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Endorsements!
I know I will get blow back for the significance of endorsements, but they can snowball to an avalanche.
We need former military leaders to step forward.
We need more former political leaders to step forward.
We need more former big name Republicans to step forward.
We need more business leaders to step forward.
We need the Teamsters to step forward.
This avalanche of endorsements leads right to the narrative of country over party.
I saw another post today that was similar, it was called a purple wave, Republicans uniting with Democrats to save our democracy.
ColinC
(9,846 posts)Dennis Donovan
(22,007 posts)It gives squishy Republicans a permission structure to cross their "straight ticket" voting habits and vote not for party, but for country.
The Cheneys coming out and saying they're voting for the Democratic nominee for POTUS was HUGE.
Liz, who apparently lives in TX(?) is going a step further and voting for Colin Allred over Ted Cruz (himself a squishy GOPer when it came to Trump in 2016).
Any GOP candidate who supports, or is supported by Trump, should suffer similar fates.
MAGA needs to die a quick death as a movement in order to save our democracy.
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SheltieLover
(58,465 posts)No other way to address the problem, imo.
no_hypocrisy
(48,041 posts)George W. Bush, Jeb Bush, Laura Bush, Barbara Bush (W's daughter), Jenna Bush
Michael Reagan
Rick Santorum
Chris Christie
Marco Rubio
Michael Bloomberg
George Pataki
Susan Collins
Dan Quayle
John Bolton
Andrew Card
Alberto Gonzalez
John Ashcroft
Elizabeth Dole
orleans
(34,541 posts)erronis
(16,418 posts)hay rick
(8,041 posts)rubbersole
(7,989 posts)robleb
(195 posts)I find it difficult to find ONE BACKBONE.
tavernier
(13,024 posts)Like sitting down in a stuffed chair full of bed bugs.
captain queeg
(11,561 posts)I think she will. Not sure how big it would be but it would send TSF that much closer to totally losing his shit.
GiqueCee
(1,183 posts)... is deftly walking a very fine line between advocating fan enthusiasm for getting out the vote, and formally endorsing the Harris-Walz campaign, which I'm sure she supports. She also has a business to run, with hundreds of people dependent on her decisions. I'm sure she is mindful of the raging wood chipper of public opinion that the Dixie Chicks encountered, though their troubles were the result of a rejection of Dubya, not a formal endorsement of Gore. She is a very smart woman juggling multiple running chainsaws.
Vice President Harris is another very smart woman, who I'm sure would prefer to have support based on an educated understanding of the issues and the stark differences between her view of what America can be, versus what Trump and his supporters would impose, rather than one based on who an entertainer told her fans mostly young women, many of whom are not yet of voting age they should support.
But that's just me.
captain queeg
(11,561 posts)But it would cause Trump to say all sorts of horrible things that would alienate even more people. Besides being beautiful she is very successful. An actual billionaire who started with nothing (relatively speaking).
SocialDemocrat61
(2,244 posts)getagrip_already
(16,908 posts)Since it is ISIS that is targeting her, the only way to protect her fans is to stop holding concerts.
She wont do that. It would cost her far too much.
The claim she is walking a fine line for the safety of her fans is garbage.
It is a financial decision.
GiqueCee
(1,183 posts)And, since I never said anything about the safety of her fans, your unnecessarily harsh assessment is, as you so succinctly put it, garbage.
rubbersole
(7,989 posts)And money isn't a problem at this point. Maybe she'll address all this in a future interview.
Blue_Roses
(12,983 posts)I think this is spot on!
GiqueCee
(1,183 posts)Rhiagel
(1,711 posts)It hasn't hurt his fanbase.
She's a billionaire now. She can hire the best security that money can buy. It's time to take a stand for the good guys and gals.
rubbersole
(7,989 posts)They are the easy targets for the deranged violent magats that are growing more frustrated daily. Her direct endorsement isn't necessary but would be beneficial down ticket, especially.
getagrip_already
(16,908 posts)Since it is ISIS that is targeting her, and since ISIS doesnt care about her stance, the only way to positively protect her fans is to stop holding concerts.
She wont. She shouldnt.
But the risk from the magaverse is more rhetoric than physical.
GiqueCee
(1,183 posts)She DID cancel some appearances in Europe. In Vienna I'm pretty sure, and at other venues where the risk assessment was high.
You really don't like this girl, do you.
getagrip_already
(16,908 posts)And have been for well over a decade.
The shows were canceled, because of a plot by ISIS.
Its not obvious if it was her decision. There are roprts local governments moved to shut them down.
It not entirely her decision, but im sure she was ok with it.
rubbersole
(7,989 posts)She is as genuinely decent as any famous performer in modern history. After performing in every city she leaves hundreds of thousands for the normally marginalized citizens there. A role model extraordinaire.
getagrip_already
(16,908 posts)Her music was always a fresh perspective, highly progressive in a womans rights sort of way.
Yeah, she had her mushy stuff, but she also had songs like mean.
The songs just resonated much more than 80% of the formula country-pop that is out there.
rubbersole
(7,989 posts)Zach Bryan and Corey Kent get a lot of play in this house. Just discovered Carter Faith. Wow. Taylor Swift's "Florida" resonated with all the locals I've played it for. Spot on.
Trueblue1968
(17,755 posts)Their conversations will totally destroy MAGA and trump !!!!!!
Fullduplexxx
(8,115 posts)mikelewis
(4,148 posts)Trump out of jail and alive is the best situation for a Harris victory, as crazy as that is.
central scrutinizer
(12,258 posts)People will see how much their IRAs or 401Ks have grown under Bidenomics
AllaN01Bear
(22,319 posts)speak easy
(10,207 posts)(still hoping against hope)
Martin68
(24,020 posts)NoMoreRepugs
(10,219 posts)or ReichWing interviews - then not falling over themselves to somehow claim theres nothing to see here. Finally treating Slobby exactly the same way they treated JoeB 24/7.
Joinfortmill
(15,758 posts)And endorse Kamala Harris.
poozwah
(230 posts)where is the bush family? why are they so silent? has compassionate conservatism become complicit conservativism? has mission accomplished become mission inaction? do they not consider trump to be a greater threat to this nation than the terrorists?
mentalsolstice
(4,496 posts)However, it would be nice if rest of the family came out with an endorsement, particularly the women.
poozwah
(230 posts)she may be silenced, but the rest of them have not shown any interest in speaking out against der furor.
Poiuyt
(18,208 posts)Republicans? Or have those just come out of the blue?
getagrip_already
(16,908 posts)Both directly and through never trumpers who can more effectively talk to them.
Poiuyt
(18,208 posts)Thunderbeast
(3,508 posts)In a funny TicTok would go a long way.
Historic NY
(37,713 posts)Thunderbeast
(3,508 posts)In a funny TicTok would go a long way.