnell and Johnson complaining about Harris referring to Trump as fascist just other night at the Town Hall )

CNN getting taken to task for double standards in reporting on Harris and Trump.

‘That’s bulls***’: Watch Anderson Cooper and Charlamagne tha God debate coverage of Trump | CNN Politics

On AC360, Charlamagne tha God criticized the news media for not doing enough to warn voters about the dangers of former President Donald Trump returning to power. Anderson Cooper responded by forcefully defending his coverage of Trump.

www.cnn.com

 

[MT15]

 

[LA - L.A.]

More signs that Trump, Republicans and billionaires have awakened the sleeping dragon of reasonable and decent Americans from their apathy.

 

[J-DONK]

Bezos fearing retribution in general if Trump won was the first thought I had when I heard about it. If anyone didn't know that Bezos puts profits before even our very own democracy, they have no excuse not to know now. Bezos is not the exception, he is the proof that most billionaires would let us all be enslaved if made them any profit and people let them get away with it.

Let's be clear Bezos has 10B+ in AWS contracts with the government. Trump already gave a contract to M$ out of spite. The werid thing is Gates obviously hates Trump just as much.

 

[LA - L.A.]

Let's be clear Bezos has 10B+ in AWS contracts with the government. Trump already gave a contract to M$ out of spite. The werid thing is Gates obviously hates Trump just as much.

They love and lover their money more than anything else, so I expect this from both of them.

 

[MT15]

Statement tonight on a video released yesterday. Russian op.