What does a TRUMP presidency look like?

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Oexmelin

Quote from: Barrister on February 27, 2020, 05:51:57 PM
I tend to agree - a drop in the stock market is just those fat cat "globalists" losing money.  A lot of Trump voters don't exactly have a 401k to fall back on.

My sense of it as well. I am sure many care about the stock market, but almost in a totemic sense - a sign of whether things are good (because of Republicans) or bad (because of Democrats).
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Admiral Yi

I think y'all are overestimating the percentage of Trump supporters who are jobless Ohio meth heads.

The few times I've managed to get a conversation going about the Trump administration, the recurring themes are economy is great, Hillary sucks, and too much welfare.

The Minsky Moment

The Trump supporters I know - and I do know quite a few - also fit firmly into the Yi paradigm.  Although admittedly my personal exposure to jobless Ohio meth heads is limited.
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Oexmelin

Quote from: Admiral Yi on February 27, 2020, 05:59:56 PMthe recurring themes are economy is great,

Is "the economy is great" assessed by the stock exchange, by job creation, by taxes, by what?
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HisMajestyBOB

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Oexmelin

Quote from: The Minsky Moment on February 27, 2020, 06:08:40 PM
The Trump supporters I know - and I do know quite a few - also fit firmly into the Yi paradigm.  Although admittedly my personal exposure to jobless Ohio meth heads is limited.

Those I know don't seem to fit into Yi's authoritarian high-priests of the market either. Solidly working class cultural Republicans who defend unions but rail against welfare queens.
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Admiral Yi

Quote from: Oexmelin on February 27, 2020, 06:10:21 PM
Is "the economy is great" assessed by the stock exchange, by job creation, by taxes, by what?

Yes!


Oexmelin

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dps

Quote from: Oexmelin on February 27, 2020, 06:12:51 PM
Quote from: The Minsky Moment on February 27, 2020, 06:08:40 PM
The Trump supporters I know - and I do know quite a few - also fit firmly into the Yi paradigm.  Although admittedly my personal exposure to jobless Ohio meth heads is limited.

Those I know don't seem to fit into Yi's authoritarian high-priests of the market either. Solidly working class cultural Republicans who defend unions but rail against welfare queens.

No true Republican is pro-union.  But then again, we're just about out of true Republicans.

DGuller

Quote from: dps on February 27, 2020, 07:54:49 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on February 27, 2020, 06:12:51 PM
Quote from: The Minsky Moment on February 27, 2020, 06:08:40 PM
The Trump supporters I know - and I do know quite a few - also fit firmly into the Yi paradigm.  Although admittedly my personal exposure to jobless Ohio meth heads is limited.

Those I know don't seem to fit into Yi's authoritarian high-priests of the market either. Solidly working class cultural Republicans who defend unions but rail against welfare queens.

No true Republican is pro-union.  But then again, we're just about out of true Republicans.
No true Scotsman is a Republican either.

Eddie Teach

Well, DPS is right. Those voters haven't traditionally been Republican.
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Maximus

Quote from: dps on February 27, 2020, 07:54:49 PM
No true Republican is pro-union.  But then again, we're just about out of true Republicans.
Are you doing this on purpose?

dps

Quote from: Maximus on February 27, 2020, 08:31:54 PM
Quote from: dps on February 27, 2020, 07:54:49 PM
No true Republican is pro-union.  But then again, we're just about out of true Republicans.
Are you doing this on purpose?

I dunno, it depends on what you think I'm doing.

Razgovory

Quote from: Oexmelin on February 27, 2020, 06:10:21 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on February 27, 2020, 05:59:56 PMthe recurring themes are economy is great,

Is "the economy is great" assessed by the stock exchange, by job creation, by taxes, by what?


The economy is great because Trump says it's great.  Previously the economy was terrible because Donald Trump said it was.
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Raz is right. -MadImmortalMan March of 2017

mongers

Quote from: dps on February 27, 2020, 09:25:12 PM
Quote from: Maximus on February 27, 2020, 08:31:54 PM
Quote from: dps on February 27, 2020, 07:54:49 PM
No true Republican is pro-union.  But then again, we're just about out of true Republicans.
Are you doing this on purpose?

I dunno, it depends on what you think I'm doing.

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