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USA 2024 presidential election

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  • #1772
    Mr.Nice Guy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,643 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


    Too tired to deal with any more of it. Dreading what the world may be facing in the early hours of the morning.



  • #1773
    ~Rebel~
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 35,909 ✭✭✭✭~Rebel~


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122805925#Comment_122805925

    exactly. We really won’t have a proper sense of things for at least a few hours yet. And maybe much longer than that.

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  • #1774
    Quantum Erasure
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,447 ✭✭✭✭Quantum Erasure


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122805340#Comment_122805340

    can't find the video now, but I remember seeing a 'pop science' or maybe john oliver / similar commentator youtube video explaining how theres bills / laws being passed in some states to make their Electoral College vote the same way the popular vote goes. I think I remember it would take 34 states to vote this way, and then it would be guaranteed the popular vote winner would win the presidency, I think states are passing the law with the proviso 'this bill only comes into effect if 33 other states vote in similar laws' or similar.

    (wish i could find the video now…)



  • #1775
    Mr Disco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 929 ✭✭✭Mr Disco


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122805975#Comment_122805975

    this is done. Congratulations to President Trump !



  • #1776
    Novfith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 150 ✭✭Novfith


    So far so good for Trump.

    Any Harris supporters can make a lot of money if they they think she is going to win.

    She is now 12/1 on PP.

    A wonderful thing to wake up to.



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  • #1777
    advisemerite
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 291 ✭✭advisemerite


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122806065#Comment_122806065

    Worth a bet. She can still take Pennsylvania people are saying.



  • #1778
    advisemerite
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 291 ✭✭advisemerite


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122806064#Comment_122806064

    As a Trump supporter is it not a bit early to go that far. I hope you're right.



  • #1779
    ebbsy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,397 ✭✭✭ebbsy


    No point in blaming Trump for other candidates failures.

    USA really is a different planet isn't it .??



  • #1780
    markodaly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,322 ✭✭✭✭markodaly


    WI seems to be quite heavy leaning to Trump at the moment.
    PA the same.



  • #1781
    Novfith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 150 ✭✭Novfith


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122806129#Comment_122806129

    Harris is losing ground by 2/3% on Bidens tally in 2020.



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  • #1782
    Mr Disco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 929 ✭✭✭Mr Disco


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122802296#Comment_122802296

    as predicted ! Blowout for President Trump. No surprise against such a weak candidate



  • #1783
    Rjd2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,335 ✭✭✭✭Rjd2


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122806169#Comment_122806169

    Not happy Trump has likely won, but credit where its due , very good call.

    Hope you made some money from it.



  • #1784
    Brian?
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 23,153 Mod ✭✭✭✭Brian?


    Blue Wall is crumbling. I predicted a Trump win, but this isn’t even going to be close anymore. Terrible night

    they/them/theirs


    The more you can increase fear of drugs and crime, welfare mothers, immigrants and aliens, the more you control all of the people.

    Noam Chomsky



  • #1785
    Kermit.de.frog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,126 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    Harris did EXACTLY what Clinton did. They wheeled out all the celebrities. When will the Dems EVER learn that this is a disaster? You're going to wheel out basically the metropolitan liberal elite to tell people who are hurting how they should vote? Really?

    They got what they deserved (again).



  • #1786
    Tell me how
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 24,221 ✭✭✭✭Tell me how


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122806415#Comment_122806415

    So did Trump, or what do you think Musk and Joe Rogan are or were doing?

    Harris couldn't have done any different, she ran as good a campaign as could have been expected of her. She'll carry the can for eternity for having lost, but I don't think she did much if anything wrong.

    What Trump is is on full display, and America have chosen that, so be it.



  • #1787
    Shehal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,122 ✭✭✭Shehal


    Congratulations president Donald Trump!



  • #1788
    TinyMuffin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,544 ✭✭✭TinyMuffin


    an awful result, but America deserves him.

    Poor Ukraine will be walked all over now.



  • #1789
    Tell me how
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 24,221 ✭✭✭✭Tell me how


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122793137#Comment_122793137

    And so it is, I am indeed re-reading the above thinking 'If only'.

    I actually feel pretty good as one of the Left leaning people who were very interested in this race. I don't think they could have done much more to influence people, this was nothing like 2016 where there was excessive and unjustified confidence, the people just didn't want to hear it.



  • #1790
    lukin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,399 ✭✭✭lukin


    I am coming late to the party her so forgive me, but I would like to know why so many Irish people (living in Ireland) support Trump, despite the fact that almost all economic experts here have said a Trump victory would be bad for our economy (because of the tariffs he intends to impose) and a Democratic win would be more in our interests?

    I have seen a lot of them on social media. Are they just trolls or are the economic experts wrong?



  • #1791
    Straight Talker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,665 ✭✭✭Straight Talker


    Israel have free reign to finish off the remnants of Hamas and Hezbollah now. That's the only positive i can see from the second coming of Trump to the White House.

    Cork 1990 All Ireland Senior Hurling and Football Champions



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  • #1792
    NIMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,981 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122806633#Comment_122806633

    They appeared to have free reign under Biden anyway.



  • #1793
    ancapailldorcha
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,370 ✭✭✭✭ancapailldorcha


    That's it. Ukraine is toast, Palestinians will be wiped out and yeah. Was not expecting that.

    The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

    Leviticus 19:34



  • #1794
    Padre_Pio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,699 ✭✭✭Padre_Pio


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122806672#Comment_122806672

    Lets be honest, Palestine never had a chance.

    Ukraine will be interesting though, the EU might step up, though I wouldn't hold my breath



  • #1795
    ancapailldorcha
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,370 ✭✭✭✭ancapailldorcha


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122806686#Comment_122806686

    Whatever chance it had is gone.

    The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

    Leviticus 19:34



  • #1796
    AyeGer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,580 ✭✭✭AyeGer


    I just couldn’t see Kamala getting voted in as the first female president, she wasn’t convincing, imo seemed a little bit irritating. Didn’t have the personality. Democrats need to go out now and find and develop a very strong candidate for 2028. Biden stayed on too long.

    Worrying times economically for Europe now.



  • #1797
    spacecoyote
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 9,136 ✭✭✭spacecoyote


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122806606#Comment_122806606

    I think you'll find that the overwhelming majority of the Irish population think he's a dangerous idiot.

    You're just going to get a bit of pro-Trump noise on here today given how things are moving.



  • #1798
    Kermit.de.frog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,126 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    The Democrats had better candidates. They needed an attack dog but the usual bullshit ruled over and here we are.



  • #1799
    Manach
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 9,868 Mod ✭✭✭✭Manach


    Being conservative, pleased that Mr. Trump won. However, he will have a large task ahead of him to fix elements of the US economy and the more fraught international climate than his prior term. Given his constant demonisation by the press, it is unlikely that he will attract much bi-partisan support.



  • #1800
    spacecoyote
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 9,136 ✭✭✭spacecoyote


    Any ideas on the impact in terms of his legal jeopardy?

    Presumably he appoints people to make any of the federal stuff go away and the state level goes on pause while he's sitting?



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  • #1801
    Novfith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 150 ✭✭Novfith


    US stock futures up 2%. European markets also rallying.



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