LaceyLou

Do you know what I want most for future elections? Actual debates on the policies between candidates devoid of personal attacks, straw men, stupid nicknames, and descriptions of, er, personal anatomy. While I was never a fan of Bush Jr, he at least was a skilled debater.

I'm still glad that there'a a group of Democrats working to get out the vote. My experience there was always a lot of left-leaning people didn't bother to vote because they thought there weren't enough of us. High turnout is a must.

I spent a good part of my childhood in rural NH. When I lived there it was very reliably Republican. IIRC it was a state that narrowly went for Bush Jr in 2000, and that race was close enough that it wouldn't have taken much to flip it to Gore. I lived there a long time ago, and at that time they were more likely to be pro-choice (when they said keep government out of our lives they meant it). This, and having a fair number of people move from MA to the Manchester/Nashua area, has made it a bit more purple. And... there's a reason I left rural NH and never went back-it's because there were a lot of people who would have gotten along with The Ronz's friends. So if we're counting on NH to seal a win, then yes there's definitely reason to worry. That's why the Democrats will have volunteers from MA on the ground in NH this weekend.

I wonder if the Four Seasons got paid?

Thank you for being there!

Even waterfront may not be a solid choice. Erosion is a big issue, and some waterfront areas are already being abandoned by insurance companies (due to both erosion and big hits from recent weather events).

I haven't seen much coverage of FEMA response to Helene from up here. Could it be that they're seeing help on the ground that those outside of NC are not?

Evidently Elon is also allowing fake Harris ads on twitter that are intentionally misleading and thus intended to sway people against her. Scary part is I can see why people think they're real.

I've been trying to get people to make me understand why they believe this guy is the 'business guy' for the past 10 years, and not one person has given me an answer.

Yes, people may be more connected but they're also more likely to find themselves consuming news that only focuses on partisan talking points. And lies are spread faster and further.

You pretty much described what happened in a lot of housing markets-also a lot more people were buying so a lot of homes sold for way more than asking price (read: a lot of first time buyers were priced out anyway). I seem to remember my parents having double digit interest rates in the 80s. And for a lot of places, it isn't interest rates causing higher prices, but a shortage of homes. A long, honest look at zoning rules and NIMBYism might be a better way to address the lack of starter homes.

I sure miss times like when McCain responded to supporters who said the country would be destroyed if Obama won, by telling them that he was a good, decent man and that their fears were unfounded.

Among the suggestions I've heard from his campaign do include eliminating the income tax and using tariffs, as you suggest. Also eliminating tax on tips, overtime, and SS. Project 2025, evidently suggests that businesses won't have to pay overtime, and it has been suggested that his policies will cause SS to go bankrupt about 6 years earlier than now projected, so maybe two of those suggestions don't mean much.

Hard to tell since I've been inside recovering from surgery for the past couple of months... but I think it wouldn't be likely here. After all, I'm in a blue city and that means men aren't men, right? Or does it means they're dangerous people who want to kill everyone in the name of wokeness? I can't keep that straight.

Exactly. Seems to me that G-d helped us provide treatments, to save women and in this case, it's suggested that it's possible early action might have saved her pregnancy as well.

Unfortunately, it has appeared to work with his supporters multiple times...

Such a responsible businessman https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/trumps-unpaid-bill-remains-from-2019-campaign-stop/

Here's another one. https://www.propublica.org/article/nevaeh-crain-death-texas-abortion-ban-emtala?fbclid=IwY2xjawGRx4xleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHb7k1l59ZnL7-n7MLU3xOaDpXeHkNQULjB5sl2Ij63VKUQrA-E8QG8DQrg_aem_i8sfqyk2RTwKZH8LYfXASQ

There's cheating in every state Harris wins, according to him.

While I'm aware the West Wing is a television show, President Bartlett makes my point far better than I do.

Just good clean fun, right? https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/kamala-harris-chains-pennsylvania-halloween-parade/

That, and we've seen multiple times that his supporters don't seem to care what he does. In order to beat him, we have to get enough people to vote for Harris to outnumber them. I do think a lot has been done to do that. Will it be enough? I don't know.

It still puzzles me that anybody would trust Drumpf on the economy. With all his bankruptcies, failed business ventures, and current campaign debt in the billions? His track record sucks. So if people are thinking twice I'm happy. And while I don't think it would be possible to accomplish quickly, Elon's plan to slash 3 trillion from the government spending (all while spending millions and possibly billions to deport 'undesirables') would have a disastrous effect. It sounds similar to policies of the Hoover administration and we all know how that worked. I think people would shocked to know just how many Americans lived in abject poverty before safety nets and worker safety rules came to be-unfortunately it's still unacceptable how many Americans are hungry and unfortunately it can get worse. Even if the economy eventually stabilizes there's a good chunk of people who will never recover. How many of us have jobs that are financed in part by government programs? How many of us depend on roads, water, energy, transportation, and other infrastructure that's funded by government? How many businesses have been subsidized? OK, so they'll be exempt from cuts, but still. Elon, can we have those billions you accepted for SpaceX back? (Sorry to drag you into this via replying to your post, MTB, you just happened to have something that highlights what I believe should be a strength for Harris)

I'm from New England, I can't help it. 😉 I'm actually fine, most of the time-as long as I stay off of twitter and all of its Russian bots spewing out trash. And I almost never go there. Twitter was cool, X not so much.

I hope you're right. I want my nieces to have just as many opportunities as my nephews. And for me it's not the only issue. What I've seen of his other proposals makes me think it would be a disaster economically, too. Is it true he and his campaign, are billions in debt right now?