🇺🇸 Fell Out of a Coconut Tree, It's Kamalot: The Kamala Harris Thread

[MagnarTheGreat]

Vote for Kamala Harris to Support Science, Health and the Environment

Kamala Harris has plans to improve health, boost the economy and mitigate climate change. Donald Trump has threats and a dangerous record

www.scientificamerican.com

That is why, for only the second time in our magazine’s 179-year history, the editors of Scientific American are endorsing a candidate for president. That person is Kamala Harris.

 

[Lily Adler]

Vote for Kamala Harris to Support Science, Health and the Environment

Kamala Harris has plans to improve health, boost the economy and mitigate climate change. Donald Trump has threats and a dangerous record

www.scientificamerican.com

I'm guessing the other time was Biden because COVID.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

I’m sure many certain endorsements have been made over the past eight years that wouldn’t have been if not for the awfulness of now three-time major party nominee Donald Trump.

Here his grasp on science is worse than a second graders. He often actively chooses the opposite of science on purpose which even a child wouldn’t do - a child would either be silent or say ‘I don’t know’ on these topics.

 

[Lily Adler]

I’m sure many certain endorsements have been made over the past eight years that wouldn’t have been if not for the awfulness of now three-time major party nominee Donald Trump.

Here his grasp on science is worse than a second graders. He often actively chooses the opposite of science on purpose which even a child wouldn’t do - a child would either be silent or say ‘I don’t know’ on these topics.

Dude doesn't know how tariffs work.

 

[mclay18]

I wonder if a youngin will replace Schumer.

If the Senate stays in Democratic hands after this year, Schumer will continue to be Majority Leader. So if the majority goes down to 50-50 (with Walz being the tie breaker) or stays under the 60 vote threshold— all three (Madame VP, Jeffries and Schumer) will have to meet together late this year to agree on getting rid of the filibuster. It has to be a united front on which bills will be the first to get passed and signed into law.

But the Senate has to stay at 50-50 or higher and the vulnerable D incumbent Senators need all the support they can get.

 

[InCali]

If the Senate stays in Democratic hands after this year, Schumer will continue to be Majority Leader. So if the majority goes down to 50-50 (with Walz being the tie breaker) or stays under the 60 vote threshold— all three (Madame VP, Jeffries and Schumer) will have to meet together late this year to agree on getting rid of the filibuster. It has to be a united front on which bills will be the first to get passed and signed into law.

But the Senate has to stay at 50-50 or higher and the vulnerable D incumbent Senators need all the support they can get.

Yeah.....Schumer isn't going anywhere. West Virginia is gone. Period. That means the Dems have to hold on in swing states to maintain a 50/50 senate. That means MT, OH, WI, MI, NV, an AZ, ALL swing states (with the exception of red MT) must elect Dems. Running that table is gonna be very tough....esp MT. Now, some people are thinking that TX and FL could switch to Dems. I personally consider that wishful thinking, but I suppose it's possible.

Here's a question that I think only nerds would know. I recall that when the senate was 50/50 that committee assignments were also split, which made getting things out of committee more difficult. Does anyone know if that's a result of the rules adopted at the beginning of the session and, if so, can those rules be changed to allow for a 50/50 senate with control of the WH to have 1 more member on committees?

 

[mclay18]

Yeah.....Schumer isn't going anywhere. West Virginia is gone. Period. That means the Dems have to hold on in swing states to maintain a 50/50 senate. That means MT, OH, WI, MI, NV, an AZ, ALL swing states (with the exception of red MT) must elect Dems. Running that table is gonna be very tough....esp MT. Now, some people are thinking that TX and FL could switch to Dems. I personally consider that wishful thinking, but I suppose it's possible.

I think Debbie Mucarsel Powell has a very good chance of winning FL because among other things, she’s a fresh new face and Rick Scott is not well liked in the Sunshine State. She also speaks fluent Spanish which means she can cut ads for South Florida. And she is tying herself to the abortion rights amendment on the ballot too.

And FL has got a TON of Dem volunteers on the ground. They are working HARD and people are excited to vote.

 

[InCali]

I think Debbie Mucarsel Powell has a very good chance of winning FL because among other things, she’s a fresh new face and Rick Scott is not well liked in the Sunshine State. She also speaks fluent Spanish which means she can cut ads for South Florida. And she is tying herself to the abortion rights amendment on the ballot too.

And FL has got a TON of Dem volunteers on the ground. They are working HARD and people are excited to vote.

I hope you're right bruh. You've always been more sanguine about elections than I have and I don't mind being wrong.

Of all the senate races that stand on edge, I'm most worried about Tester.

 

[mclay18]

I hope you're right bruh. You've always been more sanguine about elections than I have and I don't mind being wrong.

Of all the senate races that stand on edge, I'm most worried about Tester.

Yeah, he needs to tie himself to Madame VP. The ones who are going to vote for him anyway will want him to be in solidarity. Of course he’ll need enough R votes to get him over the line but chances are they’re tired of Trump and MAGA too.

It’s very possible the abortion amendment could pass in MT but Tester loses re-election. He needs to step up.

 

[InCali]

Yeah, he needs to tie himself to Madame VP. The ones who are going to vote for him anyway will want him to be in solidarity. Of course he’ll need enough R votes to get him over the line but chances are they’re tired of Trump and MAGA too.

It’s very possible the abortion amendment could pass in MT but Tester loses re-election. He needs to step up.

In MT, I think he needs to run separate from her, push pro choice, and focus on local issues.

 

[flickchick85]

Montana resident here. Tying himself to Kamala would be the absolute worst thing Jon Tester could do. The ONLY reason he has lasted as long as he has is by appealing to the Republicans in this state as much as possible. He's got the Dem vote on lock and getting the more moderate conservatives and libertarians on his side is the only thing that has put him over the top in this state in past elections. If you see his campaign commercials, none of them are even trying to appeal to Dems, for good reason. That gets him nothing. Even the Repubs who don't like Trump here aren't exactly pro-Kamala. I agree he should push the pro-choice bit, though. That seems popular enough. But I'm afraid there's nothing he could do this time around regardless. Sheehy's winning, even if the abortion amendment passes, I think. The sentiment here is just too bitter for anything else imo. Those right-wingers who can't bring themselves to vote for Trump anymore will vote for Sheehy to make themselves feel better. Would LOVE to be wrong, but that's just how it's feeling here.

 

[mclay18]

In MT, I think he needs to run separate from her, push pro choice, and focus on local issues.

Everything is up in the air at this point. It would be nice if this realignment we’re seeing electorally gives us victories we didn’t expect. The Swift endorsement could be a big boost this fall.

 

[blueharvest]

Harris leads Trump in Pennsylvania — and two bellwether PA counties — exclusive poll finds

Kamala Harris leads Donald Trump in Pennsylvania by 3 percentage points thanks to a major advantage with women voters, a USA TODAY poll found.

www.usatoday.com

 

[Lily Adler]

I wonder if the media is counting Project 2025 as a lie for Kamala in the debate.

 

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[blueharvest]

Any time a church does something like this and meddles in politics, they should be taxed.

 

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[Lily Adler]

 

[blueharvest]

Scientific American makes presidential endorsement for second time in 179 years

‘The US faces two futures,’ according to editors at top science magazine

www.independent.co.uk

 

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[squeekness]

This should be against the law.

 

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[Lily Adler]

 

[Iceman]

Whenever Kamala uses music she picks up an endorsement. Whenever Trump uses music he gets a lawsuit.

 

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