The Real timschochet

So what? The first time they incorrectly copied right wing propaganda. The second time they got it right.

I don’t think it was wise of her to get involved in that. She’s made some other choices in the past that weren’t so wise. The best leaders learn from their mistakes.

True for me. Guy terrifies me.

You guys really seem to like Dave Chapelle don’t you? Count me out on that one.

Well I’m excited about that for sure- and of course I think the number is much higher than you do. But what I was referring to in that post was the conspiracy theories I’ve been reading in this thread about how Harris has been put up there to lose so they don’t have to deal with her in 2028. It’s so laughable.

Personally I don’t think this is an issue. I didn’t think Biden was too old, and I don’t think Trump is too old. I’ve always thought Trump was unhinged but that has nothing to do with his age. But the public doesn’t agree with me. 57% think Trump is too old to be President.

It was reasonable to believe Smollett at the time. A lot of MAGA folks are violent and crazy. That’s still true. So his story was believable.

This is awesome. Really enjoying this.

I wrote this on May 6 and I think a lot of it remains true for both sides. But there are some changes, most of which help Kamala: 1. The black vote will be less disaffected. 2. Students are more likely to vote for her than they would have for Biden. 3. Kamala will represent a positive that people will vote FOR rather than just vote against Trump. This is the biggest surprise for me, as late as Monday afternoon I didn’t anticipate it. On the minus side for Kamala: 1. Inflation has to continue to improve. If people don’t feel the economy is getting better none of this will likely matter. Perception on this one issue remains the key ingredient for this election, IMO. 2. She’s going to get hammered on immigration. She needs to have a good answer. If she doesn’t she will lose in the places she needs to win. Should be interesting….

This is true. And even then you’ve got the Democratic Convention which means a bump for Kamala. Post Labor Day is when we will have a true sense of the race (actually this has generally always been the case.)

You know who else was betting on the young people? Obama. And he was right to do so.

No. All the young people.

Did you watch Trump’s convention speech?

I think Grandfather Trump would be more accurate.

Anecdotal I know- but my daughters are telling me that TikTok is absolutely exploding for Kamala.

No you don’t.

I think she could win Georgia. The key is if she can re-energize the Stacy Abrams black vote that caused Georgia to go blue in 2020- that’s what’s been lacking for Biden in 2024. Harris could get that back…maybe.

Kamala heavily tied to Wall Street: https://fortune.com/2024/07/22/kamala-harris-endorsements-wall-street-billionaires-donors/ So much for her supposedly being a Marxist.

They will change. Give it a few weeks.

She was never the “border czar”- that’s a term that Republicans came up with. She was put in charge of investigating the entire undocumented immigration situation- not making decisions but investigating it and coming up with proposals. What she came up with is that the entire system needs to be overhauled and that no amount of border security would solve the issue. She is correct about this. All the pollsters say this issue is her biggest weakness, but I think she can turn it right around on Trump. Not only did he instruct his guys in Congress to kill the proposed border bill, Trump’s stated solution (forcibly round up and deport 15 million people) is popular with the MAGA crowd built with nobody else.

Does Trump count?

It’s really irrelevant. Kamala Harris is about to be exposed to the American public in a way she never has before: interviews, press conferences, speeches, hopefully a debate or two. People will be able to tell how intelligent she is. The smartest President in modern American history was Jimmy Carter- he was a nuclear physicist. I don’t regard him as a very good President. I think these things are difficult to measure.

I think the discussion here has been very good, and there’s a lot of thoughtful input, including from some people I normally disagree with on these subjects.

The question is not if Kamala Harris is ready for the Presidency- she clearly is. The question is: is America ready for Kamala Harris? We have such a long history of racism and misogyny we might not be willing to accept a woman of color as President. Have we grown enough, are we mature enough to do so? Time will tell.

Your name seems to fit.