Politics

[Red Leg]

I hope Trump walks out in a t shirt with that picture and an "I'm speaking" caption.

I would settle for him walking out and offering a presidential contrast.

 

[Saul]

I may be wrong, but I think I am finally sensing some skepticism slipping into the MSM's coverage of the Joy and Vibe campaign. I would be curious of @Saul 's reaction, but this may be the most preposterous answer to a CNN question that I have ever heard.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1831767342411575693

I would say that there is a great deal of skepticism from the media. They ran with the “vibes” campaign line for a while because that is just what people were saying at the time and the media is such an echo chamber now with how they use social media.

The “joy” amongst Democrats is due to going from a sure election defeat with Biden to a surprisingly competitive race now with Harris. Moreover, because Trump’s lead disappeared almost immediately when Harris became the presumptive nominee underscored for many just how deeply unpopular Trump is and that this election is truly winnable.

I actually perceive the media to be particularly hostile to the Harris campaign because it generates headlines and forces constant campaign engagement with their networks.

The debate will be proof positive for me whether her campaign has adults from the Obama campaign actually in charge or if this is a glue and popsicle stick campaign. I suspect the former but we shall see.

 

[Doubleplay]

The “joy” amongst Democrats is due to going from a sure election defeat with Biden to a surprisingly competitive race now with Harris. Moreover, because Trump’s lead disappeared almost immediately when Harris became the presumptive nominee underscored for many just how deeply unpopular Trump is and that this election is truly winnable.

I don’t think its surprising.
Anybody but Biden would be very competitive against Trump.

 

[Wheels]

It is somewhat reassuring to see even a partisan democrat do the right thing. This eliminates an enormous political hurdle for Trump.

Donald Trump criminal sentencing delayed until after election

Justice Merchan to sentence Republican candidate on November 26, after his lawyers fought to delay original date in September.

www.bbc.com

I take a different view on this delay by Merchan. The initial indictments hurt Trump. By the Mar a Lago raid, people started to see the lawfare for what it was and Trump started getting a bump. Especially when Bill Clinton was able to have his "Sock Drawer" classified info, Hillary was able to erase her server and be vindicated by Comey, Biden without being President and able to declassify information had classified information in four different locations, and the Special Prosecutor said Biden was not cognizant enough to be tried.

The lawfare against Trump is only helping him at this point by showing the two tiered justice system we now have. My thought is Merchan is delaying the sentence date, not for some noble reason, but because a sentence prior to the election will only help Trump.

PS: The video out of the Southern District of NY DOJ office yesterday saying the Merchan case is political and that is the reason SDNY refused to prosecute probably played into Merchan's decision too.

 

[wesheltonj]

. . . The video out of the Southern District of NY DOJ office yesterday saying the Merchan case is political and that is the reason SDNY refused to prosecute probably played into Merchan's decision too.

He will on the street shortly for telling the truth and not following the company line.

 

[Hunt anything]

How many monkey wrenches will the freedom caucus on the right and the squad on the left throw into the upcoming debate on the budget?