The argument that Sec. 3 of the 14th Amendment bars Trump from office will be tested in multiple states later this year. People haven’t realized how pervasive the issue may be.

LA Times David Lauter

https://t.co/kH6qoMjs8o

#Trump #Politics #presidentialpolitics #2024Election

NEW: Birds fly. Fish swim. Politicians try to get elected.

But Trump's Big Lie and Jan. 6 are different and so is failing to call him out.

Some may try later try to Etch A Sketch away their timidity.

Let's remember who had the guts to speak the truth, and when.

https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2023-07-27/trump-election-denial-desantis-republican-presidential-race-2024.

#Trump #Republicans #desantis #2024 #politics #presidentialpolitics #2024election

NEW: Every four years talk surfaces in California that this presidential campaign will be different and the state and its millions of frustrated voters will finally play a king-making role.

Don’t count on it.

https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2023-07-09/california-2024-presidential-primary

#California #CaliforniaPolitics #Politics #Presidentialpolitics #2024Campaign

I'm not usually for messing into Democratic Party politics, but I think Gutteplan and Sunkara pose a thoughtful and serious suggestion. #Primary #PresidentialPolitics Cornel West Should Run as a Democrat https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/cornel-west-democratic-primary/ 🎆 💯 🎊

In 1988, Democrat Michael Dukakis won West Virginia and lost California.

Get your mind around that one.

https://t.co/pi8ucGXqK7

#California #Politics #2024Election #presidentialpolitics

NEW: Once upon a time, California was a red state. Then Bill Clinton won and made it purple.

Once in the White House, he set out to make it blue for a good long time.

This is how, with help from Republican Gov. Pete Wilson, among others, he made it happen.

https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2023-06-04/how-democrats-won-west-reshaped-presidential-politics-california-bill-clinton

#California #Politics #CaliforniaPolitics #2024Election #presidentialpolitics

As recently as 2004, Oregon was seen as a presidential swing state. John Kerry ended up winning, but not by a whole lot.
Here's how Democrats managed to take it off the board ever since.

https://t.co/02r3T3SIZF

#Politics # Oregon #oregonpolitics #2024Election #presidentialpolitics

Over the years, I’ve heard many iterations of _____________ is just like running for president. Governor of California. Governor of Texas. Mayor of New York City. The bottom line is… 1/4

#politics #presidentialpolitics #2024 #DeSantis

Over the years, I’ve heard many iterations of _____________ is just like running for president. Governor of California. Governor of Texas. Mayor of New York City. The bottom line is… 1/4

#politics #presidentialpolitics #2024 #DeSantis

Political analyst Stu Rothenberg with some useful perspective:

"Anyone who remembers McCain carrying his luggage in 2007 because his campaign had no money and few staff should understand that campaigns change and candidacies ebb and flow. It’s far too early to call the 2024 GOP presidential nomination."

#2024Campaign #Politics #PresidentialPolitics

RFK instead focused heavily on his family legacy, promises to end polarization, and a few digs about the lying media.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/z3mxgj/robert-f-kennedy-jr-announced-his-presidential-bid-with-a-speech-that-barely-mentioned-his-anti-vaccine-activism
#RobertF.KennedyJr. #children'shealthdefense #Boston #presidentialpolitics #antivaccineactivism

Movies that should be essential viewing for presidents-elect:

Seven Days in May (1964, Jonh Frankenheimer)
Fail Safe (1964, Sidney Lumet)
Dr. Strangelove (1964, Stanley Kubrick)
All the President's Men (1976, Alan J. Pakula)
Wag the Dog (1997, Barry Levinson)

What else?

#politics #PresidentialPower #PresidentialPolitics #movies

Movies that should be essential viewing for presidents-elect:

Seven Days in May (1964, Jonh Frankenheimer)
Fail Safe (1964, Sidney Lumet)
Dr. Strangelove (1964, Stanley Kubrick)
All the President's Men (1976, Alan J. Pakula)
Wag the Dog (1997, Barry Levinson)

What else?

#politics #PresidentialPower #PresidentialPolitics #movies

#PedroCastillo is the 24th Latin American president to be forced out from office (1979-2022). Here is a list of all “failed” chief executives, elected and caretakers, per country and year. #LatinAmericanPolitics #Peru #GovernmentCrisis #PresidentialPolitics

After Peruvian President Pedro Castillo's forced removal from office a couple of hours ago, here it's a map with the number of Latin American presidents, per country, that did not fulfill their constitutional terms in office (1979-2022). #LatinAmericanPolitics #PedroCastillo #Peru #GovernmentCrisis #PresidentialPolitics