Month: October 2024

Shipley-Lydecker House

I don’t think Trump is really trying to win the popular vote

I think Republicans plan to win the election through

  1. not certifying votes
  2. getting people thrown off the voter rolls
  3. intimidating voters and election officials
  4. getting help from red state legislatures
  5. getting help from the Supreme Court which they control
  6. winning in the House of Representatives if it comes to that

They have seen this approach work – their Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade even though that was not what the majority wanted. They have won in 2000 and 2016 even though they lost the popular vote.

Trump has a much smaller ground operation than Harris. He has changed but for months he told his cult that they didn’t need to vote. Oddly, He is campaigning in states he is unlikely to win.

Republicans had a choice

Republicans could have prevented Trump from taking over

  1. They had almost 20 candidates in the 2016 primaries. They picked Trump.
  2. They could have voted for conviction in the impeachments. Most of them chose not to.
  3. There were alternatives in 2024 such as Haley and DeSantis. They chose Trump.
  4. They could vote for Harris now even if they don’t like her policies.

Bernstein’s comment makes them sound passive. I think they could have avoided this and chose not to act.

The New York Times on Randy Newman

Randy Newman is one of the greatest American recording artists. If you don’t know his work, start with Sail Away, his 1972 album. I saw him live in 1971 with Bonnie Raitt as the opening act at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, It was just Newman and his piano, similar to his 1971 live album.

I was glad to see him getting attention because of the new book about him

https://wapo.st/4hU9oBi

Covers: Here Comes the Sun

“Here Comes the Sun” is a George Harrison song from the 1969 Beatles album Abbey Road.