# Donald Trump and the runup to the 2024 election **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [August 3, 2024, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-election/1005196 "2024-08-03T16:49:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 36
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2024, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-election/1005196/701 "2024-10-24T23:11:37Z")
Man, those tariffs fix everything. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2024, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-election/1005196/702 "2024-10-24T23:12:41Z")
When you are always spending other people’s money, these sort of ideas seem obvious… ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2024, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-election/1005196/703 "2024-10-24T23:14:24Z")
Funny how nobody ever thought to just impose tariffs in the past. All of those Administrations and not one was smart enough to see that tariffs would fix all of our problems. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2024, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-election/1005196/704 "2024-10-24T23:16:06Z")
> [@psychobunny](#): > > All of those Administrations and not one was smart enough to see that tariffs would fix all of our problems. Because none of them were Very Stable Geniuses ™. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2024, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-election/1005196/705 "2024-10-24T23:38:23Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > he apparently floated the idea of [eliminating the income tax and replacing it with tariffs](https://www.mediaite.com/tv/trump-entertains-completely-eliminating-federal-income-tax-when-asked-during-fox-news-barbershop-sit-down-there-is-a-way/). [![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gaq-bIgWEAEQn6k?format=jpg&name=medium) ](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gaq-bIgWEAEQn6k?format=jpg&name=medium) ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2024, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-election/1005196/706 "2024-10-25T01:28:35Z")
Or even figured out how easy it is to steal elections. That Biden sure is a genius! ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2024, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-election/1005196/707 "2024-10-25T02:34:06Z")
Tariffs, schmeriffs - I say we go back to good old feudalism that ought to solve everything, amirite? ---
**Author:** ![PhillyGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2024, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-election/1005196/708 "2024-10-25T02:47:05Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > Tariffs, schmeriffs - I say we go back to good old feudalism that ought to solve everything, amirite? There’s a reason Trump named his kid Barron (yes, misspelled, and outranked by Count Basie and Duke Ellington). ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2024, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-election/1005196/709 "2024-10-25T03:01:13Z")
> [@PhillyGuy](#): > > There’s a reason Trump named his kid Barron Trump’s fake persona in the 80s was “John Barron.” He’s got a thing for that name. Sadly, he’s also likely winning. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2024, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-election/1005196/710 "2024-10-25T05:07:46Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > Sadly, he’s also likely winning. Not on your life. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2024, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-election/1005196/711 "2024-10-25T05:10:00Z")
I do wonder how he’ll do on Rogan. Can I hope for his usual deranged rambling that will raise concerns about his mental status? ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2024, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-election/1005196/712 "2024-10-25T05:32:57Z")
Rogan is the king of the softball interview. He lets his guest set the tone and never really offers them much pushback or challenges their assertions. He’ll let Trump ramble and interject with an occasional incredulous “Military supreme guns?” and “Interesting.” and “Jamie, look that up”. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2024, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-election/1005196/713 "2024-10-25T13:09:23Z")
Joe Rogan’s most repeated interview response: “Really? Wow.” He’s an incredulous dipshit. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2024, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-election/1005196/714 "2024-10-25T14:50:04Z")
The perfect host for Twitler, then. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2024, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-election/1005196/715 "2024-10-25T14:56:12Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > Tariffs, schmeriffs - I say we go back to good old feudalism You can have my turnips when you pry them from my cold, dead hands! Wait, what am I saying? I hate turnips! You can have them. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2024, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-election/1005196/716 "2024-10-25T15:07:14Z")
> [@psychobunny](#): > > Can I hope for his usual deranged rambling that will raise concerns about his mental status? Rogan confirms everyone on his show and his listeners are mostly impressionable young men. Trump will win votes if he does Rogan. So would Harris. Rogan does that. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2024, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-election/1005196/717 "2024-10-25T15:48:05Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > Rogan confirms everyone on his show and his listeners are mostly impressionable young men. **Trump will win votes if he does Rogan.** So would Harris. Rogan does that. (my emphasis) New votes that Trump doesn’t already have right now? I’d never believe it. Not that it’s a falsifiable proposition. But no. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2024, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-election/1005196/718 "2024-10-25T15:55:01Z")
@Whack-a-Mole posted a nice CNN moment here. > [@How can Donald Trump win at this point?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-donald-trump-win-at-this-point/1005351/3190): > > Charlamagne has a good point: Also from CNN, Van Jones starting at 6:05 (my emphasis): [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/mz_cPUwD2MU/maxresdefault.jpg "‘He gets to be lawless, she has to be flawless’: Van Jones on Trump and Harris") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz_cPUwD2MU) > _Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are not taking the same exam. Yeah, I think it bothers people. They’re not taking the same exam. **He gets to be lawless. She has to be flawless.** That’s what’s unfair._ ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2024, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-election/1005196/719 "2024-10-25T17:01:31Z")
CTG made some excellent points there. Up next: Trump is visiting a college football game. I don’t envy the security headache that the SS is going to experience there. > **[Penn State Preparing for Donald Trump Visit to Penn State-Ohio State Game](https://www.si.com/college/pennstate/football/penn-state-preparing-for-donald-trump-visit-to-penn-state-ohio-state-game-01jb23thtc2w)** > > A 'private citizen' has invited the former president to the Nittany Lions-Buckeyes game Nov. 2, the univeristy says. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2024, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-election/1005196/720 "2024-10-25T20:28:20Z")
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