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Michelle Obama

Hello.

I found the following highly relevant information, and would greatly appreciate if it can be incorporated into the article in an appropriately structured manner. Thanks in advance for any help.

According to a Reuters/Ipsos public opinion poll among 892 registered voters released on July 2, 2024, Michelle Obama was the only listed Democrat option who would defeat Trump in a confrontation, with 50% of the votes for Obama versus 39% for Trump. 55% of the voters also had a favourable view of Obama versus 42% toward Trump.

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David A (talk) 05:46, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

Until she declares her candidacy, this would be totally irrelevant. HiLo48 (talk) 06:40, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

If she is the only available major candidate who would conclusively beat Trump, I think that it seems very relevant for the public to be made aware of. Of course, the poll in question did not ask about Elizabeth Warren or Bernie Sanders, but nevertheless. David A (talk) 08:45, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

There are many candidates like that. But they just haven’t declared candidacy. Qutlooker (talk) 16:57, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

There are? Can you provide any examples please? David A (talk) 18:49, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

This is clearly WP:UNDUE. Michelle Obama is not receiving significant speculation of running. Even if she was, Biden has already said he is not dropping out of the race. Prcc27 (talk) 21:00, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

Obama herself has said she is not running for office at all BlackBeauty42! (talk) 20:39, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

• These results of polling are not so much about Michelle Obama as about the chances of the Democratic Party, and the overall situation in the election. Therefore, such info is relevant and interesting for a casual reader like myself. That's why it was widely published in media at the first place. I think this is OK to include. My very best wishes (talk) 02:19, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

I’m not seeing a consensus here for the trivia about Michelle Obama to be included. The onus is on those seeking to include it to get consensus per WP:ONUS. The paragraph in question should be removed; David A should not have re-added their BOLD edit. Prcc27 (talk) 07:54, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

I thought that we should finish our discussion here first, before removing the information, but maybe I am mistaken. David A (talk) 11:55, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

I have now undone my revert, but ask all opposed to this to please reconsider, as this seems extremely relevant for a clear perspective regarding the currently only known way that Trump can be defeated. David A (talk) 12:00, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

Wikipedia isn’t really concerned with “what if” scenarios (please see WP:CRYSTAL). Biden is going to be the nominee, as long as he wants the nomination. If he does step aside, I can guarantee you Michelle Obama will not be his replacement. The information you seek to include in the article is irrelevant. Prcc27 (talk) 16:55, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

It is relevant, but potentially undue. Indeed, one needs a WP:Consensus for inclusion. I am not sure if we have one here. She could be a fantastic president, maybe better than anyone, but she said she has no such ambitions on several occasions. Unfortunately. My very best wishes (talk)

WP:UNDUE is certainly the issue here. The article is already long, and we don't want it to become unwieldy. There are many facts that are in this vein that are tangential and could be mentioned if readability was not a concern. Also, there is an almost universal phenomenon in polling where approval is higher when someone is not actually running. GreatCaesarsGhost 13:31, 7 July 2024 (UTC)

Hmm. That is very unfortunate. I had hoped that we might have some positive impact here.

Btw: I love your Superman-referencing (or rather Perry White-referencing) username. David A (talk) 04:33, 8 July 2024 (UTC)

Given that Biden has dropped out, and Michelle is the only known Democratic nominee who would overwhelmingly beat Trump, is it fine if we include this information now? I think that it might do a lot of good for western democracy. Also, Barack Obama has not endorsed Kamala Harris yet. David A (talk) 05:31, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

Nicole Shanahan Portrait?

Is there a usable Nicole Shanahan Portrait that can be used for the VP spot in the Candidate box for the Kennedy-Shanahan ticket? 216.163.7.201 (talk) 19:22, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

I've looked. Haven't found anything with the right license yet. TheSavageNorwegian 20:32, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

@Thesavagenorwegian okay

btw, I posted as the IP because I forgot to login Buildershed (talk) 22:38, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

Yes, someone please upload a licensed picture of her ASAP. Glasperlenspieler (talk) 13:59, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

Shouldn't we add Kennedy/Shanahan to the main infobox?

Kennedy has emerged as one of the highest polling independent candidates since Perot and he has a very reasonable chance of getting a good percentage of the vote. Wouldn't it be a good idea to put him on the main infobox due to this? Sendbobspicspls (talk) 12:57, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

I have long resisted attempts to add RFK to the infobox prematurely. My key arguments were a) ballot access is hard and should not be assumed, and b) early polls are not indicative because most people are not engaged in the race. The passage of time and recent events (the debate, the shooting, and the RNC) have changed the latter; we are now in the true campaign stage. None of these events have caused his number to recede further from the floor of 8% he hit in March. He now has access to 9 states and 99 EVs[1], including 3 purple states (MI, FL, & NC) where he's polling at more than double the 2020 margin. His claims to additional states (a total of 390 EVs, including purple states like PA, NV, GA and TX) are also now more credible in light of those certified. We have already agreed to add him if he is at 5% when BA hits 270, but that standard was just a way of saying "still relevant when the campaign starts in earnest." In any case, he will get to 270 and he'll be well above 5% when he does it. I think the time to add has come. GreatCaesarsGhost 13:10, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

Kennedy now has ballot access through certification or getting on third-party ballots. (Which you can see on the left.) @GreatCaesarsGhost:.

• California (through American Independent Party)
• Florida (through Reform Party of the United States of America)
• Utah
• Arizona
• Colorado (through state Libertarian party)
• New Mexico
• Mississippi (through state Reform Party)
• Texas (Certified by counties. Hasn't been certified by state yet officially. Seems de facto, however.)
• Georgia (through both signatures and a fusion ticket of third-parties; but challenged.)
• Iowa (through fusion ticket of third-parties)
• South Carolina (through Alliance Party nomination)
• North Carolina
• Tennessee
• Delaware (through Independent Party of Delaware)
• Michigan (through Natural Law Party)
• Indiana
• Minnesota

He's still at 10% and rising as well. He qualifies at this point. We could "wait". But he has 270 (or slightly less) at this point and is polling at 2x the RFC criteria.

It's over. He has the ballot access and polling numbers. KlayCax (talk) 18:25, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

Kennedy is not on the ballot in enough states to win 270 electoral votes, so it is mathematically impossible for him to win the presidency.

• RFC for infobox requirements
• Kennedy ballot status

LV ^{✉ ✎} 13:12, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

@Longestview I'd like to propose that they be an exception to the ballot access portion. Not out of bias but out of practice.

The campaign has been reported to submit double to even quadruple the amount of signatures necessary in states to gain ballot access and this has so far worked.

While I understand WP:CRYSTAL, it seems extremely unlikely he doesn't reach the ballot threshold by the middle of next month, especially September.

He's already totaling almost 400, turn-ins, nominations, certifications included, even if one or two petitions are somehow rejected, the others are extremely likely to get him there.

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4689340-rfk-jr-new-york-robert-f-kennedy-jr-donald-trump-joe-biden/

https://tennesseelookout.com/briefs/independent-presidential-candidate-robert-kennedy-jr-submits-tennessee-ballot-petitions/

if you need more examples, I'll provide them Buildershed (talk) 17:30, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

I do not believe this is a case of WP:IAR. The consensus is clear that it would be premature to add RFKJR to the infobox at this time. Prcc27 (talk) 17:44, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

"Totaling almost 400" what? Accessible electoral votes? That isn't accurate. – Muboshgu (talk) 18:12, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

@Muboshgu I didn't say accessible now, I said WILL be accessible by mid August or September.

Like I said, I know about WP:CRYSTAL but an exception maybe granted in an additional RFC potentially. Buildershed (talk) 22:29, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

No. We do not need an additional RfC. We already had an RfC, and multiple attempts afterwards to add RFKJR have failed. It is a waste of time. Prcc27 (talk) 22:45, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

This is the definition of WP:DEADHORSE. David O. Johnson (talk) 22:57, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

Republican nominee photos

The current photos look a bit mismatched (one candid and one official); how about these published last month? They were taken at different events, but I think they complement each other better. GhulamIslam (talk) 20:33, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

I agree, we shouldn't use Vance's official portrait whereas Trump's portrait isn't used. I think it should either be all or nothing (we use both official portraits or we use two candid pictures). I'm personally in favor of using both official portraits. TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 19:17, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

Trump's official portrait is pretty out of date, though. It's almost seven years old. David O. Johnson (talk) 20:02, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

Hence why if we're not using Trump's portrait, we shouldn't use Vance's. I agree that it looks weird that one has an official portrait and not the other. The proposed Vance portrait above looks better as they do complement each other IMO. TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 00:20, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

I am okay with using Vance’s official portrait. Vance is a current elected official; Trump is not. Prcc27 (talk) 00:45, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

Agree with this. There's no need for running mates to match when there is a mix of candids and portraits for the other candidates. GreatCaesarsGhost 02:29, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

Trump Portrait

Why aren't we using Trump's official portrait, but still using Biden's? A consistent choice needs to be made (Aricmfergie (talk) 03:37, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

A consistent choice has been made. We've had multiple discussions about the topic and have decided that a new picture of Trump that better reflects his current appearance is the best choice for the article. Should he win the election and receive a new Presidential portrait it is almost certain it will be changed to that new image. TheFellaVB (talk) 04:19, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

the 2020 election page uses his 2017 portrait. so does the 2016 page. same (plus 4 years) for Biden's portraits. But it's been almost 8 years since then. If Trump wins the election then his portrait will be updated to his 2025 Portrait GameCreepr (talk) 23:44, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

Same with Biden or whatever Democrat is the nominee. Whoever wins will get their 2025 portrait in use. SDudley (talk) 23:56, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

Biden drops out

https://x.com/joebiden/status/1815080881981190320

Could someone remove him from the infobox? CoryJosh (talk) 17:55, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

Additionally, in the Democratic Party section, it has him and Harris as presumptive nominee Infobox. Removal should be quick! IEditPolitics (talk) 18:07, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

No one knows who gonna be the Democratic nominee. Plz remove Harris from the info box !! 2600:1011:B07D:8492:9D15:5606:C546:C85B (talk) 18:25, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

 Resolved --Super Goku V (talk) 18:23, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

No one knows who gonna be the Democratic nominee. Plz remove Harris from the info box !! 2600:1011:B07D:8492:9D15:5606:C546:C85B (talk) 18:26, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

Harris has been removed from the infobox for the time being. I agree that we should wait until she's the presumptive nominee. :) KlayCax (talk) 03:52, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

Has biden even released his delegates? Plutocow (talk) 18:53, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

Gotta love how people are gung-ho to shove Biden into an infobox, but not Kennedy Jr. Lotta bias on Wikipedia it seems. Borifjiufchu (talk) 18:58, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

He was the presumptive nominee from a major party, and now he's not. Feel free to participate in the next discussion if/when RFK has majority EV ballot access. TheSavageNorwegian 19:40, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

Gladly will. I remember the 2016 infobox wars, where people were just as pre-emptive. Biggest difference is that here people change the goalposts, but make every level of accommodity for presumptive nominees from major parties and keep finding ways to skew logic around write-in calculus. Borifjiufchu (talk) 21:03, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

People, please keep the Democratic nominee blank for now. This has never happened before and we do not have confirmation that Kamala Harris is the presumptive nominee. Per WP:CRYSTAL, please be patient and not use the page to speculate about what probably will happen. BOTTO _(T•C) 18:26, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

UPDATE: Biden has endorsed Harris. We can include that, at least. BOTTO _(T•C) 18:29, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

Just to piggyback on this: lots of editors will not be reading the talk page and editing out of turn. If you care enough to be here in the lean times, keep the main page clean and refer the rogue editors here with controversial edits. GreatCaesarsGhost 18:31, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

Yeah it is too early to include Harris in the infobox. She shouldn't be included until reliable sources refer to her as such. Gust Justice (talk) 18:41, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

@GreatCaesarsGhost and Gust Justice: I've taken the liberty of adding a note to the infobox. I await the day in which we can remove it and replace it with the presumptive nominee. BOTTO _(T•C) 18:44, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

When is the DNC? The article should say. Richard75 (talk) 19:29, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

@Richard75: It will run from the 19th to the 22nd of August. BOTTO _(T•C) 22:00, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

Kennedy on the infobox?

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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Most sources consider him to be a major candidate, he is about to hit 270 electoral votes.

Lukt64 (talk) 18:42, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

"Most sources" whom? Plutocow (talk) 18:51, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

For example, Zogby had him at 22% this month. Thats ross perot levels. Lukt64 (talk) 19:23, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

He hasn't hit 270 possible electoral votes though. When that happens then you can bring it up again TheFellaVB (talk) 19:03, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

Expect it very soon. Lostfan333 (talk) 19:24, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

Stop bringing this up until he does. – Muboshgu (talk) 19:28, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

Can we hat this already? David O. Johnson (talk) 19:54, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Brent Peterson

Where is Brent Peterson? He is Running as a Third party candidate

Evan F (talk) 19:35, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

I'm sure you're aware of this or at the very least I hope you are but Brent Peterson is not on the ballot in any state, nor has he filled any FEC forms in order to be a candidate. TheFellaVB (talk) 20:24, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

Awh man, i wish he was! 52Timer (talk) 01:58, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

== Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 21 July 2024 ==

Can we add that former First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama has repeatedly refused to enter the race but beats Trump according to polls, and that media reports that senior Democrats and donors have asked Obama to step in? The media shows Obama at 50% against Trump at 39% [2], [3], [4]. Swintonswims (talk) 20:18, 21 July 2024 (UTC) — Swintonswims (talk · contribs) is a confirmed sock puppet of TheBishopAndHolyPrince (talk · contribs).

 Not done for now: This seems to be a duplicate of a similar request above. The general conclusion in that request was that inclusion of such a statement would be WP:UNDUE. Garsh (talk) 00:05, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

Trump portrait changed

Once again, someone had changed Trump's image in the infobox despite the fact we decided that a more up to date image should be used of him. Would someone be able to undo this change TheFellaVB (talk) 20:22, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

I would, but I've already used up my 1RR for the day.

Maybe we should add a hidden note to dissuade future editors from changing it. David O. Johnson (talk) 20:48, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

I have added hidden notes to the two pictures of Trump in this page Punker85 (talk) 15:14, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

WP: UNDUE section surrounding January 6 and its aftermath

Over the past month or so there's been a massive addition to the "election interference" section talking about Trump's reaction to the 2020 presidential election and January 6. It has grown so much that it composed 1/4th of the article's total content by word count. (2,000 words - depending on how you count it - vs. the ~8,000 or so in the total article.) In total, it has more words given to it than, in total, the combined words given to the assassination attempt against Donald Trump, Biden's withdrawal from the race, the 2024 Democratic nomination process, and more. Even worse: a majority of it simply reporting various variations of what came before. All of this could be condensed into this:

Current and former U.S. officials have stated that foreign interference in the 2024 election is likely. Three major factors cited were "America's deepening domestic political crises, the collapse of controversial attempts to control political speech on social media, and the rise of generative AI."[35] Donald Trump has made false claims of voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election, and has continued denying the election results as of June 2024.[36][37] Election security experts have warned that officials who deny the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election may attempt to impede the voting process or refuse to certify the 2024 election results.[38] In the lead up to the 2024 election, the Republican Party has made false claims of massive "noncitizen voting" by immigrants in an attempt to delegitimize the election if Trump loses.[39][40][41] The claims have been made as part of a larger election denial movement in the United States.

In simply 148 words. It's the definition of WP: UNDUE, in my opinion, as this article is about the 2024 presidential election, not speculation of what might happen in it.

Even purely symbolic elections in authoritarian regimes do not go into this much detail. Tagging @BootsED:. In my view all of this is absolutely an obvious violation of Wikipedia norms surrounding political articles.

I'm fine with perhaps a longer version of the section. Yet it's indisputable that the other is an absolute mess that under no circumstance should be in the article. KlayCax (talk) 20:39, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

Polling has also been inconsistent in whether Democrats or Republicans favor political violence more. Using a single poll, that asked whether "patriots" (red flag) could be violent in X circumstances, could easily bias it against the Republicans.

(As "patriot" could easily be coded to be a right-wing position.) I'm going to be honest, and state that the entire section comes across as an editor trying to convince users to vote for a certain way. It's at least WP: UNDUE; probably WP: NPOV as well.

Open to alternative suggestions than that above. But this article is already long enough to the point where it's breaking for some users. KlayCax (talk) 20:42, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

Absolutely opposed to removing mention of January 6th. Prcc27 (talk) 23:00, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

It's not that, @Prcc27:. It's that the text is 1/4 to 1/3th of the article. That's clearly WP: UNDUE. KlayCax (talk) 23:21, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

If anything, I would add a sentence or two more about January 6th and remove the entire “Republican efforts to disrupt election” section (or at least condense it down to a few sentences). Prcc27 (talk) 00:14, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

I'm fine with some flexibility, or even another sentence or two about it, but it needs trimmed either way. KlayCax (talk) 02:35, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

So there's a couple of points you raised. First, regarding the length of the section I do not think that these concerns are relevant in this instance, as the article is still well under Wikipedia's recommended size of articles. Likewise, a lot of content was recently removed from the page as Biden just dropped out of the election, so the election interference section taking up "1/4 of the page" concerns are a bit misleading and will likely be addressed as information on the new Democratic candidate is added, making the section take up less of the page in the coming days. I do think, however, that the "Republican efforts to disrupt election" subsection should be shortened and have some of its content moved to another page. I know previously there was pushback on creating a separate page for this as there was not enough information to warrant creating one, however, with the amount of RS that have discussed this, the creation of a page called Republican plans to contest the 2024 United States presidential election is likely warranted at this point.

Second, concerns about speculation are addressed by additional sources describing how that speculation has come to pass. For instance, the "Interference by foreign nations" subsection has three sources, two from the NYT and one from NBC News about how foreign nations have already begun using social media to influence the election. As other editors have stated, that section in particular is barely 120 words long. I intentionally did not add the political violence section until after the assassination attempt on Donald Trump to avoid "speculation" concerns.

However, I disagree with your assertion that the section is an "absolute mess" and in violation of NPOV. I am also confused if your NPOV complaint is merely related to the poll, or on the whole section in general. You have added in NPOV templates to the entire election interference section and the political violence subsection, which makes me think your concerns with NPOV is related to the entire section and not just about the poll in question. BootsED (talk) 00:44, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

It's not just the poll. But I'm just using it as an example of how the citations are either WP: UNDUE or being manipulated. Wanted to avoid a "too long, didn't read" scenario.

At best, it'll still be 1/6th of the article and be vastly longer than an assassination attempt, an unprecedented last-minute drop out, the ongoing 2024 Democratic primary, and other events.

The "interference by foreign nations" section is the least egregious but seems WP: TOOEARLY. Iran reportedly favored a Biden victory and attempted an assassination attempt. There's nothing wrong per se. Yet it seems clearly cherrypicked. I think it would be best to simply leave it to "expected interference" and then we'll see what happens.

The rest is assorted clippings of Republicans saying X or Y that are already conveyed by the previous sentences. It, as others stated above, needs drastically cut. KlayCax (talk) 02:10, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

I recommend moving this into WP: DRAFT while seeing what happens after the election, @BootsED:. In the event of a Trump victory or landslide loss the article will almost certainly be non-notable and fail the 10 year test. Yet it's far too long on an article that is supposed to be primarily about the 2024 United States presidential election. This is a question of WP: WEIGHT and random sayings of X or Y official which speculation surrounding voter ID (for the reasons stated above) fails.

Does that work for you? Some of this could be transferred elsewhere. But we shouldn't have a substantial minority or majority of this article not even relate to the election itself. KlayCax (talk) 02:13, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

What in particular do you suggest moving into DRAFT? I support trimming the "Republican efforts to disrupt election" section to a few sentences and moving those sentences into the prior subsection. I think, however, the rest of the section is fine and is well-cited. If the poll is really bugging you that can easily be reworded to state what poll said that, or removed outright. I don't think the singular poll is a hill worth dying on. BootsED (talk) 05:28, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

Much of the "Republican efforts to disrupt election" section is what I support moving to WP:DRAFT. If it becomes an issue: it can be reinstated. KlayCax (talk) 11:35, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

It could also be split into a new article. If need be. KlayCax (talk) 11:35, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

Cool. Once I get home from work I will make the changes if no one objects by then. BootsED (talk) 15:35, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

Okay, I see Prcc27 went ahead and removed the section ahead of me. I also removed the poll as discussed earlier. BootsED (talk) 01:19, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

Why have you marked the "Interference by foreign nations" section with {{very long}}? It's barely 120 words long. -- mikeblas (talk) 23:53, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

The quotations. But that part could be kept. I also think it's too early to summarize what way authoritarian countries are going to swing the election. Best if specific examples are left out until after. KlayCax (talk) 00:40, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

Timing of dropping out

I believe Biden is the first incumbent to drop out after the primaries & before the convention. Perhaps that could be mentioned. GoodDay (talk) 20:41, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

I agree this is a good piece of trivia to include Dkaloger (talk) 22:31, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

Not*, per MOS:TRIV Qutlooker (talk) 02:23, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

MOS:TRIV explicitly states it’s only providing guidance on style - specifically, recommending against trivia lists. Including a single piece of trivia as part of the rest of the article’s prose is not contrary to the style guide AFAIK. John298 (talk) 03:21, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

Are there sources to back this claim? Is it WP:DUE? Prcc27 (talk) 22:58, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

LBJ dropped out just at the beginning of the 1968 Democratic primaries, as did Truman at the beginning of the 1952 Democratic primaries. Indeed primaries only began in 1912 & didn't begin choosing the majority of the delegates, until 1972. GoodDay (talk) 02:38, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

Referencing errors

The recent hasty deletions and incomplete reversions have left behind several referencing problems in this article. I think I've fixed them all, but I've only replaced those that generated undefined referencing errors. Were more references dropped when these edits were made? -- mikeblas (talk) 21:35, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

Order of campaign issues

Leading campaign issues are expected to be abortion, border security and immigration, healthcare, education, the economy, foreign policy, LGBT rights, climate change, and democracy.

The order of this list of issues should either match opinion polling showing the general order votes say or at the very least be alphabetical. The currently listing is pseudo-random or at more than likely trying to push bias.

The economy is listed sixth here despite economic concerns being by far the #1 issue on voter's minds. NPR poll showing economy overwhelmingly the #1 issue, mirrored by every single other poll on the matter [5] Zaqwert (talk) 21:38, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

I have always wanted to see it in alphabetical order, but have been too lazy to make the change myself. Prcc27 (talk) 23:10, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

I'm alright with either, @Prcc27:. I lean towards the priority of voters. Yet it seems likely that many polls were differ on what they poll and how they phrase the question.

Wouldn't be surprised if we see substantial variance on what issues are considered to be the most important. KlayCax (talk) 23:28, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

I agree on alphabetical order, will make the edit in a sec. It's how we order that section in the body of the article anyway. Maybe we think (for a clear example) the economy is more important than education, but it saves us having to get into spats ranking every single issue compared to each other on more marginal cases. Endwise (talk) 12:53, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

There's been a lot of POV-pushing in this article, @Zaqwert:, unfortunately.

Substantive parts of the article seem written to convince the reader to vote for Biden (and now the generic Democratic candidate) rather than being a neutral recounting of policy. The present "election interference" section being the most egregious example of this. More words are given to it than a recount of the assassination attempt against Donald Trump, Biden's withdrawal from the race, the 2024 Democratic nomination process, and more combined, while making statements not agreed upon in reliable sources.

This article is badly in need of a revision. Not only does it have substantial WP: DUE, WP: NPOV, and WP: ADVOCACY issues, its length is now breaking the page for many users. KlayCax (talk) 23:25, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

Strongly agree. Dire need for revision. Joecompan (talk) 23:38, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

Thanks @Joecompan:.

This sentence is also particularly egregious: "Polling has shown increases in Americans supporting the use of violence to achieve political outcomes, with such support greater among Republicans than independents and Democrats"

Based on this October 2023 article from Axios asking whether: "American patriots may have to resort to violence in order to save the country" and then tries to tie it into the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.

The issues with this, needlessly to say, are quite obvious to me, someone who has never majored in economics, politics, history, or international relations.

• Opposition to the government while the opposite party in power is almost always raised. Therefore, one would expect questions like this to be naturally raised for the party outside the White House.
• "American patriots" is almost certainly codeworded in this context to mean "right-wing" Americans. It's not surprising that more Democrats would oppose something like this.
• Public Religion Research Institute is a decent (not on a Siena/NYT level but decently good) but increasingly left-leaning partisan polling institute. Unfortunately, they've become like Rasmussen by asking "leading questions" like the above.
• Implicitly, albeit but said, but it comes across to me as attempting to nudge the reader into believing that the assassination attempt was caused by Trump's words.
• Even if all of these, among other problems, didn't exist: it's still a single poll. And not only that: but it's WP: OR from that poll. Meaning that we're two to three chains of complicating factors for this to ever be put in Wikivoice.

The Marc Elias quote, like two of the present paragraphs, is just speculation that the Republicans will engage in "voter suppression" in order to win the election. I definitely think this is a valid contention 10 years ago. Yet now, due to the Republican base becoming far more racially diverse and far more working-class, there's substantial evidence to conclude that policies such as stricter Voter ID laws now actually help the Democratic Party due to partisan realignment.

A seasoned editor of the website knows better than this. Yes, the vast majority of this needs to be thrown in the garbage can of Wikipedia. I'm frequently accused of having a left-wing bias on here and this is absolutely horrendous writing.

Without getting into the other problems not listed in this... the other sentences in the sections in question are similarly problematic. (To say the least.) KlayCax (talk) 00:14, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

When election articles surrounding Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un, and Rwanda's Paul Kagame seem to have more of a "neutral" and "detached" position than this article...

...Something has gone horrendously wrong. KlayCax (talk) 02:44, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

Literally every single poll on issues has shown the economy and inflation to be the leading issue. That needs to be mentioned first for due weight purposes. All of the other issues are subsidiary pursuant to the reliable sources cited.XavierGreen (talk) 16:15, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

LEAD

Why is the lead mentioning the conviction of Donald Trump? It seems misplaced and not relevant. 2604:2D80:4307:BE00:F0F1:DB4E:F325:2C5 (talk) 22:37, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

One of the leading candidates for president is a convicted felon, that seems very relevant and unprecedented. Prcc27 (talk) 23:01, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

I disagree. I would argue that it is a key fact that Trump is the first felon to be such a popular candidate, for better or worse. Mittzy (talk) 23:02, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 21 July 2024 (2)

Add a line or several lines to the lead along the lines of "Biden's withdrawal has resulted in the first Brokered convention since 1952". It's pretty noteworthy SVeach94 (talk) 23:44, 21 July 2024 (UTC) SVeach94 (talk) 23:44, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

@SVeach94, after some research I have determined that this is false as a brokered convention occurs at the respective parties convention which is yet to occur.

 Not done --Joecompan (talk) 00:03, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

Recent edits

Can something be done about KlayCax's recent edits? I believe their push for Kennedy and the constant RFCs have crossed over into Wikipedia:Disruptive editing.

I'm not sure where would be the best Wikipedia venue.

Any guidance would be appreciated. David O. Johnson (talk) 03:18, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

I oppose adding Kennedy into the article, per the RFC, until he meets the qualifications specified within it. (270 electoral votes + 5% polling aggregate.) KlayCax (talk) 03:21, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

All I was pointing out is that we're close enough that it's only a week or two away. It's perfectly reasonable to note that. KlayCax (talk) 03:22, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

Both of you please stop. Please act civil. Thank you. Lostfan333 (talk) 04:14, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

I agree with you and @Lukt64: on him being added... but your post a few hours ago saying "Expect it very soon" comes across as baiting them. Didn't see it until now and didn't realize what I'd be dragged into. KlayCax (talk) 04:25, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

It's definitely something that should be discussed now - so it's good timing, anyway - because I can easily see this spilling into another debate like last time.

The New York Times exempts third-party ballot access. (Such as in Florida) While most representations count that. Even if it's technically unofficial. Was this ever addressed by the RFC? KlayCax (talk) 04:46, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

@David O. Johnson WP:ANI is what you want. This user has been disruptive in the past but I haven't looked into their editing recently. Esolo5002 (talk) 04:57, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

I'll let others weigh in first. I appreciate it. David O. Johnson (talk) 05:06, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

@David O. Johnson I suggest a report at AE. Doug Weller talk 10:13, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

WP:AE is the link, if we go that route. Prcc27 (talk) 16:48, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

After speaking to an admin who has warned KlayCax before for disruptive editing I have been told to do this... One Problem, I don't have those diffs so I don't currently have an open AE request. Qutlooker (talk) 17:10, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

I already warned KlayCax at their talk page, and I think it is time to report their disruptive behavior to an administrator. @Doug Weller: mentioned that Arbitration Enforcement would be the next step if KlayCax continued to disrupt this article (and they have). I think a topic ban is warranted; maybe even a full permanent ban given their disruptions on many other articles as well. Prcc27 (talk) 05:02, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

The talk page discussion related to adding Robert F. Kennedy Jr. into the infobox without consensus. I absolutely haven't. GreatCaesarsGhost and many other editors have suggested that it is time to add him as he appears to have achieved or come very close to achieving the requirements of the RFC. This absolutely was not me overriding the RFC. Asking for feedback in the talk page is not disruptive. It's what we're supposed to be doing in a case like this, @Prcc27:.

In no regards is asking for feedback on the talk page disruptive. KlayCax (talk) 05:16, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

My perspective is that the multiple discussions seem disruptive, but I think you only started the one. I will say I am confused by the RfC part, but I assume it is this one. If so, then why not wait until RSs report that he has 270? (Currently, the Decision Desk HQ-The Hill tracker shows him at 99 confirmed and maybe up to 384.) Using CALC can be fine, but it seems like there are questions on if he made the ballot or not in multiple states. --Super Goku V (talk) 05:44, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

Because reliable sources are counting the numbers in different ways, @Super Goku V:, with some listing him as almost getting 270 electoral votes and others not even giving him 90.

Several users misinterpreted what I was writing above and interpreted it to mean that I was going to add it into the article without consensus. That's not at all what I was doing. I wanted to make sure that all editors were on the same page before anyone added anything. Lostfan333 wrote "Expect it very soon", which I didn't see until now, and that appears to have stirred up a hornet's nest. The last discussion I made about the topic was two months ago - more than 60 days - and simply asking on the talk page is not "disruptive" and "nothere". (As I've written on dozens of articles on Wikipedia, greatly expanded articles, and made other contributions on here all since then.) And that's correct. I meant that RFC.

The only states I'm counting are:

• 1.) Nominated by a third-party with ballot access (Florida, Delaware, Michigan)
• 2.) Independent ballot access certified by the state in question. (North Carolina) Not merely ballot petitioned states.

GreatCaesarsGhost (who was strongly against adding Kennedy Jr. until the requirements were met) and others thought that the criteria by the RFC were almost met.

So this is certainly something that needs to be addressed before someone adds it in/removes it. Wouldn't have made the section if I knew what a mess this would turn into. KlayCax (talk) 11:33, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

(Personal attack removed) I agree that their behaviour has crossed over into WP:DISRUPTIVE as well as WP:NOTHERE. GhulamIslam (talk) 06:40, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

Lostfan333 and Lukt64 are not me and you're free to do a checkuser. KlayCax (talk) 11:20, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

I myself haven't had a problem with your contributions, but you definitely should consult the talk page when making major changes. Otherwise, it's unilateral and is like buying a Lexus without consulting your partner. It looks like you've had contention with other editors & administrators for this on other pages, so now is a good time to sit & talk. BOTTO _(T•C) 12:32, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

Please stop blaming me for your disruptive edits. I only made one comment regarding the Kennedy Ballot situation and you're the one who's turned the whole thing into another argument. If you wanna save yourself from any bans, please just WAIT until Kennedy actually reaches 270 Electoral Votes, which yes, could be very soon. Lostfan333 (talk) 19:19, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

Another user made a personal attack and they were trying to defend themselves from it. --Super Goku V (talk) 02:51, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

Although I do not know how to make a request for it. A temporarily topic ban may be good for @KlayCax IF their edits are viewed as WP:DISRUPTIVE by an admin, then a topic block should be warranted. Qutlooker (talk) 16:52, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

TBC - Democratic Party

Good morning or afternoon depending when you are reading this,

I thought Biden endorsed Harris, his vice, as party nominee? It has been confirmed on his social media handles and CNN, or are you all waiting from another official confirmation?

Thanks for the hard work! SferaEbbasta87 (talk) 07:06, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

He has endorsed her, but she's not officially the candidate yet – the DNC isn't for another month. — Czello ^(music) 07:10, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

Oh okay, now I understand

Thank you once again. SferaEbbasta87 (talk) 07:14, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

If in November 5 RFK get over 9% in the election while you guys add him in the infobox like Ross perot in 1992 and 1996 .

In 1996 Perot get over 8% of the vote in 1992 he performed better with 16% of the vote and he has his own infobox 5.122.91.198 (talk) 10:12, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

He will be added if he gets 5% or wins a state. GreatCaesarsGhost 13:36, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 22 July 2024

2406:3003:2006:2F24:C402:D458:8A34:5C68 (talk) 10:46, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

When Biden dropped his reelection bid, he endorsed and gave it to Kamala Harris as Harris is now the candidate with top two selected vice presidents, Andy Beshear and Pete Buttigeg - which one of them will become an running mate for Harris.

 Not done: Harris is not the candidate yet. — Czello ^(music) 10:47, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

Harris is the presumptive candidate but not official 173.72.3.91 (talk) 03:24, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

PSL Reaching 270

According to the Claudia-Karina campaign, the Party for Socialism and Liberation has reached at least 270 total available electoral votes for their campaign, per a post on their Instagram page. 71.254.82.230 (talk) 14:00, 22 July 2024 (UTC)