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North Carolina swing state?
[edit]Shouldn’t we list North Carolina as a swing state? Prcc27 (talk) 22:30, 6 August 2024 (UTC)
- No. The six states listed all went for Biden last time despite having a partisan lean towards Trump (relative to the nation). They are rated as "Toss-up" by at least half of the listed forecasters. North Carolina may be won by Harris, but only in a mini-landslide scenario. It is unlikely to be near the tipping point for victory. GreatCaesarsGhost 00:27, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
- Most of those forecast ratings are before Biden dropped, so not really relevant. NC seems to be in play now that Harris is the nominee; she is polling within the margin of error. What do the sources say, though? Being the tipping point ≠ swing state. Past performance in previous elections do not always have an effect on the next election. Prcc27 (talk) 06:11, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
- Well sure, if you disregard all the evidence, your case gets a lot stronger! :) The forecasts are sources. They have said NC is not a key swing state; until they say something different, who are we do disagree? ~ Also, where do you want it added? We do already note NC as a "battleground state" in the Electoral Map section. The lede indicates the six as "key" swing states. The word key implies we do not intend to list every state that could swing. GreatCaesarsGhost 15:59, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
- Many of the forecasts are literally “frozen”/“suspended” (in the case of 538 and Decision Desk HQ) or have Biden’s name instead of Harris’s. So no, those sources are not useable. But I guess I am okay with waiting to see what happens when the forecasts are activated again. What should be the threshold for adding NC to the lead? Georgia had half of the forecasts lean R half tossup. Prcc27 (talk) 16:32, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
- As you suggest, I would go with the sources. I did a search for key swing states, and there isn't a lot of commentary after the Harris switch period. GreatCaesarsGhost 19:00, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
- Many of the forecasts are literally “frozen”/“suspended” (in the case of 538 and Decision Desk HQ) or have Biden’s name instead of Harris’s. So no, those sources are not useable. But I guess I am okay with waiting to see what happens when the forecasts are activated again. What should be the threshold for adding NC to the lead? Georgia had half of the forecasts lean R half tossup. Prcc27 (talk) 16:32, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
- Well sure, if you disregard all the evidence, your case gets a lot stronger! :) The forecasts are sources. They have said NC is not a key swing state; until they say something different, who are we do disagree? ~ Also, where do you want it added? We do already note NC as a "battleground state" in the Electoral Map section. The lede indicates the six as "key" swing states. The word key implies we do not intend to list every state that could swing. GreatCaesarsGhost 15:59, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
- Most of those forecast ratings are before Biden dropped, so not really relevant. NC seems to be in play now that Harris is the nominee; she is polling within the margin of error. What do the sources say, though? Being the tipping point ≠ swing state. Past performance in previous elections do not always have an effect on the next election. Prcc27 (talk) 06:11, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
- Support as North Carolina voted for Trump by less than 1.5% in 2020, has a Democratic governor, and is being seriously contested (i.e. both campaigns spending significant time & resources there). JohnAdams1800 (talk) 16:38, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
- You should note that North Carolina’s state assembly is veto-majority republican, and has only had three GOP governors in the last 100 years. So I oppose. Qutlooker (talk) 18:14, 12 August 2024 (UTC)
- Respectfully that has nothing to do with the presidential election
- state and presidential elections are different John Bois (talk) 00:22, 22 August 2024 (UTC)
- Veto-proof majority due to extreme gerrymandering, not popular vote (I support) Superb Owl (talk) 15:51, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- You should note that North Carolina’s state assembly is veto-majority republican, and has only had three GOP governors in the last 100 years. So I oppose. Qutlooker (talk) 18:14, 12 August 2024 (UTC)
- Support, I've found a few reliable sources that use the term "swing state" to describe NC.
- Di (they-them) (talk) 03:32, 8 August 2024 (UTC)
- Support Most sources covering the election have referred to NC as a swing state. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 05:23, 8 August 2024 (UTC)
- Support New polls show that the state is definitely in play if not a tossup. Trump vs Harris North Carolina Polling Average (538/ABC News) --173.48.177.80 (talk) 02:02, 18 August 2024 (UTC)
- Support per the points above John Bois (talk) 00:22, 22 August 2024 (UTC)
- With 7 in support and 2 opposed, I added North Carolina Superb Owl (talk) 15:53, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
RFC on inclusion of RFK Jr into the infobox
[edit]Now, I would like to specify some things.Firstly, there is ongoing debate on whether he qualifies for the info box based on previous Rfcs, which mainly states from my observation that he needs to: A. Poll consistently above 5% B. Be eligible for 270+ electoral votes Today he qualified for B with Texas certifying him for the ballot, but he has dropped in some polls to just below 5%. Knowing these things, can we say that he qualifies or not? Do you think: ✅Aye: he does qualify for the infobox ❌Nay: He does not. Leave your comments for why so and elaborate on it. The specifics for what the info box will look like will be seperate. Jayson (talk) 04:02, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- Comment The RFC does not say "Poll consistently above 5%"; it specifically mentions "generally." The agreed upon criteria were: "Criterion #1a: A candidate who generally polls at 5% or above in major polling aggregators. (RealClearPolitics, FiveThirtyEight, et al.)" and "Criterion #6: Having ballot access in states that comprise 270 electoral votes and meets criteria #1a, #1b, or #1c." See here for the RFC:[1] David O. Johnson (talk) 04:28, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- @David O. Johnson Ah, thx. Also leave your opinion on inclusion of him in the infobox Jayson (talk) 04:41, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- @Jayson Aye
- To comment on the polling, there are a lot of issues going on with the polling at the moment and we shouldn't take them for granted. Many of the polls, which are also being listed in the aggregators, that include Kennedy and third party candidates didn't include them as separate options for the respondents but rather as something to put in under "Other". Some polls will make this easy by labeling it as (VOL) for voluntary. YouGov doesn't do this to point out but they do have the option "Other" and list only Trump and Harris. Compared to appearing on the ballot as an option, this is equivalent to a Write-in which unless you are Joe Biden in New Hampshire earlier this year, you will barely get many votes.
- TLDR, many polls will portray their results like they gave Kennedy, West, etc equal chance to Trump and Harris but when in reality, made people have to write them in.
- For accuracy's sake, we should only include polls that we know provide the other candidates their own option to the respondents. Buildershed (talk) 07:26, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- https://imgur.com/a/evidence-Tl3Mr6u to back my claims up Buildershed (talk) 07:29, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- You seem to misunderstand how aggregates work, and I am not going to explain it again. Prcc27 (talk) 07:47, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- @Prcc27 I have read what you said already. Buildershed (talk) 09:12, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- You seem to misunderstand how aggregates work, and I am not going to explain it again. Prcc27 (talk) 07:47, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- In my opinion, this just furthers the fact that he's not considered as major of a candidate as Harris or Trump, and thus is evidence against including him in the infobox. Unknown-Tree🌲? (talk) 07:36, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- @Unknown-Tree 2%-4% as a write-in? Buildershed (talk) 09:13, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- My point was that he's not being considered a major candidate. He's not considered on the same level as Harris or Trump, but rather on the same level as West, Stein, and others, which aren't being included in the infobox. I also don't think he'd be much higher if he was in the polls. Unknown-Tree🌲? (talk) 19:16, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- @Unknown-Tree 2%-4% as a write-in? Buildershed (talk) 09:13, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- https://imgur.com/a/evidence-Tl3Mr6u to back my claims up Buildershed (talk) 07:29, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- It's a nay from me. A fairly low-polling candidate/undue weight. His polls don't look much different from the other third party candidates running now. All Hallow's Wraith (talk) 08:33, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- That is simply not true, West, Stein and Oliver are not getting polls in the 5% range.XavierGreen (talk) XavierGreen (talk) 17:34, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
- Massive Aye from me. Sure, Kennedy has dropped in the polls but he has now reached 270+ EV, so I say it's time. No excuses. Lostfan333 (talk) 09:38, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- Aye -Once he is Consistently polling lower than 5%, then it's a done deal. InterDoesWiki (talk) 19:07, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- He already is. Of the last 5 polls in a five-way matchup, 3 of them are below 5% and 1 of them is exactly at 5%. Unknown-Tree🌲? (talk) 19:13, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- Your vote doesn't make sense. You say AYE to include but only if his polling is below 5%? GreatCaesarsGhost 20:04, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- I'm not sure he actually has the 270. Do we have a source? I see some people pointing to the RFK WP page, but several of the references there are iffy. GreatCaesarsGhost 20:00, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- Aye -Once he is Consistently polling lower than 5%, then it's a done deal. InterDoesWiki (talk) 19:07, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- ❌Nay The average of the five aggregators is under 5%. 2 of 5 are below, and the numbers are falling. While "generally above 5%" is open to interpretation, I would also ask everyone to read the prior discussion. Most of the people supporting 5% were conflating polling with results, and made no comment recognizing that partial ballot access would reduce this number. In any case, there is a generalized consensus to add him if appears to be a serious factor, expressed by some combination of ballot access, polling, and news coverage. While ballot access is expanded, the polling has fallen by more than half and the news coverage is exclusively laughing at him. GreatCaesarsGhost 12:52, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- Also, the access count is now 260, as IA, PA and LA do not have independent confirmation and we cannot ascertain with certainty what the primary sources say. If he is still at 5% in 3 out of 5 when he gets to 270, I would support interpreting that as meeting the qualification of the prior RfC's consensus. GreatCaesarsGhost 23:33, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- I am open to waiting for better sources for IA, PA, and LA. But even then, it looks like some people just don’t want to add RFKJR no matter what. Prcc27 (talk) 01:33, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
- I imagine you could ask an uninvolved admin if it came to that. I would suggest that the prior RfC still stands as consensus, and this one does not overrule it as it only asks "should we add him at this moment?" and much of the resistance is questioning whether he actually meets the standard of the prior RfC, rather than seeking to subvert it. GreatCaesarsGhost 22:55, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
- I am open to waiting for better sources for IA, PA, and LA. But even then, it looks like some people just don’t want to add RFKJR no matter what. Prcc27 (talk) 01:33, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
- Also, the access count is now 260, as IA, PA and LA do not have independent confirmation and we cannot ascertain with certainty what the primary sources say. If he is still at 5% in 3 out of 5 when he gets to 270, I would support interpreting that as meeting the qualification of the prior RfC's consensus. GreatCaesarsGhost 23:33, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- Comment. The previous RfC's outcome suggested general polling above 5% in major polling aggregators (mentioned 538, RCP) and 270 EV ballot access. He has reached this threshold with 538 and RCP, but not in The Hill. He generally meets that criteria. Personisinsterest (talk) 13:22, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- If the new threshold though is consistently polls above 5%, then Nay. Personisinsterest (talk) 13:23, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- There is no "new" threshold. The RFC result was about polling aggregators, not polls themselves.XavierGreen (talk) 17:35, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
- Most of the recent polls show that RFK under 5% in state polls. There have not been a lot of polls lately that show him at all. the ones that do include him usually have him hovering above 5%. But it also brings up the point of when polls expire. Because he has polled as high as 21% albeit it was likely an outlier and against Biden. He has met the criteria that was outlined. It makes little sense to change it now. I say Yay to include him. 2601:243:2401:15A0:F497:92DF:61D6:E25D (talk) 14:14, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- Absolutely. RFK should be included on the infobox because the precedent is that third-party candidates get on the infobox. We see this with elections just about every country aside from the USA, with candidates much less likely to win their elections than RFK Jr. All previous doubts as to if RFK will be able to get 270 EVs have been silenced and his polling generally shows him above 5%. The idea that he shouldn't be included flies in the face of all precedent outside of the USA, and the idea that he shouldn't be included because he is unlikely to win or that some think he is unlikely to cross 5% is pure WP:CRYSTALBALL. It is not up to Wikipedia to judge candidates' chances of winning. RFK is a national candidate with the best polling for a third-party candidate since Ross Perot, therefore it is clear that he should be included. Frankly, I fail to even see the need for discussion on this issue. Collorizador (talk) 16:59, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
All previous doubts as to if RFK will be able to get 270 EVs have been silenced
Have you read any posts on this page? – Muboshgu (talk) 17:06, 9 August 2024 (UTC)- RFK is certified for 293 electoral votes, with 209 awaiting certifiaction.[2] Collorizador (talk) 17:13, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- A Wikipedia-made image is not a reliable source. Looking at a few states, I see discrepancies. Like a PA legal challenge for one. – Muboshgu (talk) 17:20, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- WP:CRYSTALBALL. We do not know what the legal challenge will bring. Biden was included in the Ohio infobox despite potential legal trouble as well. Collorizador (talk) 17:23, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- Exactly, we don't know what the challenge(s) will bring. Therefore we should be defaulting to exclusion, not inclusion, until it's sorted out. – Muboshgu (talk) 17:30, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- Why was Biden kept in the Ohio infobox then despite the potential legal trouble there, then? Collorizador (talk) 17:37, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- They had a workaround. RFK ballot challenges are different from the Ohio situation. – Muboshgu (talk) 17:41, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- Why was Biden kept in the Ohio infobox then despite the potential legal trouble there, then? Collorizador (talk) 17:37, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- Exactly, we don't know what the challenge(s) will bring. Therefore we should be defaulting to exclusion, not inclusion, until it's sorted out. – Muboshgu (talk) 17:30, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- WP:CRYSTALBALL. We do not know what the legal challenge will bring. Biden was included in the Ohio infobox despite potential legal trouble as well. Collorizador (talk) 17:23, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- A Wikipedia-made image is not a reliable source. Looking at a few states, I see discrepancies. Like a PA legal challenge for one. – Muboshgu (talk) 17:20, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- RFK is certified for 293 electoral votes, with 209 awaiting certifiaction.[2] Collorizador (talk) 17:13, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- AYE, Kennedy has enough electoral votes and generally polls above five percent. I see a lot of people commenting here, I respect their opinions, but we must also respect the rules. Fact is, most Americans know about Kennedy and a decent chunk support him. He will impact the election moreso than most other third-parry candidates and therefore should be included. 2600:6C83:1E00:24:773C:C1A1:3DEC:1D20 (talk) 18:09, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- Nay. He just doesn't have the polling anymore, and no RS has actually reported that he has actually achieved 270; to say he has is WP:SYNTH. In my view, he doesn't meet either criteria, let alone both. Unknown-Tree🌲? (talk) 18:58, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- In addition, FiveThirtyEight has him at 5.1% and he's been falling. If they go below 5%, a majority of aggregators will be below 5%, in which case there's really no defense to putting him in; if we add him now, it's likely we'd have to remove him in a couple of days. Unknown-Tree🌲? (talk) 19:25, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- By stating he is at 5.1%, you are admitting that he has met the critera to be included in the last RFC and your edits removing him from the infobox are therefore disruptive by your own admission.XavierGreen (talk) 17:36, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
- Please modulate yourself and AGF. The editor did not say "he is at 5.1%" he said "FiveThirtyEight has him at 5.1%" which does not meet the criteria of the RfC. GreatCaesarsGhost 15:51, 12 August 2024 (UTC)
- By stating he is at 5.1%, you are admitting that he has met the critera to be included in the last RFC and your edits removing him from the infobox are therefore disruptive by your own admission.XavierGreen (talk) 17:36, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
- In addition, FiveThirtyEight has him at 5.1% and he's been falling. If they go below 5%, a majority of aggregators will be below 5%, in which case there's really no defense to putting him in; if we add him now, it's likely we'd have to remove him in a couple of days. Unknown-Tree🌲? (talk) 19:25, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- Irrelevant now, isn’t it? Yavneh (talk) 20:03, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
Why is this discussion labeled an RFC? It hasn't been tagged as such. GoodDay (talk) 13:10, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- @GoodDay Sorry, its my first. Jayson (talk) 15:34, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
There is already an ongoing discussion regarding this above as well. He clearly meets the inclusion criteria, as he has at least 270 ballot access and is above 5% in a majority of polling aggregators as stated on the page itself.XavierGreen (talk) 14:48, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- He does not have "access" to 270 EV. The Hill says 174 confirmed. Why do we have to continue to beat this dead horse? – Muboshgu (talk) 14:55, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- @Muboshgu I can already spot a few inaccuracies. For one, the Texas AG certified him for the ballot. Let me go look for some more. Jayson (talk) 15:36, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- Jayson, the 174 confirmed includes TX. – Muboshgu (talk) 15:58, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- @Muboshgu Oof my bad XD Jayson (talk) 16:00, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- The Hill's chart is not a reliable source. For example, it says that NJ is not "confirmed", however the NJ Secretary of State (who has the final say on ballot access in NJ) has stated that RFK, Jr. is on the ballot in New Jersey. See here [3].XavierGreen (talk) 16:03, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- @XavierGreen Also California. The state Independent American Party, which has ballot access last I checked, nominated Kennedy for the ballot. Jayson (talk) 16:05, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- WP:THEHILL is reliable. Where's your source for "he has at least 270 ballot access" XavierGreen? – Muboshgu (talk) 16:06, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- The Hill's chart is not reliable. Another example, as another user stated is California where the AIP has nominated RFK, Jr. The AIP has ballot access in California. The Hill seems to be excluding states where RFK, Jr. is on the ballot via nomination by pre-existing third parties. See here [4]. NYT has him "confirmed" in California see here [5].XavierGreen (talk) 16:08, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- NYT appears to give RFK fewer states than The Hill. We can't engage in WP:SYNTH. – Muboshgu (talk) 16:20, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- A summary of reliable sources does not violate Wiki SYNTH. See [6]. The ballot access page itself provides reliable sources for each state that shows he has access to more than 270 electoral college votes.XavierGreen (talk) 17:18, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- It's SYNTH and an overreliance on WP:PRIMARY sources that are not taking into account ongoing legal challenges. Like PA for one. – Muboshgu (talk) 17:22, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- That lawsuit in PA was literally just filed. The new jersey lawsuit ended, Scott Salmon's case was defeated. Other than the PA lawsuit, the ballot access page actual does note where RFK, Jr.'s petitions have been challenged. Excluding PA, RFK, Jr. is at 274 electoral college vote access.XavierGreen (talk) 18:02, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- It would be WP:SYNTH if we said “RFKJR has ballot access to a majority of Electoral Votes” in the article. However, if it is clear to us as editors that he has sufficient ballot access, we should at least consider including him in the infobox. Most of the readers probably don’t even know that ballot access is a criterion for the infobox. And we are not directly making that claim to the readers if we include him in the infobox. Prcc27 (talk) 18:18, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- It's SYNTH and an overreliance on WP:PRIMARY sources that are not taking into account ongoing legal challenges. Like PA for one. – Muboshgu (talk) 17:22, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- Richard Winger, of Ballot Access News, states that RFK, Jr. has access to more than 270 electoral college votes. See the comment section of his post here [7]XavierGreen (talk) 18:25, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
- A summary of reliable sources does not violate Wiki SYNTH. See [6]. The ballot access page itself provides reliable sources for each state that shows he has access to more than 270 electoral college votes.XavierGreen (talk) 17:18, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- NYT appears to give RFK fewer states than The Hill. We can't engage in WP:SYNTH. – Muboshgu (talk) 16:20, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- The Hill's chart is not reliable. Another example, as another user stated is California where the AIP has nominated RFK, Jr. The AIP has ballot access in California. The Hill seems to be excluding states where RFK, Jr. is on the ballot via nomination by pre-existing third parties. See here [4]. NYT has him "confirmed" in California see here [5].XavierGreen (talk) 16:08, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- Jayson, the 174 confirmed includes TX. – Muboshgu (talk) 15:58, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- @Muboshgu I can already spot a few inaccuracies. For one, the Texas AG certified him for the ballot. Let me go look for some more. Jayson (talk) 15:36, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- ❌Nay: As other editors have pointed out, the average of the five aggregators is under 5%. From The Keys to the White House:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been polling at between 2% and 12%. Lichtman's criteria is that a third party candidate is required to poll at an average of 10% or more consistently to turn the key false: as of August 5, 2024, Kennedy's polling aggregate average in a three candidate race is 4.2%.
Key 4 is turned false when a single third party candidate consistently polls at 10% or more, indicating they are likely to receive 5% or more of the national popular vote: third party candidates typically underperform their polling by around half, with Lichtman saying they tend to fade in the voting booth as voters focus on the major party candidates.
There's also the question: Do news sources treat him as a major candidate? No, his candidacy is no longer covered seriously. Articles about him now read like The Onion, e.g., a worm ate part of his brain, he buried a bear cub in Central Park. GhulamIslam (talk) 19:22, 9 August 2024 (UTC)- The keys to the white house is absolutely not a criterion for inclusion. Prcc27 (talk) 19:36, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- I'm not saying it is, but his point that third party candidates typically underperform their polling by around half is true and not being considered by users pushing this "5% rule." GhulamIslam (talk) 19:55, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- The 5% rule was already adopted in the past RFC on this page, and site wide for all elections pages.XavierGreen (talk) 22:14, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- The "5% rule" refers to votes, not polls. The polling 5% standard adopted at this page is explicitly NOT site wide, but only for this page. GreatCaesarsGhost 15:51, 12 August 2024 (UTC)
- The 5% rule was already adopted in the past RFC on this page, and site wide for all elections pages.XavierGreen (talk) 22:14, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- I'm not saying it is, but his point that third party candidates typically underperform their polling by around half is true and not being considered by users pushing this "5% rule." GhulamIslam (talk) 19:55, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- The keys to the white house is absolutely not a criterion for inclusion. Prcc27 (talk) 19:36, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- ✅Aye, he is in the conversation in an impactful way that exceeds the typical situation for third-party candidates. BD2412 T 21:12, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- No - He's not a major candidate & we shouldn't be pushing that he is. GoodDay (talk) 21:21, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- You supported the ballot access and polling criteria at the RfC. Why the change of heart..? Many users feel like the goalposts are being moved. Prcc27 (talk) 23:10, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- They supported the BA, but did not comment on the polling. Which is part of the issue with trying to consider so many hypotheticals simultaneously; you don't even consider the guy polling at 18 is going to drop to 4. GreatCaesarsGhost 15:40, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
- Whether or not he is considered by you personally to be a "major candidate" is not relevant or NPOV. The prior RFC established a consensus that any candidate that has ballot access to 270 polls and is "generally" getting 5% in polling aggregators must be included in the page.XavierGreen (talk) 17:38, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
- And for the millionth time, he doesn't have ballot access to 270. – Muboshgu (talk) 17:41, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
- You supported the ballot access and polling criteria at the RfC. Why the change of heart..? Many users feel like the goalposts are being moved. Prcc27 (talk) 23:10, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
❌Nay and whoever added him to the article mid-discussion should remove him themselves to prevent edit warring over this. He's dipped down to 3-4% in most aggregates, so this is an odd time to add him per the 5% threshold. Right now he's looking more like a 2016 Gary Johnson than a 1992 Ross Perot. That said, maybe after the election, if a significant number of outlets report that he had a substantial impact on the election, we can revisit the 5% threshold and maybe think of some exceptions to it. I'm of the belief that Ralph Nader should be on the 2000 election page in spite of his low vote percent because it's widely believed he had a substantial influence on the election, so some tweaking to our criteria could be warranted. But for now, no. The 5% threshold is what we use today, and RFK Jr is struggling to meet it. Vanilla Wizard 💙 18:10, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
- also, as many others pointed out, the claim that enough states have put him on the ballot for him to have access to 270 ECVs is very questionable. The source appears to be a bunch of individual sources (some less reliable than others) about access in individual states all WP:SYNTH'd together to demonstrate that he's made it to 270, as opposed to any single reliable outlet reporting this. Vanilla Wizard 💙 18:20, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
- Ballot Access News states he has exceeded 270 2600:1001:B121:9267:40FB:4D4D:2CF7:9184 (talk) 19:34, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
- Ballot Access News is a WordPress website with one or two writers. I personally would prefer a more notable source say it. --Super Goku V (talk) 06:05, 11 August 2024 (UTC)
- Ballot Access News states he has exceeded 270 2600:1001:B121:9267:40FB:4D4D:2CF7:9184 (talk) 19:34, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
- Exclude, it’s unclear whether he meets the criteria of the last RFC. Even if he does, the difficulty we are having applying those criteria illustrates the problem with them. They should be abandoned, and we should treat this by assessing whether reliable sources consider him to be an important enough element of this race that we should include his face next to the other two people. —JFHutson (talk) 23:38, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
538 is now <5% as are all other 3-way aggregators and 3/5 overall. I think this conversation is moot? GreatCaesarsGhost 15:51, 12 August 2024 (UTC)
- For now maybe. But polls can shift. Prcc27 (talk) 17:26, 12 August 2024 (UTC)
- They can, but the trend so far seems to be that Kennedy is trending down in polling. I personally doubt he will trend back up in any meaningful capacity. Talthiel (talk) 17:39, 12 August 2024 (UTC)
- Knew this was gonna happen; mentioned it above earlier. I really don't see how he could be added now, as he unambiguously fails to meet the criteria. Unknown-Tree🌲? (talk) 19:00, 12 August 2024 (UTC)
- @GreatCaesarsGhost
- 5 way aggregators have him above 5% still. Buildershed (talk) 04:47, 13 August 2024 (UTC)
- Only 2 aggregators do 5-way aggregation, the majority do 3-way; there are more aggregators below 5% for him than above. The original RfC does not say "if one aggregator has the candidate above 5%", aggregators need to generally have him above the threshold. Unknown-Tree🌲? (talk) 13:52, 13 August 2024 (UTC)
- Not anymore.. 538 has him at 5% again. If you average all 5 aggregates he is at 5.48%. As for ballot access? We currently have him at 333 Electoral Votes at the third party article. Prcc27 (talk) 17:22, 15 August 2024 (UTC)
- All 6 aggregators now have him below 5%. Unknown-Tree🌲? (talk) 19:59, 20 August 2024 (UTC)
- Not anymore.. 538 has him at 5% again. If you average all 5 aggregates he is at 5.48%. As for ballot access? We currently have him at 333 Electoral Votes at the third party article. Prcc27 (talk) 17:22, 15 August 2024 (UTC)
- Only 2 aggregators do 5-way aggregation, the majority do 3-way; there are more aggregators below 5% for him than above. The original RfC does not say "if one aggregator has the candidate above 5%", aggregators need to generally have him above the threshold. Unknown-Tree🌲? (talk) 13:52, 13 August 2024 (UTC)
Update: Kennedy has been barred from the New York ballot which could lead to further challenges in states where he used the same address. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rfk-jr-disqualified-from-new-york-ballot-used-sham-address-residency-judge-rules https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1jlgyzzyz4o GhulamIslam (talk) 20:56, 15 August 2024 (UTC)
- Could, but Crystal until it happens. --Super Goku V (talk) 22:00, 15 August 2024 (UTC)
- Include or be consistent with the state pages. It's weird that he is included on the majority of individual state pages, but not the national page. Fryedk (talk) 13:08, 16 August 2024 (UTC)
- Fryedk, which ones? I agree it should be consistent, meaning excluding him from individual state pages as well. – Muboshgu (talk) 15:40, 16 August 2024 (UTC)
- This CBS News article[8] from Wednesday gives RFK Alaska, California, Colorado, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington and West Virginia. The NYT[9] adds Hawai'i, Maine and New Jersey, and The Hill [10] adds Florida. That is reliable secondary confirmation of 279 votes with Delaware and Nevada to spare. I don't believe we have the 5%, though. GreatCaesarsGhost 18:48, 16 August 2024 (UTC)
- Exactly, Kennedy has now reached 270+ Electoral Votes, but there's a certain someone who continues to deny this. Lostfan333 (talk) 01:34, 17 August 2024 (UTC)
- Muboshgu doesn't want to add Kennedy pre-election because he will not be there post-election, which is quite logical. However, consensus was clear that there should be some measure by which he can get in before. I advocated for a more "vibes" approach to this, which I think would serve us better now. RFK is limping towards the RFC standard when it's plain as day the bulk of his polling numbers are rounding errors and bad methodology. GreatCaesarsGhost 13:14, 17 August 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks for the response. Lostfan333 (talk) 14:33, 17 August 2024 (UTC)
- Muboshgu doesn't want to add Kennedy pre-election because he will not be there post-election, which is quite logical. However, consensus was clear that there should be some measure by which he can get in before. I advocated for a more "vibes" approach to this, which I think would serve us better now. RFK is limping towards the RFC standard when it's plain as day the bulk of his polling numbers are rounding errors and bad methodology. GreatCaesarsGhost 13:14, 17 August 2024 (UTC)
Moratorium until November 5
[edit]IMHO, we should have a moratorium in place concerning inclusion/exclusion in the top infobox, until November 5, 2024. These constant attempts to add Kennedy/Shanahan into the infobox, is problematic. GoodDay (talk) 16:25, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- @GoodDay No. It would make sense to include major candidates in the infobox, and right now he should be treated as such. Jayson (talk) 16:28, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- A moratorium is only viable is RFK is included. Collorizador (talk) 17:04, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- I concur that a moratorium should only be imposed if RFK is included, because he clearly meets the inclusion criteria set forth by the last RFC.XavierGreen (talk) 17:17, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- The moratorium GoodDay is referring to is a moratorium on this disruptive WP:IDHT push to include RFK in the infobox. – Muboshgu (talk) 17:27, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- What's disruptive is the constant anti-RFK POV-pushing. There is no sensible argument to keep RFK out of the infobox. Therefore, no moratorium should take places unless RFK is in the infobox. Collorizador (talk) 17:30, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- Sensible arguments: third party candidates always underperform their polling, he does not appear to be getting access to 270 EVs, and it's a two party system whether we like it or not. There you go. – Muboshgu (talk) 17:45, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- Doesn’t matter if third party candidates usually underperform polls. That is borderline WP:CRYSTAL. Besides, I argued for a 10% threshold, but the consensus was for 5%, so the time to argue 5% is too low is over. We are not “pushing” to include RFKJR. He met the RfC criteria, so now we add him to the infobox. We will survive having him in the infobox. FYI, in 2016 we had several third party candidates in the infobox. Prcc27 (talk) 23:04, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- I concur. Attempting to enforce the results of the RFC that established the inclusion criteria is not disruptive. Attempting to keep RFK Jr. out of the infobox, when he meets the inclusion critera is disruptive.XavierGreen (talk) 17:47, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- Sensible arguments: third party candidates always underperform their polling, he does not appear to be getting access to 270 EVs, and it's a two party system whether we like it or not. There you go. – Muboshgu (talk) 17:45, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- What's disruptive is the constant anti-RFK POV-pushing. There is no sensible argument to keep RFK out of the infobox. Therefore, no moratorium should take places unless RFK is in the infobox. Collorizador (talk) 17:30, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- @XavierGreen Let the fool in the infobox and let him in now! ✅️Aye is final for me Jayson (talk) 17:43, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- Not meant to be directed at you sry Jayson (talk) 17:44, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- So if RFK Jr. drops below 5% in just one other polling aggregator, he should be kept? This moratorium is just an attempt to keep him in the infobox until the election, which makes no sense as he is not truly considered a major candidate anymore. Unknown-Tree🌲? (talk) 18:53, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you. It makes no sense to add him at all. Unfriendnow (talk) 19:36, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- The moratorium GoodDay is referring to is a moratorium on this disruptive WP:IDHT push to include RFK in the infobox. – Muboshgu (talk) 17:27, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- I concur that a moratorium should only be imposed if RFK is included, because he clearly meets the inclusion criteria set forth by the last RFC.XavierGreen (talk) 17:17, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
It seems like the overwhelming consensus is to include Kennedy. Someone add him to the infobox. -Jayson (talk) 22:28, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- I see no overwhelming consensus to do that. So, let's not add him. GoodDay (talk) 22:30, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- Are we really going to drag our feet with this? He meets the polling criterion. As for the ballot access criterion.. it looks like he meets that as well. The reliable sources seem to be doing a terrible job updating their ballot access maps. If that is the reason we are excluding him, maybe the ballot access criterion was a bad idea after all. We already had an RfC and I don’t understand why we are moving the goalposts. Prcc27 (talk) 22:46, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- Exactly, thank you!! Kennedy has now met the Criteria for inclusion. Trying to find excuses to keep him off for longer is wrong. Again, the Criteria has been met!! Massive Aye Lostfan333 (talk) 22:50, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- That whole RFC was a joke. You can't list 8 different options, have a combination of two of them get ~ 15% support and call it consensus. You are right about the ballot access in particular being a problem, but we also have the issue of what "generally" means. GreatCaesarsGhost 23:20, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- Most of the people supporting 5% were conflating polling with results, and made no comment recognizing that partial ballot access would reduce this number. He also does not appear to be getting access to 270 EVs. Adding him is ridiculous and unnecessary. Especially considering in the same time period, there have been 6 polls that show him below 5%.
- He also is simply not a major candidate like the other two as many people and news organizations have pointed out. Unfriendnow (talk) 22:54, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- I supported 10% for this exact reason. Partial ballot access makes it that much harder to get 5% post-election, and I did in fact make that argument at the RfC. Nevertheless, I was out-!voted, so we should stick with the consensus we came up with which is 5%+ polling average. RFKJR meets that threshold. Prcc27 (talk) 22:59, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- Of the last 5 polls in a five-way matchup, 3 of them are below 5% and 1 of them is exactly at 5%. Other polls show him below 5%. Adding him now to the infobox when he hasn't been consistency above 5% is ridiculous. It would make sense to add him if he was above that number in general but he isn't, If polling aggregators tomorrow or the following week show him below 3% are we then going to have to take him out of the Infobox? are we going to have to check the polling aggregators every hour??? this all seems so unnecessary especially since his polling numbers are consistently going down ever since Kamala has became the Democratic Party's nominee. Unfriendnow (talk) 23:09, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- Oh my gosh. We already agreed on using polling aggregates. Individual polls are useless. Prcc27 (talk) 23:11, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- Decision Desk HQ/The Hill as of August 9th has him at 3.4% (yesterday it was 3.8), Silver Bulletin as of August 9th has him at 4.1% (yesterday it was 4.5), and 538 has him barely above 5%. If they go below 5%, most aggregators will also fall below 5%, so adding him now will probably require removing him in a few days. In that scenario, there's really no reason to add him. Adding him to the infobox because only one polling says he is barely above 5% is simply illogical. Unfriendnow (talk) 23:18, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- Silver Bulletin being a major aggregate is debateable. Prcc27 (talk) 23:21, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- Nate Silver basically created the industry. RCP doesn't even weight polls. GreatCaesarsGhost 23:39, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- Silver Bulletin being a major aggregate is debateable. Prcc27 (talk) 23:21, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- Decision Desk HQ/The Hill as of August 9th has him at 3.4% (yesterday it was 3.8), Silver Bulletin as of August 9th has him at 4.1% (yesterday it was 4.5), and 538 has him barely above 5%. If they go below 5%, most aggregators will also fall below 5%, so adding him now will probably require removing him in a few days. In that scenario, there's really no reason to add him. Adding him to the infobox because only one polling says he is barely above 5% is simply illogical. Unfriendnow (talk) 23:18, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- Oh my gosh. We already agreed on using polling aggregates. Individual polls are useless. Prcc27 (talk) 23:11, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- Of the last 5 polls in a five-way matchup, 3 of them are below 5% and 1 of them is exactly at 5%. Other polls show him below 5%. Adding him now to the infobox when he hasn't been consistency above 5% is ridiculous. It would make sense to add him if he was above that number in general but he isn't, If polling aggregators tomorrow or the following week show him below 3% are we then going to have to take him out of the Infobox? are we going to have to check the polling aggregators every hour??? this all seems so unnecessary especially since his polling numbers are consistently going down ever since Kamala has became the Democratic Party's nominee. Unfriendnow (talk) 23:09, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- I supported 10% for this exact reason. Partial ballot access makes it that much harder to get 5% post-election, and I did in fact make that argument at the RfC. Nevertheless, I was out-!voted, so we should stick with the consensus we came up with which is 5%+ polling average. RFKJR meets that threshold. Prcc27 (talk) 22:59, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- Are we really going to drag our feet with this? He meets the polling criterion. As for the ballot access criterion.. it looks like he meets that as well. The reliable sources seem to be doing a terrible job updating their ballot access maps. If that is the reason we are excluding him, maybe the ballot access criterion was a bad idea after all. We already had an RfC and I don’t understand why we are moving the goalposts. Prcc27 (talk) 22:46, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- Point of order I don't believe the suggested moratorium would be remotely enforceable. GreatCaesarsGhost 23:39, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- Agree that this is most likely unenforceable as it's essentially asking us to keep a status quo until election day, regardless of discussion and regardless of polling. Polling which, just as a reminder to all the people asking that he be included, absolutely does not support his inclusion right now. Vanilla Wizard 💙 18:27, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
- Shouldn't it be consistent? Why is he on the Michigan page? It's not like he has some huge support of Michiganders, he's at 5% there. 66.181.65.62 (talk) 18:51, 19 August 2024 (UTC)
- This was discussed previously, and the consensus supported adding to the state boxes when the candidate had ballot access and 5% in the aggregators for that state. GreatCaesarsGhost 20:26, 19 August 2024 (UTC)
- In any case, it seems that he is planning to drop out and endorse Trump, which is likely to make all this moot. If that happens, do we go through and remove him from the various state-level pages where he's listed? --Aquillion (talk) 20:02, 21 August 2024 (UTC)
- Probably. Prcc27 (talk) 20:19, 21 August 2024 (UTC)
- If he drops out, then we remove him from any infoboxes that indicate actual candidates in the election, and drop a note on the respective pages about his failed candidacy and how he was polling in the respective states before his withdrawal. BD2412 T 20:21, 21 August 2024 (UTC)
- Aaaand it's done. At least that settles the infobox issues. --Aquillion (talk) 21:20, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
RfC: Projected Electoral Votes infobox
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There are two questions:
- When should we add a state’s projected electoral votes to the infobox on Election Night?
- When a majority of major media networks make a projection.
- When all major media networks unanimously make a projection.
- When one major media makes a projection.
- Other?
- Which major media source(s) should we use for the projected electoral vote tally?
Prcc27 (talk) 06:19, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
- 1. Option 2: A state’s electoral votes should only be added to the infobox based on unanimously projected Electoral Votes. Unanimous projections for the infobox tally is the compromise we more or less settled on in 2020. But for the map, I think we should use light red/light blue shades for states where a majority, but not all major media sources have made a projection; and save the darker shades for when the major outlets unanimously agree. Some users got impatient waiting several days for all news outlets to call Georgia. I feel like if we would have shaded GA light blue (like this), users would have been more patient waiting to add Georgia’s electoral college votes to the infobox. Per WP:NOTNEWS, there is no rush to add a state’s EVs to the infobox tally, if the state still has not been called by all major networks. Adding a state to the infobox based on only 1 or 2 media projections would be WP:UNDUE and problematic, especially in light of the AP/FOX Arizona projection controversy.
- 2. ABC, AP, CBS, CNN, and NBC are the sources we should use. These media organizations, (along with FOX, which we already agreed not to use), are usually considered the “major networks” when it comes to election projections (see National Election Pool and AP VoteCast). Last election, we used over a dozen news organizations, which made things very confusing and hard to keep track of. Narrowing the list of sources we use down to just five major sources will make editing drastically easier/simple, and would give due weight to the most prominent outlets and avoid giving undue weight to organizations that are less prestigious. Prcc27 (talk) 06:23, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
- Concur All of this looks good to me. GreatCaesarsGhost 15:37, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
- Option 2 Best to be certain. GoodDay (talk) 13:55, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
- Option 2 Since what Prcc27 has described. However, we should make sure to state that on the top of the talk page. Qutlooker (talk) 20:04, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
- Agreed. We should probably start an FAQ. I’m surprised we still do not have one. Prcc27 (talk) 20:18, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
- Option 2 Concur with Prcc27, including the use of a lighter color to indicate that the majority of sources have called a state. LK (talk) 14:05, 11 August 2024 (UTC)
- Option 2 per Prcc27, literally agree with everything there. Unknown-Tree🌲? (talk) 18:53, 11 August 2024 (UTC)
- Something like option 1 but this whole RFC is unnecessary and misguided. Existing Wikipedia policy is sufficient for content disputes. At this time, there is no content dispute to decide. WP:UNDUE says we reflect the prominence of views in reliable sources. If a few reliable sources disagree with a broad consensus, we should show the broad consensus and use a footnote. We need to stop treating this page like it’s special and that normal Wikipedia policy for content disputes don’t apply. —JFHutson (talk) 19:57, 11 August 2024 (UTC)
- The RfC is absolutely necessary. In 2020, we were split on when to add a state, and we ended up not updating the map on Election night because consensus was still divided; it was blank. We did not have an RfC in 2020, so I am hoping an RfC this year could avoid some of the issues we had last time. Requiring projections from only some/most of the sources only, rather than unanimous projections from the sources has WP:SYNTH issues. For example, in 2016 when we combined sources to call states, the race for Trump was called by Wikipedia several minutes before any major media organization had declared Trump the President-Elect. This was an extreme violation of WP:SYNTH that occurred because some outlets called WI for Trump, while others called PA for Trump (both states together putting him over 270 on our map); but no organization had called both states so every media organization still had him under 270. I also created plausible scenarios on my sandbox which show that Wikipedia could be the first to declare a nationwide winner (before any news organization names a President-Elect) again in 2024, if we jump the gun and add states where a majority (but not all) of the sources have made a projection. WP:DUE is met with the light blue/light red shades on the map. If we use option 1 or 3 for the infobox, we could end up violating WP:SYNTH and declaring a national winner before the media. Prcc27 (talk) 20:48, 11 August 2024 (UTC)
- The SYNTH issue is in updating the number of votes with our own calculation. We should wait until the broad consensus is that a candidate has x votes before updating that. It’s probably best to leave the projected vote count blank until that time. But if reliable sources agree that a candidate has won a state, we need to say that even if there are holdout sources. —JFHutson (talk) 21:06, 11 August 2024 (UTC)
- But we would be saying a candidate has won the state on the map (light blue/light red), and maybe even in the body of the article as well. We would just be more cautious on the infobox tally. We are allowed to make our own calculations per WP:CALC, as long as it is an accurate reflection of the sources. Obviously, having a candidate above 270 in our infobox tally when no major media organizations agrees, would not be in the spirit of WP:CALC. I do not think many users would agree with leaving the infobox tally blank. Prcc27 (talk) 21:22, 11 August 2024 (UTC)
- Yeah I take back the comment that we should leave the total blank. If there really was a general consensus at some point that Trump was projected to win enough states to win the election, then putting that in the infobox would have been a Dewey beats Truman kind of thing, but the media’s problem, not ours. I don’t think that was the case. In your scenarios, we’re just reporting what the reliable sources are saying. Though I don’t think we use a simple majority. It would be more like if one outlet is holding out, we shouldn’t let that keep is from showing the “consensus” view. — JFHutson (talk) 00:13, 12 August 2024 (UTC)
- But we would be saying a candidate has won the state on the map (light blue/light red), and maybe even in the body of the article as well. We would just be more cautious on the infobox tally. We are allowed to make our own calculations per WP:CALC, as long as it is an accurate reflection of the sources. Obviously, having a candidate above 270 in our infobox tally when no major media organizations agrees, would not be in the spirit of WP:CALC. I do not think many users would agree with leaving the infobox tally blank. Prcc27 (talk) 21:22, 11 August 2024 (UTC)
- The SYNTH issue is in updating the number of votes with our own calculation. We should wait until the broad consensus is that a candidate has x votes before updating that. It’s probably best to leave the projected vote count blank until that time. But if reliable sources agree that a candidate has won a state, we need to say that even if there are holdout sources. —JFHutson (talk) 21:06, 11 August 2024 (UTC)
- The RfC is absolutely necessary. In 2020, we were split on when to add a state, and we ended up not updating the map on Election night because consensus was still divided; it was blank. We did not have an RfC in 2020, so I am hoping an RfC this year could avoid some of the issues we had last time. Requiring projections from only some/most of the sources only, rather than unanimous projections from the sources has WP:SYNTH issues. For example, in 2016 when we combined sources to call states, the race for Trump was called by Wikipedia several minutes before any major media organization had declared Trump the President-Elect. This was an extreme violation of WP:SYNTH that occurred because some outlets called WI for Trump, while others called PA for Trump (both states together putting him over 270 on our map); but no organization had called both states so every media organization still had him under 270. I also created plausible scenarios on my sandbox which show that Wikipedia could be the first to declare a nationwide winner (before any news organization names a President-Elect) again in 2024, if we jump the gun and add states where a majority (but not all) of the sources have made a projection. WP:DUE is met with the light blue/light red shades on the map. If we use option 1 or 3 for the infobox, we could end up violating WP:SYNTH and declaring a national winner before the media. Prcc27 (talk) 20:48, 11 August 2024 (UTC)
RfC: Trump infobox photo
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In March, a consensus was established not to use Trump's official presidential portrait from 2017 (right) in the infobox for this article. However, since then, editors have been unable to decide on which photo to use as a replacement (alternative options below), and some editors have expressed support for using the 2017 portrait for at least one of the following reasons:
- They never supported switching away from the 2017 portrait in the first place
- They think that reverting to the 2017 portrait would resolve the ongoing disagreements about which photo to use as a replacement
Should Trump's official portrait from 2017 be used in the infobox of this article? Vrrajkum (talk) 19:11, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
- Support - I believe that if you weigh the relevancy of his notability (the time he was president) vs the difference in appearance to a more modern one, we should just use the official portrait. I think he looks consisent throughout most of the alternative options, so let us just use what was prevalent when he was president.
- MaximusEditor (talk) 17:47, 14 August 2024 (UTC)
- Strong Oppose: The infobox photo needs to represent people as they are or were during the event. So Donald Trump should have a photo which accurately represents how he is during the 2024 Presidential Election period, not how he looked like almost a decade ago EarthDude (talk) 09:09, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- Support As I mentioned above, news media are using Trump's official portrait for this election,[1] as did the June presidential debate on CNN. There is also nothing inherently wrong with or misrepresentative about Trump's 2017 photo; he still looks very similar to how he looked when the portrait was taken. Vrrajkum (talk) 19:14, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose A different portrait should be chosen. The problem is before no consensus was ever reached because discussions quickly petered out. I think a new discussion should be opened on a non POTUS portrait being used. Talthiel (talk) 19:18, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
- I’m sorry, but the current infobox photo is terrible. Head tilted, weird facial expression, terrible background. I would prefer something newer than the 2017 portrait. But between the current infobox photo and the official portrait..? I say yes, use the official portrait. Prcc27 (talk) 19:18, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
- You seemed to prefer File:Donald Trump (53067468124) (cropped).jpg from the same July 2023 event as the current image. I would rather that than the 7 year old OP. GhulamIslam (talk) 19:40, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
- I would support that image as well. Geffery2210 (talk) 19:41, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
- I would support going with File:Donald Trump (53067468124) (cropped).jpg or something similar as a compromise. I do not support the current infobox photo though. Prcc27 (talk) 20:23, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
- Support is my !vote, at least until we can agree on a compromise. Prcc27 (talk) 05:35, 14 August 2024 (UTC)
- You seemed to prefer File:Donald Trump (53067468124) (cropped).jpg from the same July 2023 event as the current image. I would rather that than the 7 year old OP. GhulamIslam (talk) 19:40, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
- SupportThe 2017 portrait should be used because it’s his official portrait and there are no valuable alternatives. Geffery2210 (talk) 19:26, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
- Support: reliable sources are using it. He doesn’t look much different. An alternative has not been proposed. Generally, it is counterproductive to say that something else should be done without saying what exactly to do, so any “consensus” against this photo should be ignored. —JFHutson (talk) 19:53, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
- Support: Like what JF said, reliable sources are using The Offical 2017 Portrait instead of the current one. And like I said before, other candidates in infoboxes in previous U.S Presidential Article's have their pictures from years aside from the election year. ( InterDoesWiki (talk) 20:12, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose: I think a more recent picture should be used because it would be more representative of his current appearance, it would be closer in time to the election and he is not the incumbent president Punker85 (talk) 21:25, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose: As per reasons above, Trump is no longer President. Using a different picture of him solidifies that fact as the official portrait used in 2016 and 2020 implies otherwise. There is very little harm in using an updated portrait of his current appearance seeing as it's been nearly 8 years since the portrait was taken TheFellaVB (talk) 07:45, 11 August 2024 (UTC)
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- Oppose. Just because there hasn't been a clear consensus for which up-to-date portrait to use, doesn't mean we should revert to this old one. I think the one in use at the rn, File:Donald Trump 2023 (double cropped).jpg, is preferable. We can start the ball rolling again with another image choice RFC if y'all think it's time. I'm content at the moment though. Just to be clear though, I prefer just about any recent image to one from 2017. TheSavageNorwegian 20:22, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose: Infobox portraits should be representative of the candidate at the time of the election. More recent photos are more accurate in this respect. LV ✉ ✎ 22:17, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
- Support: - This is the most neutral portrait which can be used until a consensus on what to change the portrait to can be found. The status quo should be reverted to until something else to replace it is agreed upon. Not change it, argue about the changes, and keep changing over and over. Change and replace with a consensus, not change and replace with no consensus. — Preceding unsigned comment added by LawNerd123 (talk • contribs) 20:30, 10 Aug 2024 (UTC)
- Support - at least as a placeholder, until a new one is chosen. GoodDay (talk) 22:25, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
- I agree use his official portrait till a new one is found. Geffery2210 (talk) 22:42, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose: I prefer a more recent image of Trump. David O. Johnson (talk) 00:29, 11 August 2024 (UTC)
- Support We basically want to use photos that make our subject look good, within the context of being accurate. There really isn't any way to make this guy look very good, but the official portrait is about as good as any. It is accurate enough. Also, how he looks right now is not supposed to be the major point. We're not a news site. Someday this guy is going to be dead, what photo will we use then? We are not supposed to be having to update photos as our subjects age. There are a fair number of articles about performers who are 70 now, or dead, that show them in prime. His prime was when he was in office, I guess. Herostratus (talk) 00:48, 11 August 2024 (UTC)
- This is not for the photo to be used on Trump's article (to the point of the performers), which has been established in RfCs already to be his official portrait. This is for the photo to be used on the election page, where it is more important to have the person who's running now in my opinion, not who they were 7 years ago. Unknown-Tree🌲? (talk) 06:34, 11 August 2024 (UTC)
- @Unknown-Tree: Biden's official portrait from 2013 was used on the 2020 U.S. presidential election page while the election was ongoing, despite the portrait being 7 years old. Vrrajkum (talk) 09:03, 11 August 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks for your feedback. Using the official portrait seems fair and valid. Goodtiming8871 (talk) 02:21, 15 August 2024 (UTC)
- This is not for the photo to be used on Trump's article (to the point of the performers), which has been established in RfCs already to be his official portrait. This is for the photo to be used on the election page, where it is more important to have the person who's running now in my opinion, not who they were 7 years ago. Unknown-Tree🌲? (talk) 06:34, 11 August 2024 (UTC)
- Support Every alternative option has at least one obvious downside (there's too busy a background, he's not quite looking forward, his facial expression is odd, etc.) that is not present in the official photo. If Trump got a huge makeover in the last seven years, it'd make sense, but he more-or-less looks the same. I really don't see a good reason to not use it. Nojus R (talk) 01:33, 11 August 2024 (UTC)
- Support only as a placeholder until a more recent option is agreed upon. Yeoutie (talk) 01:36, 11 August 2024 (UTC)
- Strong Oppose - Too much time has passed. The Trump from 6 years ago is not running now. I STRONGLY believe a more recent picture should be used in articles about his current campaign. Fieari (talk) 02:31, 11 August 2024 (UTC)
- Neutral: It has varied. 1988 uses a crop of George H. W. Bush's vice president photo. 1992 uses a crop of Bush's presidential photo instead. Also for 1992 and for 1996, we use a photo of Ross Perot from 1986 according to the file description. We don't have a consistent style so far as I can tell, outside of our preference for free use photos. Sometimes we even change the photo after the fact, as with the 2008 article using cropped photos of Obama and McCain taken the following year or 2016 using a crop of Trump's official portrait. --Super Goku V (talk) 06:00, 11 August 2024 (UTC)
- One photo has never been used to represent three different candidacies though (see Nixon, FDR, Cleveland, Bryan, Jackson, Jefferson, & Clay). GhulamIslam (talk) 10:38, 11 August 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose using his official portrait. It's been 7 years, and he looks substantially older now; a more recent image would probably be suitable. Unknown-Tree🌲? (talk) 06:37, 11 August 2024 (UTC)
- Support As the person who took many of these photos being considered, I believe the official White House portrait should still be used. As I've stated before, his appearance has not changed that much, and it's still very obviously recognizable as the person it's intending to show. Calibrador (talk) 08:13, 11 August 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose using a photograph from 7 years ago; he looks very different today. A more recent image, perhaps one provided by his campaign, should be used instead. LK (talk) 14:12, 11 August 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose using his official portrait; the current image is more recent and IMO better than the other (newer) suggested photos. Some1 (talk) 17:30, 11 August 2024 (UTC)
- I don’t think we should use the 2017 portrait but we need to use a different one, the one being used now has a terrible angle, would be better to have a photo facing forward like the ones shown above. Geffery2210 (talk) 23:59, 11 August 2024 (UTC)
- Support using portrait If we're not going to use his official portrait because it's 'outdated' then make up your mind about which portrait to use instead. I support using the official portrait until a preferable replacement reaches consensus. Plus, Trump's appearance hasn't changed that drastically since 2017 unlike Tammy Baldwin who has changed since her 2013 portrait but that's still being used on her infobox. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 05:18, 13 August 2024 (UTC)
- This isn't Donald Trump's page, this is the election page. 2024 United States Senate election in Wisconsin uses a much newer picture of Baldwin. Unknown-Tree🌲? (talk) 13:55, 13 August 2024 (UTC)
What are you talking about..? The Wisconsin article uses her 2013 portrait. That is a much older picture of Baldwin than Trump..Prcc27 (talk) 04:22, 16 August 2024 (UTC)- It looks like somebody changed her infobox photo to her 2013 portrait.. Prcc27 (talk) 04:24, 16 August 2024 (UTC)
- This isn't Donald Trump's page, this is the election page. 2024 United States Senate election in Wisconsin uses a much newer picture of Baldwin. Unknown-Tree🌲? (talk) 13:55, 13 August 2024 (UTC)
- Strong Support : Three reasons support the use of the official portrait. 1) The existing photos of all US presidents, including Dwight D. Eisenhower, Harry S. Truman, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jimmy Carter,Ronald Reagan. Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, etc., are the ones that capture their best likeness. There is no need to replace these photos with awkward facial expressions simply because the president has aged. It makes sense to use the best available photo. 2. Until President Donald Trump designates another official portrait, it is advisable to use the existing official portrait that best represents the person. 3. The alternative photos have several disadvantages, such as complex backgrounds, the subject looking away, or awkward facial expressions. Unfortunately, there is no photo that can adequately replace the official award photo. Goodtiming8871 (talk) 12:47, 13 August 2024 (UTC)
- On your first point, I have to repeat what Unknown-Tree said: we're talking about this article's infobox, the 2024 US presidential election, not the Donald Trump article.
Until President Donald Trump designates another official portrait
- That would depend on him winning the election, and there's at least a 50% chance that won't happen. GhulamIslam (talk) 17:17, 15 August 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose We should not use the same image for 3 elections over 8 years. GhulamIslam (talk) 01:33, 16 August 2024 (UTC)
- I Strongly Oppose using a 7 years old outdated photograph. Trump is currently a much older man, and his portrait should preferably reflect that. David A (talk) 06:17, 16 August 2024 (UTC)
- oppose - photo should be updated for this race, and should be as recent as possible (options 1-5). Trump's age is an issue in the campaign and the more more recent photos are more WP:precise Superb Owl (talk) 21:49, 19 August 2024 (UTC)
Alternative options?
[edit]@Talthiel: @Prcc27: @Geffery2210: @Punker85: @TheFellaVB: @TheSavageNorwegian: @Longestview: @LawNerd123: @GoodDay: @David O. Johnson: @Unknown-Tree: @Yeoutie: @Fieari: @Lawrencekhoo: @Some1: @TDKR Chicago 101: Those of you who oppose using the 7 year old OP, or would use it only as a placeholder until a more recent option is agreed upon, which of the 8 alternatives do you prefer? (or propose another) GhulamIslam (talk) 20:15, 15 August 2024 (UTC)
- Option 2 or 5 Since we're not using the official portrait (still a bit weird IMO), either 2 or 5 will do. As long as there's a good quality image of him facing forward like Kamala is in her portrait, that'll do fine. TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 20:32, 15 August 2024 (UTC)
- Option 1, 4, or 5 work for me, I still opposing using the presidential portrait. Talthiel (talk) 20:42, 15 August 2024 (UTC)
- Approve options 2, 3, 6, and 8; and Oppose options 1, 4, 5, 7, and official portrait. LV ✉ ✎ 02:41, 16 August 2024 (UTC)
- I am open to options 1, 2, and 7, but would prefer something with a better background. Option 6 has a good background, but a weird facial expression, so I do not support that option. The presidential portrait is currently the best quality photo out of all the options (but I would prefer something more recent). None of the alternatives seem “presidential” enough for me. I want to reiterate my support for the presidential portrait, given I doubt we will get consensus for any other photo at this RfC. Prcc27 (talk) 04:18, 16 August 2024 (UTC)
- I don't want to start a separate RFC, but it would help if more people would notice and comment. I'd be fine with option 6: Harris, Stein, and Kennedy have similarly fulsome smiles in their photos. GhulamIslam (talk) 05:24, 16 August 2024 (UTC)
- Option 6, Option 3, and Option 8 seem to best encapsule Trump's character, but if we want something more neutral and up-to-date, Option 1 seems good as well. David A (talk) 06:23, 16 August 2024 (UTC)
- Option 6 I think is the best option out of the current options, because it gives a more natural look to the front compared to the other candidates. The reason is that It balances the angles and expressions of Harris, Stein, and Kennedy's current photos. Goodtiming8871 (talk) 12:45, 16 August 2024 (UTC)
- I still prefer the current image, which is Option 8. Just based on personal preference, really. Some1 (talk) 22:56, 16 August 2024 (UTC)
- I do not mind using that image in terms of composition, but it is older than the others. David A (talk) 08:08, 17 August 2024 (UTC)
- In my opinion, Option 8 is not suitable for election campaigning because it looks arrogant and dismissive. However, Option 6 is suitable for election campaigning because it looks friendly. An official portrait is the best, but this is the second best. Goodtiming8871 (talk) 13:13, 17 August 2024 (UTC)
- I do not mind using that image in terms of composition, but it is older than the others. David A (talk) 08:08, 17 August 2024 (UTC)
- Option 5: I think it have a good neutral facial expression and good lighting and it is pretty recent Punker85 (talk) 21:43, 19 August 2024 (UTC)
- Option 5 is better than option 8 Goodtiming8871 (talk) 00:58, 20 August 2024 (UTC)
- Option 3 The two most recent images are overexposed; the 3rd has a better contrast between Trump and the background and he's wearing his characteristic red tie.
- It's similar to Mitt Romney's image in 2012, coincidentally, his last official portrait is also 7 years too old for that election.
- I would crop it to match with Harris'. GhulamIslam (talk) 01:50, 20 August 2024 (UTC)
- Option 6 seems like the best one, he is smiling, just like his official portrait and other candidates' portraits. He has a blue tie, which is typical for an official portrait like George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and himself. G0dzillaboy02 (talk) 11:10, 24 August 2024 (UTC)
Courtesy pings to those who participated in previous discussions or expressed interest in replacing the photo. Hello, @Talthiel: @Vrrajkum: @Maximus: @Prcc27: @Geffery2210: @JFHutson: @InterDoesWik: @LawNerd123: @Herostratus: @Nojus R: @Yeoutie: @Super Goku: @Calibrador: @TDKR Chicago 101: @Punker85: Of the current photo options, option 5 and Option 6 seem suitable. However, President Trump head tilt and expression in other options are awkward. could we add an official portrait as a third option, then vote on the best replacement? Goodtiming8871 (talk) 01:06, 20 August 2024 (UTC)
- Did you count the votes, or are those just your favourites? Besides, people are still voting. GhulamIslam (talk) 01:50, 20 August 2024 (UTC)
- The 2017 presidential portrait is already an option (and a slight majority support that option actually). This section seems to be which photo do we want if we don’t choose the 2017 photo. Prcc27 (talk) 01:53, 20 August 2024 (UTC)
- Still neutral. There was a point made in response to my comment that we have not reused the same image for three elections, so maybe the 2016 article needs to change. :p
- In all seriousness, I don't have a preference to the image. I will say that we might end up changing the image anyways post-election. --Super Goku V (talk) 02:58, 20 August 2024 (UTC)
- You're joking, but I actually am in favor of changing to his first official portrait for 2016, given that it was published on his inauguration day. GhulamIslam (talk) 18:31, 21 August 2024 (UTC)
- I would be in favor of that as well. --Super Goku V (talk) 05:37, 25 August 2024 (UTC)
- You're joking, but I actually am in favor of changing to his first official portrait for 2016, given that it was published on his inauguration day. GhulamIslam (talk) 18:31, 21 August 2024 (UTC)
- I'm still option official portrait, Kamala and JD's are being used and pretty sure if Walz had one, he'd be in use too. It's just a bit awkward having Trump's candid pic, but JD has an official portrait (this is different than Harris and Walz because we have a Trump portrait whereas Walz's isn't in the public domain), however if we have to pic a replacement, option 2 would be my pick. TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 04:36, 20 August 2024 (UTC)
- The official portrait option is the preferred option for many people. In particular, Kamala uses the official portrait, so I think it is fair to use the official portrait for Trump. However, since using the official portrait may require more support from many people, I think it is reasonable to use option 6, which has a similar head angle as the official portrait and is preferred by many people, for the time being.Goodtiming8871 (talk) 11:34, 22 August 2024 (UTC)
- Kamala uses the official portrait of a smiling face, which is a natural facial expression, and this is the most similar natural smiling face expression and face angle to Trump's official portrait, and among those that are most similar to this, option 6 was chosen by many people, so I changed it to this for now.Goodtiming8871 (talk) 09:16, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- I disagree – the current image should be kept until a consensus has been created. Changing it to Option 6 "for the time being" is still changing it and Option 6 doesn't seem to have broad support DimensionalFusion (talk) 12:04, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- I roughly counted the actual votes,In the first vote,
- 13 people chose to use the 2017 official portrait,
- and the other 13 people wanted to use other options.
- In the second vote,
- (which is in the * Alternative options? section,)
- The most popular choices were the 2017 official portrait and option 6, with 4 users supporting them,
- and the second most popular choices were options 1, 2, 5, and 8, with 3 users choosing them.
- The third most popular choice was option 3, with 2 users choosing it,
- and the fourth most popular choice was photos 4 and 7, with 2 users choosing them.
- The photos that received the most user choices were the 2017 official portrait and option 6, so I think it would be reasonable to use them. Is the voting period for choosing photos 1 week or 2 weeks? Goodtiming8871 (talk) 12:38, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- Raw numbers don't determine decisions. Consensus has not been found here: only four users? DimensionalFusion (talk) 14:34, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- Hello, I would like to change the existing agreement to use the current photo with the weird expression. If multiple people agree to change it, can we change it? Can you tell me the previous RfC link that led to the current photo being selected? Goodtiming8871 (talk) 21:46, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- Raw numbers don't determine decisions. Consensus has not been found here: only four users? DimensionalFusion (talk) 14:34, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- I disagree – the current image should be kept until a consensus has been created. Changing it to Option 6 "for the time being" is still changing it and Option 6 doesn't seem to have broad support DimensionalFusion (talk) 12:04, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- Kamala uses the official portrait of a smiling face, which is a natural facial expression, and this is the most similar natural smiling face expression and face angle to Trump's official portrait, and among those that are most similar to this, option 6 was chosen by many people, so I changed it to this for now.Goodtiming8871 (talk) 09:16, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- The official portrait option is the preferred option for many people. In particular, Kamala uses the official portrait, so I think it is fair to use the official portrait for Trump. However, since using the official portrait may require more support from many people, I think it is reasonable to use option 6, which has a similar head angle as the official portrait and is preferred by many people, for the time being.Goodtiming8871 (talk) 11:34, 22 August 2024 (UTC)
References
- ^ Lerer, Lisa; Igielnik, Ruth (2024-08-10). "Harris Leads Trump in Three Key States, Times/Siena Polls Find". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
Harris portrait
[edit]C'mon @Willform, this must be some kind of joke. We reached consensus on Kamala's Vice Presidential portrait being used. Just like how Al Gore, George H. W. Bush, Walter Mondale, and Richard Nixon (1960) all had their official portraits used. If you think a different image should be used please initiate a discussion about it instead of making the decision by yourself to change it. TheFellaVB (talk) 01:23, 13 August 2024 (UTC)
- I think there was a time issue before, so the agreement was reached in an inappropriate way and went in a different direction.
- I think it would be fair to allow Trump to use his own portrait even now.
- Or at least the next best option is to use option 6 above. This option is the second best for the portrait. Goodtiming8871 (talk) 11:42, 18 August 2024 (UTC)
Kamala Harris' picture in the "Democratic nominees" section of this page
[edit]Hello.
The image used to represent Kamala Harris in the "Democratic nominees" section of this page has not been properly cropped, and as such makes Harris look too small to Wikipedia visitors.
As such, I request that the top image for Harris will be used in this section as well.
David A (talk) 08:32, 17 August 2024 (UTC)
- I believe the intent is to not crop or lightly crop in that section. Compare and contrast with 2020 where you see the majority of the images show the upper body of all of the major party candidates. --Super Goku V (talk) 10:54, 17 August 2024 (UTC)
- I meant that it is the same photograph, but the top one has cropped away the area above her head, whereas the lower one has not, so I would like us to reuse the top version of the image. David A (talk) 14:52, 17 August 2024 (UTC)
- I understand. I was just trying to point out what the intent of the section appears to be as it does seem intended to not be a headshot of the candidates. --Super Goku V (talk) 20:22, 18 August 2024 (UTC)
- Okay. No problem. Do you and other Wikipedia editors find it acceptable to use the main photograph there then? David A (talk) 05:00, 19 August 2024 (UTC)
- If no one else objects, then feel free to use the cropped versions if you believe it would be an improvement. --Super Goku V (talk) 09:09, 19 August 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you for your support. David A (talk) 12:24, 19 August 2024 (UTC)
- If no one else objects, then feel free to use the cropped versions if you believe it would be an improvement. --Super Goku V (talk) 09:09, 19 August 2024 (UTC)
- Okay. No problem. Do you and other Wikipedia editors find it acceptable to use the main photograph there then? David A (talk) 05:00, 19 August 2024 (UTC)
- I understand. I was just trying to point out what the intent of the section appears to be as it does seem intended to not be a headshot of the candidates. --Super Goku V (talk) 20:22, 18 August 2024 (UTC)
- I meant that it is the same photograph, but the top one has cropped away the area above her head, whereas the lower one has not, so I would like us to reuse the top version of the image. David A (talk) 14:52, 17 August 2024 (UTC)
Another forecast for the electoral college
[edit]CNN etc. are the most prominent, but here is another to add:
https://uselectionatlas.org/POLLS/PRESIDENT/2024/polls.php
It has all the latest polls. Glasperlenspieler (talk) 12:36, 19 August 2024 (UTC)
- The forecasts all use more than just polling, which Leip does not. That page is just averaging the three most recent polls, so its not really a forecast, just a state-by-state poll aggregator. Unknown-Tree🌲? (talk) 20:11, 20 August 2024 (UTC)
- In addition to above, the methodology here is really janky. Straight average of 3 most recent polls gives too much weight to outliers. GreatCaesarsGhost 15:18, 22 August 2024 (UTC)
Typo
[edit]In the section Economic issues, under Campaign issues, in the paragraph beginning with "Trump has proposed," the word "illegal" is misspelt as "illegial" JustSomeGuy4361 (talk) 02:12, 20 August 2024 (UTC)
- @JustSomeGuy4361: Fixed, cheers! BD2412 T 02:15, 20 August 2024 (UTC)
Michigan
[edit]If anyone still has the stomach for an RFK Jr. infobox issue, can you please go to Talk:2024 United States presidential election in Michigan#Kennedy in infobox? Thanks. – Muboshgu (talk) 23:58, 20 August 2024 (UTC)
- We’re really going to rehash this? Prcc27 (talk) 00:19, 21 August 2024 (UTC)
- You're insisting that there is a consensus that doesn't exist, so I guess we have to. – Muboshgu (talk) 00:21, 21 August 2024 (UTC)
- I think an uninvolved admin should make a close here. Esolo5002 (talk) 01:00, 21 August 2024 (UTC)
- You're insisting that there is a consensus that doesn't exist, so I guess we have to. – Muboshgu (talk) 00:21, 21 August 2024 (UTC)
Trump photo
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I want to ask, do you agree if Trump's current photo is replaced with the Trump photo that I proposed above? In my opinion, this Trump photo is better and straighter. In addition, in my opinion, this Trump photo is the best photo in 2024 so this is also a new photo. Regarding the photo that is not smiling, I think it doesn't matter because Chase Oliver also has a photo that is not smiling or showing teeth. In addition, what I like about this photo is that Trump looks fresher and more pleasing to the eye like Chase Oliver's photo. Do you agree if Trump's current photo is replaced with the photo I proposed? Teknologi Positif (talk) 11:41, 22 August 2024 (UTC)
- Support I think the photo you proposed is very good. In addition, there are many photos of former US presidents who are not smiling or showing their teeth. Not only Chase Oliver, Cornel West also has a photo that is not smiling and does not show his teeth. Then the photo of Trump that you proposed also looks fresher and straighter. 114.10.45.216 (talk) 11:49, 22 August 2024 (UTC)
- Support I would like to add a comment that the photo I proposed has also been used for a long time by several other language Wikipedias. So I hope that English language Wikipedia will also use the photo I proposed. Thank you. Teknologi Positif (talk) 12:13, 22 August 2024 (UTC)
- Support - The Yellow Tie is a bit off-putting but other than that, it's a very well option, and his points do make sense, and it's league's better then the current image. InterDoesWiki (talk) 14:52, 22 August 2024 (UTC)
- Support The photos you proposed are very nice. I 100% support your proposal. Because the photo you proposed looks straighter and more balanced. Regarding the tie color, I don't think it's too big of a problem because the photo of Tim Walz himself wearing a brown tie is still displayed in the article without any problems. 114.10.45.216 (talk) 16:52, 22 August 2024 (UTC)
- Note: this is a redundant !vote. IP already !voted above. Prcc27 (talk) 23:01, 22 August 2024 (UTC)
- True, actually I don't see why the picture proposed in this RFC Is just one of thr options in the Trump image RFC. InterDoesWiki (talk) 03:14, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- Note: this is a redundant !vote. IP already !voted above. Prcc27 (talk) 23:01, 22 August 2024 (UTC)
- Procedural concerns: we are already discussing Trump’s photo in another RfC. I don’t think another RfC on the matter is helping. Prcc27 (talk) 17:20, 22 August 2024 (UTC)
- Agreed. One RfC at a time, especially since it appears reverting the image to Trump's official portrait has some supporters above. TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 22:08, 22 August 2024 (UTC)
- I just want to add that the background is very weird. If you look at the zoomed out version of the photo, it is an enlarged photo of Trump. Either way, this RfC is premature. Prcc27 (talk) 22:44, 22 August 2024 (UTC)
- Seconded Punker85 (talk) 00:52, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- Maybe you can give me a chance? I think the current photo of Trump shows a tilted head and a crooked body. Because I think it would be nice if a photo of a politician like Trump showed a straight head and a straight body. Teknologi Positif (talk) 03:57, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- Agreed. One RfC at a time, especially since it appears reverting the image to Trump's official portrait has some supporters above. TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 22:08, 22 August 2024 (UTC)
- Slight Oppose I feel like the proposed photo looks less official and clean(?, mostly regarding his hair) than the current photo. Also, why aren't we just using his current image from his article? ✶Quxyz✶ 00:51, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- In my opinion, Trump's current photo has a fairly dark face. It is not balanced when compared to Tim Walz's photo which has a bright face. Of course, Trump's current photo is affected by the lighting and lights at the event. So that's why I propose a photo of Trump that has a bright face like Joe Biden or Tim Walz. In addition, the photo I propose also has a straight head and a straight body which Trump's current photo does not have. Teknologi Positif (talk) 04:03, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- Okay. But you should have made the proposal at this RfC instead of starting a completely new RfC. Prcc27 (talk) 04:19, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- In my opinion, Trump's current photo has a fairly dark face. It is not balanced when compared to Tim Walz's photo which has a bright face. Of course, Trump's current photo is affected by the lighting and lights at the event. So that's why I propose a photo of Trump that has a bright face like Joe Biden or Tim Walz. In addition, the photo I propose also has a straight head and a straight body which Trump's current photo does not have. Teknologi Positif (talk) 04:03, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- Support In my opinion, the photo of Trump that you proposed has better criteria than the current photo of Trump. The photo of Trump that you proposed has a bright face color, a straight body and not tilted, a straight head and not tilted. For the tie color issue, I think it doesn't matter because in Tim Walz's photo he also wears a brown tie and it doesn't cause any problems. So I strongly support if the current photo of Trump is replaced with the photo that you proposed. Because when compared to photos of other politicians who are running for president, the current photo of Donald Trump is a photo that has a dark face when compared to photos of other politicians who have bright faces. So I strongly support if the current photo of Trump is replaced with the photo of Trump that you proposed. GBUDJT (talk) 07:45, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose/close for reasons stated by others: there was a consensus to change from the official portrait (2017), but there will probably never be a consensus on what the new Trump photo should be. The photo right now is fine; let’s remember WP:DEADHORSE. Dingers5Days (talk) 14:03, 24 August 2024 (UTC)
- Comment/close Since many people disagree with this proposal, it is officially closed. Thank you to those who have commented. Teknologi Positif (talk) 19:11, 24 August 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose ( Previous Support), After watching the photo several times, this photo is too serious looking face and impression of concerns (maybe to much unreasonable political attacks from U.S.A democratic Party)so it's unbalanced to other competitor's bright smiling face profile photos. - basic principle of photo: smiling and bright looking attract positive impression to the voters of U.S.A presidential election 5 November 2024.Tuesday.
(Previous comments)< Among the photos that have been released so far, I also recommend the photo that you proposed along with option 6 above, next to the official portrait of Trump in 2017. The reason is that at least the face angle is correct and the expression is natural. Goodtiming8871 (talk) 12:46, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose. Besides the disruption caused by multiple RFCs about this photo, this is worse than the official photo. The argument people have given against the official photo is he is older now, but he doesn't look any older in this photo as far as I can tell. The tie color and background look strange. I searched in Google images and was not able to find an instance where he wore a tie that was not blue or red. --JFHutson (talk) 13:02, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- He doesn't look any older so official photo can be used - that is the point !!!:) how the photo was taken; it can be the matter. Goodtiming8871 (talk) 05:47, 24 August 2024 (UTC)
- Close again, if given 12 options, consensus will never settle on one. We don't need to keep having this conversation. GreatCaesarsGhost 14:08, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- Suggestion Hello Teknologi Positif Thank you for your RfC, I think that the current photos with strange and especially arrogant facial expressions should definitely be replaced. So I suggest that we try to replace the photos through this, but that we exclude from the votes the users who oppose the replacement of photos without any reasonable rational, without any reason. That is, it seems that the users who support the U.S. Democratic Party are not voting in good faith, but are trying to keep the strange or negative appearance of Donald Trump in the photo. I think that it is necessary to select the people who vote in good faith on Wikipedia.Goodtiming8871 (talk) 21:32, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- This is absolutely uncalled for! Please remember to assume good faith and be WP:CIVIL. I am indeed a Democrat, but if you would actually read what I have said on this talk page, I have explicitly said I do not like the current photo and that we need a photo for Trump that is more presidential. Believe it or not, it isn’t hard to set aside one’s personal political beliefs and edit Wikipedia neutrally. Many users are opposed to the photo because we are literally already discussing which photo to use for Trump in another RfC. And by the way, the photo proposal in this RfC is actually worse than the current infobox photo. Look at the uncropped version of the photo; completely dreadful! Prcc27 (talk) 04:24, 24 August 2024 (UTC)
- thank you for your feedback, I assumed good faith but I would like to see the previous discussions about the photo. Let me know the link of the previous talks about profile photos. Kind regards. Goodtiming8871 (talk) 04:32, 24 August 2024 (UTC)
- I don’t want to violate WP:AGF or make any unfounded accusations of sockpuppets, but for some reason I am just a little bit suspicious of the fact that one of the supporters of the photo is an IP and another is a new user whose first and only edit was in this very RfC. But maybe my suspicions are illogical and I am overreacting..? Prcc27 (talk) 04:35, 24 August 2024 (UTC)
- You have every right to be suspicious. Lostfan333 (talk) 04:44, 24 August 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you for reassuring me. I have asked an admin what they think is going on, and we will go from there. Prcc27 (talk) 16:56, 24 August 2024 (UTC)
- You have every right to be suspicious. Lostfan333 (talk) 04:44, 24 August 2024 (UTC)
- I don’t want to violate WP:AGF or make any unfounded accusations of sockpuppets, but for some reason I am just a little bit suspicious of the fact that one of the supporters of the photo is an IP and another is a new user whose first and only edit was in this very RfC. But maybe my suspicions are illogical and I am overreacting..? Prcc27 (talk) 04:35, 24 August 2024 (UTC)
- thank you for your feedback, I assumed good faith but I would like to see the previous discussions about the photo. Let me know the link of the previous talks about profile photos. Kind regards. Goodtiming8871 (talk) 04:32, 24 August 2024 (UTC)
- This is absolutely uncalled for! Please remember to assume good faith and be WP:CIVIL. I am indeed a Democrat, but if you would actually read what I have said on this talk page, I have explicitly said I do not like the current photo and that we need a photo for Trump that is more presidential. Believe it or not, it isn’t hard to set aside one’s personal political beliefs and edit Wikipedia neutrally. Many users are opposed to the photo because we are literally already discussing which photo to use for Trump in another RfC. And by the way, the photo proposal in this RfC is actually worse than the current infobox photo. Look at the uncropped version of the photo; completely dreadful! Prcc27 (talk) 04:24, 24 August 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you for your reply, I think this really has potentially a big impact on the election because Trump's photo becomes an important reference point and personal image. Even those who contribute using IP addresses can understand this if they mention a reasonable reason for supporting photo replacement. However, even if someone use a user account, it is uncomfortable mind if the users are told to just use an existing photo without a proper reason.Goodtiming8871 (talk) 04:45, 24 August 2024 (UTC)
- Comment Proposer has started a new RfC regarding a different image below, implying that this one is no longer supported by them. --Super Goku V (talk) 18:49, 24 August 2024 (UTC)
- Comment/close Since many people disagree with this proposal, it is officially closed. Thank you to those who have commented. Teknologi Positif (talk) 19:13, 24 August 2024 (UTC)
- I don't believe that the proposer of an RfC can withdraw it when there are comments supporting the proposal. Right now, you have InterDoesWiki, GBUDJT, Goodtiming8871, and an IP user all supporting your proposal. --Super Goku V (talk) 05:59, 25 August 2024 (UTC)
- Hello Thank you for your kind update. Goodtiming8871 (talk) 08:19, 25 August 2024 (UTC)
- I don't believe that the proposer of an RfC can withdraw it when there are comments supporting the proposal. Right now, you have InterDoesWiki, GBUDJT, Goodtiming8871, and an IP user all supporting your proposal. --Super Goku V (talk) 05:59, 25 August 2024 (UTC)
Texas Swing state?
[edit]I know that currently the community is talking about North Carolina but Texas should be looked at again new polls show consistently that Harris is down 2-5 points from trump John Bois (talk) 21:02, 22 August 2024 (UTC)
- Seems WP:UNDUE, we would first need mounds of reliable sources which show that Texas is a swing state. It is original research for us to base it on solely on polling. Prcc27 (talk) 22:59, 22 August 2024 (UTC)
- Does no one understand what the term swing state means? It is not a "close state." It's a state that "swings" from party to party. North Carolina has gone for the Democratic candidate once in the last 10 elections, and then by 1/3 of one percent. Texas has gone red ELEVEN straight times. There is no swinging! GreatCaesarsGhost 14:21, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- And Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin have gone red only once in my lifetime. So if North Carolina isn’t a swing state, neither are those rust belt states. At the very least, MI, PA, NC, and WI are “battleground” states. Prcc27 (talk) 15:49, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- I don't think your age is a particular relevant data point, except perhaps to explain how you could think this argument holds water. North Carolina went blue 16 years ago in an election where the Democrat won by 7%. Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin went red 8 years ago in an election where the Republican lost. And not just any Republican - the same one who is running this year. In any case, Texas has never gone blue in your lifetime, so I'm not sure what your point is. GreatCaesarsGhost 20:49, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- We’re just gonna have to follow the sources. We say NC is a swing state, because that’s what the sources say. If the sources ever say Texas is a swing state (which I doubt they will for this election cycle), we should too. Prcc27 (talk) 04:16, 24 August 2024 (UTC)
- I don't think your age is a particular relevant data point, except perhaps to explain how you could think this argument holds water. North Carolina went blue 16 years ago in an election where the Democrat won by 7%. Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin went red 8 years ago in an election where the Republican lost. And not just any Republican - the same one who is running this year. In any case, Texas has never gone blue in your lifetime, so I'm not sure what your point is. GreatCaesarsGhost 20:49, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- And Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin have gone red only once in my lifetime. So if North Carolina isn’t a swing state, neither are those rust belt states. At the very least, MI, PA, NC, and WI are “battleground” states. Prcc27 (talk) 15:49, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
Biased hate toward Trump
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Why is there paragraphs stating “Trump's campaign has been criticized by legal experts, historians, and political scientists for invoking violent rhetoric and authoritarian statements. During the 2024 campaign, Trump has continued to repeat his false claims” right on the front page where uninformed voters can see and make assumptions yet Harris and Biden’s “deep state rhetoric” or their false claims are not mentioned at all. This is literally the definition of propaganda 2601:804:C201:6DB0:A2:5203:D513:8707 (talk) 03:13, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
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RFK Jr. status
[edit]In his announcement, RFK Jr. said he's suspending his campaign, but not 'ending it'. He said he's staying on the ballot in blue states and encouraging his voters to vote for him in those states, but he is withdrawing his name from the ballots in red/battleground states while endorsing Trump and encouraging his voters to vote for Trump in those states.
My question is, should he be considered as a withdrawn candidate or should he still remain on the Independent section like before with a footnote? TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 19:14, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
So he wants to be a spoiler candidate. Without evidence that he matters enough to be one,we should give him as little placement as possible. Mark him as withdrawn, while acknowledging what ballot access he has. – Muboshgu (talk) 19:17, 23 August 2024 (UTC)- That makes sense. Keeping him in withdrawn section, but adding like a footnote adding that he's on the ballot on some states/somewhat campaigning as a spoiler candidate in some states? TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 19:29, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- Since he is actually still on the ballot, he needs to be listed in the Independent section.XavierGreen (talk) 19:36, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- A lot of people are on the ballot/going to be on it. But if he doesn’t even have an active campaign, it seems WP:UNDUE to include him in the independent section. Prcc27 (talk) 19:46, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- How is it undue when its reality and news media is giving it attention? It is NPOV to exclude him.XavierGreen (talk) 19:58, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- He is a minor candidate who is dropping out of the race. Why should he be included? – Muboshgu (talk) 20:14, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- He has sufficient media attention right now. Stop predicting the future. You said he wasn't gonna get close to reaching 270 EVs, yet he did. Lostfan333 (talk) 20:15, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- I feel quite vindicated by the fact that he dropped out in August. I said he was not worth the attention and I was right. I see no evidence he got to 270 EVs before, but he certainly doesn't have them now.
- And if Wikipedia ran solely by getting
sufficient media attention right now
, we would be overwhelmed by Kardashians and other pop culture items. I will predict the future again: RFK is not going to sustain todays media attention (you know, when he is dropping out) into November. – Muboshgu (talk) 20:43, 23 August 2024 (UTC)- You just love going on and on, huh? Lostfan333 (talk) 20:47, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- Wikipedia:Focus on content not contributor – Muboshgu (talk) 20:48, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- I will. Anything for you. Lostfan333 (talk) 20:50, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- Do it for yourself, because your current behavior could lead to sanctions. – Muboshgu (talk) 21:05, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- Okay, I apologize. Lostfan333 (talk) 21:07, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- Do it for yourself, because your current behavior could lead to sanctions. – Muboshgu (talk) 21:05, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- I will. Anything for you. Lostfan333 (talk) 20:50, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- Wikipedia:Focus on content not contributor – Muboshgu (talk) 20:48, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- You just love going on and on, huh? Lostfan333 (talk) 20:47, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- He has sufficient media attention right now. Stop predicting the future. You said he wasn't gonna get close to reaching 270 EVs, yet he did. Lostfan333 (talk) 20:15, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- He is a minor candidate who is dropping out of the race. Why should he be included? – Muboshgu (talk) 20:14, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- How is it undue when its reality and news media is giving it attention? It is NPOV to exclude him.XavierGreen (talk) 19:58, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- A lot of people are on the ballot/going to be on it. But if he doesn’t even have an active campaign, it seems WP:UNDUE to include him in the independent section. Prcc27 (talk) 19:46, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- Isn't he trying to be the opposite of a spoiler candidate and exit all races where votes going to him would affect the election? BenDoleman (talk) 19:57, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- Yes. But this discussion is getting off topic. Prcc27 (talk) 20:02, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- My bad, I see
As to his electoral future, Kennedy said he would only work to remove his name from ballots in swing states because he wanted to give his to give his supporters in "red states" and "blue states" a chance to vote for him without "harming or helping."
Not a spoiler, but not relevant either. – Muboshgu (talk) 20:11, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- He has withdrawn and endorsed someone else. If he starts to actively campaign we can revisit this. Esolo5002 (talk) 20:47, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
During the primaries when someone drop outs, it's said they've suspended their campaign. So, not much difference here. GoodDay (talk) 20:52, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
Suggestions on improving and updating the article (23 August 2024)
[edit]1.) Move Robert Kennedy Jr. to the "Withdrawn candidates" section (adding reliable sources):
example (of article section look):
Withdrawn candidates
The following notable individual(s) announced and then suspended their campaigns before the election:
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr., environmental lawyer, anti-vaccine activist and conspiracy theorist, previously Democratic primaries candidate launching an independent campaign (endoresed Trump)[1]
- Kanye West, rapper, candidate for president in 2020[2]
2.) Move the information about Cornel West's candidacy to the new section named "Independent candidates" , considering that the candidate does not have more significant ballot access than the other candidates listed in "Other Independent candidates" section.
example (of the new section look):
Independent candidates
The following notable individuals are running independently for president. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dav988 (talk • contribs) 20:19, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- Cornel West, academic, left-leaning and anti-war activist and public intellectual, previously Green Party primaries candidate[3][4] launching an independent campaign[5]
- Shiva Ayyadurai, entrepreneur, and anti-vaccine activist; candidate for U.S. Senate from Massachusetts in 2018 and 2020[6][7][a]
- Johnny Buss, part-owner and vice president of strategic development of the Los Angeles Lakers[8][9]
- Joseph "Afroman" Foreman, rapper[10][11][12][13]
- Taylor Marshall, podcaster and author[14][15][11][16]
3.) Restore the available photo under Green vice-presidential candidate Ware (available as: File:Dr. Dutch Bilal Ware wisdom (cropped).jpg) at the Green Party campaign information box. --Dav988, 20:03, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- It's not clear whether that image is freely-licensed; see [11]. David O. Johnson (talk) 20:18, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- On Cornel West, there was a previous discussion on should his nominee table be removed (which would likely put him instead in the other independents list if the consensus was to removed his table) but no clear consensus came out of it Punker85 (talk) 01:05, 24 August 2024 (UTC)
- 2) I agree with your suggestion on Cornel West - if he is still short of 270, he should not get a box. That is WP:Undue weight Superb Owl (talk) 01:21, 24 August 2024 (UTC)
Notes
- ^ Ayyadurai is not eligible to serve as president as he is not a natural-born citizen, but he claims he can run for office.
References
- ^ Steinhauser, Paul (August 22, 2024). "Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to endorse Trump for president, court filing shows". Fox News. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
- ^ Dickinson, Tim (October 20, 2023). "Kanye is 'Not a Candidate in 2024,' His Lawyer Says". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 20, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- ^ Hippensteel, Chris (June 14, 2023). "Cornel West to Run for President With Green Party, Ditches People's Party". The Daily Beast. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ^ Kennedy, Kaitlyn (June 15, 2023). "Cornel West announces presidential run with the Green Party". TAG24. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ^ Thomas, Ken (October 5, 2023). "Cornel West Slams Biden, Trump, and Runs as 2024 Independent". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ "Indian American Scientist Shiva Ayyadurai joins 2024 US presidential race". Business Insider India. August 2, 2023. Archived from the original on August 3, 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ^ "Nikki Haley To Shiva Ayyadurai: The 4 Indian-Americans To Enter 2024 US Presidential Election Race". India.com. August 3, 2023. Archived from the original on November 6, 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ^ Bengel, Chris (March 14, 2024). "Lakers part-owner Johnny Buss announces presidential campaign as an independent". CBS Sports. Archived from the original on March 16, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ "Johnny Buss, brother of Lakers owner Jeanie Buss, is running for president". Los Angeles Times. March 15, 2024. Archived from the original on March 15, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ Curi, Peter (May 8, 2023). "Afroman hosting 2024 presidential campaign show in Lombard". wgntv.com. Archived from the original on May 9, 2023. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
- ^ a b Lafrate, Anthony (August 6, 2023). "Who Are the 2024 3rd-Party Candidates?". catholicvote.org. Archived from the original on November 15, 2023. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
- ^ Foley, Ryan (November 14, 2023). "14 lesser-known candidates running for president in 2024: Afroman". The Christian Post. Archived from the original on January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- ^ Afroman [@ogafroman] (December 18, 2023). "202Fro In Full Effecc💨🇺🇸 Tickets at http://ogafroman.com" (Tweet). Retrieved January 8, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ Hall, Kennedy (May 19, 2023). "Taylor Marshall Running for President: What Does This Mean?". Crisis Magazine. Archived from the original on May 19, 2023. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ^ Michael Sean Winters (May 17, 2023). "Taylor Marshall for Prez in 2024! The Catholic candidate whose time has come". ncronline.org. Archived from the original on May 19, 2023. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ^ Foley, Ryan (November 14, 2023). "14 lesser-known candidates running for president in 2024: Taylor Marshall". The Christian Post. Archived from the original on January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
RfC infobox tally reminder
[edit]Hello. Just wanted to remind everyone that there is an active RfC regarding when to add a state’s projected electoral college votes to the infobox. Just reminding everyone in case it was overlooked by some. Prcc27 (talk) 20:14, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
add 1 word
[edit]i can't edit but i think we should add the term "new" to: along with his "new" running mate, Ohio senator JD Vance. Avy falk (talk) 02:41, 24 August 2024 (UTC)
RfC: Trump infobox photo Existing agreement
[edit]Regarding RfC: Trump infobox photo Existing agreement on Can you post a link? About 50 numbers of existing discussions and agreements regarding President "Donald Trump" are summarized and there is a direct link at the top of the talk page. However, it is said that there has been an existing agreement on this content - photo, but since there are many archived topics, can you post this at the top of this talk page or here in this talk page? Goodtiming8871 (talk) 06:03, 24 August 2024 (UTC)
Final Trump photo
[edit]- The following discussion is an archived record of a request for comment. Please do not modify it. No further edits should be made to this discussion. A summary of the conclusions reached follows.
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Excuse me, This is the latest photo of Trump that I proposed because when I saw the photo of Trump that I proposed previously, many people thought that the background of the photo was strange, the tie was yellow, and the face was arrogant because he was not smiling. Therefore, I propose this new photo of Trump which has an upright body and a straight head. In addition, the photo of Trump that I proposed has a smiling face and his teeth are visible which is very fitting when juxtaposed with the photo of Harris who is also smiling and her teeth are visible. Then the photo that I proposed also has a background that is not strange and uses a red tie. For the problem of Trump's face looking old, of course because Trump is currently 78 years old. So I hope that the photo of Trump that I proposed will be used in the Wikipedia article. Thank you. Teknologi Positif (talk) 17:43, 24 August 2024 (UTC)
- Support I agree with everything you said. I support the photo of Donald Trump that you suggested. Moreover, this photo also fits well when juxtaposed with the photo of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 114.10.45.169 (talk) 17:47, 24 August 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you for supporting my proposal. Teknologi Positif (talk) 18:35, 24 August 2024 (UTC)
- Support I think the photo you proposed fits all the criteria such as wearing a red tie, head held high, body straight, smiling face and showing teeth. So the photo of Trump you proposed is very good when juxtaposed with the photos of Kennedy Jr. and Harris. Besides that I also agree with everything you said. GBUDJT (talk) 17:55, 24 August 2024 (UTC)
- Support Thank you for supporting my proposal. Of course, the photo of Trump that I proposed has the main criteria such as wearing a red tie and a smiling face with visible teeth. And it is very good when juxtaposed with photos of other politicians such as Biden. Then one of the important factors is a straight head and a straight body. Teknologi Positif (talk) 18:05, 24 August 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose - Procedural We now have three RfCs running concurrently to decide the image, two of them started by the same user. I don't care too much about what image ends up being used, but do care that we might end up with multiple conflicting closures due to excessive RfCs started after the main one. --Super Goku V (talk) 18:47, 24 August 2024 (UTC)
- Procedural oppose: and I suspect the three users above that support this may be sockpuppets. Prcc27 (talk) 20:19, 24 August 2024 (UTC)
New Donald Trump photo
[edit]Hello new Wikipedians, If we need to open the new RFC for Trump election photo, from my understanding we need to wait ✋️ before existing RFC finalised. So if non of the users comment to the existing RFC (Automatic closure), or agrees on the RFC, it will be close or finalized. Goodtiming8871 (talk) 08:28, 25 August 2024 (UTC)
"Bobby"
[edit]Trump calls RFK Jr "Bobby". He is NOT Bobby. And we should not call him "Bobby" in the article. He is nothing like the real Bobby. The real Bobby was a hero to many Americans. He was immediately favored to win the 1968 election. I was 21 and ready to vote. But for an assassin bullet, America and the World would be different. Most likely BETTER but at the least different. As the Family says, "This is a travesty". We should not sanction a travesty. Buster Seven Talk (UTC) 11:56, 25 August 2024 (UTC)
- This thread may be a tad early since "Bobby" is not yet mentioned in the article. But should he be, we should only use Robert Kennedy JR. Buster Seven Talk (UTC) 12:18, 25 August 2024 (UTC)
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