2024 Elections: One Last Chance for Democracy

[rufus]

Ultimately though, the people that fall for the cultural warfare that Republicans peddle are just not all that bright, and they are all too happy to remain in the dark rather than admit any need for self-improvement.

"Muh daddy bought hisself and my mama a nice home and raised four kids on his wages down at the hardware store. Now both me and my wife work and we're just barely scraping by. Why, I barely got enough money to drink with the boys every night after work. Why's everything so unfair?"

[Handyman]

"Muh daddy bought hisself and my mama a nice home and raised four kids on his wages down at the hardware store. Now both me and my wife work and we're just barely scraping by. Why, I barely got enough money to drink with the boys every night after work. Why's everything so unfair?"

Daddy had himself er heart attack by bah gerd he dint let Dat stop em he werkd til da day e died!

(Because he had no pension, health insurance, savings...etc)

[Handyman]

https://www.threads.net/@notcapnamer...GfU1E9jrSLiG9Q

Live reactions of the dog comment at the debate!

[French Rage]

Your heart is in the right place, I get it. Telling someone they can't make it where they are, and they'll have to pull up stakes and move to improve their lives is never easy. But you know what? Many of our ancestors were forced to do just that back in the 19th century. The difference today is that our entire culture and way of life has changed, and it makes those life-altering decisions even harder.

The economy now favors the educated. Unfortunately, the cost of higher education is truly out of control, and in many ways it is merely a form of class gatekeeping. Can't come up with $60,000 to obtain at least a business degree? Tough sh*t, in many cases you're still not even getting an interview for that entry-level white collar role. Despite the fact that the things you learn in most B schools, you could just as easily learn on the d@mn job. But sometimes you can sub the degree requirement for 6-8 years of relevant experience - which you got where, exactly?

In another positive development, women are no longer automatically resigned to a life of caring for a (pick any or all) drunken/abusive/philandering spouse and his kids. But they now also compete for jobs that used to automatically go to men, and are still paid substantially less for the same job and hours worked, even when they're top performers.

Ultimately though, the people that fall for the cultural warfare that Republicans peddle are just not all that bright, and they are all too happy to remain in the dark rather than admit any need for self-improvement.

I remember a news story a year or so in to the Trump admin. They were asking people in coal country (probly WV) about Trump's promise to "bring coal back" and how that would work. Everyone they talked to, including coal people, admitted coal was on its way out and they needed to concentrate on training people for new jobs and focusing on new industries (for example, nature tourism, with some of the lovely forest and hills WV has). WHICH IS EXACT WHAT HILLARY PROPOSED, and yet they still voted for Trump anyways. They ignored the person who was actually pushing the solution that would help them and voted for the person with the cute slogan. So, I mean, I know it's a tough inflection point for them, but in the words of Dr Cox, "help me help you, help me help you".

[Jimjamesak]

School District here announced that election day is going to be an "remote learning day" where the kids will not be in the classrooms. Actually had pretty reasonable reasons why, most schools are polling places and it's hard to run normal safety procedures with polling places taking space.

[Jimjamesak]

A poll was just released with Dump leading Harris 47% to 42%.

In Alaska.

And it was done by Alaska Survey Research, an outfit run by Ivan Moore who is a very reputable pollster here in Alaska.

Edit: A good video breakdown on how reputable ASR is with their polling in the state.

[Handyman]

I remember a news story a year or so in to the Trump admin. They were asking people in coal country (probly WV) about Trump's promise to "bring coal back" and how that would work. Everyone they talked to, including coal people, admitted coal was on its way out and they needed to concentrate on training people for new jobs and focusing on new industries (for example, nature tourism, with some of the lovely forest and hills WV has). WHICH IS EXACT WHAT HILLARY PROPOSED, and yet they still voted for Trump anyways. They ignored the person who was actually pushing the solution that would help them and voted for the person with the cute slogan. So, I mean, I know it's a tough inflection point for them, but in the words of Dr Cox, "help me help you, help me help you".

Same here. Up north the out of work miners voted Trump because he said he would reopen the mines. When confronted with the fact he was obviously lying because it's not profitable they said they knew but they just wanted to believe.

They turned on the party that was literally help8ng pay their bills.

[Handyman]

https://www.threads.net/@tombonier/p...NeP2WXRwv-NUcw

We now have post 7/21 registration updates for every battleground state. All percentages are increases relative to the same week in 2020:
22% overall
34% women
50% under 30
56% modeled Dems
58% Black
125% Black women under 30

[dxmnkd316]

She looks like jigsaw from the SAW movies

I keep seeing the Changeling Founder from DS9

[dxmnkd316]

Sorry that you are missing my point. I'm not trying to compromise between dumpy and the right and Democrats. Not what so ever, and it's kind of insulting that you think that I'm trying to find middle ground between the two.

I'm just looking for someone to come up with some ideas for the dying towns.

They're terminal and honestly I don't know why you're so bent on saving them. They don't want the help and I don't see any reason to when there are so many other places with actual populations that need help.

[Handyman]

I keep seeing the Changeling Founder from DS9

Kind of an insult to The Founder...

[Handyman]

https://www.threads.net/@ami.l.berge...niNUuzit97MxGQ

It’s such a goddamn tell that the media have been absolutely silent on how Melania and Usha are totally MIA

This is 100% true.

[Handyman]

Trump couldn't fill a 3k person arena in Vegas last night...

[Kepler]

538 swing states (from Harris perspective):

    8/15    18    24    28   9/7    11    14
WI  +3.7   2.9   3.8   3.7   3.0   2.8   2.8
MI  +3.0   2.6   3.4   3.0   2.1   1.9   1.6
PA  +2.4   1.4   1.8   1.7   0.7   0.7   0.7
--------------------------------------------
GA  +0.3  -1.0  -0.5   0.2   0.4  -0.6  -0.7
NV   0.0  -1.0   0.6   1.3   0.6   0.1   0.1
AZ  +1.1   1.3   1.4   1.0  -0.4  -0.6  -0.8
NC  -0.5  -0.3   0.1  -0.4  -0.6   0.2   0.0

[Kepler]

FAFO time, but she won't be the one paying the price.

If (when?) there's a mass shooting Dump should be charged for incitement.