Democrats suck,which I agree,which is why I didn't vote for Harris after voting Democrat all my life.I didn't vote for Trump either as he is as big a piece of garbage as Biden is.Ive said how bad Biden and Democrats are many times on here.Being an independent I call out both sides with no bias.
So do I. Then call out the Democrats for not getting 50 percent of the vote. Your diatribe is a Progressive canard.
Biden got over 50% of the vote.Obama got over 50% of the vote...twice.Trump is 0-3 in getting the majority of Americans to vote for him.
My response is inline, below. Your post has been reformatted to facilitate my reply: QUOTE="El OchoCinco, post: 6067910, member: 35483"]I agree with everything that you said except trump addressing the needs of the working class and dems opposing. trump was 1000% better at lying on what he can provide. One example is trump claiming he can lower grocery prices which everyone knows he cannot do but the dumbing down of the population and failure of.dems to "address" means voters believed it. "1000%" better at lying? I'm like a kid in the candy store where I can go with this. Lying as a performance metric for politicians? Political party internal department of lying efficiency? (DOLE). Yes, Trump was talking out of his ass when he said he could lower grocery prices. It would have been more credible for him to say something along the lines of "My policies will help make it easier for you to pay for your groceries, among other things". As far voters believing him, who knows? It seems to me voters were pissed, in part over grocery prices, and wanted a change in leadership above all else. Another supporting point is Kamala destroyed Trump in their only debate, yet if didn't matter in the end. When trump fails on that dems will still get the blame. I perceive things differently. I believe consumers will vote based on how well they feel their finances have progressed under the then current administration. I mean inflation is always naturally correcting in U.S. with some fed movements and some slowdown in the economy. trump can do nothing and still report prices came down by 2026 and take the credit. To the Biden Administration's and the Fed's credit, they have maintained a relatively hawkish monetary policy in the last few years, even all they way to the election. This has seemingly relieved some inflationary pressure. It may also be worth noting maritime's Dry Baltic Freight Index is below a 12 month low and US based transportation indicators are also indicating the economy is in a slow down. Tariffs were sold as restoring America and helping middle class but it's a tax that middle class pays out of their pocket but again the average American never took an econ class. Yes, we know about the issues tariffs represent, from geopolitical instability, to rising prices, reduced trade overall, with corresponding economic slowdowns. Benefits of tariffs include increased security and innovation related to higher domestic production, higher employment, and leverage against International lawfare as a revenue source against US companies as well as excessive protectionism. If used simply.as a threat to negotiate ok...but right now countries have not indicated they are scared of tariffs because they know Americans pay them and produce few alternatives. While I agree the unilateral application of blanket tariffs can be net counterproductive, especially if there are large changes in the status quo in a short period of time, a more targetted approach may be net beneficial for the US. Gop controls all 3 parts of government so what can dems oppose really? The Republicans have deeper factions now and their thin House majority may make legislation more difficult to pass in actuality than on paper. Republicans are seemingly being dealt a tough hand with current economic growth rates and entrenched Government servants that put political ideology above rule of law and perfomance of their duties. GOP tapped into beautifully what the working class was suffering from and pounded those points repeatedly to a victory while Kamala.stammered and couldn't put a thought together that resonated. I'm guessing Kamala's use of language may be related to two, maybe three inputs. One of these inputs seems to be a difficulty in relating to people. This is often caused either by engaging in deception, limited exposure to certain groups of people or situations, a form of self-sabotage related to feelings of not deserving of position, or a lack of empathy. Another input that would explain some of Kamala's speech patterns are her quotes from the Communist Manifesto, apparently. For a final input idea, did Kamala have a serious drinking problem? Kamala's speech problems were well known before she became Vice President and all seemingly correctable. The question is, why weren't these issues addressed? Especially if Kamala was indeed being groomed for eventual President? I have said supportive things about Kamala in the past. Kamala is smart and was seemingly groomed for eventual Presidency by the multiple, substantial roles she served as Vice President. It seems the fundamental problem career politicians have as an executive, is the lack of a broad view when it comes to matters of the economy and business. Career politicians lack situational awareness to make truly informed decisions, especially as they are bombarded by advisor opinions, who are often career politicians, themselves. When the preceeding is combined with the seeming use of a "Party first" lens, policy can often run askew from what voters thought what they were getting. Dems failure will lead.to the overhaul you stated for.sure. I wonder if now it's GOP turn to stumble and clean house....but then again GOP can sit back and do nothing and get no blame while taking credit for anything positive that comes our way. I disagree. The ball is in the Republican's court now. Trump, and those Republicans supporting him have made big promises. If they don't deliver, except by obvious, malicious interference by Democrats, Republicans will suffer political consequences, maybe even worse than Democrats experienced in 2024. Republicans have an Achilles Heel related to deregulation of crypto. Left unchecked, in two to three years, crypto speculation will likely interfere with Fed administration of monetary policy and represent a systemic risk similar or worse to the mortgage crisis. Should the US also be involved in a trade war, with the US dollar losing relevance, combined with an even higher debt to GDP ratio, a perfect economic and political storm may emerge. if.trump were smart he can simply keep.deflecting everything he is challenged on promises not kept and blame the liberal media[/QUOTE Again, disagree. Trump and Republicans will be held accountable by voters on how full their wallets feel. As it is, the Trump Administration will either be facing backlash from younger voters over walking back crypto promises or face backlash from voters in general when crypto falls. From a systemic standpoint, a country that supports a competing currency is self defeating. Sooner or later manifestations of unsound policy will come back to haunt. Regardless how the Trump Administration proceeds on this and other issues, I expect a trader's paradise. As far as the working class, we'll see.
Makes no difference. They still won with less than 50 percent so according to your definition, more people voted against Clinton and Lincoln than voted for them.------- There were 4 or 5 candidates in this race. You may call them minor, but they were there.
There were 4 or 5 minor candidates in Biden's,Obama's,Reagan's,Eisenhower's etc races too,but they all got over 50% when the other candidates were minor fringe candidates.