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Of course it is possible, nothing is guaranteed and polls do not give a good indication of Electoral College outcomes, just the popular vote which doesn't count. You never count your chickens before they hatch.
Exactly. Question is - has Trump improved his standing with the voters in the swing states? That's going to be the key here.
Can you expand a little on what you think they are screwing up (e.g, running too far to the left, etc.)? Also, just curious if you are an independent, Republican, libertarian, etc?
Sure. I'm a independent and feeling politically divided between two parties. Basically the Democrats appear to be adopting a far left agenda that they won't be able to sell to middle America, even when they try to swing to the middle following the convention. Plus DT has the advantage of incumbency, which you can not underestimate. Democrats need to particularly focus on winning back the vote from the Great Lakes states, but it feels like they've abandoned that industrial region.
Come here to NJ where NJ Democrats are making me pay 20 cents more tax per gallon of gas and then tell me how bad your 3 cents extra is. BTW, they are thinking about raising that again!
And you can't pump your own gas .
When I'm visiting, that drives me crazy.
Sometimes I'll notice a Wawa where the nearest pump jockey in his enclosure isn't paying attention and I'll go to the pump farthest away from him and start pumping....and sometimes I've waited until I'm going to go to the Palisades Mall and just get gas over the state line in Nyack.
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I'm a Democrat, a Catholic Democrat. But for other Democrats who think this next election is a sure fire bet and America will go back to normal I may be the first telling you this but you may be wrong.
Here is what I know or think I know. All the stats say the wealthy received the biggest tax cut in history. Then all the stats say the Economy is healthy and booming with record unemployment and rising wages. Now, whether I agree with the stats or not is not the question that is how it is portrayed. Typically, in American History a President is given a second term when it looks this good. (Mind you I disagree with how it looks but that is what the media directors are presenting.)
That all works in Trump's favor. Then the top candidates may not be as strong to the general public as they are to their individual niche markets. I'm thinking Warren and Sanders. With Joseph Biden speaking to a broader audience, realistically he is old and speaks from a different era.
So, yes, Trump might get a second term. What do you think? What will you do? Is America ever going to be the same again?
For me I'll vote for any Democrat running against him. But when election night comes a year from now and potentially Trump wins don't say you didn't hear it from somewhere.
Well I'm also a Catholic Democrat and lower middle class - but I'll be voting Trump because I loved the tax refund your stats say only went to the rich. And thank goodness because I had that deductible and OOP for that wonderful insurance plan I was blessed with from Obama - if not for that tax refund - we wouldn't have been able to pay the bills.
I know plenty of 21 year olds who would choose the golf cart as apposed to walking and goof on the idiots who were walking that distance as they passed them by.
Are they all obese ?
If not....they're still lazy. Nothing to be proud of.
And sometimes people wonder why there are threads about branches of the military lamenting about the overall fitness level of young potential recruits .
Sure. I'm a independent and feeling politically divided between two parties. Basically the Democrats appear to be adopting a far left agenda that they won't be able to sell to middle America, even when they try to swing to the middle following the convention. Plus DT has the advantage of incumbency, which you can not underestimate. Democrats need to particularly focus on winning back the vote from the Great Lakes states, but it feels like they've abandoned that industrial region.
You just hit the nail right on the head. Most Trumpers tend to be fairly silent and won't show their hands until election night so just like last election, it's not easy to get a beat on how they will vote. But what I can tell you is they hear these crazy ideas being thrown out by the far left (like the Squad) and it scares the you know what out of them. So much so, there is no way they won't vote for status quo. Trump may not be the most popular President but many will vote for the lesser of two evils and it's those voters that you need to watch out for if you are hoping and praying for a Trump defeat.
You just hit the nail right on the head. Most Trumpers tend to be fairly silent and won't show their hands until election night so just like last election, it's not easy to get a beat on how they will vote. But what I can tell you is they hear these crazy ideas being thrown out by the far left (like the Squad) and it scares the you know what out of them. So much so, there is no way they won't vote for status quo. Trump may not be the most popular President but many will vote for the lesser of two evils and it's those voters that you need to watch out for if you are hoping and praying for a Trump defeat.
You just hit the nail right on the head. Most Trumpers tend to be fairly silent and won't show their hands until election night so just like last election, it's not easy to get a beat on how they will vote. But what I can tell you is they hear these crazy ideas being thrown out by the far left (like the Squad) and it scares the you know what out of them. So much so, there is no way they won't vote for status quo. Trump may not be the most popular President but many will vote for the lesser of two evils and it's those voters that you need to watch out for if you are hoping and praying for a Trump defeat.
I think the Democrats need to particularly focus on how Tariffs are damaging the economy, and how they will do better there. For example, the complete failure of Trump to successfully defend the coal and steel industries.
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