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Okay, then finally tell us what you think the contrast is.
that's not what he said.
Okay, then finally tell us what you think the contrast is.
How do you think each generally feels about the ACA, derp?
Fill in the blanks with "for" or "against."
Trump is ____ the ACA.
Biden is ____ the ACA.
So, you think Biden's gonna win on trying to revive the Obamacare scam?
Derp votes present.So, you think Biden's gonna win on trying to revive the Obamacare scam?
lol derp
Nope. I'm going back to the crux of the matter from the start. Biden can't beat Trump. He doesn't offer a more desirable alternative.
He would kiss all republicans elected officials to try to get them to do what he wants
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Nope. I'm going back to the crux of the matter from the start. Biden can't beat Trump. He doesn't offer a more desirable alternative.
"democratic socialist"
i can't believe people are backing an old, rich, white, cis male(lol) who turned his back on his whole base of ing re s to prop up satan herself. ing losers the whole lot of you bernout idiots.
He should and will claim credit for it, IMO, and that's proper. What I said stands though: from a political standpoint, it's much more salient to contrast the economic progress when you inherited a mess (an actual turnaround) than steady progress (basically, didn't it up).I was just gonna say...Obama? What Obama?
The economy is doing well because of mah Trump. Then derp proves me right.
From a non-partisan standpoint, both have merit. From a political standpoint, a turnaround is a much easier sell.
What do you want? Do you want prisoners to vote? Or only former felons?
I am assuming that currently all states count prison population for representation - so if former felons in these conservative states vote, it will hardly matter as these states (except maybe GA) will go GOP anyways. It won't matter in either liberal or conservative states - just the swing states as always. Incarceration rates in FL (Number of people incarcerated per 100,000 people in that race/ethnic group):
White - 626
Hispanic - 536
Black - 2555
So if former felons vote (historically the way their race votes), then FL will swing DEM next election and it's unlikely Trump can win without FL (although he did last time).
That was always the crux of the matter that Joe can't offer an alternative (contrast) that voters desire. You think I'm just making random ass points otherwise?
Obama had eight years in which the median income fell. That's why America rejected the next incarnation of him. People were not exceedingly happy with the economy when he was in. They're certainly not gonna care four years on about seeing him as the conductor. Rather, they see him as the jack ass talking about wands and trying to cuck America to the rest the world. MAGA train full speed ahead.
That was always the crux of the matter that Joe can't offer an alternative (contrast) that voters desire.
Yes, agree that in bency has a high price (although I would put an asterisk in that particular case since Reagan was extremely popular, but also ties to what I mentioned about being a war president).
He was actually pretty mild when it came to wars, it was mostly cut and run on Iraq/Kuwait (which IMO was perfectly reasonable).
Economically, he missed the dotcom boom by just a few years. Clinton ended up getting credit for that, but could've happened to anybody. That's why the whole economics swings thing is not something you can count on this early in the cycle, IMO.
Completely agree that latinos are there for the taking for the GOP, the issue is that they keep shooting themselves in the foot mostly to appease the same aging, largely white, rural population that's giving them diminishing returns.
Another sector that they could probably easily grab is Asian and Asian-Americans, a fast growing population segment generally more conservative also.
I don't need to defend Barry's economics, tbh, he inherited a depression not seen in 80 years and turned it around. He won reelection over that and Obamacare fairly easily. The economic indicators when he walked in and walked out are night and day (despite any pointed criticism in specific areas).
I also do agree that in bency has a high price (although I don't think that's entirely why Shillary lost, she was just a very unlikeable candidate).
The point I'm making is that it's much easier to sell your economic prowess when you took over a country in the middle of a giant recession and leave office with decent to good economic indicators, etc, than getting a mildly vibrant economy and making it shine.
That's not Trump's fault either, he didn't get to choose how he started.
People give Obama some credit for steadying the economy whether he deserves it or not; but by that same token, they don't see him as the guy who took the economy next level. They see him as the guy who was weak on the border and who presided over a decreasing standard of living. It's just not gonna happen, Obama getting credit for Trump presiding over a good economy.
The thing is the religious rural white conservatives would still vote for the GOP over the Dems 100%. They like their land and don't care about urbanite stuff like climate change and welfare programs.
I'm not so sure I agree about the Asians, though. The majority are located on the West Coast and Massachusetts and vote liberal because they are socially liberal. They value population control (2-3 kids tops per U.S. Asian couple) and generally other more liberal causes, in addition to being primarily non-religious.
Well, of course he'll get the credit, it was his administration, just like Trump will take credit now. That's perfectly understandable, even if en ies like the Fed have a much bigger role in those matters. Just like dubya took the bulk of the blame when went south, even if we can debate if it was entirely his fault or not. That's normally how these things work.
Not sure who 'they' are up there, but Barry left government with around 50% of job approval rate (only Reagan and Clinton are recently on the same level), had a record number (at the time) of deportations, etc. If anything, I think conservatives in general were fairly upset how popular he was, IMO. (On a personal level I think he was pretty much a Wall Street sellout, but hey, everybody has their opinion).
I keep circling back to popular vote, likeability, etc, because while it's not the decider of an election, it's much more complicated to win when you're consistently unpopular. Trump is a polarizing figure and his job approval in the first term so far ranks with the likes of Gerald Ford (a one termer), and while Democrats don't have much to show for anything right now, tbh, it's stuff that can't be waived off.
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