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Jason Czeskleba
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| Posted: 05 November 2018 at 8:06pm | IP Logged | 1
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Marc Baptiste wrote:
| With the economy roaring along and the American people's propensity for re-electing their incumbent Presidents (Reagan, Clinton, Bush, Obama) - it's looking like a bright prospect for Trump in 2020 as of right now. |
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We have no idea what the economy will be like in two years. Odds are, there will be a slowdown or recession, because the current recovery has been exceptionally lengthy. Trump's approval rating is quite low for a President in a strong economy, and if there is a downturn he likely will be vulnerable in a re-election campaign. Both Presidents who lost re-election bids in the last 50 years did so largely because of the economy.
Trump won in large part because the Democrats managed to field a candidate that was even less likeable and less-trusted than he was, someone who lacked the kind of charisma or emotional warmth that could make intelligence or two X chromosomes acceptable to voters. That was a significant accomplishment. I'm hoping they won't make that mistake again.
Edited by Jason Czeskleba on 05 November 2018 at 8:08pm
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Vinny Valenti
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| Posted: 05 November 2018 at 9:04pm | IP Logged | 2
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Norm MacDonald joked that people hated Hillary Clinton so much that they instead voted for someone they hated even more.
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Charles Valderrama
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| Posted: 05 November 2018 at 9:57pm | IP Logged | 3
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Let's remember why we should resist Trump and his corrupt GOP:
Muslim Bans
Rolled back environmental protections
Remarks made after Charlottesville
Separating migrant children from parents
Called African nations "shithole countries"
Efforts to repeal ACA
35+ indictments tied to his campaign and/or administration
Attacking NFL players for kneeling
Nominating Kavanaugh
Puerto Rico
Giving millions to billionaires and himself while ballooning the deficit
Calling the Press "enemy of the people"
Lies, lies, and more lies. Finally... dividing our country in the past few years.
Tomorrow, we vote to (hopefully) change the course.
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Adam Schulman
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| Posted: 05 November 2018 at 10:51pm | IP Logged | 4
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I live in NYC and I haven't seen much evidence that people are so sure the Dems will even take the House, let alone the Senate.
It's more like this:
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Ed Aycock
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| Posted: 06 November 2018 at 7:13am | IP Logged | 5
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Exactly, Adam. I know very, very few Dems who are feeling assured. There's a lot of PTSD from 2016 showing up.
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Charles Valderrama
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| Posted: 06 November 2018 at 7:55am | IP Logged | 6
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Love that skit, Adam.
Fingers are crossed.
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Michael Casselman
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Voted this morning here in Northern NYS around 7:30. In-and-out in under 5 minutes, even counting a little banter with the ladies running the polling place. 9 races to vote on which included 2 unopposed candidates (1 R, 1 D) For the other 7 races, I managed to put a tick across the board in the Reform Party, Independence, Working Families and Conservative lines, because I like to think I'm having an effect on line placement.
Polls are open here 6AM to 9PM... what are the hours elsewhere?
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John Byrne
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| Posted: 06 November 2018 at 8:11am | IP Logged | 8
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Recent studies have shown the temperature rise in the oceans is 60% higher than we thought. That's sixty percent on top of the rise that we thought was there.This has severely shortened our timeline to "save" ourselves--a venture that was inherently impossible any way. So sit back, relax, and watch the waters rise. Rump is the least of our problems.
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Michael Penn
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| Posted: 06 November 2018 at 8:23am | IP Logged | 9
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Norm MacDonald joked that people hated Hillary Clinton so much that they instead voted for someone they hated even more.
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Anecdotally I found that to be quite true, irrational as it may seem.
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David Miller
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| Posted: 06 November 2018 at 9:12am | IP Logged | 10
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Jimmy Carter at least is grateful Hillary has replaced him as our nation's archetypal Democrat Failure Punchline.
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Kevin Brown
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| Posted: 06 November 2018 at 9:58am | IP Logged | 11
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So far many states are reporting high turnouts. This is good for the Dems.
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John Byrne
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| Posted: 06 November 2018 at 12:22pm | IP Logged | 12
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Is it? What if those are Republicans fearful of losing control of the House?
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