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They are right about the economy. Its better under Trump than it would have been under Kamala, but the economy blows ass right now.

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Based on what data points?

Inflation?
GDP?
Jobs?

All 3 are saying otherwise

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Inflation and mortgage rates are sky high.
Layoffs are happening everywhere. Anyone not in the job market may not realize just how bad it is.

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Inflation under 3% and mortgages under 6% are sky high? More people working than in our history?

Sure.

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Sit back and watch as they cruise to victory in 2026 and impeach everybody and block anything from happening for the rest of Trump's presidency.

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Do not sit back... FIGHT!

It's too bad your expectations are unrealistic, but Trump's immigration and border policy is a massive win after only 1 year.

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Setting aside historical norms of mid-terms which already point to the House flipping, MANY conservatives are flat out disillusioned because of the lack of prosecution for the last four years of Democrat treason. They are pissed at how poorly the entire Trump Admin has handled the Epstein files/cases. People in general are pissed at the thought of yet another sandbox war, this time with Iran. Hardcore voters, like most of us here, will get out there and vote, but there is a great deal of apathy for Republicans right now, and it's their own making.

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Well said. I'll add no border wall, no mass deportations, no legal immigration restrictions, and no insurrection act against anti-ICE communists.

The administration continuously proves it is unserious about delivering major political wins which demoralize the left and secure America's future.

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While there is obvcoiusly truth to this, I believe a flip at the mid-terms has happened every cycle but two of them. Based on that, the odds are that even if they had done much of this there is still a good chance people still switch their vote.

Your average voter does not pay attention to politics like we do, as CDU98 already said. Genpop will change their vote to the opposite party because (1) they have no principles (2) they don't realize how far apart the two parties are now, (3) get butthurt over 1 individual issue that doesn't go their way when all others do, or (4) decide not to vote out of protest or apathy.

Somebody needs to send Trump and the Rs the "Standing for America" shirts we wore in 2001.

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Cromagnum said:

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They are right about the economy. Its better under Trump than it would have been under Kamala, but the economy blows ass right now.

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Based on what data points?

Inflation?
GDP?
Jobs?

All 3 are saying otherwise

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Inflation and mortgage rates are sky high.
Layoffs are happening everywhere. Anyone not in the job market may not realize just how bad it is.

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Inflation: lowest level in 9 months at 2.4%. The problem we have with inflation is that it stacks. All the prior actual high inflation added costs and increased prices to stuff we buy and those prices do not / never recede (depending on the product or service).

Mortgage rates: at 6.01% are the lowest in 4 years. This rate is not sky high whatsoever. People lamenting recent mortgage rates have major recency bias. Our mortgage on our first house in Dallas when we sold it in 2015 was 7%. The problem with housing right now is not the mortgage rate - it's home prices. These have skyrocketed due to prior inflation and supply/demand issues. The 6% just seems high now because some of us paid 2-3% for a brief period of our existence in this country.

Layoffs: Agree here; layoffs abound and have for several years.

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If people do not vote for Republicans in 2026 because of Trump and SM then were they ever really going to?

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They did in the last election and his behavior is turning swing voters and independents away. We talk a lot of politics where I work and that is a fact.

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Gavin just called blacks stupid and illiterate on national television and none of them care because the media tells them what to be outraged about and what to ignore

I'm tired of trying to appease the squishy "moderates" who let the talking screen do their thinking for them

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Democrats have pretty much been calling blacks and other minorities stupid for years now since they think they are too stupid to be able to get an ID to vote which we all know is just their cover to keep their current cheating process in place.

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Setting aside historical norms of mid-terms which already point to the House flipping, MANY conservatives are flat out disillusioned because of the lack of prosecution for the last four years of Democrat treason. They are pissed at how poorly the entire Trump Admin has handled the Epstein files/cases. People in general are pissed at the thought of yet another sandbox war, this time with Iran. Hardcore voters, like most of us here, will get out there and vote, but there is a great deal of apathy for Republicans right now, and it's their own making.

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Well said. I'll add no border wall, no mass deportations, no legal immigration restrictions, and no insurrection act against anti-ICE communists.

The administration continuously proves it is unserious about delivering major political wins which demoralize the left and secure America's future.

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While there is obvcoiusly truth to this, I believe a flip at the mid-terms has happened every cycle but two of them. Based on that, the odds are that even if they had done much of this there is still a good chance people still switch their vote.

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Correct. That's why he had to get that stuff done before the midterms. Now they are moderating on everything to try to win the midterms, will lose anyways, then their agenda will be completely obstructed.

The administration had one year to enact great change and they failed miserably.

This was Kudlows rationale for pushing Trump to do OBBB versus piecemeal.

He was one of the most vocal on this aspect recounting the experience of Reagan in not getting things done fast enough to help the midterms.

Lots of political capital was spent on that but it was worth it and will be worth if.

The administration had one year to get the most impactful economic provisions passed into law, and the succeeded spectacularly.

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Setting aside historical norms of mid-terms which already point to the House flipping, MANY conservatives are flat out disillusioned because of the lack of prosecution for the last four years of Democrat treason. They are pissed at how poorly the entire Trump Admin has handled the Epstein files/cases. People in general are pissed at the thought of yet another sandbox war, this time with Iran. Hardcore voters, like most of us here, will get out there and vote, but there is a great deal of apathy for Republicans right now, and it's their own making.

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Well said. I'll add no border wall, no mass deportations, no legal immigration restrictions, and no insurrection act against anti-ICE communists.

The administration continuously proves it is unserious about delivering major political wins which demoralize the left and secure America's future.

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While there is obvcoiusly truth to this, I believe a flip at the mid-terms has happened every cycle but two of them. Based on that, the odds are that even if they had done much of this there is still a good chance people still switch their vote.

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Correct. That's why he had to get that stuff done before the midterms. Now they are moderating on everything to try to win the midterms, will lose anyways, then their agenda will be completely obstructed.

The administration had one year to enact great change and they failed miserably.

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You can thank the idiotic so called "Republicans" in Congress for this. "Republican" legislators in DC are their own worst enemies. All the in-fighting and bickering back and forth does nothing but drive down their approval ratings even more. Democrats stand together time and time again even though most people with a brain know their policies are absolutely stupid and ridiculous.

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Setting aside historical norms of mid-terms which already point to the House flipping, MANY conservatives are flat out disillusioned because of the lack of prosecution for the last four years of Democrat treason. They are pissed at how poorly the entire Trump Admin has handled the Epstein files/cases. People in general are pissed at the thought of yet another sandbox war, this time with Iran. Hardcore voters, like most of us here, will get out there and vote, but there is a great deal of apathy for Republicans right now, and it's their own making.

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Well said. I'll add no border wall, no mass deportations, no legal immigration restrictions, and no insurrection act against anti-ICE communists.

The administration continuously proves it is unserious about delivering major political wins which demoralize the left and secure America's future.

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While there is obvcoiusly truth to this, I believe a flip at the mid-terms has happened every cycle but two of them. Based on that, the odds are that even if they had done much of this there is still a good chance people still switch their vote.

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Correct. That's why he had to get that stuff done before the midterms. Now they are moderating on everything to try to win the midterms, will lose anyways, then their agenda will be completely obstructed.

The administration had one year to enact great change and they failed miserably.

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Objectively, this is hyperbole. Upon reflection, I'm actually shocked at how much they did get done in just one year. It seems like he's been in office for much longer than that.

Did they get everything done that I wanted? Hell, no. The single most important thing that needs to get done is to cut spending but those of us who have common sense and knew that was never going to happen. Not cutting spending is actually in the Republican Party plank, so no one should have expected and I was one of the few that apparently heeded what they told us and did not.

Other than that, he's had a lot of wins, a few dumbass decisions, and his usual chaotic management style of breaking stuff first and fixing back what is actually valuable.

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It's too bad your expectations are unrealistic, but Trump's immigration and border policy is a massive win after only 1 year.

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I can assure you my expectations of Trump 2.0 were extremely low.

People need to start coming to terms with the fact that the Trump administration is effectively over. He is going to moderate this year to try to win the midterms, Rs will lose, then it will be 2 years of a sitting duck president being completely obstructed and investigated by a D House.

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It's too bad your expectations are unrealistic, but Trump's immigration and border policy is a massive win after only 1 year.

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I can assure you my expectations of Trump 2.0 were extremely low.

People need to start coming to terms with the fact that the Trump administration is effectively over. He is going to moderate this year to try to win the midterms, Rs will lose, then it will be 2 years of a sitting duck president being completely obstructed and investigated by a D House.

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I don't think most of us would argue with you on this. Normal part of the political cycle.

I think we are just arguing with you on wins in year one.

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They are right about the economy. Its better under Trump than it would have been under Kamala, but the economy blows ass right now.

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Based on what data points?

Inflation?
GDP?
Jobs?

All 3 are saying otherwise

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Inflation and mortgage rates are sky high.
Layoffs are happening everywhere. Anyone not in the job market may not realize just how bad it is.

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Inflation: lowest level in 9 months at 2.4%. The problem we have with inflation is that it stacks. All the prior actual high inflation added costs and increased prices to stuff we buy and those prices do not / never recede (depending on the product or service).

Mortgage rates: at 6.01% are the lowest in 4 years. This rate is not sky high whatsoever. People lamenting recent mortgage rates have major recency bias. Our mortgage on our first house in Dallas when we sold it in 2015 was 7%. The problem with housing right now is not the mortgage rate - it's home prices. These have skyrocketed due to prior inflation and supply/demand issues. The 6% just seems high now because some of us paid 2-3% for a brief period of our existence in this country.

Layoffs: Agree here; layoffs abound and have for several years.

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Maybe I'm biased in my own experiences, but we are going to be paying compound penalties for the Covid and Biden stupidity for years.

Cost of going out to eat for two people is easily over $100 at most places. Cost of groceries has gone up at least 30% over last 10 years while wages are lagging. I bought my first home in 2013 with an interest rate of 2.38% and just paid off my 2nd one at 7%. Been unemployed for 3 months and counting and cant find work anywhere despite a PhD in chemistry and 18 years of experience. Layoffs are happening left and right in my industry.

Two statements on this thread have been in my head this morning.
I'm not asking this because they were in relation to something I posted and I'm not directing this at the posters who made them.

Just a general inquiry.

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Darlin' you do know we can see your user profile and where you post, right?

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People make assumptions about the political leanings of other people just based on the boards that they most frequent?

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Just because he's posted a lot on Premium doesn't mean much.

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Premium has a reputation for being a "liberal" board?

The board where all of the users pay a subscription to support an independently owned site, discuss A&M sports, and are financially sound enough that most are 12thMan donors and season ticket holders in at least one sport.
The board that is specifically designed to discuss A&M athletic and recruiting.

Posting on that board is supposed to be some indication of political leaning?

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They are right about the economy. Its better under Trump than it would have been under Kamala, but the economy blows ass right now.

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Based on what data points?

Inflation?
GDP?
Jobs?

All 3 are saying otherwise

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Inflation and mortgage rates are sky high.
Layoffs are happening everywhere. Anyone not in the job market may not realize just how bad it is.

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Inflation: lowest level in 9 months at 2.4%. The problem we have with inflation is that it stacks. All the prior actual high inflation added costs and increased prices to stuff we buy and those prices do not / never recede (depending on the product or service).

Mortgage rates: at 6.01% are the lowest in 4 years. This rate is not sky high whatsoever. People lamenting recent mortgage rates have major recency bias. Our mortgage on our first house in Dallas when we sold it in 2015 was 7%. The problem with housing right now is not the mortgage rate - it's home prices. These have skyrocketed due to prior inflation and supply/demand issues. The 6% just seems high now because some of us paid 2-3% for a brief period of our existence in this country.

Layoffs: Agree here; layoffs abound and have for several years.

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Maybe I'm biased in my own experiences, but we are going to be paying compound penalties for the Covid and Biden stupidity for years.

Cost of going out to eat for two people is easily over $100 at most places. Cost of groceries has gone up at least 30% over last 10 years while wages are lagging. I bought my first home in 2013 with an interest rate of 2.38% and just paid off my 2nd one at 7%. Been unemployed for 3 months and counting and cant find work anywhere despite a PhD in chemistry and 18 years of experience. Layoffs are happening left and right in my industry.

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I agree with you. That was my point with inflation. I was just clarifying the background on that because many people do not understand that inflation stacks and whatever the rate is right now (ex: 2.4%) is not necessarily indicative of the reality of prices that were influenced by prior inflationary periods. Biden f'ed us on that. There is no argument that anyone can make that he didn't. His signature Inflationary Reduction Act actually did the opposite for obvious reasons.

Yes, layoffs are pretty rampant and have been for 4-5 years now. I'm amused by people on here who continue to not believe that.

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Two statements on this thread have been in my head this morning.
I'm not asking this because they were in relation to something I posted and I'm not directing this at the posters who made them.

Just a general inquiry.

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People make assumptions about the political leanings of other people just based on the boards that they most frequent?

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Just because he's posted a lot on Premium doesn't mean much.

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Premium has a reputation for being a "liberal" board?

The board where all of the users pay a subscription to support an independently owned site, discuss A&M sports, and are financially sound enough that most are 12thMan donors and season ticket holders in at least one sport.
The board that is specifically designed to discuss A&M athletic and recruiting.

Posting on that board is supposed to be some indication of political leaning?

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Many of the drive by leftists we get on this board are regular Premium posters.

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They are right about the economy. Its better under Trump than it would have been under Kamala, but the economy blows ass right now.

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Based on what data points?

Inflation?
GDP?
Jobs?

All 3 are saying otherwise

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Inflation and mortgage rates are sky high.
Layoffs are happening everywhere. Anyone not in the job market may not realize just how bad it is.

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Inflation rates

As of early 2026, the U.S. annual inflation rate is running around 2.4% to 2.7%, representing a slight decrease from the end of 2024, which concluded with a 2.9% annual inflation rate.

While 2024 saw the inflation rate decline from 2023's higher levels (4.1%), the 2026 environment shows a more stable, albeit slow, downward trend.
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Minnesota

You're blaming Trump for mortgage rates?

I don't disagree on the layoff front as someone who works for a company that laid off 30,000 people, it was bad. Our problem was that we tripled in size during Covid when we should not have.

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They are right about the economy. Its better under Trump than it would have been under Kamala, but the economy blows ass right now.

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Based on what data points?

Inflation?
GDP?
Jobs?

All 3 are saying otherwise

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Inflation and mortgage rates are sky high.
Layoffs are happening everywhere. Anyone not in the job market may not realize just how bad it is.

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Inflation rates

As of early 2026, the U.S. annual inflation rate is running around 2.4% to 2.7%, representing a slight decrease from the end of 2024, which concluded with a 2.9% annual inflation rate.

While 2024 saw the inflation rate decline from 2023's higher levels (4.1%), the 2026 environment shows a more stable, albeit slow, downward trend.
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Minnesota

You're blaming Trump for mortgage rates?

I don't disagree on the layoff front as someone who works for a company that laid off 30,000 people, it was bad. Our problem was that we tripled in size during Covid when we should not have.

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Also true. I like the Amazon example....they had 800k employees in 2019. Two years later they had 1.2M. With this last layoff they announced, they had 1.6M employees. 1.6M!. That's a doubling in headcount in 7 years (which I think they really achieved in 5) on already gargantuan headcount numbers for the non-mathologists on the board.

Their recent layoff was barely rounding error and should be seen in context of the last five years.

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They are pissed at how poorly the entire Trump Admin has handled the Epstein files/cases.

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I don't know a single Republican voter that cares about the Epstein files or has the Epstein files anywhere near the top priorities of things that need fixing. It's the new 'Russia Russia Russia' BS. Nothing but a media-driven talking point. The Democrats didn't do a damn thing about the Epstein files, and they wouldn't if they were in power right now. It's nothing but a distraction.

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They are pissed at how poorly the entire Trump Admin has handled the Epstein files/cases.

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I don't know a single Republican voter that cares about the Epstein files or has the Epstein files anywhere near the top priorities of things that need fixing. It's the new 'Russia Russia Russia' BS. Nothing but a media-driven talking point. The Democrats didn't do a damn thing about the Epstein files, and they wouldn't if they were in power right now. It's nothing but a distraction.

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Agreed. Of my top 10 list...it's not on it.

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People need to start coming to terms with the fact that the Trump administration is effectively over. He is going to moderate this year to try to win the midterms, Rs will lose, then it will be 2 years of a sitting duck president being completely obstructed and investigated by a D House.

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Having a democrat-led House doesn't mean the Trump Administration is over. That's ridiculous. The President has hands in too many things for that to be anywhere close to accurate. If all you care about is spending, then fine, but it wasn't going to get cut even with a Republican majority.

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Certainly didn't expect my comment to blow up like this. The original post to which I was responding dealt with the people around him (at work, etc.) that have frequent political conversations thus from his anecdotal experience, Trump is losing independent voters. So that was the premise and context.

So in my typical lawyer-esque response is a looksie at similar bubbles that said poster frequented here. Known as the Pauline Kael effect. "Everybody I know didn't vote for Nixon, so how did he win?" Because everyone she knew were wealthy Manhattanites, that's why. Just a simple observation on my part. Not intended as an insult.

I discovered Forum 16 quite by accident as Mods took a post I made on the football board during realignment and moved it here. And as a newbie, I was challenged and treated with skepticism just because I was a football forum poster. Irritating? Sure. Aggravating? Yes. Did I take it to heart and completely personal? Of course not. I'm not that thin skinned.

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It's too bad your expectations are unrealistic, but Trump's immigration and border policy is a massive win after only 1 year.

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I can assure you my expectations of Trump 2.0 were extremely low.

People need to start coming to terms with the fact that the Trump administration is effectively over. He is going to moderate this year to try to win the midterms, Rs will lose, then it will be 2 years of a sitting duck president being completely obstructed and investigated by a D House.

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I don't think most of us would argue with you on this. Normal part of the political cycle.

I think we are just arguing with you on wins in year one.

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If someone thinks the accomplishments of Year 1 were substantial, there isn't anything I'll be able to say to convince them otherwise.

However, I'll just add that the Year 1 accomplishments are going to be the only accomplishments in his 4 year term. And that's unacceptable.

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It's too bad your expectations are unrealistic, but Trump's immigration and border policy is a massive win after only 1 year.

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I can assure you my expectations of Trump 2.0 were extremely low.

People need to start coming to terms with the fact that the Trump administration is effectively over. He is going to moderate this year to try to win the midterms, Rs will lose, then it will be 2 years of a sitting duck president being completely obstructed and investigated by a D House.

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I don't think most of us would argue with you on this. Normal part of the political cycle.

I think we are just arguing with you on wins in year one.

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If someone thinks the accomplishments of Year 1 were substantial, there isn't anything I'll be able to say to convince them otherwise.

However, I'll just add that the Year 1 accomplishments are going to be the only accomplishments in his 4 year term. And that's unacceptable.

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I think if you thought he could get more done than he did in year one, then your expectations were far too high and unrealistic. No offense. What he achieved was substantial.

The larger problem as someone else already pointed out is that the Republican Party as a whole is controlled opposition. They only did what they did because Trump drug them kicking and screaming over the finish line. They are mostly cowards and capitulators in their natural state. In turn, this makes what Trump did actually accomplish...transitory.

He was always a speed bump on our path to Marxist destruction and I've always looked at him, thusly. I largely agree with you on the remaining portion of his term. He has publicly said himself he's not sure if the Republicans can win the mid-terms, so he recognizes historical precedent here. That's why he went all-in as much as he could on year 1.

My take is obviously pessimistic and sucks, but I also believe the odds are in my favor, unfortunately.

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Sit back and watch as they cruise to victory in 2026 and impeach everybody and block anything from happening for the rest of Trump's presidency.

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With no one having a majority in the Senate everything is blocked already for both sides.

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Sit back and watch as they cruise to victory in 2026 and impeach everybody and block anything from happening for the rest of Trump's presidency.

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With no one having a majority in the Senate everything is blocked already for both sides.

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Nuclear option. Dems are going to do it next time they are in power. We should have done it already and still should.

Or do the Jeremy Boering suggestion: Go to the Dems and say "We can either enshrine the senate filibuster by law or we'll nuke it and do what we want." It may be too late for this though. They should have done this January 21, 2025.

But the GOP is completely spineless and would never actually represent the interests of its base.

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They did in the last election and his behavior is turning swing voters and independents away. We talk a lot of politics where I work and that is a fact.

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Never underestimate the power of white people to step on their own dicks in an effort to be perceived as nice. It's quite literally the dumbest behavior on the planet.

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This. But either way, democrats are NOT desperate. They are patient and relentless like a bacterial wilt that lives in your garden soil until the right time and then destroys everything you work hard for.

The dems are disparate, and not in a good way.

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I don't know a single Republican voter that cares about the Epstein files or has the Epstein files anywhere near the top priorities of things that need fixing. It's the new 'Russia Russia Russia' BS. Nothing but a media-driven talking point. The Democrats didn't do a damn thing about the Epstein files, and they wouldn't if they were in power right now. It's nothing but a distraction.

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You encapsulate the problem.

The Epstein files should not be a right/left issue whatsoever, but you are making it just that.

One of Trump's campaign points was to release the files. Well, then it gets delayed, obfuscated, blown off. The Trump Admin is protecting predators. The Biden Admin before him protected predators. The Obama Admin protected predators.

A lot of people care about this. Pretty sad and pathetic that you don't give two ****s about a global ring of power players being degenerate pedophiles and ephebophiles. It is not a partisan issue, nor a distraction.

But go on and stick your fingers in your ears and just MAGA harder. Just ignore Epstein and the complete ineptitude of Bondi and DOJ about everything.

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They are relentless, but far from patient. They cannot control themselves, or their extreme-left base. They have become easier and easier to bait into showing Americans what their real positions are. They spent almost 8 years trying to prosecute Trump, only to have him be re-elected anyway. They put zero thought into putting Biden in charge other than wanting someone they could control, then leaped from the ship as soon as Trump embarrassed him in the 2024 Presidential debate.

They don't have some kind of master plan. They create chaos with their policy positions while telling Americans the opposite, hoping enough will be suckered into giving them power.

It's not just that they're protecting predators, it's that they're covering up the fact that our politicians are blackmailed and owned by foreign governments.

It's become blurred because people have gone for the easy rhetorical win of "prosecuting pedophiles." By far the biggest scandal related to Epstein is that the entire point of his operation is to control politicians and influence our government on behalf of a foreign nation.

Good point.

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They are pissed at how poorly the entire Trump Admin has handled the Epstein files/cases.

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I don't know a single Republican voter that cares about the Epstein files or has the Epstein files anywhere near the top priorities of things that need fixing. It's the new 'Russia Russia Russia' BS. Nothing but a media-driven talking point. The Democrats didn't do a damn thing about the Epstein files, and they wouldn't if they were in power right now. It's nothing but a distraction.

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You encapsulate the problem.

The Epstein files should not be a right/left issue whatsoever, but you are making it just that.

One of Trump's campaign points was to release the files. Well, then it gets delayed, obfuscated, blown off. The Trump Admin is protecting predators. The Biden Admin before him protected predators. The Obama Admin protected predators.

A lot of people care about this. Pretty sad and pathetic that you don't give two ****s about a global ring of power players being degenerate pedophiles and ephebophiles. It is not a partisan issue, nor a distraction.

But go on and stick your fingers in your ears and just MAGA harder. Just ignore Epstein and the complete ineptitude of Bondi and DOJ about everything.

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Have you any concept of the long list of accomplishments from this DOJ?

If you think a meaningful number of voters care about the Epstein files, you are being incredibly naive or manipulated by your media sources and/or friends.

And the DOJ has been up to many many things. You can visit their website or follow Kash, Noem and friends on Truth Social.