As for Russia, I’ve always looked at Trump as our Yeltsin. He was a loud mouthed drunk that Clinton played like a fiddle to get everything NATO wanted out of him. Putin hoped to use Trump in the same way. Neither were agents of the respective intelligence agencies, just useful assets because they were compromised in some way.
Right. No doubt Bruce Pearl is a Republican. He does it all -- he cheats, plus acts like a clown.
Pubs will not denounce President Trump.
Yes, the Trump part is gloriously true and hopefully it continues. Because if it does, there won’t be a Republican elected President for a generation without major voter suppression laws. Oh wait.
Biden is from the Gerald Ford School of Necessary Do-Nothing Placeholders.
Actually, he may not actually be "a really wealthy guy" and does not at all seem "occupied with other stuff" than politics.
So, now Trump is a Democrat???
And, he’s orange.Right. No doubt Bruce Pearl is a Republican. He does it all -- he cheats, plus acts like a clown.
Now do Biden. Seriously, you guys on the OMG Trump train need to take a harder look at the current idiot in charge because he is everything you all accuse Trump of on steroids. Weaken America's position with allies? Check. Weaken America's position w.r.t. Russia and China? Check. Financially compromised by foreign powers? The big guy says 10% check. An asshole that acts like a dick? Check.
You all see orange whenever Trump is brought up so there is no point trying to have a rational discussion about it. However, many of Trump's policies (immigration, economics) were 1990's moderate Democrat policies. Democrats were not big on immigration in the 80's and 90's. Up until Clinton they were more protectionist because of their union connections. @twenty02 or @Aloha Hoosier if they think Trump governs like a boilerplate GOP President. They will tell you he does not. He shifted the party to the left on things like labor and trade while he was President. Is he a current Democrat? No, but that is because that party also shifted left. In fact, there are charts/polls showing that the Democrats pushed further left since 1994 than the GOP pushed right. So there is a group of people who used to occupy the right wing of the Democratic Party in the 90's who now find themselves in the GOP.
Right . . . and the weird thing is that the "party of character" and the "party of principles" bought into all of that, nominated him as their party's candidate, and has adopted him as the standard by all things Republican are judged.
Hmmm . . . and we're told that Trump isn't President any more.
Third shot or third booster? Not the same thing . . . .
People still like to throw around ideological insults, like "Socialist!" and "Fascist!" and whatnot, but it's hard to see much ideology in the actual alignment of voters. I think you are right; it's culture now. Maybe until the end.
Nonsense. People will always vote on the economy (gas/jobs/taxes etc), healthcare. And now to a certain degree in certain areas crime may make the list or whatever else is the flavor of the month but the economy and how people are doing will always top the list.
www.pewresearch.org
Two recent IU grads are neighbors. One across my back yard and the other a block away. They visit Washington, Indiana.
Nonsense. People will always vote on the economy (gas/jobs/taxes etc), healthcare. And now to a certain degree in certain areas crime may make the list or whatever else is the flavor of the month but the economy and how people are doing will always top the list.
As for Chicago where do you think it is? We all live close to Chicago. Hell we're an iu board. Half our friends live in Chicago. My best friend lives on the north side and just this past weekend randomly brought up car jackings there. We visit regularly and talk to our friends there regularly. Hell I personally helped a Chicago buddy secure one of the 28 cannabis infuser licenses in Illinois. one of the guys posting here literally drives a truck around Chicago for a living. Crime there is reported regularly on the national news bc it's the big Midwest city so people are more aware of it than kc or Cincy and frankly it's far more important nationally than the rest of the midwest. You act like it's 2,500 miles away. It's most the board's home or neighbor. and crime is on the rise everywhere but again chicago is the jewel of the midwest so it garners the most attention. nevertheless it's really only a talking point for discussion boards and to fill newspapers. peoples' pocketbooks will always carry the day.
The rural/urban divide certainly has differences in cultural norms but that too is less impt than the economy and jobs. How did trump "win" the rural vote? MAGA jobs - bring back manufacturing.
Money - taxes, healthcare, jobs, inflation will always carry the day. The rest is just talk.
4. Important issues in the 2020 election
With the country in the midst of a recession, nearly eight-in-ten registered voters (79%) say the economy will be very important to them in making their
Here's what mattered most to voters in the 2020 election, according to exit polls
The economy, the coronavirus pandemic and racial injustice were top issues for voters in the 2020 presidential election, according to NBC News exit polls.www.google.com
that's undeniable. but that too is tethered to how well they perceive they are doing - whether it's their business/market/taxes in an upscale town or manufacturing in a poor rural town. i still firmly believe self-interest dictates the lion's share of votes
it's a culture war to the extent rural/urban dwellers differ on who they believe is best equipped to address the issue but the issue has been and always will be the economy (inflation/gas/jobs/market/health costs). media reports on all the social issues because it's more interesting and sensationalized than beating the jobs report day after day but in the end the issue that matters most to most of us will always be the economy imo. that's what the quiet majority's votes are predicated on.
it's a culture war to the extent rural/urban dwellers differ on who they believe is best equipped to address the issue but the issue has been and always will be the economy (inflation/gas/jobs/market/health costs). media reports on all the social issues because it's more interesting and sensationalized than beating the jobs report day after day but in the end the issue that matters most to most of us will always be the economy imo
Here's what mattered most to voters in the 2020 election, according to exit polls
The economy, the coronavirus pandemic and racial injustice were top issues for voters in the 2020 presidential election, according to NBC News exit polls.www.cnbc.com
agreed on exit polls. but we'll have to disagree on what's behind votes. i still believe money is the number one factor behind how one votes.
Again for the majority of those voters it's who they perceive best satisfies their economic concerns. They differ on what party they think is better for the economy. A maga war on China and low taxes vs 3.5 trillion in stim.
no because i don't think people equate most economic issues with local elections. they think of taxes, job creation, stimulus, on and on as national matters. culture may influence how individuals perceive the parties' benefit them economically but the most impt issue is still economics
