All purpose news and politics thread part VII: News & Politics Total Landscaping

[Robotman]

Kamala Harris Is Almost as Popular as Beyoncé, New Poll Shows

In March, a Redfield & Wilton Strategies poll found that only 35 percent of voters approve of Harris, while a survey from Suffolk University/USAToday showed only 36 percent of voters approving of her. There were 46 percent and 52 percent, respectively, who said they disapproved of the vice president.

Harris is particularly well-liked among Black voters, the new Echelon poll shows. Nearly seven-in-10 Black voters view her favorably, compared with fewer than half of Hispanic and Asian voters. Fewer than four-in-10 white voters have favorable views of Harris.

Her highest rating was 43% while the others had her in the mid 30s. Not doing well with Hispanics and Asians.

So overall she is polling worse than Biden.

Harris may still be quiet valuable to the ticket as she’s been championing women’s reproductive rights and that’s clearly been a winning issue for the democrats across the country. That really has to be her main focus leading up to the election.

The fact that she’s still polling well with African American voters shows that it could have caused major problems if the party tried to push her aside and back someone like Newsom, if Biden decided not to run.

The Dems need an huge turnout from women and black voters. Overall I think Harris is still a positive for the party.

I’m curious to see how Trump approaches his VP pick. Is he just going to go for a lap dog from the lunatic Freedom Caucus or would they dare choose a more moderate candidate to appeal to undecided voters.

[Malvolio]

They also seem to be attacking the law that is the basis of Smith's case.

Although if they decide Presidents ARE immune, what's stopping Biden from deciding he needs 5 "openings" on the Supreme Court?

Or just packing the Court. Get Schumer to ram a few nominees through the Senate. Then have those nominees give Biden immunity if any Republicans object. I mean, what's good for one side is good for the other, right?

[Kevinroc]

The Petty Feud Between the NYT and the White House
Biden’s people think they’re “entitled.” The Times says “they’re not being realistic.”

https://www.politico.com/news/magazi...house-00154219

The New York Times responded to this story.

https://www.nytco.com/press/a-statem...news-coverage/

They don’t deny the allegations and instead whine about how Biden won’t sit down for an interview with them.

[Kevinroc]

Supreme Court Justices’ Pro-Trump Immunity Arguments Make Zero Sense

This would essentially turn the President into a King who could do whatever the hell they wanted. It is actually insane that this is even being argued.

[LoganAlpha30X33]

Or just packing the Court. Get Schumer to ram a few nominees through the Senate. Then have those nominees give Buden immunity if any Republicans object. I mean, what's good for one side is good for the other, right?

Possibly because the next election would go Republican and they'd ram a few nominees through and the court would double in size or so...

[lilyrose]

The New York Times responded to this story.

https://www.nytco.com/press/a-statem...news-coverage/

They don’t deny the allegations and instead whine about how Biden won’t sit down for an interview with them.

Thus proving why he should not sit down for an interview with them.

I really hate our media. Why does it have to suck SO HARD? These people have learned absolutely nothing from the last 8 years. Nothing.

[lilyrose]

This would essentially turn the President into a King who could do whatever the hell they wanted. It is actually insane that this is even being argued.

These people are not "judges." They're right wing trolls who play dress up in judges robes, whose job is to help Republicans commit crimes. They don't care about January 6th. Their job and their goal is to help Trump and that's it.

[4saken1]

They also seem to be attacking the law that is the basis of Smith's case.

Although if they decide Presidents ARE immune, what's stopping Biden from deciding he needs 5 "openings" on the Supreme Court?

Better yet, what's from stopping Biden from doing something to Trump to ensure that Biden gets a second term (other than his own ethics)? Hopefully, these sycophant Justices consider the long-term effects of their decision beyond how it will help Trump!

[WestPhillyPunisher]

Better yet, what's from stopping Biden from doing something to Trump to ensure that Biden gets a second term (other than his own ethics)? Hopefully, these sycophant Justices consider the long-term effects of their decision beyond how it will help Trump!

Highly unlikely they will. The Justices aren't dopes, they know Biden will NEVER sink that low, even stacking the courts would be against his principles. He'll continue playing by the rules while Republicans do anything they want to win.

[Catlady in training]

Johnson should be praised for going against Trump and Putin’s Freedom Caucus. Republican lawmakers need to see they’ll be supported by Republican voters and not punished at the poles for doing their jobs.
Anything promoting collaboration and bipartisanship is good imo.

I am bewildered that he gets credit for solving the problem that his party created in the first place. It's like if someone started a fire, then managed to put it out and then being hailed as hero with no questioning why he started the fire.

[Mister Mets]

Yeah, Republican voters who remain levelheaded and haven't gone down the MAGA rabbit hole. While don't trust Johnson any further than I can throw him, he deserves kudos for doing the right thing in this instance. Still, given my mistrust, I can't help but wonder if there's a shoe about to drop somewhere. Now, if the Nutbag Caucus does call for Mikey's head, should Democrats support him? I hate myself for saying this, but yeah, they should. Madam Howler Monkey and Rapey McForehead led the charge that got Craven Kevin McCarthy bounced, if history repeats itself with Johnson, you can bet the farm his replacement will be just as deranged as the rest of the Trump slurpers in the party, and that wouldn't be a good thing.

One issue with McCarthy is that Democrats felt that he was an unreliable negotiating partner. At the moment, it seems they trust Johnson to keep his word.

You’re making assumptions an agency similar to the EPA would operate and regulate the same way. Obviously it wouldn’t.

Any law or regulation can be abused depending on the circumstances and Trump or someone like him would find ways to persecute the media no matter what the situation. We know for certain that a lack guardrails for the distribution of online and broadcast information has increased partisanship and hostility in our society to a dangerous degree so doing nothing will only make our situation worse.
We have the benefit of history to guide us on what not to do. Let’s not pretend like we’d be operating blindly and uniformed. Changes and rules can be made incrementally and adjusted over time.

I'm trying to figure out the mechanics of a possible policy. One of the important things would be to make sure an EPA for misinformation never penalizes someone for telling the truth. You would need officials who are good at determining the line between something no one can reasonably believe and something that is a legitimate topic of contention.

Bad actors in politics will use whatever tools are at their disposal, but that's a further argument for restricting anyone's ability to abuse a new limitation.

See Harvey Weinstein rape conviction has been overturned on appeal. ( Majority verdict 4 to 3 by NY court.)

The grounds for overturning were that the judge allowed evidence from women who had experienced similar stuff from Mr Weinstein, but were not included in the charges listed against him.That seems a curious decision if the true aim of the trial was to reliably establish if he was guilty or not.

Part of it might depend on a judge's sense of why it was included.

Was the evidence of women who weren't included in the charges relevant to establish patterns of behavior, to preempt an argument that he's not the type of guy who would do this?
Or was the evidence of women who weren't included in the charges meant to prejudice the jury, to suggest that Harvey Weinstein is a guy who really deserves to be punished, even if they're not sure he's guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of this particular crime.

[Mister Mets]

In March, a Redfield & Wilton Strategies poll found that only 35 percent of voters approve of Harris, while a survey from Suffolk University/USAToday showed only 36 percent of voters approving of her. There were 46 percent and 52 percent, respectively, who said they disapproved of the vice president.

Harris is particularly well-liked among Black voters, the new Echelon poll shows. Nearly seven-in-10 Black voters view her favorably, compared with fewer than half of Hispanic and Asian voters. Fewer than four-in-10 white voters have favorable views of Harris.

Her highest rating was 43% while the others had her in the mid 30s. Not doing well with Hispanics and Asians.

So overall she is polling worse than Biden.

Harris may still be quiet valuable to the ticket as she’s been championing women’s reproductive rights and that’s clearly been a winning issue for the democrats across the country. That really has to be her main focus leading up to the election.

The fact that she’s still polling well with African American voters shows that it could have caused major problems if the party tried to push her aside and back someone like Newsom, if Biden decided not to run.

The Dems need an huge turnout from women and black voters. Overall I think Harris is still a positive for the party.

I’m curious to see how Trump approaches his VP pick. Is he just going to go for a lap dog from the lunatic Freedom Caucus or would they dare choose a more moderate candidate to appeal to undecided voters.

The headline that she's more popular than Beyonce seems misleading since a big difference is that Beyonce's unfavorable rating is much lower (26 VS 52.) As hard as it is to imagine, about a quarter of Americans don't have an opinion on Beyonce.

Harris' approval rating (as well as that of Biden and Trump) is rather miserable compared to any Governor in the US.

https://abcnews.go.com/538/americans...y?id=109382897

Or just packing the Court. Get Schumer to ram a few nominees through the Senate. Then have those nominees give Buden immunity if any Republicans object. I mean, what's good for one side is good for the other, right?

There are legal ways to pack the court.

Though there are implications with questions of when presidents can violate the law about illegal methods of creating openings (even if it's something like forging a resignation letter.)

This would essentially turn the President into a King who could do whatever the hell they wanted. It is actually insane that this is even being argued.

The arguments can be different from the final decision and even the dissents.

Thus proving why he should not sit down for an interview with them.

I really hate our media. Why does it have to suck SO HARD? These people have learned absolutely nothing from the last 8 years. Nothing.

He doesn't have to sit down for an interview with them, but he should sit down for an extensive interview with somebody.

[WestPhillyPunisher]

One issue with McCarthy is that Democrats felt that he was an unreliable negotiating partner. At the moment, it seems they trust Johnson to keep his word.

At the moment. Nevertheless, it would behoove Democrats to exercise caution, there's no telling if Mikey might turn on them if it means keeping his position as Speaker.

[Tendrin]

As usual for a member of the GOP, Johnson is getting showered with praise in the media for doing the bare fucking minimum. The lowest of expectations is unreservedly allowed for our conservative party.

Having allowed the GOP fringe to kick out McCarthy seems like it's paying dividends, as McCarthy had proven again and again that he was all too willing to knife the Democrats at every opportunity.

[aja_christopher]

This would essentially turn the President into a King who could do whatever the hell they wanted. It is actually insane that this is even being argued.