Good, Bad, Or Indifferent -- I Have No Dog In This Fight -- I Lost Interest A Long Time Ago -- October 17, 2024

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Having said that...

October 17, 2024: biggest "tells" in the past 365 days suggesting Kamala Harris was on the wrong side of history: three Ivy League presidents were ousted because of their support for the Hamas (aka, the Palestinians); "every" major US corporation distanced themselves from DEI as fast as they could; and, the degree to which the US is now supporting Israel (sending US troops to Israel).

October 17, 2024: some suggest that Kamala lost ground following the Fox interview, but there's a bigger question. Why in the world did she ever agree to do an interview with Fox? Remember, she doesn't do interview and this late in the campaign, she's not out to practice. There are only two reasons why she did the interview: internal polling showed that the race was closer than the NYTimes is making it out to be or internal polling shows she has absolutely no chance to win the race as it stands now, and it's time for her to pull out all the stops, including an interview with Fox. Making the decision to do an interview with Fox came down to this: internal polling suggested that doing the interview was her only chance.

October 17, 2024: if you look at the electoral college as it "stands" today -- unless it's very, very close in a couple of the following states, we will probably know the outcome by 8:01 p.m. CDT. Right now it hinges on these three states, and for good measure, throw in the fourth: Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia, and Wisconsin.