Posts Made By: Rod Kaufman

"JD" just called Harris "Trash" at his rally in Georgia...

"Former President Trump expressed tentative support for former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s plan to remove fluoride from water.

“Well, I haven’t talked to him about it yet, but it sounds OK to me,” Trump told NBC News on Sunday."


"According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), fluoride strengthens teeth and reduces cavities by adding minerals back into a person’s mouth that are lost during normal activity."

"Low levels of fluoride have been added to drinking water and is considered one of the greatest public health achievements over the last 100 years."


https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4969032-trump-rfk-jr-fluoride-water-supply/


Thus, we all know General Jack D Ripper's commitment to remove fluoridated water was/is correct:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uonYyotd3TQ

Originally Posted by James Brown

Off the cuff thought, I did not even google this, but isn't water treatment the quintessential function of our local governments?  I would not worry too much about this sort of nonsense coming from Trump or Kennedy.

It's the local governments but the EPA determines the maximum amount of fluoridation that can be added. I suppose if the Trump/Kennedy team ordered the EPA to reduce the maximum amount down to undetectable levels, it could effectively circumvent whatever the local governments decide to do with it.

Trump if he loses: "Bad things could happen."

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4969593-trump-harris-election-prediction/

"The Republican Party is now more primed to back former President Trump if he contests the results of the 2024 election than it was four years ago, when his efforts to overturn President Biden’s victory fell flat in courts and Congress."

“The strength of the cult of Trump amongst voters is strong so members are reflecting what their constituents want them to do,” said a Republican strategist and former Senate leadership aide."

“Republicans watch a lot of Twitter and Fox News, and they see voting irregularities,...”

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4966762-republicans-trump-election-challenge/

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

Trump if he loses: "Bad things could happen."

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4969593-trump-harris-election-prediction/

"The Republican Party is now more primed to back former President Trump if he contests the results of the 2024 election than it was four years ago, when his efforts to overturn President Biden’s victory fell flat in courts and Congress."

“The strength of the cult of Trump amongst voters is strong so members are reflecting what their constituents want them to do,” said a Republican strategist and former Senate leadership aide."

“Republicans watch a lot of Twitter and Fox News, and they see voting irregularities,...”

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4966762-republicans-trump-election-challenge/

Specific to the Iowa poll:

"Trump suggests releasing poll results he dislikes ‘should be illegal’"
“It’s called suppression. They suppress. And it actually should be illegal.”

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-suggests-releasing-poll-results-dislikes-illegal-rcna178635

Originally Posted by James Brown

The same day, another pollster had Trump up 9 in IA.  One of them must be wrong!  Did you see Silver's article about poll herding this year?  It is very good.  Far to many pollsters (far more than is mathematically plausible given the margin of error in any political poll) have been herding toward the Trump +1, Harris +1 virtual tie scenarios for all the swing states.  The new Des Moines poll can certainly not be accused of following the herd!  

https://www.natesilver.net/p/theres-more-herding-in-swing-state

My own conclusion as of yesterday, based in part upon this tendency of the pollsters to herd, is that one of Trump or Harris is going to win the electoral college pretty easily, but we have no idea yet who the winner will be.

If the the pollsters and pundits are to be believed, and the Harris campaign strategy is correct, it'll come down to which candidate has the best voter-turnout mechanism. 
For the Harris campaign, it has been a massive effort with many busloads of campaign volunteers knocking on doors in critical battleground states. The number of busses and volunteers may be unprecedented in presidential campaigns. 

Will it be enough and will it be successful?, we'll soon find out...

Originally Posted by James Brown

I hope it is soon.  Delayed voting returns are rocket fuel for the conspiracy theorists and whack jobs out there.

There is an interesting concept being discussed in the comments on Silver's blog - assuming that the winner of Pennsylvania is slow to materialize, what does one watch to see if his or her candidate is doing well?

Some are easy - If Harris wins IA, GA, NC, or is oddly competitive in Florida/Texas, it is probably going to be a Harris electoral landslide.  On the other hand if Trump wins New Hampshire, Virginia, or if NY is weirdly close, then look out.

He stands behind his prediction:


https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/04/politics/video/lichtman-harris-prediction-trump-election-digvid

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

As if I didn't read that???  So what?  Am I supposed to not give a counter fact because it is inconvenient to you?

Why did you even answer my post with all that blather above it, instead of just saying that one statement above?

I posted my counter with the letter itself and other statements and yet you felt the need to respond.

Why?  Why didn't you simply say "Yes, those are some other views of Generals"

I guess I should realize at this point that it is always one way with you liberals, eh?  

We should just accept what you post with no response at all, since your side doesn't give an inch.

I guess we will find out tonight how this country feels about the radical left being in charge for the last 4 years, causing the economic woes we are enduring today.

"I guess we will find out tonight how this country feels about the radical left being in charge for the last 4 years, causing the economic woes we are enduring today."

From CNBC today: “The reality is whoever is given the keys to the White House, if you will, is going to be taking on a car that’s in pretty good shape — an economy that’s in pretty darn good shape,”

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/04/stock-market-today-live-updates.html

Originally Posted by James Lacey

Division and polarization have always existed in politics. They are especially bad in a winner-take-all system like ours. Even if a national tragedy briefly unites us, we will return to our old ways soon enough.

But Trump has taken it to a whole new level:

"Journalists from multiple news organizations have been denied credentials to former President Donald Trump’s election night watch event in West Palm Beach, Florida, in retaliation for their coverage of Trump’s campaign."

"Reporters at Politico, Axios, Puck, Voice of America and Mother Jones were among those denied credentials. Some, like Politico, had been previously granted access to the Tuesday night event only to have the decision reversed." "(The person suggested the decision was made in response to an article in Politico magazine, which reported that a Trump campaign field director was fired for being a White nationalist.)"

"The Trump campaign and his former administration have a history of revoking credentials for reporters, often in retribution over their coverage. In 2018, the Trump White House revoked CNN correspondent Jim Acosta’s press credential, only to be forced to restore the credential after CNN filed a lawsuit."

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/05/media/trump-revokes-journalists-election-night-credentials/index.html

Theme song from "The Good, The Bad And The Ugly" performed by the National Danish Orchestra:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enuOArEfqGo&list=RDenuOArEfqGo&start_radio=1