The Great American Comeback under Biden-Harris:
• 15.8 million jobs added
• Strongest post-pandemic GDP recovery in the world
• Much lower unemployment and inflation than Reagan in 1984
• Employment for prime-working-age Americans at a 23-year high
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#Election Deniers Secretly Pushed Rule That Would Make It Easier to Delay Certification of Georgia’s Election Results
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On Monday, the GOP-controlled State Election Board is poised to adopt the rule, which would potentially allow county officials, including one who secretly backed the rule, to throw the election results of the swing state into chaos this fall.
#News #Georgia #2024Election #Voting #Politics #Government #Law
https://www.propublica.org/article/georgia-election-board-vote-certification
Since Jill Stein only shows up every 4 years I wanted to quickly remind everyone, not just of this photo, but how notoriously difficult to it is to have access to war criminal Vladimir Putin, let alone *a seat at a table with him*. Backing Jill Stein is willful ignorance.
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New wave of folks hitting #Fedi - reupping the old #Introduction!
I'm Kit! I'm a political strategist by trade and a #musician / #geek. I'm also a mod here at #HoosierSocial.
I believe all humans deserve and can achieve dignity and grace. I love to meet new folks who share that value.
I post about #politics, #election policy, #Indiana, #inlegis, #civilrights #LGBTQ stuff, and other things like #cooking and my family.
Here's a selfie I took @ a Joan Jett concert recently!
A new #Georgia #election rule violates the #law, experts say, because it asserts that county officials have the discretion to delay election certification — even though more than a century of state case law and judicial #history says otherwise.
#News #Government #Politics #GOP #election2024 #2024Election #Voting #Democracy
https://www.propublica.org/article/georgia-election-rule-violates-state-law-experts-say
🇪🇺I’ve pinned AfD, IIIWeg, and WerteUnion candidates with their personal data to the electoral districts and am now gathering more data. Check out the project here: https://github.com/Scobiform/farright-map\ #Brandenburg #Election #JavaScript #React #NextJS #Leaflet #OpenStreetMap
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For #Trump, #Tariffs Are the Solution to Almost Any Problem
Trump has proposed using tariffs to fund #ChildCare, boost #manufacturing, quell #immigration & encourage use of the dollar. Economists are skeptical.
#economy #TariffsTaxEverydayAmericans
#debate #election #policy #USpol
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/10/us/politics/trump-enthusiasm-tariffs.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb&ngrp=mnp&pvid=85AEE595-3E79-4BFD-B22C-2080B07216C0
This is the #drudgereport , #nottheonion
How #Harris Roped a Dope
She stayed human when #Trump went feral.
By David Frum
Vice President #KamalaHarris walked onto the #ABC News debate stage w/a mission: trigger a Trump #meltdown.
She succeeded.
Trump had a mission too: control yourself.
He failed.
Trump lost his cool over & over. Goaded by predictable provocations, he succumbed again & again.
#debate #election #HarrisWalz2024
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/09/how-harris-roped-a-dope/679779/
#MikeJohnson’s next steps on #GovernmentFunding fight could determine whether he gets to keep his job as #House #Speaker.
w/the #election & a #government #funding deadline around the corner, the speaker must find a way to govern, avoid a #shutdown that could cost his members in swing districts [& the country, not that the #GOP cares] & keep #Trump & #FarRight #HouseRepublicans happy enough to not imperil his own #political future.
#IssuesNotSolutions #PublicDisservice
https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/12/politics/mike-johnson-next-steps-government-funding-fight/index.html
Inane
Pro-#Trump #Georgia #election board votes to require hand counts of ballots
Critics plan to sue, saying the new requirement would almost certainly lead to errors & could disrupt the process of #certifying the #vote in a crucial battleground state.
#law #ElectionLaw #VoteBlue
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/20/trump-georgia-election-board-hand-count-ballots/
To be fair, she is more mature.
"Donald Trump Says He ‘Hates' Taylor Swift. She Hasn't Mentioned His Name."
"The pop star has focused her messaging on encouraging fans to register to vote -- and hasn't attacked him personally."
#GOP #Republicans #Trump #TaylorSwift #Swifties #Harris #Election
Fragile egos, misogyny...
Divorced Men Are Falling for #TFG. “He says the system has screwed you over, & the only way to fix the system is to burn it down.”
Divens describes the end of his marriage as: “largest failure of my life -process may have driven him away from his community, but it drove him closer to TFG.
TFG's made inroads with young male voters, fueling a historic 51% polling gap b/w Gen-Z women & men -pull may actually be strongest with divorcés.
#Election
https://www.thecut.com/article/trump-polling-divorced-men.html
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In Texas’ third-largest county, the far right’s vision for local governing has come to life.
@ProPublica and @texastribune report: "Tim O’Hare’s leadership in Tarrant County, Texas, gives a glimpse of far-right priorities: cutting programs for at-risk youth, targeting elections and stifling dissent. Home to 2.2 million people and the city of Fort Worth, [the county] is the most significant political battleground between Republicans and Democrats in Texas."
#Texas #USPolitics #FarRight #Politics #Conservatives #Election
#Election Skeptics Are Running Some County Election Boards in #Georgia. A New Rule Could Allow Them to Exclude Decisive Votes.
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An examination of a new election rule in Georgia suggests that local officials in just a handful of rural counties could exclude enough votes to affect the outcome of the 2024 presidential race.
#News #President #Vote #Election2024 #Voting #Government #Law #Politics
In Texas’ Third-Largest County, the Far Right’s Vision for Local Governing Has Come to Life
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From cutting social services to changing #election rules, Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare has pushed his agenda with an uncompromising approach. His term offers a rare look at what happens when hard-liners exert influence in a battleground county.
Behind #Christian Nationalism’s Influence on the 2024 #Election
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The Christian right has become an increasingly powerful force in American #politics at every level, from school boards to the presidency. Its roots trace back decades.
#News #USPolitics #History #ChristianNationalism #Rightwing #Abortion #Trump #Project2025 #HeritageFoundation #Jan6
Latest comic - Just a few of the horrors of Project 2025
a quick note on #polls #polling in the #uselection #election2024 #us #usa #america #election
#trump ahead:
"it's not worth it, i'm not #voting"
trump and #harris tied:
"oh bother, why is it so close, this is depressing, i'm not going to #vote"
harris ahead:
"oh they have the #votes, they don't need me, i'm not showing up"
no, no, no, no, no
it doesn't matter what the bullshit out there in the #media
you vote
period
only one #poll counts, and it is november 5
VOTE!
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Right-Wing Activists Pushed False Claims About #Election Fraud. Now They’re Recruiting #Poll Workers in Swing States.
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Experts say these poll workers could sow distrust in #democracy and bolster court cases challenging the election. ProPublica and Wisconsin Watch reviewed dozens of hours of trainings and presentations in which activists discussed their plans.
#News #Vote #Election2024 #SwingStates #USPolitics #Politics #Newstodon
"Vice President Kamala Harris will sit down with Fox News' Bret Baier Wednesday as she steps out of the comfort of what has so far been a relatively friendly series of interviews since she became the Democratic nominee this summer."
From @abc: "With three weeks until Election Day, Harris' interview with Baier will mark her first sit-down with Fox News -- and her first interview with a conservative news outlet since she became the Democratic nominee."
For ongoing coverage, follow @2024-white-house-ElectionCentral
#Harris #FoxNews #USPolitics #Politics #Election #Media #KamalaHarris
Latest strip. At the Lancaster, PA rally, Trump got on the subject of his mental fitness and stated “I have no cognitive. She may have a cognitive problem, but there’s no cognitive problem… Got no cognitive.”
Who’s Mailing the #Catholic Tribune? It’s Not the Church, It’s Partisan Media.
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ProPublica has traced these mass-mailed newspapers to a “pink slime” news network known for #misinformation and its ties to right-wing super PACs funded by the #billionaire founder of shipping supply giant #Uline.
#News #Rightwing #Media #Journalism #Uihlein #Election #Propaganda