[Politics] Donald Trump, US President

[Triggaaar]

Musk spending a million a day to get voters to sign up to his pro-Trump petition. Those who sign the petition - which pledges to support free speech and gun rights - ‘will have to give their contact details, potentially allowing AmericaPAC to contact them about their vote’.

Elon Musk's $1m-a-day giveaway in swing states 'deeply concerning'

The winner will be chosen from those who sign a petition by the tech billionaire's Trump-supporting group.

www.bbc.co.uk

As I mentioned above - swing voters (the target here) generally treat Musk with suspicion and distrust and he is possibly wasting a lot of money mainly preaching to the converted.

“A recent NBC News poll found that just 31% of independents view Musk positively. That said, the billionaire is fairly popular with Republican voters. The poll found 62% of GOP voters have positive feelings about Musk, though only 7% of Democrats said the same.”

Can Elon Musk sway the election?

Elon Musk, the world’s wealthiest person, has thrown his full weight behind former President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.

www.gzeromedia.com

America is totally f***ed

 

[peterward]

Laying the ground to try and Steal the election with "Stop the Steal II"

Theyre using exact same playbook.

Trump allies spending millions to dissuade voters in key states from polls

In critical battlegrounds, Maga allies mounting lawsuits to ‘lay the groundwork’ to challenge election if he loses

www.theguardian.com

 

[Seagull58]

 

[BadFish]

I did wonder how many orders he screwed up. Why is he doing photo shoots and avoiding TV interviews ?

Because a black woman one upped him by saying she worked in a mcdonald's years ago. His fragile ego needed to even the ledger.

Good candidate for the president of the USA though.

 

[US Seagull]

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Indeed. A closed McDonalds owned by a ultra-MAGA franchisee. They even did rehearsals.

MeidasTouch (@meidastouch) on Threads

Meiselas: What we uncovered was that this specific McDonald's was actually closed for the day, they did rehearsals before it took place. They brought in all of their MAGA supporters to pretend that they were actual customers at this McDonald's.

universeodon.com

 

[Bodian]

Because a black woman one upped him by saying she worked in a mcdonald's years ago. His fragile ego needed to even the ledger.

Good candidate for the president of the USA though.

Give him a week and he'll be saying that he worked in McDonald's himself - and that Ronald himself said he's aced it, and there had never been a better Big Mac server - the best he'd ever seen in the history of Big Macs.

 

[marlowe]

True to form Trump is even ripping off the places where he holds his rallies leaving a trail of unpaid invoices stretching back as far as his 2016 campaign.....

Trump US rallies leave behind unpaid dues, again and again

With Donald Trump’s history of not paying his dues, some cities have started asking for upfront payment for his rallies.

www.aljazeera.com

 

[drew]

Give him a week and he'll be saying that he worked in McDonald's himself - and that Ronald himself said he's aced it, and there had never been a better Big Mac server - the best he'd ever seen in the history of Big Macs.

Don't forget that whilst he was working in this pretend Macdonalds, he miraculously became working class, or as they are known in the states, trailer trash! Luckily for him, it wasn't a full time job.

 

[lasvegan]

Because a black woman one upped him by saying she worked in a mcdonald's years ago. His fragile ego needed to even the ledger.

Good candidate for the president of the USA though.

He was obviously mocking her for lying about working at McDonald’s.

 

[BadFish]

He was obviously mocking her for lying about working at McDonald’s.

Its such a weird thing to get all hey up about. And someone who behaves like this is your actual choice for the president.

We live in a weird world.

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

He was obviously mocking her for lying about working at McDonald’s.

Show me proof she lied. Stop presenting MAGA / FoxNews theories as gospel truth.

 

[Westdene Seagull]

Has Trump conceded the election because yesterday he was doing a trial shift in McDonalds

Hiding in McD vs hiding in a fridge. Not much difference really.

 

[Albion my Albion]

Interview with a Republican farmer couple. I think you will find a lot more of these people (Trump labels them RINO immediately) than you will find Democrats for Trump. But that may not change the results in the 7 battleground states which will ultimately determine the outcome of the 2024 US presidential election.

MSN

Bob and Kristina Lange interview

(Click on MSN)

What's most fascinating is the interview was done by Fox News.

 

[Withdean South Stand]

However contrived the whole thing was, Trump showing up and actually working the fries at McDonald's is probably the smartest bit of campaigning he's done all cycle. Pretty much everything else has been a disaster for him but that was a strong response to the criticism from Harris/Walz about him not being capable of working an ordinary job. The Harris campaign is now pivoting to focusing on other oddities about the old grifter.

 

[Albion my Albion]

However contrived the whole thing was, Trump showing up and actually working the fries at McDonald's is probably the smartest bit of campaigning he's done all cycle. Pretty much everything else has been a disaster for him but that was a strong response to the criticism from Harris/Walz about him not being capable of working an ordinary job. The Harris campaign is now pivoting to focusing on other oddities about the old grifter.

He didn't really work the lunch rush did he?

I do agree it was a better campaign move than any of the jackass comments he has made lately but that is like NOT eating sh!t is better than eating sh!t.

 

[peterward]

Don't forget that whilst he was working in this pretend Macdonalds, he miraculously became working class, or as they are known in the states, trailer trash! Luckily for him, it wasn't a full time job.

 

[peterward]

Its such a weird thing to get all hey up about. And someone who behaves like this is your actual choice for the president.

We live in a weird world.

 

[jordanseagull]

America is totally f***ed

PACs/SuperPACs have been a thing for several elections now, nothing particularly new about any of this.

 

[Albion my Albion]

Reminder, this is a Republican talking about the effects of Donald Trump on down ticket Republicans in a very blue (Democratic) state.

CHICAGO TRIBUNE​ Daywatch​ Monday, October 21, 2024

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Good morning, Chicago.

Republicans will try to chip away at the Democratic Party’s virtually unassailable control of the Illinois General Assembly in next month’s election, a task that may not be made any easier by the political polarization that starts at the top of the ballot.

In a decidedly blue state, former President Donald Trump’s candidacy could hurt the GOP in legislative swing districts, said John Shaw, director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.

“I think there is a guilt-by-association thing going on or a guilt-by-association possibility for Republicans who are running down ballot in swing districts, and even districts that maybe trend just a little bit Republican,” Shaw said.

House Republican Leader Tony McCombie of Savanna said her party is targeting just a few seats in each election as part of a 10-year plan that will carry them to the next redistricting opportunity following the 2030 census.

“The number one thing is that people expect us to fail,” McCombie said. “I have to sell hope a lot, which is not that hard, because I still am hopeful for Illinois, but it really is a challenge to raise money in this environment.”

Full story here:

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/10/21/gop-leader-tries-to-sell-hope-in-uphill-battle-to-cut-into-democratic-stranglehold-on-state-legislature/?lctg=A5E435548474E41FF495751297&utm_email=A5E435548474E41FF495751297&active=no&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=https%3a%2f%2fwww.chicagotribune.com%2f2024%2f10%2f21%2fgop-leader-tries-to-sell-hope-in-uphill-battle-to-cut-into-democratic-stranglehold-on-state-legislature%2f&utm_campaign=trib-chicago_tribune-daywatch-nl&utm_content=curated

 

[Triggaaar]

PACs/SuperPACs have been a thing for several elections now, nothing particularly new about any of this.

It's all of it put together. The constant lies and refusal to accept facts, passing them off as fake news. Over here Starmer got in a bit of bother for accepting a few gifts, but Trump could be owned by Musk and Putin.