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What does a TRUMP presidency look like?

Started by FunkMonk, November 08, 2016, 11:02:57 PM

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jimmy olsen

Quote from: derspiess on November 11, 2016, 08:00:41 PM
Shadow presidency will not go over well here. Concept of a shadow cabinet may work in the UK but I think most Americans will either ignore it or think it pathetic.

Given the number of people who voted against him, and the number of people who voted for him only because they hated Hillary more, I think most people already think he's pathetic.
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derspiess

Quote from: jimmy olsen on November 12, 2016, 12:05:16 AM
Quote from: derspiess on November 11, 2016, 08:00:41 PM
Shadow presidency will not go over well here. Concept of a shadow cabinet may work in the UK but I think most Americans will either ignore it or think it pathetic.

Given the number of people who voted against him, and the number of people who voted for him only because they hated Hillary more, I think most people already think he's pathetic.

Okay, Tim. Do me a favor and root really hard for the shadow Presidency :)
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Savonarola

Quote from: Savonarola on November 11, 2016, 06:38:17 PM
In fact the media here is calling it a riot; even though the leaders of the protest apologized and started a gofundme campaign to pay for the damages.  Also the police shut down the interstates and rerouted traffic just in case the protesters were planning on shutting down the interstates again.

Okay, white people from the Pacific Northwest; that is to say, people from the Pacific Northwest, it's time to go home.  The Great Soy Latte Rebellion of 2016 is not going to change anything; you really don't get this whole civil unrest concept and you're ruining the concept of "Rioting" for me.

I went down to City Hall to see the demonstration last night.  It was actually worse than what I expected.  The speakers on the open mike kept telling the crowd they were significant, they should be proud of themselves, what they were doing was important and they should pat themselves on the back.  It was hard to know if I was listening to a protest or a motivational speaker.

I guess its a fitting protest to Donald Trump.  In America we may have to suffer terrible presidents, but we'll never suffer from lack of amour propre.
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derspiess

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dps

Quote from: OttoVonBismarck on November 11, 2016, 05:21:36 PM
The loss of the blue collar whites is the most critical to focus on I think, since I think it makes the path to unseating Trump in '20 a lot easier than a greater focus on women/minority turn out.


Just to clarify, are you suggesting that the Democrats should go full-on protectionist to defeat Trump merely as a political strategy, or are you saying the Democrats becoming protectionist is worth it to defeat Trump, or are you actually protectionist yourself?

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Quote from: Savonarola on November 11, 2016, 06:49:53 PM
Kalamazoo county is the one in SW Michigan that went Hil; it's both a university town (Western Michigan University) as well as a large facility for Pfizer (formerly Upjohn's headquarters.)  You're right it is about 82% white.

Two full lines about Kalamazoo, and you missed the most important fact about it by far.
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So, any estimations on how many federal dollars he'll funnel to his businesses? Will he keep running them from the Oval Office?

CountDeMoney

Quote from: The Larch on November 12, 2016, 06:43:36 PM
So, any estimations on how many federal dollars he'll funnel to his businesses?

We'll never know, so why bother to guess.

QuoteWill he keep running them from the Oval Office?

Of course.

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