49) Excellent piece on the heavy lift faced by #JoeBiden on switching #Ohio back to the #DemocraticParty column

#Biden identifies as an old style #Democrat who represents the interest of the #WorkingClass. Post #NAFTA, many Ohioans felt abandoned by the Democratic Party and became more receptive to the #GOP. Reversing Ohio voters perception of the Democratic Party as solely interested in the issues of the coastal elites, will be challenging.

#Politics #Election2024

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/10/ohio-democrats-biden-working-class

48) Tom Nichols at #TheAtlantic does an excellent job in detailing what is at stake in #Election2024, quite simply #democracy will be on the ballot.

#TheHeritageFoundation has provided a blueprint for another #Trump presidency which is a model for strongman despotism. Should that plan be implemented, there will be no easy recovery in reestablishing the rule of law.

#Politics #Biden #JoeBiden #FarRight #HardRight

https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2023/09/trump-us-american-democracy-authoritarianism/675243/

the #republicans are going to win the whitehouse again eventually

instead of seeing this as literally the end of the world and we need think more clearly about what happens after that, and how do we prepare for it, and what we can realistically do to stop it.

personally i don't think lining up lock-step behind the #Biden admin is the way we stop the #GOP from taking power, they clearly don't know what the fuck they're doing, and they frankly don't give a shit about vulnerable people. Let's please stop pretending.

The way to make the #Democrats election proof is for them to embrace a populist progressive agenda, since the #DNC is currently run by multimillionaire insider traders they will fight tooth and nail to prevent this from happening, but that's the only hope, the grassroots progressive base are going to have to expel the millionaire leadership and promote populist candidates and policies.

Personally I've of the opinion Biden needs to be forced to step down, the primaries need to be opened up, and Sanders or some other progressive needs to win the nomination - if you don't want fascism to win in 24 that's the most likely bet - It could be Biden can be made to move left, I doubt that, but that's not going to happen without massive internal upheaval.

#Election2024

Sometimes wonder if it is not for the better that either is unable to realize their goals?

YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXjh30r5AsQ&t=615s

Web
https://jeremypboggess.com/
#republican #democrat #elections #elections2024 #election2024

@georgetakei

Here’s the thing, #Biden doesn’t have to bleed away much of #Trump’s support, indeed focusing on persuading hardcore MAGA hat types to step away from their #DearLeader, is likely not the best use of one’s energy.

It’s the middle 1/3 of America that needs to be reminded of the destructive emptiness of the ersatz billionaire that is #DonaldTrump. Once reminded they need to be activated to vote. #Democracy is at stake

#Election2024 #Politics #JoeBiden @

Campaign of #Election2024 Republican presidential candidate Mike Pence says on Wednesday he’ll deliver a major speech titled, "Populism vs. Conservatism: Republicans' Time for Choosing," at New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College. “The speech will explore the threats of populism unmoored from conservative principles and explain define the choice ahead for both the Republican Party and the nation.”

DeSantis presidential campaign team has gone to unusual lengths to prevent a #NewHampshire teenager from having a chance to follow up with the candidate on his question about Trump. https://www.thedailybeast.com/republican-president-candidate-ron-desantis-is-afraid-of-questions-from-15-year-old-quinn-mitchell #Election2024

It's unclear if Miami Mayor Francis Suarez is still running for president. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/francis-suarez-goes-quiet-make-gop-debate-drop-out-rcna101909 #Election2024

The trial date set by US District Judge Tanya Chutkan is the day before #SuperTuesday for #Election2024.

45) How will #Election2024 be affected by the #TrumpIndictments?

Politico has published a poll indicating that Americans want a speedy trial, that a slim majority think #Trump is guilty, and that a conviction would damage Trump’s election possibilities

#Politics #UsPolitics

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/08/25/ipsos-poll-trump-indictment-00112755

Republican presidential candidates sparred sharply on several issues last night. Our VOA report from Milwaukee: https://www.voanews.com/a/republican-presidential-candidates-minus-trump-spar-sharply/7239075.html #Election2024 #Wisconsin

@anneapplebaum

Excellent multi dimensional analysis of the #Ukraine war.

The invading Russian forces are now fighting a defensive war. #Putin hopes the defensive strategy currently employed by #Russia will provide enough time for political conditions to change in the West.

Putin dreams of a #Trump #Election2024 victory and the emergence of more #RightWing political victories in democratic Europe. Fracturing the #Biden coalition is Putin’s only hope

What it's like inside the venue for tonight's #GOPDebate...or at least the media filing center. https://open.substack.com/pub/newsguy/p/were-here-at-the-fiserv-forum-for?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web #Election2024 #Wisconsin

@Hey_Beth @barney @enmodo @Elowen @GreenFire

File this under the #oligarch / #plutocrat plan to get #Trump back into office.

Simply put, #NoLabels is an effort to split the #Biden vote which draws much as it's strength from #independents and #Centrists.

The financiers of No Labels are voting their checkbooks. They have little concern for American #democracy. They believe that they can control Trump. Worked well in #Germany 1932

#Election2024

Update: One of the lesser known presidential candidates set to be on tonight's Republican stage here in Milwaukee was taken to a hospital emergency room after injuring himself playing basketball with staff. It is unclear whether #NorthDakota Gov. Doug Burgum will be able to stand at the debate. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/23/us/politics/burgum-basketball-injury-debate.html #Election2024

Updated: Two Republican candidates excluded from Wednesday's debate here in Milwaukee say they'll sue the RNC. https://open.substack.com/pub/newsguy/p/trump-likely-to-upstage-opponents?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web #Election2024

Trump starts out with more than a 20-point lead over DeSantis among likely #Iowa Republican caucusgoers, according to the first 2024 NBC News/Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll. https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/first-read/iowa-poll-trump-challengers-face-huge-climb-stop-first-gop-contest-rcna100886 #Election2024

Meanwhile, a Republican US senator, Bill Cassidy of #Louisiana, says Trump should drop out of the #Election2024 race because he will lose to Joe Biden, if you look at at the current polls." https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/20/politics/bill-cassidy-trump-should-drop-out-cnntv/index.html

CBS News poll finds Trump's big lead among likely Republican primary voters grows. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-poll-indictments-2023-08-20/ #Election2024

Washington Post: Rupert Murdoch has personally encouraged #Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin to enter the #Election2024 Republican presidential race. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/08/18/rupert-murdoch-glenn-youngkin-fox-news-presidency/