2024 US Presidential Elections Megathread

[HVC]

They've learned that people watch it. They don't care if it hurts or helps as long as rating stay up.

Fine - but don't pontificate about the role of the media in the age of Trump or how "democracy dies in darkness".

Despite your love of them, journalists aren't above hypocrisy

[celedhring]

I'm getting ads asking me to remind my American expat friends about voting in the election, which I find quite peculiar. Are other euros getting those, too?

[Oexmelin]

Not a Euro, but I got those too in Canada, and even yesterday on the airport screens so clearly there is a concerted campaign going on.

Seemed to come from them:
https://www.votefromabroad.org/?gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAA-J5PiTAVvphexQAFuls_NrIczj_Z&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI9_qm-rKkiAMV0GpHAR33BDZSEAAYASAAEgKgjvD_BwE

[Norgy]

I'm getting ads asking me to remind my American expat friends about voting in the election, which I find quite peculiar. Are other euros getting those, too?

On Facebook, yes.

[OttoVonBismarck]

They've learned that people watch it. They don't care if it hurts or helps as long as rating stay up.

Fine - but don't pontificate about the role of the media in the age of Trump or how "democracy dies in darkness".

That's marketing. Nothing about how the WaPo or NYT is ran suggests a genuine concern for the health of American democracy, they are virtue signaling to their expected liberal reader base to juice up subscriptions.

[Admiral Yi]

I see a connection between accurate information and democracy.

[Admiral Yi]

Huge surge in new voter registration among certain demographics one week in July.

[PJL]

Looks like the guy who predicted a Trump win in 2016 is saying Harris will win in 2024:

[Valmy]

Well as much credibility as that one guy has...I am still very concerned.

[PJL]

Well as much credibility as that one guy has...I am still very concerned.

Good - the more Democrat voters think that way, the more likely Harris will win. Complacency that Clinton would win was a key factor in Trump winning in 2016.

[viper37]

JD Vance talking about the price of freedom.
School shootings are just a fact of life for Americans.

[HVC]

Good thing no one could ever shot him from behind.

[grumbler]

Good thing no one could ever shot him from behind.

Those plastic panels are only designed to stop the rotten tomatoes.

[Josquius]

Apparently insisting assault rifles aren't a real thing is the NRA sanctioned narrative to push against anyone suggesting maybe bringing back some sensible laws would be a good idea.

[viper37]

Apparently insisting assault rifles aren't a real thing is the NRA sanctioned narrative to push against anyone suggesting maybe bringing back some sensible laws would be a good idea.

They really aren't anymore.

The lines have been blurred.  Both by manufacturers and various government policies and judgments.

I think the Canadian example proves that trying to legislate "what" is an assault rifle and "what" is a hunting rifle is very complicated, and would be even more so in the US with all the mods that can circulate legally.