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1/ Today the kicks off in earnest with ’s re-election bid announcement

There is 560 days to the . Much will happen, conditions will change but it as suggests a continuation of the battle for the soul of America

I’ll use this thread to comment periodically on the election over the next 80 weeks. It’s a long road to , but the stakes couldn’t be higher

youtu.be/ChjibtX0UzU

6) Meanwhile the candidate accused of rape in a current civil suit trial plays golf in .

While Mr claims he will return to to defend himself, he has opted NOT to attend the trial. While the geography was different, the usual MO was on full display, made for assertions without reference to fact or logic

irishtimes.com/ireland/2023/05

The Irish TimesDonald Trump says civil rape case in New York is ‘political attack’By Jack Horgan-Jones

7) is not hirable for most jobs. Like many, conservative pundit, Charlie Sykes, is mystified that many Americans consider to be a plausible candidate for control of the nuclear codes or top secret clearance

theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/

8) The will be the first election where generated imagery, audio and video will be deployed.

Donie O'Sullivan recently flagged a campaign add which used AI generated imagery to stoke fears about fictional dystopian future resulting from a re-election

This ad was created by the not some outsourced hacked media shop. A shameful moment for the Party

cnn.com/2023/05/02/politics/ai

9) The show was on last night. He served up a big dose of red meat to true believer supporters who were predominant in the town hall format audience.

While that makes going into the primary process, the campaign will be fought for the middle swing 30%. Many will not be enamored by , rioter embrace or the rape verdict

nytimes.com/2023/05/11/us/poli

The New York TimesFive Takeaways From Trump’s Unruly CNN Town HallBy Shane Goldmacher

@mnutty The big issue is abortion. He boasted he got rid of it.

Martin Nutty

@Historyan2

I agree. I think the Dems will be delighted with his chest thumping on . That is an issue that resonates more across party lines than any other, especially amongst women

The overturn of and the ongoing attacks on women's is a shameful episode in the history of American misogyny