The Positive and Hopeful thread about upcoming elections

This thread fell off my watcher and I forgot about until I was cleaning it out now. One more contribution:

[QUOTE]Per AP VoteCast, "2 in 10 Iowa voters, one-third of New Hampshire voters, and one-quarter of South Carolina voters would be so disappointed by Trump’s renomination that they would refuse to vote for him in the fall."

This is significant in Iowa and S. Carolina which went to Trump in 2020. If it's 20% and 25% in these states, it must also hold for swing states at maybe even higher margins?

How long until this thread kills itself?

Democrat Stabenow is retiring fron the Senate and the seat is in play, but the Michigan state GOP committee is a mess and hasn't been doing much fundraising. I'm hopeful. And now that Trump’s got his claws fully into the RNC, the money is going to be siphoned for legal bills. I'm hopeful.

Democrat Stabenow is retiring fron the Senate and the seat is in play, but the Michigan state GOP committee is a mess and hasn't been doing much fundraising. I'm hopeful. And now that Trump’s got his claws fully into the RNC, the money is going to be siphoned for legal bills. I'm hopeful.

^Sorry about the double post.

And only two days after ABC article was published:

[QUOTE]Michigan US Senate candidate Mike Rogers apparently calling for the ouster of new MIGOP chair, his former congressional colleague, Pete Hoekstra, who lobbied for a CCP-tied company sanctioned by the U.S. government.

They're cannibalizing themselves. BTW, Jeff Timmer is a longtime Michigan GOP political consultant.

I'm not going to let the thread go, r2. If something stands out, I'll post it here, even if it's only as a pep talk to myself. A small sign from one of the deepest red states.

I voted for Trump – twice. Liz Cheney's book and DOJ Jan. 6 indictment changed my mind

How is Trump not in jail right now? This book is a very frightening story! It is scary because it shows how incredibly obsessed Trump was about being cheated out of the election. He was totally irrational and willing to believe anything he was told that would lead to a verification of fraudulent voting activities. No matter how hard his advisers and supporters tried to tell him there was simply no substantial evidence that the election was stolen, he continued to connive, coerce and threaten people to overturn the results. He filed some 60 lawsuits in various states attempting to show fraudulent voting activity, all of which he lost.

After reading Liz Cheney’s book, the committee findings and the DOJ indictment, I do not understand how Donald Trump can possibly be considered as a legitimate candidate for the most important job in the world. Frankly, I don’t understand how he is not in jail right now.

Having subjected you to my own opinion I will go no further than to implore you, before you cast a vote or support Donald Trump, please take the time to read Liz Cheney’s book, or the committee findings or the DOJ indictment. The future of our society depends on it.

I’m staying positive and hopeful Trump will win!! :-D

That bloviating orange traitor is going to end up in ADX max security. 🤣

For the vast majority of Americans, just like in 2016, the day after Election Day will be just a Wednesday. Many care about politics but the majority of Americans realize that while the outcomes may be very painful, they are not existential, despite what the crazies say,

My advice is to accept that what will happen in politics will not be affected in any way by what you, a DLer, do or your emotional stake in it. You could still be interested and still be concerned. However, you should spend more time working on your personal life and fixing all the broken pieces in that.

I'm appalled by the number of people that have been voting for Trump in the primaries. Some people just never learn.

[QUOTE]you should spend more time working on your personal life and fixing all the broken pieces in that.

??? That's mighty presumptuous of you. Is that boilerplate you use across political threads to derive a sense of superiority?

BLue wave please.

Except for two sites, traffic at right wing websites has plummeted dramatically across the board from Jan 2020 to Jan 2024. Traffic was likely elevated due to Covid and the insurrection in 2020, but this January had plenty of newsworthy court rulings.

Like OP, I have been avoiding the news because I can’t take the All Trump All the Damn Time coverage. However, I’m going to let it motivate me instead. I’ll be doing whatever I can to get out the Democratic vote this November. Except maybe knocking on the doors of right-wing whack jobs with guns.

[quote]I'm appalled by the number of people that have been voting for Trump in the primaries. Some people just never learn.

I’d be willing to bet that on Election Day, a small fraction of those people won’t be able to bring themselves to pull the trigger on voting for him. Very, very small. But maybe enough to make a difference.

Here’s the thing - a lot of “democrats” running are really republicans. They either vote with republicans or they switch parties after they’re elected.

States need to each adopt a law saying that if a candidate switches parties there should be an immediate recall election and a new election afterwards. Running on democratic principles, on money from the DNC and Democratic donors then removing the mask should not be allowed.

Trump is going to be crushed in November.

Just like in 2020, when he lost fair and square to Joseph Robinette Biden.

Robinette?!? Never knew that!

Saw a bumper sticker today that said, “Believe in Brandon”.