CapitolFax: Pritzker hasn’t received VP vetting materials from Harris but doesn’t shut down speculations that he’s interested

My .02¢ on this is VP Harris' choice won't likely be Gov. Pritzker although he would be more in line with a certain segment of the Democratic Party. Her best bet is a more moderate choice. Time will tell, it's interesting they (or perhaps even Republicans) have a process to vet potential running mates.

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Pritzker hasn’t received VP vetting materials from Harris but doesn’t shut down speculations that he’s interested https://t.co/ga2xuj8xhi

— Capitol Fax (@capitolfax) July 23, 2024

President Joe Biden drops out of the 2024 presidential race

The rumors were ongoing with this. Some earlier reports had Joe Biden dropping out of the 2024 race on Sunday (yesterday). However, it seemed as if the President was going to stay in this thing. 

And then I saw this on Instagram yesterday.

PBS: Former Pres. Trump's full GOP nomination acceptance speech

 

[VIDEO] The Republican Nat'l Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin wrapped with Trump's Thursday nite speech accepting his party's nomination for the presidency.

Having watched this speech he mentioned the assassination attempt in Butler Township, Pennsylvania in addition to his many accomplishments as President including securing the border. He made hardly any mention of the incumbent President other than some of his opponents failures in office.

This is a pretty long acceptance speech which was about an hour and one-half. Any thoughts on Trump's Thursday nite speech?

C-Span: JD Vance acceptance speech for GOP Vice Presidential nomination #RNCConvention

 

[VIDEO] US Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) speaks on Wednesday nite at the Republican Nat'l Convention in Milwaukee, WI. He's former Pres. Donald Trump's choice for a VP running mate which he announced on Monday. We seem him speak to a nat'l audience in prime time last nite.

A 36 min speech airing which showed without interruption and without commentary on C-Span.

Any thoughts on his speech?

J.J. McCullough: RESIGN? Trudeau and Biden's overlapping leadership crises

 

[VIDEO] The differences & similarities between the respective leaders of Canada and United States. Duration is over 20 mins for this video.

Allow me to add that Canada has a slightly different electoral system to our nation. Canada has a parliamentary/Westminster system of gov't vs. the USA which is a republican form of gov't.

The next elections in Canada is at least next year, and there is a strong possibility that Canadians may want a change in their gov't. This could lead to Prime Minister Trudeau opting to stand down before the next election and his party chooses another leader in time for the next election. I see no indication that he would although I'm not an ardent follower of Canadian politics.

And now Joe Biden. Before the recent incident in Pennsylvania regarding President Donald Trump - the GOP nominee for President - the news cycle was dominated by whether or not he'd drop out of the race. My thoughts are why wasn't this discussed well before the summer. Someone should've been working on him at least 6 months ago. There is no strong indication that he would drop out and if he did we'd have a bit of a scramble to determine who would run in his place.

Even if he stayed in the race indications are that he would likely lose his rematch with his predecessor President Trump.

Some contrasts here are ages. Trudeau is in his early 50s and his background showed no indication that he could one day become a nat'l leader in Canada. He's also the son of a Canadian Prime Minister in the late Pierre Trudeau. He had talent that led him to becoming not only the leader of Canada's Liberal Party it also led him to the office of Prime Minister, Canada's head of gov't.

Biden on the other hand is aged 81, the oldest President ever elected. He's spent most of his life in politics being elected to the US Senate aged 30 in 1972. He was Vice President under Obama from 2009 - 2017. Then he runs for President in 2020 in a chaotic year and after two other earlier tries he finally succeeds. Whether I like it or not...

Of course I may also add it's debatable if he has the same talents that Justin Trudeau has as a politician. Although we may cringe at Trudeau's attempts to connect with the youth.

Sorry for my longwinded response to this video however time will tell the results of the 2024 race and certainly we will see what happens in Canada once election season commences there as well.

Mr. Beat: Is J.D. Vance the Best Choice as Trump's Running Mate?

 

[VIDEO] Time to re-activate the Shedd School of Pol. Sci.

The GOP Nat'l Convention is this week in Milwaukee, WI and we got the excitement of former President Trump - oh and remember he had just narrowly survived an assassination attempt on Saturday - making his pick for a VP running mate. His pick is freshman Republican US Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio who has been in his seat since 2023.

I know he made the rounds on FOX News and remember him making a number of appearances on the program of one Tucker Carlson before he had been released from that network. There are some dredging up his "anti-Trump" rhetoric from the past. However, he has often been painted as a "populist" sort of like Trump himself. Especially the 2016 campaign was viewed as a populist campaign.

Some other interesting facts about Vance. He's currently only 39 years old born in 1984. He also currently sports a beard. The last president to have any facial hair - beard or mustache at least - was William Howard Taft. Although I can't say the last V.P. to have any facial hair, have to do some research on this.

Thus as you see Mr. Beat above in a live stream point this out, he's the first "millennial" V.P. candidate. And time will tell how the public will further view Sen. Vance once he hits the campaign trail.

So far what is your take on the 2024 race?

Juneteenth

Juneteenth has been a holiday since about 2021 and it was in the wake of the unrest and pandemic of 2020.

Juneteenth is a day June 19th that reputedly celebrates the day that slaves were freed in the state of Texas in 1865. It's considered America's 2nd Independence Day.

Here's a quick story from CBS News with regards to today's holiday. Showing how communities around America celebrates this holiday [VIDEO]