Odds and Ends — 24 August 2024

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Georgia Election Boards Could Become Battleground

A steady stream of bureaucratic rule changes in Georgia is creating a framework that election deniers could use to delay the certification of the presidential election results come November.

GOP Reaction Suggests Kamala Harris Met the Moment

The most telling comments were those from Republican commentators who couldn’t find their way around saying that it was a strong speech before, of course, reassuring listeners that Harris is obviously terrible and they agree with her about nothing.

Two Parties

Consider the following: Democrats featured Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and Bill Clinton—that’s all but one of the living Democratic presidential nominees going back to 1992.
The Republican convention featured no former presidential nominees. The state of the Republican party is so toxic that previous nominees—even previous presidents—have been unpersoned and read out of the movement.
That’s a portrait of two institutions: One institution in harmony with its legacy and continuing to evolve in such a way as to hold its coalition together. The other institution in a state of convulsion.

Trump Special Counsel Opts Against Mini-Trial

Special Counsel Jack Smith has decided against seeking a major hearing to present evidence in the election-interference case against Donald Trump before voters go to the polls Nov. 5.
The move means that it’s unlikely a so-called mini-trial, which would include evidence and testimony from possible blockbuster witnesses like former Vice President Mike Pence, would take place before the presidential election.

Kennedy Family Calls RFK Jr. Endorsement a ‘Betrayal’

We want an America filled with hope and bound together by a shared vision of a brighter future, a future defined by individual freedom, economic promise and national pride. We believe in Harris and Walz. Our brother Bobby’s decision to endorse Trump today is a betrayal of the values that our father and our family hold most dear. It is a sad ending to a sad story.

Georgia Election Board, Beloved By Trump, Keeps Cranking Out Rules That May Sow Chaos

Right-Wing Radio Host Pulled Off Air After Gus Walz Hate Comment

Is Trump OK? Unhinged reaction to rise of Harris worries supporters

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