American Politics from 2019 on

[rasetsu]

Not so, the more money Trump has to blow on the primaries the less he has for the general election.

[Tero]

Not so, the more money Trump has to blow on the primaries the less he has for the general election.

But it was not Trump money. It was Republican money planned to derail Trump and get someone else.

[rasetsu]

Not so, the more money Trump has to blow on the primaries the less he has for the general election.

But it was not Trump money. It was Republican money planned to derail Trump and get someone else.

You're not understanding. The more money they spend on a competitor, the better they will do, resulting in Trump having to spend more of his money to defeat them.

[Tero]

Not so, the more money Trump has to blow on the primaries the less he has for the general election.

But it was not Trump money. It was Republican money planned to derail Trump and get someone else.

You're not understanding. The more money they spend on a competitor, the better they will do, resulting in Trump having to spend more of his money to defeat them.

Trump is not spending any money defeating DeSantis. it is completely unnecessary. DeSantis is the undoing of DeSantis.

The entire business is useless for the GOP. Though for us it is good as it makes them look ridiculous. But they will get Trump, they have no options.

[Tero]

This is the only way for republicans to fight against Trump: get a democratic president.
https://lincolnproject.us/

[rasetsu]

Not so, the more money Trump has to blow on the primaries the less he has for the general election.

But it was not Trump money. It was Republican money planned to derail Trump and get someone else.

You're not understanding. The more money they spend on a competitor, the better they will do, resulting in Trump having to spend more of his money to defeat them.

Trump is not spending any money defeating DeSantis. it is completely unnecessary. DeSantis is the undoing of DeSantis.

The entire business is useless for the GOP. Though for us it is good as it makes them look ridiculous. But they will get Trump, they have no options.

If history is any indication, Trump will deplete his war chest sooner rather than later. That's what happened in 2020, by mid summer, Trump's coffers were depleted. Anything the Democrats or Republicans can do to accelerate that process reduces the chances of Trump winning the general election.

[Tero]

By the time Trump is selected the candidate, the Trump Base will donate masses of money to the campaign. It is an existential thing for trumpsters. They will spend all they can, whatever little they have over food and rent and everyday spending.

[Tero]

That is, they are stupid, but have a lot of common sense. A trumpster has sympathy for Trump and trump in jail is freaking them out, because there was never anyone other than Trump that represented them. But they have a good sense of what to spend on, and will see that their money is more helpful once we are in an election cycle.

It's not necessary for these people to see what Biden or Trump would or did give them. They are only interested in the government not giving anything to all those other people.

[Tero]

A rather useless analysis. A disinterest in politics is well known, but so what?
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/1 ... s-00106262

data at link
In the simplest terms, when the Democratic party nominee for president garners 60% of the youth vote, Democrats win. Otherwise, it’s ugly for them.

President Obama won 66% of 18–29-year-olds in 2008; in 2012, he earned 60%.

President Biden reached 60% in 2020;

But Vice President Gore (48%), Senator Kerry (55%), and Secretary Clinton (55%) each fell short.
https://dellavolpe.substack.com/p/ring-the-alarm

My Big Three Takeaways
While the 18-to-29-year-old youth cohort is becoming more progressive in their values, relative to Spring 2019, fewer are:

Likely to vote;

Identify as Democrats (or liberals);

Paying close attention to the political news; and

Likely to believe that politics is a meaningful way to create change in the system.

While all of this could change in the months ahead; none of this is good for the party in power. None of this is good for our democracy.

[Brian Peacock]

By the time Trump is selected the candidate, the Trump Base will donate masses of money to the campaign. It is an existential thing for trumpsters. They will spend all they can, whatever little they have over food and rent and everyday spending.

I hear the New Covenant MAGA Prayer Shawl is selling well.

[JimC]

To sum up the views of youth:

"Politicians? Fuck 'em all..."

[Tero]

I can't post in the Democrats thread. There has been a bug with that for years. My post ends up in the wrongs thread.

So, transportation. We have a problem. Just the number of cars in most cities. The bridge and interstate collapse in PA still causing a big mess.

But on to Pete.

He has put himself in the lead to become the Democrats' presidential candidate, and suddenly many have opened their eyes to Pete Buttigieg.

But if you happened to spot a large group of cyclists - and probably quite a few security guards - in Copenhagen four years ago, there is actually a chance that you have seen the 38-year-old Buttigieg before.

In April 2016, he was visiting the Danish capital.

At the time, he was mayor of the city of South Bend, a city which, with its slightly over 105,000 inhabitants, is the size of Esbjerg.

Also on the trip were the US transport minister at the time, Andrew Foxx, and the US ambassador at the time, Rufus Gifford, and one of the main purposes of the trip was to gain insight into how Denmark and Copenhagen have successfully created a cycle-friendly environment in the city.


The trip around the Copenhagen asphalt made an impression on the Indiana mayor.

In any case , Buttigieg has said he was impressed by the city's infrastructure, and explained how it inspired him to improve his own city's bike safety.

South Bend was subsequently - in May 2018 - named one of the most bike-friendly cities in the Midwest by the American answer to the Federation of Cyclists.

The US Secretary of Transportation was also enthusiastic.

A ride on the "Bike Snake"
To show around Copenhagen were, among others, former transport minister Hans Christian Schmidt, director of the Cyklistforbundet, Klaus Bondam, and Copenhagen's Lord Mayor, Frank Jensen.

On the cycle tour around Copenhagen, they crossed, among other things, the "Cykelslangen", the cycle bridge that goes over Copenhagen Harbor and connects Dybbølsbro with Bryggebroen.

The "Cykelslangen" is internationally recognized for its architectural design, and then of course because it is reserved for cyclists.

https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/udland/demokr ... ik-hans-en

[Tero]

The Philadelphia bridge is apparently fixed:
The experts said it would take months — but we rebuilt I-95 in just 12 days.

The playbook we developed shows America can do big things again.
https://www.threads.net/t/CuwzhfRul1n/? ... IwNjQ2YQ==

[pErvinalia]

Cycling is woke.

[Brian Peacock]

Cycling is woke, and trans.