R_P wrote:
 


#SteveBannon: Covfefe is for Closers

 KarmaKarma wrote:

Covfefe! Nambia! Thighland!

Jeruslem

"An interesting lawsuit was just filed in Nevada by the Trump campaign, asking to keep voting open for an extra hour in Clark County because of earlier technical difficulties."

Let the crying begin!

My prediction: when the dust settles, the lack of obvious Dem excitement (blame the candidates and the platform) will result in Dem voters under-performing compared to 2016.  The Dem brain-trust was counting on the same turnout by Dem voters as 2016.  Not going to happen.

On the other side - the overwhelming support for Trump will exceed his 2016 turnout.  By. Far. New all-time records will be set.

Popular vote: Trump by a frigging landslide
EC: Trump by a good margin - he will out-perform his 2016 result of 306.  

While I'm not quite as confident as with the presidency, I think the Repubs will take the House & hold the Senate.

Trifecta. And one for the record books with turnout.

let me say congrats to biden/harris now   

just to get it out of the way

And we're off and counting !

 Steely_D wrote:
 
LOL!  Good one.

Fantasy time:   Imagine at some point it becomes clear that Trump will lose the presidency.    All across the USA, people raise their voices and in unison yell:    "You're fired!!!"

 Peyote wrote:
 

I was speaking toward history not you as an individual. Much destruction and evil has been perpetuated by European colonialism. Study History


 Peyote wrote:
 

FUCK OLD EUROPEAN WHITE MEN! Sorry. Not sorry

 Steely_D wrote:
 

 marko86 wrote:
 

I hope you're right.  I heard someone say that it's not his policies or lack there of that his supporters like.  It's the blatant way he voices the hate they feel inside toward others .....ie Women, people of color, LGBTQ.  Somehow him spewing this poison they feel inside themselves, makes it acceptable and likeable.  Strange phenomenon for sure.

I do believe Biden will win in some sort of landside. How large is hard to say, but I am still saddened that Trump, who ostensibly will go down as the worst president in our history, will still garner 40 something percent of the vote. I do not understand how people can listen to what he says and things he does, and does not do, come to the conclusion that he is the guy. I did feel somewhat buoyed after watching the HBO doc, Soul of a Nation, largely based on Jon Meacham's book which put todays times in context with past events like Womens' suffrage, Civil Rights, and McCarthyism. I do think we will find our "better angels" this election and overcome our worse impulses. I choose hope over fear.

 steeler wrote:
 
Agree with everything deleted above the ...

I would suggest that what we're experiencing is the death rattle of a country run by white men of European descent.  They aren't going down without a fight....but time is not on their side.

clash of two Americas could get worse before it gets better

 steeler wrote: 
I'm with you bro. 

I favor appeals to the better angels of our nature instead of applause for devolving to our baser instincts.

I believe in equity and justice.

I value and respect honesty and integrity.

I want unity, not divisiveness. Civility, not hostility.

I would like to see a marked diminishment of the use of Twitter by our leaders. It only serves to contribute to rising levels of coarseness in our political dialogue while appealing to impulse rather than reason and intellect.

I do not believe bumper-sticker slogans are substitutes for reason and analysis.

i do not believe America can stand alone. We need our allies.

I do not believe the media is the “enemy of the people.”

I do not believe in the existence of a ‘Deep State.” The search for embedded bogeymen is robbing us of the expertise of committed public servants dedicated to critical tasks, routinely putting country over self.

I believe climate change is a real threat.

I stand with Dr. Fauci and science.

I still believe in our democracy but fear the erosion of institutional pillars of our republic.

What or whom do we believe in?

Where is the point of no return, and have we reached it?

Have we met the enemy, and is it us?

All to be determined

 kurtster wrote:
 
I am aware of the Post-Gazette endorsement (the Toledo Blade, same ownership, published the same editorial endorsement). The PG has been in turmoil the last 2 years or so. There was a staff revolt against the publisher and the executive editor. A prominent  editorial cartoonist was fired for doing too many cartoons critical of Trump (several of his cartoons were spiked because of this). Before being promoted to executive editor, Keith Burris wrote an op-Ed vigorously defending Trump’s shithole countries comment. There has been a lot going on there, including reports that the publisher, John R. Block came into newsroom one night inebriated and berated staff in front of his teenage daughter.  Still, it is an endorsement.

Trump has not moved America forward in his first 4 years. We have been in a tailspin — even before the pandemic.

edit: PG did not endorse in 2016 presidential election, instead publishing guidelines for an undecided voter that were criticized for being a pseudo Trump endorsement.

 steeler wrote: 
And your hometown paper, the Pittsburgh Post Gazette endorsed Trump, stating that it is the first time it has endorsed a Republican for POTUS since 1972 and said that despite his flaws and failings he is the best choice to move this country forward.  

The whole editorial is worth reading actually.  Below is the closing statement.

Mr. Biden is too old for the job, and fragile. There is a very real chance he will not make it through the term. Mr. Trump is also too old but seemingly robust. But in Mike Pence, Mr. Trump has a vice president ready to take over, if need be. He is a safe pair of hands. Sen. Kamala Harris gives no evidence of being ready to be president.

This newspaper has not supported a Republican for president since 1972. But we believe Mr. Trump, for all his faults, is the better choice this year. We respect and understand those who feel otherwise. We wish that we could be more enthusiastic and we hope the president can become more dignified and statesmanlike. Each American must make up his or her own mind and do what he or she thinks is best for the community and the republic. Vote your conscience. And, whatever happens, believe in the country.

KarmaKarma wrote:

Our political folklore is the richer for him.