Author Archives: John Lusk

Despite close polls, historian Allan Lichtman says Harris to win

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/10/30/historian-allan-lichtman-predicts-harris-win/75939976007/

I draw comfort from this.

Plus the fact that Kamala Harris can speak coherently for 20 minutes without wandering off-topic into hate speech.

Plus the fact that any mature voter can see that she’s the only rational candidate in this race.

‘I was the director of the Michigan Republican Party.  I will vote for Kamala Harris.’ | City Pulse

Boycott the Republican Party.

https://www.lansingcitypulse.com/stories/i-was-the-director-of-the-michigan-republican-party-i-will-vote-for-kamala-harris,115386

«Trump and his allies have done grave damage to the Republican Party — both in Michigan and nationally.  If we ever want our Republican Party back, it has to start with Donald Trump losing on Nov. 5.  That’s why I’m voting for Kamala Harris.»

On Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally

https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trumps-racist-nyc-rally-was-vile-it-was-also-political-suicide/

Trump’s people:

«One speaker said that Harris was managed by “pimp handlers” and said of Democrats that “we need to slaughter these other people.” Disgraced and destitute former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani said, as did several others, that Democrats were behind attempts to kill Donald Trump. Another speaker called Harris “the devil” and “the antichrist.”

Former Trump aide Stephen Miller, as is his habit, went directly for the Nazi playbook saying, “America is for Americans and Americans only.” Tucker Carlson came out to offer more racist slurs about Harris.»

The Unfettered Selfishness of Digital Nomads

https://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/digital-nomads-criticism-locals-exploitation

«Some people —wealthy and mostly white—glide through borders, moving from place to place without ever encountering the slightest friction, while others are left to drown in the Mediterranean. This is not the result of a hypocritical worldview but an entirely consistent one which ascribes people value only according to their earning potential.»

Post-canvassing reward: local brewpub

At Bright Penny Brewing in Mebane, NC, rewarding myself after an afternoon of canvassing. Sometimes canvassing is good and uplifting, when you run into someone happy to see you (very uplifting, when we knock on your door, be happy and encouraging), frequently it’s a bit harder when you run into folks who just don’t want to be bothered (which, I guess, is the definition of the low-propensity voter, which is why we’re out here), and sometimes you run into a Trump supporter or someone else that thinks now is the right time to tee off on someone (you).

Actually, I guess this is what retail service is like, to some extent.

Opinion | Post columnists respond to the decision not to endorse – The Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/25/post-columnist-no-endorsement-2024-trump-harris/

«By 17 Post Opinions columnists»

«An independent newspaper might someday choose to back away from making presidential endorsements. But this isn’t the right moment, when one candidate is advocating positions that directly threaten freedom of the press and the values of the Constitution.»

Bam.