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#325876: Sep 2nd 2020 at 11:28:40 AM

The figure the party repudiated under Clinton. Sadly he has not had anything close to the same level of influence for the Democrats as Reagan does for the Republicans.

Makes sense, sadly. The three-plus-a-fraction terms alone were some serious ammo for the propaganda against him.

Edited by ShinyCottonCandy on Sep 2nd 2020 at 2:28:54 PM

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Fourthspartan56 from Georgia, US Since: Oct, 2016 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#325877: Sep 2nd 2020 at 11:42:43 AM

No, it didn't have anything to do with that. It was because of the national environment post-Reagan, rightism was on the rise, and the course the Democrats chose was to capitulate to it by embracing neoliberal economics. It wasn't because of any flaw of FDR's.

Edited by Fourthspartan56 on Sep 2nd 2020 at 11:43:14 AM

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#325878: Sep 2nd 2020 at 11:44:14 AM

So it seems like more people think that Trump will make them less safe/increase violence and Biden more/decrease violence.

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#325879: Sep 2nd 2020 at 11:45:16 AM

[up][up]Well, I can’t say I’m surprised that my history books emphasized things like that.

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Fourthspartan56 from Georgia, US Since: Oct, 2016 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#325880: Sep 2nd 2020 at 11:49:25 AM

So it seems like more people think that Trump will make them less safe/increase violence and Biden more/decrease violence.

That is not good for Trump considering that his primary argument for re-election is Law and Order.

Can't say I'm surprised, running a campaign as if one is challenging an incumbent when one is the incumbent is never a good idea.

Well, I can’t say I’m surprised that my history books emphasized things like that.

Certainly, and it's not like FDR hasn't been criticized. Just that his sins, perceived or otherwise, didn't play any real role in the Democratic Party's adoption of neoliberalism. It was 100% a response to a national environment friendly to the Right.

Edited by Fourthspartan56 on Sep 2nd 2020 at 12:46:19 PM

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ShadowWingLG Since: Dec, 2013
#325881: Sep 2nd 2020 at 12:16:47 PM

I mean its hard for people to swallow Trump's lines of "I'll bring Law and Order back if elected" when they rightfully point out that he's President RIGHT NOW so why can't he bring Law and Order back NOW?

ironballs16 Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Owner of a lonely heart
#325882: Sep 2nd 2020 at 12:22:21 PM

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Because the damned dirty democrats won't let him, of course!

And in other antagonistic news, the US will not be involved in a WHO-led COVID-19 vaccine effort, because Trump is a petulant manbaby with the understanding of a toddler and the lack of willingness to learn and/or admit mistakes as Uncle Otis (see the Literature section).

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#325883: Sep 2nd 2020 at 12:25:30 PM

[up][up][up] Perhaps, but it is the only way Trump knows to run a campaign.

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Fourthspartan56 from Georgia, US Since: Oct, 2016 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#325884: Sep 2nd 2020 at 12:47:09 PM

[up]I wouldn't say perhaps, pretending that one isn't President isn't a good way to run a campaign.

But yes, that is the only way he can run. Because he's a disaster of a President.

Edited by Fourthspartan56 on Sep 2nd 2020 at 1:37:13 AM

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#325885: Sep 2nd 2020 at 12:47:52 PM

Too badnote  Gone Horribly Wrong is No Real Life Examples, Please! Otherwise, this “strategy” of Trump would fit right in: Generate hate so you can run on protecting from hate, only when you’re already in position to protect from hate and you fail to do so, it backfires.

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#325886: Sep 2nd 2020 at 12:57:40 PM

Reminds me of Pence’s new “slogan “Make America great again...... again.”

Which I’m not sure I’d they noticed, but that saying indicates that they haven’t made America great.

Edited by slimcoder on Sep 2nd 2020 at 12:57:58 PM

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#325888: Sep 2nd 2020 at 1:31:23 PM

[up][up][up]

The shitty part, though, is that a large section of the US populace is genuinely convinced of Trump's assertion.

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For comparison, the article mentions that it was just $140 million in July, and Trump/the RNC raised $160 million then - should be interesting to see what their figures for August are.

Edited by ironballs16 on Sep 2nd 2020 at 4:34:53 AM

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#325889: Sep 2nd 2020 at 1:35:53 PM

Sorry to rehash some shit from a few pages back, but regarding Trump saying that Sarah Huckabee Sanders should "take one for the team" after Kim Jong Un winked at her: as if my stomach wasn't having enough problems today. No wonder she finally left the damned administration.

Some Trumpheads think that the Trumps could be a political dynasty like the Kennedys. Of course, if anything, the Trumps are the anti-Kennedys.

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#325890: Sep 2nd 2020 at 1:38:06 PM

Sorry to rehash some shit from a few pages back, but regarding Trump saying that Sarah Huckabee Sanders should "take one for the team" after Kim Jong Un winked at her: as if my stomach wasn't having enough problems today. No wonder she finally left the damned administration.

Agreed, it's sickening. She's a terrible person but no one deserves to deal with that shit.

It's just another example of Trump's misogynistic view of women.

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#325891: Sep 2nd 2020 at 1:39:05 PM

[up][up]I can certainily imagine "The Don" would like to see that happen, if for nothing else that he could finally say he did something that his father didn't do.

Edited by megarockman on Sep 2nd 2020 at 4:39:32 AM

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#325892: Sep 2nd 2020 at 1:45:40 PM

I believe the original plan was for the 2020 Slogan to be "Keep America Great" but the clusterfrak of a re-election campain didn't bother to secure the domain beforehand so Biden's team picked it up.

ironballs16 Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Owner of a lonely heart
#325893: Sep 2nd 2020 at 1:57:14 PM

Well this is somewhat surprising - Iowa officially has the highest COVID-19 infection rate in the US right now - apparently they (like I, admittedly) assumed that their lower population density would prevent effective transmission.

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#325894: Sep 2nd 2020 at 2:22:03 PM

That probably explains why they finally decided to cancel the 25,000 fan crowd at that Iowa State football game.

Hodor2 Since: Jan, 2015
#325895: Sep 2nd 2020 at 2:26:39 PM

Congratulations?

I'm surprised. I would have thought it would be Florida or Texas. Or possibly New York, since I believe New York City has or had a disproportionate number of deaths.

SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#325896: Sep 2nd 2020 at 2:28:47 PM

Unlike 2016 Trump is this year considered much less honest than Biden, and that might mean that folks won't believe his anti-Biden attacks.

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#325897: Sep 2nd 2020 at 2:33:12 PM

I just really hope Biden will be well-prepared for the debate.

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#325898: Sep 2nd 2020 at 2:34:35 PM

I honestly believe the debates are gonna be his make-it-or-break-it moment.

So even as someone looking from the outside I'm anxious.

Edited by HailMuffins on Sep 2nd 2020 at 6:35:03 AM

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#325899: Sep 2nd 2020 at 2:38:38 PM

When are the Debates supposed to happen?

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#325900: Sep 2nd 2020 at 2:46:27 PM

The first one will be this month on the 29th, with Chris Wallace of Fox News moderating.


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