[Admiral Beez]

Trump and Harris clash over debate mics as ex-president suggests he might back out

Trump and Harris agreed to debate each other after much back-and-forth but another conflict has arisen

www.independent.co.uk

Let Trump have the hot mike. He thinks he’ll walk over Harris like HRC or Biden. But Harris will destroy him.

 

[Admiral Beez]

This is great.

 

[Admiral Beez]

Opinion | How Trump Wins (and Harris and the Democrats Blow It)

The former president’s campaign comes down to the “five turbines of Trumpism.”

www.nytimes.com

Paywall free: https://archive.is/sVelU#selection-889.33-889.739

 

[jje1000]

Seems like Harris’s campaign is stalling out, especially post-interview.

 

[Admiral Beez]

Seems like Harris’s campaign is stalling out..

How do you measure that? It will always be close, but Harris is ahead in the polls in today' media.

Kamala Harris v Donald Trump: presidential polls

The Economist is tracking the contest to be America’s next president

www.economist.com

Trump Vs. Harris 2024 Polls: Final Forecasts End In A Virtual Tie As Harris Closes Gap

Most polls indicate a tight race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.

www.forbes.com

Kamala Harris heads into Trump debate with lead, rising enthusiasm

Kamala Harris has eclipsed the enthusiasm gap with the GOP and narrowed Donald Trump's advantage on the economy and immigration.

www.usatoday.com

Even Fox News is "reporting" that Harris is ahead. That must cause Trump to want to shoot his TV.

Harris voter enthusiasm overtakes Trump after Democratic convention, poll finds

Vice President Kamala Harris now leads former President Trump by 5 points in a new poll from USA Today and Suffolk University.

www.foxnews.com

Biden approval rating jumps 13 points while Harris leads Trump: poll

President Biden's job approval rating has shot up 13 points in the aftermath of him dropping out of the race, according to a new USA Today/Suffolk poll released Tuesday.

www.foxnews.com

 

[Admiral Beez]

The debate next week will be critical for Harris. She must avoid her usual word salads while not coming across as an ABW.

 

[PinkLucy]

Trump is all about word salads -- well tossed.

 

[Northern Light]

How do you measure that? It will always be close, but Harris is ahead in the polls in today' media.

Nate Silver of 538 has her losing the contest (but ahead in the polls).

There's a lot of technical detail in his prognostication, which is just that............but what it comes down to is this a 50 state contest, not a national popular vote contest, and his reading is that Pennsylvania will go Trump.

We shall see.

 

[afransen]

Trump has really been spinning the last few weeks. His flip-flopping on the Florida abortion access ballot initiative shows how stuck he is between a rock and a hard place, on an issue that is determinative for a large swath of the electorate.

The Republicans have really screwed themselves by achieving the overturn of Roe v Wade. The need to now take nuanced positions on abortion is going to blow up the Republican coalition as there is no way to please everyone.

 

[lenaitch]

Trump has really been spinning the last few weeks. His flip-flopping on the Florida abortion access ballot initiative shows how stuck he is between a rock and a hard place, on an issue that is determinative for a large swath of the electorate.

The Republicans have really screwed themselves by achieving the overturn of Roe v Wade. The need to now take nuanced positions on abortion is going to blow up the Republican coalition as there is no way to please everyone.

If the Republicans honestly believed in the stance SCOTUS took, their presidential position should be no position at all. The point of the SCOTUS ruling was abortion was not a federal matter and legislation should be returned to the individual state.

 

[Admiral Beez]

Trump has really been spinning the last few weeks. His flip-flopping on the Florida abortion access ballot initiative shows how stuck he is between a rock and a hard place, on an issue that is determinative for a large swath of the electorate.

The Republicans have really screwed themselves by achieving the overturn of Roe v Wade. The need to now take nuanced positions on abortion is going to blow up the Republican coalition as there is no way to please everyone.

Yep. History books will posit that the dual own goals of kicking the otherwise well-established abortion bee hive and publishing their aim in Project 2025 were the downfalls of the Republican Party from the mid-2020s until the 2030s (and the ascendancy of Baron von Trump ).

 

[Admiral Beez]

I wonder if the WP's owner Jeff Bezos pushed his newspaper to sow doubt.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/09/06/how-trump-wins-debate-vs-harris/

 

[afransen]

I wonder if the WP's owner Jeff Bezos pushed his newspaper to sow doubt.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/09/06/how-trump-wins-debate-vs-harris/

Trouble is, Trump has also flip flopped on many issues. Harris is a former prosecutor and very adept at going on the attack.

 

[Admiral Beez]

Harris is a former prosecutor and very adept at going on the attack.

I hope you're right. The latest NYT polls have Harris on the backfoot.

IDK what's wrong with Americans that they seriously want Trump back. If he wins, I'm done with the USA.

 

[old boy]

I hope you're right. The latest NYT polls have Harris on the backfoot.

IDK what's wrong with Americans that they seriously want Trump back. If he wins, I'm done with the USA.

You really have to wonder why half the American population can support this man. Make America Stupid Again. He does love the uneducated.