Is Donald Trump heading for his Pierre-Charles Villeneuve moment, again? – politicalbetting.com

System · August 10

Is Donald Trump heading for his Pierre-Charles Villeneuve moment, again? – politicalbetting.com

Trafalgar only has Trump ahead slightly in swing states?Oh it's incredibly over, even the Republican pollsters can't pull through for him pic.twitter.com/OIawpF4Ay4

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TheScreamingEagles · August 10

This thread is for you Robert.

Roger · August 10

OT. Downfall.....

https://x.com/rahhead01/status/1821888245291970863

ydoethur · August 10

Relative strength of the two as crowd pullers by Cohen.

https://youtu.be/4zg-2zcKTVE?si=xkQfZ_PcYX_OzBy4

Of course, crowd size isn't conclusive, especially given how few people live in Montana, but it is instructive that Trump can't fill even small venues in the way he used to.

Jonathan · August 10

Potential game changers for the Republicans?

Another debate victory
Harris pulls a Sunak style campaign
Fire Vance
Fire himself
Another assassination attempt.
A social media storm/riot
Dirt on his opponents
Economic crash

eek · August 10

Jonathan said:
Potential game changers for the Republicans?

Another debate victory
Harris pulls a Sunak style campaign
Fire Vance
Fire himself
Another assassination attempt.
A social media storm/riot
Dirt on his opponents
Economic crash

Trump is imprisoned on September 18th when sentencing in New York occurs?

TheScreamingEagles · August 10

Jonathan said:
Potential game changers for the Republicans?

Another debate victory
Harris pulls a Sunak style campaign
Fire Vance
Fire himself
Another assassination attempt.
A social media storm/riot
Dirt on his opponents
Economic crash

The Russians.

They are desperate for Trump to win so he can sell out Ukraine.

Remember in 2016 after the grab them by the pussy comments became public Wikileaks released stuff to damage Clinton.

Mexicanpete · August 10

Jonathan said:
Potential game changers for the Republicans?

Another debate victory
Harris pulls a Sunak style campaign
Fire Vance
Fire himself
Another assassination attempt.
A social media storm/riot
Dirt on his opponents
Economic crash

SCOTUS stops the count before the postal/overseas votes are counted.

ydoethur · August 10

Mexicanpete said:

Jonathan said:
Potential game changers for the Republicans?

Another debate victory
Harris pulls a Sunak style campaign
Fire Vance
Fire himself
Another assassination attempt.
A social media storm/riot
Dirt on his opponents
Economic crash
SCOTUS stops the count before the postal votes are counted.

Why would they wait till then?

eek · August 10

ydoethur said:
Relative strength of the two as crowd pullers by Cohen.

https://youtu.be/4zg-2zcKTVE?si=xkQfZ_PcYX_OzBy4

Of course, crowd size isn't conclusive, especially given how few people live in Montana, but it is instructive that Trump can't fill even small venues in the way he used to.

It's the complete lack of energy at the Trump rally that is equally revealing...

ydoethur · August 10

If nothing else, Walz's selection suggests Harris is a very shrewd judge of character.

Let's look at what this relative unknown has brought to the ticket so far:

1) Energy. Look at the bounce and cheeriness. He's obviously thoroughly enjoying every minute and it's infectious.

2) Humour. Harris has always come across as quite dry, but Walz? He's got them laughing like he's Ronald Reagan.

3) Loyalty. He's mentioning her in every speech and praising her to the skies.

And that's even before we get to the back story, the executive experience and the fact his selection has completely wrong-footed the Trump campaign.

If he can keep this up, he'll be a magnificent asset for the Dems.

So either she's a brilliant judge of a person, including herself, and picked the perfect candidate for her ticket.

Or she's lucked out on an epic scale.

Or both.

Mexicanpete · August 10

ydoethur said:

Mexicanpete said:

Jonathan said:
Potential game changers for the Republicans?

Another debate victory
Harris pulls a Sunak style campaign
Fire Vance
Fire himself
Another assassination attempt.
A social media storm/riot
Dirt on his opponents
Economic crash
SCOTUS stops the count before the postal votes are counted.
Why would they wait till then?

For " legitimacy". In 2020 Trump was ahead initially and the stop the count narrative quickly gathered pace. I know SCOTUS could have intervened then, but they still retained the last vestiges of fairness, that has subsequently been thrown to the wind.

Jonathan · August 10

ydoethur said:
If nothing else, Walz's selection suggests Harris is a very shrewd judge of character.

Let's look at what this relative unknown has brought to the ticket so far:

1) Energy. Look at the bounce and cheeriness. He's obviously thoroughly enjoying every minute and it's infectious.

2) Humour. Harris has always come across as quite dry, but Walz? He's got them laughing like he's Ronald Reagan.

3) Loyalty. He's mentioning her in every speech and praising her to the skies.

And that's even before we get to the back story, the executive experience and the fact his selection has completely wrong-footed the Trump campaign.

If he can keep this up, he'll be a magnificent asset for the Dems.

So either she's a brilliant judge of a person, including herself, and picked the perfect candidate for her ticket.

Or she's lucked out on an epic scale.

Or both.

And there’s an extremely effective team working with her.

FF43 · August 10

Nigelb said:

Leon said:
I have managed to go my entire life without watching a single minute of "Strictly" and it is my sincere hope that I shall expire with that claim wholly intact
“ Then shut the fuck up” .… about whomever it was that wrote that crap book.

I probably shouldn't shut the fuck up, just because I get told to. My beef with Douglas Murray ....

His many critics focus on Murray's Islamaphobia and racism, to be told that's not the point. Actually it is entirely the point. Murray far from hiding his Islamaphobia, intellectualises it. His only defence can be that Islamaphobia and racism are justified. It's the battle he chooses to fight; we should engage him on it.

His book, The Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity, Islam, is the most significant polemic in the canon of Islamaphobia. The three words of the subtitle distil his argument: Islam is bad; Islamic immigration into Europe is doubly bad; it leads to a loss of identity in Europe and ultimately a cultural death. This trend is abetted by an effete liberal ascendancy who have lost Europe's previous self confidence by questioning cultural assumptions on colonialism etc and denial of the Islamic problem.

Murray claims to empiricism in his arguments. You observe and from your observations you get to the truth. What I have missed by not reading his book is all the fascinating, or depending on your view dreary, detail on the ways in which Islam is bad. I am sure however that Murray is seeing lots of trees and no woods and therefore not getting to the truth.

Bad or not, Islam just isn't that important in Europe, certainly not to the extent of causing it to die. Muslims make up 5% of the population and a marginal and not well integrated minority (not least because of the hostility towards them that Murray espouses). They are not imposing their cultural norms, including on homosexuality, onto anyone else. Meanwhile socially conservative elites that Murray is very friendly with, such as Orbán and Meloni do.

Muslims make up about half of immigration into Europe, but most immigration in Europe is other Europeans including recently many Ukrainians.

He is also wrong about liberals, of which I am one, lacking self confidence. We may be deluded but to a man and woman we think we're superior to the obscurantism of Putin, the Iranian theocracy and others. If we reject colonialism and slavery it's because we think we are better than that. Meanwhile Murray is the one who thinks Europe is dying. The cultural death is all projection on his part.

Strip away the intellectual veneer and Douglas Murray"s Islamaphobia and racism is no more justified than his fellow sectarians who trashed the mosque in Southport last week.

Tell me where I'm wrong?

ydoethur · August 10

Jonathan said:

ydoethur said:
If nothing else, Walz's selection suggests Harris is a very shrewd judge of character.

Let's look at what this relative unknown has brought to the ticket so far:

1) Energy. Look at the bounce and cheeriness. He's obviously thoroughly enjoying every minute and it's infectious.

2) Humour. Harris has always come across as quite dry, but Walz? He's got them laughing like he's Ronald Reagan.

3) Loyalty. He's mentioning her in every speech and praising her to the skies.

And that's even before we get to the back story, the executive experience and the fact his selection has completely wrong-footed the Trump campaign.

If he can keep this up, he'll be a magnificent asset for the Dems.

So either she's a brilliant judge of a person, including herself, and picked the perfect candidate for her ticket.

Or she's lucked out on an epic scale.

Or both.
And there’s an extremely effective team working with her.

Which would again be, 'is a shrewd judge of character.'

TheScreamingEagles · August 10

ydoethur said:
If nothing else, Walz's selection suggests Harris is a very shrewd judge of character.

Let's look at what this relative unknown has brought to the ticket so far:

1) Energy. Look at the bounce and cheeriness. He's obviously thoroughly enjoying every minute and it's infectious.

2) Humour. Harris has always come across as quite dry, but Walz? He's got them laughing like he's Ronald Reagan.

3) Loyalty. He's mentioning her in every speech and praising her to the skies.

And that's even before we get to the back story, the executive experience and the fact his selection has completely wrong-footed the Trump campaign.

If he can keep this up, he'll be a magnificent asset for the Dems.

So either she's a brilliant judge of a person, including herself, and picked the perfect candidate for her ticket.

Or she's lucked out on an epic scale.

Or both.

I love his sense of humour.

Somebody tweeted how was it possible that both Harris and Walz were 60.

Somebody else tweeted

'Because Tim Walz taught high school.

Trust me.'

to which Walz replied with

''And supervised the lunchroom for 20 years. You do not leave that job with a full head of hair. Trust me.'

https://x.com/Tim_Walz/status/1816108360158138598

ydoethur · August 10

Incidentally, I see Trump had another in-flight emergency yesterday.

I'm amazed he didn't say that he escaped death by an inch and was saved by an angel resembling Ronald Reagan.

ydoethur · August 10

TheScreamingEagles said:

ydoethur said:
If nothing else, Walz's selection suggests Harris is a very shrewd judge of character.

Let's look at what this relative unknown has brought to the ticket so far:

1) Energy. Look at the bounce and cheeriness. He's obviously thoroughly enjoying every minute and it's infectious.

2) Humour. Harris has always come across as quite dry, but Walz? He's got them laughing like he's Ronald Reagan.

3) Loyalty. He's mentioning her in every speech and praising her to the skies.

And that's even before we get to the back story, the executive experience and the fact his selection has completely wrong-footed the Trump campaign.

If he can keep this up, he'll be a magnificent asset for the Dems.

So either she's a brilliant judge of a person, including herself, and picked the perfect candidate for her ticket.

Or she's lucked out on an epic scale.

Or both.
I love his sense of humour.

Somebody tweeted how was it possible that both Harris and Walz were 60.

Somebody else tweeted

'Because Tim Walz taught high school.

Trust me.'

to which Walz replied with

''And supervised the lunchroom for 20 years. You do not leave that job with a full head of hair. Trust me.'

https://x.com/Tim_Walz/status/1816108360158138598

I can definitely relate...

Jonathan · August 10

ydoethur said:

Jonathan said:

ydoethur said:
If nothing else, Walz's selection suggests Harris is a very shrewd judge of character.

Let's look at what this relative unknown has brought to the ticket so far:

1) Energy. Look at the bounce and cheeriness. He's obviously thoroughly enjoying every minute and it's infectious.

2) Humour. Harris has always come across as quite dry, but Walz? He's got them laughing like he's Ronald Reagan.

3) Loyalty. He's mentioning her in every speech and praising her to the skies.

And that's even before we get to the back story, the executive experience and the fact his selection has completely wrong-footed the Trump campaign.

If he can keep this up, he'll be a magnificent asset for the Dems.

So either she's a brilliant judge of a person, including herself, and picked the perfect candidate for her ticket.

Or she's lucked out on an epic scale.

Or both.
And there’s an extremely effective team working with her.
Which would again be, 'is a shrewd judge of character.'

Indeed. Politics is a team sport. Build the team, win the game. It was the decisive factor in the U.K in July.

FF43 · August 10

The Whore of Babylon is more fun.

I think Trump lost his USP

Morris_Dancer · August 10

Mr. 43, "Bad or not, Islam just isn't that important in Europe, certainly not to the extent of causing it to die. Muslims make up 5% of the population and a marginal and not well integrated minority (not least because of the hostility towards them that Murray espouses). They are not imposing their cultural norms, including on homosexuality, onto anyone else. Meanwhile socially conservative elites that Murray is very friendly with, such as Orbán and Meloni do."

Then

"Tell me where I'm wrong?"

The Batley Grammar School teacher in hiding for his life might disagree with your contention that Muslims are not imposing their cultural norms on him.

Benpointer · August 10

Mexicanpete said:

Jonathan said:
Potential game changers for the Republicans?

Another debate victory
Harris pulls a Sunak style campaign
Fire Vance
Fire himself
Another assassination attempt.
A social media storm/riot
Dirt on his opponents
Economic crash
SCOTUS stops the count before the postal/overseas votes are counted.

SCOTUS rules that Harris cannot be President according to the constitution.

"The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years, and, together with the Vice President, chosen for the same Term, be elected, as follows:"

malcolmg · August 10

FF43 said:

Nigelb said:

Leon said:
I have managed to go my entire life without watching a single minute of "Strictly" and it is my sincere hope that I shall expire with that claim wholly intact
“ Then shut the fuck up” .… about whomever it was that wrote that crap book.

I probably shouldn't shut the fuck up, just because I get told to. My beef with Douglas Murray ....

His many critics focus on Murray's Islamaphobia and racism, to be told that's not the point. Actually it is entirely the point. Murray far from hiding his Islamaphobia, intellectualises it. His only defence can be that Islamaphobia and racism are justified. It's the battle he chooses to fight; we should engage him on it.

His book, The Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity, Islam, is the most significant polemic in the canon of Islamaphobia. The three words of the subtitle distil his argument: Islam is bad; Islamic immigration into Europe is doubly bad; it leads to a loss of identity in Europe and ultimately a cultural death. This trend is abetted by an effete liberal ascendancy who have lost Europe's previous self confidence by questioning cultural assumptions on colonialism etc and denial of the Islamic problem.

Murray claims to empiricism in his arguments. You observe and from your observations you get to the truth. What I have missed by not reading his book is all the fascinating, or depending on your view dreary, detail on the ways in which Islam is bad. I am sure however that Murray is seeing lots of trees and no woods and therefore not getting to the truth.

Bad or not, Islam just isn't that important in Europe, certainly not to the extent of causing it to die. Muslims make up 5% of the population and a marginal and not well integrated minority (not least because of the hostility towards them that Murray espouses). They are not imposing their cultural norms, including on homosexuality, onto anyone else. Meanwhile socially conservative elites that Murray is very friendly with, such as Orbán and Meloni do.

Muslims make up about half of immigration into Europe, but most immigration in Europe is other Europeans including recently many Ukrainians.

He is also wrong about liberals, of which I am one, lacking self confidence. We may be deluded but to a man and woman we think we're superior to the obscurantism of Putin, the Iranian theocracy and others. If we reject colonialism and slavery it's because we think we are better than that. Meanwhile Murray is the one who thinks Europe is dying. The cultural death is all projection on his part.

Strip away the intellectual veneer and Douglas Murray"s Islamaphobia and racism is no more justified than his fellow sectarians who trashed the mosque in Southport last week.

Tell me where I'm wrong?

tell it to the marines, why is your bollox right and his wrong. The public will make up their own tiny minds regardless of smarty pants liberals talking mince.

DavidL · August 10

The Rasmussen scores are basically keeping Trump ahead in the "Top battleground states" on RCP but most other collators, such as 538, no longer use them because they are so partisan and unreliable (they used to have a trick by which their polling got more in line with reality immediately before the election so that they could claim a high accuracy but that has got old).

The consequence of this difference is that other collators have Harris ahead in the battleground states, albeit by a small margin. RCP still have Trump ahead.

Our pollsters were all over the place and substantially overstated the Labour share in our election but we are fortunate that they were at least trying to get it right, as opposed to spinning.

ydoethur · August 10

Benpointer said:

Mexicanpete said:

Jonathan said:
Potential game changers for the Republicans?

Another debate victory
Harris pulls a Sunak style campaign
Fire Vance
Fire himself
Another assassination attempt.
A social media storm/riot
Dirt on his opponents
Economic crash
SCOTUS stops the count before the postal/overseas votes are counted.
SCOTUS rules that Harris cannot be President according to the constitution.

"The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years, and, together with the Vice President, chosen for the same Term, be elected, as follows:"

That would elevate Walz though, as the Vice-President elect takes office if the President can't.

TheScreamingEagles · August 10

#NotMyKing

It’s taken 10 days for the King, who prides himself on being a symbol of national unity, to comment.

In doing so, Charles hasn’t called out the racism and Islamophobia.

To remain relevant, his officials will need to be more fleet of foot in the future.

https://x.com/_PeterHunt/status/1821998277526438211

MarqueeMark · August 10

Benpointer said:

Mexicanpete said:

Jonathan said:
Potential game changers for the Republicans?

Another debate victory
Harris pulls a Sunak style campaign
Fire Vance
Fire himself
Another assassination attempt.
A social media storm/riot
Dirt on his opponents
Economic crash
SCOTUS stops the count before the postal/overseas votes are counted.
SCOTUS rules that Harris cannot be President according to the constitution.

"The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years, and, together with the Vice President, chosen for the same Term, be elected, as follows:"

Throughout, the male shall embrace the female...

Carnyx · August 10

TheScreamingEagles said:
#NotMyKing

It’s taken 10 days for the King, who prides himself on being a symbol of national unity, to comment.

In doing so, Charles hasn’t called out the racism and Islamophobia.

To remain relevant, his officials will need to be more fleet of foot in the future.

https://x.com/_PeterHunt/status/1821998277526438211

I assumed this chap is from Republic, but no, not a bit of it. Former BBC presentator and still a commentator on royal stuff.

MarqueeMark · August 10

DavidL said:
The Rasmussen scores are basically keeping Trump ahead in the "Top battleground states" on RCP but most other collators, such as 538, no longer use them because they are so partisan and unreliable (they used to have a trick by which their polling got more in line with reality immediately before the election so that they could claim a high accuracy but that has got old).

The consequence of this difference is that other collators have Harris ahead in the battleground states, albeit by a small margin. RCP still have Trump ahead.

Our pollsters were all over the place and substantially overstated the Labour share in our election but we are fortunate that they were at least trying to get it right, as opposed to spinning.

Rasmussen had Trump +5% the other day. Whilst the rest had Harris pulling away.

Uh-huh.

As outliers go, it was a doozy. Not at all suspicious that it was a result that kept Trump in the game in polling averages...

Malmesbury · August 10

ydoethur said:
If nothing else, Walz's selection suggests Harris is a very shrewd judge of character.

Let's look at what this relative unknown has brought to the ticket so far:

1) Energy. Look at the bounce and cheeriness. He's obviously thoroughly enjoying every minute and it's infectious.

2) Humour. Harris has always come across as quite dry, but Walz? He's got them laughing like he's Ronald Reagan.

3) Loyalty. He's mentioning her in every speech and praising her to the skies.

And that's even before we get to the back story, the executive experience and the fact his selection has completely wrong-footed the Trump campaign.

If he can keep this up, he'll be a magnificent asset for the Dems.

So either she's a brilliant judge of a person, including herself, and picked the perfect candidate for her ticket.

Or she's lucked out on an epic scale.

Or both.

1) & 2) Yes

3) is what VP picks are supposed to do.

Compare with previous VPs of semi normal people - Vance is plain bizarre, like his boss.

DavidL · August 10

MarqueeMark said:

Benpointer said:

Mexicanpete said:

Jonathan said:
Potential game changers for the Republicans?

Another debate victory
Harris pulls a Sunak style campaign
Fire Vance
Fire himself
Another assassination attempt.
A social media storm/riot
Dirt on his opponents
Economic crash
SCOTUS stops the count before the postal/overseas votes are counted.
SCOTUS rules that Harris cannot be President according to the constitution.

"The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years, and, together with the Vice President, chosen for the same Term, be elected, as follows:"
Throughout, the male shall embrace the female...

If only.

TheScreamingEagles · August 10

Malmesbury said:

ydoethur said:
If nothing else, Walz's selection suggests Harris is a very shrewd judge of character.

Let's look at what this relative unknown has brought to the ticket so far:

1) Energy. Look at the bounce and cheeriness. He's obviously thoroughly enjoying every minute and it's infectious.

2) Humour. Harris has always come across as quite dry, but Walz? He's got them laughing like he's Ronald Reagan.

3) Loyalty. He's mentioning her in every speech and praising her to the skies.

And that's even before we get to the back story, the executive experience and the fact his selection has completely wrong-footed the Trump campaign.

If he can keep this up, he'll be a magnificent asset for the Dems.

So either she's a brilliant judge of a person, including herself, and picked the perfect candidate for her ticket.

Or she's lucked out on an epic scale.

Or both.
1) & 2) Yes

3) is what VP picks are supposed to do.

Compare with previous VPs of semi normal people - Vance is plain bizarre, like his boss.

To be fair to Donald Trump his Veep pick in 2016 was the most important Veep pick in history.

Mike Pence saved America on January 6th 2021.

Stereodog · August 10

Mexicanpete said:

ydoethur said:

Mexicanpete said:

Jonathan said:
Potential game changers for the Republicans?

Another debate victory
Harris pulls a Sunak style campaign
Fire Vance
Fire himself
Another assassination attempt.
A social media storm/riot
Dirt on his opponents
Economic crash
SCOTUS stops the count before the postal votes are counted.
Why would they wait till then?
For " legitimacy". In 2020 Trump was ahead initially and the stop the count narrative quickly gathered pace. I know SCOTUS could have intervened then, but they still retained the last vestiges of fairness, that has subsequently been thrown to the wind.

All of the Trump appointed justices were in place for the 2020 election and whatever we may think of their subsequent judgements they acted impeccably over Trump's subversion attempts. I see no reason to think they wouldn't do the same this time. If it's a genuine 2000 style toss up then their political inclinations might be more important though.

Morris_Dancer · August 10

The BBC news homepage has removed the King's comment, but a story about a fisherman finding a lost piece of Lego remains on there.

Hmm.

MattW · August 10

Carnyx said:

TheScreamingEagles said:
#NotMyKing

It’s taken 10 days for the King, who prides himself on being a symbol of national unity, to comment.

In doing so, Charles hasn’t called out the racism and Islamophobia.

To remain relevant, his officials will need to be more fleet of foot in the future.

https://x.com/_PeterHunt/status/1821998277526438211
I assumed this chap is from Republic, but no, not a bit of it. Former BBC presenter and still a commentator on royal stuff.

Peter Hunt is an interesting man by the sound of it. His writing credits in his bio are:

Former BBC correspondent and presenter. Commentator on constitutional and royal issues for outlets including @LBC, @SpecCoffeeHouse, @BBCNews, @Channel4News

C4 and Spectator Coffee House at once are interesting, though note that Coffee House was always less up itself that the Spectator.

He also has a very broad follower profile.

ydoethur · August 10

Malmesbury said:

ydoethur said:
If nothing else, Walz's selection suggests Harris is a very shrewd judge of character.

Let's look at what this relative unknown has brought to the ticket so far:

1) Energy. Look at the bounce and cheeriness. He's obviously thoroughly enjoying every minute and it's infectious.

2) Humour. Harris has always come across as quite dry, but Walz? He's got them laughing like he's Ronald Reagan.

3) Loyalty. He's mentioning her in every speech and praising her to the skies.

And that's even before we get to the back story, the executive experience and the fact his selection has completely wrong-footed the Trump campaign.

If he can keep this up, he'll be a magnificent asset for the Dems.

So either she's a brilliant judge of a person, including herself, and picked the perfect candidate for her ticket.

Or she's lucked out on an epic scale.

Or both.
1) & 2) Yes

3) is what VP picks are supposed to do.

Compare with previous VPs of semi normal people - Vance is plain bizarre, like his boss.

I think the accepted terminology is 'weird.'

JosiasJessop · August 10

TheScreamingEagles said:

Jonathan said:
Potential game changers for the Republicans?

Another debate victory
Harris pulls a Sunak style campaign
Fire Vance
Fire himself
Another assassination attempt.
A social media storm/riot
Dirt on his opponents
Economic crash
The Russians.

They are desperate for Trump to win so he can sell out Ukraine.

Remember in 2016 after the grab them by the pussy comments became public Wikileaks released stuff to damage Clinton.

Ah yes, Wikileaks. Who some on here still praise to the heaven...

HYUFD · August 10

In 2016 though it was only Trafalgar of the main pollsters who had Trump ahead in the rustbelt states and they were correct, the rest of the pollsters weren't so they can't be dismissed.

In 2016 even RCP had Hillary ahead 272 EC votes to 266 for Trump, yet Trump won 304 to 227.

Now RCP have Trump ahead of Harris 287 to 251 with similar figures to Trafalgar but Harris ahead in Wisconsin as well as Michigan (likely Walz bounce in upper midwest there)
https://www.realclearpolling.com/maps/president/2024/no-toss-up/electoral-college

In 2020 RCP were near spot on forecasting Biden 319 to Trump 219
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/president/2020_elections_electoral_college_map_no_toss_ups.html

Rasmussen were not far off either, they leaned Trump but got his score spot on at 47% just underestimated Biden's share having it at 48%. In 2016 they were spot on in the popular vote giving Hilllary a 2% lead in their final poll
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2020/white_house_watch_nov02
https://thehill.com/media/306721-rasmussen-calls-itself-most-accurate-pollster-of-2016/

darkage · August 10

FF43 said:

Nigelb said:

Leon said:
I have managed to go my entire life without watching a single minute of "Strictly" and it is my sincere hope that I shall expire with that claim wholly intact
“ Then shut the fuck up” .… about whomever it was that wrote that crap book.

I probably shouldn't shut the fuck up, just because I get told to. My beef with Douglas Murray ....

His many critics focus on Murray's Islamaphobia and racism, to be told that's not the point. Actually it is entirely the point. Murray far from hiding his Islamaphobia, intellectualises it. His only defence can be that Islamaphobia and racism are justified. It's the battle he chooses to fight; we should engage him on it.

His book, The Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity, Islam, is the most significant polemic in the canon of Islamaphobia. The three words of the subtitle distil his argument: Islam is bad; Islamic immigration into Europe is doubly bad; it leads to a loss of identity in Europe and ultimately a cultural death. This trend is abetted by an effete liberal ascendancy who have lost Europe's previous self confidence by questioning cultural assumptions on colonialism etc and denial of the Islamic problem.

Murray claims to empiricism in his arguments. You observe and from your observations you get to the truth. What I have missed by not reading his book is all the fascinating, or depending on your view dreary, detail on the ways in which Islam is bad. I am sure however that Murray is seeing lots of trees and no woods and therefore not getting to the truth.

Bad or not, Islam just isn't that important in Europe, certainly not to the extent of causing it to die. Muslims make up 5% of the population and a marginal and not well integrated minority (not least because of the hostility towards them that Murray espouses). They are not imposing their cultural norms, including on homosexuality, onto anyone else. Meanwhile socially conservative elites that Murray is very friendly with, such as Orbán and Meloni do.

Muslims make up about half of immigration into Europe, but most immigration in Europe is other Europeans including recently many Ukrainians.

He is also wrong about liberals, of which I am one, lacking self confidence. We may be deluded but to a man and woman we think we're superior to the obscurantism of Putin, the Iranian theocracy and others. If we reject colonialism and slavery it's because we think we are better than that. Meanwhile Murray is the one who thinks Europe is dying. The cultural death is all projection on his part.

Strip away the intellectual veneer and Douglas Murray"s Islamaphobia and racism is no more justified than his fellow sectarians who trashed the mosque in Southport last week.

Tell me where I'm wrong?

@FF43

For what it is worth I have read his books on this subject, if not all his articles. Possibly a criticism is a tendency towards catastrophism. Unsurprisingly, it is all written in a polemical way with the primary purpose of selling books. Also there is a curious thing in that, after accounting for the situation, the conclusion is that Islam is the problem, other than the other way round: (ie: Western civilisation (or at least parts of it) is an existential threat to Muslims in Europe). But he is right that all is not good and that there is a tendency amongst the establishment/elites to completely avoid grappling with this whole issue/problem, and really the book is best read as a historical account of this phenomenon. To his credit, his final warning is that, unless they do, there will be a fascist revolt which has undoubtedly already emerged, see the situation in parts of Europe.

HYUFD · August 10

TheScreamingEagles said:
#NotMyKing

It’s taken 10 days for the King, who prides himself on being a symbol of national unity, to comment.

In doing so, Charles hasn’t called out the racism and Islamophobia.

To remain relevant, his officials will need to be more fleet of foot in the future.

https://x.com/_PeterHunt/status/1821998277526438211

The King correctly condemned aggressive rioters and called for community unity after a phone call with PM Starmer, which was absolutely fine whatever non Tory republicans like you and Peter Hunt with an agenda push

DavidL · August 10

MarqueeMark said:

DavidL said:
The Rasmussen scores are basically keeping Trump ahead in the "Top battleground states" on RCP but most other collators, such as 538, no longer use them because they are so partisan and unreliable (they used to have a trick by which their polling got more in line with reality immediately before the election so that they could claim a high accuracy but that has got old).

The consequence of this difference is that other collators have Harris ahead in the battleground states, albeit by a small margin. RCP still have Trump ahead.

Our pollsters were all over the place and substantially overstated the Labour share in our election but we are fortunate that they were at least trying to get it right, as opposed to spinning.
Rasmussen had Trump +5% the other day. Whilst the rest had Harris pulling away.

Uh-huh.

As outliers go, it was a doozy. Not at all suspicious that it was a result that kept Trump in the game in polling averages...

What this shows, however, is that polling is playing far too big a role in setting the narrative. In the UK Labour were on for a landslide with 40%+ of the vote. The Tories were, at times. struggling to make 20%. This made Sunak look even more hopeless and useless than he was. The outcome was inevitable. It probably helped the Lib Dems. And it was, by and large, rubbish.

In the US it is even more dangerous because partisan polling like this is a substantial part of the "stolen election" meme. If Trump was ahead in that polling how did he lose? It was stolen and illegitimate votes, obviously. The chances of Trump accepting defeat this time quietly are low and pollsters such as Rasmussen and Trafalgar will, yet again, play an important part in that.

Roger · August 10

FF43 said:

Nigelb said:

Leon said:
I have managed to go my entire life without watching a single minute of "Strictly" and it is my sincere hope that I shall expire with that claim wholly intact
“ Then shut the fuck up” .… about whomever it was that wrote that crap book.

I probably shouldn't shut the fuck up, just because I get told to. My beef with Douglas Murray ....

His many critics focus on Murray's Islamaphobia and racism, to be told that's not the point. Actually it is entirely the point. Murray far from hiding his Islamaphobia, intellectualises it. His only defence can be that Islamaphobia and racism are justified. It's the battle he chooses to fight; we should engage him on it.

His book, The Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity, Islam, is the most significant polemic in the canon of Islamaphobia. The three words of the subtitle distil his argument: Islam is bad; Islamic immigration into Europe is doubly bad; it leads to a loss of identity in Europe and ultimately a cultural death. This trend is abetted by an effete liberal ascendancy who have lost Europe's previous self confidence by questioning cultural assumptions on colonialism etc and denial of the Islamic problem.

Murray claims to empiricism in his arguments. You observe and from your observations you get to the truth. What I have missed by not reading his book is all the fascinating, or depending on your view dreary, detail on the ways in which Islam is bad. I am sure however that Murray is seeing lots of trees and no woods and therefore not getting to the truth.

Bad or not, Islam just isn't that important in Europe, certainly not to the extent of causing it to die. Muslims make up 5% of the population and a marginal and not well integrated minority (not least because of the hostility towards them that Murray espouses). They are not imposing their cultural norms, including on homosexuality, onto anyone else. Meanwhile socially conservative elites that Murray is very friendly with, such as Orbán and Meloni do.

Muslims make up about half of immigration into Europe, but most immigration in Europe is other Europeans including recently many Ukrainians.

He is also wrong about liberals, of which I am one, lacking self confidence. We may be deluded but to a man and woman we think we're superior to the obscurantism of Putin, the Iranian theocracy and others. If we reject colonialism and slavery it's because we think we are better than that. Meanwhile Murray is the one who thinks Europe is dying. The cultural death is all projection on his part.

Strip away the intellectual veneer and Douglas Murray"s Islamaphobia and racism is no more justified than his fellow sectarians who trashed the mosque in Southport last week.

Tell me where I'm wrong?

He's a pompous arse to boot.

Foxy · August 10

TheScreamingEagles said:

ydoethur said:
If nothing else, Walz's selection suggests Harris is a very shrewd judge of character.

Let's look at what this relative unknown has brought to the ticket so far:

1) Energy. Look at the bounce and cheeriness. He's obviously thoroughly enjoying every minute and it's infectious.

2) Humour. Harris has always come across as quite dry, but Walz? He's got them laughing like he's Ronald Reagan.

3) Loyalty. He's mentioning her in every speech and praising her to the skies.

And that's even before we get to the back story, the executive experience and the fact his selection has completely wrong-footed the Trump campaign.

If he can keep this up, he'll be a magnificent asset for the Dems.

So either she's a brilliant judge of a person, including herself, and picked the perfect candidate for her ticket.

Or she's lucked out on an epic scale.

Or both.
I love his sense of humour.

Somebody tweeted how was it possible that both Harris and Walz were 60.

Somebody else tweeted

'Because Tim Walz taught high school.

Trust me.'

to which Walz replied with

''And supervised the lunchroom for 20 years. You do not leave that job with a full head of hair. Trust me.'

https://x.com/Tim_Walz/status/1816108360158138598

Walz was a great choice. @HYUFD was mithering that he couldn't deliver Pennsylvania, but I think he is on course to deliver much more.

It's impossible not to like Coach Walz even if you don't agree with all his politics.

Indeed, he is making me fall in love with America again, after years where the place seemed increasingly dystopian.

MattW · August 10

TheScreamingEagles said:

ydoethur said:
If nothing else, Walz's selection suggests Harris is a very shrewd judge of character.

Let's look at what this relative unknown has brought to the ticket so far:

1) Energy. Look at the bounce and cheeriness. He's obviously thoroughly enjoying every minute and it's infectious.

2) Humour. Harris has always come across as quite dry, but Walz? He's got them laughing like he's Ronald Reagan.

3) Loyalty. He's mentioning her in every speech and praising her to the skies.

And that's even before we get to the back story, the executive experience and the fact his selection has completely wrong-footed the Trump campaign.

If he can keep this up, he'll be a magnificent asset for the Dems.

So either she's a brilliant judge of a person, including herself, and picked the perfect candidate for her ticket.

Or she's lucked out on an epic scale.

Or both.
I love his sense of humour.

Somebody tweeted how was it possible that both Harris and Walz were 60.

Somebody else tweeted

'Because Tim Walz taught high school.

Trust me.'

to which Walz replied with

''And supervised the lunchroom for 20 years. You do not leave that job with a full head of hair. Trust me.'

https://x.com/Tim_Walz/status/1816108360158138598

Is there psychological significance in whether people to shave their heads to avoid looking grey, or add an artificial hedge on top to avoid looking grey, or dye their hair to avoid looking grey?

Unless Kamala has very late natural hair colour, we have one of each in this race. Plus a gibbering school-boy.

I'm surprised Mr Trump has not come up with "Calamity Kamala" yet. Perhaps he will.

Nigelb · August 10

Benpointer said:

Mexicanpete said:

Jonathan said:
Potential game changers for the Republicans?

Another debate victory
Harris pulls a Sunak style campaign
Fire Vance
Fire himself
Another assassination attempt.
A social media storm/riot
Dirt on his opponents
Economic crash
SCOTUS stops the count before the postal/overseas votes are counted.
SCOTUS rules that Harris cannot be President according to the constitution.

"The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years, and, together with the Vice President, chosen for the same Term, be elected, as follows:"

No, it would probably take another term, possibly couple of terms, in government for the GOP to have a Court prepared to do that.

Pulpstar · August 10

I see the USA got dqed in the relay again lol

Malmesbury · August 10

TheScreamingEagles said:

Malmesbury said:

ydoethur said:
If nothing else, Walz's selection suggests Harris is a very shrewd judge of character.

Let's look at what this relative unknown has brought to the ticket so far:

1) Energy. Look at the bounce and cheeriness. He's obviously thoroughly enjoying every minute and it's infectious.

2) Humour. Harris has always come across as quite dry, but Walz? He's got them laughing like he's Ronald Reagan.

3) Loyalty. He's mentioning her in every speech and praising her to the skies.

And that's even before we get to the back story, the executive experience and the fact his selection has completely wrong-footed the Trump campaign.

If he can keep this up, he'll be a magnificent asset for the Dems.

So either she's a brilliant judge of a person, including herself, and picked the perfect candidate for her ticket.

Or she's lucked out on an epic scale.

Or both.
1) & 2) Yes

3) is what VP picks are supposed to do.

Compare with previous VPs of semi normal people - Vance is plain bizarre, like his boss.

To be fair to Donald Trump his Veep pick in 2016 was the most important Veep pick in history.

Mike Pence saved America on January 6th 2021.

Some would argue that Dan Quayle is actually the New Founding Father.

For those who don’t know - Pence regarded Quayle as Wise Statesman as former VP (yup, indeed). So phoned him to ask whether to go along with Trumps scheme to steal the election.

Quayle told him to follow the constitution.

So Bush I may have made the most important VP pick in history.

You like potato and I like potato
You like tomato and I like tomato
Potato, potahto, tomato, tomahto

DecrepiterJohnL · August 10

And – let’s face it – most of the Left has been complaining about two-tier policing for years. Only last year, a report by Louise Casey for the Mayor of London found the Met to be “institutionally racist, misogynistic and homophobic”.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/09/nigel-farage-could-soon-be-devoured-by-the-great-revolution/ (£££)

DavidL · August 10

HYUFD said:
In 2016 though it was only Trafalgar of the main pollsters who had Trump ahead in the rustbelt states and they were correct, the rest of the pollsters weren't so they can't be dismissed.

In 2016 even RCP had Hillary ahead 272 EC votes to 266 for Trump, yet Trump won 304 to 227.

Now RCP have Trump ahead of Harris 287 to 251 with similar figures to Trafalgar but Harris ahead in Wisconsin as well as Michigan (likely Walz bounce in upper midwest there)
https://www.realclearpolling.com/maps/president/2024/no-toss-up/electoral-college

In 2020 RCP were near spot on forecasting Biden 319 to Trump 219
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/president/2020_elections_electoral_college_map_no_toss_ups.html

Rasmussen were not far off either, they leaned Trump but got his score spot on at 47% just underestimated Biden's share having it at 48%. In 2016 they were spot on in the popular vote giving Hilllary a 2% lead in their final poll
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2020/white_house_watch_nov02
https://thehill.com/media/306721-rasmussen-calls-itself-most-accurate-pollster-of-2016/

Trump's lead in the no toss up race on RCP is entirely based upon him being given Pennsylvania. If that were to go blue he would lose 268 to 270. Its why, for all his undoubted folksy charm I still worry that Harris chose Walz rather than Shapiro.

As I said earlier it is seriously misleading to take the "final" polls for Rasmussen in isolation because they are highly biased until very shortly before then come into line. Of course we have seen similar herding in the UK at times as well.

Benpointer · August 10

MarqueeMark said:

Benpointer said:

Mexicanpete said:

Jonathan said:
Potential game changers for the Republicans?

Another debate victory
Harris pulls a Sunak style campaign
Fire Vance
Fire himself
Another assassination attempt.
A social media storm/riot
Dirt on his opponents
Economic crash
SCOTUS stops the count before the postal/overseas votes are counted.
SCOTUS rules that Harris cannot be President according to the constitution.

"The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years, and, together with the Vice President, chosen for the same Term, be elected, as follows:"
Throughout, the male shall embrace the female...

Is that explicitly stated in the constitution?

ydoethur · August 10

Malmesbury said:

TheScreamingEagles said:

Malmesbury said:

ydoethur said:
If nothing else, Walz's selection suggests Harris is a very shrewd judge of character.

Let's look at what this relative unknown has brought to the ticket so far:

1) Energy. Look at the bounce and cheeriness. He's obviously thoroughly enjoying every minute and it's infectious.

2) Humour. Harris has always come across as quite dry, but Walz? He's got them laughing like he's Ronald Reagan.

3) Loyalty. He's mentioning her in every speech and praising her to the skies.

And that's even before we get to the back story, the executive experience and the fact his selection has completely wrong-footed the Trump campaign.

If he can keep this up, he'll be a magnificent asset for the Dems.

So either she's a brilliant judge of a person, including herself, and picked the perfect candidate for her ticket.

Or she's lucked out on an epic scale.

Or both.
1) & 2) Yes

3) is what VP picks are supposed to do.

Compare with previous VPs of semi normal people - Vance is plain bizarre, like his boss.

To be fair to Donald Trump his Veep pick in 2016 was the most important Veep pick in history.

Mike Pence saved America on January 6th 2021.
Some would argue that Dan Quayle is actually the New Founding Father.

For those who don’t know - Pence regarded Quayle as Wise Statesman as former VP (yup, indeed). So phoned him to ask whether to go along with Trumps scheme to steal the election.

Quayle told him to follow the constitution.

So Bush I may have made the most important VP pick in history.

You like potato and I like potato
You like tomato and I like tomato
Potato, potahto, tomato, tomahto

There was a rather sarcastic news report that began, 'Dan Quayle is probably most famous for not knowing how to spell 'potato.' But now he may be remembered for something a little more positive: helping to save democracy.'

ydoethur · August 10

Benpointer said:

MarqueeMark said:

Benpointer said:

Mexicanpete said:

Jonathan said:
Potential game changers for the Republicans?

Another debate victory
Harris pulls a Sunak style campaign
Fire Vance
Fire himself
Another assassination attempt.
A social media storm/riot
Dirt on his opponents
Economic crash
SCOTUS stops the count before the postal/overseas votes are counted.
SCOTUS rules that Harris cannot be President according to the constitution.

"The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years, and, together with the Vice President, chosen for the same Term, be elected, as follows:"
Throughout, the male shall embrace the female...
Is that explicitly stated in the constitution?

Depends on which bits were written by Jefferson and which by Madison.

Malmesbury · August 10

ydoethur said:

Malmesbury said:

TheScreamingEagles said:

Malmesbury said:

ydoethur said:
If nothing else, Walz's selection suggests Harris is a very shrewd judge of character.

Let's look at what this relative unknown has brought to the ticket so far:

1) Energy. Look at the bounce and cheeriness. He's obviously thoroughly enjoying every minute and it's infectious.

2) Humour. Harris has always come across as quite dry, but Walz? He's got them laughing like he's Ronald Reagan.

3) Loyalty. He's mentioning her in every speech and praising her to the skies.

And that's even before we get to the back story, the executive experience and the fact his selection has completely wrong-footed the Trump campaign.

If he can keep this up, he'll be a magnificent asset for the Dems.

So either she's a brilliant judge of a person, including herself, and picked the perfect candidate for her ticket.

Or she's lucked out on an epic scale.

Or both.
1) & 2) Yes

3) is what VP picks are supposed to do.

Compare with previous VPs of semi normal people - Vance is plain bizarre, like his boss.

To be fair to Donald Trump his Veep pick in 2016 was the most important Veep pick in history.

Mike Pence saved America on January 6th 2021.
Some would argue that Dan Quayle is actually the New Founding Father.

For those who don’t know - Pence regarded Quayle as Wise Statesman as former VP (yup, indeed). So phoned him to ask whether to go along with Trumps scheme to steal the election.

Quayle told him to follow the constitution.

So Bush I may have made the most important VP pick in history.

You like potato and I like potato
You like tomato and I like tomato
Potato, potahto, tomato, tomahto
There was a rather sarcastic news report that began, 'Dan Quayle is probably most famous for not knowing how to spell 'potato.' But now he may be remembered for something a little more positive: helping to save democracy.'

The world has changed.

Given a choice between Trump and Quayle for president - you wouldn’t hesitate one millisecond.

Malmesbury · August 10

Benpointer said:

MarqueeMark said:

Benpointer said:

Mexicanpete said:

Jonathan said:
Potential game changers for the Republicans?

Another debate victory
Harris pulls a Sunak style campaign
Fire Vance
Fire himself
Another assassination attempt.
A social media storm/riot
Dirt on his opponents
Economic crash
SCOTUS stops the count before the postal/overseas votes are counted.
SCOTUS rules that Harris cannot be President according to the constitution.

"The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years, and, together with the Vice President, chosen for the same Term, be elected, as follows:"
Throughout, the male shall embrace the female...
Is that explicitly stated in the constitution?

The Bible is part of the constitution. There was a Supreme Court ruling last week.

Nigelb · August 10

Perhaps Trump can go on US Strictly (Dancing with the Stars), post November ?
Already has the spraytan; it worked for Widdecombe; it would give him a whole new set of judges to bitch about.

Mexicanpete · August 10

...

HYUFD said:

TheScreamingEagles said:
#NotMyKing

It’s taken 10 days for the King, who prides himself on being a symbol of national unity, to comment.

In doing so, Charles hasn’t called out the racism and Islamophobia.

To remain relevant, his officials will need to be more fleet of foot in the future.

https://x.com/_PeterHunt/status/1821998277526438211
The King correctly condemned aggressive rioters and called for community unity after a phone call with PM Starmer, which was absolutely fine whatever non Tory republicans like you and Peter Hunt with an agenda push

I read Peter Hunt as critiquing the Palace's response and offering advice to pull their socks up.

Omnium · August 10

Nigelb said:
Perhaps Trump can go on US Strictly (Dancing with the Stars), post November ?
Already has the spraytan; it worked for Widdecombe; it would give him a whole new set of judges to bitch about.

They'd struggle with his unorthodox holds.

Malmesbury · August 10

HYUFD said:

TheScreamingEagles said:
#NotMyKing

It’s taken 10 days for the King, who prides himself on being a symbol of national unity, to comment.

In doing so, Charles hasn’t called out the racism and Islamophobia.

To remain relevant, his officials will need to be more fleet of foot in the future.

https://x.com/_PeterHunt/status/1821998277526438211
The King correctly condemned aggressive rioters and called for community unity after a phone call with PM Starmer, which was absolutely fine whatever non Tory republicans like you and Peter Hunt with an agenda push

The protocol is that the monarch vets the message for something that moves into the political sphere. And only does so *after* the political response.

As the BBC put it

This follows the pattern seen after the outbreak of riots in 2011, during which Queen Elizabeth didn’t put out any messages, but royal visits took place after calm had been restored.

Luckyguy1983 · August 10

Could he be heading for his Jacques Villeneuve moment and dating Dannii Minogue?

LostPassword · August 10

A photo of the Ukrainian army in a Russian border village in Belgorod Oblast is doing the rounds this morning, this further incursion being confirmed by Russian sources.

The 2024 Ukrainian invasion of Russia continues. It's early days, but this could completely transform the dynamics of the land war.

Luckyguy1983 · August 10

LostPassword said:
A photo of the Ukrainian army in a Russian border village in Belgorod Oblast is doing the rounds this morning, this further incursion being confirmed by Russian sources.

The 2024 Ukrainian invasion of Russia continues. It's early days, but this could completely transform the dynamics of the land war.

It seems fair to me. I regret the people on both sides dying, but if you're going to invade somewhere, you can hardly grumble if the invaded invade back.

kinabalu · August 10

Off topic but I simply have to share this. I've spotted what looks like a genuine rarity! Something as familiar as an old shoe in the world I grew up in but which I haven't seen for many a long year. A draw in test cricket. Yes, really.

Nigelb · August 10

Benpointer said:

MarqueeMark said:

Benpointer said:

Mexicanpete said:

Jonathan said:
Potential game changers for the Republicans?

Another debate victory
Harris pulls a Sunak style campaign
Fire Vance
Fire himself
Another assassination attempt.
A social media storm/riot
Dirt on his opponents
Economic crash
SCOTUS stops the count before the postal/overseas votes are counted.
SCOTUS rules that Harris cannot be President according to the constitution.

"The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years, and, together with the Vice President, chosen for the same Term, be elected, as follows:"
Throughout, the male shall embrace the female...
Is that explicitly stated in the constitution?

No. The text, and its amendments, say nothing on that point.

The 19th Amendment guarantees only the right to vote.
And the Equal Rights Amendment, which would have guaranteed the constitutional position of women, has never been ratified.

Most constitutional scholars agree the Constitution allows women Presidents, but not a few argue that an originalist reading would bar them. Certainly the founders are unlikely to have approved a women as President.

Nigelb · August 10

Likely to seriously regret this in November.
https://x.com/BigBlueWaveUSA/status/1821278360963858530

another_richard · August 10

I'm not sure the analogy works.

At Trafalgar the winner was killed by a sniper.

Malmesbury · August 10

Nigelb said:

Benpointer said:

MarqueeMark said:

Benpointer said:

Mexicanpete said:

Jonathan said:
Potential game changers for the Republicans?

Another debate victory
Harris pulls a Sunak style campaign
Fire Vance
Fire himself
Another assassination attempt.
A social media storm/riot
Dirt on his opponents
Economic crash
SCOTUS stops the count before the postal/overseas votes are counted.
SCOTUS rules that Harris cannot be President according to the constitution.

"The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years, and, together with the Vice President, chosen for the same Term, be elected, as follows:"
Throughout, the male shall embrace the female...
Is that explicitly stated in the constitution?
No. The text, and its amendments, say nothing on that point.

The 19th Amendment guarantees only the right to vote.
And the Equal Rights Amendment, which would have guaranteed the constitutional position of women, has never been ratified.

Most constitutional scholars agree the Constitution allows women Presidents, but not a few argue that an originalist reading would bar them. Certainly the founders are unlikely to have approved a women as President.

Especially a woman who has substantial African ancestry.

ydoethur · August 10

another_richard said:
I'm not sure the analogy works.

At Trafalgar the winner was killed by a sniper.

It was after a couple of close misses...

bookseller · August 10

Malmesbury said:

HYUFD said:

TheScreamingEagles said:
#NotMyKing

It’s taken 10 days for the King, who prides himself on being a symbol of national unity, to comment.

In doing so, Charles hasn’t called out the racism and Islamophobia.

To remain relevant, his officials will need to be more fleet of foot in the future.

https://x.com/_PeterHunt/status/1821998277526438211
The King correctly condemned aggressive rioters and called for community unity after a phone call with PM Starmer, which was absolutely fine whatever non Tory republicans like you and Peter Hunt with an agenda push
The protocol is that the monarch vets the message for something that moves into the political sphere. And only does so *after* the political response.

As the BBC put it

This follows the pattern seen after the outbreak of riots in 2011, during which Queen Elizabeth didn’t put out any messages, but royal visits took place after calm had been restored.

I remember her intervention after the Grenfell fire which felt very different and felt much more genuine and authentic.

Her comment about it being "difficult to escape a very sombre national mood" was described as unprecedented at the time and felt much more unscripted or planned. And the closest Liz ever came to saying "this is f*cked up"

bondegezou · August 10

Morris_Dancer said:
The BBC news homepage has removed the King's comment, but a story about a fisherman finding a lost piece of Lego remains on there.

Hmm.

Presumably because lots of people clicked on the Lego story rather than the King one. Presumably because Lego is more interesting than monarchy.

numbertwelve · August 10

Let's be honest, to the ardent anti monarchists the King would have been damned if he did make a statement or damned if he didn't.

If he'd have come out with it at the start there would have been cries of him meddling in politics.

Nigelb · August 10

Malmesbury said:

Nigelb said:

Benpointer said:

MarqueeMark said:

Benpointer said:

Mexicanpete said:

Jonathan said:
Potential game changers for the Republicans?

Another debate victory
Harris pulls a Sunak style campaign
Fire Vance
Fire himself
Another assassination attempt.
A social media storm/riot
Dirt on his opponents
Economic crash
SCOTUS stops the count before the postal/overseas votes are counted.
SCOTUS rules that Harris cannot be President according to the constitution.

"The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years, and, together with the Vice President, chosen for the same Term, be elected, as follows:"
Throughout, the male shall embrace the female...
Is that explicitly stated in the constitution?
No. The text, and its amendments, say nothing on that point.

The 19th Amendment guarantees only the right to vote.
And the Equal Rights Amendment, which would have guaranteed the constitutional position of women, has never been ratified.

Most constitutional scholars agree the Constitution allows women Presidents, but not a few argue that an originalist reading would bar them. Certainly the founders are unlikely to have approved a women as President.
Especially a woman who has substantial African ancestry.

Actually the constitutional position of Black Americans is better protected than that of women, if you go by the text alone.

kamski · August 10

bondegezou said:

Morris_Dancer said:
The BBC news homepage has removed the King's comment, but a story about a fisherman finding a lost piece of Lego remains on there.

Hmm.
Presumably because lots of people clicked on the Lego story rather than the King one. Presumably because Lego is more interesting than monarchy.

That lego story does sound interesting

TheScreamingEagles · August 10

numbertwelve said:
Let's be honest, to the ardent anti monarchists the King would have been damned if he did make a statement or damned if he didn't.

If he'd have come out with it at the start there would have been cries of him meddling in politics.

His mother was fine meddling in politics, her intervention during the indyref was a disgrace and I say that as somebody who wanted No to win.

Nigelb · August 10

Fully integrated Franco Italian air defence system.

From 2025, the Mamba becomes a multi-layered anti-aircraft, anti-ballistic and anti-drone bubble with the SAMP/T NG
https://x.com/aidefranceukr/status/1822062609132351661

A_View_From_Cumbria5 · August 10

Malmesbury said:

ydoethur said:

Malmesbury said:

TheScreamingEagles said:

Malmesbury said:

ydoethur said:
If nothing else, Walz's selection suggests Harris is a very shrewd judge of character.

Let's look at what this relative unknown has brought to the ticket so far:

1) Energy. Look at the bounce and cheeriness. He's obviously thoroughly enjoying every minute and it's infectious.

2) Humour. Harris has always come across as quite dry, but Walz? He's got them laughing like he's Ronald Reagan.

3) Loyalty. He's mentioning her in every speech and praising her to the skies.

And that's even before we get to the back story, the executive experience and the fact his selection has completely wrong-footed the Trump campaign.

If he can keep this up, he'll be a magnificent asset for the Dems.

So either she's a brilliant judge of a person, including herself, and picked the perfect candidate for her ticket.

Or she's lucked out on an epic scale.

Or both.
1) & 2) Yes

3) is what VP picks are supposed to do.

Compare with previous VPs of semi normal people - Vance is plain bizarre, like his boss.

To be fair to Donald Trump his Veep pick in 2016 was the most important Veep pick in history.

Mike Pence saved America on January 6th 2021.
Some would argue that Dan Quayle is actually the New Founding Father.

For those who don’t know - Pence regarded Quayle as Wise Statesman as former VP (yup, indeed). So phoned him to ask whether to go along with Trumps scheme to steal the election.

Quayle told him to follow the constitution.

So Bush I may have made the most important VP pick in history.

You like potato and I like potato
You like tomato and I like tomato
Potato, potahto, tomato, tomahto
There was a rather sarcastic news report that began, 'Dan Quayle is probably most famous for not knowing how to spell 'potato.' But now he may be remembered for something a little more positive: helping to save democracy.'
The world has changed.

Given a choice between Trump and Quayle for president - you wouldn’t hesitate one millisecond.

Certainly if I were an American and Quayle were the candidate I would be voting for him. I would not be voting for Trump. I would be voting for Harris as the only candidate who could beat Trump not because I consider her better than the third party candidate, she is not. We saw last month what happens when you vote for token candidates, you get Keir Starmer, not a good thing.

MarqueeMark · August 10

"If you wondered what 700 glide bombs going up looks like..."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1IKy4MUeJ8

Nigelb · August 10

Trump is still attacking Joe Biden. Just let it go, man.
https://x.com/atrupar/status/1822119661233676650

He’s retreated to his comfortable place. And that doesn’t include the campaign against Harris.

Roger · August 10

FF43 said:

Nigelb said:

Leon said:
I have managed to go my entire life without watching a single minute of "Strictly" and it is my sincere hope that I shall expire with that claim wholly intact
“ Then shut the fuck up” .… about whomever it was that wrote that crap book.

I probably shouldn't shut the fuck up, just because I get told to. My beef with Douglas Murray ....

His many critics focus on Murray's Islamaphobia and racism, to be told that's not the point. Actually it is entirely the point. Murray far from hiding his Islamaphobia, intellectualises it. His only defence can be that Islamaphobia and racism are justified. It's the battle he chooses to fight; we should engage him on it.

His book, The Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity, Islam, is the most significant polemic in the canon of Islamaphobia. The three words of the subtitle distil his argument: Islam is bad; Islamic immigration into Europe is doubly bad; it leads to a loss of identity in Europe and ultimately a cultural death. This trend is abetted by an effete liberal ascendancy who have lost Europe's previous self confidence by questioning cultural assumptions on colonialism etc and denial of the Islamic problem.

Murray claims to empiricism in his arguments. You observe and from your observations you get to the truth. What I have missed by not reading his book is all the fascinating, or depending on your view dreary, detail on the ways in which Islam is bad. I am sure however that Murray is seeing lots of trees and no woods and therefore not getting to the truth.

Bad or not, Islam just isn't that important in Europe, certainly not to the extent of causing it to die. Muslims make up 5% of the population and a marginal and not well integrated minority (not least because of the hostility towards them that Murray espouses). They are not imposing their cultural norms, including on homosexuality, onto anyone else. Meanwhile socially conservative elites that Murray is very friendly with, such as Orbán and Meloni do.

Muslims make up about half of immigration into Europe, but most immigration in Europe is other Europeans including recently many Ukrainians.

He is also wrong about liberals, of which I am one, lacking self confidence. We may be deluded but to a man and woman we think we're superior to the obscurantism of Putin, the Iranian theocracy and others. If we reject colonialism and slavery it's because we think we are better than that. Meanwhile Murray is the one who thinks Europe is dying. The cultural death is all projection on his part.

Strip away the intellectual veneer and Douglas Murray"s Islamaphobia and racism is no more justified than his fellow sectarians who trashed the mosque in Southport last week.

Tell me where I'm wrong?

I see his polemic on the riots posted yesterday has disappeared. Presumably in the hands of the DPP?

A_View_From_Cumbria5 · August 10

Malmesbury said:

ydoethur said:

Malmesbury said:

TheScreamingEagles said:

Malmesbury said:

ydoethur said:
If nothing else, Walz's selection suggests Harris is a very shrewd judge of character.

Let's look at what this relative unknown has brought to the ticket so far:

1) Energy. Look at the bounce and cheeriness. He's obviously thoroughly enjoying every minute and it's infectious.

2) Humour. Harris has always come across as quite dry, but Walz? He's got them laughing like he's Ronald Reagan.

3) Loyalty. He's mentioning her in every speech and praising her to the skies.

And that's even before we get to the back story, the executive experience and the fact his selection has completely wrong-footed the Trump campaign.

If he can keep this up, he'll be a magnificent asset for the Dems.

So either she's a brilliant judge of a person, including herself, and picked the perfect candidate for her ticket.

Or she's lucked out on an epic scale.

Or both.
1) & 2) Yes

3) is what VP picks are supposed to do.

Compare with previous VPs of semi normal people - Vance is plain bizarre, like his boss.

To be fair to Donald Trump his Veep pick in 2016 was the most important Veep pick in history.

Mike Pence saved America on January 6th 2021.
Some would argue that Dan Quayle is actually the New Founding Father.

For those who don’t know - Pence regarded Quayle as Wise Statesman as former VP (yup, indeed). So phoned him to ask whether to go along with Trumps scheme to steal the election.

Quayle told him to follow the constitution.

So Bush I may have made the most important VP pick in history.

You like potato and I like potato
You like tomato and I like tomato
Potato, potahto, tomato, tomahto
There was a rather sarcastic news report that began, 'Dan Quayle is probably most famous for not knowing how to spell 'potato.' But now he may be remembered for something a little more positive: helping to save democracy.'
The world has changed.

Given a choice between Trump and Quayle for president - you wouldn’t hesitate one millisecond.

Given the choice between Harris and Quayle for president I wouldn't hesitate for a second either

tyson · August 10

Rasmussen is a pollster I take note of unlike Trafalgar....

It called Bush's victory over Kerry in 2004- but I do think that was also helped my a timely intervention by Osama the Sunday before polling...

TheScreamingEagles · August 10

Cracking All Blacks v Argentina match in the rugger.

Argentina lead 35 - 30 with 10 mins to go.

kamski · August 10

JosiasJessop said:

TheScreamingEagles said:

Jonathan said:
Potential game changers for the Republicans?

Another debate victory
Harris pulls a Sunak style campaign
Fire Vance
Fire himself
Another assassination attempt.
A social media storm/riot
Dirt on his opponents
Economic crash
The Russians.

They are desperate for Trump to win so he can sell out Ukraine.

Remember in 2016 after the grab them by the pussy comments became public Wikileaks released stuff to damage Clinton.
Ah yes, Wikileaks. Who some on here still praise to the heaven...

By 2016 the name should have been "Putin's Hackers" as they weren't a Wiki, and dealt overwhelmingly in hacks rather than leaks.

edmundintokyo · August 10

Stereodog said:

Mexicanpete said:

ydoethur said:

Mexicanpete said:

Jonathan said:
Potential game changers for the Republicans?

Another debate victory
Harris pulls a Sunak style campaign
Fire Vance
Fire himself
Another assassination attempt.
A social media storm/riot
Dirt on his opponents
Economic crash
SCOTUS stops the count before the postal votes are counted.
Why would they wait till then?
For " legitimacy". In 2020 Trump was ahead initially and the stop the count narrative quickly gathered pace. I know SCOTUS could have intervened then, but they still retained the last vestiges of fairness, that has subsequently been thrown to the wind.
All of the Trump appointed justices were in place for the 2020 election and whatever we may think of their subsequent judgements they acted impeccably over Trump's subversion attempts. I see no reason to think they wouldn't do the same this time. If it's a genuine 2000 style toss up then their political inclinations might be more important though.

They may have got radicalized over time. The idea of the loser stealing the election was quite shocking in 2020, but since then it's become normalized.

PS The most hackish SCOTUS judges seem to be the earlier GOP appointees not the Trump ones. For example Barrett published a dissent about some if the biggest WTFs in the immunity decision.

MarqueeMark · August 10

Nigelb said:
Likely to seriously regret this in November.
https://x.com/BigBlueWaveUSA/status/1821278360963858530

She can always amend it to the much less embarrassing STRUMPET.....

numbertwelve · August 10

tyson said:
Rasmussen is a pollster I take note of unlike Trafalgar....

It called Bush's victory over Kerry in 2004- but I do think that was also helped my a timely intervention by Osama the Sunday before polling...

From what I remember the polls in 2004 were actually all fairly accurate (in general). I think most of them had Bush slightly ahead (though most were MOE, but then the margin was only circa 2 points in the end I believe).

Looking back there was quite a lot of wishcasting in 2004. I seem to remember a lot of people being convinced Bush wouldn't win simply because it was Bush. I think there is some of that around this time, too, though I think Harris at the moment should be the marginal favourite.

noneoftheabove · August 10

Nigelb said:
Likely to seriously regret this in November.
https://x.com/BigBlueWaveUSA/status/1821278360963858530

Not weird at all.....

Eabhal · August 10

TheScreamingEagles said:

numbertwelve said:
Let's be honest, to the ardent anti monarchists the King would have been damned if he did make a statement or damned if he didn't.

If he'd have come out with it at the start there would have been cries of him meddling in politics.
His mother was fine meddling in politics, her intervention during the indyref was a disgrace and I say that as somebody who wanted No to win.

Advised to do so by one David Cameron.

numbertwelve · August 10

Nigelb said:
Likely to seriously regret this in November.
https://x.com/BigBlueWaveUSA/status/1821278360963858530

If she ever makes it to the UK she'll be walking around with the equivalent of FART written on her forehead.

TheScreamingEagles · August 10

Eabhal said:

TheScreamingEagles said:

numbertwelve said:
Let's be honest, to the ardent anti monarchists the King would have been damned if he did make a statement or damned if he didn't.

If he'd have come out with it at the start there would have been cries of him meddling in politics.
His mother was fine meddling in politics, her intervention during the indyref was a disgrace and I say that as somebody who wanted No to win.
Advised to do so by one David Cameron.

Citation please.

Sandpit · August 10

Anyone else watching the All Blacks getting beaten by the Argies?

eek · August 10

TheScreamingEagles said:

Eabhal said:

TheScreamingEagles said:

numbertwelve said:
Let's be honest, to the ardent anti monarchists the King would have been damned if he did make a statement or damned if he didn't.

If he'd have come out with it at the start there would have been cries of him meddling in politics.
His mother was fine meddling in politics, her intervention during the indyref was a disgrace and I say that as somebody who wanted No to win.
Advised to do so by one David Cameron.
Citation please.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/former-uk-prime-minister-david-cameron-says-queen-intervened-in-scottish-independence-vote/2019/09/19/d2224b8a-dace-11e9-ac63-3016711543fe_story.html

noneoftheabove · August 10

numbertwelve said:

Nigelb said:
Likely to seriously regret this in November.
https://x.com/BigBlueWaveUSA/status/1821278360963858530
If she ever makes it to the UK she'll be walking around with the equivalent of FART written on her forehead.

At least the Republicans have kept the same leader for a while. Equivalent Tory fangirl would need a very big forehead to have Boris, Truss, Sunak tattooed and crossed out plus space to fit in the next one.

Sean_F · August 10

HYUFD said:

TheScreamingEagles said:
#NotMyKing

It’s taken 10 days for the King, who prides himself on being a symbol of national unity, to comment.

In doing so, Charles hasn’t called out the racism and Islamophobia.

To remain relevant, his officials will need to be more fleet of foot in the future.

https://x.com/_PeterHunt/status/1821998277526438211
The King correctly condemned aggressive rioters and called for community unity after a phone call with PM Starmer, which was absolutely fine whatever non Tory republicans like you and Peter Hunt with an agenda push

King Charles' comments seem unexceptional to me. Some people would criticise him if he said the Sun rises in the East.

Sean_F · August 10

DavidL said:

HYUFD said:
In 2016 though it was only Trafalgar of the main pollsters who had Trump ahead in the rustbelt states and they were correct, the rest of the pollsters weren't so they can't be dismissed.

In 2016 even RCP had Hillary ahead 272 EC votes to 266 for Trump, yet Trump won 304 to 227.

Now RCP have Trump ahead of Harris 287 to 251 with similar figures to Trafalgar but Harris ahead in Wisconsin as well as Michigan (likely Walz bounce in upper midwest there)
https://www.realclearpolling.com/maps/president/2024/no-toss-up/electoral-college

In 2020 RCP were near spot on forecasting Biden 319 to Trump 219
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/president/2020_elections_electoral_college_map_no_toss_ups.html

Rasmussen were not far off either, they leaned Trump but got his score spot on at 47% just underestimated Biden's share having it at 48%. In 2016 they were spot on in the popular vote giving Hilllary a 2% lead in their final poll
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2020/white_house_watch_nov02
https://thehill.com/media/306721-rasmussen-calls-itself-most-accurate-pollster-of-2016/
Trump's lead in the no toss up race on RCP is entirely based upon him being given Pennsylvania. If that were to go blue he would lose 268 to 270. Its why, for all his undoubted folksy charm I still worry that Harris chose Walz rather than Shapiro.

As I said earlier it is seriously misleading to take the "final" polls for Rasmussen in isolation because they are highly biased until very shortly before then come into line. Of course we have seen similar herding in the UK at times as well.

Trump's lead in Pennsylvania is small, but it seems, consistent.

Shapiro would have been the better choice.

TheScreamingEagles · August 10

Sandpit said:
Anyone else watching the All Blacks getting beaten by the Argies?

Yes.

Malmesbury · August 10

numbertwelve said:

tyson said:
Rasmussen is a pollster I take note of unlike Trafalgar....

It called Bush's victory over Kerry in 2004- but I do think that was also helped my a timely intervention by Osama the Sunday before polling...
From what I remember the polls in 2004 were actually all fairly accurate (in general). I think most of them had Bush slightly ahead (though most were MOE, but then the margin was only circa 2 points in the end I believe).

Looking back there was quite a lot of wishcasting in 2004. I seem to remember a lot of people being convinced Bush wouldn't win simply because it was Bush. I think there is some of that around this time, too, though I think Harris at the moment should be the marginal favourite.

This time it’s still on a knife edge - because of the EC, she needs to be a number of points clear in the overall nation vote to be in front.

Unless we get a really differential turnout.

Walz was a particularly good pick in several ways - one is that unlike Shapiro, he won’t upset the left hand side of the Democrat base (Gaza)

The left figure largely in the volunteer and low level party - which is where the turnout engine is.

Note that Hillary managed to piss off exactly that group.

kjh · August 10

Nigelb said:
Likely to seriously regret this in November.
https://x.com/BigBlueWaveUSA/status/1821278360963858530

Oh if I were the tattooist I would take lots of serious legal advice, a waiver signed in blood and still not do it.

Casino_Royale · August 10

Carnyx said:

TheScreamingEagles said:
#NotMyKing

It’s taken 10 days for the King, who prides himself on being a symbol of national unity, to comment.

In doing so, Charles hasn’t called out the racism and Islamophobia.

To remain relevant, his officials will need to be more fleet of foot in the future.

https://x.com/_PeterHunt/status/1821998277526438211
I assumed this chap is from Republic, but no, not a bit of it. Former BBC presentator and still a commentator on royal stuff.

(a) he'd only have spoken out on Government advice, so blame that republican Starmer and (b) he wouldn't have wanted to take any position that could be misconstrued as vaguely political, lest it affect his unifying message, so calling for calm is quite right

Nigelb · August 10

New: Two years after Biden signed the Chips Act, $39b in grants is mostly divvied up & firms say they’ll invest 10x that in the US

I talked to the man in charge — & many others — about what it’ll take to turn those promises into factories

🧵& free link:
https://x.com/mackhawk/status/1821883949041275299

Good thread and linked article.
One of the big holdups for new fab construction is Republicans blocking permitting exemptions.

Casino_Royale · August 10

DavidL said:

HYUFD said:
In 2016 though it was only Trafalgar of the main pollsters who had Trump ahead in the rustbelt states and they were correct, the rest of the pollsters weren't so they can't be dismissed.

In 2016 even RCP had Hillary ahead 272 EC votes to 266 for Trump, yet Trump won 304 to 227.

Now RCP have Trump ahead of Harris 287 to 251 with similar figures to Trafalgar but Harris ahead in Wisconsin as well as Michigan (likely Walz bounce in upper midwest there)
https://www.realclearpolling.com/maps/president/2024/no-toss-up/electoral-college

In 2020 RCP were near spot on forecasting Biden 319 to Trump 219
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/president/2020_elections_electoral_college_map_no_toss_ups.html

Rasmussen were not far off either, they leaned Trump but got his score spot on at 47% just underestimated Biden's share having it at 48%. In 2016 they were spot on in the popular vote giving Hilllary a 2% lead in their final poll
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2020/white_house_watch_nov02
https://thehill.com/media/306721-rasmussen-calls-itself-most-accurate-pollster-of-2016/
Trump's lead in the no toss up race on RCP is entirely based upon him being given Pennsylvania. If that were to go blue he would lose 268 to 270. Its why, for all his undoubted folksy charm I still worry that Harris chose Walz rather than Shapiro.

As I said earlier it is seriously misleading to take the "final" polls for Rasmussen in isolation because they are highly biased until very shortly before then come into line. Of course we have seen similar herding in the UK at times as well.

The bias is on this site.

This board hates Trump and anything bad for him, and good for Harris, gets about 15 times as much coverage as it should and anything vaguely neutral, let alone positive, gets dismissed.

Kamala Harris lost in 2020 because, largely, she was seen as on the Left and Biden as the moderate. Don't think for a moment Americans have forgotten that. And she certainly has limitations as a candidate. She's far from home and dry and the VI is mainly due to Democrats firming up.

I expect the race to narrow as polling day approaches. And Trump could easily still win this.

edmundintokyo · August 10

Sean_F said:

DavidL said:

HYUFD said:
In 2016 though it was only Trafalgar of the main pollsters who had Trump ahead in the rustbelt states and they were correct, the rest of the pollsters weren't so they can't be dismissed.

In 2016 even RCP had Hillary ahead 272 EC votes to 266 for Trump, yet Trump won 304 to 227.

Now RCP have Trump ahead of Harris 287 to 251 with similar figures to Trafalgar but Harris ahead in Wisconsin as well as Michigan (likely Walz bounce in upper midwest there)
https://www.realclearpolling.com/maps/president/2024/no-toss-up/electoral-college

In 2020 RCP were near spot on forecasting Biden 319 to Trump 219
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/president/2020_elections_electoral_college_map_no_toss_ups.html

Rasmussen were not far off either, they leaned Trump but got his score spot on at 47% just underestimated Biden's share having it at 48%. In 2016 they were spot on in the popular vote giving Hilllary a 2% lead in their final poll
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2020/white_house_watch_nov02
https://thehill.com/media/306721-rasmussen-calls-itself-most-accurate-pollster-of-2016/
Trump's lead in the no toss up race on RCP is entirely based upon him being given Pennsylvania. If that were to go blue he would lose 268 to 270. Its why, for all his undoubted folksy charm I still worry that Harris chose Walz rather than Shapiro.

As I said earlier it is seriously misleading to take the "final" polls for Rasmussen in isolation because they are highly biased until very shortly before then come into line. Of course we have seen similar herding in the UK at times as well.
Trump's lead in Pennsylvania is small, but it seems, consistent.

Shapiro would have been the better choice.

If she'd picked Shapiro the news would be all about that woman who committed suicide by stabbing herself repeatedly in the back of the head.

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