2024 Election - Trump vs. Harris, important downballot

[Edge-]

So RFK Jr was having an affair with Olivia Nuzzi, a NY Magazine reporter. Her recent write-ups was fluff pieces on RFK and Trump.

I love this post.



https://x.com/trevorisjoking/status/...7UzJFGOtw&s=19

Nails it. Why would you want to eff this guy.

Why is US politics so fucking weird what the fuck, man. I hope his wife dumps his ass and takes half of whatever he's got.

[PhaelixWW]

Why is US politics so fucking weird what the fuck, man. I hope his wife dumps his ass and takes half of whatever he's got.

"How does one divide brain worms in half?" --RFK, Jr., probably

[Tech614]

So can we call the theory of Trump's supposed "appeal to Jewish people because of his carte-blanche militant support of Israel" well and truly dead?

"carte-blanche militant support of Evangelical Christians who need massive conflict in the region around Israel for their insane predictions" FTFY

[Kaleredar]

"carte-blanche militant support of Evangelical Christians who need massive conflict in the region for their insane beliefs" FTFY

Sure but that's not how the GOP or Trump paints it... out loud.

[Tech614]

Sure but that's not how the GOP or Trump paints it... out loud.

Dude moved the US embassy into Jerusalem, I don't know how it could get more out loud than that.

[Milchshake]

Lol kids, dunno how ya'll missed how awful Olivia Nuzzi is.
Her bestie is Ann Coulter.
In 2015 she writing glowingly of Milo Yianniaouplos and Mike Cernovich.

Kismet, I was just explaiing to my elderly parents how awful she was. Because she's a recurring guest on MSNBC...




Today was just the day for awful people finally getting some just desserts.

[Kaleredar]

Dude moved the US embassy into Jerusalem, I don't know how it could get more out loud than that.

“If I lose it’s because of the Jews” would qualify as “louder.”

[Surfd]

Non-sequitur. Others have put forth the idea that she is an economic boon. I think she's a leech on society.

Some of those experiences contribute more to the local economy than others. If I go to see Death Angel at a local bar the amount of money leaving town is tiny. If I go to see Taylor Swift the amount of money leaving town is not.

Are you mental or something? Like, seriously, you can't possibly be this ignorant without some kind of serious issue going on.

Taylor swift throwing a concert in your neck of the woods literally injects hundreds of thousands, if not millions of dollars into the local economy that simply would not exist if she hadn't. Even if 50% of that money "leaves" along with her in the form of revenue directly collected by her, the rest of it stays there. Every hotel room booked, every restaurant meal eaten, every local attraction visited, every taxi or transit fare paid directly dumps money into the local economy that would not have been there otherwise. Taylor throwing a concert in your town probably dumps a month worth of revenue on most tourism adjacent industries in the area in a weekend.

The idea that you would compare that to the literal pennies that you going to a local dive bar to see a local artist generates by comparison is beyond idiotic.

[Huehuecoyotl]

“If I lose it’s because of the Jews” would qualify as “louder.”

"If I lose, it's because of all these Jews voting against" *checks notes* "actual Nazis."

[Attackrabbit]

If you have $1300 to spend where would you spend it? If you spent it on Taylor Swift some of that money went to local businesses for certain but some of that money went to Taylor Swift who removed it from the local economy.

Alternatively you could spend $1300 on a variety of things from local businesses instead. That money remains within the local economy.

All these articles say is that people will give lots of money to Taylor Swift.

I have no interest in Taylor Swift, her music, her fans etc before you start accusing me of simping for her...however when she came to Cardiff she brought an increase of around £12 million for local businessess (hotels, air bnb's, shops, restaurants etc). Those people spending that money would never have come here and spent that money if not for the fact that she was playing a concert here.

[Flarelaine]

If money is not being spent on Swift, its just as likely to be spent somewhere else in town.

... except that Swift has a huge draw and fans are traveling hundreds of kilometers for a show. In turn this also means business for the local hospitality industry. I've seen the local economic impact calculated in the billion-dollar range.

https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/20...ritish-economy

Hating on bilionaires is fine, but don't handwave numbers just because you don't like the phenomenon.

[PhaelixWW]

Hating on bilionaires is fine, but don't handwave numbers just because you don't like the phenomenon.

Ooh, watch out. This is apparently enough to get you labeled a bootlicking simp by some people.

[Zaydin]

Ooh, watch out. This is apparently enough to get you labeled a bootlicking simp by some people.

I still don't know why people are taking the bait and going off topic.

If Ivanstone wants to make a thread to attack Taylor Swift, he can do so in the general off-topic.

[Bluespiderman57]

“If I lose it’s because of the Jews” would qualify as “louder.”

"If I lose, it's because of all these Jews voting against" *checks notes* "actual Nazis."

ikr. How dare the Jews stab him in the back!!!
… Just in case it wasn’t loud enough.

[arandomuser]

wouldnt be suprised if polls tighten after mark robinsons black nazi remark as the previously unsure trump base comes home
/s but seriously why is there going to be like 10-15% who vote trump but then stein without reflecting that robinson is a trump protege ..

[Doomcookie]

"Why don't the Jews like Nazis? It's their fault if the Nazis lose."

-Donald Trump-

[Elegiac]

The affair was apparently nonsexual??? She wasnt even fucking the text man for texts…

[Doomcookie]

The affair was apparently nonsexual??? She wasnt even fucking the text man for texts…

I don't see his marriage lasting much longer. His wife was already pissed about him backing a complete scumbag.

[Ivanstone]

I have no interest in Taylor Swift, her music, her fans etc before you start accusing me of simping for her...however when she came to Cardiff she brought an increase of around £12 million for local businessess (hotels, air bnb's, shops, restaurants etc). Those people spending that money would never have come here and spent that money if not for the fact that she was playing a concert here.

Cardiff got some money.

The hometowns for all of those people who went Cardiff did not.

[Doomcookie]

Cardiff got some money.

The hometowns for all of those people who went Cardiff did not.

I bought gas in another state when I went on a road trip. Are you mad that I took money out of my town? I also stayed at a hotel, and even went to a national park, and ate some pancakes at a lovely restaurant.

You seem to think this is some sort of treachery.

You're sitting in a politics thread, crying about... tourism.

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So, to speak on the issue at hand, the lowering interest rate is going to help Harris and the Dems. I expect another half or quarter point in the next go around. Trump's two biggest points in his favor for the economy, are inflation and interest rates. Both are sliding away from him.