US Politics, August 2024 -- "Unburdened By a Has-Been"

it's crazy (or rather normal) that Harris & Walz are out on the stump together, while Vance is the lonely proxy for Trump playing to half-filled rooms

once Trump's ear is all better, though, WATCH OUT

I can believe the GOP tried to stoke division between leftists and Dem centrists re: Shapiro, but I don't believe they did that in hopes that Walz would be the pick. Seems more likely they assumed Shapiro would be the pick and wanted to sow chaos

especially since they seem to have no plan for dealing with Walz

Can’t wait for the “Walz across Texas” campaign

And the Tennessee Walz

Walz talking to 30,000 in Eau Claire right now

Seems more likely they assumed Shapiro would be the pick and wanted to sow chaos

this seems right

Strike the suggestions above — the GOP would fire back with “Walz in A Minor” paedo smears

Walz talking to 30,000 in Eau Claire right now

"Get off the stage! We're here for Bon Iver!"

Donald Trump “has no notion of service because he’s too busy servicing himself”

They're not booing, they're yelling "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOn"

Walz: I was told Bon Scott would be here.

James Comer launches investigation into the failed 'Border Czar':

In his letter to CBP, Comer said it’s “unclear what actions, if any, Vice President Harris has taken to fix the border crisis.”

He asks for all documents and communication with Harris’s office “related to the southwest border or illegal immigration.”

Walz talking to 30,000 in Eau Claire right now

Again, Trump is gonna be speaking to at most 8500 people in Montana on Friday. And that's if the building is at absolute capacity. Which I don't think it will be.

xpost Send him a copy of this

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/cc/The_Eagles_-_On_the_Border.jpg

why is he going to Montana? Is Montana a place where he needs to shore up support suddenly?

Probably has to do with the Tester race

Vance looks like James Murphy's [even-]douchebag[gier] little brother.

But yeah weird to be campaigning in a red state when you're dropping in the polls

Again, Trump is gonna be speaking to at most 8500 people in Montana on Friday

tbf that's half the population of the 500-mile radius around the venue

He’s so bad at this

Reporter: Why would people in Wisconsin want to have a beer with you?

Vance: Ha ha ha ha. Ahh. Well. I guess, I guess, they’d like, they’d want to have a beer with me because I do like to drink beer pic.twitter.com/ArBp7xU51F

— Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) August 7, 2024

i think the montana rally is happening because he's there for a donor rubber chicken dinner thing and they put it on his itinerary the one time they managed to get him out of his posting bunker so far this month.

Cool

Vance: Trump has the best sense of humor. He loves to make fun of people pic.twitter.com/LwxoJeGS0d

— Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) August 7, 2024

just regular feller with eyeliner that likes to put away a six-pack now and then, very relatable

haha vance's answer is at best a half a step up from "yes, human, i have heard of beer"

why is he going to Montana? Is Montana a place where he needs to shore up support suddenly?

Apparently it's to support Tim Sheehy, the rich asshole running against Tester. But it'll probably turn into another 90 minutes of the airing of grievances. Sheehy will be "lucky" if Trump even remembers to mention his name.

sheehy, he-she, the woke republicans have gotten out of control with their pronouns

"Tim Sheeshee? Sheetee? Is he here? Love that guy..."

and then a short tale of Hannibal Lecter

scooplet: the Harris-Walz campaign tells @teenvogue nearly $1 million worth of camo hats were bought yesterday (an initial run of 3000 hats sold out in 30 minutes) https://t.co/8lusus9tXn

— Versha Sharma (@versharma) August 7, 2024

lmao

Teen Vogue? lol

You've missed Teen Vogue's done a hell of a lot of political coverage in recent years? Not something new!

I love that it's the Kamala account just posting Vance attempting to be human. Why add more?

teen vogue has been doing good political reporting for years now

No, I've seen Teen Vogue, it's pretty rad.. but I don't look at the pictures,of course

teen vogue is woke, but not as hip as they think. Camo hats were a bushwick hipster fashion accessory starting at least 2 or 3 years ago.

Camo hats were a bushwick hipster fashion accessory starting at least 2 or 3 years ago.

This is true, but this particular hat was explicitly modeled after one sold by Chappell Roan, who is a pop singer very popular among the young people.

The hat is a copy of the Chappell Roan MIDWEST PRINCESS cap!

xp that's a generation ago for these kids.. they're coming back around, retro 2021 styles are all the rage

An interesting post on Bluesky:

am I crazy or has trump, just, like quit campaigning

This was the response that stuck out for me:

My dad asked if I had seen any photos or footage of DJT since the shooting. He said, very matter of fact, “He’s done. Same look that Wallace had afterwards. He will never enjoy being in those crowds again. He’s broken.” Dad was 20, I wasn’t born, but I’ll take his word for it.

prediction: Comer's inquiry will reveal that Harris did not personally apprehend ANY fentanyl pedophiles at the border, total October surprise

"He’s done. Same look that Wallace had afterwards. He will never enjoy being in those crowds again. He’s broken.”

let's hope, it seems more and more plausible by the day

he’s still looking for his shoes

just sitting alone in his cybertruck, sorrow eating

is "Born To Run" going to be Walz's theme song? they played it as he was coming out.

Interesting comparison to Wallace. Ford went through two assassination attempts in '75, but they weren't while campaigning, and he didn't really seem like a big-rally guy anyway.

The fact that Vance is the one flying around doing events is kind of telling

another factor is that it's difficult for Trump's team to find venues because he's stiffed so many places in the past.

that's why Trump is doing groyper podcasts and "X live" or whatever it's called. BTW, has Elon actually confirmed Trump is doing it?

Can’t wait for the “Walz across Texas” campaign

Especially if they use Alex Chilton's version as the introductory music.

best picture. fuck junior vance.

https://images.seattletimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/urnpublicidap.org45220b9307ba1dee12512c84c71063c1Prince_Highway_23917.jpg?d=780x832