In 1927, Chicago mayoral candidate William Hale Thompson made a campaign promise to punch King George V in the nose if he ever met him, which was so incredibly brave and daring given that no British monarch had ever visited the US before.

#chicago #mayor #election #electioneering #campaign #KingGeorgeV #USA #Britain

#Sunak accuses #Starmer of being 'another leftie lawyer' trying to stop action against #small #boat crossings! Simply run out of ideas! So turns to #faraging & #electioneering. What about #NHS #costofliving #energy #prices #food #shortages #inflation?

https://news.yahoo.com/despite-gop-split-kansas-reps-203034466.html
#GOPtraitorsToDemocracy Kansas lawmakers pushed ahead Tuesday with trying to eliminate most ballot drop boxes in elections, despite a split among top Republicans  Kansas Senate committee voted 5-4 to approve a bill that would limit each of the state's 105 counties to only one drop box, only inside its election office and only when two people from different political parties are constantly monitoring the box #VoterSuppression #Electioneering #MAGArepublicans

#Economics101 - Protectionism

Banning Salmon:
- decreases consumer choices
- increases prices (only "favored" few will be able to reap the profits)
- Doesn't really meaningfully change the lives of our our fishermen

#Electioneering 101 - Pandering to the masses
It is a protectionist policy that does extremely little. But bring a LOT of positive publicity to the #marcos admin.

https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/business/11/26/22/imported-pink-salmon-at-pampano-ipagbabawal-na-sa-palengke

#Economics101 - Protectionism

Banning Salmon:
- decreases consumer choices
- increases prices (only "favored" few will be able to reap the profits)
- Doesn't really meaningfully change the lives of our our fishermen

#Electioneering 101 - Pandering to the masses
It is a protectionist policy that does extremely little. But bring a LOT of positive publicity to the #marcos admin.

https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/business/11/26/22/imported-pink-salmon-at-pampano-ipagbabawal-na-sa-palengke

@Bleukitty@freeatlantis.com
When an #Australian PM does something like this its usually a #smokescreen for #openBorders.

In 2005 our then PM, and warCriminal enabler, #JohnHoward allowed refugees to reportedly drown to look tough on #borders while he was actually tripling #immigration.

He admitted this cynical (and murderous) appeal to voters in 2014 on #RadioNational.

#optics #electioneering #immigrationAbuse #auspol #scOMO
@jmc464@freeatlantis.com @Momma_Voke@freeatlantis.com

When will the #SouthernPovertyLawCenter lose its #nonprofit status? They are clearly #electioneering. It is time to revoke this privilege. https://twitter.com/splcenter/status/970012183886262272