2023-2024 Presidential, senate, house, state and city election thread

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[Jakob]

American politics at its most sane.

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This isn't good at all. The early vote isn't heading in our direction.

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NJ update!

54K returned - Dems 6.7% return rate, Reps 5.9% return rate

At this point in 2022, Reps led with a 2.2% return rate and Dems 1.8% return rate

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NYT endorses Harris as ‘the only choice’ for president

09/30/2024 09:02 AM EDT

The New York Times editorial board on Monday endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, calling her “the only patriotic choice for president” while painting a grim picture of a second term for former President Donald Trump.

Rather than praise for its preferred candidate, the board led its endorsement of Harris by listing off disqualifying arguments against Trump. “It is hard to imagine a candidate more unworthy to serve as president of the United States,” the Times editorial board wrote.

“This unequivocal, dispiriting truth — Donald Trump is not fit to be president — should be enough for any voter who cares about the health of our country and the stability of our democracy to deny him re-election,” the board, made up of 14 opinion journalists, wrote. “For this reason, regardless of any political disagreements voters might have with her, Kamala Harris is the only patriotic choice for president.”

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/09/3 ... t-00181639

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There are some who argue that newly registered voters have not been properly counted in polling results. Also, that the impact of the abortion issue has not been fully gauged. If that is true, and Democrats overperform, they could actually win in Florida. Of course, that is a highly optimistic scenario, and it is very easy to paint pessimistic scenarios both in Florida and in other states.

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There are some who argue that newly registered voters have not been properly counted in polling results. Also, that the impact of the abortion issue has not been fully gauged. If that is true, and Democrats overperform, they could actually win in Florida. Of course, that is a highly optimistic scenario, and it is very easy to paint pessimistic scenarios both in Florida and in other states.

After what Desantis has done to Florida I wouldn't be shocked if republicans get kicked to the fucking street this election! We're in for some surprises. All the polls that show it close have crosstabs that don't make any sense.

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After what Desantis has done to Florida I wouldn't be shocked if republicans get kicked to the fucking street this election! We're in for some surprises. All the polls that show it close have crosstabs that don't make any sense.

As I understand it, cross tabs typically represent a smaller segment of the public. For them to be accurate, a larger sample size is needed. A quirk in the nature of statistical sampling.

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NYT endorses Harris as ‘the only choice’ for president

09/30/2024 09:02 AM EDT

The New York Times editorial board on Monday endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, calling her “the only patriotic choice for president” while painting a grim picture of a second term for former President Donald Trump.

Rather than praise for its preferred candidate, the board led its endorsement of Harris by listing off disqualifying arguments against Trump. “It is hard to imagine a candidate more unworthy to serve as president of the United States,” the Times editorial board wrote.

“This unequivocal, dispiriting truth — Donald Trump is not fit to be president — should be enough for any voter who cares about the health of our country and the stability of our democracy to deny him re-election,” the board, made up of 14 opinion journalists, wrote. “For this reason, regardless of any political disagreements voters might have with her, Kamala Harris is the only patriotic choice for president.”

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/09/3 ... t-00181639

NYT redemption arc???

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