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  1. lpetrich

    The Race For 2024

    Why did Donald Trump win in 2016? AL points to his keys. The Democrats lost in several of them. [*[#1 from doing poorly in the House in 2014 relative to 2010 #2 from Bernie Sanders challenging Hillary Clinton #3 from Barack Obama being blocked from running by the 22nd-Amendment Presidential...
  2. lpetrich

    The Race For 2024

    ‘A lot would have to go wrong for Biden to lose’: can Allan Lichtman predict the 2024 election? | US elections 2024 | The Guardian - "The professor on his famous 13 ‘keys’ to the White House, a method for predicting election results that’s been right nine times out of 10" noting The 13 Keys to...
  3. lpetrich

    The Race For 2024

    On the book itself, She seems like MTG, with her vicious conspiracy mongering. Who else might be Donald Trump's Vice Presidential candidate? I'm guessing Vivek Ramaswamy. He seems like he has plenty of zeal, even if no experience in public office.
  4. lpetrich

    The Race For 2024

    Why write a book? Something common among Presidential candidates. The article mentioned MTG's and Tulsi Gabbard's books. From half a year ago, MTG review: far-right rabble rouser makes case to be Trump’s VP | Books | The Guardian - from Nov 2023 - "Marjorie Taylor Greene’s book swims with...
  5. lpetrich

    The Race For 2024

    She also had to do that to a troublesome goat. She didn't stop there.
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    The Race For 2024

    South Dakota governor, a potential Trump running mate, writes in new book about killing her dog | AP News noting Trump VP contender Kristi Noem writes of killing dog – and goat – in new book | Books | The Guardian - "South Dakota governor includes bloody tale in campaign volume – and admits ‘a...
  7. lpetrich

    The hush money indictment

    At Trump trial, Pecker says he killed story of affair even though it cost him | Reuters He was such a Trumpie that he was willing to sacrifice some of his paper's potential income to boost his favorite candidate.
  8. lpetrich

    2020 Election Results

    The next opportunity to be elected President is four years from now, and he would likely start campaigning the year before. But you may be correct that he may be hoping to run for President some day, like in 2028 or 2032.
  9. lpetrich

    The Race For 2024

    Former Rep. Peter Meijer ends his longshot bid for the GOP nomination in Michigan's Senate race | AP News Peter Meijer voted for the second impeachment of Donald Trump but not for the first one. So the Trumpies don't like him.
  10. lpetrich

    The hush money indictment

    NE catch-and-kill is older than Trump's candidacy. The NE did that to a story about Arnold Schwarzenegger having a love affair with actress Gigi Goyette, for instance. Because it would normally be running scandalous stories about him, with its usual disregard for truthfulness. Lachlan...
  11. lpetrich

    The hush money indictment

    Trump hush money trial: Tabloid publisher David Pecker continues testimony | AP News then David Pecker's testimony at Trump's hush money trial offers astonishing insight into the National Enquirer | AP News Then on how the National Enquirer rose to prominence. It certainly wasn't due to...
  12. lpetrich

    The hush money indictment

    Ex-tabloid boss confirms National Enquirer recycled stories from other publications
  13. lpetrich

    2020 Election Results

    I no longer live in California, but if I did, I would have voted for her. She's solidly progressive, and not someone who seems to be living off of past glories like Barbara Lee. ???
  14. lpetrich

    How should west respond to potential (likely) Russian invasion of Ukraine?

    Pro-Russian Transnistrians? Russia has some troops in Transnistria to "protect" pro-Russian people there.
  15. lpetrich

    The US National Popular Vote is a little bit closer

    National Popular Vote - currently enacted by 17 states and DC, with a total of 209 electoral votes. It will need an additional 61 before it goes into effect. I think that swing states are the most likely additional states, at least the ones that are trending Democratic. Nevada 6 - Michigan 15...
  16. lpetrich

    The US National Popular Vote is a little bit closer

    Governor Mills Allows National Popular Vote Legislation to Become Law Without Her Signature | Office of Governor Janet T. Mills of Maine In its current form, the electoral vote is a sort of aggregated and weighted quasi-popular vote, and Presidential candidates end up campaigning in swing...
  17. lpetrich

    US high-speed trains on track again?

    Let's look at the Bakersfield - Los Angeles bus. It takes 2h 30m to make the trip if it runs nonstop. Its route length is 114 mi, giving it an average speed of 45.6 mph. I will now estimate the bus travel times from the ends of a partially constructed line to various destinations. North End...
  18. lpetrich

    How should west respond to potential (likely) Russian invasion of Ukraine?

    To add to all these Soviet Socialist Republics, Russia was the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.
  19. lpetrich

    US high-speed trains on track again?

    But what can be done to connect this seemingly disconnected line? We can find out from the three routes of Amtrak California, the three state-supported routes. From north to south, Capitol Corridor Bay Area & N. California Rail Transportation Amtrak San Joaquins Explore the SoCal Coast by...
  20. lpetrich

    US high-speed trains on track again?

    Part of the CA HSR route is being built as an upgrade of an existing line: Electrification | Caltrain Caltrain is a commuter train that runs between San Francisco and San Jose (49 mi), with some trains also running San Jose - Gilroy (34 mi). The electrified part will be SF - SJ, and it is...
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