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    Kamala Harris

    Biden Out, Harris In On July 21, 2024, President Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/president-joe-biden-drops-2024-presidential-race-rcna159867
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    Saying Goodbye and Thank You

    About four years ago, I took on powerlifting as a serious hobby and avocational pursuit. On Saturday, April 27, I participated in my fifth competitive powerlifting meet. My lifts were judged by International Powerlifting Federation judges and my score placed me in the top half of all drug-free...
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    Kari Lake

    Kari Lake in Court for Defamation Kari Lake is another Trump supporter in court for defamation. https://www.12news.com/article/news/politics/judge-denies-kari-lake-request-dismiss-defamation-suit-stephen-richer-election-2022/75-affdd8ba-340d-498f-a384-3488d6c38d98
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    Changes Needed at Harvard, MIT and U of PA

    In a recent congressional hearing, Representative Stefanik asked the presidents of Harvard, MIT and the University of PA if "... calling for the genocide of Jews violate [your university’s] code of conduct or rules regarding bullying or harassment?" I was surprised to see none of them reply...
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    Rudy Giuliani

    Giuliani's Jury Trial Begins Dec. 11 This is the case in which Giuliani is accused of defaming two GA election workers. In a default judgement, he has already been found to be civilly liable for defaming these election workers. The jury trial is to determine the amount of the damages...
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    Nikki Haley for President

    With Nikki Haley now contending for second place in the Republican Party presidential primary, it seems right to start an EO thread about her. While I believe Trump has the nomination locked up no matter how strong or weak he is in the polls (the delegates are locked-in Trump loyalists), it is...
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    What's Wrong With the Republican Party?

    This is a thread about the Republican Party. It's not about the Democratic Party. It's about the Republican Party. So saying the Republican Party is doing something bad because it's the Democrats' fault, or saying if the Republican Party is doing something bad, the Democrats are doing something...
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    The Media and Others are Missing the Point

    After the Iowa GOP Lincoln Dinner, where 13 GOP primary candidates spoke, we were treated to the usual political reports and commentary. Depending on the reporter or commentator, we heard about what's wrong with Trump, what's wrong with the other candidates who are not criticizing Trump, what's...
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    Republicans Are Losing College Towns and Entire States With Them

    https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/07/21/gop-college-towns-00106974 Key Point: "None of this has gone unnoticed by the GOP, which is responding in ways that reach beyond traditional tensions between conservative lawmakers and liberal universities — such as targeting students’ voting...
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    Gen Z 2024: Headwind for Republicans, Tailwind for Democrats

    "Every year, about 4 million Americans turn 18 and gain the right to vote. In the eight years between the 2016 and 2024 elections, that’s 32 million new eligible voters. "Also every year, 2½ million older Americans die. So in the same eight years, that’s as many as 20 million fewer older...
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    Campaign Finance Complexity

    News organizations and influencers are talking about the fundraising results of the various presidential candidates. While it's easy for anyone to pick out a number to support a view that a given candidate is strong, that is unlikely to be accurate since campaign finance has become a complicated...
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    Vivek Ramaswamy

    Vivek Ramaswamy is gaining attention among the dozen or so Republican Party presidential primary candidates. It seems appropriate to start a Ramaswamy thread.
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    Bravo US Supreme Court! A Blow to Gerrymandering

    The Supreme Court on Tuesday rebuffed a legal theory that argued that state legislatures have the authority to set election rules with little oversight from state courts, a major decision that turns away a conservative push to empower state legislatures. By a 6-3 vote, the court rejected the...
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    Texas State Attorney General Paxton Impeached

    I know I said I'd stay off EO for 3 months in the interests of focusing more on my work. But this news is so remarkable that I felt compelled to comment. This afternoon, the Texas state House of Representatives, controlled by a strong majority of Republicans, impeached Texas State AG Paxton, a...
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    Gaining Footholds: Solar and Wind Power; Electric Vechicles

    Wind and solar energy combined to generate 13.6% of utility-scale electricity last year. Sales of all-electric vehicles rose to 5.8% of the total 13.8 million vehicles Americans purchased in 2022, up from 3.2% in 2021 Source
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    Reparations

    California's reparations task force voted Saturday to approve recommendations on how the state may compensate and apologize to Black residents for generations of harm caused by discriminatory policies. If the task force is truly concerned about curing past racial injustices with an apology and...
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    The State of the Union and the Justice System

    Tell me if I have this right or correct me if I'm wrong. The world is divided into people on the left and the right. There are no independent thinkers or actors. There are only the red and blue tribes and an individuals' role is to defend one's tribe and humiliate, defeat, and/or destroy the...
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    Parler Shut Down. Truth Social Next?

    "Parler, the self-described 'uncancelable free-speech social platform' that catered to right-wing users — which was nearly acquired by Kanye West last year — has been shut down by its new owner. “'No reasonable person believes that a Twitter clone just for conservatives is a viable business any...
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    The Defining Issue of 2024

    As with any presidential election, in which all US House Seats and a number of US Senate seats are also in play, a host of issues come to the fore. But as we head into 2024, I think there is a single issue that will top all others in importance, and I think that issue alone will result in voters...
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    Fox News, the Dominion Lawsuit, and the Big Lie

    I'm replying to muttly's comment here because the topic deserves a thread of its own. It's not without good reason the left (and others) are freaking out about Tucker Carlson. As evidence and testimony from the Dominion case becomes public, it is clear Carlson (and others at Fox) did not...
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