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Kamala is dumb as a box of rocks. That hasn't changed either. Military grade stupid as Skippy saysNice to see this place hasn't changed while I was gone. Not having internet access in the Canadian forest for 2 weeks was really nice. Y'all want some moose meat? Anyway....
Post Labor Day and post debate the run to Election Day is shaping up. Listening to the debate and later watching it was not what I expected. Trump's campaign which for over a year was as professional and well-run as a campaign could be has completely fallen apart. The campaign staff have lost control over the candidate and it's laid bare for everyone to see. Harris did a good job of not answering the debate questions all that well which should have been an opening for a measured Trump to carve out his place. Not so. The old man can't control himself.
The Harris/Walz campaign is full steam ahead with building the "big tent." They're counting on voters' desire for normalcy to outweigh her shortcomings. Will it be enough? Perhaps. Polling is probably more precise this cycle in not undercounting Trump voters and the only question as far as popular vote goes is how much she wins by. Swing states still look swing-y to a degree. NC is very interesting as several high profile races are trending towards D runaways. How many voters will split the ticket to vote for a D Governor or AG and R President? How many will only vote for an R President and leave the rest blank? It an PA are toss-ups.
A more interesting tidbit that may or may not mean much are states like Iowa and Texas. No real chance to go D in the election but Harris is outrunning Biden by 10-15 percentage points from before he dropped out. With the Trump campaign pushing hard to turn out his "base" the Harris campaign is making a run for lots of rural voters. One reason is they simply have so much money available they can't spend it all in swing states. Courting the rural white voter that wants no part of Trump's antics is a very interesting strategy and one that really can only be pulled off in a situation like this where it won't detract from must win states. *If* Harris/Walz touch 40% or more of the white vote, they win and it won't be particularly close. Lots of time ahead and we shall see.