Current Affairs 2024 POTUS race

[Spadge Vernacular]

Not gonna talk about any of what you've said mate, just one very simple question, have you ever been to either country?

Yes

 

[neil999]

All about turn out

 

[bluestevon]

All about turn out

Thing is who does a high or low turn out favour. Honestly no idea

 

[Prevenger17]

Let’s be brutally frank here, the threat posed by Putin’s Russia to Europe and the world is not just a distant concern - it’s a stark reality that impacts us all. Dismissing the Russia-Ukraine war as irrelevant is a dangerous oversimplification. This isn’t just about Ukraine, it’s about the fundamental principles of sovereignty and democracy that underlie global stability.

Putin's regime is actively undermining democratic institutions worldwide, including in the US, where attempts to influence our elections and support divisive figures like Trump are ongoing. This isn’t a fringe issue, it’s a calculated strategy aimed at eroding trust in our democratic processes.

As for Ukraine’s government, while it’s not without flaws (no government is) your thinking overlooks the existential threat posed by Russian aggression. Yes, Ukraine has its challenges, but supporting it is about standing against a tyrant w ho seeks to expand his colonial empire, not about blindly endorsing every aspect of its governance. The choices we make today will resonate for generations. If we fail to stand with those fighting against oppression, we risk emboldening authoritarianism, not just in Europe but right here at home. And let us be clear that Putin has carefully nurtured and brought together a cabal of dictators who he wants to provide a new world order of fascist minded despots.

It should be clear to anyone who has even just a passing interest in world matters that our security and values are intertwined. Dismissing Ukraine's struggle means ignoring the broader implications for democracy everywhere. It’s well beyond time to recognise the gravity of the situation and understand that defending Ukraine is about defending ourselves and the principles we claim to uphold.

Great post this

 

[neil999]

Thing is who does a high or low turn out favour. Honestly no idea

Will come down to how motivated their base is...dems have a better ground game so may ge their vote out easier

 

[b-rad]

Fully understand the difference between the two mate, also of an age when the two were used interchangeably - pre 90's, then again I still think of they/them as a plural pronoun rather than it now being used as a singular.
Also remember the days when you didn't have to call yourself CIS and when a gender wasn't assumed to be a doctor guessing but basing it on the biological evidence showing also what gender you are..

Well, it's been in use as a singular since the 14th/15th century.

I don't know who first used it, but they must have been very forward-thinking. We really should thank them.

 

[neil999]

Fully understand the difference between the two mate, also of an age when the two were used interchangeably - pre 90's, then again I still think of they/them as a plural pronoun rather than it now being used as a singular.
Also remember the days when you didn't have to call yourself CIS and when a gender wasn't assumed to be a doctor guessing but basing it on the biological evidence showing also what gender you are..

Wooah hang on a minute...how often have you had to refer to yourself as Cis outside of twitter/forums..and the doctor guessing bit...when has that ever happened?

 

[Groucho]

 

[neil999]

Musk’s America Pac was warned its canvassers may have lied about door knocks

Exclusive: increasing number of door knocks flagged as potentially fake, committee allegedly learned in September

www.theguardian.com

I suspect this is what happens when the people doing it don't really care and aren't invested...

 

[Tommy Chong]

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Don't knock Al Grouch...

Blokes got a black belt! He'd make a decent President I reckon.

 

[GoldenToffee]

Think Harris will win. My final prediction 4 days off.

I am going with Trump to win with more than 290 in the electoral college as my prediction. Harris isn't popular with Democrats, and those on the fence that have seen their disposable income slashed under her and Biden won't be in a rush to vote for her.

 

[Wizard]

I am going with Trump to win with more than 290 in the electoral college as my prediction. Harris isn't popular with Democrats, and those on the fence that have seen their disposable income slashed under her and Biden won't be in a rush to vote for her.

Really? This is from a week ago

Kamala Harris as popular among Democrats as Obama in 2008: poll

A new survey has found a 72 percent approval rating for Kamala Harris among Democratic voters — one of the highest of any nominee going back 70 years.

www.newsweek.com

 

[GoldenToffee]

Really? This is from a week ago

Kamala Harris as popular among Democrats as Obama in 2008: poll

A new survey has found a 72 percent approval rating for Kamala Harris among Democratic voters — one of the highest of any nominee going back 70 years.

www.newsweek.com

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Must just be amongst the large number of Democrat friends I have (about 20) from the States. None of them can stand her but are voting because she's not Trump.

 

[Tommy Chong]

Really? This is from a week ago

Kamala Harris as popular among Democrats as Obama in 2008: poll

A new survey has found a 72 percent approval rating for Kamala Harris among Democratic voters — one of the highest of any nominee going back 70 years.

www.newsweek.com

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That also goes to show that you can't rely on polls to call an election.

How many of those candidates were ahead in the polls, but still ended up losing the election?

 

[verreauxi]

Apart from the fact that Jesusasaurus's response is full of nonsense (e.g., Zelensky did not, in fact, invite a Nazi to Canadian Parliament), I'm more fascinated that he has used the phrase "sucking off" to refer to the signature in my post, claiming--weirdly--I am "sucking Ukraine off" and he did this twice. It is a really weird thing to say. And in fact, my signature says nothing of the sort.