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All they have to do is leave things as they are. They won't have trouble NOT following through in their promises. Politicians do that all the time. The US econo

All they have to do is leave things as they are. They won't have trouble NOT following through in their promises. Politicians do that all the time. The US economy is the strongest of its peers, and the best it's been in a long time. Once that settles in, people will see the party in power as responsible for that.

dh2022 2y ago
But this whole thread is about how the economy right now it bad for the people - and this is the reason why they dumped Kamala. If the economy stays the way it is people will still be angry - and they will dump Republicans in the midterms. Otherwise the economy is not the reason people dumped Kamala..... This is becoming illogical (at least for me...)
- l33t7332273 2y ago
  The fact is that the economy is not bad right now. People are mad about their perception of the economy, but the economy is fine. Once their team is in, their perception will change over night.
  - FrustratedMonky 2y ago
    Exactly. People complain about gas going up a dollar and cry about milk and eggs. But it is actually pretty good right now. If the right is ready for a civil war when things are good, what happens to US voters when the Economy actually is bad. If we get 20-30% inflation (because no labor because of deportations, and tariffs), and losing jobs because of budget cuts (people forget Trump 1 didn't create many jobs).
    - foobarian 2y ago
      I doubt the deportations at that level will happen; the GOP elites know the score. They will do some well publicized theater and call it a day.
      - defrost 2y ago
        The US lacks both the resources and the time in a four year term to deport at the levels claimed in the campaign What is very likely is that Stephen "my precious" Miller (aka Goebbels-lite) will get to break up more families, "lose" more vulnerable children and build a few more international convention breaking "camps". Addendum: Rather than downvote at least expand on why you might think Miller will not repeat what he has done before in pursuit of the goals he has clearly stated?
        _yb2s 2y ago
        It’s the “name calling” not the actual points people are downvoting you for
        defrost 2y ago
        Have you read Stephan Miller's speeches? They're cut from from the Enoch Powell, Goebbels playbook - it's not name calling when it's simple factual description of the source material in question. This isn't some US Democratic smear at all, Miller is regarded as a far right extremist and outlier by Republicans (eg: https://www.salon.com/2018/01/21/lindsey-graham-slams-stephen-miller-says-white-house-staff-has-been-pretty-unreliable/ https://www.salon.com/2018/01/21/lindsey-graham-slams-stephe...) Call a spade a spade.
        _yb2s 2y ago
        I was only telling you why people are downvoting you. I was also downvoted in this same discussion for making the point that “fascist” shouldn’t be received as an insult to people that, well, think fascism is good.
        defrost 2y ago
        That's fine, I'm aware that's one reason that some might downvote, I'm happy pointing out the cowardice inherent in silent downvotes but can easily understand why some may prefer to do that and avoid defending Miller or attempting to make a case that my descriptions don't apply.

dh2022 2y ago

But this whole thread is about how the economy right now it bad for the people - and this is the reason why they dumped Kamala. If the economy stays the way it is people will still be angry - and they will dump Republicans in the midterms. Otherwise the economy is not the reason people dumped Kamala..... This is becoming illogical (at least for me...)

l33t7332273 2y ago
The fact is that the economy is not bad right now. People are mad about their perception of the economy, but the economy is fine. Once their team is in, their perception will change over night.
- FrustratedMonky 2y ago
  Exactly. People complain about gas going up a dollar and cry about milk and eggs. But it is actually pretty good right now. If the right is ready for a civil war when things are good, what happens to US voters when the Economy actually is bad. If we get 20-30% inflation (because no labor because of deportations, and tariffs), and losing jobs because of budget cuts (people forget Trump 1 didn't create many jobs).
  - foobarian 2y ago
    I doubt the deportations at that level will happen; the GOP elites know the score. They will do some well publicized theater and call it a day.
    - defrost 2y ago
      The US lacks both the resources and the time in a four year term to deport at the levels claimed in the campaign What is very likely is that Stephen "my precious" Miller (aka Goebbels-lite) will get to break up more families, "lose" more vulnerable children and build a few more international convention breaking "camps". Addendum: Rather than downvote at least expand on why you might think Miller will not repeat what he has done before in pursuit of the goals he has clearly stated?
      - _yb2s 2y ago
        It’s the “name calling” not the actual points people are downvoting you for
        defrost 2y ago
        Have you read Stephan Miller's speeches? They're cut from from the Enoch Powell, Goebbels playbook - it's not name calling when it's simple factual description of the source material in question. This isn't some US Democratic smear at all, Miller is regarded as a far right extremist and outlier by Republicans (eg: https://www.salon.com/2018/01/21/lindsey-graham-slams-stephen-miller-says-white-house-staff-has-been-pretty-unreliable/ https://www.salon.com/2018/01/21/lindsey-graham-slams-stephe...) Call a spade a spade.
        _yb2s 2y ago
        I was only telling you why people are downvoting you. I was also downvoted in this same discussion for making the point that “fascist” shouldn’t be received as an insult to people that, well, think fascism is good.
        defrost 2y ago
        That's fine, I'm aware that's one reason that some might downvote, I'm happy pointing out the cowardice inherent in silent downvotes but can easily understand why some may prefer to do that and avoid defending Miller or attempting to make a case that my descriptions don't apply.