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If Jon Ossoff loses GA 14 by 10 in November, he's winning the state overall by more than 10 points. That's why it matters. These by-elections aren't about moral victories, certainly not in districts that Trump won by 30+ in 2024... they are a signal to where the electorate sits right now, just as polls are also a signal as to the electorate The dynamics are different in a special election, but this was a massive overperformance. And I doubt the folks who actually do politics for a living for the GOP in Georgia are sitting around in private saying "a win is a win" to soothe themselves. I would add to that the shift is really similar to the one we saw in Wisconsin last night, whether there was a win or not. It was a bad result for the Georgia GOP full stop

MAGA will try to spin this as a win, but it isn't. It's a big fat L... All this effort, American lives and countless civilian deaths later, and we get an outcome that involves Iran collecting duties on the Strait of Hormuz (when it was free to pass previously). What a waste of time and energy and money. And what an embarrassment for us as a nation to be led by this lunatic... no one will ever trust us the same again, and frankly, I wouldn't blame them

The market has been a willing participant in being talked off the ledge generally... they've treated this like a normal Presidency and think that when he comes to bad decisions that he'll back off once the blowback occurs. At some point, one would think the fact that he's an irrational actor (to put it kindly) would break through and we'd get an "Emporer has no clothes" moment, but I'll believe it when I see it

This was all very predictable in that Presidents are often faced with events they cannot control. We all saw how he reacted (or decomposed rather) in the face of COVID. There are differences this time though, starting with the fact that this wasn't an act of God, it was a war of choice. His fingerprints are all over the metaphorical smoking gun and all of it, the conflict, the economic effects, the additional money per gallon on fuel, it's all on this decision

Isn't this level of management pretty much what was being implied of the latter part of the Biden Presidency by the media? The President's brains are pretty much a skillet of scrambled eggs at this point and, for some reason, barely anyone seems to notice

ABC isn't really a victory either, especially given how the Kimmel ordeal played out and how they have responded since

But maybe "MAGA" Americans should care about paying more at the pump... It's very weird, gladiator games ****

He's delusional if he thinks he unpopularity of this war is because of the media coverage

And, most importantly, it doesn't help the average American one iota.

Please explain in detail why this is worth the extra 60-80 cents on the gallon we are all paying at the pump. Won't hold my breath for a response

Maybe the President and Secretary Kegseth should demonstrate the safety of the Strait by boarding a vessel and riding across....

Just to step back for a second, the "pro-peace", "low gas price" President has now delivered us a war on the Middle East and a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, and as a result of this, we have now seen wholesale spikes in the price of gasoline and diesel fuel. And we still have yet to hear why exactly why any of this is happening. And on the "touching grass" front, given how the public increasingly sees this Presidency, would suggest that those who continue to cheerlead this thing on may be the ones who need to touch more grass

Almost like the internet troll is projecting just a bit...

Can anyone make heads or tails of this? He's not making any sense

I've heard a lot of lines railing against elitism but man, that's the weakest. It's bad logic for a lot of reasons, but one of the reasons it's bad is the implication that working class people are inherently poor. That's just not the case...

I don't recall seeing him say this, but this is one of the dumbest things I've ever heard. Between working adjacent to the construction industry and with my son's extracurriculars (living in a community with a relatively high median income *and* low college attainment rate), there's no shortage of folks who have spent money on finished basements or spend time in their already finished basements. Just weird stuff

Seems a little late guys

No ****... when the sycophant class is left to shovel manure for decisions that defy any sort of logic, of course its gonna be "confused"

I'm sure they'll have it ready in two weeks or so....

"Sadly there's gonna be more deaths before it ends. That's the way it is... Likely be more"