There’s a debate tonight and everyone is bound to be terrible: CNN is hosting. It starts at 9pm ET. Current President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will both appear on stage. Plan your alcohol purchases accordingly.
The Commission on Presidential Debates has been the host organization since 1988. Now, that won’t be the case the first time around. Tonight will be hosted by CNN, with ABC News hosting the second debate in September.
Besides the moderators and the early timing of the first debate, a few other things were different. If candidates interrupt each other on stage, the interrupter’s microphone will automatically turn off. The entire debate will take place without an audience (a concession to the Biden campaign). Technically, with the debate taking place so early, Biden and Trump are only the presumptive nominees. The formalities will take place at party conferences in August and July.
Will this election come down to “double haters”? Many believe that the centrists in this election don’t really want to be convinced – don’t seem to have much understanding of or how to approach the economy or immigration, two of the issues that matter most to people this cycle. War—but only ticks the less disgusting of the two horrific options (or stands idly by).
One 64-year-old said: “I pray every night that someone else shows up, and I think we have a lot of time for that young man to come forward, but I pray to God that those are not the only two come election day. choose. Washington post.
I think she represents a lot of us. Interestingly, but perhaps not surprisingly, the share of “double haters” is at an all-time high, with about 25% of voters having an unfavorable view of both candidates. (Compared to 5% in 1988; 13% in 1992; 9% in 1996; 6% in 2000; and so on. The polls were conducted before Trump was convicted.)
“The share expressing negative views of either candidate is the highest among surveys conducted by the center and other organizations at this point in the election cycle since the 1988 election,” the Pew Research Center noted. “That number is nearly That’s double that of four years ago, when 13% of Americans expressed a negative opinion of both Biden and Trump.”
Where do today’s illegal immigrants come from? Since 2014, more than 4.1 million immigrants have crossed into the United States illegally. Washington post Trying to figure out where exactly these immigrants are coming from, and whether the second wave of immigration (post-pandemic around 2021) is really as global as many claim.
The Northern Triangle – Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador – has long accounted for the majority of illegal immigrants, many of whom cross the border fleeing gang violence in their home countries. But then things started to change.
Previously, Mexico had been the largest source of new illegal immigrants to the United States. The number of immigrants from there has declined in recent years but has increased in recent years. “The number of illegal immigrants from Mexico fell by 900,000 from 2017 to 2021, to 4.1 million,” the Pew report states.
In one month alone (September 2023), more than 38,000 Venezuelans crossed the border. Since Nicolás Maduro came to power, more than 8 million Venezuelans have left their home country. “U.S. authorities have limited ability to deport them because of Washington’s policies Contentious relationship with Maduro’s government,” the report said postal.
Around the same time, there was a surge in crossings by Cubans, Haitians and Nicaraguans. These groups have been dealing with political unrest in their sending countries. For example, just yesterday morning, a sailboat carrying more than 100 Haitians landed in the Florida Keys; whether they will be deported or allowed to stay remains to be seen.
Based on 2014-2020, non-Mexican/non-Central American immigrants (referred to as “off-continental immigrants”) accounted for 19% of immigration court cases. postal. In the past four years since the pandemic, that number has risen to 53%. The Pew Research Center states: “As of 2021, there are 10.5 million illegal immigrants in the country, accounting for approximately 3% of the total U.S. population.”
The issue of immigration is likely to come up in tonight’s debate, and I have no doubt that both candidates will misrepresent the policies pursued by their governments and the extent of the problem.
New York scene: I appreciate the social justice façade this Canadian flasher uses.
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- ICYMI: This is a long story I wrote about how the Mises caucus’ takeover of the Liberal Party didn’t accomplish much. Read it here.
- I’ve been enjoying Louise Perry’s podcast lately, Matriarch of unmarried mothers. Her most recent guest, Colette Colfer, offers insights into the ideology of transgenderism and secularization in Ireland.
- A new survey of high-income earners (those making more than $100,000 a year) by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia finds that more than one-third of high-income earners are worried about their household budget and related needs, up from a year ago This proportion is 28.7%. “More than two-thirds of respondents took some kind of action to deal with increased financial stress in the past year, such as cutting back on spending, skipping monthly bills or taking on an extra job,” the report said. Bloomberg. “More than 14% of those earning $150,000 and above said they had withdrawn money from their retirement savings early.” (Survey here.)
- A good point:
This is a perfect example of the difference between “crime” (i.e. crime rates and reported crimes) and actual crime (i.e. people being harmed).
If you think taking police out of schools actually “reduces” the incidents in which people get hurt, then fine. Believe what you want. https://t.co/AmHimm63iY— Peter Moskos (@PeterMoskos) June 27, 2024
- “The number of young children in most U.S. cities has declined since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau,” the report said. Bloomberg. “Most of the notable exceptions are in Florida, which is known as a retirement haven. Several metropolitan areas in the Sunshine State are seeing the fastest growing numbers of children.
- Frustrating results:
This is a very disappointing result for a basic income. $1,000 a month is a lot of money and has little to no apparent impact on homelessness compared to a control group. https://t.co/uLvPm1LOdn pic.twitter.com/xmeP2GH7gl
— Noah Smith ????????????????????? (@Noahpinion) June 26, 2024
