Wednesday, February 28, 2024

It's Biden vs. Trump. Deal with it.

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Wed Feb 28 2024

We are at the annoying part of the 2024 election where we have to pretend that we don't already know who the candidates are going to be. Michigan was the latest state to go through the motion and fabricated angst over who would win that primary.

Social media was all spun up with the Associated Press called the races for Donald Trump and Joe Biden, without really mentioning those races were called as soon as the ballots closed. It was never in doubt.

So why all the franticness over it? This is what USA TODAY Columnist Rex Huppke wants to know.

Ap Election 2024 How We Got Here

This combination photo shows Republican former President Donald Trump, left, during a rally Nov. 18, 2023, in Fort Dodge, Iowa and President Joe Biden during a Hanukkah reception in the White House in Washington, Dec. 11, 2023. (AP Photo)

Bryon Houlgrave, AP

Alabama's IVF ruling made it harder for Republicans this election year

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., stands outside his office during a meeting with the Speaker of the Israeli Knesset, Amir Ohana, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024.

The Alabama ruling and efforts in Congress to call embryos people mean Republicans are now playing defense on multiple fronts in reproductive rights.

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A lot of the everyday online platforms that many use to connect with friends and family, gain information or run a business provide a place to create user-generated content. As a result, most platforms require some content moderation. The Supreme Court on Feb. 26, 2024, sounded skeptical of the broad sweep of laws passed by Texas and Florida to regulate social media companies like Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and X, but the justices struggled with how to assess huge First Amendment implications.

Do social media restrictions violate First Amendment? Wanna comment?

How will Supreme Court case on Texas, Florida apply if you debate family on Facebook, share memes on X, leave reviews on Yelp or sell stuff on Etsy?

President Joe Biden walks with U.S. Border Patrol agents along a stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso Texas, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023.

Biden promised 'humane' immigration policy. His right turn shows otherwise.

President Joe Biden appears ready to take a page out of Donald Trump's immigration playbook, even if it's unlikely to help conditions at the border.

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump holds gold Trump sneakers at Sneaker Con Philadelphia, an event popular among sneaker collectors, in Philadelphia, Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024.

Sorry, but Trump's sneakers aren't catching on with Black voters

If conservatives think shiny sneakers will sway Black Americans to vote for Trump, it shows you how out of touch they are with the community.

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