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Kamala Harris vows US not going back to ‘chaos’ of Trump years in rally speech

www.theguardian.com Kamala Harris vows US not going back to ‘chaos’ of Trump years in rally speech

Vice-president speaks in battleground state of Wisconsin day after securing enough delegates to win nomination

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I look forward to never having to hear the Trump name again.
- And having boring politics again! Remember the times when it wasn't terrifying to look at the news?
  
  I politically matured during the Bush II years. I don't ever remember being relaxed about politics.
  
  tbf I used to think i didn't care about politics until this trump guy came along...
- Who?
- What if tries to run again in 2028 and 2032? If he even lives that long
  
  Really hoping for a heart attack the day after poll results show he has lost abysmally.
  
  tbh if trump loses twice in a row it must become clear for the republicans that they should look for a less extreme candidate... right?
- I’m afraid this won’t happen anytime soon. The media will flock to him over and over again like flies on a pile of shit. The only way for this to stop…well, let’s say we missed our chance by two inches.
  
  He seemed mostly out of the news cycle the past four years, no? Apart from the occasional update from one of his trials.
Make America Boring Again
I suppose a presidential order can stop Trump now, at Biden's leisure.
Corporate tax should be at least as high as personal income tax
According to to polls aggregated by 538, she's doing better than Biden, but still behind Trump.
- Polls. Do. Not. Matter.
- I've heard it both ways
  
  https://www.mediaite.com/news/kamala-harris-overtakes-trump-in-first-major-poll-since-biden-exit-from-race/
  
  That's great, but it's also a national poll. It doesn't account for Trump's electoral college advantage.
- 538 isn't what it once was, they were purchased a few elections ago, and Nate Silver took his algorithms with him when he left he started the Silver Bulletin. He says it's too soon to make predictions. https://www.natesilver.net/p/7-quick-thoughts-on-the-latest-harris

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