Harris Vs Trump 2024 US Presidential election - read the warning in the OP posted 18/09/24

I think he's afraid it'll cost him politically if he goes after Harris in the way that he went after other women in the recent past, including his denials over the New York allegations. He is AWARE of her DA prosecution reputation [which she has made good use of, in a scary way, where he's concerned] and thinks that if he goes too far in attacking her vocally or in print at a personal level, she will sue and work the courtroom from the stand. She's put the doubt in his mind about costs.

This is definitely happening since Harris became the nominee. She knows how to f*ck with criminals like Trump, she's in his head big time.

the thing is, stuff like this only really matters if it leads to a significant seepage of votes away from Trump. Obviously that's happening to some extent, and maybe just about enough to swing the election for Harris, but AFAICS all shades of the Right in America are pretty much rock solid for Trump as they were in 2016 and 2020…

While I'd stop just short of calling Trump a "fascist" myself, he certainly has no qualms about courting such political ideals and ideologues when and if it suits him, only to try and distance himself when it's clear that such alignment might be a detriment to his own goals. And as I've pointed out in other threads there are definite overlaps between the rise of Hitler and Trump, which are very clear to see if you know the history of Hitler beyond the war.

There have been numerous historians and political analysts that have spotted these comparisons, some of which go back to 2015 before Trump's political journey really got going and an entire book has been written about both men by Henk de Berg.

But I think that Robert Kagan's observations in 2016 have still got a powerful resonance, when he concluded that "This is how fascism comes to America, not with jackboots and salutes (although there have been salutes, and a whiff of violence) but with a television huckster, a phony billionaire, a textbook egomaniac “tapping into” popular resentments and insecurities, and with an entire national political party—out of ambition or blind party loyalty, or simply out of fear—falling into line behind him".

Kagan also astutely observed that "…of course the entire Trump phenomenon has nothing to do with policy or ideology. It has nothing to do with the Republican Party, either, except in its historic role as incubator of this singular threat to our democracy. Trump has transcended the party that produced him. His growing army of supporters no longer cares about the party. Because it did not immediately and fully embrace Trump, because a dwindling number of its political and intellectual leaders still resist him, the party is regarded with suspicion and even hostility by his followers. Their allegiance is to him and him alone". He also directs our attention to the following, "Successful fascism was not about policies but about the strongman, the leader (Il Duce, Der Fuhrer), in whom could be entrusted the fate of the nation. Whatever the problem, he could fix it. Whatever the threat, internal or external, he could vanquish it, and it was unnecessary for him to explain how".

Historian Richard Evans has also mentioned the similarities between Trumpism and the "ism's" of the 1930's which he points out that either entity "…has a contempt for the courts and the law, which echoes that of the Nazis very, very clearly" and that there are observable comparisons including "the poisoning of political and public discourse through lies and insults”, which are “very similar to the early 1930s in Germany".

At a 'leadership' level. But I'm not seeing this is having a discernible effect among Trump-leaning voters.

How is trump proposing to reduce the number of children killed in school shootings? Or assist with their healthcare and education?

What do you think is the biggest issue facing children in the US and Pennsylvania today?

Those signs seem a little do damned low to the road surface. One decently sized Semi driving though there and the sign is toast. (Or a good enough wind, since the pole itself appears to just be dug in shallowly)

A lack of important functional detail / competency like that makes me think that Trump campaign staffers put these up, as opposed to locals.

It’s worth noting that the Trump campaign is chronically understaffed with potentially only some hundreds of staffers for the entire country, when that number is usually applied to the state-level organisation. I can easily imagine them having to do a rush job by smacking these signs together and move to the next one.

OK, beyond the project 2025 bits (or is trump now a proponent of those measures?).

For others, trump is pushing "more choice in schools" as a way to subsidise wealthier parents whose children go to private schools and advocate more religion at school level with, currently unfunded, vouchers, while dismantling the department of education.

Not good for the future of USA children, but good for immigrants who want to work in the US due to the brain drain something like this would cause.

Yes and no. The margins in these areas will determine who wins the state. If Trump wins Lehigh County, then he will probably carry the state.

A tractor never mind a semi, something a farmer should be aware of.

Alright, fair enough then. Apologies, I was going by Lehigh results per county in Pennsylvania, didn't realise Lehigh Valley was a region name for several counties.

I'm still not sure if I'd consider it the key to the State overall considering its still a popular vote for the state and a shift in the larger areas like Pittsburgh and Philadelphia could offset how tight Lehigh Valley might be, but fair enough.

And I don't have to read past "word salad "

It's just desperate and embarrassing at this point Mr. A.