Hamm: Failed President Donald Trump must be Defeated
The following endorsement was issued today by Lawrence Hamm, Chairman, People’s Organization For Progress, and former candidate for U.S. Senator (NJ):
Today, I am personally and publicly endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz, the Democratic Party nominees for President and Vice President of the United States. I urge all voters to cast their ballots for the Harris-Walz ticket on Election Day, Tuesday, November 5, 2024.
The election will take place In less than thirty days. As of today, all things remaining the same, there are two possible outcomes as far as who will win the election. It will either be Harris-Walz team or that of former president Donald Trump and Senator J. D. Vance, the Republican nominees.
Between these two I believe the Harris-Walz ticket to be the better choice for the country. Trump has already shown us what he can do. He served one term in the White House and it was a disaster.
He was a failed president. That is why he was defeated by Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in 2020. I have every reason to believe a second Trump term would be more catastrophic than the first.
It is imperative that Trump is defeated in November. He was one of the worst presidents in American history. He must be prevented from winning a second term in the White House.
The Harris-Walz team is the only ticket with the potential strength to defeat Trump at the ballot box. Doing all we can to ensure their victory is the means by which to keep Trump out of the White House again.
The race between Harris and Trump is very close. As of today it is too close to call. Every vote is going to count. We must vote in record numbers and do everything else necessary to realize a Harris-Walz victory and defeat Trump in November.
My endorsement of the Harris-Walz ticket does not mean I agree with the Vice President on all of her policy positions. In particular, I have strongly opposed the Biden-Harris administration’s support of Israel’s genocidal war against the Palestinians.
I have issued statements opposing U.S. support for this war since it began last October. Over the past year U.S. has given billions in military aid to Israel for its genocidal war against the Palestinians. In so doing our country has become a partner in genocide.
With U.S. made bombs, aircraft, and weapons of war Israel has killed, according to conservative estimates, more that 45,000 Palestinians, the majority of whom have been women and children. Others have put the death toll has high as 186,000 when you include those that are missing and buried under the rubble.
It has wounded more than 100,000, and displaced more than 2,000,000 which is nearly the entire population of Gaza. The majority of Palestinians are suffering from starvation and disease because of the war.
Israel has bombed and destroyed more than 86,000 housing units and damaged more than 300,000 more. It has destroyed 32 hospitals, 100 universities and schools, and more than 25,000 other buildings including mosques and churches.
Israel has turned Gaza into an apocalyptic uninhabitable wasteland, but the destruction has not stopped there. It has expanded the war to the West Bank. It is bombing Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and threatening all out war with Iran. Israel is turning the war in Gaza into a regional conflagration and dragging the international community closer to world war.
As a candidate for U.S. Senate in the NJ Democratic Primary I ran in opposition to the war and called for an immediate ceasefire. Because of the Biden-Harris administration‘s continued support for the war I voted uncommitted in the presidential primary race and urged others to do the same in order to send a strong message to the administration to change course.
In July, President Biden bowed out of the race and threw his support behind Vice President Harris who went on to the Democratic National Convention to win her party’s nomination for president. At that time she said she wanted a ceasefire and that the administration was working to bring the war to an end.
Whatever the Biden-Harris administration is doing to bring about a ceasefire in Gaza is not working. In fact, it has produced the opposite effect. Saying you want a ceasefire while doing everything possible to send more weapons to Israel will prolong the war and genocide, not end it.
The Biden-Harris administration must drastically change course on the Gaza war and Middle East policy. Just saying you want a ceasefire is not enough. Vice President Harris must call for an arms embargo against Israel in order to bring the fighting to an end.
Other nations have announced a halt to weapons sales to Israel. The U.S. should do the same. The majority of Americans want a ceasefire in Gaza. The majority of Americans want the U.S. to stop sending weapons to Israel for the war in Gaza.
I believe that if the Vice President called for an arms embargo against Israel to bring about an end to the war it would improve her chances for victory in November. Continuing on the current course will only increase the chances of defeat.
I have opposed and protested against Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza, and U.S. support for it under the Biden-Harris administration. And I will continue to do so if there is no change and policy under a Harris-Walz administration.
Trump must be defeated. We cannot allow a would be dictator who tried to seize power through a right wing coup attempt, conspired to overturn an election, and led a violent insurrection, become president of the United States. A second term will only allow him to try to do it again.
He is leading a reactionary movement that has in its ranks white supremacists, neo-nazis, and violent extremists. Their movement wants to roll back nearly one hundred years of hard won rights and social progress. A Trump victory will only strengthen that movement.
Trump has used the U.S. Supreme Court to also accomplish the goals of that movement. He has by made appointments that have led to a conservative super majority on the court. It has issued decisions that will negatively impact the lives of millions of people.
Trump is a racist, fascist, sexist, bigot, and pathological liar. When he was elected he failed to win the popular vote. While president he was impeached twice. He is the only former president convicted of a crime.
He is facing upcoming trials on other charges. He has vowed to pardon those of his followers who violently attacked the Capitol on January 6, 2021. Trump is corrupt and unfit to hold office.
Both he and his enablers in the Republican Party must be defeated. Democrats must must win the White House, win back the majority in the House of Representatives, and hold on to and widen their majority in the Senate.
There are less than 30 days until the election on November 5th. I urge everyone to engage in voter registration efforts until the October 15th cut-off date. Those folks who are registered should check their registration and make sure everything is in order.
There must be massive voter mobilization. Everyone must vote. Don’t sit this election out. Everyone must get involved. Those who can should help get people to the polls.
We must vote in record landslide numbers in order to hand Trump a crushing and incontestable defeat on Election Day in both the popular vote and the electoral college.
I vote none I trust no one. I am done. Hope is just a four letter word means nothing anymore. Both party’s are two wings off the same bird.
John Laird, respectfully as I could ever hope to express it?
The former national security adviser John Bolton position, (like yours if I understand it right) is most akin to the San Francisco LSD addled Merry Prankster, of the60’s, Wavy Gravy view of “Nobody for President “ who held the view that “ if nobody runs then nobody wins, and if nobody wins,then nobody loses”.
A wasted vote.
Your thoughts in response sir?
Memo to Mr Hamm:
Point of order “Former serial bankruptcy artist, tax cheat, twice impeached, 4 time indicted, 34 felony convicted , adjudicated sexual predator, P grabber , known Epstein associate “.
Please make a note of it.
We have seen a four year term from both Trump and Kamala. We are on the brink of nuclear war and no money in FEMA, the border is a disaster, our food is full of chemicals, our Farmers deserve better, our people need better. Why are we sending millions to other countries, and paying for illegal immigrants to have food, housing, health care including fully paid surgeries, plane tickets, all while Americans are suffering, and suicides from Border Patrol employees has increased. The crime is out of control. I totally understand stealing if you cannot legally work, but this is all preventable. I love ALL Americans and want the best for them. My candidate, RFKjr has been abused by the DNC all because he is a billion times better than this administration we have right now. Sue him to keep him off the ballot, now sue him to keep him on the ballot, change the requirements at the last minute so he cannot debate, call him a vaccine conspiracy theorist when he just wants people informed, the list goes on. I have to choose between Kamala and Trump. I refuse to vote for the most dishonest. I stand with RFKjr. He says Trump has given him many different jobs, and to vote for Trump. This is what I will do. Trump is not against women’s reproductive rights, and agrees with abortion in appropriate situations., but not as birth control of course. Trump just blurts out things, yeah, but that means he has nothing to hide, like others who wont answer questions. Trump is not wanting to take away our freedom of speech like Kamala too. I choose the party that JFK would be part of, back when our country was united and strong. I choose RFKjr, Trump, Tulsi Gabbard, Vance, and Elon Musk.
When will they stop covering this socialist racist?!
Finally someone else is standing for RFK Jr. on this site.
The DNC decided to nominate Biden without any debates or challengers. They controlled the entire democrat primary, allowing for no other voices to be heard. A big mistake, that ended in an orchestrated coup. And just like that after receiving 14 million votes – Biden is out! And just like that Kamala is in- without receiving any votes!
Prior to her coronation as the 2024 Democratic Party presidential nominee, Harris had very unfavorable ratings and considered a drag on Biden’s reelection bid. Originally, the effort was to remove Harris from the ticket, not get rid of Biden.
After being propped up by the media and given well rehearsed talking points, she is now the next coming of “Wonder Women” and we the people, were once again, given no say in the process.
RFK Jr. could have been the Democrat nominee. He had the highest favorable of any candidate. He is the only one that talks about the 38 billion dollar deficit, the irresponsible out of control spending , the humanitarian crisis at the border that bluntly is unsustainable, the never-ending wars – with the possibility of a draft that will include your daughters, the destruction of the middle class- 68% of Americans living paycheck to paycheck, the stock exchange investors buying up all the housing, and so much more. But most importantly, censorship and the cancel culture has been normalized. A nation has no sovereignty without borders and freedom of speech.
We have giant issues and the media loves to redirect our attention to brain worms, eating dogs, lifts in shoes, special shoes, wearing eyeliner, passionate eyes, and who doesn’t love a school bus!
#UNITE AMERICA #STOP THE VITRIOL
I am always reminded that there are still news programs running mostly ads for supplements when I read comments with the apocalyptic lists.
I am always reminded of a better world that is free of all those apocalyptic FACTS.
RFK Jr. was shunned by all news programs and considered a nuisance and crazy. He created his own following with a message of unity – A house divided against itself cannot stand.
#UNITE AMERICA #STOP THE VITRIOL
I have responded to this piece at this link:
https://fightbackbetter.com/lawrence-hamm-reponse-bobw/
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