I usually tune out the polling but results like this are exciting. This kind of down ballot momentum in a red state race can lead to very good things!
Jackson opens lead over Bishop in race for NC attorney general, WRAL News Poll finds
'Forty-three percent of likely November voters support Jackson(D) and 36% support Bishop(R), with 21% undecided, according to the poll of 676 likely voters, which was released Tuesday.' #politics
RFK Jr says he faces federal investigation for beheading whale
'During a campaign event on Saturday for the Republican nominee, Donald Trump, in Glendale, Arizona, the former independent presidential candidate said: βI received a letter from the National Marine Fisheries Institute saying that they were investigating me for collecting a whale specimen 20 years ago.β' #politics
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/15/rfk-jr-whale-beheading-federal-investigation
JD Vance appears to admit tale about Haitian immigrants eating pets is made-up as he loses cool with CNN host
'βIf I have to create stories so that the American media actually pays attention to the suffering of the American people, then that's what I'm going to do,β said the senator.
βBecause you guys are completely letting Kamala Harris coast.β
The apparent confession prompted host Dana Bash to point out: βYou just said that this is a story that you created.β #politics
MAGA Pastor Claims Kamala Harris Deployed 'Witchcraft' in Trump Debate π§ββοΈ
'In a series of posts on X (formerly Twitter), Wallnau claimed that the vice president used supernatural manipulation to gain the upper hand in her combative showdown with the former president.
"When I say 'witchcraft,' I am talking about what happened tonight. Occult-empowered deception, manipulation, and domination," Wallnau wrote early Wednesday morning, following the debate.' #politics
https://www.newsweek.com/maga-pastor-claims-kamala-harris-deployed-witchcraft-trump-debate-1952902
Kamala Harrisβ Face on Tuesday Was the Stuff of Legend
'...Harris fans of course begged to differ. The slow blink, the chin stroke, the quirked brow, the squinting, laughing eyes? This was the stuff of legend. It was a brilliant tactical attack on Trumpβs ego. It was a self-meming performance of the face of every woman who has ever been forced to listen to a bunch of unreconstructed insanity spewing from someone who has unidirectionally failed upward.' #politics
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/09/harris-trump-debate-kamala-face-memes-legend.html
Mary Trump Says Uncle Suffered 'Narcissistic Injury' In Debate And Won't Recover
'βHe couldnβt recover and honestly, heβs not going to,β she added.
Harris βso brilliantlyβ gave βboth substantive answers to questions to help the American people get to know her better and what sheβs going to do for our country while going straight at Donaldβs vulnerabilities,β continued Mary Trump, who is a vocal and frequent critic of her relative.' #politics
Fox News host triggers Donald Trump by saying "he decisively lost" the debate with Kamala Harris
'During Wednesdayβs βCavuto: Coast to Coast,β the eponymous host bashed the GOP nominee, saying that βhe decisively lost" the debate with Harris. βThis was the first occasion where it wasnβt just a close call, it was a lopsided one,β he said, as Mediate reported.
The host invited Fox News chief political analyst Brit Hume to chime in on the topic. Hume agreed...'
#politics
Caught this on the night of but I think it deserves the focus. In truth she was likely to favor Harris over Trump all along but forcing the issue with fraud prob made it worse #politics
Taylor Swift cites AI deepfakes in endorsement for Kamala Harris
'Taylor Swift on AI: "The simplest way to combat misinformation is with the truth."'
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/09/taylor-swift-cites-ai-deepfakes-in-endorsement-for-kamala-harris/
Good morning! This will make you feel like you woke up in the wrong world. #politics
Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Will Support Kamala Harris
'As the United States approaches a critical election, I canβt sit quietly as Donald Trump β perhaps the most serious threat to the rule of law in a generation β eyes a return to the White House. For that reason, though Iβm a Republican, Iβve decided to support Kamala Harris for president.'
Germany FTW! #politics
Germany hammers Trump over debate barbs about Berlinβs energy transition
'βYou believe in things like weβre not going to frack, weβre not going to take fossil fuel, weβre not going to do things that are going to be strong, whether you like it or not,β he said, addressing Harris.
βGermany tried that, and within one year, they were back to building normal energy plants,β he added.'
If You Want to Know Who Won the Debate, Watch Fox News the Moment It Ended
(tried and failed to find video but it sounds worth a look) #politics
https://slate.com/business/2024/09/debate-donald-trump-kamala-harris-winner-fox-news.html
Just some quick back of-the-envelope math says he effectively lost over $230 million based on that performance πππ #politics
Trump Media shares plunge after GOP nomineeβs debate with Harris
'The share price of Trump Media plunged more than 13% on Wednesday, a day after majority shareholder Donald Trump gave a widely panned presidential debate performance against Vice President Kamala Harris.'
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/11/djt-trump-media-stock-debate-harris.html
#politics Reading the full Taylor Swift endorsement and found this part especially delicious. She endorsed Harris at least in part because of his dumbass AI of her fake-endorsing him. He brought this on himself! π
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