Last night at a rally Trump was suggesting that the Joe Biden is given cocaine before his speeches to energize him. Meanwhile from his "victory" speech in Iowa...
Like most vice presidents in this era, Garner had little to do and little influence on the president's policies. He famously described the vice presidency as being "not worth a bucket of warm piss" (for many years, this quote was bowdlerized as "warm spit".)
That hot dog has been on the rollers too long.718,000 registered repugs in Iowa.
102,000 voted. Pathetic! Pardon me while I laugh along with the *sad trombone* I expected him to do far better, what a loser. Who just won Iowa? Joe Biden.
Like I've been saying, Team Treason is cooked as long as they stay with the criminal and Russian asset. Abortion rights and the threat to the Constitution just add to it. Joe Biden is going to curb stomp Traitor Trump in November. Will make the beat down of 2020 look tame by comparison. The rational side of America isn't interested in the GQP destroying the economy again, or letting Trump empower religious extremists while selling secrets to our adversaries.
Unless SCOTUS plays calvinball to save him, only thing Trump is going to win is a prison sentence.
And he smells like shit and failure.
Demeanor aside, Hillary was also quite unpopular as a nationally prominent politician (esp. when you consider how much people love Bill). It's partly why she lost in 2016, and I'd argue partly why Bernie got so many pledged delegates vs. the Party's anointed one. Of course sexism has a lot to do with this, but we're not really talking about closed minded GOP voters.I think it's just Harris's persona and entire demeanor. I mean watch a clip of her talking vs say Hillary Clinton.
Clinton sounds stern, serious, thoughtful (like her or not).
Most of what I've seen from Harris is sort of a gigglish, almost girl-ish quality to it, which for better or worse just doesn't really inspire confidence.
Now if it was her vs just about any DIY Pub candidate I would vote for her, but I can see a lot of people sitting it out just because she comes off as dislikable (The president I *wouldn't* want to have a beer with effect).
I do think some Democrats are clueless, especially limousine and latte liberals, but certainly not all, just to clarify - But in general there is a chunk of Dems who rely too much on rational reality as a driver of how people vote, and simply don't understand the power of people feelings which are partly driven by messaging. I know many Dems more cognizant of what is going on, some of who are on this forum of course.Demeanor aside, Hillary was also quite unpopular as a nationally prominent politician (esp. when you consider how much people love Bill). It's partly why she lost in 2016, and I'd argue partly why Bernie got so many pledged delegates vs. the Party's anointed one. Of course sexism has a lot to do with this, but we're not really talking about closed minded GOP voters.
Kamala Harris was unpopular well before she became VP, and whether that's sexism and racism, it's part of the election calculus that Joe Biden faces due to his age. Let's not fucking kid ourselves, Kamala was a distant 5th in the Democratic field in the 2020 primaries? @MrSquished likes to accuse his fellow Democrats of being clueless elitists, and this sure feels like it if you can't concede that voters just don't like Kamala much overall. I'm not talking about whether they have reasons because at the end of the day, the reasons don't fucking matter. To say that she's just like any other marginalized VP is clueless because at least half of America is scared of her becoming POTUS. In a hypothetical Presidential general election vs DJT, Kamala would get spanked and outright lose the popular vote. That's just how the electorate feels about her, so fuck the logic of her adequate job performance.
Feelings aside, there are some who question her tenure as Cailfornia AG for choosing overcrowded prisons over criminal justice reform (see Wikipedia). For her tough-on-crime positions, her favorability numbers with African American voters are relatively poor considering she is proudly AA herself.
FDR had 3 different Veeps:Has a President ever dumped his VP in the lead up to an 2nd term?
FDR had 3 different Veeps:
Multiple-Term Presidents Who Switched VPs
Presidents who switched VPs halfway through their presidencies, the reasons they did so, and how the changes affected their administrations.www.investopedia.com
Although not the incumbent, GQP front runner Trump is expected to choose a different running mate. We can only hope he chooses someone as solid asRafaelTed Cruz (unfortunately Cruz isn't a natural born citizen, so Bobo?).
I think it's just Harris's persona and entire demeanor. I mean watch a clip of her talking vs say Hillary Clinton.
Clinton sounds stern, serious, thoughtful (like her or not).
Most of what I've seen from Harris is sort of a gigglish, almost girl-ish quality to it, which for better or worse just doesn't really inspire confidence.
Now if it was her vs just about any DIY Pub candidate I would vote for her, but I can see a lot of people sitting it out just because she comes off as dislikable (The president I *wouldn't* want to have a beer with effect).
Last night at a rally Trump was suggesting that the Joe Biden is given cocaine before his speeches to energize him. Meanwhile from his "victory" speech in Iowa...
Pretty sure he won the Presidential election in 2016.
As such, you really overestimate American voters. They've been committing seppuku since at least the Reagan revolution.
FDR had 3 different Veeps:
Multiple-Term Presidents Who Switched VPs
Presidents who switched VPs halfway through their presidencies, the reasons they did so, and how the changes affected their administrations.www.investopedia.com
Although not the incumbent, GQP front runner Trump is expected to choose a different running mate. We can only hope he chooses someone as solid asRafaelTed Cruz (unfortunately Cruz isn't a natural born citizen, so Bobo?).
This makes sense if he’s going to go all in on the base mobilization strategy, despite that very clearly not working last time.Yup, and FDR didn't try to get any of them killed either.
My guess is Stefanik now. She might not have the religious fervor of some other magats, but she currently leads the pack in terms of groveling subservience to Trump and that's what he values most. Needs to be a woman given the hole they've dug themselves over Roe v Wade (won't work) but if she's white it shouldn't irritate his many white supremacist supporters. Much.
Two horribly corrupt and dishonest posers that deserve eachother IMO. I hope the fascist bitch goes down with his ship, at the very least has her sleazy career limited to NY.
This makes sense if he’s going to go all in on the base mobilization strategy, despite that very clearly not working last time.
Then again ‘not being able to win’ has not proven to be as much of a downside as I thought it would be so what do I know.
I wonder if Haley puts a hiccup in Trump in New Hampshire.
Should be in the other thread about Pub accusations.Last night at a rally Trump was suggesting that the Joe Biden is given cocaine before his speeches to energize him. Meanwhile from his "victory" speech in Iowa...
He's definitely picking a woman. This is my fearless prediction.Barring something unforeseen, I think his VP is gonna be either Stefanik or Noem.
They are so wrapped up in their identity, that's why they care. Republican has the route of "Republic" and Democrat has the root of "Democracy." So by claiming we're a republic they make themselves feel better about being a Republican. They also use it to justify their many anti-democratic policies.He was saying that before the 2020 election too, he definitely will not leave willingly at the end of his term if he gets elected again.
I've been seeing this a lot from right wing posters/commenters, they never say why it matters they just keep spouting "We're not a democracy we're a constitutional republic." Not too surprising to see him repeating the same talking point, also not surprising he can't really articulate why it matters.
The entire thing is stupid people trying to sound smart.Aren't all Republics Democracies? Its like the square/rectangle thing right?
All republics are democracies but not all democracies are republics. The defining feature of a republic are representatives that are democratically elected to govern (as opposed to say a direct democracy where citizens are the representatives).
Left to his own devices, Trump would want a pretty younger woman around him. Like his hiring Alina Habba to rep his massive legal cases, even though she's a third rate lawyer who just happened to join his Bedminster golf club haha. He has a certain type he likes to keep close by: Hope Hicks, Kayleigh McEnany, Cassidy Hutchins, etc.Barring something unforeseen, I think his VP is gonna be either Stefanik or Noem.
Left to his own devices, Trump would want a pretty younger woman around him. Like his hiring Alina Habba to rep his massive legal cases, even though she's a third rate lawyer who just happened to join his Bedminster golf club haha. He has a certain type he likes to keep close by: Hope Hicks, Kayleigh McEnany, Cassidy Hutchins, etc.
One of his campaign advisors would have to talk him into a middle-aged politico like Stefanik or Noem, and I'm not sure if they'd move the needle with swing voters. They could seem kindler and gentler and that might pull in some suburban moms.