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US Presidential Election Nov 6th - king1 - 04-11-2024
Based on what you have seen, heard and know...
Who do you think will win?
(as against who you would like to win)
RE: US Presidential Election Nov 6th - Olive - 04-11-2024
I have a horrible sinking feeling that Trump might squeak through. This is based on the shock of him winning in 2016 when every sensible person had dismissed him as a lunatic and we still had faith in the good sense of the US public. Based on what we now see on US news the whole country looks like a cross between a dementia unit and a pre-school fancy dress parade and democracy may not hold.
RE: US Presidential Election Nov 6th - harm_less - 04-11-2024
Large numbers of early votes posted (particularly by women) and recent polls are showing Kamala having reasonable leads in some unexpected states. I think she might have this.
RE: US Presidential Election Nov 6th - Lilith7 - 04-11-2024
While the chance of the orange one winning is genuinely terrifying, especially for women, I think & hope that somehow, women will understand what's at stake for themselves & their daughters & vote Kamala overwhelmingly.
But what happens after the results is what's really scary.
RE: US Presidential Election Nov 6th - nzoomed - 04-11-2024
(04-11-2024, 09:18 AM)Olive Wrote: I have a horrible sinking feeling that Trump might squeak through. This is based on the shock of him winning in 2016 when every sensible person had dismissed him as a lunatic and we still had faith in the good sense of the US public. Based on what we now see on US news the whole country looks like a cross between a dementia unit and a pre-school fancy dress parade and democracy may not hold.
Im thinking it could go 50/50 either way, its a bit of a hard one, but I have a feeling that Trump may have a chance of being re-elected.
I certainly would not write him off, but no matter who wins, im deeply concerned about the future of the United States.
RE: US Presidential Election Nov 6th - harm_less - 04-11-2024
(04-11-2024, 09:57 AM)Lilith7 Wrote: While the chance of the orange one winning is genuinely terrifying, especially for women, I think & hope that somehow, women will understand what's at stake for themselves & their daughters & vote Kamala overwhelmingly.And that in itself is a real fear for most following this election. Whoever wins the coming months/year will be challenging for US citizens and the rest of the world. A no-win situation is one way of looking at it.
But what happens after the results is what's really scary.
The recent movie 'Civil War' is (purposely) a portrayal of one potential outcome but hopefully nothing as bad as that results.
RE: US Presidential Election Nov 6th - zqwerty - 04-11-2024
A message to Trump
RE: US Presidential Election Nov 6th - Oh_hunnihunni - 04-11-2024
I'm opting for hope. For positive v negative. For good v bad.
But I shall have a great day on Wednesday in spite of whatever!
RE: US Presidential Election Nov 6th - Lilith7 - 04-11-2024
I think that if Trump loses, either by a small margin or a massive one he'll trot out the 'rigged election' bollocks, his followers will obliging swallow it & set about creating mayhem again.
If so, then I hope their authorities are ready for it this time.
RE: US Presidential Election Nov 6th - Lilith7 - 04-11-2024
Trump's claims on crowd size brutally checked...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CB3Ni7xsUQ
RE: US Presidential Election Nov 6th - harm_less - 04-11-2024
(04-11-2024, 04:16 PM)Lilith7 Wrote: Trump's claims on crowd size brutally checked...And the crowd just keeps on walking out as Trump pulls BS crowd numbers out of his arse. He's a fake and his audiences are waking up to the reality of it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CB3Ni7xsUQ
RE: US Presidential Election Nov 6th - zqwerty - 04-11-2024
National Guard troops on standby in Washington state, Oregon and Nevada as a precaution for ‘potential’ election unrest
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/11/02/us/washington-oregon-nevada-national-guard-election/index.html
RE: US Presidential Election Nov 6th - Lilith7 - 04-11-2024
(04-11-2024, 04:48 PM)zqwerty Wrote: National Guard troops on standby in Washington state, Oregon and Nevada as a precaution for ‘potential’ election unrest
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/11/02/us/washington-oregon-nevada-national-guard-election/index.html
Hope they don't need them, poor people.
RE: US Presidential Election Nov 6th - Oh_hunnihunni - 05-11-2024
I just do not understand why he is allowed to even be a candidate. That makes America look like some kind of banana republic where the lawless can bully through the social systems without any barriers to their wrongdoing.
I may have a wide conservative streak running through my radical leftism.
RE: US Presidential Election Nov 6th - Lilith7 - 05-11-2024
(05-11-2024, 06:29 AM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: I just do not understand why he is allowed to even be a candidate. That makes America look like some kind of banana republic where the lawless can bully through the social systems without any barriers to their wrongdoing.
I may have a wide conservative streak running through my radical leftism.
I don't know either, but I suspect it might be because when they set up their political system it simply didn't enter aynone's head that someday, there might be a convicted criminal seeking election as President. And really, up till now it did seem highly unlikely.
But I'm not sure that's conservatism, more common sense - although it should depend on the crime, anything serious becomes an immediate hell no.
Because Uruguay's former president Jose Mujica had committed crimes when he was a young radical & was imprisoned for several years, but went on to become one of the most widely admired Presidents.
RE: US Presidential Election Nov 6th - Oh_hunnihunni - 05-11-2024
Well, if it does go that way, at least he can't come here. We don't let convicted felons across the border, unless they are 501s
RE: US Presidential Election Nov 6th - Lilith7 - 05-11-2024
(05-11-2024, 02:16 PM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: Well, if it does go that way, at least he can't come here. We don't let convicted felons across the border, unless they are 501s
Something to be thankful for, then...
RE: US Presidential Election Nov 6th - zqwerty - 06-11-2024
About 24 states say they’ll send National Guard troops to DC for vote certification and inauguration
https://apnews.com/article/election-2024-national-guard-troops-inauguration-7e7d48f45273106867f4d420f64a20a9
RE: US Presidential Election Nov 6th - Lilith7 - 06-11-2024
If Trump looks even slghtly like losing, he's almost certainly going to claim fraud & has already planted the seeds for that. There could well be chaos over there.
RE: US Presidential Election Nov 6th - nzoomed - 06-11-2024
Results are coming in already.
Time to grab the popcorn.
https://www.google.co.nz/search?hl=en&q=us+election