US Presidential Elections 2020 - News & Updates

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what do you guys think of Jo Jorgensen?

 

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what little I know about her, I like her, but a vote for her would be a waste and do nothing but help the Democrats, so I wouldn't consider it at this time

 

[GRANNY001]

what do you guys think of Jo Jorgensen?

I have no idea of who she is. Is she DEM or REP? Please enlighten me Yildirim?

 

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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87​

This should weigh on the election

 

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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87​

This should weigh on the election

Surely Republicans are a principled lot and they will apply same rules as they did while denying Merrick Garland a vote...... Not!!!

 

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completely different circumstances of course, Obama had an opposition Senate, Trump doesn't, the people obviously wanted Trump to appoint as many judicial nominees as possible, the people just didn't have the same faith in Obama. On a side note, Democrats have already took to twitter to threaten to burn shit down if they try to appoint a Justice, what exactly they plan to burn down, I don't know, but they seem to be fire hungry lately. LOL

 

[GRANNY001]

completely different circumstances of course, Obama had an opposition Senate, Trump doesn't, the people obviously wanted Trump to appoint as many judicial nominees as possible, the people just didn't have the same faith in Obama. On a side note, Democrats have already took to twitter to threaten to burn shit down if they try to appoint a Justice, what exactly they plan to burn down, I don't know, but they seem to be fire hungry lately. LOL

Could not disagree more mtime7. Justice Ruth Ginsburgs' passing, although tragic, will have little or no effect on the election or the results. "He" will probably try to nominate someone very soon before the election and have him or her try to go through the process just in time for the election, but will fail miserably. The process is too long for "Him" to do that now. The DEMS will just stall until after Biden is elected you can bet your US $$ on that, and then they will nominate for the position with someone of their own political ways.

 

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oh, how wrong you are, (but you are Canadian so what should I expect) ha ha.. This will motivate the Republican base, I actually don't think they will try to get someone confirmed, (I think they could if they tried) may make a show of it, but they need this to motivate the voters to go and vote for Trump, even if they have to hold their nose. A lot of conservatives have been waiting a long time to replace that old hag, and they will not want to leave it to whomever is writing what Joe Biden says.

Another tidbit, when Democrats are burning things down, it's good for Trump, so who knows what Mitch will do

 

[Jaeger]

funny thing now, Bloomberg aligned with Biden and the Democrats (yet he always try to play it off as "Independent"). he wants to spend $100 Million in Florida to "flip" the state in electing Biden. why? easy, Florida is one of the biggest Conservative/Republican states in the South and will be hard to switch, considering Miami's Cuban Population is pro-Trump because they lived under socialism/communism (that's where a lot of money is going, to switch the Cuban Votes)

Michael Bloomberg pledges $100 million to help Biden in Florida

The $100 million injection of cash will be used to turn out voters for Biden in Florida, a Bloomberg spokesperson said.

www.cbsnews.com

not only this, Bloomberg also promised to spend $60 Million in the house to strengthen democrat majority

Mike Bloomberg pledges $60M to help House Democrats win in November

Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg plans to spend $60 million of his own money to help Democrats strengthen their majority in the House of Reprsentatives in this year’s elections.

www.foxnews.com

so I guess when Bloomberg spends his money it's fine, but if Trump does it, it's "illegal"

 

[GRANNY001]

oh, how wrong you are, (but you are Canadian so what should I expect) ha ha.. This will motivate the Republican base, I actually don't think they will try to get someone confirmed, (I think they could if they tried) may make a show of it, but they need this to motivate the voters to go and vote for Trump, even if they have to hold their nose. A lot of conservatives have been waiting a long time to replace that old hag, and they will not want to leave it to whomever is writing what Joe Biden says.

Another tidbit, when Democrats are burning things down, it's good for Trump, so who knows what Mitch will do

I may be just a lowly Canadian, but I am seldom wrong. Just over 40 days to go! Then we'll see who's wrong or right.

 

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I may be just a lowly Canadian, but I am seldom wrong. Just over 40 days to go! Then we'll see who's wrong or right.

Wrong or right about what? If Trump gets a Supreme Court nomination through, if that's the case he has longer than 40 days to get it done

 

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From New York Times daily briefing:

2. The presidential campaign has largely been focused on the pandemic and the economy. That may change.​

The Supreme Court could quickly become a shared focal point for the candidates on issues from abortion and gay rights to religious liberty and environmental regulation. But Joe Biden’s campaign is sticking to what it believes is a winning strategy. Campaign aides said they would seek to link the court vacancy to the future of health care in America.​

With 23 Senate seats held by Republicans on the ballot this fall, the fight over replacing Justice Ginsburg, though centered in Washington, will sprawl across the country. The cash — and lobbying efforts — are flowing.​

 

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How Ginsburg's death could reshape the presidential campaign

A presidential campaign that was already tugging at the nation’s most searing divides has been jolted by the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

apnews.com

How Ginsburg’s death could reshape the presidential campaign​

By STEVE PEOPLESyesterday

NEW YORK (AP) — A presidential campaign that was already tugging at the nation’s most searing divides has been jolted by the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, potentially reshaping the election at a moment when some Americans were beginning to cast ballots.

For months, the contest has largely centered on President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus, the biggest public health crisis in a century that has badly damaged his prospects for reelection as the U.S. death toll nears 200,000 people.

But in a flash, Ginsburg’s death on Friday added new weight to the election, with the potential that Trump or his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, could pick a successor who could decide abortion access, environmental regulations and the power of the presidency for a generation.

With early voting underway in five states and Election Day just over six weeks away, Democrats and Republicans were largely unified late Friday in praising Ginsburg as a leading legal thinker and advocate for women’s rights. But strategists in both parties also seized on the moment to find an advantage.

Facing the prospect of losing both the White House and the Senate, some Republicans viewed the Supreme Court vacancy as one of the few avenues remaining for Trump to galvanize supporters beyond his most loyal core of supporters, particularly suburban women who have abandoned the GOP in recent years.

“It’s hard to see how this doesn’t help Trump politically,” said veteran Republican strategist Alex Conant. “Biden wants this election to be a referendum on Trump. Now it’s going to be a referendum on whoever he nominates to the Supreme Court.”

Trump said Saturday he would “most likely” nominate a woman to replace Ginsburg. A female nominee could serve as a counterweight of sorts to Biden’s choice of running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris, who would be the first woman to serve as vice president.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., pledged to quickly bring to a vote whomever Trump nominates. But he faces potential division within his own ranks. On Saturday, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said she believes the winner of the Nov. 3 election should nominate Ginsburg’s replacement. The possibility that others might take that view — Cory Gardner of Colorado as well as Collins faces a rough reelection effort — is fueling optimism among Democrats that the vacancy could drive home the significance of the election to their base.

“The implications for Senate races could be profound,” said Democratic strategist Bill Burton.

“The presidential race will see some immediate churn as activists on both sides will be newly energized,” he continued. “The persistent question will be whether huge protests around the Capitol and the country will inflame such vigorous energy that it leads to awful clashes.”

McConnell, in a note to his GOP colleagues Friday night, urged them to “keep their powder dry” and not rush to declare a position on whether a Trump nominee should get a vote this year. He told them they should not lock themselves prematurely “into a position you may later regret.”

Biden, who has already pledged to appoint the first Black woman to the Supreme Court, told reporters late Friday that “voters should pick the president and the president should pick the justice to consider.”

Democrats are enraged by McConnell’s pledge to move forward, especially after he blocked President Barack Obama from appointing a justice to replace Antonin Scalia nine months before the 2016 election. That decision cast a long political shadow, prompting Pete Buttigieg, the former South Bend, Indiana, mayor who mounted a spirited bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, to make expansion of the Supreme Court a centerpiece of his campaign. Biden rejected the idea.

Some Democrats privately concede that the Supreme Court vacancy could shift attention away from the virus, which has been a central element of Biden’s campaign.

Trump took the unprecedented step in 2016 of releasing a list of Supreme Court picks before he was elected, a move that was credited with unifying skeptical conservative voters to unite behind him. Republicans also believe that the high-profile debate over Trump’s last Supreme Court pick, Brett Kavanaugh, helped the GOP retain the Senate during the 2018 midterms, when the party lost control of the House.

The president, seeking to build the same type of energy that surrounded his 2016 bid, released another list of potential Supreme Court nominees this month.

But some Democrats said the political environment is already overheated, with partisan divides over everything from wearing a mask to curb the pandemic to addressing climate change. Ginsburg’s death, they say, may not change that.

“It’s already pretty ugly out there,” said Megan Jones, a Democratic strategist who worked for former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. “I do not know how this does not become a fight of epic proportions.”

 

[GRANNY001]

The Presidential race has little to do with Ginsburg’s death, but more on who or what party will choose the next SC Justice. Certainly it will not be chosen by "Him" as his last 40 or so days as POTUS are drawing near. November will be a very good month for the whole world in many ways!!

 

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you apparently think that "his" Presidency ends in November, you are Canadian