Notices by DrD (nzedaus@mastodon.nz), page 2

Harris understood that Trump is an obssesively vain, narcissistic man-child with no adult control instincts.

Prick his ego/pride (eg. crowd size & interest) and he'll lash out leaving himself wide open and vulnerable.

Harris further understood that beyond Trump's fearmongering and outrageous lies - the policy cupboard is empty.

Harris - with obvious intensive preparation - executed brilliantly against these 2 Trump vulnerabilities during tonight's debate. @KamalaHarrisWin

#Netanyahu must go. He does not represent the majority of Israelis and is protracting the war in Gaza and now the West Bank to avoid jail. He's holding his entire country and the #ceasefire process hostage.

Wow Kerry Kennedy literally burns her brother to the ground with her condemnation of his Trump endorsement. #harriswalz @kamalaharrisforpresidentnews

You're not just voting for the USA, you're voting for the rest of the world.
More Trump empowers other autocrats and crushes millions of others' freedoms globally, and denies women/POC/Lgbtq+ their rights and advances everywhere. It means accelerated climate devastation as well.
In the nations that are amongst your very closest allies, we're supporting #democrats and #harriswalz with passion and hope.@kamalaharrisforpresidentnews

Proud that our former Prime Minister - #JacindaArdern - has been invited to participate on an international panel and as a VIP observer at the #dnc.
@kamalaharrisforpresidentnews

Approx 2 weeks ago GOP pundits & pollsters asserted #kamalaharris polling no's represented a "sugar hit" and "honeymoon" which would likely evaporate in a month.
Currently, Harris (on an aggregate of reputable polls) is 4.4% ahead of Trump, having added a further 0.6% in the last week alone.
The narrative has now switched to "we're confident after the DNC convention Trump will overtake Harris" - even though Trump's polling is flatlining.
@kamalaharrisforpresidentnews

Republicans telling themselves abortion won't be a deciding issue....yet we're seeing a big women-led gender gap opening up in polling (with no corresponding shift in voter intentions amongst men) plus very noticeable presence of women at #harriswalz rallies @kamalaharrisforpresidentnews

#harriswalz
@kamalaharrisforpresidentnews

"I'm better looking than Kamala Harris"
Trump in PA.
Ok this man is insane and stupid. It's yet more personal attack which is tanking his polling but on a reality check basis - he looks like an old orange sack of flaccid. @kamalaharrisforpresidentnews #harriswalz

Donald Trump is tanking his own campaign.
@kamalaharrisforpresidentnews #kamalaharris #harriswalz

This from Rex Huppke in USAToday is everything:
@kamalaharrisforpresidentnews #kamalaharris

Some of the wisest people on this planet are post-menopausal women. They've been through a lot of shit and seen a lot. And younger women and all men would benefit from listening to them more.

#nzpol #auspol #uspol @kamalaharrisforpresidentnews

3 key takeouts from watching the Trusk ego-fest on X-Twitter:
* the ignorance & misinformation
on climate was horrifying
* the mutual boasting of firing
ordinary working people goes
to the heart of their shared
malignancy
* Trump's cognitive & physical
decline is obvious and
accelerating. The Sept 10
debate will be a defining event
in his political descent.

@kamalaharrisforpresidentnews #uspol #harriswalz
#kamalaharris

Trump/Musk X-Twitter crowd would've been overwhelmingly MAGA/far right. I can't see how this interview in any way extends Trump's message to moderate Republicans, independents and undecided suburban voters. @kamalaharrisforpresidentnews

In UK, Australia/NZ and northern Europe, #kamalaharris would be seen as a moderate social democrat/slightly centre-left politician. Her advocacy to raise the minimum wage and ensure access to healthcare etc are mainstream in other western democratic polities.
So when GOP politicians (many of whom do hold extreme views) label her "communist" "radical left" its met with a mixture of derision and disbelief in other western countries. #uspol @kamalaharrisforpresidentnews

@jawarajabbi @kamalaharrisforpresidentnews and its still pretty centrist tbh. Nothing radical - rather, common sense based on equity.

I thought the Vice President responded to the protestors in Phoenix with respect. She acknowledged their concerns and made an emphatic statement for a ceasefire. They've now protested by heckling at two consecutive rallies + the VP had a one-on-one meeting with representatives of the protest prior to Wisconsin rally. For mine, they've made their point - in a democracy they can continue to heckle but they've made their point. #harriswalz @kamalaharrisforpresidentnews

@BobLefridge I'm not and that's not what I wrote. I just expressed the view that they have communicated to the VP their distress and its clear she's got it. I'm sure she's doing everything she personally can to expedite a ceasefire.

@alpinefolk @BobLefridge I respectfully beg to differ...framing an incredibly complex situation as a simple "goodies v baddies" ignores the role of other Arab nations, other western orgs (UN/EU), multiple internal parties within Israel itself and Iran-backed terrorist orgs and more.

@BobLefridge @alpinefolk repeat...I've never expressed the view that what is happening in Gaza can and should be ignored. I truly believe Harris has got their message and is working to conclude a binding ceasefire. Its not straightforward...there are many moveable parts to achieving a BINDING ceasefire.