Jim, in a Presidential vote Democrats will most likely win the popular vote nationwide by millions of votes. And this will be the case once again in 2024, but by even larger margins than in the last election because Trump has little appeal to independent voters. This fact also skewers polling data and voter surveys. Let’s start with the obvious: Democrats represent the vast majority of American voters as reflected in popular vote counts in Presidential elections again and again. In California, for example, where one out of every eight Americans live, the registered Republican voters account for slightly more than 20% of all registered voters. There is an inference that runs through your argument that unsecured voting drops for mail in ballots, and mail in ballots in general are easily tampered with in rural areas and swing states where Republicans usually do well. Trump’s stolen election nonsense drew great attention to these areas and the intense scrutiny of voting results in these areas yielded NOTHING of substance. You continue to keep hope alive by circumspectly inferring the stolen election nonsense( you have too much integrity and knowledge of the facts to state this outright). But stay vigilant , my friend, because these elections are close in swing states and because large pluralities of votes in blue states have become irrelevant to the outcome of Presidential elections. I greatly admire how Richard Nixon and Al Gore handled defeat in elections that were much closer than Trump’s recent dramatic defeat. Both noted that a prolonged dispute over voting results was unhealthy for the nation and detrimental to the integrity of the voting process that our Democracy was founded upon. I support any action that makes voting more secure in any state without disenfranchising large numbers of voters. Can we agree on this?
I am so tired of hearing about Trump's narcissism and how he wants to destroy democracy. The biggest hurdle for Trump's election will be de-brainwashing people about what the media has said about him. Take Santa Barbara. How many perfectly nice and fairly intelligent people do you know who've have had their brains completely co-opted by the media? They seem to think the people writing for The Atlantic, NYT, WaPo, etc., are pure individuals who are simply telling the truth. How dumb can intelligent people be? Our media is nothing more than a propaganda machine for the Globalists who own these outlets. Trump is not anti-Democracy. Trump is anti-Globalist. And Globalism is not Democracy.
"Antony Blinken, who arguably helped give Joe Biden the presidency by prompting the corralling of 51 former intelligence officials to falsely inform Americans that the Hunter Biden laptop scandal was Russian disinformation, ...."
Now how does Blinken .... Ole Tony Boy know every last Deep State Practitioner may I ask?
I think you have some Homework to do beating these Cretins who are in fact very very smart
like to Good Ole Boys and Gals here in our lovely litlle town of SB.
I like it. And, yes, the best description of Trump's agenda is anti-Globalist. I wish there were a better, more positive, forward-thinking way of describing it though.
How about isolationist, populist, and anti free trade, anti women’s rights, and anti immigration and pro authoritarian instead of anti globalist? All of these movements have a rich history and important place in American History. And all of these experiments were proven wrong in in the great American experiment. My favorite was the American choice to keep the Federal Government in check by refusing to fund a standing army when state militias could be gathered if needed. In the war of 1812 the British marched into Washington DC completely unopposed and burned down the the Capitol Building which was still under construction. Still under construction is the best description for our Democracy: we take great pride in learning things the hard way.
I agree. The interesting thing is that most of the Hispanics I know see Trump in a positive way. They've experienced the tyranny of the Global Elites first-hand in their former countries. They see these Globalists as trying to stop Trump because he's what stands between them running the world and turning this country into - as one Hispanic friend said “the Hellhole I escaped from.” A friend of mine married into a large Hispanic family in New Mexico. He said his 91-year-old mother-in-law goes everywhere in her MAGA hat waving an American flag. To these people Trump's fight for individual sovereignty is noble. He is truly on the side of those who believe in the greatness of American Democracy and the possibility of making a worthwhile life through hard work and perseverance.
Hispanics are a large and growing segment of American voters, but they are certainly not monolithic in their political views. On that we could probably agree. As a union organizer I was encouraged to see how many Hispanics supported the formation of Unions and how they understood that this was an important path to their financial security in America.
Thank you, Jay. Of course they're not monolithic in their views except - and this is, of course, just my experience - they are monolithically opposed to Biden's open border. And this gets back to the unions. And back to Chavez. One of the oddest things I hear from white, well off people in Santa Barbara is how they support Hispanics by being pro-open borders. No, this doesn't support Hispanics, it supports their own wallets with cheaper labor.
Narcissistic Trump is making too many reckless mistakes alienating loyalists. His latest comments related to ‘so-be-it if Russia attacks NATO Allies’, and his incestuous plan to put his ambitious, self promoting daughter-in-law as co-chair of RNC give supporters two more reasons to pause and re-think. His accepting Kevin McCarthy’s flattery rather than kick Kevin out the door, is troublesome. I voted for Trump twice. I know there was and remains election fraud that must be stoped with same day elections and paper ballots.
While the deep state must be eradicated, bureaucratic and judicial power reigned in, and our Constitution and laws both respected and enforced (until changed), is a vote for Trump merely a substitution of bad for ego? He likes to hear himself talk, along with many millions of others who seek to make America’s three branches of government transparent, honest, smaller and working for the collective good. We must remember while in office Trump did not inspire Congress to vote for what was needed starting with additional funding to enforce our existing immigration laws. We need a wall, processing centers, tracking, more ICE Agents, and tens of thousand of trained immigration judges (95% grant amnesty to the few who even appear 5 years out ). Lots of talk.
No argument that Trump has made unsurpassed contributions and positive impacts on America by exposing what citizens need to know while motivating more citizens to assume our individual civic duty. However, at this juncture, perhaps wrongly, I fear he views himself kingpin — above the greater good of all citizens. With that said, may Trump choose J.D. Vance, or Ron DeSantis, Rick Scott or a proven tempered former Governor who is not corporate owned to be as Vice-President. Lastly, may the GOP Party start to respect individual rights including those of females and elders to own our bodies and to control our lives.
Dear Mr. 93108: Trump's comments related to what he would do "if Russia attacks NATO Allies," was simply a demonstration of a negotiating tool to prod a NATO member to pay up. It was not anti-NATO; it was anti-deadbeat country. Trump's "plan" to install his daughter-in-law into the RNC is to put some muscle behind money-raising and get-out-the-vote procedures in order to ensure a win for the Republican candidate in November. Incestuous maybe, but nothing like getting one's crack-addled son a million-dollar-a-year do-nothing gig sitting on a corrupt board of directors of a foreign nation.
And Trump’s lack of support for funding the war in the Ukraine and legislation to improve border security, Jim? Let me guess, he was “negotiating” to win the war in the Ukraine and improve border security?
Yes, Mr Buckley we MAGA Supporters understand exactly what Trump meant with his comment about NATO. Did citizens of member NATO nations understand his unspoken message that was to message that their nations need to pay up? I doubt it. Moreover, in a nation of 300M plus, are you unaware of the wealthy ‘muscle’ capable and willing to attract their donor networks which are broader and deeper than his young daughter-in-laws’ to fund the RNC and candidates? There’s proven executive management leadership beyond the Romney and Trump families. With CPAC board members resigning as Matt and Mercedes Schlapp cling to their NEWSMAX Contracts, and the Duffies are featured front and center on FOX, the level of Trump related incestuous employment of loyalists is concerning for a political party promoting inclusiveness. That’s my point. Trump’s reelection machine is well oiled and in motion; he’ll be at the top of the ticket. However, with election fraud aside, will Trump diminish his chances within his loyal base of voters by his extreme comments? Is his dependence on Don Jr, Kimberly and Laura a liability? I’ve reasons to pause. Maybe others do too.
Well, yes, there are myriad "reasons to pause." But, at this point, we have no choice. A vote for anyone other than Trump is a vote for more spending, more federal employees, governmental expansion, more taxation, more regulation, and less freedom. I do believe if Trump harnesses the national debt as a campaign issue, especially if his team could illustrate how reducing it may work, it would help him garner votes that aren't there right now.
Trump’s contribution to the National Debt have been “inspirational” to say the least as Nicki Haley pointed out. How appropriate if Trump now chose to note that deficits do matter, but not as greatly in a nation with a growing economy and GDP. I would support a plan to lower deficit spending and debt over ten years, anything faster would run the risk of slowing growth in this amazing economy we now enjoy.
Polly, of course I am not saying that Trump is Evil it is alot of people out
there who are shaping that Narrative for obvious reasons. And it is
alot worse than Brainwashed Cult Members because WHO is
doing the Brain-Washing and Controls All?
It All Leads to Micky Mouse ........................
Operation Mocking Bird
https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Operation_Mockingbird
https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/sites/default/files/hearings/ciasuseofjournal00unit.pdf
https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-the-cia-helped-disney-conquer-florida
Howard Walther, member of a Military Family
Jim, in a Presidential vote Democrats will most likely win the popular vote nationwide by millions of votes. And this will be the case once again in 2024, but by even larger margins than in the last election because Trump has little appeal to independent voters. This fact also skewers polling data and voter surveys. Let’s start with the obvious: Democrats represent the vast majority of American voters as reflected in popular vote counts in Presidential elections again and again. In California, for example, where one out of every eight Americans live, the registered Republican voters account for slightly more than 20% of all registered voters. There is an inference that runs through your argument that unsecured voting drops for mail in ballots, and mail in ballots in general are easily tampered with in rural areas and swing states where Republicans usually do well. Trump’s stolen election nonsense drew great attention to these areas and the intense scrutiny of voting results in these areas yielded NOTHING of substance. You continue to keep hope alive by circumspectly inferring the stolen election nonsense( you have too much integrity and knowledge of the facts to state this outright). But stay vigilant , my friend, because these elections are close in swing states and because large pluralities of votes in blue states have become irrelevant to the outcome of Presidential elections. I greatly admire how Richard Nixon and Al Gore handled defeat in elections that were much closer than Trump’s recent dramatic defeat. Both noted that a prolonged dispute over voting results was unhealthy for the nation and detrimental to the integrity of the voting process that our Democracy was founded upon. I support any action that makes voting more secure in any state without disenfranchising large numbers of voters. Can we agree on this?
I am so tired of hearing about Trump's narcissism and how he wants to destroy democracy. The biggest hurdle for Trump's election will be de-brainwashing people about what the media has said about him. Take Santa Barbara. How many perfectly nice and fairly intelligent people do you know who've have had their brains completely co-opted by the media? They seem to think the people writing for The Atlantic, NYT, WaPo, etc., are pure individuals who are simply telling the truth. How dumb can intelligent people be? Our media is nothing more than a propaganda machine for the Globalists who own these outlets. Trump is not anti-Democracy. Trump is anti-Globalist. And Globalism is not Democracy.
I think what Mr. Buckley is really saying instead of saying Trump is Evil Incarnate maybe
we all should do alittle Dorothyism and pull back the curtain on the "Great Oz" to
see what we all can see. Who basically was responsible for Trump losing the last Election?
Alot of folks with an ideological-bent-mind shows one AKA Blinkin-Wikin and Nod.
Sun Tzu "If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles" In Simple words "Know Thy Enemey"
Read this to >> https://oppo-research.com/news/tony-blinken-and-his-friends-how-washingtons-nepotism-game-subverts-democracy
"Antony Blinken, who arguably helped give Joe Biden the presidency by prompting the corralling of 51 former intelligence officials to falsely inform Americans that the Hunter Biden laptop scandal was Russian disinformation, ...."
Now how does Blinken .... Ole Tony Boy know every last Deep State Practitioner may I ask?
I think you have some Homework to do beating these Cretins who are in fact very very smart
like to Good Ole Boys and Gals here in our lovely litlle town of SB.
Howard Walther member of a Military Family
Of course Jim isn't saying Trump is evil incarnate. He's writing about the brainwashed cult members who think he's evil incarnate,
I like it. And, yes, the best description of Trump's agenda is anti-Globalist. I wish there were a better, more positive, forward-thinking way of describing it though.
How about isolationist, populist, and anti free trade, anti women’s rights, and anti immigration and pro authoritarian instead of anti globalist? All of these movements have a rich history and important place in American History. And all of these experiments were proven wrong in in the great American experiment. My favorite was the American choice to keep the Federal Government in check by refusing to fund a standing army when state militias could be gathered if needed. In the war of 1812 the British marched into Washington DC completely unopposed and burned down the the Capitol Building which was still under construction. Still under construction is the best description for our Democracy: we take great pride in learning things the hard way.
I agree. The interesting thing is that most of the Hispanics I know see Trump in a positive way. They've experienced the tyranny of the Global Elites first-hand in their former countries. They see these Globalists as trying to stop Trump because he's what stands between them running the world and turning this country into - as one Hispanic friend said “the Hellhole I escaped from.” A friend of mine married into a large Hispanic family in New Mexico. He said his 91-year-old mother-in-law goes everywhere in her MAGA hat waving an American flag. To these people Trump's fight for individual sovereignty is noble. He is truly on the side of those who believe in the greatness of American Democracy and the possibility of making a worthwhile life through hard work and perseverance.
Hispanics are a large and growing segment of American voters, but they are certainly not monolithic in their political views. On that we could probably agree. As a union organizer I was encouraged to see how many Hispanics supported the formation of Unions and how they understood that this was an important path to their financial security in America.
Thank you, Jay. Of course they're not monolithic in their views except - and this is, of course, just my experience - they are monolithically opposed to Biden's open border. And this gets back to the unions. And back to Chavez. One of the oddest things I hear from white, well off people in Santa Barbara is how they support Hispanics by being pro-open borders. No, this doesn't support Hispanics, it supports their own wallets with cheaper labor.
Narcissistic Trump is making too many reckless mistakes alienating loyalists. His latest comments related to ‘so-be-it if Russia attacks NATO Allies’, and his incestuous plan to put his ambitious, self promoting daughter-in-law as co-chair of RNC give supporters two more reasons to pause and re-think. His accepting Kevin McCarthy’s flattery rather than kick Kevin out the door, is troublesome. I voted for Trump twice. I know there was and remains election fraud that must be stoped with same day elections and paper ballots.
While the deep state must be eradicated, bureaucratic and judicial power reigned in, and our Constitution and laws both respected and enforced (until changed), is a vote for Trump merely a substitution of bad for ego? He likes to hear himself talk, along with many millions of others who seek to make America’s three branches of government transparent, honest, smaller and working for the collective good. We must remember while in office Trump did not inspire Congress to vote for what was needed starting with additional funding to enforce our existing immigration laws. We need a wall, processing centers, tracking, more ICE Agents, and tens of thousand of trained immigration judges (95% grant amnesty to the few who even appear 5 years out ). Lots of talk.
No argument that Trump has made unsurpassed contributions and positive impacts on America by exposing what citizens need to know while motivating more citizens to assume our individual civic duty. However, at this juncture, perhaps wrongly, I fear he views himself kingpin — above the greater good of all citizens. With that said, may Trump choose J.D. Vance, or Ron DeSantis, Rick Scott or a proven tempered former Governor who is not corporate owned to be as Vice-President. Lastly, may the GOP Party start to respect individual rights including those of females and elders to own our bodies and to control our lives.
Dear Mr. 93108: Trump's comments related to what he would do "if Russia attacks NATO Allies," was simply a demonstration of a negotiating tool to prod a NATO member to pay up. It was not anti-NATO; it was anti-deadbeat country. Trump's "plan" to install his daughter-in-law into the RNC is to put some muscle behind money-raising and get-out-the-vote procedures in order to ensure a win for the Republican candidate in November. Incestuous maybe, but nothing like getting one's crack-addled son a million-dollar-a-year do-nothing gig sitting on a corrupt board of directors of a foreign nation.
And Trump’s lack of support for funding the war in the Ukraine and legislation to improve border security, Jim? Let me guess, he was “negotiating” to win the war in the Ukraine and improve border security?
Yes, Mr Buckley we MAGA Supporters understand exactly what Trump meant with his comment about NATO. Did citizens of member NATO nations understand his unspoken message that was to message that their nations need to pay up? I doubt it. Moreover, in a nation of 300M plus, are you unaware of the wealthy ‘muscle’ capable and willing to attract their donor networks which are broader and deeper than his young daughter-in-laws’ to fund the RNC and candidates? There’s proven executive management leadership beyond the Romney and Trump families. With CPAC board members resigning as Matt and Mercedes Schlapp cling to their NEWSMAX Contracts, and the Duffies are featured front and center on FOX, the level of Trump related incestuous employment of loyalists is concerning for a political party promoting inclusiveness. That’s my point. Trump’s reelection machine is well oiled and in motion; he’ll be at the top of the ticket. However, with election fraud aside, will Trump diminish his chances within his loyal base of voters by his extreme comments? Is his dependence on Don Jr, Kimberly and Laura a liability? I’ve reasons to pause. Maybe others do too.
Well, yes, there are myriad "reasons to pause." But, at this point, we have no choice. A vote for anyone other than Trump is a vote for more spending, more federal employees, governmental expansion, more taxation, more regulation, and less freedom. I do believe if Trump harnesses the national debt as a campaign issue, especially if his team could illustrate how reducing it may work, it would help him garner votes that aren't there right now.
Trump’s contribution to the National Debt have been “inspirational” to say the least as Nicki Haley pointed out. How appropriate if Trump now chose to note that deficits do matter, but not as greatly in a nation with a growing economy and GDP. I would support a plan to lower deficit spending and debt over ten years, anything faster would run the risk of slowing growth in this amazing economy we now enjoy.