this post was submitted on 14 Feb 2024
348 points (97.5% liked)

politics

19120 readers
2549 users here now

Welcome to the discussion of US Politics!

Rules:

  1. Post only links to articles, Title must fairly describe link contents. If your title differs from the site’s, it should only be to add context or be more descriptive. Do not post entire articles in the body or in the comments.

Links must be to the original source, not an aggregator like Google Amp, MSN, or Yahoo.

Example:

  1. Articles must be relevant to politics. Links must be to quality and original content. Articles should be worth reading. Clickbait, stub articles, and rehosted or stolen content are not allowed. Check your source for Reliability and Bias here.
  2. Be civil, No violations of TOS. It’s OK to say the subject of an article is behaving like a (pejorative, pejorative). It’s NOT OK to say another USER is (pejorative). Strong language is fine, just not directed at other members. Engage in good-faith and with respect! This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban.
  3. No memes, trolling, or low-effort comments. Reposts, misinformation, off-topic, trolling, or offensive. Similarly, if you see posts along these lines, do not engage. Report them, block them, and live a happier life than they do. We see too many slapfights that boil down to "Mom! He's bugging me!" and "I'm not touching you!" Going forward, slapfights will result in removed comments and temp bans to cool off.
  4. Vote based on comment quality, not agreement. This community aims to foster discussion; please reward people for putting effort into articulating their viewpoint, even if you disagree with it.
  5. No hate speech, slurs, celebrating death, advocating violence, or abusive language. This will result in a ban. Usernames containing racist, or inappropriate slurs will be banned without warning

We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules, to use critical thinking when reading, posting or commenting. Users that post off-topic spam, advocate violence, have multiple comments or posts removed, weaponize reports or violate the code of conduct will be banned.

All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users.

That's all the rules!

Civic Links

Register To Vote

Citizenship Resource Center

Congressional Awards Program

Federal Government Agencies

Library of Congress Legislative Resources

The White House

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Senate

Partnered Communities:

News

World News

Business News

Political Discussion

Ask Politics

Military News

Global Politics

Moderate Politics

Progressive Politics

UK Politics

Canadian Politics

Australian Politics

New Zealand Politics

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
all 46 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] ryrybang@lemmy.world 165 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Just wait until she drops out:

"Trump is the leader we need, he's bigly strong, aced all his cognitive tests, he's super rich and therefore smart, Biden is too old, blah blah."

[–] LopensLeftArm@sh.itjust.works 62 points 9 months ago (4 children)

I'm hanging on to the pipe dream that she eventually drops out and endorses Biden. Can you imagine the reaction of Trump and his gang, the sheer apoplectic fury would like to make his head explode.

[–] RedditWanderer@lemmy.world 40 points 9 months ago

Not really, they'll just say she was a plant the whole time, like Trump has done with his last 4 terrible lawyers.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 17 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Dude, back up off the pipe. She’s not going to throw away all her money.

[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 12 points 9 months ago

Things like that have happened a lot and nobody's head has exploded, so I'm not holding my breath.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 9 months ago

Omg, you just gave me something to dream about.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 36 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'm hoping her strategy is to stay in until the bitter end just in case Trump gets disqualified from the ballot.

[–] aniki@lemm.ee 6 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I voted for her in the primaries!

[–] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

If nothing else, I want her to keep running because she's just causing further chaos for Trump and splitting the Republican votes

[–] GiuseppeAndTheYeti@midwest.social 4 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Why? She's also a racist bigot.

[–] deo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 9 months ago

i live in a red state, so much so that some races in the general election are uncontested. if i don't vote in the republican primary, i essentially don't have a say in anything because i will be out-voted in the general even if there are multiple candidates. so i hold my nose and try to find the least bad option in the republican primaries. I did vote in the democratic primary in 2016 and 2020, though, b/c i had to support the Bernie man, so it depends on the circumstances. This is what our FPTP voting system has reduced me to.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

The only thing you can do is fuck things up in the primaries. Its a good strategy.

[–] SamsonSeinfelder@feddit.de 27 points 9 months ago (1 children)

"He can grab my Pussy whenever he want, where ever he wants! My name is Nikki Haley, and I approve this message!"

[–] Diplomjodler@feddit.de 11 points 9 months ago

When you're rich, they let you do it.

[–] MindSkipperBro12@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

“Trump must go!”

“Who must go?”

[–] Neato@ttrpg.network 48 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yes? Everyone has known this since 2016 at the very least. You lost Nikki. Trump's supporters like that he's unhinged and demented. They're hypocrites.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 39 points 9 months ago (2 children)

It's not over until it's over. She would be a fool not to hang on to the very end, in case he keels over.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 33 points 9 months ago (1 children)

She's hoping the Supreme Court disqualifies him

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 36 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Well, the Constitution disqualifies him. We're looking to see if the Supreme Court believes in the Constitution.

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

They don't, except when it suits their purposes.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 1 points 9 months ago

Sure, and some of their purposes are getting bribed, so the question is:

"Who do the leash holders want as the Republican nominee?"

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 0 points 9 months ago

They don't.

[–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I haven’t decided whether Biden or Trump dying mid year would be more chaotic. Both would be the most but I don’t even know what would happen at that point, obviously Harris would be the DNC candidate but it would still be a shitshow

[–] GoofSchmoofer@lemmy.world -1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

How about a Harris/(Michelle)Obama ticket?

[–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

No more fucking political dynasties, and to Michelle's credit she's made it very clear she has no interest in running for any office.

[–] Rapidcreek@lemmy.world 19 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

Be that as it may, Trump is going to crush her in her home state. She trails Trump 63% to 32% in an average of the state’s polls.

At some point in the next month or so, she'll drop out and endorse this unhinged and diminished

[–] Buelldozer 7 points 9 months ago

IF she drops, and that's a big if, she wouldn't do it before SCOTUS makes it's decision on Trump's eligibility. Even after that it would behoove her to stay in because DJT's unhealthy lifestyle could catch up with him at any moment.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

She won't drop out as long as people are donating to fund her campaign operations (which no doubt includes living full time out of hotels at the campaign's expense). I'm convinced most campaigns are really an excuse to get a free vacation.

[–] Haus@kbin.social 13 points 9 months ago

Wow, 34 indictments for the Stormy Daniel's affair? I've been following Trump's legal problems fairly closely, but that nugget escaped me (that's what she said).

[–] Iwasondigg@lemmy.one 13 points 9 months ago

Part of me is going to enjoy watching her debase herself to kiss the ring and endorse Trump when she loses. These people have no spine.

[–] mellowheat@suppo.fi 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Hasn't Haley already practically lost the nomination? Or is she aiming for the miniscule chance of Trump going to prison?

[–] Tyfud@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago

She's staying in the news, which is valuable and a strategic approach to take, especially with how old trump is. Her time will be in 4 years or less.

[–] Daft_ish@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago

That is it? That's the best you got?

The man is a walking attack ad generator and all you can say is "unhinged and disminished." Name one way Republicans don't suxk.

[–] LocoOhNo@lemmus.org 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

She forgets that his base see that as a feature, not a bug.

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 months ago

Someone I know thinks that the Russian war / Israel war didn't happen during Trump's term because they were too afraid of Trump's unhinged trigger finger to risk it but we're fine attempting it with Biden as president 🤣

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 2 points 9 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


Donald Trump is “unhinged” and “diminished”, said Nikki Haley, the former president’s last rival for the Republican presidential nomination, on Wednesday.

In the 2016 campaign, Trump mocked John McCain, an Arizona senator and former nominee for president who was a prisoner of war in Vietnam.

Having avoided the draft for that war, Trump was expected to pay a heavy political price but did not, going on to attract controversy in office for allegedly deriding those who serve.

Haley’s use of the word “diminished” spoke to concerns about Trump’s age – 77 – but also that of the president, Joe Biden, who at 81 is facing a barrage of Republican attacks about his fitness for office.

The former president also faces civil suits over his business affairs and was on the receiving end of an $83.3m judgment in a defamation case arising from a rape allegation a judge said was “substantially true”.

After supreme court arguments last week, Trump looks set to survive state attempts to remove him from the ballot for inciting an insurrection, the attack on Congress of 6 January 2021.


The original article contains 579 words, the summary contains 182 words. Saved 69%. I'm a bot and I'm open source!

[–] nutsack@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

finally someone says this after all this time

[–] numbermess@kbin.social -5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Unhinged is such a meaningless word. It's as bad as "slammed"

[–] Starkstruck@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

Tbf, Trump wanting to pull the US out of NATO, plus most other things he says, is pretty damn unhinged.