Recent content by GQNC

“I think it’s more about fear and insecurity than anything else and how you handle it.” IMO, you’re accurately reading the pulse of the nation with this statement. Working and even just living is much more complicated than it was before the computer age and the intensified push for production...

I agree about going after the employers of illegals. But I also think the narrative that the illegals are “only taking jobs that Americans don’t want” is irritating to many tradesmen that don’t see this as accurate in their world. In many agricultural and meat processing jobs this is probably...

How interested is Roy likely to be in starting a six year term two years from now? He will be 69 in 2026.

All jokes aside, my politics are closer to “democratic communist” than Democrat or Republican. Not KraftyHeel, but you did post this ^ in another thread.

Thanks. Your memory and data is superior to mine. It seems that the mortgage rates were peaking around November 1982 because it was when I put in an offer on what would have been my first house. We added a clause in the offer contract stating max mortgage rate of 14.5%. Before the offer could be...

Good thread Rodoheel. I also was curious how liberal Tester might be considered so I searched and found a January 2023 senate scorecard tallied by 538 for voting with Biden’s position on bills. Here is a subset of senators: Sherrod Brown (98%+), Krysten Sinema (93%), Jacky Rosen (92%), Jon...

You are undoubtedly correct concerning the situation many people face today and their opinion of the economy. The electorate certainly has changed, I guess, in the past 40 years. Being a young adult in Reagan’s first term, inflation was as bad as in Biden’s administration, interest rates were...

I guess at times it is better be hard-hearted and not defend the few than to let defending the few cause you to not get the opportunity to help many (through other policies).

Thanks, but unfortunately if canvassing input is the source of all database updates, not enough updates will occur. To a great extent, just getting voting feedback made many people suspicious. My opinion is that Trump’s threat to punish his enemies has a good percentage of people distrustful of...

Just my little anecdote leading into Election Day - of 18 houses yesterday where we were able to talk with someone, 9 residences (1-4) people had already voted and 9 residences were voting today. As I had reported last week, an elderly black lady said she was waiting to vote today with a large...

Last house we canvassed yesterday we knocked, thought we heard some movement inside so knocked again. A guy yelled through a curtained window, “I’ve already voted!”. So I replied, “Thanks”, and we started to walk away. Suddenly the garage door started to open and I heard a “Wait!” The guy must...

It was as bad as you might imagine. We weren’t in a hurry, so, after searching for the car for 15 minutes, I just sat in it and listened to the game. The evening was pleasant so we just waited probably 30 minutes before even cranking the engine. Oh, it was good that Kamala’s speech ended before...

Thanks for sharing. It’s funny - canvassing has sent my wife and I to a few neighborhoods that we would not have ventured into otherwise. Three people yesterday told us, “you be careful now” - including one Trumper that came to his fence to talk to us but said “Oh!” When he saw our Harris/Walz...

Yes we were. It was a great rally, and if you think the crowd looks big only using a favorable camera angle, you would be wrong! PNC Music Pavilion was packed. In the grassy area above the permanent seating area so many people were in folding chairs that hardly any grass could be seen from the...

You could say he was in the garbage truck. Got in the front- should have been in the back.