If yesterday's elections are any indication, the Red Wave still isn't happening. Here in Kentucky, the Democrat incumbent beat the Trump-endorsed Republican challenger and current AG in the governor's race. Despite what any polls might, or might not, have indicated, I was not surprised.
Based on what I am reading this morning, that was the trend in most of
the country. Trump-endorsed candidates again did poorly.
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Based on what I am reading this morning, that was the trend in most of
the country. Trump-endorsed candidates again did poorly.
If yesterday's elections are any indication, the Red Wave still isn't happening. Here in Kentucky, the Democrat incumbent beat the Trump-endorsed Republican challenger and current AG in the governor's race. Despite what any polls might, or might not, have indicated, I was not surprised.
I'm sorry to hear about that. Welcome to the club. (It sucks!)
Based on what I am reading this morning, that was the trend in most of the country. Trump-endorsed candidates again did poorly.
Trump realizes that campaigning hard is a good idea, when it's his campaign. B
he's endorsed a few lazy candidates who don't take campaigning as serious as ump does.
Based on what I am reading this morning, that was the trend in most of the country. Trump-endorsed candidates again did poorly.
Of course, there's the taint of the 2020 election cheating that's still around
So the question of whether they lost fairly is still unanswered.
Cameron campaigned. I think campaigning too far right did him in.
An example, his going after the current governor for closing down
churches during the COVID lockdown may have played well to Christians who'd never vote for Bashear anyway, but most of the ones I know were
fine attending drive-in and remote services and believed it was the
right call. They believed that it was low blow to bring that up as part of his campaign.
Hopefully Bashear behaves himself.
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I am convinced they lost fairly here. We have a good SoS who, along
with several other Republicans, swept the remainder of the statewide races.
The reason I pointed it out is that I believe there were shennanigans
in 2020 but I also believe it likely that Trump still loses without
them.
I also believe that will be quite possible in 2024.
I know very few hardcore Trump supporters.
ultimately vote for him if it comes down to him vs. Biden, I also know many, many people who will never vote for him (or won't again) even if
it means voting for Biden or not at all.
They are tired of the drama and frenzy that surround him.
I personally
believe the Republicans are more likely to win with a candidate that is less of a lightning-rod of their own making.
The people of Kentucky love their govenor! So much they
voted to keep him in office. The third person in the history
of Kentucky to win a second term as governor! What a guy!
Beshear the Great forever!
I also believe that will be quite possible in 2024.
They will find it hard to cheat bad enough, I think. While it's possible I think it's improbable. And the Elitists know too, based on what they are trying to push through the legislature.
I will argue that most Trump supporters are quiet for fear of harassmentupporters
by the Ignorant Elitists. Also, I think that many people are Trump
in that they know he will fix things, but don't like him as a person. So they will vote for him in the election, but won't really talk about him.
ultimately vote for him if it comes down to him vs. Biden, I also know many, many people who will never vote for him (or won't again) even if it means voting for Biden or not at all.
We have way too many people in this country who cannot handle the idea that they were wrong.
I believe that the vast majority of people in the U.S. simply want to be left alone to live their lives and pursue what they enjoy. But it has become extrememly appearant to most of us that there is a group of people in theorl
who have an overwhelming need to control other people. So we can't sit back anymore and let the polticians play their games anymore.
I personally
believe the Republicans are more likely to win with a candidate that is less of a lightning-rod of their own making.
Based on the ratings for the last GOP debate, that's not going to happen.
We have too many recorded instances of:
1. Magic ballots (ones that didn't come in through the proper channels).
2. Ballots that were counted multiple times when the tabulation was supposed
have finished for the evening.
3. Proof that voting machines changed votes.
4. Proof that ballot boxes were stuffed with invalid votes.
5. Proof that people not mentally competent to vote did vote from their assisted living center.
That is lousy campaigning. Most people act like covid never happened, so forhat'
to think that voters still have that chip on their shoulder, he's nuts.
stuff he could have addressed after getting elected.
The people of Kentucky love their govenor! So much they
voted to keep him in office. The third person in the history
of Kentucky to win a second term as governor! What a guy!
Beshear the Great forever!
The people of Louisville maybe. Not the people of Kentucky.
That is lousy campaigning. Most people act like covid never happened, so
to think that voters still have that chip on their shoulder, he's nuts.hat'
stuff he could have addressed after getting elected.
I do know some it resonated with so they apparently do. People in this very echo still have the COVID chip on their shoulders.
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The problem I see here is if they don't even cheat, and Trump doesn't
win (which I think is quite possible), everyone will assume that they
did cheat because die-hard Trump supporters believe he cannot be
defeated and don't seem to realize that his message does not resonate
as well with others as it does with them.
When he talks about his accomplishments (better economy, fewer international issues, etc.), that resonates well with me (for example) because I can see all of this and agree he did a *lot* better. Biden
has given him plenty of (bad) examples to contrast with.
When he is busy name calling or reminding everyone that he only lost because "they" cheated, it does not resonate with me as much.
I don't think the personal attacks work,
If he continues as is, he is only preaching to his base... just like Hillary did in 2016 and just like he did in 2020. He needs to get back
to preaching to everyone, which is what won him the 2016 election.
I disagree with that last bit. I know folks who don't like him as a person who *might* have still voted for 2016 Trump, but won't now
because they are tired of what Trump "as a person" brings to the table, and they don't care that most of it is because the "elite and ignorant" are attacking him.
There are a lot of people who will admit they were better off before
2020 that cannot stand listening to Trump.
I talked to one just two
days ago. They apparently voted Trump before but, in their words, wish he'd just shut up and stick to the issues.
This is true, but I see that on both sides of the spectrum.
I agree, but I will also point out that some of those people who want
to be "left alone" believe that it is not the Democrats/left who are a threat to their alternate, or non-religious, or even just plain freeloading lifestyle.
American has changed too much.
I agree there, unless folks have already made their minds up about one
of them. One thing about those ratings, though, is that it is
difficult to compare to the past because, in past, debates used to be
more widely available for viewing. This mostly internet-streaming age
is removing a lot of potential eyeballs.... which I think plays
directly into the hands of those who want more control.
I do know some it resonated with so they apparently do. People in this very echo still have the COVID chip on their shoulders.
Yea, I'm one of them. I'm still angry about the covid stuff that my governor d
. But it's too late for a Republican opponent to call her out for it now.
NYers have fish brains. They don't remember covid. They don't even remember what they had for lunch. All they know is what the media tells them, and the media's not talking about old stuff, unless it has to do with Trump-bashing.
Not really, at least not here. This was the first governor's election cycle since then. If they don't bring it up now, when would they?
It wasn't that it didn't work because it was old news. It didn't work because a whole lot of churchgoers saw the suspension of in-person services as something necessary to keep from becoming sick and dying. They also saw the cases where people defied the suspension, went anyway, got sick, and died. It only resonated with folks that were already
going to vote for Cameron, who saw Bashear's measures as an attack on their religion, and who thought COVID was probably all made up.
NYers have fish brains. They don't remember covid. They don't even remember what they had for lunch. All they know is what the media tel them, and the media's not talking about old stuff, unless it has to d with Trump-bashing.
It more accurate to suggest that most of NYC has fish brains.
Upstate New York (nearly every county outside of NYC) was RED in the last Presidential election.
When he talks about his accomplishments (better economy, fewer international issues, etc.), that resonates well with me (for example) because I can see all of this and agree he did a *lot* better. Biden has given him plenty of (bad) examples to contrast with.
I think we can argue that Biden is not completely useless. He's a great example of a bad President.
Of course, we should have learned that with Carter.
I disagree with that last bit. I know folks who don't like him as a person who *might* have still voted for 2016 Trump, but won't now because they are tired of what Trump "as a person" brings to the table, and they don't care that most of it is because the "elite and ignorant" are attacking him.
Well, we'll find out in the next election.
But I do agree that many people are getting tired of the political circuses.
There are a lot of people who will admit they were better off before 2020 that cannot stand listening to Trump.
I don't like listening to Trump either. He's an afwul public speaker. But I do like less gov't regulation, lower gas prices, lower taxes, etc. And I don'
have to listen to Trump if I don't want to.
I agree, but I will also point out that some of those people who want
to be "left alone" believe that it is not the Democrats/left who are a threat to their alternate, or non-religious, or even just plain freeloading lifestyle.
Oh, I know that. For a long time it was the religions trying to force their control. Other times it was other groups. Back to my comment about this not being a "right vs. left" problem above.
American has changed too much.
America has been changing for the worst at least since the 1960's (and probabl
before that too) as the Elitists have infiltrated our instututions and turned them against us.
But I think I can argue that it's much harder to control internet sites.
5. Proof that people not mentally competent to vote did vote from their assisted living center.
I am not sure that #5 is illegal so long as the person in question is really the one that voted. Troubling, maybe, but not illegal.
The ones that I saw, the person in question was either 1) in a coma, or 2) didn't even know what day it was. So they were not capable of voting.
And, yes, that was illegal. But, again, no one was punished for that.
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Of course, we should have learned that with Carter.
Maybe the issue is that enough years have past that there are plenty of voters now who were not old enough to vote then OR were not even alive
at all then.
Something frustrating here is that there are others who will say they
like these things also but don't seem to be able to connect the dots
when it comes to who they vote for. I think maybe you call them
"useful idiots"? :D
I also agree. I am among those who believe that Nikita K. didn't necessarily mean militarily when he said "we will bury you." I think
he knew that our institutions (especially college campuses) were being infiltrated and we'd eventually have a generation or two that had been exposed heavily to the message.
In an odd irony, the USSR fell apart before the saturation level got
that high.
Maybe. They were doing a good job controling social media but some
have found easy ways around that. Not so easy to do with broadcast
media.
Of course, we should have learned that with Carter.
Maybe the issue is that enough years have past that there are plenty of voters now who were not old enough to vote then OR were not even alive at all then.
Probable. Especially when you have a Media and Education establishment dedicated to suppressing information that they don't like.
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Considering that there has been well over 30 years additional history written since that point, I am guessing there is an even larger gap of time that gets left out.
They white-washed the early history ("Lies My Teachers Told Me" was very eye opening) but as you got closer to current history, it was usually ignored.t
the time, I thought it was due to the fact that the school hadn't updatedhei
textbooks in a while.
In a very small defense, when I was in school and we covered US History, we
rarely got to or past Vietnam. We sort of skipped Vietnam in order to get to
Watergate once.
Considering that there has been well over 30 years additional history written since that point, I am guessing there is an even larger gap of time
that gets left out.
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I actually feel like the teachers I had for US History did a pretty
good job overall.
There were some things that were not discussed in
detail, either due to time or the textbook, but they did a very good
job with things like the Revolution and the Civil War, and they did a pretty good job with the Constitution, too.
I had some teachers that were "woke" before it was a thing, but luckily none of them taught US History. The two I remember taught English/Language Arts.
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