What is forgotten is that the president has operated in this atmosphere of emergency and crisis and imminent doom since he announced his campaign. No matter how dire the outcry, he moves on. His political standing remains stable. At the end of last week, after Manafort and Cohen, after Trump found himself on the receiving end of the reality politics playbook, NBC News and the Wall Street Journal polled his job approval. There was no appreciable change. 2/12
https://freebeacon.com/columns/how-trump-survives/

You see, my fellow Weigantians..

This is the fact that ya'all refuse to get...

President Trump is *ALWAYS* ten steps ahead of the hysterical NeverTrumpers..

This is why Democrats will lose and lose big in 2018..

Because they learned absolutely NOTHING from 2016, 2014, 2012 and 2010....

Democrats think they can continue to ridicule and attack and demonize 10s of millions of voters and STILL win elections..

This thinking is what is fueling the #WalkAway movement.. This thinking is what is fueling the almost TRIPLING of support for President Trump from the black community...

All Democrats are doing is parading around buck assed nekkid and proclaiming what fine livery they are sporting...

And 2018 is going to be just as much of a shock to them as 2016 was...

But don't worry.. I'll be around to point out all ya'all's errors.. :D

What are friends for, eh? :D

But your theory would ONLY apply to President Trump if he applied those low standards across the board, as Obama did..

To rephrase...

But your theory would ONLY apply to President Trump if he applied those low standards across the board policy-wise as Obama did..

To clarify, Obama was very big on elitism, on "don't do stupid shit" type stuff.. So his standards, PR wise, were high...

But with his governance... With his policies, he set very low standards...

Given the two, one way have high policy standards and low PR (for lack of a better term) standards and having a great country (President Trump) or have high PR standards and low policy standards and have a country that is barely surviving (Obama).....

Well, I'll take President Trump's way every day of the week and twice on Sunday...

If you think current accounts of what Donald Trump has done for black people — unemployment at the lowest level ever, except for small (disproportionately black) babies disfavored by the Democratic Party — are vicious, think what the history books, at least those written by left-wing zealots (which is most of them) will say. If the past is any guide, it will not be pretty. 2/13
http://thefederalist.com/2018/08/28/martin-luther-king-jr-pleased-black-americans-gains-trump/

President Trump has done MORE for black Americans than Obama/Democrats ever did...

This is factually accurate..

And yet, people STILL call him racist..

It's mind boggling..

As per Real Clear Politics Poll Of Polls....

Barack Obama's Approval Rating 31 Aug 11 43.0%

President Trump's Approval Rating 31 Aug 2018 43.3%

Once again, this begs the question...

If President Trump is so obviously horrid and so blatantly incompetent..???

Why are his approval numbers BETTER than Barack Obama's at the same point in their respective presidencies??

There are only TWO possibilities..

1. Obama was as obviously horrid and blatantly incompetent as ya'all accuse President Trump of being..

2. Ya'all are in the throes of HHPTDS when you make such hysterical claims against President Trump...

Man accused of stealing teen's MAGA hat indicted by grand jury
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/08/31/man-accused-stealing-teens-maga-hat-indicted-by-grand-jury.html

THIS is the Democrat Party's idea of "moving forward"..

Ironically, here is the victims statement..

"I support my president and, if you don’t, let’s have a conversation about it instead of ripping my hat off. I just think a conversation about politics is more productive for the entire whole rather than taking my hat and yelling subjective words to me.”

This is a "deplorable", "irredeemable", "violent", "racist" Trump supporter talking..

It's ironic because it applies here in Weigantia as well..

I support my President and if you don't, let's have a conversation about it. Let's not hurl gay slurs around or attack a commenters family in the most vile and disgusting ways...

Once again, Democrats acting EXACTLY like they accuse Republicans of acting..

How is that "moving forward"??

California Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, who has emerged as a leading critic of ICE’s courtroom presence, said in a statement Monday that the arrests were "disruptive, shortsighted, and counterproductive.… It is damaging to community safety and disrespects the state court system.” 2/34
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-ice-courtroom-arrest-20180829-story.html

Cry me a river, California.. This "disruption" is one of your own making..

If CA officials cooperated with ICE, then they could have a say in how ICE operates..

But if CA wants to side with scumbag murderers and rapists and drug dealers?? Then ICE will do it's when and where it can and CA can't say dick about it...

“We have all of our children eating In-N-Out burgers. Even my son’s German shepherd eats In-N-Out,” said state Sen. Jim Nielsen, R-Gerber, whose staff ordered 25 burgers and 50 bags of fries for lunch. 6/19
https://pilotonline.com/business/consumer/article_39be46dc-6ae4-543e-be69-fde631ba765b.html

Democrats can be so silly...

But this has serious and threatening overtones..

In California, if you don't toe the Democrat Party line, you are demonized and attacked and they will try and destroy your business..

Karen...??? This is EXACTLY what I was talking about above..

THIS is the Democrat Party's idea of "moving forward"..

It is NOT compatible with American values of diversity, tolerance and respect...

Remind me again how the press is NOT the enemy of the people??

I seem to have forgotten, what with all the FACTS to the contrary.... :^/

[12] M - Low standards don't bring about the changes we want in order to make America great again.

True...

We saw that with Obama who said that 2% Economic Growth was the new norm..

He set a low standard and that's where we were stuck..

But your theory would ONLY apply to President Trump if he applied those low standards across the board, as Obama did..

President Trump has low standards of political behavior..

But, in his GOVERNANCE, President Trump sets very high standards. MILLIONS of jobs saved.. MILLIONS more jobs created... A US Space Force... Missions to the moon and to mars... FAIRNESS in the media... Eliminating illegal immigration...

All of these are HIGH standards that President Trump has set for this country..

And the President is well on his way to accomplishing these goals..

Obama and the Democrats set low standards and held Americans to those low standards..

"I'm not playing by their rules anymore.."
-Bill Murray, GROUNDHOG DAY

Also, if you're ok with Trump being crass, why would you try to prevent others on this forum from being the same? Perhaps decency does matter to you after all?

There is a difference between being crass and being terroristic, wouldn't you agree???

There is a difference between being boorish and hurling gay slurs, wouldn't you agree??

If Victoria was simply crass and boorish and limited her attacks to me, then I would do nothing but respond in kind..

But she has moved FAR beyond that insofar as hurling gay slurs and attacking commenters family..

You seem to be a reasonable commenter and, as such, should find such actions far far beyond anything that a normal rational person would find acceptable..

Or, are you saying that the woman who wears a short skirt and low cut top deserves to be raped??

All we have is today and the future. We can only ever go forward. Are Conservatives willing to move forward?

I can't really speak for conservatives.. I can only speak for myself..

And I believe we ARE moving forward at great lengths, compared with the dismal inching ploddingly forward of the Obama years..

What about Democrats? Will they support forward movement?

Again, I can't speak for Democrats... But from past experience it's clear that THEIR idea of "moving forward" is not compatible with American values..

"Good talk..."
-Rodney McKay

A false boogeyman they can fear and his programs that solve the problems that aren’t really a threat to them?

Or that he tells them what they want to hear, even if it means he has to lie to them to accomplish that?

I know, right!? What will it take for the minions to clue in that Trump thinks they're all gullible? How about his latest bullshit that NBC "fudged" his admission regarding firing Comey over the Russia investigation? Trump is a roadmap: Pay no attention to that time he admitted to obstruction of justice because that never happened, and... yes... he obviously thinks you're all ignorant enough to believe that bullshit.

Or were you talking about the two new steel mills being built that he claimed he was responsible for that U.S. Steel didn’t realize they were building?

Remember that time in the same speech where he told the gullible minions that U.S. Steel was building 6 new steel mills, and then later in the same speech he claimed they were building 7 new steel mills. Yes, he quite obviously thinks they are stupid and doesn't mind making shit up. It's pathological con artistry. Just tell the minions what they want to hear and watch them eat it up.

The facts: U.S. Steel currently operates 4 steel plants in America. They have plans to open zero new ones. It's all over the Internet; pick your own link.

A false boogeyman they can fear and his programs that solve the problems that aren’t really a threat to them?

Or that he tells them what they want to hear, even if it means he has to lie to them to accomplish that?

I know, right!? What will it take for the minions to clue in that Trump thinks they're all gullible? How about his latest bullshit that NBC "fudged" his admission regarding firing Comey over the Russia investigation? Trump is a roadmap: Pay no attention to that time he admitted to obstruction of justice because that never happened, and... yes... he obviously thinks you're all ignorant enough to believe that bullshit.

Or were you talking about the two new steel mills being built that he claimed he was responsible for that U.S. Steel didn’t realize they were building?

Remember that time in the same speech where he told the gullible minions that U.S. Steel was building 6 new steel mills, and then later in the same speech he claimed they were building 7 new steel mills. Yes, he quite obviously thinks they are stupid and doesn't mind making shit up. It's pathological con artistry. Just tell the minions what they want to hear and watch them eat it up.

The facts: U.S. Steel currently operates 4 steel plants in America. They have plans to open zero new ones. It's all over the Internet; pick your own link.

The constant lying is

My concern in the Georgia race is their use of the electronic voting booths that mysteriously had all of their data wiped clean following questions raised concerning the election results!

Yes, sir... exactly. Thanks for posting that.

There was chicanery in multiple states. This could present a future problem because the Trump administration is doing pretty much the equivalent of zero regarding the issue.

I'm beginning to see the problem. You don't know a pussy when you see one.

Hint: bone spurs.

Anybody else got multiple decades of service and still counting? If not, then you're all pussies! *wink*

Just kidding, of course, only one of you is. :)

YW :)

[12] M - Low standards don't bring about the changes we want in order to make America great again. Also, if you're ok with Trump being crass, why would you try to prevent others on this forum from being the same? Perhaps decency does matter to you after all?

In reality, bringing us "back" anywhere is impossible.
Nothing stays the same, ever. The best ideas are always ideas that will move us forward, as a country, and as humans. Pining for some "golden" past is just a distraction from what we really need to do, here and now.

All we have is today and the future. We can only ever go forward. Are Conservatives willing to move forward? Perhaps we need a new identifier, the Regressives? What about Democrats? Will they support forward movement?
How about Republicans? These are the questions I want candidates to answer.

I lost my beloved wife to Alzheimer's. Any kind of dementia is difficult and distressing. Learn to cherish the moments when your mother's personality comes shining through; they are precious. I wish you and yours strength for the journey.

I have a feeling it was for the same reason.. Only appealing to his base..

Interesting concept...

I am sure that it had nothing to do with the Republicans crying that Obama refused to work with them, even after Obama caved in to their demands and they still refused to pass the legislation.

Or maybe Obama’s numbers didn’t grow because the Republicans attacked the health care reform that they had planned on rolling out once McCain took office in 2008 as being the worst health care plan ever invented?

Sure, they still can’t come up with anything close to as good as the ACA is, AND they did admit that they voted against it because they didn’t want Obama getting credit for passing legislation that would be viewed favorably by most Americans... but the fact that Obama is black doesn’t have anything to do with their animosity towards the ACA!

Republicans just hate their own ideas that grant affordable medical coverage to anyone, regardless of their medical history!

Republicans went as far as voting against legislation that they, themselves, had authored — but ONLY after Obama signaled that he fully supported the legislation and that he would sign it into law if it made it to his desk!

FoxNews loved to pound Obama for not getting anything accomplished, but they always omitted the fact that the GOP controlled congress refused to pass anything for him to sign!

For all his faults, he *IS* an effective leader. He gives patriotic Americans the America they want... They need...

A false boogeyman they can fear and his programs that solve the problems that aren’t really a threat to them?

Or that he tells them what they want to hear, even if it means he has to lie to them to accomplish that?

His boorish and crass behavior?? That's a small price to pay for millions and millions of jobs, black American unemployment the LOWEST it's ever been in (add biased qualifier/spin here) history, consumer confidence highest it's been in 18 years and economic growth surpassing 4%...

“Millions of jobs” that he saved for Chinese workers by not sanctioning the phone maker for the spyware found in all of their products? And just because the Chinese granted one of his family’s projects a $500,000,000 loan, it’s wrong to even suggest that it played any part in his decision (which was made without anyone’s from our government who had overseen the sanctioning process’ input)!

Or were you talking about the two new steel mills being built that he claimed he was responsible for that U.S. Steel didn’t realize they were building?

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/07/18/mueller-indictments-georgia-voting-infrastructure-219018

This is not a sentiment I express often or lightly...

Bless you... :D

Unfortunately, the harder the GOP turns to the Right, the harder the opposition will turn to the Left.

But that's just it.. President Trump ISN'T turning Right, hard or otherwise..

As CW noted before the onset of HHPTDS, several of Trump's policies were downright LEFT WING...

Hell, President Trump offered Dreamer Amnesty to 3 times the number of Dreamers that Democrats EVER wanted...

The Left's response of moving further left is a response to President Trump's policies ACTUALLY WORKING...

The Left reasons that middle of the road doesn't work so HARD Left is the only possible solution...

THe problem is, the Left's "middle of the road" consists of Trump bashing...

Hard Left will not win elections.. 2016 has proven that beyond a shadow of a doubt..

Oop. You get a bookmark for that one, too.

Unfortunately, the harder the GOP turns to the Right, the harder the opposition will turn to the Left. That WILL make it harder to hit that sweet spot, which could become a Purple Microdot.

I believe, though, in that Purple Microdot.

.

Of course I understand that. I'm here to discuss politics, not you.

I am REALLY beginning to like you.. :D

Trump is the first in awhile to try to get by appealing purely to his base. It's why he's so divisive, can't move his numbers up, and probably doomed to a single term.

I'll hold you to that prediction.. :D

I am also constrained to point out that Obama couldn't move his numbers up either..

I have a feeling it was for the same reason.. Only appealing to his base..

The difference between then and now is the, back then, the country barely held together...

NOW, the country is sitting pretty and well on it's way to it's former glory... :D

That's why President Trump will win re-election by a landslide...

Once the "Blue Wave" of the midterms is exposed as a Red Stream, the Left will be so demoralized, they will nominate a McGovern and President Trump will wipe the cosmos with him (or her).. :D

I have a few friends on the left that make the same point. I remind them that Clinton came at the end of twelve years of Republican rule, during which time two candidates hand-picked by the left went down in flames.

"Triangulation" simply meant finding the 'sweet spot' of public opinion, something that elected politicians ought to be doing anyway, since they're supposed to represent everyone in their state or district.

Trump is the first in awhile to try to get by appealing purely to his base. It's why he's so divisive, can't move his numbers up, and probably doomed to a single term.

Fair enough...

But even in that, there are rules.. There are lines that should not be crossed..

I sense that you understand that...

That's a start.. :D

In case you didn't notice, I don't hurl personal insults. I don't have the same reserve when it comes to Trump's Insane Clown Posse, the Clown King himself, or the Alt-Wrong. That's all fair game.

I am duly impressed and will do my utmost to factor in this new information in our future discussions..

My father, who served four years in Vietnam himself approved, so that's what matters to me.

All service is honorable...

Peace, prosperity and progressive policy, baby.

Rape, sexual harassment and sexual assault, baby... :^/

But I have to admit.. This is the FIRST time I have heard of Clinton's "triangulation" policy referred as "progressive".. :D

He is indeed. He also has to accept the consequences of his mean-spirited observations on days like today.

Yes he does.. But, as I said, that one opinion does not define him, anymore than your opinion of Clinton defines you...

I was an Army grunt. Went to the Defense Information School (an all-service journalism and TV school) in Ft. Benjamin Harrison in Indiana for AIT, then took advantage of a program that sent me to the University of Wisconsin in Green Bay, where I was when I got out. Not much of a military record, but it was during the Vietnam era, so I was available cannon fodder for the time they had me.

My father, who served four years in Vietnam himself approved, so that's what matters to me.

You have a high opinion of Bill Clinton

Peace, prosperity and progressive policy, baby.

President Trump, like you, is entitled to his opinion..

He is indeed. He also has to accept the consequences of his mean-spirited observations on days like today.

And President Trump, like you, is entitled to his opinion..

You have a high opinion of Bill Clinton even though he is a racist and a rapist..

Should that ONE shitty opinion define your entire being??

Once again, double standards.. One standard for President Trump.. A completely different standard for anyone with a -D after their name..

Of course.. It's ALWAYS about President Trump..

Even though rapist/racist Clinton didn't serve and your messiah Odumbo didn't serve, ONLY President Trump's lack of service is at issue..

HHPTDS... In spades..

I enlisted in the military back in 1975.

Really?? What branch?? What was your job?? Maybe if we can establish some common ground, we won't always be insulting each other.. :D

I enlisted in the military back in 1975. But my own military service isn't at issue, nor is Clinton's (who, like Cheney, got student deferments), nor Obama's (who was never called up, but can point to his time working on Chicago's south side as Proof of Balls).

No, at issue is Precious Donald, who talks tough to dictators, then wilts in their presence. Precious Donald, who holds his hands in the air like a decorator when he speaks.

You know, the same Precious Donald who stated flatly that he didn't believe that McCain was a war hero - he likes guys, he said, who weren't caught, shoved in a cage and tortured for five years.

That obese, thin-skinned Precious Donald, hothouse flower (and current presidential record holder for most days spent on a golf course during his first 2 years in office).

That's funny.. I was thinking the EXACT same thing about you.. :D

A pussy says that 2% Economic Growth is the "new norm"..

A LEADER says "Frak that!!!" and pushes the EG to over 4%... :D

Hint: bone spurs.

Oh please.. If yer gonna harp on getting out of Vietnam, then yer gonna have to condemn yer racist.... I mean RAPIST.... no actually, both.. buddy Bill Clinton..

How many years did Odumbo serve in the military??? How many years did YOU serve in the military??

I mean, if you want to define "pussy" as someone who didn't serve??? How many "Pussies" are here in Weigantia???

I'm sure it won't be a great tanning day for Trump, what with all the shade that will be thrown his way from the McCain funeral...

Nice of you to use a war hero's death as a political bludgeon..

But he is only a scumbag Republican, so it doesn't matter.. :^/

I'm beginning to see the problem. You don't know a pussy when you see one.

Hint: bone spurs.

I'm sure it won't be a great tanning day for Trump, what with all the shade that will be thrown his way from the McCain funeral...

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I realize that's how YOU see President Trump...

But I described yer messiah, Odumbo...

You realize that you just described Trump to a tee, don't you?

Oh people can describe it to you... But you just don't like what you hear, so you put yer fingers in your ears and scream "Nyaaaa Nyaaaaa Nyaaaaa I can't hear you"

I think the whole "restoring America" thing is just a lot of bunkum.

Of course you do.. You represent the AMERICA WAS NEVER THAT GREAT Party...

"cultural individualism"? Could one out of ten Trump voters come close to defining that? I can't, and it's supposed to be my agenda.

Once again, you KNOW the definition.. You just don't like what it says about your Party and you...

Oh sure. There were 17 contenders for the job at one point. What set Trump apart? Could it be that the 'personal indecency and civic brutishness' were the feature, not the bug?

We went with civility with Odumbo... Look what it got us..

NOWHERE....

The Leader of the Free World is not a job for pussies who bow at every enemy and stab our friends in the back..

It's really that simple...

Privately, Intel Officials Back Shutting Out Brennan, Clapper

“As is often the case with the Trump administration, the rollout of the policy is bad, but the idea driving the policy is sound,” said one senior intelligence official who, like others interviewed for this article, spoke to RealClearInvestigations only on condition of anonymity. “Under some Obama-era intelligence chiefs, intelligence was used as a political weapon. We need to root that out, not reward it.” 2/31
https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2018/08/01/intel_officials_back_revoking_clearances_for_brennan_clapper.html

And then we have the FACTS and REALITY.....

I completely agree with this author... If there are facts that PROVE beyond a shadow of a doubt that President Trump colluded with the Russians to win the election, his entire presidency should be wiped from the annals of history...

CONVERSELY.....

Conversely, if there is NO FACTS that prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that President Trump rigged the election, then he should be left alone, free to govern as the legally, freely and fairly elected President Of The United States... Free from any bullshit witch hunt
claims that he forgot to dot an 'i' or cross a 't' a decade ago...

What "Old America", precisely, is Trump bringing back? No one can quite describe that to me. I suspect that they think that there was a time before Democrats.

Trump does have a lot of ties to the Nixon era - his relationships with Roger Stone and Roy Cohn being just the two most obvious. He also has the authoritarian instincts of Nixon, and the greasy palms of Agnew.

I think the whole "restoring America" thing is just a lot of bunkum. It's the happy bullshit the party leaders tell the faithful while they write up donor-friendly tax bills. Has legislation to 'restore America' been written and passed without my noticing? All I see coming out of Congress are the same old policies we've seen from every Republican majority of the last 50 years.

The writer seems to know what the Trump voter opposes, however:

a new era of globalism, open borders, identity politics, free trade, cultural individualism, foreign policy interventionism, and gun control.

"cultural individualism"? Could one out of ten Trump voters come close to defining that? I can't, and it's supposed to be my agenda.

And I notice that 'free trade', the centerpiece of Republican economic policy since Milton Freedman stalked the corridors of the Fed, has now been moved squarely into the 'liberal policy' folder. Just as it was in 'old America'.

These people view the stakes as so high that the president’s personal indecency and civic brutishness simply don’t register as problems. They may wish for a more wholesome leader, but no such person has emerged to take up their cause.

Oh sure. There were 17 contenders for the job at one point. What set Trump apart? Could it be that the 'personal indecency and civic brutishness' were the feature, not the bug? Compare Trump to Ted Cruz, and it's virtually the only difference politically between them.

In addition to the shooting civil war scenario, here's another scenario that the Democrat Party won't like...

Once again, Democrats need to be careful what they wish for...

Contented Dementia. That's it - thanks very much!

Why Trump’s Approval Numbers Won’t Budge
Despite a horrible week he's still polling relatively high. That's because this fight is bigger than just him.

For those committed to the new world envisioned by the coalition of the ascendant, it is easy to see Trump, with all of his crudeness and vulgarity, as evil. After all, he’s personally distasteful and he wants to destroy the America of their dreams. But for Trump supporters, he represents their last hope for preserving the old America. These people view the stakes as so high that the president’s personal indecency and civic brutishness simply don’t register as problems. They may wish for a more wholesome leader, but no such person has emerged to take up their cause. 3/16
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/why-trumps-approval-numbers-wont-budge/

This is what ya'all don't get about President Trump.

For all his faults, he *IS* an effective leader. He gives patriotic Americans the America they want... They need...

His boorish and crass behavior?? That's a small price to pay for millions and millions of jobs, black American unemployment the LOWEST it's ever been in (add biased qualifier/spin here) history, consumer confidence highest it's been in 18 years and economic growth surpassing 4%...

Just imagine what he could accomplish if he didn't have the Leftist MSM and the entirety of the Democrat Party trying to nullify a free, fair and legal election.. SOLELY on the basis of sore luserism...

"That about sums it up for me!!??"
-Elizabeth Shue, HEART AND SOULS

:D

But you raise a good point.. As I have often said, despite vocal opposition from the WPG...

Democrats and Republicans are simply two sides to the same corrupt, greedy and egotistical coin..

There really isn't much difference between them...

Davis’ denial came as a surprise, since various reports pegged him as the source. Finally, last night, Davis admitted being the source of the false story on the Trump Tower briefing and lying about it when subsequently challenged; he told BuzzFeed that “I made a mistake. I did not mean to be cute.” Well, it’s a tad beyond cute.

For donors on Cohen’s GoFundMe site, the admissions constitute a type of bait-and-switch. After fueling excitement about Cohen’s impact as a witness against Trump (and driving hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations), Davis has destroyed the credibility of the man he claimed would “reset his life” and try to “tell the truth.” 4/15
http://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/404073-lanny-davis-is-more-proof-2018-is-year-of-lawyers-living-dangerously

Once again, I am shocked that no one wants to address this..

Just kidding.. I am not shocked.. It's par for the course..

Everyone around here loves their new Anti-Trump shiny... Until it's discovered it's nothing but painted bullshit... Then they can't ignore it fast enough..

Just like Argento and her new child rape charges... It's all part and parcel to the same cognitive dissonance and confirmation bias....

But hay.. We have the Weigantia we have, not the Wegantia we want to have.. :D

That's Dem/Lib talk for 'This represents a golden opportunity to replace blatant Republican gerrymandering with blatant Democrat gerrymandering', right???

The hidden Trump voters that may save him and the GOP in November

They, in turn, rewarded him on election day. White working-class voters comprised one-third of the 2016 electorate; Trump won them by about 39 percentage points, far outpacing Mitt Romney's 2012 margin. They made up the basis for his wins in the critical swing states, particularly in the industrial rust belt, from Pennsylvania to Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin.
http://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/404122-the-hidden-trump-voters-that-may-save-him-and-the-gop-in-november

"We're not going to be making the same mistakes!!"
"No, no.. You are making all new mistakes"
-Jurassic Park II

Sadly, for the Democrat Party, they ARE making all the same mistakes..

As in 2016, Democrats are attacking, demonizing and ignoring blue-collar voters in favor of identity politics... Democrats don't realize that they MUST have those voters to win.. Sure, maybe in 40-60 years, minorities will be all that the Democrat Party needs to win elections..

But then is not now... Democrats MUST have blue-collar Trump voters to win..

Add to that, the FACT that Democrats are losing black American support by the MILLIONS and even their identity politics might not save them..

"Having forsworn the game, President Ryan was now doomed to play it"
-Tom Clancy, EXECUTIVE ORDERS

Black American support for President Trump and the GOP has almost TRIPLED...

It's reported that if Democrats lose just 5% more of black American support, they simply CANNOT win any elections..

Democrats are making ALL the same mistakes they made in 2016..

1. Ignoring, attacking and demonizing voting blocks that they MUST have to win..

2. Ignoring policy and issues in favor of demonizing President Trump and his supporters..

Come Nov, when the "Blue Wave" is actually a Red Stream...???

Once again, just as in 2016, ya'all will look back and say, "Yep.. Michale was factually accurate. AGAIN!!!?? How could we have been so stoopid!!?? AGAIN!!???"

Don't worry, though.. I'll be here to answer that question for ya'all.. :D

"But what if yer wrong??"
"If I'm wrong, nothing happens! We go to jail! Peacefully... Quietly... We'll enjoy it.."
-Ghostbusters

:D

As an aside to CW... That was only 3 paragraphs out of 16... I hope that's acceptable..

How Donald Trump dismantled the New Class
The President has created a Republican Workers Party

I arrived in America in 1989, an immigrant from Canada.
https://spectator.us/2018/08/how-donald-trump-dismantled-the-new-class/

Making America GREAT Again

According to the DNC, socialists are the "Future Of The Democrat Party"....

As a result, LOSING is also the "Future Of The Democrat Party"... :D

No he didn't, but why let FACTS enter into the equation... :^/

Gillum carries some political baggage, because the F.B.I. is now investigating possible corruption in the Tallahassee city government during Gillum's time as mayor. This doesn't mean Gillum is corrupt or even knew about any possible corruption, but the optics certainly aren't great.

So, you would agree with the statement that President Trump is NOT corrupt or even knew about any possible corruption, right??

You would agree with that statement??

epublicans can be said to have the edge in this race, based on past performance. Nevertheless, an underdog victory is indeed possible.

Doubtful.

A 40% tax increase to corporations will sink the FL Socialist...

I know my state and I know that's going to kill Gollum's campaign.. He'll have to back-pedal on that claim if he wants to make his win even "possible"..

Stacey Abrams would make history if she wins the governor's race in Georgia because she would become the first African-American woman to be governor of any U.S. state, ever.

....In recorded history.... :D

Apologies... Couldn't resist..

On a more serious note.. I am always amazed at people who claim that race doesn't matter to anything, yet are always touting accomplishments based on race...

Morgan Freeman is right. The best way to move past racism is to quit throwing race in everyone's face at every opportunity...

Reminds me of a passage in the novelization of STAR TREK IV THE VOYAGE HOME.. Kirk, McCoy and Gillian Taylor (a native of 20th century Earth) were trying to rescue Chekov from a 20th century hospital. They came up with a plan to have one act as a patient to get past the police guard. Kirk told Taylor to get up on a gurney. She replied, "Why do I have to be the patient?? Because I am a woman!??!"

Kirk replied incredulously, "What does being a woman have to do with anything!"

Taylor thought to herself that THAT told her how much she liked Kirk's future...

I always think about that whenever someone touts a black person's achievement or a woman's achievement or a gay person's achievement, etc etc etc..

"What does being black/woman/etc etc have to do with anything??

Wouldn't ya'all want to live in a society where someone says, "Wow!! That's the first time a black woman has been elected governor!!" and everyone else says, "Yea??? So????"

I sure would... But every time someone observes an achievement based on race or gender or whatever, they push us BACK from that goal of saying, "Yea?? So??"...

Just my 2 cents..

That is an exciting prospect for many Georgia voters.

A woman President was an "exciting prospect" for many American voters..

It didn't carry the day...

When you really get down to it, voters won't vote for a candidate because of their plumbing...

And do you REALLY want them too???

Abrams has devoted much of her campaign to a massive get-out-the-vote drive. Her stated goal was to register over one million new African-American voters in Georgia,

So, right off the bat, her campaign is racist..

Reminds me of The Black Panther.. :^/

"Let's all go help the black people of the world!! Frak the white people, they are scumbags!!"

Once again, I point out the total inconsistency of wanting a color-blind world, yet ALWAYS making race the center of everything done... :^/

The problem for Jealous is that this argument simply does not work in Maryland, because Maryland is actually the poster child of Democratic gerrymandering.

HA!!! The shoe is on the other hand now, eh!! :D

That's what I like about you, CW... More often than not, you don't hesitate to call a spade a spade irregardless of Party...

:D

My conclusion is that progressives/socialists are simply too far Left to go mainstream.. This is still a capitalist center-right country and socialist candidates simply will not get elected in large enough numbers to be anything but a novelty..

They are like a touchscreen on a laptop or a curved TV.. Yea, they are kewl at first, but they get tedious fast and serve no real useful purpose..

In short, once the shine wears off, they are dunsels...

"Good talk"
-Dr Rodney McKay, STARGATE ATLANTIS, McKay & Mrs Miller

My sympathy.

I wouldn't count out either Georgia or Florida, although obviously they're longshots. Go bold or go home. :)

It was Paula... that time we were all reminiscing about Terry Pratchett.

http://www.chrisweigant.com/2018/02/07/leader-time/#comment-115440

My sincerest best wishes to you and your mother. :)

Sorry to break in here with a totally unrelated question but, someone here in Weigantia told me about a book on living or caring for someone with dementia when I mentioned my mom is dealing with it - I think it was Paula or it may have been Kick - and I wrote the title down somewhere but can't find it …

… hoping someone will know what I'm talking about!