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Re: Politics
« Reply #6340 on: February 05, 2020, 04:03:41 PM »
Every now and then I check out TikTok just to see what the kids are doing these days, and it's surprising how many of them are Trump supporters.

Of course anything can happen in the next 9 months, but I feel more and more certain he's going to get re-elected.

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Re: Politics
« Reply #6341 on: February 05, 2020, 07:56:45 PM »
He's definitely getting re-elected.

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Re: Politics
« Reply #6342 on: February 05, 2020, 08:03:07 PM »
I think FLY is correct
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Re: Politics
« Reply #6343 on: February 05, 2020, 08:08:55 PM »
If the winner was the person with the most votes, I'd feel pretty sure the Democrats would win. But since the winner is the person who gets the most votes in Wisconsin, I am extremely uncertain.

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Re: Politics
« Reply #6344 on: February 05, 2020, 08:10:00 PM »
Yeah, Electoral College is broken and dumb, so it works pretty well for Trump.

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Re: Politics
« Reply #6345 on: February 06, 2020, 12:58:40 AM »
I think the dread over Trump being re-elected is part of the cycle of despair for those who oppose him. Hypothetical polls Hypothetical polls are somewhat erratic, but they don't propose that it's a slam dunk for him. I'm hoping this cycle is something like:

1. They'll never nominate him.
2. We'll never elect him. Time for the first female prez!
3. OMG WTF OMG WTF
4. He's actually really, really bad, and his supporters will follow him off a cliff.
5. He committed multiple impeachable offenses and still stands.
6. He's invincible.
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7. Oh, hey, we have a candidate, and they're kicking up some dust and taking it to this guy. They're actually kind of exposing him. OK! Maybe, just maybe.
8. Everyone, regardless of who they supported in the primary, votes for the Democratic candidate. Young people actually vote. Some states with positive demographic changes (for Dems, anyway) start to switch. Arizona goes for the Democrat! (My own personal dream, that last one, but definitely in play.)
9. Ding! Dong! The witch is dead! (Trump seeks asylum in Russia)
10. Children at the border are reunited with their families, travel ban is lifted, some of the real ills created under Trump get rectified.
11. Now we can do some positive things! (Or at least get up on the bully pulpit and make a case for progress.)
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Re: Politics
« Reply #6346 on: February 07, 2020, 08:20:19 PM »
First 45 mins or so of this debate were straight fire.

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Re: Politics
« Reply #6347 on: February 07, 2020, 08:33:30 PM »
I'm finally feeling that these representatives of democracy are hurt about what's being done to their chosen profession.

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Re: Politics
« Reply #6348 on: February 07, 2020, 11:49:39 PM »
I was watching American Factory? Is Joe still kickin'?
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Re: Politics
« Reply #6349 on: February 08, 2020, 11:07:48 AM »
He yelled a lot to show he is serious, and then commanded everyone to stand and clap for his words.

 

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