Attempted Assassination of Trump

The attempted assassination of 45th U.S. president Donald Trump, at a rally on Saturday, July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania, was covered that evening on Hard Lens Media. 

Host Kit Cabello welcomed his guest, Due Dissidence’s Keaton Weiss (who will soon take leave as his wife is expecting to give birth later this month), to discuss this attack.

The shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, was killed by the Secret Service Counter Assault Team.

One civilian, Corey Comperatore, 50, was killed in the attack.

Three others, including Trump, were injured.

This Hard Lens Media special coverage offers a perspective much in agreement with mine. 

Kit and Keaton even spoke to what this means … electorally. (Their livestream video is linked above.)

I am making this brief because this is new and, for the time being, ongoing; and, of course, I think the Comments section would be even more suitable for posts and/or discussions.

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‘Sabby,’ New York, and Me

 

Last week’s [July 8, 2024] Progressives Chat addressed a change in trajectory for U.S. President here in 2024. That, due to poor job-approval numbers for Democratic incumbent U.S. president Joe Biden (who constantly struggles for 40 percent), there are emerging states suggesting this election may result in 40 or more carried states for Donald Trump. 

I mentioned this change in trajectory to the host of Sabby Sabs. She had a post-livestream Zoom session, which I joined, last Tuesday [July 9, 2024]. I alerted host Sabrina Salvati to what I addressed here last week: an expanding electoral map. 

I presented the list of states—following the six much-focused “Swing States” (Georgia, Arizona, Nevada, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Michigan)—which were recently polled and are in play. 

In 2020, Trump was unseated with 25 states. Following these six “Swing States,” and based on their probable order ranking after No. 31 Michigan, the potential additional pickups are: No. 32 Minnesota; No. 33 New Hampshire; No. 34 Maine (state); No. 35 New Mexico; No. 36 Virginia; and No. 39 New Jersey. (This is with respect to ranking the states, for Trump/Republicans, according to percentage-points margins by which they may or may not carry.) 

I took this potential list all the way to a probable No. 44 California. For New York, the latest to hit the news (see below link), I estimate it would rank the No. 42 best state for 2024 Trump/Republicans. 

After completing the list, I asked for Sabrina’s reaction. She cited New York as one with which she disagreed. She was thinking of the deep blue that is New York City. She invited likewise feedback by regular viewer and contributor Roger Meadows. He is a resident of the state. They went over its voter party registration to conclude it may not be feasible.

Following new polling on New York (from last Wednesday, July 10, 2024) showing the Empire State is now in play … Sabrina presented that report on her livestream, on Thursday [July 11, 2024], and expressed an apology (not at all necessary) and much-respect directly to me. (This segment, above video, was clipped and published to YouTube on Saturday, July 13, 2024.)

Related link (source was cited on Sabby Sabs):

Biden support slips in deep blue New York: ‘We’re a battleground state now’