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

[Ban Hammer 13,453]

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 November 14 by Ban Hammer

[Scandi 4,173]

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

 

[TBoneTX 45,718]

7 minutes ago, Scandi said:

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

Classic!   

[TBoneTX 45,718]

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 45,718]

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 45,718]

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 3,582]

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 November 16 by Neonred

[Dashinka 24,663]

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 45,718]

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 45,718]

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

[TBoneTX 45,718]

To Pay Back $20 Million Campaign Debt, Kamala Harris Agrees To Fight Jake Paul

 

[...] Kamala Harris announced plans to pay back her $20 million campaign debt by agreeing to fight Jake Paul early next year.

 

With her campaign severely in the red following her lopsided loss to Donald Trump this month, Harris had been searching for quick and easy ways to pay down the remaining debt, making a prize fight against Paul an appealing option.

"It's time for me to wipe that smug smile off Jake Paul's face and make a truckload of cash," Harris said in a statement announcing the fight.  [...]

 

https://babylonbee.com/news/to-pay-back-20-million-campaign-debt-kamala-harris-agrees-to-fight-jake-paul

[TBoneTX 45,718]

In Last-Ditch Attempt To Prevent Trump From Taking Office, Democrats Start World War 3

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Having failed to stop him thus far, Democrats have implemented their last-ditch attempt to prevent Donald Trump from taking office by starting World War 3.

While all efforts to indict Trump, remove him from state ballots, imprison him, and assassinate him were unable to keep him from winning a landslide victory in this month's presidential election, Democratic Party leaders were hopeful that their emergency plan of plunging the globe into nuclear conflict and a subsequent post-apocalyptic hellscape would do the trick.  [...]

 

https://babylonbee.com/news/in-last-ditch-attempt-to-prevent-trump-from-taking-office-democrats-start-world-war-3

[TBoneTX 45,718]

Kamala Asks Biden To Stop Doing Trump Dance In Cabinet Meetings

 

[...] According to administration insiders, Biden had been practicing Trump's trademark fist-pumping shuffle at every opportunity for the last two weeks, leading to his vice president's patience wearing thin.

 

"He's been doing it all the time lately," said one staffer who asked to remain unnamed.  "But after he started doing it for the third time during the same meeting, she was visibly upset.  She's been [...]

 

https://babylonbee.com/news/kamala-asks-biden-to-stop-doing-trump-dance-in-cabinet-meetings

[TBoneTX 45,718]

 

Report:  Kamala's 2028 Campaign Already $700 Million In Debt

 

[...] Following a lopsided loss to Donald Trump earlier this month, Harris had floated the idea of running again in four years after Trump leaves office but was shocked to find out that simply alluding to the possibility had run up a massive debt for the prospective campaign.

 

"She'll blow past a billion before she even officially announces she's running," one campaign insider said.  "As soon as she even considered the idea, we started cutting massive checks.  A couple million on updating her wardrobe, a few million in Nacho Cheese Doritos.  And we haven't even made a phone call to Oprah yet.  That'll be at least another $10 million.  She charges by the minute, you know."  [...]

 

https://babylonbee.com/news/report-kamalas-2028-campaign-already-700-million-in-debt

[TBoneTX 45,718]

Interesting insights and details regarding a razor-close Congressional race in Iowa.

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Recount affirms Mariannette Miller-Meeks' win over Christina Bohannan in 1st District

 

Republican U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks has prevailed in southeastern Iowa's 1st Congressional District recount to win election to a third term, blocking a second challenge from Democrat Christina Bohannan.

 

The districtwide recount, which finished Wednesday, settles one of the nation's most hotly contested races for U.S. House [...]

 

https://www.press-citizen.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/11/27/iowa-election-results-mariannette-miller-meeks-wins-congressional-1st-district-recount/76595052007/