That’s It. The Election is Over.

Harris is toast.

Via Axios: Harris abandons 2019 pledge to ban plastic straws.

When Vice President Kamala Harris ran for president in 2020, she said plastic straws should be banned. On Thursday, her campaign says that’s no longer her position.

I mean, how could she reverse herself on such a major issue of the day?

If she can change her position on plastic straws, I simply can’t see the country entrusting her with the nuclear codes.

Alas, I see no pathway to victory now.

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Steven L. Taylor
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Steven L. Taylor is a retired Professor of Political Science and former College of Arts and Sciences Dean. His main areas of expertise include parties, elections, and the institutional design of democracies. His most recent book is the co-authored A Different Democracy: American Government in a 31-Country Perspective. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas and his BA from the University of California, Irvine. He has been blogging since 2003 (originally at the now defunct Poliblog). Follow Steven on Twitter

Comments

  1. Not the IT Dept. says:

    Oh yeah? Well Trump has lost – Nick Fuentes!!!

    “…Fuentes’ loyalty to Trump has crumbled entirely. In recent weeks he’s vowed to send activists to swing states to convince would-be Trump voters to sit this one out. While once a MAGA devotee who even dined with the former president at Mar-a-Lago, Fuentes has, in recent episodes of his show, also openly declared war on the Trump campaign.”

    Source: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things-stand/donald-trump-has-triggered-a-groyper-meltdown

    Trump will be grasping for any straw, plastic or otherwise, before Fuentes is through with him.

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  2. al Ameda says:

    Not only that, some ont he Right, including Trump, want her to prove that she worked at McDonalds.

    I’m pretty sure that she will suspend her campaign and drop out following the debate.

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  3. Bill Jempty says:

    I never had much faith in straw votes.

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  4. Scott F. says:

    She’s doing it wrong. She should say she never said she wanted to ban plastic straws, then accuse the press of fake news if they say otherwise.

    She’s never going to get the respect of the press if she doesn’t see them as the enemy of the people.

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  5. gVOR10 says:

    @al Ameda: Where are her forty year old W2s proving her claim to have worked at McDonalds? Clearly suspicious.

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  6. Argon says:

    Too late, Steven. The RT money geyser has dried up. You’ll just have to pay for that new roof yourself instead of using Kremlin finance.

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  7. Liberal Capitalist says:

    @Bill Jempty:

    I never had much faith in straw votes.

    As they used to say back in 2011: You, sir, have won the Internet today.

    All others may go home.

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