Orangeslice13
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If the Dems cant find a message and a candidate....thats what re-election looks like
I seriously doubt Texas will flip. Approval ratings notwithstanding, he'll carry Texas barring anything crazy over the next two years.
I tend to agree with you but they better fix this mess at the border of separating kids from their parents. Trump is trying to blame that on the Dems but it's not flying. The optics are terrible.
It doesn't look like things have changed much since November 8, 2016. Trump is very popular with voters who identify as Republicans (87%) but despite a strong economy, he still hasn't moved the needle with independent voters. His Real Clear Politics Average Approval Rating is at 43.6% which is high for where he has previously been (as low as 37.1% after the Charlottesville controversy) but still not something to be excited over.
There is no reason to think it won't be another close election in 2020 with Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan being the key states once again. (I think that remains true unless the Dems shoot themselves in the head with an Elizabeth Warren nomination).
Close is relative. I wouldnt consider a spread of 77 EC votes as close, but remind us about Hillary amassing 3M more votes and how it was her turn.
Our democracy has failed.
Also, Texas isnt flipping, and Trump has similar approval ratings to those of Obama at this point in their respective terms.
Close is relative. I wouldnt consider a spread of 77 EC votes as close, but remind us about Hillary amassing 3M more votes and how it was her turn.
Our democracy has failed.
Also, Texas isnt flipping, and Trump has similar approval ratings to those of Obama at this point in their respective terms.[/QUOTE]
...and while that is true, the economy was not very strong just 1 1/2 years into Obama's first term. The recovery had just begun. The unemployment rate (as I recall) was still over 8%. It is not a good sign for any president to have an approval rating in the low 40's at a time when the economy is going strong. That either means that he isn't getting credit for it or there are other factors under consideration which are overriding the economy in the eyes of the American public.
Close is relative. I wouldnt consider a spread of 77 EC votes as close, but remind us about Hillary amassing 3M more votes and how it was her turn.
Our democracy has failed.
Also, Texas isnt flipping, and Trump has similar approval ratings to those of Obama at this point in their respective terms.[/QUOTE]
...and while that is true, the economy was not very strong just 1 1/2 years into Obama's first term. The recovery had just begun. The unemployment rate (as I recall) was still over 8%. It is not a good sign for any president to have an approval rating in the low 40's at a time when the economy is going strong. That either means that he isn't getting credit for it or there are other factors under consideration which are overriding the economy in the eyes of the American public.
Good grief, do these excuses cure your insomnia? Other than Looter, Ive never seen anyone spin this much, like a record on a turntable, to justify why your party keeps getting its ass kicked.
This is pathetic, tidy bowl.
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The economy is strong? Most of yall talk about how egregious the economy is under Trump, even though confidence and unemployment are at record levels.
Regardless of the economy under Obama, he was going to receive the same approval ratings because of his skin color. In other words, the SJWs, blacks, apologists, and staunch leftists were satisfied, no matter if reality rendered it untenable. Ive never seen such faux, prententious allegiance, all because a black dude was elected as POTUS. Go ahead, dole out the racism card while you further mire yourself in ignorance. Its the libtard way.
Good grief, do these excuses cure your insomnia? Other than Looter, Ive never seen anyone spin this much, like a record on a turntable, to justify why your party keeps getting its ass kicked.
This is pathetic, tidy bowl.
Where did I make an excuse? Those are facts. Considering the current strength of the economy, 43.6% is a curiously low approval rating for a president.
Good grief, do these excuses cure your insomnia? Other than Looter, Ive never seen anyone spin this much, like a record on a turntable, to justify why your party keeps getting its ass kicked.
This is pathetic, tidy bowl.
ETA:
The economy is strong? Most of yall talk about how egregious the economy is under Trump, even though confidence and unemployment are at record levels.
1992, 1996, 2000, 2008, 2012, 2016....... The democrats have won the majority in 6 of the last 7 national elections. Three in a row....2020 will make it four.
1992, 1996, 2000, 2008, 2012, 2016....... The democrats have won the majority in 6 of the last 7 national elections. Three in a row....2020 will make it four.
That might be true in the past but the loony Dems have no leadership > no message > no vision for America that's better than what Trump is offering. The Dems can't just run on resist Trump all day everyday.
Face it man. The loony hateful Dems suck donkey balls.
Youd be amazed how many are Republicans. The blue areas are the large metro regions. Houston, Dallas, Austin. Ft Worth is solidly red.