I like this timeline now. Fingers crossed she gets in.
midnightmoose on
Do non swing state american’s ever get jealous of swing state americans? Like if I didn’t live in one of the 7 states that determine the general elections or one of the 4 early states that determine the primaries what would be your motivation to get involved with the political process.
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CurtisLeow on
Why is Trump campaigning in Minnesota and Montana? Those aren’t battleground states. He hasn’t been campaigning at all in half the battleground states.
Granya_Kalash on
If I was Harris I would hold a rally in Florida just rustle the jimmies of the tangerine palpatine even more.
just_another_bumm on
West coast never gets any love from politicians
swizzle_ on
The map should color code the states by party for the rally. Blue where only Harris has had one, red where it has been Trump, and purple if both.
Lawrence_of_ArabiaMI on
Surprised that he’s going back to Butler
DerSpringerr on
It is widely how many states and neighborhoods are basically ignored in a national race like this. Reporting from Salt Lake City. Fully ignored.
Mr-MuffinMan on
It’s kind of sad how little politicians care about the biggest states because our system is so stupid.
If we had a popular vote system, Trump would be seen in Northern CA trying to gather conservatives as well as in upstate NY. Kamala would be seen in the urban areas of TX and FL, because every vote would count.
ventitr3 on
Prior to media and social media, I could see the appeal of campaigns and rallies as you wouldn’t hear much from a candidate without them.
In 2024, I do wonder if having the physical rallies in these states matter as much as say an online campaign.
Barack_Odrama_007 on
Trumps campaign is very low energy
3E0O4H on
We’ll, she got Wisconsin, Michigan and Georgia in the bag I’d wager
ThatYewTree on
Interesting. Is Ohio not a battleground state anymore?
GroundbreakingCow775 on
Ooooh, Republicans can start talking about that carbon footprint. That will resonate!
I_think_therefore on
Can somebody explain to me why candidates don’t just hang out in a state for a week? Go to Michigan and make a different stop each day at Detroit, Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor, etc. It seems so much less taxing than zooming all over the place.
akyriacou92 on
Blame the Electoral College for the existence of swing states. If the president were elected by popular vote, the candidates would focus on other places. And NO, it wouldn’t make the candidates care only about New York, Chicago, and LA. You can add up the top 10 biggest cities in the US and not even reach 8% of the population. Even if you kept the Electoral College but changed it to allocate the votes according to the percentage each party won instead of giving all of the votes to the winner (which is how each state does it except for Maine and Nebraska), then it would be easier to believe that every vote matters.
rorycalhoun2021 on
Keep going to Minnesota, Donnie. It’s about to turn!
Cornucopia2020 on
Low energy Don
frolix42 on
I would definately consider Minnesota to be a swing state, at least when Trump visited.
*Hillary won it by only 2.1% in 2016
*Tim Walz was announced on 6 Aug, a week **after** Trump visited.
She ain’t got a prayer in ga or nc. Same with Wisconsin and mich. only way she wins is if they steal it like in 2020
creeper321448 on
“Without the electoral college they’d only focus on a few states!!!”
Sniper_96_ on
Wait but I thought having an electoral college prevents politicians from only campaigning in a few states? Hehehe we need to abolish the electoral college.
myles_cassidy on
So much for the Electoral College making the small and rural states matter…
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I like this timeline now. Fingers crossed she gets in.
Do non swing state american’s ever get jealous of swing state americans? Like if I didn’t live in one of the 7 states that determine the general elections or one of the 4 early states that determine the primaries what would be your motivation to get involved with the political process.
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Why is Trump campaigning in Minnesota and Montana? Those aren’t battleground states. He hasn’t been campaigning at all in half the battleground states.
If I was Harris I would hold a rally in Florida just rustle the jimmies of the tangerine palpatine even more.
West coast never gets any love from politicians
The map should color code the states by party for the rally. Blue where only Harris has had one, red where it has been Trump, and purple if both.
Surprised that he’s going back to Butler
It is widely how many states and neighborhoods are basically ignored in a national race like this. Reporting from Salt Lake City. Fully ignored.
It’s kind of sad how little politicians care about the biggest states because our system is so stupid.
If we had a popular vote system, Trump would be seen in Northern CA trying to gather conservatives as well as in upstate NY. Kamala would be seen in the urban areas of TX and FL, because every vote would count.
Prior to media and social media, I could see the appeal of campaigns and rallies as you wouldn’t hear much from a candidate without them.
In 2024, I do wonder if having the physical rallies in these states matter as much as say an online campaign.
Trumps campaign is very low energy
We’ll, she got Wisconsin, Michigan and Georgia in the bag I’d wager
Interesting. Is Ohio not a battleground state anymore?
Ooooh, Republicans can start talking about that carbon footprint. That will resonate!
Can somebody explain to me why candidates don’t just hang out in a state for a week? Go to Michigan and make a different stop each day at Detroit, Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor, etc. It seems so much less taxing than zooming all over the place.
Blame the Electoral College for the existence of swing states. If the president were elected by popular vote, the candidates would focus on other places. And NO, it wouldn’t make the candidates care only about New York, Chicago, and LA. You can add up the top 10 biggest cities in the US and not even reach 8% of the population. Even if you kept the Electoral College but changed it to allocate the votes according to the percentage each party won instead of giving all of the votes to the winner (which is how each state does it except for Maine and Nebraska), then it would be easier to believe that every vote matters.
Keep going to Minnesota, Donnie. It’s about to turn!
Low energy Don
I would definately consider Minnesota to be a swing state, at least when Trump visited.
*Hillary won it by only 2.1% in 2016
*Tim Walz was announced on 6 Aug, a week **after** Trump visited.
*[Polling is relatively close](https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-general/2024/minnesota/)
She ain’t got a prayer in ga or nc. Same with Wisconsin and mich. only way she wins is if they steal it like in 2020
“Without the electoral college they’d only focus on a few states!!!”
Wait but I thought having an electoral college prevents politicians from only campaigning in a few states? Hehehe we need to abolish the electoral college.
So much for the Electoral College making the small and rural states matter…
Where are Kennedys