Immigration. Economy. Crime. |
Are democrats panicking? They're calling for Sotomayor and Kagan to step down now. Why?
https://www.vox.com/scotus/354381/supreme-court-sotomayor-kagan-retire-now |
We’re talking about dems. Especially dems in swing states. Look at how many “protest” votes there were in the primaries. Biden is going to lose and i dont think he cares |
Well you could have read the article and you would have your answer. Here’s the spoiler: The Senate is really hard for dems to hold and republicans are traitors to their oath and the country. They have proven they won’t confirm democratic pres nominated sc justices. |
Dp-are we talking about protest votes? You mean the 20% of the republican base that didn’t vote for Trump in the primaries? |
Because the race is a toss-up and we don't want Trump, should he win (gd forbid), getting to appoint two more justices. Does that make sense? Should he lose - please, gd - I bet you'll be wishing Thomas and Alito had retired back when ol Dumpy Pants was still in the WH. |
As hard as the billionaires and the media outlets they own are pushing and massaging us all toward Trump, I don’t think a lot of people are going to head that way. Trump and the GOP are vile. The GOP losing this much ground in a safe district ought to terrify the cluck out of them, and it probably does, which is why we’re seeing the media freaking out and so obviously working on behalf of the GOP. |
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Historically the Democrats were the party that underperformed midterms and special elections as the high engagement voters tended to be Republicans, which is why Republicans always overperformed compared to the Democrats in midterms and off year elections. However, the last few elections have seen a neat reversal. Democrats are now the high engagement voters who turn out in midterms and off year/special elections whereas a higher percentage of the Republican leaning base are low engagement voters, who only turn out for presidential elections - if they feel like it. Which is why no one, Democrats or Republicans, are "freaking out" or encouraged by what you think you're seeing in the Ohio primary. Trump is on the ballot and will be turning out all the low engagement voters specifically for him on election day and they will likely vote down the ballot R. |
![]() https://polymarket.com/event/presidential-election-winner-2024?tid=1718579491926 This is what is at the site. |
“Among the most notable findings in our poll: 21 percent of independents said the conviction made them less likely to support Trump and that it would be an important factor in their vote. In a close election, small shifts among independent and swing voters could determine the outcome.”
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/06/17/trouble-for-trump-in-a-new-poll-on-his-conviction-00163498 |
CBC on the trial impact: Trump led most, but not all, surveys before the verdict; that hasn't changed. If there has been an effect, it's been so small that pollsters disagree on whether it's actually happened — in other words, if it was a methodological rounding error.
Bialik's assessment? Maybe "a point or two" of change — visible if "you kind of squint." |