Harris now leading Trump in polls

[jmdrake]

Emphasis mine. The best way to attack Harris is through her record as prosecutor. In our world of really talking about criminal justice reform, Harris' 'top cop' persona will work against her. Besides her most heinous acts (blocking evidence that would exonerate an innocent from death row), she locked up parents for truancy, jailed people for marijuana violations in an act of major hypocrisy on her part, and kept people beyond their sentences to basically use as slave labor. All of these things affected poor people and the black community negatively, and she desperately needs the black vote to stay relevant, as race is really the only thing going for her.

There's also her terrible job handling the border, the fact that everyone has just laughed at her for four years, and the fact that she claimed to believe Biden's accuser until the opportunity for VP hit her (she's a mad opportunist who also slept with a man decades older than her for career advancement when she was younger), and then towed the party line that Biden's brain was totally functional.

You, of course, are exactly right. And......Trump is unlikely to do that because he's currently running as a law and order candidate as opposed to a criminal justice reform candidate. That's a shame really because his record on criminal justice reform is actually pretty good and in 2018 he was praised for it even by democrats. Personally the reason I was hoping for Tim Scott to be the VP nominee is I was looking forward to Tim asking Kamala why she filibustered his police reform bill. I predict Trump's main attack will be her obvious failure as a border czar which she will respond with "Why did you scuttle our bipartisan border control bill? Why (cackle) oh why?" And his comeback will be "I was able to control the border using the tools I already had." And she will respond with "Like that border fence that you never finished?"

 

[Swordsmyth]

A new Reuters/Ipsos poll has found that Harris leads Trump 44% to 42% in the national poll (with a 3% margin of error).
Yet, there's a catch. As we noted in the 2016 and 2020 elections, pollsters had their thumb on the scale by oversampling Democrats.
Well, they've done it again - sampling 426 Democrat voters vs. 376 Republicans and 341 Independents.

https://www.zerohedge.com/political...nds-jump-support-kamala-theres-just-one-catch

 

[Voluntarist]

I predict Trump's main attack will be her obvious failure as a border czar

... which she wasn't. She was never put in charge of the border or immigration policy. Nor was she involved in overseeing law enforcement efforts or guiding the federal response to securing the border. What she was tasked with was to oversee the "root causes strategy". She was to focus on examining and improving the underlying conditions in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras - which have been racked by poverty, war, chronic violence, and political instability for decades. The strategy relies on allocating billions of US $$$ for economic programs and stimulating private-sector investment in the region in hopes that these programs would ultimately lead fewer migrants to make the journey north. It's nothing like securing the border.

She can probably be saddled with the "Border Czar" tag in states that are already going to vote red (which are sympathetic to conservative arguments and want to believe them), but doubtful in the tossup states (which is where the election will be won).

Personally, I think it's stupid to believe you can solve other countries' problems for them - particularly when you increase the US deficit/debt to even try. Cripes, the US has had a war on poverty in the US since the 1960's, and it's gotten absolutely nowhere. So, if you're going to saddle her with something, then saddle her as supporting that Biden/Harris misguided and wasteful spending program ... because that's something that fiscal conservatives across the country can scream about. It's just not as sexy as saying that Kamela failed at securing the border.

 

[Theocrat]

The Crazy Thing is...

Does anybody care to start a thread about the fact that this is the most clear evidence that we do not have any Democratic process?

I mean here we are with President saying he will be stepping down and they have not gone through any process other than a bunch of establishment elites in a backdoor room, saying “Kamala is our girl”.

I mean, WTF? Isn’t there supposed to be voters who get to at least look like we are picking nominees at the convention?

help me out here

Even the BLM organization is now acknowledging that the Democratic Party isn't democratic anymore (about time):

 

[jmdrake]

... which she wasn't. She was never put in charge of the border or immigration policy. Nor was she involved in overseeing law enforcement efforts or guiding the federal response to securing the border. What she was tasked with was to oversee the "root causes strategy". She was to focus on examining and improving the underlying conditions in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras - which have been racked by poverty, war, chronic violence, and political instability for decades. The strategy relies on allocating billions of US $$$ for economic programs and stimulating private-sector investment in the region in hopes that these programs would ultimately lead fewer migrants to make the journey north. It's nothing like securing the border.

She can probably be saddled with the "Border Czar" tag in states that are already going to vote red (which are sympathetic to conservative arguments and want to believe them), but doubtful in the tossup states (which is where the election will be won).

Personally, I think it's stupid to believe you can solve other countries' problems for them - particularly when you increase the US deficit/debt to even try. Cripes, the US has had a war on poverty in the US since the 1960's, and it's gotten absolutely nowhere. So, if you're going to saddle her with something, then saddle her as supporting that Biden/Harris misguided and wasteful spending program ... because that's something that fiscal conservatives across the country can scream about. It's just not as sexy as saying that Kamela failed at securing the border.

The root cause is U.S. foreign policy. You try to destabilize foreign governments and "Surprise, surprise" you cause a migrant crisis. And....Trump worked to destabilize Latin American countries like Venezuela as well. And there's the ongoing failure of the war on drugs. Anyhow, I doubt Kamala will be able to deflect Trump's "border czar" attacks by explaining to voters that she was really the "immigration root causes policy coordinator" or whatever her title was. She'll probably pivot away from that subject whenever it comes up.

 

[Occam's Banana]

Does anybody care to start a thread about the fact that this is the most clear evidence that we do not have any Democratic process?

I mean here we are with President saying he will be stepping down and they have not gone through any process other than a bunch of establishment elites in a backdoor room, saying “Kamala is our girl”.

I mean, WTF? Isn’t there supposed to be voters who get to at least look like we are picking nominees at the convention?

help me out here

Well, you see, there's this duality to the nature of democracy ...

https://x.com/OwenGregorian/status/1815932439849755060

 

[Todd]

[MENTION=991]Matt Collins[/MENTION] posted a video about the 1968 Chicago convention which pointed out that for many years political parties just picked whoever they wanted without a primary process. I seriously have no freaking idea how third parties like the Libertarian or Green parties pick their candidates. (I see AngelaTC on X talking about it at times and it's all opaque to me.) That said I think most Democrats are okay with the choice. Who else were they going to pick? Gavin Newsom? LOL!

speaking of which....I follow Angela on Facebook and X. Are we ever lifting her ban?

 

[oyarde]

At this point, the only polling that counts is what comes out of the swing states:
- Pennsylvania
- Michigan
- Wisconsin
- Nevada
- Arizona
... and maybe the "GOP by a hair" states of North Carolina and Georgia.
I'm pretty sure New Hampshire and Minnesota are lost to the GOP this time around.
There were sounds being made about Virginia being a possible GOP pickup, but I think that went out the window when Vance was chosen for VP instead of Youngkin.

I dont think wisc and virginia will be within reach

 

[jmdrake]

speaking of which....I follow Angela on Facebook and X. Are we ever lifting her ban?

I remember one of the moderators saying her ban was lifted a long time ago but she just chose not to come back. It's ironic. In the early days when 9/11 truth threads routinely got shuttled off the the Hot Topics dungeon and I and others would voice our displeasure, one of her comebacks would be the forum owners property rights as if I didn't have the right as a consumer to voice my displeasure. Her view was "If you don't like it, just leave." So....I guess she left and decided not to come back. It's a shame, but on the other hand she is being true to her principles.

 

[jmdrake]

Even the BLM organization is now acknowledging that the Democratic Party isn't democratic anymore (about time):

Did you see the comments? Knee grows are finally turning on BLM because they aren't backing the cackler in chief.

Knee grow # 1: As a Black Woman living in America I welcome canceling this organization as well. YOU ARE NOT FOR US! You utilized the pain of Black people to advance the name #BLM BUT never stood in the trenches with the cause. YOU’RE DONE!

Me : Funny but the same thing can be said about Kamala Harris. She FILLIBUSTERED a police reform bill in 2020 even though she and other democrats were given the opportunity to add amendments. That and her record as a "progressive prosecutor" disqualifies her as a black leader.

Knee grow # 2: Right! Protesting is one thing, but legislation is another. If your org can't partner w a party, it does not have the chance to get to gov leaders.The reason this org is not taken seriously is because they don't understand political partnerships.

Me: Party politics is why black people didn't get a police reform bill in 2020, as the democrats filibustered it, but Asians got a hate crimes bill in 2021.
​

 

[Anti Federalist]

The root cause is U.S. foreign policy. You try to destabilize foreign governments and "Surprise, surprise" you cause a migrant crisis. And....Trump worked to destabilize Latin American countries like Venezuela as well. And there's the ongoing failure of the war on drugs. Anyhow, I doubt Kamala will be able to deflect Trump's "border czar" attacks by explaining to voters that she was really the "immigration root causes policy coordinator" or whatever her title was. She'll probably pivot away from that subject whenever it comes up.

You are 100 percent correct.

And what group, beyond any other, has the most influence over directing US Foreign Policy?

 

[jmdrake]

You are 100 percent correct.

And what group, beyond any other, has the most influence over directing US Foreign Policy?

You tell me and we'll both know. The neocons and the neolibs? Trump was solidly in the neolib category before his overlord Hillary Clinton asked him to run as a Republican. Obama was blackmailed into what he did in Libya and in the Sahal. (They didn't release that "I fantasize daily about sex with men" letter until well into Trump's first term). But Obama did seem to get off on the drone strike power, even joking(?) that he could drone strike young men trying to talk to his daughters.

 

[Swordsmyth]

 

[Swordsmyth]

... which she wasn't. She was never put in charge of the border or immigration policy. Nor was she involved in overseeing law enforcement efforts or guiding the federal response to securing the border. What she was tasked with was to oversee the "root causes strategy". She was to focus on examining and improving the underlying conditions in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras - which have been racked by poverty, war, chronic violence, and political instability for decades. The strategy relies on allocating billions of US $$$ for economic programs and stimulating private-sector investment in the region in hopes that these programs would ultimately lead fewer migrants to make the journey north. It's nothing like securing the border.

She can probably be saddled with the "Border Czar" tag in states that are already going to vote red (which are sympathetic to conservative arguments and want to believe them), but doubtful in the tossup states (which is where the election will be won).

Personally, I think it's stupid to believe you can solve other countries' problems for them - particularly when you increase the US deficit/debt to even try. Cripes, the US has had a war on poverty in the US since the 1960's, and it's gotten absolutely nowhere. So, if you're going to saddle her with something, then saddle her as supporting that Biden/Harris misguided and wasteful spending program ... because that's something that fiscal conservatives across the country can scream about. It's just not as sexy as saying that Kamela failed at securing the border.

Keep an eye on those who sing along with the DNC/MSM choir:

[h=1]'She Wasn't Ackshually Border Czar': Media Gets Whiplash Rewriting History[/h]
https://www.zerohedge.com/political...er-czar-media-gets-whiplash-rewriting-history

 

[jmdrake]

Keep an eye on those who sing along with the DNC/MSM choir:

[h=1]'She Wasn't Ackshually Border Czar': Media Gets Whiplash Rewriting History[/h]
https://www.zerohedge.com/political...er-czar-media-gets-whiplash-rewriting-history

Well she sure acted like securing the border was part of her job.

 

[Madison320]

These are the top 7 stories on google news. No bias at all:


"Fact check: Trump made at least 10 false claims about Kamala Harris in a single rally speech"

"'You can hear the fear': Why Trump, GOP don't know how to game Harris' record"

"Trump tries out attack lines on Kamala Harris as her campaign heats up"

"Trump Risks Losing Voters He Needs With Loaded Attacks on Harris"

"Jennifer Aniston slams JD Vance over ‘childless cat ladies’ comment"

"Vance's 'childless cat ladies' comment sparks uproar from Swift fans: 'Armageddon is coming'"

"Opinion | JD Vance Has a Bunch of Weird Views on Gender"

 

[Todd]

So does anyone remember the polling in 2008 that was based on gambling? I believe it was outlawed but I remember it being the most accurate poll I had ever seen. I think it only missed the split electoral vote in Nebraska.

So what is the most accurate polling these days? I'm inclined to watch the Vegas odds to predict this.

 

[69360]

Rasmussen has Trump +7 in both 2 way and 5 way. CNN and yougov both have Trump +3.

If Trump avoids controversy and just lays low he is going to win this.

 

[jmdrake]

Rasmussen has Trump +7 in both 2 way and 5 way. CNN and yougov both have Trump +3.

If Trump avoids controversy and just lays low he is going to win this.

And if the psychic friends hotline could just give me the winning lottery numbers I would be a millionaire.

 

[69360]

And if the psychic friends hotline could just give me the winning lottery numbers I would be a millionaire.

Yeah, but really this is Trump's to lose. He might yet blow it. Maybe near death changed him. We'll find out.