I read that Pete and Chasten live in northern Michigan now. Traverse City to be precise. It is Chasten’s home town and allows them to be close to Chasten’s family which is helpful with a small child and Pete’s travel schedule. He voted in Michigan in 2022.
I hope there are many millions of conservatives just like you. It would be nice to go back to considering 2 legitimate alternatives. 2012 seems like 50 years ago.
We’ve already seen what happens when Trump loses. There’s no reason to think this time would be any different than last time. He’s been given multiple opportunities to say that he’ll accept the election results in November, and he has refused to commit to do so. He will undoubtedly claim that he won—even if he loses. He can’t fathom of a world in which he actually loses.
It'll be a little bit different in that the Democrats have control over most of the government this time around.
I’m not convinced that matters much.
IIF it appears that Harris has won, the likely battleground is small country election boards that will refuse to certify results even when Trump won their county in order to throw sand into the gears and throw the decision to the House, together with the local judges and select federal judges that the GOP has gotten efficient at forum-shopping.
I believe he was comparing the protesters who vandalize property, burn American flags, etc. to the KKK. I am almost certain he was not comparing people who are just generally pro-Palestinian to the KKK.
I just don’t see any evidence that Shapiro will deliver Pennsylvania for Harris. I think she is well set up to compete and win there without him. I don’t want to rehash things I’ve already said on this thread, but Harris and Shapiro bring similar skills to the table, so I’d prefer Walz or Beshear.
I hear ya. I think yours is a perfectly valid and entirely respectable viewpoint. And I actually agree that I believe that Harris is set up well to be able to win in Pennsylvania even without Shapiro on the ticket. Like I’ve said, I’m going to be thrilled with any of whomever she picks between Shapiro, Walz, Kelly, or Beshear. I’m just hopeful that the more leftward flank of the party doesn’t have a temper tantrum if and when she chooses Shapiro.
I agree. From my perspective as a moderate-to-slightly conservative, it has always felt to me like the far left is not happy unless they are unhappy.
Im worried that that’s exactly what will happen. Don’t get me wrong, I’m voting for Harris regardless. But I think there is a segment of the left (count me among them) who will find Shapiro demoralizing. Harris can’t afford that right now. Let’s keep the energy going and pick a VP that everyone in the party will be satisfied with.
Yeah what is his angle anymore other than to be the next Sinema/Manchin who gums up the works on everything.
As a member of the far left, I think most of us are just tired of being beaten down for years by the only major party in this country that actually shares some of our views.