Craig Hartsough

proud husband and father; scientist; centrist; amused and bemused observer of our current political world

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@megynkelly I believe that's the law: First altercation, break a rib. Second, ten bullets.

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@mkraju The question is, did Norman and Self just vote as a protest for one vote, or did some of the other holdouts promise (Trump and/or others) to vote for Johnson on the first ballot and now will switch to other names until they get some concessions?

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@elonmusk U.S. debt increased by less than $3T between 2020-2024, according to the U.S. Treasury. Also, it's more useful to use debt-to-GDP as an measure of how U.S. debt impacts of credit and economy. See this plot, which shows the biggest recent jups during the Great Recession and Covid.

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@jaredpolis @RobertKennedyJr wondering if our governor knows his account has been hacked.

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@foxnewspolitics 1. Not clear that Hunter will get significant jail time.
2. Joe Biden says he won't pardon his son, so why should Trump?

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@ProjectLincoln Maybe Trump wants nine guns pointed at Liz Cheney's face, so he can step in and protect her, whether she likes it or not.

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@Politics_Polls Susquehanna tweeted 2/3 of Nevada voters had already voted.

NV Sec of State: 230K have voted (as of 10/31). 40% R, 30% D, 30% I.

NV had 1.4M votes in 2020.

Seems like Susquehanna is basing results on heavier than expected Republican early voting, but still 1M votes to come.

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@foxnewspolitics You're misstating what Clinton is saying. He doesn't mean "I don't believe that you have to vote for the better economy". He's saying "I don't believe that the economy was better under Trump."

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@foxnewspolitics Eight white males, 49 years old and older, and Danica Patrick.

Are you sure you're trying to help Trump with this list?

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@foxnewspolitics Trump plans to pardon violent rioters who attacked the police and tried to overthrow an election.

Perspective.

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@foxnewspolitics Maybe don't call this "pulling an Alvin Bragg" as an insult to the charge. Alvin Bragg won his case against Trump, guilty on all 34 counts. Maybe call it "pulling a Sydney Powell". Or "pulling a Rudy Giuliani". etc.

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@joerogan Harris is trying to run a two-year campaign in three months. There are events she can't work into that tight schedule.

Rogan's audience is largely young males who aren't her core demographic. If there was time, she'd reach out to them, but she has to pick her best opportunities.

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@MatthewWielicki Not sure this is showing what you think it is.

There are probably some good reasons for having the barriers, such as pedestrian safety. Bikes going around doesn't mean the barricades were wrong, or that no one should try to do right's right. Blame the bikes, not the planners.

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@foxnewspolitics One of these "former Dems" is also a "former GOP" and now independent who's been voting for Trump since 2016.

One switched in 2016 because she believed a conspiracy that Clinton was given debate questions in advance.

The third is anti-mandate/anti-trans who voted Trump in 2020.

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@foxnewspolitics From the story:
2016: Clinton got 92% of endorsements
2020: Biden got 90%
2024: Harris 80, Trump "less than 10" - (thanks Fox)
Even if Trump got 9, Harris still has 90% of endorsements.

Isn't the real headline: "Trump Gets Less Than Half of Past Total Endorsements"?

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@JohnKasich If one percent were planning to vote for Trump and now will not vote, and another one percent were going to not vote but now will vote for Harris, that's a big difference.

And by the way, shrugging off "these kinds of stories" based on their electoral impact is cowardly.

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@foxnewspolitics Harris isn't basing her comments on Trump's first term, but rather on his current platform. Across-the-board tariffs and removing millions of migrants will have huge negative impacts on the economy, and therefore the federal budget.

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@AshaRangappa_ I see Trump at the drive-through window, negotiating with each customer:

"I'll give your your burgers and fries, but first I would like you to do us a favor..."

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@foxnewspolitics As far as I can tell, these are legal migrants who are waiting to have their asylum cases heard. I would think there's some lawyer out there eager to file a class action suit against Fox for blatantly calling them illegals.

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@ProjectLincoln All fun and games, I get it. But you can watch the full 40-min video of Trump's appearance and see that it's just his suit jacket.

Let's not go from a quick laugh into a full-blown conspiracy, that's what MAGA does and it's frustrating.