General Election 2024

Quote: Tanko

Another severe case of TDS.

Quote: Tanko

No spin. Facts.

Trump complained about the tax breaks Amazon was getting over traditional retailers.

Amazon getting a $1.46 subsidy from the USPS on every Amazon package it delivered, which cost the USPS $60 billion since 2007, and was speeding up the collapse of traditional retailers.

Plus possible anti-trust violations.

But he never did try to break up Amazon.

Two changes did result from Trump's complaints.

Amazon began delivering their own packages.

Amazon began collecting State sales taxes on items it sells. Prior to that, retailers in 45 states were forced to collect State sales tax, while Amazon was not.

Quote: SOOPOO

I’m wondering when the first ‘major’ news organization will ‘call’ the election in favor of Trump or Harris? I’ll consider any of the networks (ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox) or big newspapers (WaPo, NYT) to qualify. I’m putting the over/under at 2:00am on Wednesday. I’m not sure which way is the smart bet. I think if I had to pick, I’d pick before.

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Harris Aides Quietly Grow More Bullish on Defeating Trump

Officials within the Harris campaign and people with whom they have shared candid assessments believe she remains in a solid position in the Northern “blue wall” states of Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, saying internal polling shows her slightly ahead in all three — though by as little as half a percentage point.

They think she remains competitive across the four Sun Belt battleground states. Arizona and North Carolina appear to be the toughest swing states for Ms. Harris, these Democrats said, and they feel better about Georgia and Nevada

Quote: ams288

NYT:



https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/28/us/politics/kamala-harris-donald-trump-2024-election.html?unlocked_article_code=1.V04.kly0.SbLHrX7gJek-&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Quote: OnceDear

If Only! The results will be contested till January, and I expect results to ebb and flow at the margins where drumphs legal and illegal shenanigans get a hold. I don't underestimate the preparations put in place to litigate, dispute, and down right ignore the results. There will be months of violence and years of unrest.

Quote: missedhervee

Litigaiton...certainly.

Unrest...to some degree.

Violence...not as likely as before, given the lack of organized "pro-Trump" quasi-militias like the Proud Boys and Patriot Prayer.

Even the mouth-breathers saw what happened to the clowns who stormed the Capitol on Trump's behalf: I doubt that they, too want to go to jail over an election.

If Kamala loses she probabley goes back to California; if Trump loses he goes to prison: this makes him highly motivated to say and do anythng to won, but if he loses it should finally be "Game Over."

Quote: SOOPOO

I’m wondering when the first ‘major’ news organization will ‘call’ the election in favor of Trump or Harris? I’ll consider any of the networks (ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox) or big newspapers (WaPo, NYT) to qualify. I’m putting the over/under at 2:00am on Wednesday. I’m not sure which way is the smart bet. I think if I had to pick, I’d pick before.

Quote: OnceDear

The last four years MAGA have been busy building the steal.

Quote: odiousgambit

Something to remember: the Dems are pretty notorious for disputing elections as well

I'll grant you that no one in forever has tried to get the electors replaced by his own electors till Trump

as far as any real concern, that particular avenue has now been closed