The problem for Republicans was the speed of Project 2025
They could have moved slowly and saved the final two years for their objectives. Patience is a virtue that Trump lacks.
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Given DJT's Off-the-Charts Malignant Narcissism, this outcome was fated from the jump. The large
majority of Americans are very decent and fair minded people...we showed that after WWII. As for Project 2025, there's a reason it was kept on the "Down Low"...i.e. Antithetical to the American 'Ethos'...
There's a good chance this could be a great 'Learning Experience' moving forward.
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Maybe cuz the Peace President brought us lower prices Day 1?
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Yeah, how to turn a massive ship like US around without big impact on people is a precise operation.
The direction of what Trump is doing in my view is correct. But its operation did impact part of Trump 2024 election coalition. Specifically, young white male, blue collar working class and latino voters. Many of them went back to D camp this time.
But if you travel, you can see Trump’s re-industrialization America is happening in many states, especially in midwestern and red states. But its effects need time to show up.
of course the stupid Iran war also has a big impact on this midterm. Inflation issue is originated from Biden term. The war made it worse. Plus, most R don’t want to admit it, the Israel issue also caused R a lot of votes. What Israel did in Gaza is wrong. We should condemn it. It doesn’t mean we don’t support them to fight Humas.
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It was the war. But the Iranian nuclear weapon acquisition time bomb didn't allow for patience.
BaronVonZemo64608 postsNot getting out was his mistake.
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Became? He was that and more long before candidate trump. We and he told us so.
jimbasil55249 postsYou just didn’t want to believe it. You all lived in a fantasy world. Obviously you still do.
Jack, he is a banker
and Jane, she is a clerk
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The people have spoken. I think they view gridlock as an improvement.
Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da Life goes on.
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Desmond stays at home and does his pretty face And in the evening she's a singer with the band.
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It's a repudiation of Trump and his lack of any finesse + "let's try something new".
People still think that the problems facing the US can be solved by elections. Trump could have coasted into the midterms delivering on a lot of what he promised with a reasonable economy, but either through hubris or other means, he started the war and completely screwed the Republicans.
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Another potential problem.
If Texas is trending blue long term, how narrow has the path become for any Republican presidential candidate? Add Texas to the locked-in Democratic base of California, NY and Illinois and that's a huge head start for the Dems.
"I didn't come here to take part. I came here to take over."
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