Very good post. And we really don't have a choice but to give him a chance. His election is a done deal. And I get why the Rust Belt folks (and other blue collar communities) voted for Donnie. But these people don't just want jobs, they want the jobs they lost.....or at least a job that paid them on the same scale and in the same area in which they live. And that just isn't going to happen. At least not for a lot of years. And after a lot of taxpayer money and after a great deal of retraining. Even Donnie doesn't have an apparent plan for that. Coal miners might actually get some jobs back under Trump, but there is a nasty price to pay for that also. And if these folks haven't seen actual progress (aka "change") over the next 4 years they are going to look again for the next Great Savior. And the pendulum will swing either farther to the right, or it will swing back to the left, maybe even farther to the left than it has. These "deplorables" may have swung the election for Donnie but now he has to produce. For both Donnie and those poor, desperate people, they are likely yo find out that when you want something in the worst way, sometimes that's just how you get it.......
Wanna wager? I already won 5k when everyone told me there is absolutely zero chance Trump would win the White House
Yeah, sorry. Meant to mention this as well. But was trying to avoid some long rant. My bad. I have several Democrat fans that have even acknowledged they voted but did not vote Hillary simply because of the way the primary was handled. But yeah, by all means, blame the Republican party. Oh, and forget that we're all in this.... TOGETHER.
I have come to rather like the term. It has grown on me, the greatest offering to our society Hillary ever contributed. It probably assured her defeat. Just call me Mr. Deplorable.
I do hope it's only 4 years but I'm also realistic. I'm not entirely positive the DNC will realize how badly they fucked up with how they handled the Primary. So far I've heard only a couple people in the DNC come out and say. "oh man we fucked up bad." Rest of them are in denial. Howard Dean having even a little support for the DNC chair shows just that... Denial. Democratic elitists need to get the fuck out, or they'll risk 8 years of Trump instead of just 4. Edit - The Republicans aren't even stupid enough to do what the DNC did this year. Food for thought.
Has a sitting president ever failed to win his party's nomination in a re-election bid? Seems feasible after four years of Trump Oddly enough, that's actually the scenario playing out on the CBS drama "Madam Secretary"--Republican president pisses off the conservative establishment, loses in primaries, then runs in the general as an independent. I could absolutely see the exact same thing happening in 2020.
I have a hard time seeing a 74 year-old Trump wanting to do another four years. I have an even harder time seeing the country being in the mood to re-elect him. But then again, I never thought he'd be able to pull off winning, so what do I know?
Awww Dean isn't a bad guy. Is there something about him I don't know? What's clear is Schumer and Pelosi both need to be out of leadership positions.
I'm not convinced he'll finish one term....he has a lot of court appearances and law suits pending...but hey...if he can fix things in DC ....I'll believe it when I see it....as it stands I think he'll get himself into a mess...let's hope not....GO AMERICA!!!
They typically don't primary the incumbent. Buuuut... I could see them running someone else depending on how much he rubber stamps from now till 2020. Trump is gonna be the rubber stamp president that uses reconciliation to pass most of his legislation. I could see them invoking the "Nuclear Option" though.
That's well known media fuckery. Here's what the rally people heard. I'm taking about scandalous politician bad.
But on the other hand... Donations to the ACLU and Planned Parenthood have reached all-time record highs. Subscriptions to the New York Times, Washington Post, The New Yorker, Mother Jones and various other organs of the Lügenpresse have surged. And... gun sales are actually slumping! I guess the white folks feel safe in their beds now.
