I agree that these publications are not endorsing Kamala to gain credibility as unbiased news sources. Everyone loves to be associated with a winner. But rather, I think they know what a disaster she is and are already distancing themselves from her.
Similarly, the Democratic Senate nominees in Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Ohio are all distancing themselves from Kamala, and citing common ground with Trump in their new ads. The Teamsters and International Association of Fire Fighters are also not endorsing Kamala. Some in the mainstream media are acknowledging that Trump is likely to win. Democrats are panicking and becoming unhinged. We’re even seeing signs that there is starting to be finger pointing among Democrats for Kamala’s impending loss.
Look, I know DATMA - Democrats and their media allies - are corrupt, but I don’t believe in any way that this was their plan.
What I believe is this:
In 2020, when people were not in a rational state of mind amid COVID tyranny, George Floyd, and 574 riots, Democrats decided that Biden was the perfect candidate - a blandly inoffensive grandfatherly figure who could pass as a return to normalcy. And the COVID tyranny could excuse his light campaign schedule.
Had the Republicans gotten their expected midterm landslide in 2022, I think Biden would’ve been pressured to announce that he would not seek re-election, which would’ve resulted in a large batch of primary/caucus candidates. But Republicans relied way too much on Election Day voting rather than trying to match Democrats in early voting, and the Republicans made only small gains.
Because they fared far better in 2022 than most parties do in their first midterm after they take over the presidency, I think DATMA believed they could drag Biden across the finish line again.
But then I thought it was very odd that they insisted on a debate in June. Then I heard Clay Travis and Buck Sexton speculate that some big Democratic donors were skeptical about Biden’s mental state, and that they early debate was done in the hope of reassuring them. Obviously it had the opposite effect; leading to widespread demand among Democrats to remove him from the ticket.
At that point, they were in a very unenviable position. They could have a brokered convention, which would probably be very divisive and go over horribly on TV - ruining what’s become a glorified infomercial. Or they could replace Kamala with a better candidate. But doing so would anger the very loud, threatening DEI constituency in the party.
So Kamala was who they were stuck with and they tried to make her work. They tried sheltering her for interviews, and that failed. They then went to the other extreme, with a massive media blitz, and that failed. It’s like a Hail Mary in football. You don’t do it because it’s likely to work; you do it because it’s your last desperate option.
In conclusion, if this process were orchestrated, there would’ve been a primary/caucus season in which a marquee Democrat such as Gavin Newsom or Josh Shapiro was nominated and had a full primary season. They would not have had a very unpopular vice president of a very unpopular president on a three month campaign.
Now, after 2020 there are indeed valid concerns about election integrity. I agree with you that there was a lot of cheating last name. But it succeeded in part because Republicans did little to stop it. They largely sat back and allowed Democrats to change voting procedures, even illegally, in some cases.
But going into this election, Republicans have done far more to promote early voting, and so far have gotten great results. Republican early voting is way up while Democratic early voting is way down.
And Republicans have also done far more to stop cheating this year. RNC co-chairs Lara Trump and Michael Whatley promoted an organization called Protect the Vote, which aimed to recruit and train 100,000 poll watchers - as of about a month ago, they’d gotten 175,000 - and have lawyers present at every critical precinct. They also aimed to lead ballot harvesting efforts to target low propensity voters - which seems to be working so far, based on early voting data.
Now, it is still possible that the election could be stolen, but there will be much more resistance this time, and there are signs that we will succeed in making it, as Trump has frequently called for, too big to rig.
Finally, pray hard every day for President Trump’s safety, and for a fair election.
*My article below explains why I believe the Democrats are now being hurt by being so protected by the media.
Let's hope and pray you're wrong about this one.
I agree that these publications are not endorsing Kamala to gain credibility as unbiased news sources. Everyone loves to be associated with a winner. But rather, I think they know what a disaster she is and are already distancing themselves from her.
Similarly, the Democratic Senate nominees in Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Ohio are all distancing themselves from Kamala, and citing common ground with Trump in their new ads. The Teamsters and International Association of Fire Fighters are also not endorsing Kamala. Some in the mainstream media are acknowledging that Trump is likely to win. Democrats are panicking and becoming unhinged. We’re even seeing signs that there is starting to be finger pointing among Democrats for Kamala’s impending loss.
Look, I know DATMA - Democrats and their media allies - are corrupt, but I don’t believe in any way that this was their plan.
What I believe is this:
In 2020, when people were not in a rational state of mind amid COVID tyranny, George Floyd, and 574 riots, Democrats decided that Biden was the perfect candidate - a blandly inoffensive grandfatherly figure who could pass as a return to normalcy. And the COVID tyranny could excuse his light campaign schedule.
Had the Republicans gotten their expected midterm landslide in 2022, I think Biden would’ve been pressured to announce that he would not seek re-election, which would’ve resulted in a large batch of primary/caucus candidates. But Republicans relied way too much on Election Day voting rather than trying to match Democrats in early voting, and the Republicans made only small gains.
Because they fared far better in 2022 than most parties do in their first midterm after they take over the presidency, I think DATMA believed they could drag Biden across the finish line again.
But then I thought it was very odd that they insisted on a debate in June. Then I heard Clay Travis and Buck Sexton speculate that some big Democratic donors were skeptical about Biden’s mental state, and that they early debate was done in the hope of reassuring them. Obviously it had the opposite effect; leading to widespread demand among Democrats to remove him from the ticket.
At that point, they were in a very unenviable position. They could have a brokered convention, which would probably be very divisive and go over horribly on TV - ruining what’s become a glorified infomercial. Or they could replace Kamala with a better candidate. But doing so would anger the very loud, threatening DEI constituency in the party.
So Kamala was who they were stuck with and they tried to make her work. They tried sheltering her for interviews, and that failed. They then went to the other extreme, with a massive media blitz, and that failed. It’s like a Hail Mary in football. You don’t do it because it’s likely to work; you do it because it’s your last desperate option.
In conclusion, if this process were orchestrated, there would’ve been a primary/caucus season in which a marquee Democrat such as Gavin Newsom or Josh Shapiro was nominated and had a full primary season. They would not have had a very unpopular vice president of a very unpopular president on a three month campaign.
Now, after 2020 there are indeed valid concerns about election integrity. I agree with you that there was a lot of cheating last name. But it succeeded in part because Republicans did little to stop it. They largely sat back and allowed Democrats to change voting procedures, even illegally, in some cases.
But going into this election, Republicans have done far more to promote early voting, and so far have gotten great results. Republican early voting is way up while Democratic early voting is way down.
And Republicans have also done far more to stop cheating this year. RNC co-chairs Lara Trump and Michael Whatley promoted an organization called Protect the Vote, which aimed to recruit and train 100,000 poll watchers - as of about a month ago, they’d gotten 175,000 - and have lawyers present at every critical precinct. They also aimed to lead ballot harvesting efforts to target low propensity voters - which seems to be working so far, based on early voting data.
Now, it is still possible that the election could be stolen, but there will be much more resistance this time, and there are signs that we will succeed in making it, as Trump has frequently called for, too big to rig.
Finally, pray hard every day for President Trump’s safety, and for a fair election.
*My article below explains why I believe the Democrats are now being hurt by being so protected by the media.
https://leczorn.substack.com/p/democrats-are-paying-the-price-of