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KAMALA HARRIS DEAD?!

Former WWE wrestler James 'Kamala' Harris has died at age 70, according to a news release from the wrestling company.

In a career that spanned more than two decades, Harris battled many of wrestling's superstars, including Hulk Hogan, The Undertaker and Andre the Giant, according to the release. "He terrorized opponents and thrilled audiences in Mid-South, World Class Championship Wrestling, WCW and WWE until 2006," the WWE said. His character, Kamala, was promoted as a 6-foot-7, 350-pound "Ugandan Giant."

 -k

He was no Obama...   but the bar is set so, so low that anything other than drooling idiocy looks good.

I like his pocket square...   straight out of Mad Men!  Style points!

This wasn't just a good speech compared to the other guy.  This was a good speech, period.


edit to add: but, the Republicans have been pushing this "Sleepy Joe has dementia" theme so hard that it did become very easy for him to exceed expectations, especially the expectations they set for their supporters.  One comment I read this morning is that setting a low bar for your opponent is a dumb strategy.


 -k

He doesn't have the oratory gift that Barack and Michelle Obama have.  But the content of the speech and the sincerity with which it was delivered were as good as anything I have seen in a very long time, and I think it has flipped me from being "I hope he wins because he's better than that other guy" to "I hope he wins because I think he will be really good."

 -k

Really hope he can be as articulate in the debates

He'll be on the stage with a man who is bragging that he passed the test they give to people to see if they need to put into a care home.

Being on state with Trump will make Biden look brilliant by comparison.

 -k

Of course but it doesn't seem to matter how bad Trump is.
On the other hand, setting such a low bar for Biden is probably not a good strategy for Trump. Biden just has to be better than the Republicans are painting him in order to look good.

Well I don’t know about that anymore. According to most polls, Trump is losing badly.

Well I don’t know about that anymore. According to most polls, Trump is losing badly.

Was I meant was, it doesn't matter how awful Trump behaves, he can't make it worse. His faithful won't care.

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/election-update-biden-gets-good-polls-in-arizona-and-wisconsin-and-a-bad-one-in-pennsylvania/

Swing state report... a 'bad one' in Penn means he's just trouncing Trump not decimating him.

Other two states are good...

You call 49% to 45% “trouncing”?

OOPS.  I misread 'likelihood of winning' as polling I think.

Yeah, no.