(Master Thread) 2024 Election Strategies, Issues, & Candidates [merged threads]

[Ban Hammer 13,326]

24 minutes ago, TBoneTX said:

I've probably never read blathering more brazenly elitist and clueless than this endorsement of censorship.  Holy mackerel!

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Why the attempt to deplatform Trump failed so utterly

 

The 2024 election has conclusively proven something that we really should have known since 2016:  America's gatekeepers have failed.

The premise of "gatekeeping," as a political enterprise, is that there is a mainstream consensus that can be enforced by institutions designed to protect it.  It works not by outright violent repression, but by deplatforming and shunning certain ideas, people, movements, and the like.

Gatekeeping, when successful, involves a collective of recognized authority figures declaring that something is out of bounds — and then that thing actually getting consigned to the fringes.  No politician will engage with it, no talk show hosts will give it a respectful hearing, and only a tiny number of citizens will have heard of it.  [...]

 

https://www.vox.com/politics/384343/trump-media-shun-gatekeep-musk-rogan-fuentes-carlson

barf city.  it's just blathering about keeping the old school 2 party system and bowing to the media.

Edited Thursday at 07:13 AM by Ban Hammer

[Scandi 4,166]

To share with friends and relatives who might be having a hard time now after the election. ❤️
 

 

[TBoneTX 45,241]

7 minutes ago, Scandi said:

To share with friends and relatives who might be having a hard time now after the election.

Classic!   

[TBoneTX 45,241]

Unclear If Angry-Looking Bald Person A Neo-Nazi Or Leftist Woman

 

SPRINGFIELD, IL — Despite extensive investigation, experts disclosed they were unable to determine if the angry-looking bald person you saw today was a neo-nazi or simply a progressive feminist woman.

While sources said the individual you saw in the produce section of the grocery store was, indeed, bald and appeared to be angry, there was simply not enough evidence to positively identify them as either an actual neo-nazi or a left-wing Democrat angry about Trump.

"He/she/they are an anomaly at this point," said research scientist Willard Brumlow.  [...]

 

https://babylonbee.com/news/unclear-if-angry-looking-bald-person-a-neo-nazi-or-liberal-woman

[TBoneTX 45,241]

Democrats Worried If Government Becomes More Efficient They'll Be Forced To Light Giant Piles Of Money On Fire On Their Own

 

[...] "It takes a lot of work to waste this much money," said Senator Chuck Schumer.  "If Trump appoints these jerks to come in and wipe out entire government agencies and departments, how will we be able to burn through trillions of taxpayer dollars like we're accustomed to?  Are we supposed to just build huge bonfires in our backyards to set the money on fire?  That's the government's job, not ours."  [...]

 

https://babylonbee.com/news/democrats-worried-that-if-government-becomes-more-efficient-theyll-be-forced-to-light-giant-piles-of-money-on-fire-on-their-own

[TBoneTX 45,241]

What's Next?  Here Are 10 Great Career Options For Kamala To Consider

 

The American people have spoken, leaving Kamala Harris on her way out of office and looking toward whatever may come next.  What does the future hold for her?

To help her out, The Babylon Bee has come up with the following list of promising career options Kamala Harris should consider:  [...]

 

https://babylonbee.com/news/whats-next-here-are-10-great-career-options-for-kamala-to-consider

[Neonred 3,562]

On 11/14/2024 at 1:47 AM, TBoneTX said:

Not enough has been said openly about Soros.  This is a good piece.

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George Soros' death grip on the Democratic Party loosened on Nov. 5

 

The hard-left billionaire George Soros and his heir apparent son Alex have championed, with donations, defunding the police movement, open borders and soft prosecutors.

But then came Nov. 5.  Then former President Donald Trump beat Mr. Soros.  And, in California, where the hedge fund operator has poured so much cash, liberal voters turned anti-Soros, saying with their ballots they want a war on criminals.

 

They ousted one of Mr. Soros' favorite and well-funded prosecutors, Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon ($3 million Soros dollars).  Up north, Oakland-area voters kicked out the soft-on-crime prosecutor Pamela Price and city mayor Sheng Thao.  [...]

 

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/nov/12/george-soros-death-grip-democratic-party-loosened-/

Do you think the DNC can get Soros to pay off the $20 million Harris campaign debt?

 

 

 

Edited Saturday at 12:52 AM by Neonred

[Dashinka 24,476]

Such hypocrisy from the Democrats minority leader.  Btw, maybe this thread title needs to be changed to reflect the post election actions since Trump won, possibly combined with the nominations thread.

 

Schumer now pleads for bi-partisanship having promised to railroad Democrat agenda through
 

With Republicans sweeping to a red trifecta in last week’s elections, stunningly capturing the White House and majorities in the House and Senate, Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is cutting a different tone, compared to his pre-election hype where he posited a Democrat win in the Senate and then potentially getting rid of the filibuster, among other radical proposals. 
 

Ending the filibuster rule – which requires 60 votes to pass bills – would have made it easier for Democrats to supercharge their agenda and essentially railroad any Republican opposition. 

Schumer and the Democrats tried to kill the filibuster in 2022 when they had 50 votes – the vice president could have broken the tie – but Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema refused to toe the Democratic party line. They eventually became Independents.

 

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/schumer-now-pleads-bi-partisanship-having-promised-railroad-democrat-agenda-through

[TBoneTX 45,241]

We might be able to split posts into a new (e.g.) "Post-Election Actions & Reactions" thread.  It would take some time and effort.

[TBoneTX 45,241]

Another one... keep 'em coming...

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WINNING:  Republican Nick Begich III Wins Alaska House At-Large Seat

 

Finally:  Decision Desk HQ has called the winner of the Alaska at-large House of Representatives election, projecting Republican Nick Begich III to win.  As of this writing, the vote count is 152,545 votes for Begich and 143,370 for Democrat Mary Peltola.  [...]

 

https://redstate.com/wardclark/2024/11/16/winning-republican-nick-begich-iii-wins-alaska-house-at-large-seat-n2182070