2020 U.S. Presidential Election - Took place November 3, 2020. Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden assumed office January 20, 2021.

[Gustav Schuchardt]

Slate article complaining about how Republicans are trying to block Democrat attempts to defund the police

https://news.yahoo.com/republicans-pushing-state-level-measures-074251653.html
https://archive.vn/igY4Z

That "Trumpian tone" is apparent in two new legislative proposals, one from Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Florida), and one from Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Missouri).

On September 22, DeSantis called for a new law that would give felony penalties to protesters who block traffic without a permit, while also prohibiting grant and state funding to any municipality that "slashes" its police budget.

Hawley's legislation is similar. His bill would authorize $15 billion for the U.S. attorney general to fund more police officer hiring and salary increases for state and local law enforcement. Any city that votes to defund the police would not have access to those funds for new hires or raises.

"[A]s violence and rioting sweeps across American cities big and small, our courageous law enforcement officers are more vital now than ever," Hawley writes in the proposed legislation. "Democratic politicians are bending to radical activists who want to defund the police. We should do just the opposite. Our officers deserve a raise, not defunding."

Similar rhetoric can be found in practically every corner of the U.S. A separate pledge, simply entitled "The Police Pledge," has already received hundreds of signatures from federal, state and local officials. The pledge was initiated by Heritage Action For America, a policy advocacy organization known for funneling millions of dollars into Republican congressional campaigns.

"A lawful society — free from mob rule and violent insurrection — is not possible without Law Enforcement," the pledge reads. When signers etch their names onto the document's growing list of devotees, they promise to "stand with America's Police and pledge to oppose any bill, resolution, or movement to "Defund the Police." Those devotees include former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and Gov. Brian Kemp (R-Georgia), as well as Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Rick Scott (R-Florida).

Jim Henson, director of the Texas Politics Project, believes Governor Abbott's focus on policing is both a political ploy and an intended distraction. Texas has been ravaged by COVID-19, as have many of the states whose politicians have signed "The Police Pledge."

"It's also an opportunity for Republican elected officials to shift the public agenda, or at least attempt to shift the agenda of public discussion, away from the slog of trying to contain the pandemic," he told local television station KXAN.

Author and former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich has accused President Trump of the very same thing.

"Trump muzzled the federal government's most prominent and trusted immunologist, Dr. Anthony Fauci, while the White House tried to discredit him," Reich wrote in a recent blog post. "But the Trump campaign ran fictitious ads portraying cities as overrun by violent leftwing mobs, and Trump's shameless Fox News lackeys have consistently depicted protesters as 'rioters' and the 'armed wing of the Democratic party.'"

While Pishko acknowledges the enduring legacy of "law and order" rhetoric, she claims widespread pledges, threats to freeze funding and bills targeting cities are more "aggressive" than pro-police proposals of the past.

"And I think we have Trump to credit for that," she says. "People are tying their fates to him."

I'm amazed that Slate, a left-leaning publication, can think this story makes the Democrats look good and the Republicans look bad given that defunding the police has never been all that popular and the polls show that most people have lost sympathy with BLM. If it was from June I could see why it was written but this article is from September 27th. Support for BLM dropped like a rock from June to September.

And the National Review pointed out that in Minneapolis the council defunded the police and then complained that crime levels had risen.

https://news.yahoo.com/minneapolis-city-council-members-complain-160731296.html
https://archive.vn/1PAWk

Minneapolis City Council members complained of rising crime rates in the city and asked the city’s police chief what he is doing about it during a Tuesday meeting on police reform, months after the council proposed dismantling the police department

I'm sure in a month or so we'll see articles about how Biden's poll lead is now within the margin of error complaining about how can people be so stupid as to reject a chance to replace Trump.

 

[2021Murder]

Maybe its just because im drinking the accelerationist grape flavoraid but from what im reading on twitter most on whats left of the far right think trump is fucked. The polls show the whites have abandoned him and all his efforts to help non-whites leave the plantation arent working.

I know trump is the eval kineval of politics but this seems like one crazy stunt that wont work out for him.

 

[Ita Mori]

Also the People's Champion has endorsed Joe Biden, its all over guys. Where is Stone Cold Steve Austin to stop his endorsement like he did to him in Sacramento all those years ago.

TF, for real?
Damn, Vince must not be pleased his golden boy is voting to kick Linda and his old friend out.

 

[DDBCAE CBAADCBE]

I kinda wanna vote this time but... if I do it now I'll lose my streak.

 

[Jarolleon]

So, about that mail-in voting...

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Democracy BTFO by paper margin settings.

Of course her boyfriend gets the bad ballot. It makes me wonder if some BAMN nutcase made sure that all the white men in the area received the defective ballots.

 

[Salubrious]

Also, Nate Zirconium is throwing his takes into the ring.
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I know I'm overestimating Trump's chances personally, but I don't understand how you can not only watch the Trump rallies vs. Biden rallies BUT also just watch how Biden is barely able to function in public to the point where he's literally hiding half of September AND look at Trump having an incumbent advantage, and then say Trump is losing badly.

How far does your head have to be up your own ass? If you want to say Biden is the favorite because of your polls, I strongly disagree but fine. To say Trump has no chance is just a level of obliviousness that I can't even imagine from the supposed "top political projectionist". Emphasis on projection.

 

[Kane Lives]

I know I'm overestimating Trump's chances personally, but I don't understand how you can not only watch the Trump rallies vs. Biden rallies BUT also just watch how Biden is barely able to function in public to the point where he's literally hiding half of September AND look at Trump having an incumbent advantage, and then say Trump is losing badly.

How far does your head have to be up your own ass? If you want to say Biden is the favorite because of your polls, I strongly disagree but fine. To say Trump has no chance is just a level of obliviousness that I can't even imagine from the supposed "top political projectionist". Emphasis on projection.

Bold of you to think Nate Uranium watches any of the rallies, listens to any of the candidates or even checks primary sources. Muh numbers and statistics so it must be correct! All he does is just take the MSM at face value and extrapolate from that. No attempt at critical analysis, not a smidgen of doubt that perhaps, he might be wrong.

 

[CheezzyMach]

He is the new Bill Clinton. His presidency marks a fundamental change in American politics that will likely be good for a decade or so before the Dems inevitably become the better party and the cycle continues as the two Switch off.

Bill Clinton was sort of in the same boat. A candidate that was never supposed to win, they tried to impeach him for the dumbest of reasons, and the structure of the previous establishment is starting to weigh as people believe they are outdated. Bill brought in much positive change, regardless of feelings on him now, in the reforms of old religious nuts losing power, LGBT becoming more accepted, females taking huge positions of power, etc.. Republicans and networks wanted Bill gone as he changed the landscape as a whole, and in pushing his demise, they ended up killing themselves in the process and having to conform to his policies.

Trump is not much different. Trump is swinging the pendulum back, but instead of religious bigotry he is pushing for less globalization and overglorification of marginalized groups. He is taking on the call of many poor Americans who have been left out in a world that is becoming increasingly similar to that of the previous 20s. The hatred of him stems from a push to remain in a sort of ‘normalcy’ or false progress. Many Americans believed all that can be accomplished was pretty much done under Obama, so anything that sees the Left as bad is against progress! Media wants Trump gone, along with progressives in political positions (ie. Sanders, Tulsi, and Yang), as they want to keep their new 1920s of getting sweet China money and letting tech control people’s lives. Trump and progressive supporters seek to hold them more accountable and bring them to the common level, as seen with Disney’s heavy losses. Companies will shill against Trump as it is in their best interest to keep the status quo, while most Americans live in poverty and with different mental illnesses at the moment.

Supporters of the Dems seem to be either in full belief that the other side is full of Nazis or they want to keep the status quo because the world was simpler under Obama. Trump is hated as he messes with people’s way of life, even though this impediment was an inevitability. Angers were growing under Obama, Trump was just the first to fully display that the media picture that Obama is perfect and so was his era was hiding some darkness behind it. As such Trump is hated as he brought out a truth many could not handle.

I guess that is my answer. Trump really is just a major game changer and it will take time to adjust to a new normal. Some accept it, some will fight it, but inevitably change will come. The Obama-Clinton reign was never going to last, just like the religious Reagan reign did not. These people either could move on or choose to keep a nostalgic past time, and the problem is, most seem to prefer nostalgia to advancement.

It also doesn't help that the internet has given every dumbass a giant microphone and allowed for the tyranny of the Loud Minority.

 

[Xarpho]

from what im reading on twitter

There's your problem.

Bold of you to think Nate Uranium watches any of the rallies, listens to any of the candidates or even checks primary sources. Muh numbers and statistics so it must be correct! All he does is just take the MSM at face value and extrapolate from that. No attempt at critical analysis, not a smidgen of doubt that perhaps, he might be wrong.

Nate Berkelium got BTFO four years ago, I'm surprised he still has a job after that debacle.

On that note, it annoys me that analysts get to speak out of their ass, 90% of the time get things completely wrong, and still keep their jobs.

 

[Lodoss Warrior]

LOL, Joe Hiden BTFO.

That this is in Minnesota is all the sweeter.

 

[Maamtis]

TF, for real?
Damn, Vince must not be pleased his golden boy is voting to kick Linda and his old friend out.

There are reports that a wrestler by the same of Jaxson Ryker (I know) has been taken off TV because of a pro Trump tweet which has upset the lockeroom. Sounds like old Vince is cucked. If and when he's re-elected maybe Trump should find a new Small Business Administrator.

 

[Kacho]

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LOL, Joe Hiden BTFO.

That this is in Minnesota is all the sweeter.

Damn I want a Trump cookie.

 

[BlackDragoons]

Voting for this year's election is like telling which two old farts smell better.

 

[Ruin]

Voting for this year's election is like telling which two old farts smell better.

Yea yea we all saw that South Park episode.

 

[UselessIdiot]

I know I'm overestimating Trump's chances personally, but I don't understand how you can not only watch the Trump rallies vs. Biden rallies BUT also just watch how Biden is barely able to function in public to the point where he's literally hiding half of September AND look at Trump having an incumbent advantage, and then say Trump is losing badly.

How far does your head have to be up your own ass? If you want to say Biden is the favorite because of your polls, I strongly disagree but fine. To say Trump has no chance is just a level of obliviousness that I can't even imagine from the supposed "top political projectionist". Emphasis on projection.

I'm surprised he doesn't want play it safe after 2016. Biden is not nearly as strong a candidate as Hillary. She at least had enthusiasm on her side; a lot of it was for a woman president, but she still had a lot of supporters. She still lost. Biden's support is soft as hell, and many people may not end up voting for him if they don't really ultimately feel like it.

Then there's the fact that Trump outperformed most state polling in 2016, and I'm sure it will happen again this year. I see people in places like /pol/ say they deliberately lie to pollsters and say they're voting for Biden, and a lot of polls oversample Democrats to begin with or assume turnout from certain demographics and not from others. I'd logically expect large turnout from the side with the enthusiasm, and that's Trump, not Biden.

 

[Salubrious]

There are reports that a wrestler by the same of Jaxson Ryker (I know) has been taken off TV because of a pro Trump tweet which has upset the lockeroom. Sounds like old Vince is cucked. If and when he's re-elected maybe Trump should find a new Small Business Administrator.

To be fair, he was taken off TV because "The Forgotten Sons" team sucked, but yeah. This was at the height of "anyone that supports Trump is racist", and it's amazing looking back that all he said was "Thank God for Trump" and he got eviserated for it.

And to give him some credit for having balls, the Tweet is still up if anyone wants to archive it.

https://twitter.com/JaxsonRykerWWE/status/1267605081635110917

 

[The Pink Panther]

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LOL, Joe Hiden BTFO.

That this is in Minnesota is all the sweeter.

I guess this confirms le suspicions and shit that he might swoop Minnesota (which I do think will happen), but a cookie poll even if it is a fun tradition doesn't really determine shit.

 

[King Daddy Telomerase]

Bold of you to think Nate Uranium watches any of the rallies, listens to any of the candidates or even checks primary sources. Muh numbers and statistics so it must be correct! All he does is just take the MSM at face value and extrapolate from that. No attempt at critical analysis, not a smidgen of doubt that perhaps, he might be wrong.

Silver doesn't care about the MSM (except for getting money from them). His job is to LARP strict statistical Mr. Numbers Guy which he 100% unquestionably knows is stupid to do with election polls.

 

[Ita Mori]

There are reports that a wrestler by the same of Jaxson Ryker (I know) has been taken off TV because of a pro Trump tweet which has upset the lockeroom. Sounds like old Vince is cucked. If and when he's re-elected maybe Trump should find a new Small Business Administrator.

Gee, they already forgot how quickly they got a permit to keep operating despite Wu flu because of who they know in Washington.
Cucked indeed.

 

[Meat Target]

Maybe its just because im drinking the accelerationist grape flavoraid but from what im reading on twitter most on whats left of the far right think trump is fucked. The polls show the whites have abandoned him and all his efforts to help non-whites leave the plantation arent working.

I know trump is the eval kineval of politics but this seems like one crazy stunt that wont work out for him.

It's not a bad idea to keep a fire under the asses of Trump and Republican voters. Jewish Facts and Logic Man says that, even if the polls aren't accurate, Trump and his supporters need to be campaigning as if they're correct.