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President Trump: The NEW one and only politics thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Moderator1, Nov 12, 2016.

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  1. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    FWIW, markets have all but factored in a Biden win, and are fine with it. This has been a Jay Powell story, not a Donald Trump story. There is so much certainty right now that it is actually creating more stability than there should be given how ridiculous valuations have gotten on all the money (i.e. debt) that is sloshing around. Increasingly, though, it is handicapping the Senate flipping to the Democrats too. The narrative right now is that it isn't a bad thing; they may undo the tax bill (the only truly stimulative thing for stocks that Trump himself was responsible for), but they are going to go so far out of control spending the country into oblivion (stimulus!) that it will more than offset that.

    We may or may not get to that. But that is the preeminent "narrative" right now.
     
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  2. qtlaw

    qtlaw Well-Known Member

    We are in the midst of a pandemic, we don’t need exciting. We want stability, reliability. Safe? Maybe but we can’t afford any Ferrari repair bills right now. We need a Toyota Camry.
     
  3. FileNotFound

    FileNotFound Well-Known Member

    Among the handful of people I know who have contracted COVID and recovered, it's fair to say that most of them are on the Trumpist side of the spectrum. I have to think that even they know that the whole act he's pulling right now is full of shit. Whether that makes a difference or not, I don't know, but the only people who actually think he has "beaten" the disease are people who haven't had it. People who have "beaten" the disease know better. There are some rough days yet to come.
     
  4. Neutral Corner

    Neutral Corner Well-Known Member

  5. Cosmo

    Cosmo Well-Known Member

    It should also be noted that Trump's chances of winning in 538's model were closer to 30 percent, and they steadily rose from about 20 percent from mid-October on.
     
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  6. DanielSimpsonDay

    DanielSimpsonDay Well-Known Member


    almost there getting the new tone just right
     
  7. swingline

    swingline Well-Known Member

    I agree it's a bigly problem.
     
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  8. Kato

    Kato Well-Known Member

    It probably started before this, but I always go back to the Kavanaugh hearings when I hear this. All of the outrageous behavior by him, Graham and other Republicans in the afternoon following Blasey Ford's morning testimony was painted as "strong" statements and vociferous defense that somehow implied truth-telling. It was weird, like, no reason to check a fact when the statement/act is done strongly. It simply must be true.
     
  9. swingline

    swingline Well-Known Member

    One of the houses in our neighborhood has a Ron Paul yard sign. I'm starting to wonder if there's "A Rose for Emily" thing going on in that house.
     
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  10. Spartan Squad

    Spartan Squad Well-Known Member

    That is actually a good point to think about. And something I might consider if I get into a HS civics class again one day.
     
  11. micropolitan guy

    micropolitan guy Well-Known Member

    Take a deep breath and relax, Kayleigh. Oh, you can't take a deep breath?
     
  12. micropolitan guy

    micropolitan guy Well-Known Member

    We've had commercials in the Oregon/Washington market too, which was never in play and where he'll lose by a couple million votes.
     
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