Game Day US Election Day Thread - Trump 47th President of the United States

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[Strange Cat]

Harris refused to go on his show.

What position did you actually expect him to take after that? You get how the media works right?

Harris offered to do the interview but cut it short to an hour and couldn’t travel out to Texas to do it on short notice

Rogan wasn’t willing to leave his Texas compound and instead decided to promote Trump

It’s a very strange take of the situation you have considering all the right wing loonies he has befriended over the years and have promoted on his podcast and the many right wing causes and conspiracies theories

 

[Blue1980]

Gee I didn't think you could BSOD that bad,

State what you disagree with

 

[Cyber_punk]

It really cannot be understated just how big of a **** up dubya was a president.

 

[Demonic Ascent]

Look, ultimately I'm bummed that someone of Trump's character and policy platform is being elected US president again, but I won't lose too much sleep. It's not like this is a surprise. The polls had the swing states in a toss-up for months.

Now we get to see what happens.

I'm far more despondent at the thought of Dutton in 2025. The mainstream left wing parties sold themselves out decades ago and now they reap what they sow.

 

[hippyhippy]

The neo conservative GOP as we know it is dead, very likley forever.

Not true... They just renamed themselves ... They call themselves democrats now.

 

[Gak Attack]

I feel for AOC. Don't think the democrats will nominate another female any time soon. She might become a victim of hilary's and kamala's failure. She could become the perfect candidate if the party starts putting time into her and develops her properly before the next election.

The party putting time into her is the worst thing that could happen. Somehow they need someone who appears not to be a puppet.

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Harris offered to do the interview but cut it short to an hour and couldn’t travel out to Texas to do it on short notice

Rogan wasn’t willing to leave his Texas compound and instead decided to promote Trump

It’s a very strange take of the situation you have

As I said . Harris refused to go on. She should have just went to Texas and did the interview. What ever she was doing in that time frame wasnt as important as a interview getting 50+ millon views on YT, I can guarantee that

 

[Gethelred]

Capable of calling a convention and succeeding are two different things.

Sure.

He hasn't "stacked" anything.

Dude, you're still not reading the posts you're quoting.

Democrats are just salty they didn't get their chosen ones appointed, (even though they were the ones to first block judicial nominees proposed by Republicans). If they got what they wanted the Democrats would not be complaining

... um, do you have anything else to say about how bears shit in the woods or the pope living in the vatican?

Do you intend to further illustrate that the sky is blue?

There's be a lot of nervous people at the FBI and CIA tonight.

They make their money by being nervous.

 

[woota]

Wasnt just Rogan she skipped. It was the other 20 too. She did 1 interview really on Howard Stern who is wildly unpopular nowadays. Trump went on the Undetakers podcast that even outdraws Stern.

Even if she did like 10 it could have made a difference, particularly when she had a huge issue with low voter turnout amongst the younger voters

I don't know if that would've swung more votes in her favour, but Kamala was ultimately never going to win. The Donald had two of the most famous and influential men in America (Elon and Dana) endorsing him and talking him up at every opportunity - at Trump rallies and on the many podcasts and interviews they do on social media. I think the UFC organisation as a whole, and even some of its high profile athletes like Sean Strickland, contributed to turning people into Trump fans.

 

[stefcep]

Again, this is what the right do all the time with Trump - it's always "he didn't mean that". He said those words in a public forum with millions listening. The very thought that disinfectants can be used to "clean an area" is just simply moronic so the "clarification" is just as bad. And this is not an isolated instance so the old "slip of the tongue" defence does not hold.

On the bleach part the board behind Trump had "bleach" in brackets after the word disinfectants and so the link was there for anyone to make.

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That's literally what disinfectants do: clean an area.

Right wingers didn't claim anything- it was Trump himself who literally clarified what he meant.

As for the board, that was prepared by the people who did the research.

 

[OneGreatClub]

One positive thing is there will be at least be a peaceful transfer of power for the Megalomaniac, unlike what Biden was afforded.
Not sure what MAGA and Proud Boys will do with their pent up energy now though.
Maybe they will start to take the immigrant situation into their own hands.

 

[Strange Cat]

As I said . Harris refused to go on. She should have just went to Texas and did the interview. What ever she was doing in that time frame wasnt as important as a interview getting 50+ millon views on YT, I can guarantee that

She already did the Fox interview , Rogan would had been more of the same treatment

How many interviews did Trump give again? Like I said ages ago it has been appalling to see the Harris and Biden held to a completely different standards than what Trump has been and posters claiming that the media is left biased is comical at best

 

[hippyhippy]

I feel for AOC. Don't think the democrats will nominate another female any time soon. She might become a victim of hilary's and kamala's failure. She could become the perfect candidate if the party starts putting time into her and develops her properly before the next election.

I couldn't think of a better way to give the GOP 4 more years...

 

[OneGreatClub]

Last time those two spoke he got impeached. Donny surely has his number on block?

Zelenskyy must hate having to bow down to the sociopath and try to stroke his ego. Yuck.

 

[carlton_99]

That's literally what disinfectants do: clean an area.

Right wingers didn't claim anything- it was Trump himself who literally clarified what he meant.

As for the board, that was prepared by the people who did the research.

He said "injection inside" meaning inside the body. Again, he clarified later probably because his people told him how idiotic and dangerous that comment was.

And yes the board was prepared by the people who did the research. He should be across the research if he is going to be talking to the public about it. So if he mentions the word "disinfectants" and the board behind him says "disinfectants" surely it is common sense that people are going to make the link.

 

[ep2018]

Geez Kamala was a really shitty candidate. But honestly its Biden's fault for not standing down and allowing a Dem primary. And why Walz as running mate? I never got his appeal.

 

[stefcep]

Sure.

Dude, you're still not reading the posts you're quoting.

Really?

... um, do you have anything else to say about how bears shit in the woods or the pope living in the vatican?

Do you intend to further illustrate that the sky is blue?

Just pointing facts, whether you like them or not.

They make their money by being nervous.

This is a different kind of nervousness.

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

Trump won because of Obama... Many Trump voters were former Obama voters.

Trump said he was motivated to run in 2016 because of Obama’s presidency.

 

[OneGreatClub]

It’s that kind of talk that went against the Democrats. Show some respect for half the population.

They need to show some respect for themselves first, and voting in the racist rapist isn’t it.

 

[celestial]

Many times been mentioned. She has categorically said she would never run for President.

The fact people keep bringing her up shows what a mess the Democrats are in.

Forget a plan B, they dont even have a plan A right now

I think they will work to convince her to change her mind.

First they need to reassess their party agenda. Think it has become obvious by now, they have spent a lot of time and energy on societal/cultural issues. Even if it was with the right intention, they need to dial it back considerably and refocus on the main issues.

Which is essentially how trump got the better of her in this election. For the next 4 years , just focus on the economy and cost of living issues.

 

[FlowersByIrene]

Harris offered to do the interview but cut it short to an hour and couldn’t travel out to Texas to do it on short notice

Rogan wasn’t willing to leave his Texas compound and instead decided to promote Trump

It’s a very strange take of the situation you have considering all the right wing loonies he has befriended over the years and have promoted on his podcast and the many right wing causes and conspiracies theories

Comeon, let's be realistic. They offered 1 hour because they didn't want to do it. They knew Rogan would have wanted longer, all of his episodes are 2-3 hours. Further, "one hour" in Kamala time is maybe 15-30 minutes. Take her interview on Fox for example. She intentionally rocked up 15 minutes late and then wrapped up early because she couldn't answer any of Fox's quesitons. The Rogan podcast would have been the same. She would have been late, pulled together a 30 minute performance and her handlers would have interrupted and ended it. Rogan wouldn't have been able to air it.

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

Trump almost doubled his support from Black and Latino voters from 2020.

Pretty remarkable

 

[King Patty]

Harris offered to do the interview but cut it short to an hour and couldn’t travel out to Texas to do it on short notice

Rogan wasn’t willing to leave his Texas compound and instead decided to promote Trump

When Harris was in Texas Rogan said he would interview her anytime she chose not to accept then demanded he go to her. She wanted more control over the situation. She had opportunity to go on and decided not to.

I don’t think. She could have lost votes if she went on. As they wouldn’t be voting for her anyway. Would have been nice to get a longer form interview with her.

 

[Demonic Ascent]

Trump had better policies then and better policies now.

What policies? Save the cats and dogs from hungry immigrants?

 

[Todman]

What policies? Save the cats and dogs from hungry immigrants?

Save a raccoon and a squirrel from government overreach