Let's not spend time worrying about the MAGAists, the QAnonists, and the White Christian Nationlists. They are solid for Trump and won't be swayed. You can call what you want to call them, they're far gone.
Let's work on the moderate Republicans, the old style Republicans, the Independents and people who voted for Trump in 2016 because they didn't like Hillary and they didn't know Trump that well, but felt he wouldn't be TOO bad.
In 2020, enough of them voted for Biden, because they knew who and what Trump is/was and while they didn't know Biden, they felt he wouldn't be too bad.
In 2024, they know who and what Biden is and didn't like their current personal micro economics and want to blame someone, though POTUS doesn't really control the economy, nor the weather. They know who and what Trump is and might have been ready to vote for him, versus Joe, just to have a change and to vote their mind.
But the deck got shuffled, and now we have Kamala. While she's been VPOTUS, 98% of us understand the VPOTUS does only what the POTUS is willing to let them do and they have no real control of someone else's administration.
So...in 2024, they know who and what Trump is and we hope enough of them don't like Trump, don't want to hear the Bronx Billionaire Bully everyday in their news feed, don't want Donald and a competent set of jackals (Project 2025) deciding how they will their lives.
While they don't know Kamala, hopefully they've seen enough of her in the last couple of months to decide she'll be a decent enough POTUS that they will vote for her.
My expectation is that she wins in a landslide. Trump gets his core and ZERO beyond it. Kamala gets her core and almost EVERYONE who is ready to MOVE ON!
I too think Harris will win in a landslide. The media has taken it very soft with Trump, because he's spending money on the traditional media, and Harris is not.
That cash cow is coming to an end, and I hope they realize Democrats are going to shun them if they go right up to the election blathering on about "Trump just like Harris", which is a lie as big as "The election was stolen".
I have bought nine hats for myself, family and friends. The logo says "Make Lying Bad Again". I claim to be a member of MELBA, Make Every Lie Bad Again!
The Dems are buying time on traditional media but they are investing big time on social media and internet sites, more than they ever had in previous cycles. I think the internet and social media sites are on the cusp of collectively pulling in more viewers than traditional media sites. It's a wise move and while they will continue to invest in traditional media more is going to be directed to the internet, you can react to events almost instantaneously there. The net and social media is going to replace TV and radio the way TV replace the newspapers. Where did you get those hats, I want one?
I agree with you. My family members who are Republican were planning to vote R down ballot and skip voting for President. Their dislike for Biden is very intense, I don't understand why but I respect their feelings. With the entry of Harris into the race and Trump's very noticeable cognitive decline along with his alarming Lonney Toon rhetoric they realized that the only effective way to stop Trump is to vote for his opponent. I suspect their friends feel the same way.
They dislike Biden because FAUX talking heads lied to them every day for the last five years about what Biden was and what he represents. They've had no time to build up years of Harris hate.
You want your family back? Go set up the "parental blocks" on their equipment to block FAUX. You'll be shocked at how rapidly they drop the insanity.
Yes the average Trump supporter is stupid but smart people also join cults, just look at those who joined Scientology. The thing is once they join a cult (and MAGA as we know is a cult) they immediately start to lose whatever intelligence they have. As for the asshole who bought a fake TS signed guitar for 4G's and then smashed it is just another moron MAGA showing everyone another view of a walking, talking and unfortunately breathing asshole. To paraphrase the asshole Repub candidate for NC Governor 'some people just need shooting'.
I've been told several times by people who should know that these crazy "official prices" for certain things actually hide money going to black projects.
Let's not spend time worrying about the MAGAists, the QAnonists, and the White Christian Nationlists. They are solid for Trump and won't be swayed. You can call what you want to call them, they're far gone.
Let's work on the moderate Republicans, the old style Republicans, the Independents and people who voted for Trump in 2016 because they didn't like Hillary and they didn't know Trump that well, but felt he wouldn't be TOO bad.
In 2020, enough of them voted for Biden, because they knew who and what Trump is/was and while they didn't know Biden, they felt he wouldn't be too bad.
In 2024, they know who and what Biden is and didn't like their current personal micro economics and want to blame someone, though POTUS doesn't really control the economy, nor the weather. They know who and what Trump is and might have been ready to vote for him, versus Joe, just to have a change and to vote their mind.
But the deck got shuffled, and now we have Kamala. While she's been VPOTUS, 98% of us understand the VPOTUS does only what the POTUS is willing to let them do and they have no real control of someone else's administration.
So...in 2024, they know who and what Trump is and we hope enough of them don't like Trump, don't want to hear the Bronx Billionaire Bully everyday in their news feed, don't want Donald and a competent set of jackals (Project 2025) deciding how they will their lives.
While they don't know Kamala, hopefully they've seen enough of her in the last couple of months to decide she'll be a decent enough POTUS that they will vote for her.
My expectation is that she wins in a landslide. Trump gets his core and ZERO beyond it. Kamala gets her core and almost EVERYONE who is ready to MOVE ON!
I too think Harris will win in a landslide. The media has taken it very soft with Trump, because he's spending money on the traditional media, and Harris is not.
That cash cow is coming to an end, and I hope they realize Democrats are going to shun them if they go right up to the election blathering on about "Trump just like Harris", which is a lie as big as "The election was stolen".
I have bought nine hats for myself, family and friends. The logo says "Make Lying Bad Again". I claim to be a member of MELBA, Make Every Lie Bad Again!
To hell with Trump and all his lies.
The Dems are buying time on traditional media but they are investing big time on social media and internet sites, more than they ever had in previous cycles. I think the internet and social media sites are on the cusp of collectively pulling in more viewers than traditional media sites. It's a wise move and while they will continue to invest in traditional media more is going to be directed to the internet, you can react to events almost instantaneously there. The net and social media is going to replace TV and radio the way TV replace the newspapers. Where did you get those hats, I want one?
TEMU has a lot of them. Amazon has them too. Some have cats and are pink. Some have stars. They've really started catching on.
Thanks. My wife is a big TEMU fan, I'll ask her to find it.
I agree with you. My family members who are Republican were planning to vote R down ballot and skip voting for President. Their dislike for Biden is very intense, I don't understand why but I respect their feelings. With the entry of Harris into the race and Trump's very noticeable cognitive decline along with his alarming Lonney Toon rhetoric they realized that the only effective way to stop Trump is to vote for his opponent. I suspect their friends feel the same way.
They dislike Biden because FAUX talking heads lied to them every day for the last five years about what Biden was and what he represents. They've had no time to build up years of Harris hate.
You want your family back? Go set up the "parental blocks" on their equipment to block FAUX. You'll be shocked at how rapidly they drop the insanity.
Brilliant toon and blog.
Yes the average Trump supporter is stupid but smart people also join cults, just look at those who joined Scientology. The thing is once they join a cult (and MAGA as we know is a cult) they immediately start to lose whatever intelligence they have. As for the asshole who bought a fake TS signed guitar for 4G's and then smashed it is just another moron MAGA showing everyone another view of a walking, talking and unfortunately breathing asshole. To paraphrase the asshole Repub candidate for NC Governor 'some people just need shooting'.
Maybe he bought a 4000 dollar hammer from the pentagon to smash a 4000 dollar guitar?
I've been told several times by people who should know that these crazy "official prices" for certain things actually hide money going to black projects.
John Hiatt, "Prefectly Good Guitar".
This a tangent to the main topic, but I thought you'd like to know that John Hiatt agrees with you 100% on the abuse of musical instruments. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_diKw9F6t3U&t=12s