January 20th, 2025

[auroraave]

All said, Trump's victory didn't destroy anyone or anything. "Woke" policies, or policies pertaining to human rights, remained popular... even in red states.

It did destroy a few things. It destroyed the left's attempt at weaponizing the justice system to imprision their political opponent in an election, which I believe was the single biggest mistake any political party has ever made in election history. It also completely destroyed the notion that Roe v. Wade was any factor in the election. It also destroyed the idea that you can ignore the American public, hide from every interview, hide from every podcast and never answer a single question and be voted in as President, no matter what gender or race you are.

100%. Trump had no problem doing long form interviews - he's been a strong public speaker for decades - he's been doing it his whole life - he's not afraid of answering questions - Kamala would not that - all she did was internet-meme quality embarrassing word salad as she hid behind her handlers who's ENTIRE strategy is ignore policy, ignore she did NOTHING about all the issues Americans were concerned about for 4 years, while trying to message 'she's different than Biden' despite standing behind every single policy fail under him. I mean, who the fuck did they think was buying this nonsense? The dems actually thought Americans were this stupid - their entire party has collapsed because at the end of the day - they are absolutely insulting the average American and the average American has had enough. I mean, the fucking AUDACITY and arrogance to think you can avoid ANY policy debate, any real interview, any real questioning, and pretending slandering your opponent is a winning strategy. Not only did they run on nothing and lose - Trump's numbers are through the roof right now - he's doing the opposite of what these idiots did - and the numbers show that's exactly what Americans wanted - it's hilarious to see those still living in denial - these fools are the dinosaurs after the asteroid. Biden and Harris ran on NO policy, period. Trump did. Remember that.

This is less about political affiliation, left right, dem/republican than it is about basic common sense. Look how many Dem's are leaving the party. No one's leaving the republican party - the exodus is all dems. I mean, Jesus Christ, read the tea leaves. There is a huge cultural shift happening. Trump is potentially in line to be none of the most popular president's in a long long time - not because of fan boys - because he's doing shit for the average american - the opposite of what the dems have been doing for 20 years now - they only serve corporate america and use identity politics as a distraction from their being held hostage by their corporate donor overlords.

[D-train]

Republicans have the the Bull by the horns right now but the better not F it up and go too far right like Dems went too far left. Don't get cocky MFers.

Voters are fickle and will turn when common sense is defied as we just saw.

[auroraave]

Republicans have the the Bull by the horns right now but the better not F it up and go too far right like Dems went too far left. Don't get cocky MFers.

Voters are fickle and will turn when common sense is defied as we just saw.

I'm not at all concerned about them moving right, but I am concerned that Trump's popularity may result in too much power for him. What's so amazing to think about is the dems were so hijacked by the idiotic far left, that Trump moving the country back to the middle will be labelled "far right" by these lunatics. The middle is 'so far right' will be the new messaging - and no one will buy it. Watching some of the RFK hearings and the "OMG Elon is a Nazi" nonsense these lunatics are marching out - and the overwhelming majority of the country are resoundingly rejecting all of it. The Dems and CNN's of the world are so stunningly tone deaf it's just amazing - but it's also indicative of them for the last decade. They keep peddling nonsense, despite all of their numbers circling the drain. CNN/MSNBC all on life support. If they just read the room like objective adults instead of selling lies and hysteria. They STILL do not realize THEY are what made Trump so popular. It's so obvious - they did this to themselves. How anyone can be this stupid... stunning.

wash, rinse, repeat, never learn a goddam thing.

[ddraig]

The Dims could become relevant again if they put forward actual ideas instead of hate mongering and criticizing everything the Trump Administration does. Do you have alternative policies that may actually work? Or just the same crap you try to force down everyone's throat for the past four years?

One reason for the Electoral College and perhaps it's main reason, is that when running for President, you must form coalitions to win multiple States. We have 50 of them, you know. And it doesn't mean you win 20 states and that's all you need to do! Winning the Democrat "firewall states", each by only one vote or collectively by 500,000 still counts! The majority coalition of ALL the States went for Trump. Whether by only five total votes or 500,000! It's the coalition that is important. Not the total number of votes, as Hillary found out! Your argument stating Trump only won by 500,000 votes in the battleground States is a total canard. Trump still would have won with four, or even three of those States. Once Pennsylvania went for Trump it was all over. Stop whining about "only 500,000 votes." You lost. Get over it! Geez!

[Walla Walla Dawg II]

And the actual number is 578,153.

It's closer to 600,000 than 500,000, so kudos for rounding down.

[Seattle or Bust]

The Dims could become relevant again if they put forward actual ideas instead of hate mongering and criticizing everything the Trump Administration does. Do you have alternative policies that may actually work? Or just the same crap you try to force down everyone's throat for the past four years?

One reason for the Electoral College and perhaps it's main reason, is that when running for President, you must form coalitions to win multiple States. We have 50 of them, you know. And it doesn't mean you win 20 states and that's all you need to do! Winning the Democrat "firewall states", each by only one vote or collectively by 500,000 still counts! The majority coalition of ALL the States went for Trump. Whether by only five total votes or 500,000! It's the coalition that is important. Not the total number of votes, as Hillary found out! Your argument stating Trump only won by 500,000 votes in the battleground States is a total canard. Trump still would have won with four, or even three of those States. Once Pennsylvania went for Trump it was all over. Stop whining about "only 500,000 votes." You lost. Get over it! Geez!

Who is whining? Trump won.

I’m simply challenging the assessment that the win was destructive or that Trump’s win was a “mandate.”

If Biden’s wasn’t, Trumps sure wasn’t.

[ddraig]

No, you've been whining since November 6th. Get over it and move on!

[Seattle or Bust]

No, you've been whining since November 6th. Get over it and move on!

Yeah... no thanks.

I'm going to call out the BS every time I see it. Not sorry that a bunch of 60 year old men act like babies when people are critical of the the big orange oof.

And again, rich of you telling me to move on when everyone here was constantly crying about about the last election being stolen and couldn't admit Biden won. That's literally the first step of "moving on" and none of you geeks could mature up enough to say it.

But ofc, irony is always lost on you.

Batten down the hatches. I expect leftists from social media to "March on the Inauguration." Could get interesting but then Johnson is in charge of the National Guard, not Nazi Pelosi.

Who is whining exactly?

Here DD. Read up on some of the patriots Trump blindly pardoned for J6: https://www.npr.org/2025/01/30/nx-s1-52 ... ns-rioters

Then talk to me about leadership.

[bpj]

Its been fun watching Trump clean house the last couple weeks.

If he doesn't expose the corruption of the 2020 election within a few months, I'll be happy to say he lost.

But until we actually see the evidence they expose, or don't expose, I don't think you're going to get anyone who's been paying attention to act like 2020 was legitimate.

Biden handed out pardons to people we suspected, like Adam Schiff for his Russian hoax.

We'll see.

They've already exposed the 51 retired intelligence who claimed the Hunter Biden laptop was Russian disinfo.

[auroraave]

Its been fun watching Trump clean house the last couple weeks.

If he doesn't expose the corruption of the 2020 election within a few months, I'll be happy to say he lost.

But until we actually see the evidence they expose, or don't expose, I don't think you're going to get anyone who's been paying attention to act like 2020 was legitimate.

Biden handed out pardons to people we suspected, like Adam Schiff for his Russian hoax.

We'll see.

They've already exposed the 51 retired intelligence who claimed the Hunter Biden laptop was Russian disinfo.

While I agree with the above...

You do understand that Trump is pro-Israel, right? You're supposed to be voting for Harris, according to the theme of your posts. How do you justify voting for a pro Israel candidate? Isn't that the definition of hypocrisy?

(grabs popcorn...)