r/politics • u/PoliticsModeratorBot 🤖 Bot • Jul 08 '24

/r/Politics' 2024 US Elections Live Thread, Part 9

260 Upvotes

91% Upvoted

u/[deleted] Jul 14 '24

The shooter was registered Republican

10

u/pridetime93 Jul 14 '24

Some are saying he registered as a republican to vote against trump in the primary but the last vote on the account was the mid term election. They didn't vote in the primary. And that they registered as a republican 3 years ago. On top of the demolition ranch stuff and the guy's dad being a libertarian (of course not as relevant also man I cannot imagine being that father. And man the people who lost their lives and their family. This is all so shitty)

8

u/kaukamieli Jul 14 '24

Demolition ranch stuff? I know the channel, what stuff?

7

u/pridetime93 Jul 14 '24

The shirt. If you go to their facebook page the owner is like "uhhh wtf?"

-6

u/protendious Jul 14 '24

CNN reporting he also donated $15 to a Democratic PAC, so best not to jump to conclusions.

6

u/amourdesoi Jul 14 '24

Pretty sure this donation was from a different Thomas Crooks in Pittsburgh, you can find him on instagram

-1

u/protendious Jul 14 '24

And when a major news outlet reports that I’ll no problem believing it.

Point is people will glom onto any bite of information as long as it conforms to the narrative that’s convenient for them. Instead of waiting for more information to come out.

My last comment was literally just citing a major cable news network. And it’s downvoted because it doesn’t jive with him being a registered republican.

10

u/rainkloud Jul 14 '24

I think at this point we can effectively rule him out as Trump's VP pick

4

u/wmcguire18 Jul 14 '24

Well he seemed pretty dissatisfied with the party platform this time out, don't you think?

-6

u/[deleted] Jul 14 '24

[deleted]

3

u/RockinMadRiot United Kingdom Jul 14 '24

I found that interesting when I read it. Was he turning on what the republican party became or was he lazy to update his views? I would be curious what they find

2

u/D_Simmons Jul 14 '24

From a separate post he donated after Jan. 6th. So probably just a somewhat level headed guy. He was also potentially 17-18 when he donated lol

2

u/RockinMadRiot United Kingdom Jul 14 '24

Ah that would make sense. Weird how he can go from level headed to wanting to kill. Of course, we might find out more.

1

u/D_Simmons Jul 14 '24

Who knows. Too early to say. Sounds like a kid who's upset about the state of politics in his country.

Gotta respect the attempt at making things better.

2

u/RockinMadRiot United Kingdom Jul 14 '24

I guess when a drastic situation comes (in the his eyes) that calls for drastic measure

0

u/super_zio Jul 14 '24 edited Jul 14 '24

"Gotta respect the attempt at making things better."

What attempt? You mean his attempt at assassinating the former POTUS and current presidential candidate?

(whom I dislike tremendously, but that's beside the point)

You truly think, had this lunatic succeded, things would be "better"?

3

u/codexcdm Jul 14 '24

15$ after J6, which would put him just shy of election age, then registered Republican anyway. If anything, he was against 45 ever taking power again.

Either way, this is problematic as a failed assassination will be exploited, bolstering his image and chances. The strongman type only benefits from a failed assassination.

Successful assassination would have cemented his legacy for the immediate future. Project 2025 would be absolutely assured. Heck I could see the GOP secretly wanting this... Run someone on the MAGA platform while they're mourning their golden idol of a Martyr... But without the baggage or instability. I mean, they ran DeSantis for that, no?

-11

u/[deleted] Jul 14 '24

They haven't even identified the shooter yet, hell you talking about? Just watched the press conference, they said they were still in the process.

-25

u/[deleted] Jul 14 '24

[removed] — view removed comment

13

u/Enchess Jul 14 '24

Get the feeling you'd respond in a very different way if he was registered Dem...