USA 2024 presidential election

Apparently The Chump came out yesterday and said that "Harris was born brain damaged" or something just as disgusting, what a pathetic excuse for a human being the orange idiot is.

And in the same weekend, he managed to come across as proud that in his business dealings he avoided paying overtime to staff as much as possible.

A view not likely to endear him to Teamster unions which is something he has still to do as discussed over the last couple of pages here.

There's a long and inglorious history of voter suppression in the USA - typically targeting indigenous Americans and African Americans, but not always limited to those groups.

The modern Republican party are particularly aggressive about it - but it's been a stain on American politics for a long time now.

"The dirty little secret of left wing politics is that many people who vote left tend to be small c conservatives "

What an extraordinary comment. I suppose, to quote yourself from many of your previous posts, , I assume you have the evidence to back this up.

The Irish Times carries a report of a journey across Pennsylvania in its' weekend magazine. In both Clairton and Johnston, two small towns in the west of the state, it was economic issues thet are driving voter intentions. This was a steel producing area but it is now cheaper to buy in steel from China. One interviewee describes themselves as 'the people at the bottom".

But this downturn dates back to the 1970s, so it was fifty years in the making. Successive Democrat and Republican governments did little for the area. There is no sense that Trump will regenerate industry here but there is a feeling that the economy was better four years ago. And people seem less concerned about Trump rhetoric and more about getting the economy moving again.

Whichever candidate can give the "people at the bottom" the most reason to hope will surely win their votes.