Trumps Presidency 2025

[pfife]

The US should have supported russia in the cuban missile crisis too

[mtutiger]

Trump at nearly 60% disapproval in a state he lost by 6 points... 

Seems to fly in the face of the @Archie claim that "almost everyone who voted for Trump approves of him right now"

[romad1]

1 minute ago, mtutiger said:

Trump at nearly 60% disapproval in a state he lost by 6 points... 

Seems to fly in the face of the @Archie claim that "almost everyone who voted for Trump approves of him right now"

The MAGAs can't hear you, they are too far up PUTIN's ass. 

[romad1]

stories out there that the Epstein files are being deleted by FBI.   Why oh why would this critical matter be deleted when the JFK files are going to be opened?  I am suspicious that the Epstein story has poor sourcing as yet. 

[chasfh]

2 hours ago, romad1 said:

Dems are negotiating for their own prerogatives.   I think we are heading for a shutdown.

Elections have consequences

[chasfh]

18 hours ago, LaceyLou said:

So they'll be calling French fries 'freedom fries' again? 

Or "Putin Potatoes". One or the other ...

[chasfh]

17 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

You would think that even though baseball has fewer Black players than it once did, the Hispanic population has to be at historically high levels  and you might think they would be just as radicalized against Trump as Black players, but it doesn't seem to work that way. I'd guess on some teams the language barrier results in there being two separate clubhouses that may play together on the field but that's about it.

I also think that the more ultra-talented you are and the more the world bends to your whims to accommodate you, the more you believe your situation is an immutable birthright, the more you believe the status quo is awesome, and the more you want to maintain that. I don't believe racial or ethnic background factors into that thinking to a great degree.

[CMRivdogs]

1 hour ago, mtutiger said:

Trump at nearly 60% disapproval in a state he lost by 6 points... 

Seems to fly in the face of the @Archie claim that "almost everyone who voted for Trump approves of him right now"

A large portion of Northern Virginia are government employees. Many of which are facing the fact that at least one member of the household either has or will probably losing a job. Throw in the edict that requires federal workers to return to the office full time after a large portion opted to move to areas like Richmond, Charlottesville and their suburbs because housing prices are more friendly to those with families.

Throw in those with farms who are seeing subsidies they've counted on for generations threatened to be cut. 
 

I think the state also has its share of "halfbacks" retired folks who left NY, Pa, Ohio and such who found that Florida, Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina were not what they expected are moving into the state as well. 
 

This Falls state election will be interesting, too early to tell and a lot of election fatigue here, but I think there are a significant number of voters who were not thrilled by Youngkin and Earle-Sears is a devout Trumper.

[romad1]

9 minutes ago, CMRivdogs said:

A large portion of Northern Virginia are government employees. Many of which are facing the fact that at least one member of the household either has or will probably losing a job. Throw in the edict that requires federal workers to return to the office full time after a large portion opted to move to areas like Richmond, Charlottesville and their suburbs because housing prices are more friendly to those with families.

Throw in those with farms who are seeing subsidies they've counted on for generations threatened to be cut. 
 

I think the state also has its share of "halfbacks" retired folks who left NY, Pa, Ohio and such who found that Florida, Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina were not what they expected are moving into the state as well. 
 

This Falls state election will be interesting, too early to tell and a lot of election fatigue here, but I think there are a significant number of voters who were not thrilled by Youngkin and Earle-Sears is a devout Trumper.

She would mandate that the kids take paramilitary Jesus training so they can learn how to field strip God's rifle. 

[CMRivdogs]

A bit more from the poll's press release

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Overall assessments of the direction of the country and the commonwealth remain quite steady over time. A small majority (51%) thinks that Virginia is headed in the right direction, while 67% think the country is on the wrong track. Job approval for President Donald Trump (37%) is well within the range he experienced in his first term. Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s job approval rating (53%) is also steady. 

Virginians remain more likely to view Youngkin favorably (48% favorable/42% unfavorable), while Trump’s favorable rating is again similar to his first term (37% favorable/58% unfavorable). The two likely 2025 gubernatorial candidates are viewed similarly here (Spanberger at 37% favorable/37% unfavorable; Earle-Sears slightly underwater at 34% favorable/39% unfavorable) with about a quarter of respondents not offering an opinion. We also asked about several federal institutions. The CDC was viewed favorably by nearly two-thirds (62%) of Virginians, with the FBI coming in at 59% favorable and the CIA at 55% favorable. All of these questions show significant partisan differences (see Topline).   

 

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Immigration

Virginians generally favor increasing opportunities for legal immigration to the U.S. (81%), but also favor increasing deportations of those who are here illegally (59%). They also favor making it easier for asylum seekers to legally work while awaiting decisions on their applications (72%) and increasing penalties for businesses that hire people who are not legally allowed to work here (60%), but oppose substantially expanding the wall with Mexico (52% oppose; 46% favor). 
 
A majority of respondents (72%) think undocumented immigrants who are currently here should be allowed to stay if they meet certain conditions, while 26% think they should not be allowed to remain in the U.S. This appears to contradict the majority above who favor increased deportations, but it may be a difference in referring to people as “undocumented immigrants” or as “people in the country illegally.” More than three-fourths (76%) think that children born in the U.S. should immediately become citizens. 

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Analysis

“Still hungover with joy or grief from the elections of 2024, Virginians haven’t yet focused on November 2025,” said Dr. Harry Wilson, interim director for IPOR and professor emeritus of political science at Roanoke College. “Even with one-third undecided, a candidate would prefer to be in Abigail Spanberger’s position with a 15-point lead over Winsome Earle-Sears. But there is an eternity of political time and much work to do before this election takes center stage.” 

“With regard to taxes, no one likes to pay them, but respondents would be happy to make the wealthy and corporations pay more. On the issue of immigration, Virginians would like to see more legal immigration, but aren’t too unhappy with more restrictions on those coming to the U.S. illegally.”

https://www.roanoke.edu/news/rc_poll_politics_february_2025

[CMRivdogs]

9 minutes ago, romad1 said:

She would mandate that the kids take paramilitary Jesus training so they can learn how to field strip God's rifle. 

Pat Robertson's America

[CMRivdogs]

More making America Bankrupt

 

[romad1]

Get ready America, Mike is going to trust to God to sort out Medicaid

 

[romad1]

Mike and David question for you, is 3/5ths a majority? 

 

[mtutiger]

 

[Tigerbomb13]

Emulating his boss Vlad again

[CMRivdogs]

Mixed opinion about this. Don't fight, but oppose. Make the Trumpublicans assume ownership of everything until it collapses. My question is then what and then who? 

And if Democrats do so make sure the beast is dead (not literally, but the movement is wounded to the point it would take years to make a comeback)

 

[Motown Bombers]

 

[Motown Bombers]

 

[Tigermojo]

Trump trying to break Hitler's time to end democracy.

[Motown Bombers]

 

[chasfh]

2 hours ago, Tigerbomb13 said:

Emulating his boss Vlad again

Well, I mean, come on, this isn't any surprise, is it? It was always going to come to this, wasn't it?

Coming soon: the arrests.

[gehringer_2]

2 hours ago, Motown Bombers said:

 

Just following in the footsteps of Leo de Medici:

"In 1517, Pope Leo X offered indulgences for those who gave alms to rebuild St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. The aggressive marketing practices of Johann Tetzel in promoting this cause provoked Martin Luther to write his Ninety-five Theses, condemning what he saw as the purchase and sale of salvation."

US and its political culture *are* proving themselves in need of a little Reformation. 🤷‍♀️

[Tigermojo]

2 hours ago, Motown Bombers said:

 

Why move to Russia when you can make the oligarchs US citizens? Full Putin takeover well underway.

[Motown Bombers]