# Kamala Harris and the runup to the 2024 Presidential Election {No more on Guns} **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** kamala-harris\ **Created:** [July 22, 2024, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harris-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-presidential-election-no-more-on-guns/1004571 "2024-07-22T00:39:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 103
**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 28, 2024, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harris-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-presidential-election-no-more-on-guns/1004571/2064 "2024-10-28T11:15:32Z")
Did he do a good job wrestling? He looks like a big guy. He was also in Bullet Train I think. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2024, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harris-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-presidential-election-no-more-on-guns/1004571/2065 "2024-10-28T11:31:07Z")
> [@DSeid](#): > > Mentioned in another thread: PA has a sizable Puerto Rican population. I guess I’ve never thought about it before, but it sure seems weird that a person born in Puerto Rico (or another territory) is a US citizen, but they only get to vote if they establish residency in a state. If they have a residency in a US state, should they be called an American rather than a Puerto Rican? I guess since they are already a citizen - albeit with limited rights, they are differently situated than an immigrant from a different country. Like I said - weird. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2024, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harris-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-presidential-election-no-more-on-guns/1004571/2066 "2024-10-28T11:34:23Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > He was also in Bullet Train I think. Yeah, only times I’ve seen him were on Bullet Train. Really enjoyable movie. And before that on SNL. I understand he is hugely popular - apparently appealing to an audience other than the 2 old farts living in my house. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2024, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harris-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-presidential-election-no-more-on-guns/1004571/2067 "2024-10-28T11:49:34Z")
> [@DigitalC](#): > > And what is the answer? because Biden has done an amazing job and if she can do half as well I’d call her a fantastic president. I rather she avoid the question than outright lie. Exactly. ---
**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 28, 2024, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harris-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-presidential-election-no-more-on-guns/1004571/2068 "2024-10-28T11:56:55Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > Did he do a good job wrestling? Surprisingly so, yes. He apparently took his training very seriously and did a lot better than most celebrity wrestlers have done in the past. Here’s a clip from his Wrestlemania match, including a top rope dive and his delivering a Canadian Destroyer to John Morrison. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Ox5fN9FE5Kw/maxresdefault.jpg "Bad Bunny stuns the WWE Universe at Wrestlemania 37 match: SmackDown, Dec. 31, 2021") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ox5fN9FE5Kw) ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2024, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harris-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-presidential-election-no-more-on-guns/1004571/2069 "2024-10-28T13:18:48Z")
> [@flurb](#): > > Sure – just pointing out that PR itself does not have any electoral votes that Presidential candidates are competing for. Though for reasons (\*) the status referendum this time around is also accompanied by a Guam-style presidential straw poll. (\* oh, but we know why – this was set in motion in lame-duck session 4 years ago by an outgoing pro-statehood legislature, aware that the incoming legislature could not overturn it, and is widely seen as just a trick to motivate pro-statehood voters to show up. What is likely to happen is that (a) unlike 2020 Statehood fails to get a majority since now it’s multi-choice and (b) there will be a surprisingly high “Trump” vote just out of people trolling the pointless ballot) (and _I’M_ part of the statehood party and think this was stupid) @Dinsdale as we’ve explored in other threads: it’s ^%$# complicated. ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2024, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harris-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-presidential-election-no-more-on-guns/1004571/2070 "2024-10-28T13:40:01Z")
Bad Bunny is also friend with Pedro Pascal. That can’t hurt. ---
**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 28, 2024, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harris-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-presidential-election-no-more-on-guns/1004571/2071 "2024-10-28T23:41:05Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > The Post has published articles saying that all of the Post’s editors support Harris, and that they just can’t call it an endorsement because their bosses say no. Which is sort of the “I’m not touching you” of endorsements, right as the car goes over a bump and you do end up poking your brother with your finger. I think I love you. > [@Sandwich](#): > > …The waiter is offering you the choice of fillet steak or wet cardboard for your dinner. Replying, “well, first I need to know how your steak differs from the closed restaurant in the next town” is not the optimal process. Obligatory [David Sedaris link.](https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/109132-on-undecided-voter-s-to-put-them-in-perspective-i-think) > [@Smapti](#): > > …Trump has delivered his own October Surprise. I hope to look back on this and see it as his [“Rum, Romanism and Rebellion” moment.](https://www.hopecharter.org/~johncooper@prodigy.net/john-cooper/rum-romanism-and-rebellion-the-election-of-1884) ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harris-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-presidential-election-no-more-on-guns/1004571/2072 "2024-10-29T01:33:54Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > I guess I’ve never thought about it before, but it sure seems weird that a person born in Puerto Rico (or another territory) is a US citizen, but they only get to vote if they establish residency in a state. They get to vote on a lot of stuff. Just not in the general elections for president. They get to vote in the primaries and in local elections. > [@Dinsdale](#): > > If they have a residency in a US state, should they be called an American rather than a Puerto Rican? I guess since they are already a citizen - albeit with limited rights, They have the same rights as any US citizen, just that they dont live in a state, so they have no electors, or congressmen. > [@Chronos](#): > > The Post has published articles saying that all of the Post’s editors support Harris, and that they just can’t call it an endorsement because their bosses say no. WaPo has lost 200000 subscribers and counting- > **[Over 200,000 subscribers flee 'Washington Post' after Bezos blocks Harris...](https://www.npr.org/2024/10/28/nx-s1-5168416/washington-post-bezos-endorsement-president-cancellations-resignations)** > > Over 200,000 people canceled their subscriptions in the first few days following news that The Washington Post would not endorse any presidential candidate. ---
**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 29, 2024, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harris-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-presidential-election-no-more-on-guns/1004571/2073 "2024-10-29T02:09:55Z")
Meanwhile, Harris has won the coveted Deadhead endorsement. > > > ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harris-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-presidential-election-no-more-on-guns/1004571/2074 "2024-10-29T02:59:46Z")
[This old guy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mWSxonKx5c) arrives at his polling place to vote, and takes to pushing a woman in a wheelchair. One might think he is polishing his decent guy image, but it is not clear what he would have to gain from that. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harris-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-presidential-election-no-more-on-guns/1004571/2075 "2024-10-29T03:57:57Z")
> [@psychobunny](#): > > Somehow I thought because the territories vote in the primaries they had some representation in the general election, like DC. Apparently I am poorly educated. > > The Trump team is already saying that they don’t vet their speakers and have no control over their content. While it was “ just a comedian” it still looks bad for Trump. These fools can’t even their get lame ass story together. I just saw some numpty from the Trump camp doing a short interview with, I think, Major Garrett (CBS) and his claim is that they did vet it and that the comedian changed the script. MG even confirmed it, asking again if the comedian did a different act than what they were shown/approved. He also tried to whatabout Dems on comparing Trump to Hitler by claiming there was “a Holocaust survivor at the rally!” Oy 🙄 ---
**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 29, 2024, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harris-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-presidential-election-no-more-on-guns/1004571/2076 "2024-10-29T04:08:40Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](#): > > He also tried to whatabout Dems on comparing Trump to Hitler by claiming there was “a Holocaust survivor at the rally!” Oy 🙄 He just barely survived falling out of the watchtower. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harris-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-presidential-election-no-more-on-guns/1004571/2077 "2024-10-29T04:12:26Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > You’re a wrestling fan, aren’t you? When Bad Bunny competed at Wrestlemania a few years back, he got a bigger pop than most of the actual wrestlers did. Thanks for the info. Yes, I am a fan, but for the past number of years, I’ve pretty much only paid attention to our local promotion. Thanks again! ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harris-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-presidential-election-no-more-on-guns/1004571/2078 "2024-10-29T07:47:48Z")
I’m liking the “Roe Roe Roe Your Vote” shirt. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harris-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-presidential-election-no-more-on-guns/1004571/2079 "2024-10-29T10:21:33Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Yeah, his endorsement should carry some weight with a portion of the Hispanic vote. Also, possibly, whatever tiny portion of WWE fans aren’t already fully MAGA. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harris-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-presidential-election-no-more-on-guns/1004571/2080 "2024-10-29T14:34:08Z")
So she picked up another endorsement today. Bush-something…(no, not one of the elders) > **['Hopeful they'll move our country forward': George W. Bush's daughter...](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/10/29/barbara-bush-daughter-harris-campaign/75912669007/)** > > Barbara Bush, one of the former president's two children, said she is 'hopeful' Harris will 'move our country forward.' ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harris-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-presidential-election-no-more-on-guns/1004571/2081 "2024-10-29T15:12:46Z")
Political ads are prevalent, of course. But the ones I’m seeing are all for the Governor’s office, Senate seats, House seats, etc. I’m not really seeing anything for the office of President. Washington is pretty reliably Blue, so I imagine that the Democratic Party is not spending money on the Presidential race here. Still, I haven’t seen any ‘Trump is a Nazi’ or other Harris vs. Trump ads on social media. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harris-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-presidential-election-no-more-on-guns/1004571/2082 "2024-10-29T15:41:14Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > [This old guy]arrives at his polling place to vote, and takes to pushing a woman in a wheelchair. One might think he is polishing his decent guy image, but it is not clear what he would have to gain from that I didn’t watch the video, but maybe she wanted a push and he’s just actually a decent guy? ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harris-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-presidential-election-no-more-on-guns/1004571/2083 "2024-10-29T15:42:07Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > I’m not really seeing anything for the office of President. Kansas is Ruby-red, so we don’t see these either. Except during national broadcasts, like an NFL game. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harris-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-presidential-election-no-more-on-guns/1004571.md?page=102) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harris-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-presidential-election-no-more-on-guns/1004571.md?page=104)