Looking at it from here it seems that the idea it has been awful is much more perception than reality. Recovering from a pandemic that was badly handled by the previous administration, having to handle the world wide impact of that of supply chain problems and inflation and then being hit by the war in Ukraine, it’s demands and impacts were all challenging.

Every western country faced these problems but the US has managed them better and its economy is performing well in spite of them.

The problem is the insular nature of many there. They don’t recognise the comparisons or think problems should impact them. They just think those problems must be the fault of the President. So it’s perception not reality.

Whether Harris can communicate that effectively enough to swing sufficient numbers her way is yet to be determined. Again from here she looks like the fresh new face that will appeal to those who respond to the oldest political message. That anything is better than what we have had before. Optics matter too.

She seems to be on a strong upwards trajectory with Trump now looking like the tired old man, out of anything but the same old rhetoric and insult. He is the one with the heavy baggage of convictions, accusations, obvious character flaws and age.

Too early to call but if I were a betting man I know where my money would go. Which is also in Harris’s favour. People like to be associated with winners.

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Still only 34 of the states require photo ID when voting. Each state sets its requirements hence the variation during elections!

Same with other controversial subjects such as abortion rights etc. Whilst I find that strange the picture of 5 UK’s fit inside Texas puts it into perspective l.

And a picture of a pint of Guinness covers the whole of Ireland.

Red and Blue Army!

No one tells the truth. They are all hiding something.

I disengage, I turn the page.

Apparently there was a 40 min delay which Musk claims was due to a “denial of service” attack! Obviously someone is switched on enough to switch them off!

I haven’t heard anything but a brief clip. That was more than enough. Sycophantic garbage. It is reported to have lasted for 2 hours, was rambling and unstructured with Trump just banging on about his usual lies and Musk agreeing with him. It seems there was nothing new worth reporting and that even the most devoted of admirer would either switch off, fall asleep or die before it ended.

I then heard a big stock holder in X complaining that Musk is damaging the company and needs to get out of politics before politics gets him out of X.

We’ll see.

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You must be easily fascinated!

Paint drying would hold my attention better than that series of “ums”.

I got 4 mins in and my head was nodding!

If that’s the best that Trump can do he is in big, big trouble.

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the 2020 election was in the middle of covid so the number requesting postal votes increased massively (US postal numbers are usually higher than UK anyway due to the size of the country and lack of polling stations). Many of the older population request postal votes.

A postal vote is usually sent out a few weeks before the election date and usually needs to be returned a few days beforehand.

So it is 100% true that a small % of these people will die in the weeks between the postal vote and the actual election day. Surely that's accepted by all parties.

To muddy the water and claim conspiracy is poor

Not what I have read and also from listening to bits of it; WE has analysed it correctly in his earlier posts - just the usual ramblings, incoherence and lacking in substance.

How so?

No surprise a Trump fan is happy to lie I guess