bearsfootball516
bearsfootball516's JournalPersonal anecdote, interaction with a Trump supporter in Indiana
I'm involved in politics in Elkhart County, Indiana. The day after the election, I had this interaction with a Trump supporter.
She told me that she only votes in presidential elections, she thinks politicians are scum, and votes ONLY for Trump and leaves the rest of the ballot blank.
Like it or not, there are tens of thousands of voters like her across the country, including key swing states. It's why Dems do so well in midterms and special elections, but the GOP outperforms expectations in presidential years.
Big question is if these voters come out again in 2028, or if they stay home when Trump is no longer on the ballot.
I think sometimes, as Democrats, we get stuck in our own liberal bubble
We know about all the great things Dems do, the hard work President Biden and his staff have done over the past 4 years. I also think acknowledging that Independent and GOP voters see things differently than we do can go a long way in helping win those voters over (at least swing voters).
The best example I can give it, say you run into someone on the street who makes 35K a year, and they tell you "This economy is awful, I can barely afford my groceries" we spent the last couple years telling them "Well, the economy actually is pretty good, unemployment rates are at historic lows!" That doesn't change the fact that grocery prices have gone up 20 percent over the last four years, and they are barely holding it together.
A better response is to acknowledge that they're hurting, and explain that Biden and the Democrats want to go after companies that are price gouging to bring down costs, while Trump wants to apply tariffs that would cause prices to increase even more.
Our policies are a million times better, I think we need to find a way to message it better, and that means remembering that the people we're talking to, don't always have the same viewpoint we do.
Anybody else notice RFK has largely disappeared since endorsing Trump?
I get the feeling the Trump campaign realized his weirdness was probably doing more harm than good, and decided to sideline him through the election.
All Ron DeStantis events taken off of Events page on campaign website
Only posting the link so you can see for yourself.
https://events.rondesantis.com/?_gl=1*s7sn3m*_gcl_au*MTk4OTA5NjE1Ny4xNzA1ODQ0MzUz
His official campaign Twitter page, rapid response director page, war room Twitter, etc have all been completely silent since about 5 PM EST yesterday.
Second senior Russian-appointed Kherson official injured in his car
Source: Reuters
A Russian-appointed deputy governor of Ukraine's Kherson region, Vitaly Bulyuk, was injured on Monday when his car exploded, Russia's Interfax news agency reported, citing the occupation administration's health minister.
Five weeks ago, Kirill Stremousov, another deputy head of the Russian-installed Kherson administration, was killed in a car crash after his driver tried to avoid hitting a truck, according to authorities.
Shortly afterwards, Moscow ordered its troops to withdraw from the western part of Kherson province on the west bank of the Dnipro river, which had been occupied since early in Russia's invasion of Ukraine and annexed by Russia in October.
Moscow calls its war in Ukraine a "special military operation" to degrade the Ukrainian military and remove what it says is a potential threat against its own security. Ukraine and its allies call the war that began in late February an unprovoked act of aggression.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/second-senior
What a stunning, completely surprising and totally unpredictable, accident!
Adam Kinzinger, outspoken GOP Trump critic, won't seek reelection for US House seat
Source: CNN
(CNN)Rep. Adam Kinzinger, a Republican from Illinois who has been a strong critic of former President Donald Trump, announced in a video Friday morning he is not running for reelection.
"I also remember during that campaign saying that if I ever thought it was time to move on from Congress, I would, and that time is now," Kinzinger said.
Kinzinger is one of two Republican members of the House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol Hill riot.
This story is breaking and will be updated.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/29/politics/adam-kinzinger-not-running-reelection-illinois-republican/index.html
Blast reported at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul
Source: CNN
(CNN)An explosion was reported outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport on Thursday, according to two US officials.
One official said there are injuries among Afghans, but there is no information yet on any US casualties.
Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby confirmed there was an explosion outside of the airport. "We can confirm an explosion outside Kabul airport. Casualties are unclear at this time. We will provide additional details when we can," he said in a tweet.
This is a developing story.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/26/asia/afghanistan-kabul-airport-blast-intl/index.html
Power blackout in Kabul
https://twitter.com/kazmiwajahat/status/1426659649131003904?s=21It won’t be long now until Kabul falls.
Board of Elections 'Discrepancy' Puts Mayoral Primary Vote in Disarray
Source: New York Times
The New York City mayor’s race plunged into chaos on Tuesday night after the city Board of Elections released a new tally of votes in the Democratic mayoral primary, and then, several hours later, removed the tabulations from its website while citing a “discrepancy.”
The results released earlier in the day had suggested that the race between Eric Adams and his two closest rivals had tightened significantly.
But just a few hours after releasing the results, the elections board issued a mysterious tweet revealing a “discrepancy” in the report, saying that it was working with its “technical staff to identify where the discrepancy occurred.”
The discrepancy was related to the “difference in votes cast” between what was disclosed on primary night and the results released on Tuesday, according to a Board of Elections official.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/29/nyregion/adams-garcia-wiley-mayor-ranked-choice.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage
Basically, you know those ranked choice votes that were released earlier today? They may be inaccurate due to a mistake from the New York Board of Elections.
https://twitter.com/bobhardt/status/1410055272308121603?s=21
Per 538, Biden's approval is at the highest it's been since his inauguration.
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/biden-approval-rating/His 55 percent average approval is the highest it’s been since immediately after his inauguration.
It’s also worth noting that Biden’s approval/disapproval is 55/39, or +16. Trump spent much of his term around 45/55, or -10.
It means that roughly the same 55 percent that disapproved of Trump, approve of Biden, which makes sense. But there’s a 6 percent difference between Trump’s approval and Biden’s disapproval...meaning there’s a small but not insignificant amount of voters that approved of Trump, but DONT disapprove of Biden.
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