Where is/can Donald Trump take US (sic)?

[McLovin]

Trump could literally do or say no wrong in the eyes of his supporters.

Well even Fox News got stuck into him, that's why he's come up with his dog ate his homework today. I mean seriously, LOL, claiming that he meant to use a double negative. Who buys this bullsh!t?

Who does not not use double negatives? Terrible grammar.

 

[SirRumpole]

Trump could literally do or say no wrong in the eyes of his supporters.

That's true, but it's a matter of how many supporters he has left.

If his trade policies result in a loss of jobs in the agricultural and industrial sector then he's dead meat electorally.

 

[luutzu]

That's true, but it's a matter of how many supporters he has left.

If his trade policies result in a loss of jobs in the agricultural and industrial sector then he's dead meat electorally.

Seem that that's where the Chinese is targeting with the tariffs. US farmers have to switch what they plant when the price/tariff uncertainties halved certain prices.

When you're a large purchaser like the Chinese is, you could really messed up farmers livelihood with a few simple press releases.

Read on Reuters that since China doesn't buy a heck of a lot from the US, they're getting more creative in hitting back. There are talks of them not granting as much tourist visas to the US; hike hotel prices on American business people in China etc.

Then there's those American corporations in China they can leverage. Want to not lose all your stuff? Pick up that phone.

 

[SirRumpole]

Seem that that's where the Chinese is targeting with the tariffs. US farmers have to switch what they plant when the price/tariff uncertainties halved certain prices.

When you're a large purchaser like the Chinese is, you could really messed up farmers livelihood with a few simple press releases.

Read on Reuters that since China doesn't buy a heck of a lot from the US, they're getting more creative in hitting back. There are talks of them not granting as much tourist visas to the US; hike hotel prices on American business people in China etc.

Then there's those American corporations in China they can leverage. Want to not lose all your stuff? Pick up that phone.

I wonder if China will hold up visas to US politicians like they did with Australia.

 

[McLovin]

That's true, but it's a matter of how many supporters he has left.

If his trade policies result in a loss of jobs in the agricultural and industrial sector then he's dead meat electorally.

The base won't move. Even Nixon had a 25% approval rating when he resigned. What happens in the November mid-terms will be pretty interesting.

The US is a plutocracy that has been gerrymandered to serve the ultra rich. The GOP won two presidential elections this century while losing the popular vote, and it takes, on average, 20% more voters for the Dems to win a house seat than it does for the GOP. The demographics of the GOP are like a barbell; the very rich on one side, and the middle-America working class and poor on the other side (all related to the original southern strategy). That is done by design, not by accident.

 

[SirRumpole]

The US is a plutocracy that has been gerrymandered to serve the ultra rich. The GOP won two presidential elections this century while losing the popular vote, and it takes, on average, 20% more voters for the Dems to win a house seat than it does for the GOP.

Strange that the Dems haven't un-gerrymandered themselves while they were in power, or is it a Constitutional thing ?

 

[McLovin]

Strange that the Dems haven't un-gerrymandered themselves while they were in power, or is it a Constitutional thing ?

Electoral boundaries at the federal level are set by state governments and are re-drawn every ten years (from memory??), not haphazardly with a change of state government. The Dems do redistrict when they can, and they gerrymander as well, but whites don't skew as heavily to the GOP as non-whites skew to the Dems so bang for your buck for the GOP is far greater. You also have to consider that the US electoral system skews toward rural states that tend to vote republican, so if the state legislature can crack an urbanised area into two semi-rural adjacent electorates then they have gerrymandered and it's unlike the Dems will be in control of the state legislature in the future to undo it.

Have a look at these maps of North Carolina to see just how ridiculous the gerrymandering is. The 1993-1998 map is farcical.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina's_congressional_districts#Historical_and_present_district_boundaries

 

[IFocus]

The base won't move. Even Nixon had a 25% approval rating when he resigned. What happens in the November mid-terms will be pretty interesting.

43% approval and didn't move when separating kids from their parents.

Will be interesting if the patriots start thinking he is a traitor.......unlikely

 

[Darc Knight]

I'm worried what kind of damaging evidence Putin and the KGB might be blackmailing Trump with.
He'd be ripe pickings you'd think.

 

[SirRumpole]

I'm worried what kind of damaging evidence Putin and the KGB might be blackmailing Trump with.
He'd be ripe pickings you'd think.

Rumours of prostitutes in hotel rooms. But even that would wash off him, people know what a letch he is.

 

[IFocus]

I'm worried what kind of damaging evidence Putin and the KGB might be blackmailing Trump with.
He'd be ripe pickings you'd think.

It's the Russian money behind Trump's businesses that hold sway over Trump the US banks stop lending to him years ago.

 

[McLovin]

43% approval and didn't move when separating kids from their parents.

Will be interesting if the patriots start thinking he is a traitor.......unlikely

I don't think there's a developed country that is more jingoistic than America, especially as you slide down the socio-economic scale. It serves a useful purpose though. How else do you raise a volunteer army to fight wars on the other side of the world? He'll take a hit in the polls for this. How long it lasts and how deep it is we will have to wait and see.

I see this morning Trump believes that Russia is no longer targeting the US. Oh wait, no he was answering a different question. I don't like conspiracy theories, but that Steele dossier would certainly explain the pattern of behaviour.

 

[basilio]

Rumours of prostitutes in hotel rooms. But even that would wash off him, people know what a letch he is.

One of the alleged incidents was that Trump organised to be the same room President Obama had stayed in in Russia and paid a couple of prostitutes to dance on the bed and xiss on it as show.

https://www.vox.com/2018/4/15/17233994/comey-interview-trump-pee-tape-russia

 

[basilio]

Queen Trolls Trump !


Was the Queen sending coded messages to Donald Trump via her brooches? Absolutely
On the first day of his visit, she wore a brooch given to her as a mark of friendship by the Obamas. By the end of the trip, it was Queen’s brooches 3, Trump 0

https://www.theguardian.com/fashion...s-to-donald-trump-via-her-brooches-absolutely

 

[Tisme]

That's true, but it's a matter of how many supporters he has left.

If his trade policies result in a loss of jobs in the agricultural and industrial sector then he's dead meat electorally.

in excess of 40% registered voters apparently, which might translate into a much higher % of poll voters.

 

[moXJO]

One of the alleged incidents was that Trump organised to be the same room President Obama had stayed in in Russia and paid a couple of prostitutes to dance on the bed and xiss on it as show.

https://www.vox.com/2018/4/15/17233994/comey-interview-trump-pee-tape-russia

Jesus....

Trump more than likely wanted to look good by ending the eternal cold front with Russia. He probably wasn't expecting that much blowback.
Dealing with Russians in business isn't a big deal. As US president its a really big deal.

 

[wayneL]

So essentially, the Authors believes the Queen is trolling Trump, appalling disrespect basically, yet howls about Trump not slavishly kissing her 4ss.

The astonishing thing is that because of their pathology, they have no idea of their megalithic hypocrisy.

If the Queen truly was trolling Trump (which I doubt) , then I have lost all respect for her

Queen Trolls Trump !


Was the Queen sending coded messages to Donald Trump via her brooches? Absolutely
On the first day of his visit, she wore a brooch given to her as a mark of friendship by the Obamas. By the end of the trip, it was Queen’s brooches 3, Trump 0

https://www.theguardian.com/fashion...s-to-donald-trump-via-her-brooches-absolutely

 

[basilio]

So essentially, the Authors believes the Queen is trolling Trump, appalling disrespect basically, yet howls about Trump not slavishly kissing her 4ss.

The astonishing thing is that because of their pathology, they have no idea of their megalithic hypocrisy.

If the Queen truly was trolling Trump (which I doubt) , then I have lost all respect for her

Donald trump is the mopst appalling excuse for a President anyone has ever seen. His wanton destruction of the European alliance, his undermining of foreign leaders that aren't authoritarian thugs takes you to one conclusion - he wants to President for life.

And the Queen decides to quietly show who has respect for. Good on her.

 

[Darc Knight]

Trump doesn't seem to get along with any of the World's Leaders except for Kim and Vladimir lol

 

[basilio]

I really will have to check my posts... So many bads...