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How much a bump did Trump get after getting his ear pierced?

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He has to be losing his shit right now. The attention from a near miss isn’t doing a damn thing compared to this lol

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I’m so grateful Democratic leaders actually responded to organic pressures. It was close and almost cast off as “elitism,” but by golly they did it. I and many others made the case for this EXACT scenario — that Biden stepping down and endorsing Harris would steal all thunder from Trump’s past weeks of victories and attention. So far it’s playing out flawlessly.

Well done to all my fellow advocates who weathered bedwetter accusations or that we were playing Fantasy Football or watched too much West Wing lol.

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It’s a bit early, but it looks as if it didn’t have much of a positive effect on his approval.

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/favorability/donald-trump/

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It happened last week, so no numbers have been required to be released yet.

I expect it wasent that much, or else they would be touting it themselves.

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I guess Biden wasn’t exaggerating when he complained about elites wanting him out.

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Elites and almost everyone else wanted him out. Polls had 80% of democrats wanting him out.

Biden had an “emperor has no clothes” moment on live TV for 90 minutes. Everyone saw it. Everyone saw a man that didn’t have what it would take to beat Trump again.

Cut this “it’s what the elites wanted” shit. It just doesn’t comport with reality.

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I was being sarcastic while also pointing out the truth in his statement. I’ve been accused of supporting Trump for calling for a better candidate quite a lot. I’m satisfied with Harris so long as she does a good job on the campaign.

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Platform Main article: Political positions of Kamala Harris Domestic issues Abortion Harris supports national protections for abortion, which were reversed after Roe v. Wade (1973) was overturned by Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (2022). Under the Biden administration, she prominently campaigned for abortion rights.[20]

Climate change Harris is an advocate for environmental justice to address the impact of climate change on lower-income areas and people of color. Under Biden, she supported his climate legislation.[20]

Immigration As vice president, Harris invested US$950 million into Central American companies to address the causes of mass migration, such as poverty. She supported a proposed bill which would close the border if too crowded and fund border patrol agents. She believes the immigration system is “broken” and needs to be fixed, and she says most Americans believe this.[20]

Foreign policy NATO and Ukraine Harris is expected and has signaled to generally follow Biden’s foreign policy on NATO and Ukraine, supporting both in the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[20][21]

Israel–Hamas war Harris is noted to have tougher positions on Israel than Biden. She supported Israel’s offensive against Hamas in the aftermath of its attack on Israel, but criticized it throughout the war because of the Gaza humanitarian crisis. She also has been noted to be more allied to progressive Democrats who oppose Israel.[20][21][22] Under the Biden administration, she called for a ceasefire and pushed for more humanitarian aid.[23] Reports have said she is more sympathetic to Palestinians than Biden, though it is disputed whether she would immediately change policy.[24][25]

China Like Biden’s administration officials, Harris has advocated for “de-risking” from Beijing, a policy that encourages reducing the economic dependence on China.[26] She also raises the issues of Hong Kong, Xinjiang, Tibet, Taiwan, etc., just like any other Democrat government, with the intention of curbing China’s rising power both economically and militarily.[27] Chinese social media does not look favorably on her candidacy,[28] and is more familiar with other candidates, such as Antony Blinken.[29] Chinese public opinion believes that she will lose to Trump.[29]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamala_Harris_2024_presidential_campaign

https://www.politico.com/interactives/2024/kamala-harris-joe-biden-platforms/

get she is not Trump but what does she bring to the table fair question

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That’s a persuasive list and I like it. I like it more than Biden’s history at least where Israel & Palestine are concerned.

Dunno what issue you have with it, but if you’re going to reply directly TWICE to the main thread… Then it clearly bothers you.

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it does bother me

feel Trump is bad enough not to need comments he does it himself but the democrats act like sitting back and giving lip service is enough

get progress takes time but it has been time a long time ago

and that list is it and she has not even posted anything her website

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“Trump is bad, but I won’t vote for Harris”.

Ok smoothbrain.

“She hasn’t even posted on her website”.
Lmao that’s you’re qualifying action for candidates?

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LOL, what a world. Just let that sink in that donnie being a convicted felon meant more donations. The right sure do have their kink.

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After years of disappointment and abject apathy… what is this feeling I’m feeling? Hopeful?

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Do you remember the feeling of hope frodo?

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Po-ta-toe

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Boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a styew!

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The temerity to believe?

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Some Black guy in a tan suit had a word for it in the past.

Hope? I think it was Hope. But I can’t be sure, it’s been so long.

Perhaps this is a “New Hope”?

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The Audacity of Hope.

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But he was wearing a tan suit and that’s just sacrilegious.

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