What does a TRUMP presidency look like?

[Solmyr]

I can't believe that Trump ended up doing an important press conference in the parking lot of a landscaping company next to a porn shop.

Apparently they meant to book the hotel, but got the wrong Four Seasons. Tells you everything you need to know about their ability. 

[Syt]

I like to think it was a campaign staffer with a grudge

[FunkMonk]

I can't believe that Trump ended up doing an important press conference in the parking lot of a landscaping company next to a porn shop.

For me it's one of those things that are completely unsurprising yet I still can't believe it. They really are that incompetent. And it's so goddamn funny 

[Malthus]

I can't believe that Trump ended up doing an important press conference in the parking lot of a landscaping company next to a porn shop.

For me it's one of those things that are completely unsurprising yet I still can't believe it. They really are that incompetent. And it's so goddamn funny 

I expected Borat to be involved somehow.

[Monoriu]

I can't believe that Trump ended up doing an important press conference in the parking lot of a landscaping company next to a porn shop.

This is totally unbelievable 

[Razgovory]

Trump didn't do the press conference at the landscaping place, Giuliani did.

[Monoriu]

I thought it is a joke or something but I think it is real.  They booked the wrong Four Seasons and went ahead with it anyway.  I think even comedy writers have a hard time coming up with something like this.  The administrative competence of that team is questionable at best.  Ok, mistakes happen.  If you know somebody booked the wrong Four Seasons, you book again at some place proper.  You don't hold the event at the wrong place because the world will laugh at you.  What were they thinking. 

[Maladict]

What's also weird is how they apparently didn't book a specific space or room and had to make do behind a dumpster. The real Four Seasons in Philly is atop a skyscraper, it doesn't have an outdoor street level space for a press conference. It boggles the mind how someone could fuck this up so badly.

[FunkMonk]

What do you think the impact of Democrats' continued improvement in the suburbs would be on that? For example I believe they've doubled their vote in the suburbs round Atlanta since 2012 while the GOP have declined significantly.

Nate Silver postedthe NYT map (obviously not all counting is finished). But I don't think anyone can work out a pattern here:



It feels like there's a lot going on and a lot of weirdness. As I say (assuming Biden wins the states he's currently leading) that looks like a transitional map - I'm just not sure who's transitioning or where they're going or what it means

If nothing else it's interesting.

I was thinking about this earlier and I honestly don't think the Dems are in a good place in the suburbs without Trump in the White House. Biden won NE-2 and its single electoral vote but the Progressive Democrat running in the district lost bigly. If they had run a more moderate Dem they may have had a better chance but who knows. And the Progressive wing of the party seems to be ascendant anyway.

I guess what I'm thinking overall is the geography of politics in the US is still running against the Democratic party and short of electoral or constitutional reform they are kinda screwed.

[HisMajestyBOB]

What do you think the impact of Democrats' continued improvement in the suburbs would be on that? For example I believe they've doubled their vote in the suburbs round Atlanta since 2012 while the GOP have declined significantly.

Nate Silver postedthe NYT map (obviously not all counting is finished). But I don't think anyone can work out a pattern here:



It feels like there's a lot going on and a lot of weirdness. As I say (assuming Biden wins the states he's currently leading) that looks like a transitional map - I'm just not sure who's transitioning or where they're going or what it means

If nothing else it's interesting.

I was thinking about this earlier and I honestly don't think the Dems are in a good place in the suburbs without Trump in the White House. Biden won NE-2 and its single electoral vote but the Progressive Democrat running in the district lost bigly. If they had run a more moderate Dem they may have had a better chance but who knows. And the Progressive wing of the party seems to be ascendant anyway.

I guess what I'm thinking overall is the geography of politics in the US is still running against the Democratic party and short of electoral or constitutional reform they are kinda screwed.

I read that the GOP has gained control of several state legislatures and governorships, so redistricting is gonna hurt the Dems in House and local elections in 2022.

[PDH]

The thing I like about that map is Wyoming is so far to the red that they can overwhelmingly vote for Trump and a whole slate of "New Style Crazy" legislators...and still have a small blue drift...

[PDH]

"Here are the Four Seasons we can guarantee all of your landscaping needs, and we are happy to host Press Conferences from any political party!" 

"Be careful walking over the bums and mind the steps at the Porn Shop."

[Malthus]

"Here are the Four Seasons we can guarantee all of your landscaping needs, and we are happy to host Press Conferences from any political party!" 

"Be careful walking over the bums and mind the steps at the Porn Shop."

That's no bum - that's just Rudy adjusting his shirt again.

[Monoriu]

One of the rules of the HK civil service is that, if the bosses need to appear somewhere, I am supposed to go take a look beforehand.  See what the place looks like, determine what route the boss should take, talk to the management, give them instructions on what to do and what not to do, decide where the reporters should stand etc. 

I am surprised they didn't do this. 

[Eddie Teach]

Rudy Giuliani isn't one of the bosses, just a lawyer and media presence.