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

[TBoneTX 45,264]

With Walz and Harris, It's Not Just What Gun Control They Talk About

 

Both Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz are proponents of gun control.  They're vocally so.

 

That's not a matter of debate.  Yes, so-called fact-checkers might be trying to run cover on things they've said in the past, arguing that they don't want to do them now despite no evidence they've changed their views, but even they acknowledge that both of them want gun control.

 

Yet that's kind of the issue, isn't it?  People are saying they don't want to do things they've explicitly called for in the past, arguing they have "other priorities" now, but that doesn't mean they don't want to do them.  They're just lower on the list.  [...]

 

https://bearingarms.com/tomknighton/2024/08/21/with-walz-and-harris-its-not-just-what-gun-control-they-talk-about-n1226002

[TBoneTX 45,264]

I'm surprised that no one posted this earlier.  Comments on the potential impact?

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RFK Jr. endorses Trump and suspends presidential campaign

 

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspended his independent presidential campaign and threw his support behind GOP nominee Donald Trump on Friday, saying in remarks in Phoenix that he was endorsing the former president because he saw no viable path to the White House.

"In my heart, I no longer believe that I have a realistic path to electoral victory," Kennedy said.  "I cannot in good conscience ask my staff and volunteers to keep working their long hours or ask my donors to keep giving when I cannot honestly tell them that I have a real path to the White House."

Kennedy said three issues convinced him to leave the Democratic Party and "to throw my support to President Trump":  free speech, the war in Ukraine and what he called the "war on our children."  [...]

 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-ends-presidential-bid/

[TBoneTX 45,264]

I heard the beginning of this, and it's really good.

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TRANSCRIPT:  Every Word of RFK Jr's Epic Anti-Establishment Speech

 

On Friday afternoon, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced that he is suspending his campaign and endorsing Donald Trump.  In a speech that lasted over 45 minutes, he explained his rationale for dropping out, how he wants to help Trump, and what he hopes his legacy will be.

 

It was a powerful, epic speech, and even though conservatives have plenty to disagree with RFK over, his idea of a unity campaign with Trump, combined with his desire to make America healthy again, is admirable.

Here's the speech in its entirety.  [...]

 

https://pjmedia.com/chris-queen/2024/08/23/transcript-rfk-jrs-epic-speech-n4931936

[TBoneTX 45,264]

Alaska is stuck with ranked-choice voting through the November election, so the described move is indeed substantial.

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Game-Changer:  Alaska Republican Dahlstrom Withdraws From House Race, Tipping Election to GOP

 

Only days after the results of the Alaska primary became apparent, and only hours after the Alaska Supreme Court upheld the repeal of ranked-choice voting (RCV), with Democrat Rep. Mary Peltola holding the lead ahead of Republicans Nick Begich III and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Dahlstrom, now Dahlstrom has withdrawn from the race.  This leaves Nick Begich III to face incumbent Mary Peltola.  It's a whole different game now.  [...]

 

https://redstate.com/wardclark/2024/08/23/game-changer-alaskas-nancy-dahlstrom-withdraws-from-house-race-n2178470

[TBoneTX 45,264]

Wow.

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Trump Adds A Kennedy In Hopes He Will Draw All The Sniper Fire

 

[...] "A brilliant move by the Trump campaign," said one political strategist.  "With lingering questions about the competence of the Secret Service, Trump has decided to take matters into his own hands.  Nothing will draw gunfire away from him more effectively than having a Kennedy standing next to you."  [...]

 

https://babylonbee.com/news/trump-adds-a-kennedy-in-hopes-he-will-draw-all-the-sniper-fire

 

[TBoneTX 45,264]

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Democrats Encourage Supporters To Go To The Polls By Telling Them Beyoncé Will Be There

 

U.S. — To improve Kamala Harris' chances of victory, Democrats are encouraging supporters to go to the polls on election day by promising them that American singer, songwriter, and businesswoman Beyoncé will be there.

"Get ready to vote, BeyHive!" Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told would-be voters as he danced along to "All the Single Ladies."  "The Queen Bey herself is going to be at the polls in person, so you should be there too!"  [...]

 

https://babylonbee.com/news/democrats-encourage-supporters-to-go-to-the-polls-by-telling-them-beyonc-will-be-there

[Boiler 45,461]

 

The big question, Democracy or Abortion?

[Crazy Cat 41,822]

 

He isn't wrong:

"Instead of showing us her substance and character, the DNC and its media organs engineered a surge of popularity for Vice President Harris based upon, well, nothing. No policies, no interviews, no debates — only smoke and mirrors and balloons in a highly produced Chicago circus. There, a string of Democratic speakers mentioned Donald Trump 147 times on just the first day. Who needs policy when you have a Trump to hate? In contrast, at the RNC convention President Biden was mentioned twice in 4 days."- RFK, Jr.

                                  

[TBoneTX 45,264]

Magnificent.

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Here's the Most Brutally Honest Response to RFK Jr's Siblings After They Betrayed Him for Kamala

 

[...] It's too bad RFK Jr's siblings are so blinded by their own political dogma to have that kind of grace.  As Sister Toldjah shared, his sister Kerry shared a statement from a number of the siblings calling his endorsement of Trump a "betrayal of the values" their father held dear, and called this action "a sad ending to a sad story.

 

Conservative commentator and radio host Tammy Bruce penned an open letter to Kerry Kennedy and the rest of the family that's the most brutally honest and comprehensive response I've seen to their betrayal.  Bruce posted it on X/Twitter and it's long, so I'll provide the full text below.  [...]

 

https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2024/08/24/heres-the-most-brutally-honest-response-to-rfk-jrs-siblings-after-they-betray-him-for-kamala-n2178497

[Crazy Cat 41,822]

6 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

It's too bad RFK Jr's siblings are so blinded by their own political dogma

I've got some news for the Kennedy family.  JFK and RFK Sr. wouldn't fit in today's democrat party.  They would be way right of what the dems see as center.

[TBoneTX 45,264]

8 hours ago, Crazy Cat said:

I've got some news for the Kennedy family.  JFK and RFK Sr. wouldn't fit in today's democrat party.  They would be way right of what the dems see as center.

They'd be both blocked and shunned.

[Boiler 45,461]

For those familiar with what is happening in the UK be afraid.

 

 

[TBoneTX 45,264]

2 hours ago, Boiler said:

be afraid

This clown is a bigger commie than Kommie.

[Crazy Cat 41,822]

2 hours ago, Boiler said:

For those familiar with what is happening in the UK be afraid.

 

 

This socialist would change his tune if Trump's administration became the arbiter of "misinformation".  This guy is a classic example of tyranny.

[Boiler 45,461]

The Guardian is as Prog as you can get but even they acknowledge there is nothing to Kam,

 

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The Democrats are hoping to win voters over on vibe alone. But feelings are fickle, and people could be persuaded either way

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/aug/26/brat-kamala-meme-machine-risky-election-democrats