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| 9.24.24
Election News: Second Trump Assassination Attempt, and Poll Updates
How do you feel about the upcoming election?
Election Day is 6 weeks away. Here's what's going on in the polls and the presidential candidates' campaigns.
September 24, 2024
- Last week, former President Donald Trump faced what "appear[ed] to be an attempted assassination" at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida. This is the second assassination attempt against Trump this year after a gunshot injured him during a rally in Pennsylvania in July.
- On Sept. 25, the Secret Service saw the suspect, Ryan Routh, pointing a rifle at Trump from the bushes and fired several shots at the suspect. Routh was arrested a short time after fleeing the scene. Prosecutors uncovered a letter allegedly written by Routh planning out his assassination attempt on Trump.
- Former President Donald Trump told an interviewer last week that if he were to lose November's election, he would not run again. He said:
"No...I think that that will be, that will be it. I don't see that at all. I think that hopefully we're gonna be successful."
- This week, Trump and Harris are focusing on immigration, a priority for many voters. Both candidates have emphasized increased border security, with Harris supporting a bill that would add 1,500 Customs and Border Patrol agents to the border, and investments in detection technology to stop fentanyl crossing the border. Trump is more focused on finishing his border wall and emphasizing deportation measures. While Harris is opposed to mass deportation, she is more central-leaning on the issue of immigration than left-leaning.
- The polls currently show Harris in the lead, but they can't be expected to show the exact match of Election Day's final results. Nevertheless, if Harris were to win every state where she's currently in the lead, she would have the necessary electoral votes to win the election.
September 4, 2024
- The U.S. announced a forthcoming effort to counter Russian influence in the 2024 presidential election, specifically targeting fake news sites attempting to sway American voters.
- U.S. officials said they'll seize web domains that the Kremlin's state-run media uses to spread propaganda and disinformation about Ukraine, which Russia invaded in 2022. The Justice Department will get involved in the effort by indicting two Russian employees of RT, a state-owned broadcaster, and takedown the Russian influence campaign known as Doppelganger. The Department of State has sanctioned five Russian state-funded news outlets, including RT, Ruptly, and Sputnik.
- Attorney General Merrick B. Garland said:
"The American people are entitled to know when a foreign power engages in political activities or seeks to influence public discourse."
- American spy agencies gauged that the Kremlin would favor former President Donald Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris in the upcoming election. The State Department is offering a $10 million reward for information about Russian or other foreign interference in American elections.
August 27, 2024
- As more Americans note having a favorable view of Harris, the Trump campaign is ramping up the attempt to portray her in a negative light. They've claimed that she is a D.E.I. hire, a radical communist, not intelligent, Canadian, only recently became Black, and more. Most recently, Trump's team has criticized her for "dodging the press," saying she "doesn't want to talk about her radical agenda."
- Poll trackers continue to show Harris and Trump neck-and-neck nationally and across key swing states. As August wraps up, Harris is a few points ahead of Trump. Experts suspect the uptick in voter preference may be due to the success of the Democratic National Convention and hope Harris can sustain the wave of support.
- Support for Harris has strayed outside her party lines, as more than 200 people who worked for President George W. Bush and Sens. Mitt Romney and John McCain have signed a letter endorsing the vice president. The letter said:
"We have plenty of honest, ideological disagreements with Vice President Harris and Gov. Walz. That's to be expected. The alternative, however, is simply untenable."
- Onlookers see this as a reflection of how Trump has transformed the Republican party under his leadership and the growing group of Republicans who oppose his candidacy.
August 14, 2024
- A week after Vice President Kamala Harris announced Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, a Monmouth University poll found that voters are feeling more enthusiastic about the election with Biden leaving the ballot.
- Nearly 70% of respondents said they were enthusiastic about this presidential election. When it came down to Biden and Trump, enthusiasm never went above 50%. Monmouth University Polling Institute's director, Patrick Murray, said:
"This is clearly a different ballgame. The nominee change has raised the ceiling for potential Democratic support in the presidential contest by a small but crucial amount, at least for now."
- At the same time, the Cook Political Report released polling results that show Harris ahead of or tied with Trump in six of the seven battleground states—Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. This is a turnaround from May when Trump was beating Biden in each of the seven states.
- Meanwhile, Harris and Walz are preparing for the Democratic National Convention in Chicago next week, where they'll introduce their campaign and platform to the larger swath of voters.
August 6, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate for the 2024 presidential election. Here's a breakdown of Walz's history:
- Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, a former member of Congress, former educator, and veteran, is described as a commonsense choice for Harris. Walz, chair of the Democratic Governors Association, was a leading voice for LGBTQ+ rights and has delivered free school meals, abortion protections, gun restrictions, legal marijuana, and more for his state. The Minnesota governor captured the internet's attention in the past few weeks by calling Trump and his supporters "weird." Since then, the Democratic party has honed in on the word, using it as a campaign tactic to bring Trump down.
How do you feel about the upcoming election?
-Jamie Epstein
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I still find it hard to believe that 50% of Americans are dumb enough to vote for a liar, a fraud, a felon or a Putin wana-be. Especially if it's all the same person. Who is tieing his shoes for him?
I'm thrilled that the Harris-Walz ticket is ahead in the polls. However, I am concerned that tRump is already calling them 'fake'. He says that about her crowds, too. He's setting the stage for another January 6th.
You would think that his supporters would be done fighting for the narcissist based on history. But, then again, that crowd really doesn't pay attention to history, nor reality, for that matter.
I'm worried about the MAGA ramifications of another Democratic Presidential win. To deter their actions, it behooves ALL journalists, reporters, commentators, and politicians at every level to confront and condemn the lies, dog whistles, calls for fighting, disinformation, misinformation, and made up calls for vengeance.
What DJ & JD are doing is beyond weird. This behavior destroys our trust in our institutions and decimates our Democracy. It's not okay & needs to be called out NOW!!!
I'm nervous and anxious and afraid of any possibility of a Trump win!
Vice President Harris has turned the campaign around and seems to have the lead. But it's not clear to me just how big that lead is or just how durable it is!
And then there is Trump's Not-So-Secret Plan to Cheat! He has stacked local and state election boards in Too-up states like Georgia. These moles have been told to disrupt and refuse to certify the vote counts. The goal of this is to prevent at least one state from providing any vote count!
That would throw the decision to the U.S. House to make.
And according to the U.S. Constitution each state delegation gets just one vote...
There are more states with majorities of republican representatives--so Trump would win....
Montana gets one vote same as California...
SCARY RIGHT?
https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/15/politics/video/project-2025-russell-vought-lah-digvid?cid=ios_app
if you think miller was wierd & evil just hear this! latinos and asians of all stripes who are trumpets - you wont know what hit you on day 1 of a bozo presidency
If this does not open your eyes you must be simply born STUPID!
#cruzToLoseTX !
#VoteBlue2024 !
#VoteBlueUpAndDownBallot !
#IsTheGOPTheKGB2024 !
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sad. we still only have the power to elect the chosen rich capitalist war mongers presented to us. no matter what pupet entertains the people, the same show goes on.
the Democratic party is the lesser of the two evils, but we are so far from resonalble compromise. I feel like the choice is between authoritarian fascism, or neo liberal fascism. Both are distastful.
We need heathcare and housing for all. We need an end to the occupaton of Palestine, and an end to funding the IDFs war crimes. We still need real police reform, and reforms to our justice system. We need real action on the climate dissaster. we can no longer ignore it for the sake of the economy.We need to start putting humanity first.
It's sickening that there are STILL people who support Rump.
VP Debate on October 1!
They've agreed!
Trump says civilian award is better than Medal of Honor because soldiers who received it are ‘in very bad shape’ or ‘dead’
hey maga idiots - you want this boxo to run america? you must have lost your marbles !
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the 💩 can't quit wanting to be a tyrant!
Chief of Staff John Kelly "EVERYWHERE"
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FU my TX Repuglican't Reps.!
#VoteBlue2024
#VoteBlueUpandDown
I feel better than I did but Harris backing off universal healthcare sucks balls. Why do we constantly have to do without in this country? When will we get a political leader that will stick to their guns about this? Why is the middle of this country so much to the right?
Sadly, if this election is conducted as the elections in 2020 and 2022, it is likely manipulation of.votes will occur. Photo ID and proof of US citizenship is a must. Spreading the dates that one may vote over other than election day increases the opportunity for fraud.
Republicans weigh using the power of Congress to rein in Trump on tariffs
The most stupid agglomeration of dimwits in the world! Add the corporate buffoons
Corporate America
SHAME ON YOU
all of you embraced a bozo ready to do your bidding
made your pilgrimage to mar-a-lago
kissed the ring
bent the knee
put cash on the table or future offerings direct and indirect
contributed millions to his inauguration
showed up to cheer and be in the photo ops
DONT YOU DARE COMPLAIN
Remember everyone who embraces bozo turns to shit
welcome to the turd club
HOW STUPID CAN YOU BE
To think that the US now relies on one criminal egomaniacal idiot to decide & define practically everything for everyone shows how DUMB america is !
with all these tariffs bozo claimed he would recover $1.0 trillion over a year in deficits
well he wiped out double that real value in the stock market in one hour!
STABLE GENIUS?
and pissed off the whole world while catering to his dumb base!
does anyone realize the true extent of damage done in 3 months?
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/two-women-trump-admin-tried-send-el-salvador-prison-speak-rcna198958
history repeats
nazi germany loaded trains
only difference is america uses planes
not everyone is a criminal
'america' died
shame on scotus
shame on congress
The playbook of firings layoffs forced and incentivized resignations is clear
make place for maga / trump lackeys & simpletons who can follow instructions and directives from the top and overlook and help criminal activities
Israel Aims to Be the World’s Arms Dealer
Short memory? Ignore history?
Live by the sword Die by the sword
With the US totally absent from the world stage (credibility) the earthquake in myanmar defacto hands over full control of the country to china
all of south east asia is up for grabs (control) and the US will be relegated to 'observer' status
goodbye taiwan!
the chinese have made major inroads into africa and south america as well as central asia and while some of them were starting to push back that effort turned out futile given america's fickle support now zero
all these markets combined are enough to supplant the US market even with lower returns, at least the manufacturing plants will be running as the chinese employees are adept at tightening their belts!
as 'smart' as american corporates / decision makers / power brokers claim to be the sheer arrogant - myopic actions will seal its fate rather rapidly
empowering dictators, fire power, bullying, bombing may work short term (palestine iraq syria ukraine etc) but is never a solution
The sheer arrogance and deceit with which this admin geniuses are imposing on the populace as well as other countries is stunning
While their village idiot may cheer the entire country is truly at a standstill ... everything grinding to a halt
the impact will be huge and a lot of people will be subject to unnecesary suffering many extreme
The CDC buried a measles forecast that stressed the need for vaccinations
sanctioned crime by the minute
shame on scotus
shame on congress
people deserve better
https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/30/world/video/donald-trump-vladimir-putin-comparison-russia-us-philosopher-alexander-dugin-zakaria-gps-digvid?
to all maga / republicans
IF you truly understand what Dugin is saying - especially his conclusion you will have to admit that you are the real traitor in empowering the devil reincarnate
sooner than later YOU will have to deal with this and it won't be a pretty sight!
shame on congress
shame on scotus
just one day's highlights under bozo
no country not even mighty america can withstand 4 years of intense daily destruction
maga / scotus / congress what were you smoking?
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texts sent by Waltz, Ratcliffe in Signal chat may have damaged US’ ongoing ability to gather intel
the list is long.....
Russian medical researcher at Harvard, who protested the Ukraine war, detained by ICE
Kseniia Petrova's attorney said her previous arrest in Russia and social media activity "will almost certainly ensure a nice, hefty jail sentence for her" if she is deported back
Gestapo?
Policing for Putin?
is this America?
scotus congress HANG YOUR HEADS IN SHAME!
A DHS staffer faces serious punishment for accidentally adding a reporter to a group email
The episode, which hasn't been previously reported, raises questions about unequal punishment for inadvertent leakers in the Trump administration
draw your own conclusions !
https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/27/politics/video/marjorie-taylor-greene-signal-group-chat-sky-news-reporter-digvid?
this is the calibre of our congress ... and yes you may say ... but an exception as there are good learned people in congress too?
the fact that those who claim to be better continue to allow such garbage and filth amongst their ranks does not absolve you! CLEAN UP YOUR HOUSE OR STEP DOWN
And yes I hold both parties responsible !
America is now run by 'executive orders'
in a potentate its called a 'decree'
so doge may as well get rid of congress, scotus, courts - save a lot of money since they are irrelevant and do nothing
Scotus / Congress PLEASE EXPLAIN THIS
OR STEP DOWN!
https://youtu.be/gtTLu7CDOJA?si=iOOH3tWumXQZosV4
You only value something when you
lose it
or
have to fight for it
you now have lost your country, freedom, job, standing, comfort, benefits, ....
thank trump & the maga geniuses
all in 10 weeks?
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/federal-immigration-authorities-detain-international-tufts-graduate-st-rcna198158
so now we are rounding up innocent people and making them dissapear?
Just because they have an opinion?
welcome to the land of the free?
shame on congress
shame on scotus
‘Total sleazebag’: Trump blames reporter for getting added to group chat on war plans
who is the sleazebag & scumbags here? pretty obvious
a real shame neither congress nor scotus capable of reigning in this disease destroying the country, institutions and way of life
just the beginning ... worse coming