US Presidential Election, Nov 5th 2024

[bluemoon32]

It was always a toxic place but is now a disgrace to mankind.

We're not that bad

 

[Keeper!]

It has in the last thirty or forty years, but they have now encountered some of the classic problems of overheating. They will be forced to pause. Demand is low, the growth target is now half what it was. The numbers are clear.

Numbers mean nothing, America have incredible debt, so does the UK, we can't even give people decent healthcare anymore, look at the state of our roads, the state of our education system.

 

[KS55]

LOL the empire propaganda has never been as bad as today, it's embarrassing.

I guess you are too young to have been at school in the 50s, when it was horrendous and infected every lesson. It’s not worse now.

 

[Canter]

In some Democratic Party circles, the postmortem is already beginning despite a result not officially having been called yet.

One Democrat political operative in DC texts to say the party "needs to flush out elitist snobs in DC for a start".

Others have told me the same, albeit less bluntly - that while they praise the efforts of the campaign, they feel the party as a whole has an 'image problem' at a time when basic, everyday things like the cost of living are front of mind for most voters.

This Democrat despair brings to mind a conversation I had with a Republican at one Trump rally who said their candidate had completely "reimagined" the Republican party from its country club voter stereotype to appealing to working class families, while the Democrats had become the "party of Hollywood".

These are big generalisations, but ones Republicans publicly, and some Democrats privately, now share.

Edited for accuracy...
"party of Hollywood who attend Puff Daddy parties"

 

[Keeper!]

I guess you are too young to have been at school in the 50s, when it was horrendous and infected every lesson. It’s not worse now.

Since and just before Lizzy died it's become unbearable, so much for Charlie modernising the monarchy.

 

[BlueHammer85]

Very little discussion here about how poor a candidate Harris was.

Always thought she would lose, personally.

Did everything she could imo, came across likeable, good compassionate speeches, full of energy, very few gaffes and beat Trump hands down in the election debate , hence he refused a second debate.

Only problem is she’s a women, she’s black and she didn’t have the weight of Musk and social media behind her.

 

[KS55]

Numbers mean nothing, America have incredible debt, so does the UK, we can't even give people decent healthcare anymore, look at the state of our roads, the state of our education system.

“Numbers mean nothing,” ???

 

[GaudinoMotors]

I see we're respecting a democratic decision. Whilst a disappointing outcome, some of the comments on here are insulting, arrogant, and disturbing.

 

[Canter]

Very little discussion here about how poor a candidate Harris was.

Always thought she would lose, personally.

Yeah me too.
Called it a couple of weeks ago.
Markets also called it on Monday.

 

[Keeper!]

“Numbers mean nothing,” ???

China is a closed society, any numbers they give positive or negative should not be trusted.