US Presidential Election 2024

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jimibt
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greenmark wrote:
Fri Aug 02, 2024 11:53 am
Apologies for my lack of skill capturing an image that can be placed on here.
This made me chortle.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... is-cartoon
here ya go:

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greenmark
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MemphisFlash wrote:
Fri Aug 02, 2024 7:29 am
The Guy is an absolute bell-end
You forgot to repeat. The Guy is an absolute bell-end, a bell-end. This is the Trump way and I think you should respect that. :-)
Archery1969
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Trump has agreed with Fox News to a debate with Harris on September 4th.

Let’s get ready to rumble….

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greenmark
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jimibt wrote:
Fri Aug 02, 2024 12:10 pm
greenmark wrote:
Fri Aug 02, 2024 11:53 am
Apologies for my lack of skill capturing an image that can be placed on here.
This made me chortle.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... is-cartoon
here ya go:

Image
Thanks for doing that jimibt. :-) But how? Its an avif? But when I tried to post it nowt happened.
greenmark
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Archery1969 wrote:
Sat Aug 03, 2024 2:21 pm
Trump has agreed with Fox News to a debate with Harris on September 4th.

Let’s get ready to rumble….

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I suspect Harris may be far better prepared than previously. She's a serial DA on the verge of the presidency. If you can't do it now you never will.
Archery1969
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greenmark wrote:
Sat Aug 03, 2024 2:57 pm
Archery1969 wrote:
Sat Aug 03, 2024 2:21 pm
Trump has agreed with Fox News to a debate with Harris on September 4th.

Let’s get ready to rumble….

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I suspect Harris may be far better prepared than previously. She's a serial DA on the verge of the presidency. If you can't do it now you never will.
Not sure Harris has agreed to it yet.
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Archery1969 wrote:
Sat Aug 03, 2024 3:03 pm
greenmark wrote:
Sat Aug 03, 2024 2:57 pm
Archery1969 wrote:
Sat Aug 03, 2024 2:21 pm
Trump has agreed with Fox News to a debate with Harris on September 4th.

Let’s get ready to rumble….

🤠
I suspect Harris may be far better prepared than previously. She's a serial DA on the verge of the presidency. If you can't do it now you never will.
Not sure Harris has agreed to it yet.
I'd be staggered if she didn't. Im not sure why he's gone for sept 4th. Politicians always try to maximise diaries. For me, I don't care - get out there and duke it out.
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Derek27
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Kamala will rip him to shreds. It will be like a prosecutor interrogating a defendant just before he's hung, drawn and quartered. :D
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Derek27 wrote:
Sat Aug 03, 2024 3:19 pm
Kamala will rip him to shreds. It will be like a prosecutor interrogating a defendant just before he's hung, drawn and quartered. :D
Not neceesarily. When prosecuting the facts are known. The skill is to present the facts in the most advantageous light for your argument.
Political debate is inherently non-factual, misleading, misinformational. Trump is really good at that stuff. He's a moral vacuum that will squirm and slime and accuse.
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greenmark wrote:
Sat Aug 03, 2024 3:15 pm
Archery1969 wrote:
Sat Aug 03, 2024 3:03 pm
greenmark wrote:
Sat Aug 03, 2024 2:57 pm

I suspect Harris may be far better prepared than previously. She's a serial DA on the verge of the presidency. If you can't do it now you never will.
Not sure Harris has agreed to it yet.
I'd be staggered if she didn't. Im not sure why he's gone for sept 4th. Politicians always try to maximise diaries. For me, I don't care - get out there and duke it out.
One reason she may be sceptical too is it will be run by Fox News, who are pro republican and Trump. So the anchor person will potentially play a major part.
Taff15
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Trump's position on Betfair seems to have declined a few more points overnight....anyone know any particular reason?

I would have thought with the poor performance of the stock markets at present he may have rallied a little? Is it because Harris announces her VP later today? or is it because he has been slating a couple of Republican senators in some tight states over the weekend? or are there a few new polls coming out with more bad news for him? or is it a mixture of all? :?
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Taff15 wrote:
Tue Aug 06, 2024 12:10 pm
Trump's position on Betfair seems to have declined a few more points overnight....anyone know any particular reason?

I would have thought with the poor performance of the stock markets at present he may have rallied a little? Is it because Harris announces her VP later today? or is it because he has been slating a couple of Republican senators in some tight states over the weekend? or are there a few new polls coming out with more bad news for him? or is it a mixture of all? :?
Possibly the Supreme Court refusing to hear Missouri's case against New York for prosecuting Donald Trump in accordance with New York law 🙄 Every bit as absurd as it sounds but there was probably a section of the market that had priced in his convictions being overturned before the election. That chance is effectively gone now and although he'll (Trump, not the Missouri lunatic) still inevitably appeal the convictions and sentence, nothing will happen by November so he'll still be a convicted felon on the date of the election.

Edit - And just realised you were talking about the past few hours, not yesterday. Disregard 😂 Vance's wife came out with some hot takes overnight so could be related to that. I think he may well be regretting his choice of VP!
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If Kamala becomes president, her husband will become the first ever first man! :lol:
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What a momentum shift. Kamala reportedly getting 50K to her rally in Detroit tonight while Trump is on TruthSocial fantasizing about Biden getting the nomination back at the convention :lol:
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