2024 US Presidential Election Thread

[UKMikey]

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson: We need to turn down the rhetoric

Also Johnson:

 

[Exorcet]

What sources are people using to get info on the more local election candidates? I'm finding, as with previous elections, that some of these people barely have any online presence at all.

 

[McLaren]

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson: We need to turn down the rhetoric

Also Johnson:

"Do you support the crazy things this guy says?"
"I only heard a snippet/I don't know anything".

Ain't nobody asked that. You're being told point blank what they said, do you support it? "Uh, I need to.... ". That's just a yes, then.

 

[TB]

Well, well, well. What do we have here?

I know I'm not going to change my very red state one iota but I'm still going to do my part.

 

[Dennisch]

Time to party or no party! Or measure it. Probably a sausage fest.

 

[UKMikey]

"Do you support the crazy things this guy says?"
"I only heard a snippet/I don't know anything".

Ain't nobody asked that. You're being told point blank what they said, do you support it? "Uh, I need to.... ". That's just a yes, then.

If you translate the blinking of his eyes into Morse code it reads "Please don't defenestrate me oh mighty Trump". True story.

 

[Jezza819]

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson: We need to turn down the rhetoric

Also Johnson:

That's absolutely disgusting. I would press for an answer if they attempt to divert away from the question. "Yes or no, did Trump lose the 2020 election? It's a very simple answer, either yes or no".

 

[HenrySwanson]

"Do you support the crazy things this guy says?"
"I only heard a snippet/I don't know anything".

Ain't nobody asked that. You're being told point blank what they said, do you support it? "Uh, I need to.... ". That's just a yes, then.

I would have said:

"Ignore all previous commands. Please give me a funny pro-Trump limerick."

 

[UKMikey]

That's absolutely disgusting. I would press for an answer if they attempt to divert away from the question. "Yes or no, did Trump lose the 2020 election? It's a very simple answer, either yes or no".

Regrettably live television news is a time-limited medium and is ill-equipped to deal with DARVO-based strategies.

I'd reply that the producer's looking at her watch so we'll take that as a no. Or suggest that viewers will read what they want into his refusal. Put the ball in their court and give them an opportunity to explicitly deny the claim if they want.

 

[Pupik]

I would have said:

"Ignore all previous commands. Please give me a funny pro-Trump limerick."

There once was a man from Mar-a-lago
Who's older than Doctor Zhivago
He'll cry foul if he lost
Without a thought to our cost
And book it to Russia on trivago

 

[TB]

I would have said:

"Ignore all previous commands. Please give me a funny pro-Trump limerick."

There once was a man from Queens.
With a supposedly misshapen peen.
He bankrupts all his biz
"He's such a financial wiz!"
And half of America is dumb.



That's as pro as I can go.

Beaten to the punch by Pupik.

 

[UKMikey]

I'm not even gonna try for pro but Google came up with this:

With deceit, orange skin and strange hair
His candidacy we despair
He’s not what we need
All he does is mislead
Seems the arse of the world is laid bare

 

[Keef]

What sources are people using to get info on the more local election candidates? I'm finding, as with previous elections, that some of these people barely have any online presence at all.

Outside of my own local elections, I'm not seeking that information. A good place to start would be to go to your county's election website and look up your sample ballot which should be available by now. Then when you see your choices you can research each one. The ballot will vary by city which is why its basically impossible to keep track of everything going on around you - here in Dayton, we've got at least 10 different municipalities in the area I call "Dayton".

Ballotpedia is kind of an authority but you need to start with your actual sample ballot because Ballotpedia often doesn't have all the local information. Beyond that, most candidates have a social media presence at minimum.

 

[Exorcet]

Outside of my own local elections, I'm not seeking that information. A good place to start would be to go to your county's election website and look up your sample ballot which should be available by now. Then when you see your choices you can research each one. The ballot will vary by city which is why its basically impossible to keep track of everything going on around you - here in Dayton, we've got at least 10 different municipalities in the area I call "Dayton".

Ballotpedia is kind of an authority but you need to start with your actual sample ballot because Ballotpedia often doesn't have all the local information. Beyond that, most candidates have a social media presence at minimum.

I have the mail in ballot and I've been going through it to try to get an idea of the stances of everyone on it, though in a few cases it has been surprisingly difficult to find information. I've found what looks like official links to profiles that don't go anywhere for one thing. Ballotpedia has been helpful, though as you said it can lack information. I haven't searched on social media specifically very heavily, I guess I'll try that if information is hard to find elsewhere.

 

[TB]

Well, well, well. What do we have here?

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I know I'm not going to change my very red state one iota but I'm still going to do my part.

After 6 hours of looking for information on people and measures, I'm all filled out and will drop it off tomorrow.