Mega-Thread: 2020 United States General Election

[Drutt]

Wondering how many conservative media sites and writers are gonna be out of a job after Hillary Clinton dies.

Probably a lot. The whole anti-Hillary cottage industry will have to reinvent themselves or invent a new bogeyman.

A wild AOC appears!

[Rasulis]

And Graham is down 1 point in current (but not entirely A+) polls.

Graham way underestimated Harrison back in March. Then the pandemic happened and Harrison turned out to be a very good fund raiser. By the time Graham took his face off Trump's crotch, Harrison had caught up to him and got the momentum behind him.

[Edge-]

A wild AOC appears!

That's Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez to you : 3

But yeah, she's sure being groomed as the next bogeyman. Just doesn't quite have the standing of a First Lady/Senator/Secretary of State/Presidential candidate yet. But I know that ain't stopping conservative media from treating her like she controls the Democratic party.

[Gelannerai]

That's Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez to you : 3

But yeah, she's sure being groomed as the next bogeyman. Just doesn't quite have the standing of a First Lady/Senator/Secretary of State/Presidential candidate yet. But I know that ain't stopping conservative media from treating her like she controls the Democratic party.

They fear her. She’s the kind of firebrand that can energize the liberal base. A few more years experience and she’ll be a potential presidential frontrunner.

[Edge-]

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1314627983471239168

“If you fuck around with us, if you do something bad to us, we are gonna do things to you that have never been done before.” — the President of the United States

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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...?sref=dCXr1Xoe

And per Dr. Anthony Fauci, the Rose Garden Massacre is indeed a "super spreader" event.

Good job, Trump administration!

[cubby]

I wonder if anyone will mention something like Ivanka doing what amounted to the exact same thing to him and expect to see a 4 year investigation into it.

There are some really good sound-bite answers that could come out of this for Biden/Harris:

"Who? Hillary? Does the GOP know she isn't running for President? Do Trump/Pence know who is? (do either of them need more steroid injections?)

"Excuse me, what? Using a private server for emails seems to be an issue the GOP is concerned about. When will they be investigating Ivanka?"

[Edge-]

https://lawandcrime.com/2020-electio...ce=mostpopular

Attorney General Bill Barr has been sharing news with Republican leadership as of late that’s left the party feeling miserable, dejected and depressed about the upcoming general election.

According to a Thursday report by Politico, GOP senators were told last week not to expect any stunning developments from Connecticut U.S. Attorney John Durham before November 3–dashing hopes for an October surprise that might turn the tide for President Donald Trump’s precarious reelection bid.

Welp, Trump's not gonna be pleased. Right now his only "October Surprise" remains his covid infection.

[Hadriker]

Trump today, after previously claiming he recovered immediately. I'd put money down that he skips the Saturday event.

Schrodinger's covid recovery.

Well you called that one. He's cancelled travel plans for the weekend

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...nd=politics-vp

[Edge-]

Well you called that one. He's cancelled travel plans for the weekend

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...nd=politics-vp

Shit...my timeline might still be right, even if Trump already said he won't do the debate.

Trump hopped up on drugs and feeling like king of the world while attacking Biden/Harris.
Weekend hits, come Sunday he's mysteriously silent on Twitter.
Monday arrives, the day before the debate, and Trump is announced to be back in the hospital and/or on a ventilator.

This was my prediction last weekend, we'll see if it sticks.

[Breccia]

Why does he even care about the second debate since he already said he wasn't going to show up because it's virtual?

Because he wants to win. It's all about winning. "I was kicked out" sounds worse than "They begged me to stay, but I decided to leave instead"

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He's cancelled travel plans for the weekend

There's a reason he hasn't released a negative test result. It's because he doesn't have one.

[xmirrors]

After pulling ads from swing states he really needed to get out there and hold some rallies. The only conclusion I can come to is that Trump is still sick and has not tested negative.

[Breccia]

Senate debate in question after Graham refuses to take COVID-19 test

Oh shit! Is his wife okay?

In other news, a record-breaking group of leaders of faith, 1600 strong, have endorsed...Joe Biden.

“This record-breaking group of endorsers shows that President Trump’s lack of kindness and decency is energizing faith communities and will cost him this election,” said Vote Common Good Executive Director Pastor Doug Pagitt.

“Four years ago, many religious voters decided to look the other way and give Trump a chance, but after witnessing his cruelty and corruption, a growing number of them are turning away from the president," he continued.

Also:

A EWTN News/RealClear Opinion poll last month found that Biden holds a 12-point lead over Trump among likely voters who identify as Catholic.

[Rasulis]

How Democrats are absolutely crushing the fundraising game

In almost every race cited above, the Republican incumbents have refused to publicly release their own fundraising numbers, which must be filed publicly by October 15. The expectation, among Republicans and Democrats, is that very few (if any) of the GOP incumbents will come anywhere close to matching their Democratic rivals in third-quarter fundraising?

What does it all mean?

Well, in the most practical sense, the fundraising disparity for Democrats means that they will be able to run lots more TV ads than their GOP opponents in the closing weeks of these races.

But the overflowing amounts of money available for Democratic Senate candidates also speak to something even more important when it comes to analyzing the coming election: The party's base is beyond fired up about the prospects not just of beating President Donald Trump, but also of retaking the Senate majority.

Remember that donations -- particularly of the small-dollar variety -- are direct indications of support and passion. If you are willing to donate money you earned to a candidate for office, it speaks to a level of involvement and commitment and caring that is the lifeblood of winning campaigns. No candidate ever wins a contested office -- or any office -- without a party base behind him or her that is activated to make it happen.

Yes, Democratic candidates also benefit from the fact that ActBlue, a massively effective small-dollar online donor platform, exists. While Republicans have worked to match the success of ActBlue in recent years -- their online fundraising platform is known as WinRed -- the supremacy of ActBlue remains. And even Republican leaders know it.

"On Thursday, in a conference call with a group of lobbyists, [Senate Majority Leader Mitch] McConnell vented that the party's Senate candidates are being financially overwhelmed because of small-dollar contributions to ActBlue, the online liberal fund-raising hub," Jonathan Martin and Alex Burns wrote in The New York Times on Friday.

But the platform can do only so much without the energy and willingness to donate to it.

[Toppy]

Remember this may lead to people doing the "No way he'll lose" not voting game that happened last time.

[DarkTZeratul]

Remember this may lead to people doing the "No way he'll lose" not voting game that happened last time.

I think a lot of people remember last time and are going to be less incline to do that. Already we're seeing significantly greater numbers of early and absentee voting than in 2016.

[Rasulis]

Remember this may lead to people doing the "No way he'll lose" not voting game that happened last time.

Doubt it. So far 8.2M ballots have already been submitted and accepted in the states that report the data. That's 6% of the total votes cast in 2016. If you include states that do not report the data, we are probably close to 10M already voted.

[nonameelf]

After pulling ads from swing states he really needed to get out there and hold some rallies. The only conclusion I can come to is that Trump is still sick and has not tested negative.

He was coughing when he called into Hannity last night. He's still showing symptoms and should be remaining in quarantine for a week after symptoms end.

Trump's "doctor" is just there to lie for Trump and the real doctors aren't allowed to say anything.

[fwc577]

Doubt it. So far 8.2M ballots have already been submitted and accepted in the states that report the data. That's 6% of the total votes cast in 2016. If you include states that do not report the data, we are probably close to 10M already voted.

My body is ready for a landslide victory for team blue. I live in deep red country so I will be sure to livestream all the conservative tears.

[Benggaul]

He was coughing when he called into Hannity last night. He's still showing symptoms and should be remaining in quarantine for a week after symptoms end.

Trump's "doctor" is just there to lie for Trump and the real doctors aren't allowed to say anything.

He's also not yet tested negative. If he had you can bet they would be shouting it from the rooftops as proof. Instead they keep sidestepping the question or saying it's nobody's business because "HIPAA".

[Edge-]

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020...vid-19-rallies

Apparently the health of the POTUS isn't relevant?

“So Hallie,” Morgenstern explained, “I stated we’ll have further updates from the doctors, we’ve had updates from the doctors every single day, we’ve had numerous updates per day in some cases…we’re being extremely transparent…I’m not sure why you’re very focused on that question because it’s not something that has the public health value.“

Does he have the virus still, or not? The public deserves an answer, and the constant evasiveness and his recent interviews and event cancellation lead me to believe that he does indeed still have the virus and is probably getting sicker as the steroids wear off.

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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-h...KBN26U2ED?il=0

Saturday's canceled Florida rally is now an in-person White House event.

You know, where the most recent "super spreader" event was. Where the coronavirus is still running rampant and where Mitch McConnell refuses to go due to how lax their safety precautions are.

Over/under on it getting canceled as well?