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Just means she was popular
Election 2024
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"She" = Governor Palin
But not popular enough? or
Popular when barely known, the better they knew her the less they liked her?
All's well that ends swell.
... & down-ballot:
The race between Sen. Ted Cruz and U.S. Rep. Collin Allred to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate remains close, according to a new poll.
A University of Houston Hobby School and Texas Southern University Jordan-Leland School poll released Thursday found that 46.6% of likely Texas voters plan to vote for Cruz, while 44.5% said they’d vote for Allred — putting Cruz 2.1 points ahead. Of those polled, 2.5% said they were voting for Libertarian Ted Brown and 6.4% said they’re undecided.
The poll surveyed 1,365 likely Texas voters between between Aug. 5 and Aug 16. The poll has a 2.65 percentage point margin of error.
The results are similar to the schools’ poll from earlier this year that also predicted single digit margins. The survey of likely voters between June 20 and July 1 showed Cruz up by 2.4 percentage points.
There were 878 respondents who participated in both polls.
Cruz was last up for reelection in 2018 when he won against former El Paso U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke by 2.6 points.
news.yahoo.com
Do we really need a hypocrite like Cruz in the senate?
Ted Cruz or Collin Allred for Senate? Here’s what these Texas voters said in new poll
Eleanor Dearman / Thu, August 22, 2024 at 7:00 AM EDTThe race between Sen. Ted Cruz and U.S. Rep. Collin Allred to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate remains close, according to a new poll.
A University of Houston Hobby School and Texas Southern University Jordan-Leland School poll released Thursday found that 46.6% of likely Texas voters plan to vote for Cruz, while 44.5% said they’d vote for Allred — putting Cruz 2.1 points ahead. Of those polled, 2.5% said they were voting for Libertarian Ted Brown and 6.4% said they’re undecided.
The poll surveyed 1,365 likely Texas voters between between Aug. 5 and Aug 16. The poll has a 2.65 percentage point margin of error.
The results are similar to the schools’ poll from earlier this year that also predicted single digit margins. The survey of likely voters between June 20 and July 1 showed Cruz up by 2.4 percentage points.
There were 878 respondents who participated in both polls.
Cruz was last up for reelection in 2018 when he won against former El Paso U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke by 2.6 points.
Ted Cruz or Collin Allred for Senate? Here’s what these Texas voters said in new poll
Will there be a tight race to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate?
Do we really need a hypocrite like Cruz in the senate?
Some FOX insight into Democrat Walz:
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The Trump campaign distributed a letter Thursday from dozens of veterans serving in Congress hitting back at Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz over claims of "stolen valor."
Journalists were handed the letter condemning Walz, as the Minnesota governor has battled back against questions about the timing of his retirement from military service. In an announcement of the letter, the Trump campaign dinged the Democrat as "Freakish Timothy."
Walz, who joined the Nebraska National Guard as a teenager and also later served for Minnesota, met his 20-year requirement in 2001.
During that time, he was reportedly deployed to arctic Norway, before reenlisting after 9/11. He was also deployed to Italy to supplant other troops being shifted to Afghanistan, according to NPR.
Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance, the senator from Ohio, and others have criticized Walz for retiring only months before his unit was deployed to Iraq in 2005.
The letter was led by retired Army sergeant Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., and signed by other servicemembers-turned-lawmakers including Sens. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, Roger Marshall, R-Kan., Rick Scott, R-Fla., Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Reps. Brian Babin, R-Texas, Jennifer Kiggans, R-Va.,
Jim Banks, R-Ind., Greg Lopez, R-Calif., Cory Mills, R-Fla., Scott Perry, R-Pa., Barry Moore, R-Ala., Jack Bergman, R-Mich., and Don Bacon, R-Neb.
In the letter, the lawmakers call the office of vice president "a position that requires the trust of the American people and a solemn commitment to duty on behalf of the United States of America."
"As veterans who have served our nation, we feel compelled to address your egregious misrepresentations and urge you to come clean to the American people."
Going on to reference allegations of stolen valor, the letter continues:
"You have stated you are 'damn proud' of your service, and like any American veteran should be. But there is no honor in lying about the nature of your service. Repeatedly claiming to be a 'retired command sergeant major' when you did not complete the requirements was not honorable."
"Nor was it honorable to claim to carry weapons 'in war' when you had not served in war, and abandoning the men and women under your leadership just as they were getting ready to deploy was certainly not honorable either."
The letter closes with a collective vote of no confidence for Walz:
"... Until you admit you lied to [America's veterans], there is no way you can be trusted to serve as vice president."
At a separate press conference, Mast noted how Steve Nikoui – father of a Marine killed in President Joe Biden’s botched Afghanistan withdrawal – became so angry and frustrated that he shouted out during this year’s State of the Union.
Mast added that Vice President Kamala Harris went along with the Afghanistan plan and praised it herself.
www.foxnews.com
Was he a command sergeant major or not?
If not, why not say so?
If Walz served in that capacity without the formal promotion, Walz critics are well within their right to say so. But calling attention to it may rather more flatter Walz than condemn him. Is it not an accusation of serving above & beyond ? Are the Dem's critics grasping at straw here?
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GOP veteran-lawmakers drop scathing 'stolen valor' letter to Walz as Trump camp rips 'Freakish Timothy'
'50 military veterans in Congress sign an open letter to Freakish Timothy Walz blasting him for his stolen valor,' the Trump campaign announced
By Charles Creitz , Elizabeth Elkind Fox News / Published August 22, 2024 4:00am EDTThe Trump campaign distributed a letter Thursday from dozens of veterans serving in Congress hitting back at Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz over claims of "stolen valor."
Journalists were handed the letter condemning Walz, as the Minnesota governor has battled back against questions about the timing of his retirement from military service. In an announcement of the letter, the Trump campaign dinged the Democrat as "Freakish Timothy."
Walz, who joined the Nebraska National Guard as a teenager and also later served for Minnesota, met his 20-year requirement in 2001.
During that time, he was reportedly deployed to arctic Norway, before reenlisting after 9/11. He was also deployed to Italy to supplant other troops being shifted to Afghanistan, according to NPR.
Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance, the senator from Ohio, and others have criticized Walz for retiring only months before his unit was deployed to Iraq in 2005.
The letter was led by retired Army sergeant Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., and signed by other servicemembers-turned-lawmakers including Sens. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, Roger Marshall, R-Kan., Rick Scott, R-Fla., Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Reps. Brian Babin, R-Texas, Jennifer Kiggans, R-Va.,
Jim Banks, R-Ind., Greg Lopez, R-Calif., Cory Mills, R-Fla., Scott Perry, R-Pa., Barry Moore, R-Ala., Jack Bergman, R-Mich., and Don Bacon, R-Neb.
In the letter, the lawmakers call the office of vice president "a position that requires the trust of the American people and a solemn commitment to duty on behalf of the United States of America."
"As veterans who have served our nation, we feel compelled to address your egregious misrepresentations and urge you to come clean to the American people."
Going on to reference allegations of stolen valor, the letter continues:
"You have stated you are 'damn proud' of your service, and like any American veteran should be. But there is no honor in lying about the nature of your service. Repeatedly claiming to be a 'retired command sergeant major' when you did not complete the requirements was not honorable."
"Nor was it honorable to claim to carry weapons 'in war' when you had not served in war, and abandoning the men and women under your leadership just as they were getting ready to deploy was certainly not honorable either."
The letter closes with a collective vote of no confidence for Walz:
"... Until you admit you lied to [America's veterans], there is no way you can be trusted to serve as vice president."
At a separate press conference, Mast noted how Steve Nikoui – father of a Marine killed in President Joe Biden’s botched Afghanistan withdrawal – became so angry and frustrated that he shouted out during this year’s State of the Union.
Mast added that Vice President Kamala Harris went along with the Afghanistan plan and praised it herself.
GOP veteran-lawmakers drop scathing 'stolen valor' letter to Walz as Trump camp rips 'Freakish Timothy'
The Trump campaign gave journalists a letter it published on X and sent to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz blasting him over claims of stolen valor.
www.foxnews.com
"Did not complete the requirements"?
Was he a command sergeant major or not?
If not, why not say so?
If Walz served in that capacity without the formal promotion, Walz critics are well within their right to say so. But calling attention to it may rather more flatter Walz than condemn him. Is it not an accusation of serving above & beyond ? Are the Dem's critics grasping at straw here?
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Troye, who preceded Duncan, said, "Being inside Trump's White House was terrifying. But what keeps me up at night is what'll happen if he gets back there."
Troye resigned from the Trump administration in 2020 and became a vocal critic of his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic."
I saw how Donald Trump undermined our intelligence community, military leaders, and, ultimately, our democratic process," she said."
Now, he's doing it again, lying and laying the groundwork to undermine this election."
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/21/gop-trump-white-house-aide-harris-dnc.html
Obviously.
Problem is, Republicans prioritize partisanship above citizenship, AND
keeping their job is a higher priority than doing their job. So even with secret ballot voting, don't expect much help from the GOP.
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Didn't you know? The first duty of a politician is to be reelected.
"... I think that there are some things that have to be bigger than party. They have to be bigger than partisanship. Our oath to the Constitution is one of those. I've seen countries, I've worked in countries around the world where you don't have a peaceful transition of power. What's happening right now with Donald Trump and his continued attacks on the Constitution and the rule of law is dangerous. And we all have an obligation to stand up against that." Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) former Republican Conference Chair intele-conference with FOX News Chris Wallace on FNS 21/05/16
She's not the only Republican to tell the truth about Trump. I gather she's not the only Republican out of office as a result. The following article tells a grim tale:
10 House Republicans voted to impeach Trump. Cheney’s loss means only 2 made it past their primaries.
Illinois’ 16th District / Rep. Adam Kinzinger
House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol member Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) questions witnesses during a prime-time hearing in the Cannon House Office Building on July 21, 2022 in Washington, DC.Kinzinger chose not to run for reelection, ending his 12-year career in the House. The Air Force veteran had long been a popular politician in a pro-Trump district, but he decided to vote for impeachment after deciding that Trump breached Article II of the Constitution by inciting the insurrection.
Since then, Kinzinger became one of two Republicans, alongside Cheney, to serve on the House Jan. 6 committee investigating the attack on the Capitol.
From Wiki, updated to include Walz' status as Harris VP running-mate:
Though he was serving as a command sergeant major at the time of his retirement, Walz's final military rank for retirement benefit purposes is master sergeant, as he had not completed the required academic coursework to remain a command sergeant major before his retirement. The adjustment of his rank wasn't processed by the National Guard until September 2005, but the effective date was made retroactive to the day before his military retirement in May 2005.[38][52] A public affairs officer for the Minnesota National Guard in 2018 said it was "legitimate for Walz to say he served as a command sergeant major."[63] A reference to Walz on his official campaign website as a "retired command sergeant major" was later updated to read he "once served at the command sergeant major rank".[64]
Tim Walz - Wikipedia
I gather from this the Republican "stolen valor" accusation is weak, but perhaps not entirely groundless:
"The use of the phrase "in war" was criticized by Vance, who noted that Walz had not served in combat and accused him of "stolen valor".[50] The Harris campaign responded that Walz "misspoke".[66]" Wikipedia.org
note:
The three common groups of rank in infantry style military, including National Guard:
- enlisted
- NCO (non-commissioned officers)
- commissioned officers
To my knowledge many respectable, respectably, honorably retired U.S. military veterans did not ever rise in rank to the level of master sergeant, Walz' rank at retirement, according to Wikipedia.
For Governor Walz to have functioned at the even higher rank of "command sergeant major" hardly seems the negative Republicans seem intent to portray it to be.
Rather than undermining Walz:
disgraceful.
Veterans should know better. And the unworthiness of this argument raises serious questions about the worthiness of their broader agenda. Are they practicing against Walz, so after they finish him off, they can finish off the Constitution?
Is Walz correct here? What's the rationale for not rewarding, providing incentive to our government school teachers to excel?
Trump slams Harris' call for a price-gouging ban, but 37 states already have their own
A Trump campaign spokesperson didn’t respond to requests for comment.
Trump slams Harris' call for a price-gouging ban, but 37 states already have their own
Experts say her proposal wouldn’t set hard limits on pricing but would instead police “excessive” hikes on essentials — a goal Trump and GOP-led states have also pursued in different forms.
www.nbcnews.com
Alright Donold, the following, a summary, without your input:
"Experts say her proposal wouldn’t set hard limits on pricing but would instead police “excessive” hikes on essentials — a goal Trump and GOP-led states have also pursued in different forms.
Aug. 21, 2024, 10:00 AM GMT-5 / By Davis Giangiulio
Former President Donald Trump has blasted his rival’s call for a federal ban on food price gouging as “communist” price controls. But experts say the proposal is a far cry from Soviet-style caps, and over three dozen states led by both parties already have versions of their own.
Laying out her economic agenda last week, Vice President Kamala Harris called to crack down on “excessive prices unrelated to the costs of doing business” by food and grocery sellers, including those in the wake of big mergers.
Trump, at a rally in Pennsylvania over the weekend, responded: “After causing catastrophic inflation, Comrade Kamala announced that she wants to institute socialist price controls.” ...
While some pundits and analysts have criticized Harris' idea as likely ineffective, comparing it to President Richard Nixon’s freezes on wages and prices in the early 1970s, others say there’s an important distinction.
“A price control is exactly what it sounds like — an agency setting an actual hard cap on a price,” Erin Witte, director of consumer protection at the Consumer Federation of America, a nonprofit group, said in an email to NBC News. Economists generally agree that such caps can cause shortages, as limited profit potential leads companies to produce less of a good even if the lower price juices demand.
Witte said price-gouging laws, by contrast, target corporate conduct rather than mandating concrete pricing levels: “Price-gouging laws require the enforcing agency to look at several factors and decide whether the conduct was unlawful.” ...
In March 2020, Trump himself issued an executive order to head off corporate price gouging and the hoarding of “necessary health and medical resources,” like personal protective equipment and sanitizing products. That move, under the Defense Production Act, ordered the departments of Justice and Health and Human Services to police any pandemic-related corporate malfeasance, including stockpiling “unnecessary quantities of items for the purpose of selling them above the fair market value.”
Trump slams Harris' call for a price-gouging ban, but 37 states already have their own
Experts say her proposal wouldn’t set hard limits on pricing but would instead police “excessive” hikes on essentials — a goal Trump and GOP-led states have also pursued in different forms.
www.nbcnews.com
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Now that RFK Jr has decided to endorse Trump it's worth remembering what he had to say previously
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If Kennedy understands Trump's agencies were run by the Bushies, why now endorse Trump instead of Harris, or silence?
Seems the worm got the sensible half, and left the rest.
When debating VP Biden, Trump proved to be fairly disruptive using hot mic. Trump knows this. It might seem Trump seeks an excuse to wriggle out, except this report indicates it's Harris team seeking a return to open microphones.
Trump threatens to pull out of Harris debate, hot mics an issue
By Reuters / August 26, 20242:06 PM GMT-5 Updated
WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - The campaigns of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris clashed on Monday over next month's U.S. presidential debate, with the vice president's team seeking a return to open microphones while her Republican rival threatened to pull out entirely, suggesting the previously agreed-upon ABC network was biased.
"Why would I do the Debate against Kamala Harris on that network?" Trump, who is making his third bid for the White House, wrote in a social media post late Sunday night that also accused the network of bias. "Stay tuned!!!"
Harris spokesperson Brian Fallon said on Monday the vice president's campaign wanted the broadcaster to keep the candidates' microphones on throughout the event, not muted when their opponent was speaking as in the last presidential debate. So-called "hot mics" can help or hurt political candidates, catching off-hand comments that sometimes were not meant for the public.
"The Vice President is ready to deal with Trump’s constant lies and interruptions in real time. Trump should stop hiding behind the mute button," Fallon said in a statement.
Trump campaign senior adviser Jason Miller said in a statement they had already agreed to the same terms as CNN's June debate, which had muted microphones, adding: "We said no changes to the agreed-upon rules."
But Trump later told reporters that he preferred to have his microphone kept on, adding that he did not like it muted last time and that he was not preparing much for the face-off against his new rival.
Trump threatens to pull out of Harris debate, hot mics an issue
By Reuters / August 26, 20242:06 PM GMT-5 Updated
WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - The campaigns of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris clashed on Monday over next month's U.S. presidential debate, with the vice president's team seeking a return to open microphones while her Republican rival threatened to pull out entirely, suggesting the previously agreed-upon ABC network was biased.
"Why would I do the Debate against Kamala Harris on that network?" Trump, who is making his third bid for the White House, wrote in a social media post late Sunday night that also accused the network of bias. "Stay tuned!!!"
Harris spokesperson Brian Fallon said on Monday the vice president's campaign wanted the broadcaster to keep the candidates' microphones on throughout the event, not muted when their opponent was speaking as in the last presidential debate. So-called "hot mics" can help or hurt political candidates, catching off-hand comments that sometimes were not meant for the public.
"The Vice President is ready to deal with Trump’s constant lies and interruptions in real time. Trump should stop hiding behind the mute button," Fallon said in a statement.
Trump campaign senior adviser Jason Miller said in a statement they had already agreed to the same terms as CNN's June debate, which had muted microphones, adding: "We said no changes to the agreed-upon rules."
But Trump later told reporters that he preferred to have his microphone kept on, adding that he did not like it muted last time and that he was not preparing much for the face-off against his new rival.
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Can anyone spell "Voter Intimidation"?
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South Texas candidate raided by Texas AG
Last week South Texas candidate Cecilia Castellano, her legislative aide Manuel Medina, and other campaign workers were raided by the AG’s office. Officials say it was part of an investigation into a vote harvesting operation.
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Those that play with fire ...
S2, what I find alarming about this isn't merely that they found some drunk that they could persuade to do some mischief for a half a bottle of tequila.
This was an official government raid, seemingly targeting the Latino community, sometimes represented as voting disproportionately Democrat.
note: Lord knoweth what would happen if Harris / Walz win in November. Trump already has a well established record of responding dangerously to election results.
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More than 200 Republicans who worked for Bush, McCain and Romney endorse Harris
Group of former staffers penned a similar letter endorsing Biden in 2020
Ariana BaioHundreds of former staffers who worked for President George H. W. Bush, President George W. Bush, Senator John McCain and Senator Mitt Romney have published an open letter asking fellow Republicans to vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in November.
The group of more than 200 people warns that another four “chaotic” years of Donald Trump “will hurt real, everyday people and weaken our sacred institutions”.
They raised concerns about Project 2025, the 900-page plan authored by former Trump aides and endorsed by The Hertiage Foundation, as well as the former president’s potential to grovel to dictators like Vladimir Putin.
“Of course, we have plenty of honest, ideological disagreements with Vice President Harris and Gov. Walz. That’s to be expected. The alternative, however, is simply untenable,” the Republicans write.
They’re asking moderate Republicans and conservative independents in key swing states like Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, to vote “for leaders that will strive for consensus, not chaos; that will work to unite, not divide; that will make our country and our children proud.”
The former chiefs of staff for Bush I and McCain, advisers to McCain and Romeny on their presidential campaigns and hundreds of other officials signed the letter.
It was also signed by Olivia Troye, a former Mike Pence staffer and Pentagon official under the Bush II administration, who spoke against Trump at the Democratic National Convention.
Troye, and several other former Trump administration staffers like Stephanie Grisham, have similarly endorsed Harris and warned of a second Trump presidency. At the DNC, Grisham and Troye shared stories from their time in the White House, underlining Trump’s unconventional leadership that caused chaos.
In response to the letter, Steven Cheung, a spokesperson for the Trump campaign, said in a statement to NBC News that the letter was “hilarious” and claimed “nobody knows who these people are.”
“They would rather see the country burn down than to see President Trump successfully return to the White House to Make America Great Again,” Cheung said.
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Probably not unanimous either way, but I suspect some MAGA / dereg. advocates understand food safety regulations save lives, BUT
losing a few here or there is simply the cost of more efficient government (& is therefore acceptable).
If current campaign trends apply I gather Trump will not be inaugurated next year. But if he is, despite these 8 dead, I doubt he'd re-regulate, for public safety.
Simplicity of governance is Trump's priority.