Big Mo Political term for momentum
In politics they like to say that cash is king, but like with so many things, they’re full of sh*t. Given a choice, most political operatives will tell you, Big Mo, with it’s grassroots enthusiasm and voter energy will steamroll a flaccid campaign with nothing but cash powering it every time.
And right now the Kamala Harris campaign has double barrel Big Mo, on steroids. Just look at the events of the last couple of weeks, and what the Harris campaign is doing to build on that momentum now;
- Harris more than doubled up Trump on fundraising in July, and now has a cash on hand advantage over Team Traitor Tot
- In less than three weeks Harris has either erased or even leapfrogged Trump’s leads, not only nationally, but in every battleground state. That includes states like Georgia and North Carolina, that were considered out of reach three weeks ago. The only exception is Pennsylvania, where three different polls have Harris +4, Trump +4, and tied
- The Harris campaign announced that they are adding former Obama heroes campaign savant David Plouffe, and messaging guru Jen Palmieri to the roster to fine tune and blow through the last 90 days
- By Tuesday morning Harris will announce her running mate, using a joint appearance at a mass Philadelphia rally to kick off a battleground swing through PA, MI, WI, NV, AZ, GA and NC. In kitchen terms that’s called striking while the iron is hot
And while all of this is going on, what is the Trump campaign doing to try to negate Harris’s momentum, and steal it back to where it was three weeks ago? Well..
- The campaign is publicly bickering over the wisdom of Trump nominating Beggar Vance in the first place, including reporting that Trump close confidant KellyAnne ConJob told him, You’ll nominate Vance over my dead body. I believe her funeral is scheduled for Wednesday
- Since Traitor Tot never backs down, Trump’s campaign and surrogates are making the rounds trying to damp down the forest fire emanating from Trump’s meltdown in front of the NABJ
- His Lowness is now hitting the road with his hillbilly imbecile, so that he can reach over and swat him on the nose with a rolled up newspaper if he gets too frisky and starts peeing on the carpet again
- Trump’s far right media flacks are alternating between savaging SC Senator Lindsey Graham for apostasy for criticizing Trump for choosing Vance, and his racism, and nailing Vance on live television by telling him how everybody thinks he was a mistake, and asking how he responds to that. *Spoiler Alert* Vance: I consider those remarks a badge of honor. Really? People are saying you’re a dipsh*t f*ck up, and that gives you wood? Seek psychological counseling
- Starting on Tuesday, Kamala Harris and her newly anointed running mate are starting a whirlwind tour of seven battleground states. Trump has one rally scheduled for this week, in freakin’ Montana! Considering the fact that Montana is Trump’s for the taking, I can only assume that this means that his chosen MAGA handmaiden is running into trouble against Democrat Jon Tester
See the difference? On the one hand, you have a campaign that is sprinting balls-to-the-wall for the finish line, and a campaign that seems to be piloting one of those radio controlled sailboats in the Central Park lagoon that just keep going in circles, bumping into other boats. 93 days. Donate. Motivate. Volunteer. And for Christs sake, GOTV! We only get one shot at this.
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Well, about every other campaign commercial is telling everyone in MT that sheehy is going to take our public lands from us, closed off his ranch to outside access so he can charge boo-coo bucks for rich people to hunt on it. It has been aired, over and over again, that he is a cowboy wannabe and that makes him an object of ridicule in most circles. I would have thought his carpet-bagging would have been against him but then I forgot jersey gianforte and maryland matt so I don’t think that is being held against him. Oh, and while our property taxes (i.e. the little people) went up, the property taxes on his $10 million ski chalet at Big Sky got cut (I expect with all the other homes there as well). That might not sit well with a lot of people.
So far, I am not holding out much hope for Jon. I think I’ve mentioned, perhaps many times, Montanans are some of the stupidest sumbitches on the planet and in general can be counted on to vote against their own best interests. I don’t know how the dobbs has impacted the election landscape mainly because right now the MT s.c. has a majority of justices who rule, consistently, MT’s right to privacy (an explicit right in our constitution) carries over to all medical decisions made by women INCLUDING pregnancy termination. Should the makeup of the court change, AND IT COULD, women are going to lose their right to access more than just abortions what with the make up of the legislature and that reactionary moron of a governor we have. I don’t think women are thinking that far ahead (remember, stupid sumbitches here and not just the men).
It’s a lonely place for a liberal Jew from the Midwest let me tell you. If the public land access goes away, there really is not reason for me at least to stay here.
spike you make a great case for having many more grizzlies to hunt morons. I wouldn’t worry about the Jew thing…they have no idea what that even means.
President Obama needs to have already called another of his campaign gurus and told him to STFU. Yep, Plouffe is on board now with the Harris and VP to be named campaign but apparently David Axelrod is all butt-hurt at being left out. So he’s made some noises about Harris blowing it. Really. Like I said he should be told if he can’t say anything positive then to go away, FAR away for the next few months. Rent some villa on an island somewhere. I’d be VERY disappointed if both the Obamas haven’t called his ass on the carpet already. For once there is virtually no marrow in the “Dems in Disarray” bone for journalists to suck and use to create stories. Now we’ve got a pretty significant name in Democratic politics giving them a big old fresh bone to chew! WTF? Axelrod is acting like a version of Trump with this “PAY ATTENTION TO ME!!!!!” crap. If he won’t shut the hell up he needs Democrats to stomp his ass into dust.