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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump

« Last post by Lord Dave on Today at 04:40:15 AM »

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/national/2024/10/14/armed-militias-hunting-fema-workers-in-hurricane-ravaged-north-carolina-report-says/

TLDR:
Some people think FEMA is gonna take their land and has threatened them with violence.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Terrible Political Memes

« Last post by Tom Bishop on Today at 02:23:22 AM »

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: US Presidential Election 2024

« Last post by Tom Bishop on Today at 12:50:46 AM »

There is a pretty simple explanation for why Kamala's popularity dropped after her recent media tour.

https://twitter.com/TiffanyFong_/status/1845927364594913744

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: US Presidential Election 2024

« Last post by juner on October 14, 2024, 06:34:13 PM »

Weird, right?

no

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: US Presidential Election 2024

« Last post by garygreen on October 14, 2024, 05:56:16 PM »

genuine question(s) for trump voters -- why do you want to vote for trump? what is the thing about him that you believe will benefit you and/or the nation? or, if you like: why should i vote for trump, too?

these are not meant to be sarcastic questions at all, and i'm not gonna argue with your answers. just curious.

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Technology & Information / Monumental SpaceX Launch and Catch of Starship Booster Rocket.

« Last post by mahogany on October 14, 2024, 05:28:20 PM »

Weather or not you believe that Elon Musk and his SpaceX team are part of a conspiracy and are also faking space travel, you have to at least appreciate the monumental launch and catch of the SpaceX Starship booster rocket.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: US Presidential Election 2024

« Last post by honk on October 14, 2024, 03:38:12 PM »

Of course there's no way to prove this, but I'd be willing to bet that Trump's standing in the polls improving isn't a case of Kamala losing popularity so much as it is Trump gaining popularity - or more precisely, regaining popularity that he's lost. This has happened before - Republicans make noise about abandoning Trump in the wake of a scandal or bad news, he loses support, and eventually the Republicans come crawling back to him. Clearly, Kamala's best chance of winning is to damage Trump close enough to the election that he won't recover his support in time. Less an October surprise than a very early November surprise.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: US Presidential Election 2024

« Last post by Rushy on October 14, 2024, 03:30:09 PM »

But those polls are national polls and that could mean she loses the popular vote but wins the EC.  It's not how many vote for you, it's only those who win in battleground states.

Harris is currently losing in every swing state polling average except Wisconsin.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: US Presidential Election 2024

« Last post by Lord Dave on October 14, 2024, 03:11:24 PM »

Clinton was up 10 points in 2016 and still lost.  Your polls are meaningless.

Keep in mind that Trump outperformed his polls in both 2016 and 2020. While it's possible that Harris can break the trend and outperform her polls, I don't think it's probable. As it stands right now, a neck-and-neck polling situation for Harris means Trump wins by about three points. Her campaign knows this is the case but her supporters seem to bury their heads in the sand.

But those polls are national polls and that could mean she loses the popular vote but wins the EC.  It's not how many vote for you, it's only those who win in battleground states.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: US Presidential Election 2024

« Last post by Rushy on October 14, 2024, 02:17:54 PM »

Clinton was up 10 points in 2016 and still lost.  Your polls are meaningless.

Keep in mind that Trump outperformed his polls in both 2016 and 2020. While it's possible that Harris can break the trend and outperform her polls, I don't think it's probable. As it stands right now, a neck-and-neck polling situation for Harris means Trump wins by about three points. Her campaign knows this is the case but her supporters seem to bury their heads in the sand.