2024 Presidential Election | ELECTION DAY 2024

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Duke Mu said:
Same here. I'm Independent for life now.
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Yep. I highly doubt I'll ever change my independent affiliation, too. And it's going to be a really long time- and it's going to take a complete evisceration of the MAGA control of the GOP- for me to ever consider voting for a Republican at the national level ever again. Watching the entire GOP completely surrender to Trump over the last 8 years has been repulsive and it's not something I'll probably be able to forgive and forget.
 
CFordUNC said:


A-fucking-men.

Sincerely,

A Former Republican
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Lots of writing over the last few years about how Americans, and especially younger Americans, are avoiding group affiliation of all types. Political identity is certainly included in that.

Young People's Ambivalent Relationship with Political Parties

Over the past decade, membership rates in both major political parties have declined, with more and more Americans preferring to register as independent voters. The polarization of the Supreme Court, the partisan brinkmanship plaguing Congress, and the behavior of both parties’ establishments...
circle.tufts.edu circle.tufts.edu
 
CLT Heel said:
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My daughter just sent me this in an uproar, saying she just got this text. She’s a 23 year old SWF here in Charlotte and already is heavy on the Harris train, but this is pushing her even farther. Frankly I hope trumps campaign sends this to every single female in NC. LOL.

I told my daughter that this honestly felt more like a troll attempt than a real political ad, but I guess I should put it past him to be that stupid.
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this can't be real.

no way they're this stupid.
 
lawtig02 said:
It’s not nearly that complicated. Trump is just 100% convinced he’s being cheated every moment of every day. He’s the most unjustifiably paranoid national figure the world has seen since Stalin.
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This. Plus a heavy dose of narcissism. Everything that happens, happens to him.
 
CFordUNC said:
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I find this extremely insulting.

Trump is "always faithful" to our military?

2015: Disparaged John McCain’s POW experience
2016: Publicly insulted a Gold Star family
www.nytimes.com

Donald Trump Criticizes Muslim Family of Slain U.S. Soldier, Drawing Ire (Published 2016)

In an ABC interview, Mr. Trump implied that Ghazala Khan’s silence while her husband spoke about their soldier son’s death at the Democratic convention may have been because of her Muslim faith.
www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com
2017: Expressed distaste for wounded veterans
www.huffpost.com

Trump Said Wounded Vets In Military Parades Didn’t 'Look Good' For Him: Book

“Those are the heroes,” John Kelly reportedly responded to Trump in the new book “The Divider” by journalists Peter Baker and Susan B. Glasser.
www.huffpost.com www.huffpost.com
2018: Called WWI casualties “losers” and “suckers”
www.nbcnews.com

John Kelly confirms Trump privately disparaged U.S. service members and veterans

Trump called fallen soldiers "suckers” and "losers" during his presidency, according to a 2020 report in The Atlantic.
www.nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com
2018: Dismissed Navy SEAL Commander Adm. William McRaven
2020: Downplayed troops’ injuries following missile attack in Iraq
www.huffpost.com

Major Veterans Group Calls On Trump To Apologize For Downplaying Troops' Injuries

Veterans of Foreign Wars said it couldn't "stand idle" after Trump's "misguided" comments about troop injuries following a recent attack by Iran.
www.huffpost.com www.huffpost.com

And JD gets some love too.

www.newsweek.com

JD Vance blasted by military vets for Tim Walz attack—"Unbecoming"

Donald Trump's running mate accused his Democratic opponent of "stolen valor" and of "abandoning" his National Guard unit.
www.newsweek.com www.newsweek.com
 
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