I disagree. It does weaken him politically. He's a lame duck and if he becomes too toxic it could finally make some in Congress get some balls
lol I had the same reaction. Maybe the youth vote will actually...VOTE next time.
That shows a poor performance by trump so far, and most people don't see or feel the real damage yet.I always look at what these people say. I don't swear by them but I don't swear at them.
Evaluations of Trump: Job approval and confidence on issues
Trump's job approval is down since February, especially among his less strong supporters and 2024 nonvoters. And fewer than half of Americans have confidence in Trump to handle most issues.www.pewresearch.org
If he feels threatened, he is likely to become more combative and more emboldened to challenge his constraints. I don't think he plans to leave office, so I don't think he will think and act like a lame duck, and Republicans (I use that term loosely) will do whatever he wants.
Yeah, I'm not so sure this kind of political triangulation does anything other than turn people off now. To appeal to those of good conscience, speak from the heart and with conviction that is real...anything else is so transparent and worn as to be insulting.
Speaking with conviction about Israel also affects our democracy. Also a big issue for independents and, increasingly, younger Republicans.
Amen. Amen. Amen! Standing up to the wholesale slaughter of innocent people, no matter who the instigator is, should never be a "political calculation". As Spike Lee once said, "Do the Right Thing".
Fine. Continue emphasizing and highlighting losing positions and keep losing. You can't implement policy until you win.
Which losing positions did the Democrats emphasize in 2024?
Remembering Smith for NPR on the occasion of his death, Feinstein noted how Smith entered a lunchroom with a black man who was a member of Smith’s church. This was a risky move for a young coach to do in the segregated South, and years later Smith’s pastor related the incident to Feinstein. When Feinstein recalled the story to Smith, the coach was disappointed that his pastor had noted it. When Feinstein pressed Smith as to why he would not be proud of his actions as a young man, Smith replied, “John, you should never be proud of doing the right thing, you should just do the right thing!”
The Democratic convention was pretty much a three day infomercial on what Trump and Project 2025 would do - apparently nobody cared. There were plenty of people talking about the wrecking ball they were going to take democracy and voters basically said "stop you're being dramatic, have you seen the price of eggs?"
