Politics Can our Republican friends here please explain something...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...y-said-thats-not-true/?utm_term=.8d6f960aac36

Polls show 'no one' cares about the Russia investigation, White House press secretary said. That's not true.

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said President Trump will not address the ongoing investigation into collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia because no Americans care about the issue.

At Monday's White House briefing, Sanders said: “We spend more time on that than we do any other topic despite the fact that time and time again, poll after poll says that frankly no one cares about this issue, and it's certainly not the thing that keeps people up at night.”

Sanders did not cite a poll showing that “no one” cares about the Russia investigation. It is highly unlikely that a reliable poll exists with results showing that zero people care about the Russia investigation.

It was also surprising, if not inconsistent, to see Sanders point to polls as proof that Americans don't care about the Russia probe despite how often Trump surrogates dismiss polls when they do not paint the Trump White House in a favorable light.​

What is of much use now is a recent Washington Post-ABC poll showing just how interested the American people are in the Russia investigation.

The poll found that nearly half — 49 percent — of Americans believe Trump tried to interfere with the Russia investigation in a way that amounts to obstruction of justice. And about a quarter — 26 percent — of Americans believe there is “solid evidence” supporting their belief.​

Here's the least favorable poll for Trump:

http://news.gallup.com/poll/1675/most-important-problem.aspx





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Way down on the list:



Dissatisfaction with government is about the same as it was during the Obama administration.

We know what's not true, WaPost. You aren't.

 

Right. And the blue wall was going to save Clinton's presidential election, too.

 

I don't at all think Trump is a Libertarian, or even a libertarian (small l). Just that some things he does will make Libertarians happy. Like reducing government, cutting taxes, reducing regulations, etc.

Many things he does, especially on immigration/building wall, do not make us Libertarians happy. Or his proposed massive budget deficits (tax cuts are OK, but increased spending instead of cutting spending is foolish).

Classical Conservatism (e.g. Goldwater/Reagan/Burke) is a 3 legged stool, so to speak. One is Libertarianism, one is traditional values, and one is anti-communism. What passes for conservatism today is warmongering, bible thumping, and intolerance toward non European immigrants (count me out). Yet there still is an actual Liberty Caucus in the republican party - something you won't find in the democratic one.

It's not surprising to see some of that Libertarian philosophy in Trump's "conservative" ideology.

It is quite clear that our troops remain in Afghanistan only because he had to be talked into keeping troops there.

 

The one that got me $50/paycheck. I love it.

 

Trump administration slaps 3 Russian entities and 19 individuals with sanctions. Reported on CNBC just now.

Manchurian Candiate.

 

I bet you had no problem with Obama running up debts 10x what you're complaining about now.

 

Just a bunch of fakery to make it look like he is doing something. Those 3 entities and 19 individuals will not be affected in the least.

 

Complain when there's no sanctions. Complain when there are.

Something has to give.