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So, Fiasco Junction put out this short song over the weekend: “The Donald J. Trump Blues.” It gets at something I’ve been wondering: what dark pit of denial will this awful narcissist’s ego crawl into, if he loses big today? And loses to—what? An...
by maxpenny
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Politico and other news outlets have revealed that Trump’s regional field director for western Pennsylvania, Luke Meyer, is a white nationalist who, under the alias Alberto Barbarossa, co-hosted a podcast with Richard Spencer, the organizer of the...
by brooklyngeoff
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I just want you all to know that I originally wrote “Polling Addition” and it took me a good ten minutes to figure out why it looked wrong.
One of the things that bugs me about a lot of ...
by angryea
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Today is the final day to vote. If you haven’t voted yet, VOTE!� Let’s make it a V-Day.� Monday (Oct 29,) Vice President Kamala Harris spoke �to a crowd of over 75,000 people at the Ellipse, ...
by lpeacock
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I won’t repeat the great diary above from sdcarp linking us to the David Plouffe interview with Erin Burnett which was confidence inspiring... I think a great bookend to Plouffe is the second video Harris campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon posted...
by Tablas
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Molly Ivins’ Appeal to Us All from the Great Beyond Actually from her classic 2004 column: Look at it this way. Voting whitens your teeth, sweetens your breath and perks up your sex life. Voting is new and improved, stops the heartbreak of psoriasis...
by Bill in Portland Maine
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First of all, I need to thank the other kossacks, my brothers in arms in this battle for freedom and democracy. You have calmed my anxiety and showed why Dems, at their best, win the elections: we are not a party of one, we are not a cult, we are the...
by eddiegraces
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I know the pollsters are trying to figure out who is going to vote and the candidates they might vote for. They're basing this on turn out models (grounded in part on 2020 and 2022 voters). Polling models vary as do poll results. And 2024 is not 2020...
by UsualAir
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Joe Rogan is a large podcaster. He is paid $250 million a year by the podcast platform Spotify. He has many sponsors, from medical providers to pubic hair removal kits. Yesterday, he decided to endorse Donald Trump. Sponsors that continue to sponsor...
by HealthCarewatcher
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I’ve been a little cog in the great “Get Dems Elected” machine. I bugged family and friends to get involved, I wrote a few things here with handy links and pestering or encouraging words. I helped setup some phonebanks for a campaign that didn’t have...
by netop
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In a few hours, there will be page-turning by voters, who might be also ‘the enemy within’. Because it makes pulling the switch easier regardless of the decision. A hypothetical horse, Pegasus, has a counterfeit complete with horse’s ass and has...
by annieli
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IT’S ELECTION DAY�Y’ALL!
There were�a lot of polls�released yesterday; most of them appear to be junk Republican polls like that Atlas Intel crap.
The final Marist Poll was released.
by Chitown Kev
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Goooooood Morning, GNUVILLE! Overture! Start the play This is it, the day of days! No more postcarding, just get out the vote We’ve knocked ev’ry door for sure Overture! Start the play This is it, she’s gonna slay and oh what creeps she’ll slay On with...
by niftywriter
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I’m posting this to hopefully help you from pulling your hair out and keep your sanity on Election Night (and maybe post-election day(s)) 2024. Specifically, to help you feeling “OMG, we’re doomed” or alternatively “OMG, we’ve won” when the election...
by Doctor Who
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The photo is of a tintype I found recently, with my maternal great grandmother flanked by her two sisters. Mary Agnes died birthing her sixth child, leaving behind five daughters. As a cousin told the story from her mother’s perspective, “Over time,...
by nanaana
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by PresidentOso
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Good morning, everyone, and welcome to Tuesday’s Morning Open Thread. Editor’s Note: Morning Open Thread is looking for community members willing to take on hosting duties—whether it’s a ...
by P Carey
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More Trump transactional ‘weave’. In September, China’s top electric-vehicle maker BYD Co. stated that it won’t announce a major plant investment in Mexico until at least after the US election, which Trump claimed he caused. Trump has claimed that his...
by annieli
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Welcome to White House Picture of the Day
Showcasing a photo from the White House Photography staff, led by Adam Schultz.
Feel free to join us anytime and share with us what is happening in ...
by bsegel
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Dixville Notch, NH is approximately 20 miles south of Canadien province Quebec. Six people are registered to vote. Voting begins at midnight on Election Day. They are the first in the nation to vote. And vote they did. Kamala Harris received 3 votes....
by Maximilien Robespierre
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