#WalkAway

[B-Man]

 

 

 

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[B-Man]

 

 

CA State Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil Switches Party Affiliation to Republican

By Jennifer Oliver O'Connell 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2024/08/09/ca-state-senator-marie-alvarado-gil-switches-party-affiliation-to-republican-n2177915

 

 

[BillsFanNC]

 

[Tiberius]

What color is the sky in your MAGA heads? You keep losing elections! Who is walking away from the weirdness? 
 

 

Hello??? 

[BillsFanNC]

 

[B-Man]

 

 

 

[B-Man]

 

[B-Man]

Too bad the usual suspects here at PPP can't see it  (or won't admit it)

 

 

What Happened to My Party?

Joel Kotkin

 

I grew up among people who worshipped the key pillars of the twentieth century Democratic Party: the New Deal, Franklin Roosevelt, and the great public works project known as New York City. The Democrats then were the party of progress—of new roads, bridges, ports, factories, and laboratories. They were also the party of national defense, a holdover from the triumph of World War II that was sustained by a fear of Communist aggression.

 

But the Democratic Party’s recent evolution contrasts sharply to its glory days. Today, the Democrats are losing out among some of the party’s core constituencies, notably those who work with their hands, Latinos, Jews, Asians, and even some African Americans. In their new configuration, the Democrats function as an electoral cabal forged by an alliance between the business elite, the professional classes, the federal bureaucracy, and dependent voters.

 

If anything, the Democrats synchronized swimming of the past month could only occur in a party largely uniform in its core constituencies and essential beliefs. They shift positions and allegiances through technology and media control, using influencers to hide troublesome past positions with a dexterity that a Communist vozdh like Joseph Stalin would have appreciated.

 

The new mindset is obvious considering the Democrats’ embrace of censorship in alliance with the tech oligarchs, who have been long-time backers of Kamala Harris, and the universities, another bulwark of progressive power. It also builds upon the assumption that the experts embraced by progressive voters should be allowed free reign since they know better than the masses.

 

The keys to understanding the increasingly authoritarian Democratic Party are threefold: class, racial politics, and sexual politics. As someone schooled in Marxist theory, I tend to place the class component first. In the past, Democrats were a party that appealed to “the little people” like factory hands, small shopkeepers, yeoman farmers, skilled mechanics, and artisans. Democrats from Kennedy to Clinton focused on private sector growth as a means to achieve upward mobility for middle- and working-class Americans.

 

But in the new Democratic policy world, most employment growth has been focused on government and public-funded health care. And the Democrats’ electoral base is largely those professionals who benefit from an expanded regulatory state.

 

MORE at the link:  https://americanmind.org/salvo/what-happed-to-my-party/

 

 

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[B-Man]

 

 

‘Black Vote Ain’t for Sale’: Prominent Activist Exposes Kamala’s $10K Interview
Offer, Slams ‘Democrat Plantation’ Tactics to Manipulate Black Voters

by Jim Hoft

 

Dr. Umar Johnson, a well-known activist and educator with millions of followers on social media, rejected an interview offer of $10,000 from the Kamala Harris campaign, calling out a manipulative strategy to win over the black vote. “Black vote ain’t for sale no more,” Johnson said, emphasizing that the days of pandering to black voters with empty promises and financial incentives are over. Johnson shared a screenshot of the text from the Kamala campaign offering him money to do the interview. 

 

 

 

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/08/black-vote-aint-sale-prominent-activist-exposes-kamalas/

 

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Edited August 18 by Big Blitz

[BillsFanNC]

 

 

I was a Democratic voter (never a Democrat, never Woke). Reflecting on why and what changed, it's because 

1) I didn't understand the relevant topics at all but thought I did better than most because I'm smart
2) I was surrounded by other such people who also voted Democrat 
3) Fear-based propaganda 
4) Anti-Republican propaganda that renders conservative positions "dirty" or low-status, like bad, dumb, and crazy
5) Complete inability to understand or recognize Marxism
6) Low interest in understanding politics, economics, etc., combined with a high interest in wanting to win arguments about politics, economics, etc.

As these things changed, so did my voting, but I also had to give myself permission to make that change and feel like others supported them (low confidence, beta behavior). It's definitely a feeling of violating some profound taboo even to entertain a deeper thought, much less cast a vote or voice support.

Leftism is a cult. If you leave it, you can absolutely feel it, both in how you're treated and how you feel. Upon reflection, it's undeniable, likely a universal experience among those who walk away.

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[Roundybout]

7 minutes ago, B-Man said:

 

 

 

 

 

But how does this fellow rank with legendary recording artist Lee Davinci?????

[The Frankish Reich]

Just now, Roundybout said:

But how does this fellow rank with legendary recording artist Lee Davinci?????

I like how one of the mods started a thread on the main board, something like "Random Talking Head Says Something About the Bills." A nice resting place for all the Did You Hear What Chris Simms Said About Josh" or "Colin Cowherd Says the Bills' Window is Closing" threads.

 

We need that on PPP. May I suggest:

 

"Random Black Person No One Has Ever Heard Of Expresses Support for Trump"

 

[Doc]

10 minutes ago, Roundybout said:

But how does this fellow rank with legendary recording artist Lee Davinci?????

 

Right up there with JoFromJerz...

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[Tiberius]

7 minutes ago, B-Man said:

 

 

 

Love how Trump is now a fan of Obamacare. He walked away from the losing argument of destroying the popular program

 

Walk away! 👏

[Tiberius]

 

 

Yup, walking away 

 

 

https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/4837058-harris-rise-gop-trump-weakness/

Prior to President Biden’s decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential contest, Democrats were heading into their national convention in Chicago with all the joy of a funeral procession. So concerned were party bigwigs about a possible floor challenge to Biden’s renomination, they even floated the possibility of holding a virtual nomination vote nearly a full month ahead of the main event. 

Now, Vice President Harris’s unexpected rise to the top of the Democratic ticket has done more than just rekindle Democratic enthusiasm ahead of a make-or-break campaign. With over 15,000 journalists on hand, Harris has turned her party’s nominating convention into a must-cover media event unlike any since Barack Obama’s 2008 media frenzy.  

All that focus on Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz, has left the GOP’s Donald Trump and JD Vance feeling the political chill. Trump has been sitting out much of the August campaign season, while Vance struggles with his deepening unpopularity among key swing voters. For the first time in this campaign, the Republican ticket looks weak and directionless.  

Now some of Trump’s former allies have apparently seen enough. 

The cracks in Trump’s political dam widened into a steady leak this week after former Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-Va.) announced that she would cast her ballot for Harris in November. “After January 6, after Donald Trump has refused for four years to acknowledge that he lost, and his threats against democracy — I think it’s important to turn the page,” Comstock told CNN over the weekend.

Trump isn’t likely to shed any tears over Comstock, who has been a consistent critic since losing her congressional seat in 2018. More concerning is how Trump’s allies on the conservative side and on the far right are increasingly shredding the former president in public, with some going so far as to endorse Harris.

Even critics of retired federal appeals court Judge J. Michael Luttig don’t doubt his sterling conservative credentials. The former jurist rose to the federal bench under President George H.W. Bush and remains a leading mind in the conservative legal movement. He’s also endorsing Harris over Trump, making 2024 the first time Luttig has ever cast a ballot for a Democratic candidate. He, too, cites Trump’s unique threats to the democratic order. 

“There is only one political party and one candidate for the presidency that can claim the mantle of defender and protector of America’s democracy, the Constitution, and the rule of law,” Luttig wrote in a statement. “I will unhesitatingly vote for the Democratic Party’s candidate …Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris.”  

Then there’s the far right, terminally online influencers who make up the beating heart of the MAGA movement. Those mostly young political movers include figures like neo–Nazi Nick Fuentes, who was once friendly enough with Trump to score a dinner invitation to Mar-a-Lago. Now Fuentes is casting doubt on the former president, saying he predicts a “catastrophic loss” for Trump and the GOP in November. 

Likewise for long-time Trump ally and right-wing performance artist Laura Loomer, who rose to fame in part by riding Trump’s media coattails. “Have you noticed how weak so many of the Trump surrogates sound on TV?” Loomer asked in a post on X. “Needs to change FAST because we can’t talk about a stolen election for another four years.” 

All of that criticism from former Trump loyalists has other MAGA culture warriors weaving conspiracy theories to explain away Trump’s weakness. Far-right podcaster Brenden Dilley used his platform to accuse Fuentes of being — of all possible things — a secret Democratic operative paid by the Harris campaign. The mind truly reels at the thought.