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American politics

Rorschach said:
Buttigieg is a super star but a massive risk in another way because of his sexuality. That shouldn't be the case but it would be.

The dems have loads of good options but all carry their own risks. I think Newsom stands the best chance but it doesn't sound like Biden is stepping aside based on the noise since the debate (e.g his rally last night and Obama's comments). If that is the case and Biden is the nominee then the dems cannot be divided. The stakes are too high.
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I don't know enough but from everything I read Newsom is pretty unpopular outside of his bubble. A lot of people say he's ruined California.
 
Rorschach said:
In what way has he ruined California?
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One third of the homeless people in the US are in California, look at San Francisco. High levels of drug addictions, house prices are sky high, people are leaving California for the first time ever, businesses are relocating, he's taken away power from teachers and centralised education, state pensions massively underfunded. That's just from a quick internet search. I'm sure there's some good stuff as well, his approval ratings are still high.
 
P.D. said:
One third of the homeless people in the US are in California, look at San Francisco. High levels of drug addictions, house prices are sky high, people are leaving California for the first time ever, businesses are relocating, he's taken away power from teachers and centralised education, state pensions massively underfunded. That's just from a quick internet search. I'm sure there's some good stuff as well, his approval ratings are still high.
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The homeless trend seems to be tracking with the rent prices for the most part, which is unsuprising. It is a trend that started long before Newsom was on the scene. Maybe he is not doing enough to remedy the problem but if people are leaving California then that might help fix the issue. I wouldn't be too interested in the economics of CA but on the environment/climate side of things, which I do follow, he's had some highlights.

Why I think Newsom would do well is that he is an excellent communicator, one of the best the dems have, and can back it up with numbers on the fly as he thinks on his feet pretty well. His resemblance to Christian Bale in American Psycho is purely coincidental :oops:
 
Rorschach said:
The homeless trend seems to be tracking with the rent prices for the most part, which is unsuprising. It is a trend that started long before Newsom was on the scene. Maybe he is not doing enough to remedy the problem but if people are leaving California then that might help fix the issue. I wouldn't be too interested in the economics of CA but on the environment/climate side of things, which I do follow, he's had some highlights.

Why I think Newsom would do well is that he is an excellent communicator, one of the best the dems have, and can back it up with numbers on the fly as he thinks on his feet pretty well. His resemblance to Christian Bale in American Psycho is purely coincidental :oops:
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No idea if it's similar to her with the north/south divide but does a smooth talker from California resonate in the rust belt. Anyone with serious ambitions is better waiting till 2028.
 
P.D. said:
No idea if it's similar to her with the north/south divide but does a smooth talker from California resonate in the rust belt. Anyone with serious ambitions is better waiting till 2028.
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Who knows really which candidate is the best choice, there are many opinions on this, but whoever it is running against Trump must win. There will be no elections in 2028 unless Trump loses. US democracy is one election away from not existing at all, and when this domino falls so does human civilisation.

The 2025 project is well underway already via the recent supreme court decisions. In the last few weeks they have neutered the bribery clause, and now yesterday the treason and high crimes clause. They have given themselves ultimate power to adjudicate on more or less everything with the Chevron decision and have made the president king, ironical a couple of days before independence day. America has one shot to call a halt to this or every single right will be striped away in short order one by one. How do we know this? They've told everyone in plain English this is what they intend.
 
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NaijaSpurs said:
According to the BBC a CBS News/YouGov poll released today indicated that 72% of registered voters believe Biden does not have the mental and cognitive health to serve as president.
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I was talking about the poll for Harris as the favourite to take over. You can google it.
 
NaijaSpurs said:
According to the BBC a CBS News/YouGov poll released today indicated that 72% of registered voters believe Biden does not have the mental and cognitive health to serve as president.
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And the other 28% don't have the mental and cognitive health to make a judgement.

He clearly isn't up to it. If his wife and friends don't talk him out of it, then he needs better friends.
 
Rorschach said:
Who knows really which candidate is the best choice, there are many opinions on this, but whoever it is running against Trump must win. There will be no elections in 2028 unless Trump loses. US democracy is one election away from not existing at all, and when this domino falls so does human civilisation.

The 2025 project is well underway already via the recent supreme court decisions. In the last few weeks they have neutered the bribery clause, and now yesterday the treason and high crimes clause. They have given themselves ultimate power to adjudicate on more or less everything with the Chevron decision and have made the president king, ironical a couple of days before independence day. America has one shot to call a halt to this or every single right will be striped away in short order one by one. How do we know this? They've told everyone in plain English this is what they intend.
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Usually this post would be a bit of a doomsday type exaggeration post - but horrifically it's spot on. Trump has already shown the weaknesses in the president having so much executive power that relies upon upon the person elected to be of good character.

Thinking about it, are there any other major countries that have a head of state such unfettered power? None spring to mind.

On the plus side, we got our democracy in a far better shape after Cromwell.....so maybe there is some hope?! 😁
 
Rorschach said:
Who knows really which candidate is the best choice, there are many opinions on this, but whoever it is running against Trump must win. There will be no elections in 2028 unless Trump loses. US democracy is one election away from not existing at all, and when this domino falls so does human civilisation.

The 2025 project is well underway already via the recent supreme court decisions. In the last few weeks they have neutered the bribery clause, and now yesterday the treason and high crimes clause. They have given themselves ultimate power to adjudicate on more or less everything with the Chevron decision and have made the president king, ironical a couple of days before independence day. America has one shot to call a halt to this or every single right will be striped away in short order one by one. How do we know this? They've told everyone in plain English this is what they intend.
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You really believe there won't be a 2028 election? Sounds a bit far fetched to me.

And here's an article on Newsom that doesn't paint him in the best light - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/02/gavin-newsom-biden-presidential-ambitions
 
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