Presidential Election 2024

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Trump – “It's the economy, stupid!”

Nick J. Licata
November 06, 2024

Bill Clinton's strategist, Jim Carville, coined the quip “It's the economy, stupid!" to explain his successful strategy for winning the 1992 U.S. presidential election against incumbent George H. W. Bush. Although Carville advised Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign, he apparently didn’t share that advice with Harris.

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Republicans fear Kamala Harris can win the election for the Democrats

Nick J. Licata
August 02, 2024

Having received President Biden’s endorsement to run as the Democrat’s presidential candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris said she would seek the nomination, adding: “Together, we will fight. And together, we will win.”

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Ho Ho Ho! We Want the Ho!

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Patricia Vaccarino
July 08, 2024

Several times a month, I travel by car through Southwest Washington. The stretch between Raymond (population 3,081) and South Bend (population 1,746) is rife with State Patrol and local police who vigilantly monitor the many speed traps. It’s slow going on Hyw 101. Trump rallies, populated by signs, not people, sprout like weeds between the wetlands and the food trucks. Some signs read: Joe & Ho Gotta Go.

 

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Biden and Harris can enable the Democrats to win in November

Nick J. Licata
July 06, 2024

Biden and Harris must place the interests of their party and nation first. Biden clings to the classic belief that only he can save the world. He declared to a meeting with Democratic governors, “No one’s pushing me out. I’m not leaving.” He followed up in an interview with George Stephanopoulos, saying only “the Lord Almighty” could drive him from the race.

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How Russia and China Pursue a Soft Regime Change in America

Nick J. Licata
April 03, 2024

Both Russia and China are manipulating our democratic election process to benefit their foreign policies. The director of Columbia University's Tow Center for Digital Journalism found that 470 phony Facebook accounts tied to Russia were active during the 2016 campaign. Six of them were shared at least 340 million times. An Institute for Strategic Dialogue report identified a Chinese influence campaign known as Spamouflage. It uses AI and a network of social media accounts to amplify American discontent and division ahead of the U.S. presidential election.

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