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It certainly is a case of the ends 'justifying the means'. You are right, authoritarian regimes or movements tend to use that precept as an excuse to violate the law, even as they pretend to uphold 'law and order'. Trump's monumental double standard in thsi regard could hardly b more glaring. On the other hand, speakjng as a Christian, I must challenge the notion that the majority is always right, even though it may sound 'abti-democratic' on the surface. Were the segregations in your Southern states right when their will was the will of the majority-----at least of those who had the vote at that time? To take a Biblical example, were the majority who mocked at Noah proven right or wrong when the Flood overcame amd destroyed them? It is widely agreed that 'democracy' has many advantages over rigidly authoritarian systems, for which reason the latter usually make some pretense of being democratic. But an idol should not be made of democracy, any more than any single political leader should be treated as a 'god'. Nor should we forget that by nursing movements like Communism, Nazism, or Trumpism through electoral processes, democratic institutions undermine themselves.

If the People vote for Trump as President that means they want Trump. Not that difficult. 😂

Ironic you say that when the Democrats are trying by all means to not allow him to present for presidency

@@WarriorVVanaB almost like its unconstitutional for him to be president again after jan 6th. How dare the dems try to actually enforce the law.

So you mean executive orders that literally every president does now?

Please make sure to vote before election day and make sure your family members are aware of this option in the week before election

This never-Trumpin' 🦏 agrees. He's been a patent shyster from the outset.

I left the party in 2008, but I totally understand you. I still had a mixed ballot up until 2020, right now I have to vote against the GOP across the board.

I don't get it! You sound like someone who thinks before leaping. Would it be too much of a stretch to imagine you are done voting Republican down-ballot, too? Trump is a symptom of failed ideals, not the cause. The cause is directly related to the voting block.

I am a younger republican but the party is so far from what it was that I may have to flop democrat. I’m definitely voting against trump

Its tough to stomach what the party has become. I haven't left yet, though I'm not sure what's keeping me here. certainly not any of the candidates.

Coming to terms with the people/ideals you used to stand for can be difficult. You don't have to be a Democrat but I hope you can reconcile for your own good.

Don't ... he is going to Win anyway ... Trump 2024!

Same. I used to support Trump, until he started to lie about our election system, attempt a coup, denounces moderates, and calls for being a dictator. I'd vote for Biden in a heartbeat over Trump despite me voting Republican most of the time.

You watch to much CNN ... none of that happened ...@@owenmcfetridge1844

Yet he effectively deflects responsibility by pretending that he wants to protect that minority opinion, when really he wants to kill it.

Yes

Like if that’s not happening with democrats 😂

It was joke about dem rallies. Everyone knows what would happen to individual wearing maga hat on dem rally.

Nope you could be anti Biden and not fear for your safety. Some women heckled Biden over Gaza recently. Trump supporters seem quite ok with violence​@@felipemontoya2558

Yeah, but to be fair the dems have dug their own holes. At this point it is just a competition over which party can be the least crazy, off putting, and inept.

President TRUMP!!!!!

I've been thinking the same thing; increasingly, it seems like Republicans made a deal with Trump, but they didn't know what they were getting into. Now, the legislators who would like to actually govern are held hostage by the fringe whose only interest is remaining loyal to Trump. When loyalty is prized above all else (including ethics, the rule of law, common decency, etc.), that's Authoritarianism. Isn't that what our founding fathers were fighting against?

@@davewilliams5102exactly don’t fall for the propaganda

You must be blind to reality. Trump has a 88% chance of being reelected and conservatives will easily win house and senate. This happened in 2017 and guess what? They voted for him even after people said they wouldnt vote for him. These people have pretended for years that support for Trump is decreasing when in reality his support is increasing.

Suppress your imperial ambitions, baby. The world is multipolar, come to terms with it

@@kaktus_sanchez With comrade Trumpskij in the white house USA will lose all credibility - Is that what you want?

@@kaktus_sanchez nyet

​@@kaktus_sanchez China and Russia are also acting imperial. US also staying involved is keeping a balance

@@kaktus_sanchez The US isn't the one trying to invade and annex sovereign, democratic states.

@@Godissogoodallthetime it is. He must have been a RINO.

Meh, I'll still vote for Republicans that rejected his stolen election lie.

@@jmister6824 Trump is the ultimate RINO. Go look at his party history, he'll hop around to whatever serves his interests.

@@jmister6824 As another lifelong Republican, RINO doesn't apply if you start voting for a Democrat openly. And Trump is the epitome of RINO, he was a Democrat when it suited him in NY, only became R to suit himself. Voting for trump is voting for an egomaniac, not a Republican

Same here. Raised Republican, my Dad donated part of his Social Security to the party every year until recently, but I do not recognize how the party of Reagan has become the party of Putin. I'm holding my nose and voting Democrat until the GOP ceases to be a cult in thrall to an immoral, dishonest traitor.

Nor will we ever vote for an election denier or anyone who carries water for Trump!

Thank you for your service. I, like you, was a young republican in college. Putting service members at risk in Iraq for dubious reasons was one of my big reasons to not vote for many republican candidates.

thank you for your service. As someone who is getting ready for air force academy I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your service to our country and for having a personal opinion and not following the masses blindly.

​@@jamielancaster01That's terrible you'd give your vote to an old dementia patient.

​@@samspade8830 It's tragic, both parties need better candidates!

And Biden is not incompetent? You're unreal. 🤦‍♂️

Same here.

@@John_Fx You two are not Republicans.

in doing so they will never call you Republican anymore (or say you never were), but i guess that's what it is.

@@ROBLOXGamingDavid They're not Republicans

Every country on earth is in turmoil at one point or another.

Californians for Trump 2024!

@@exalented Both of them!😂😂😂

If it's a choice between a Democrat and Trump then he's fit enough for me.

The problem with a conspiratorial political movement is that they'll let losers call the shots. Trump and Kari Lake are the best examples. While Republicans around the country are fighting for their lives in competitive races, Republican voters decided to make their most extreme members, Big Tech CEOs, and billionaire lackeys the face of their party. It's a fatal weakness that no one is interested in correcting. And thank god.

Well put. I wish what you said could be amplified a thousand-fold!

You left out "anti-lgbt". Being pro-police is inherently fascistic. Reminder cops serve to protect the ruling class (no, not the dogwhistle kind), not average folks. Especially not here in the US.

Yep. Seems like the media forgot moderates exist.

@@Zagar099 Good morning comrade. Keep on chanting "down to the countryside". Maybe someone will hear you.

I've never been seriously tempted to vote for a Republican presidential candidate, but I'm shocked by the conspiracy theorists (or "paranoid style in American politics" as it's sometimes called). I think more educated 'country club' Republicans are disgusted by QAnon et al., while people who never voted before have trouble comprehending reality.

No reason to accept a bad deal just because it is the best of the bad deals. Better to keep negotiating.

The border bill is terrible though. There's no reason to accept this poison pill of a bill.

It is the political football that rep. party believes will activate their voters. And the fire will be demonizing an illegal immigrant before the election. RNC tying the Ukraine support to that issue has me wondering if they are figuring the bot farms from foreign countries and maybe show they have a number they have figured into the mix. These strategies are all calculated to activate voters they want to vote. Biden's school loan shot (young people), Biden's natural gas shot last week (environmental). The list is long on both sides.

this is unnecessary. There are already laws to protect the border, they're just not being enforced. So in effect, the bill is empty, in terms of any border impact, and it sends a bunch of money to Ukraine and Israel. What are you smoking to believe this thing you've said?

Why is there always such a huge problem with Republicans about immigrants during an election period? As soon as the campaign is over so is their whining about immigration.

what even is a "moderate" in a party that mostly backs a want to be dictator? you guys need a new party ASAP

"I will happily vote for more inflation and rising prices" Trump is a centrist btw.

@@reksapluss716 😂 trump wouldn't even be centralist in N--Z germany

@@reksapluss716 so you are from a unieverse where prices were not also rising under Trump? Also I'd you know any history at all giving a would-be dictator power to end inflation dosnt end well

@@reksapluss716 Lol. I’m a Center-right Republican and Center-right Republicans like Phil Scott and Charlie Baker are considered “radical left” by Trump and MAGA.

With all due respect, as a Brit, how mental do you have to be to have EVER voted for Chump!??? I will never understand...

@@JohnSmith-pq7vn i think you fail to understand, some people didn't vote for trump, they voted for change. Just like you with brexit.

And Biden is in his right state of mind?

@@jmister6824 He's obviously more effective and competent than trump was. Perhaps you should stop believing all those facebook memes and base your political opinions on something more substantial.

@@edwardgiovannelli5191 Biden doesn't even know where he is half the time. Also, why do you have a pro Trump meme as your pfp? You saying the economy is better now than under Trump makes me think you're trolling

Probably is... Trump doesn't even support the constitution and that's a classic dictator move.

Especially when they just got out of a courtroom where they were arguing that they should be immune from prosecution, no matter what he does.

Are you implying Trump should be excluded from holding office? 2:36

And what about Joe Biden? He is a dictator! He certainly isn't a President! Trump 2024

It's a figure of speech it doesn't actually mean anything

Shes playing the "this guy might be in jail by November" long game.

​@ledgere34 not a bad idea. I like her over trump

Just filling those big pockets with Blackrock money 💰 🤑

TY9941_...unlike trump who took 30millions from NRA...also millions from China, SA and so on...let's face it - noone can come even close to rapist Don corruption

@@ledgere34 Yes, but Haley is also thinking about 2028 and positioning herself for that election.

I'm a trump supporter and I acknowledge everything that everyone says but for very personal reasons I'll always be a Trump fan.

​celebrity worship is what made him president. American celebrity worship. Maybe we'll get Steven Sagul to lead our military with another Trump presidency. 😊​@@user-ki6ce8iy5o

@@user-ki6ce8iy5o so, you are a Trumpist for prison

The echo chamber is so isolated that they can't even imagine a world where people don't like Trump.

@@Wadiyatalkinabeet_ You're the first Trumpist I encountered who doesn't like Regan.

⁠@@rippspeckThere’s plenty of us out there. In fact, I argue most Trump supporters don’t like Regan anymore. The more educated one’s at least know Trump and Regan’s values are different.

​@@Wadiyatalkinabeet_i feel sorry for you

@@FranciscoHernandez-pg7fk There’s nothing to feel sorry for, maybe you just need to educate yourself more.

It's that dumb rural person mindset. They always think they can screw someone over and get away with it. My grandpa had it, my dad has it, but I broke the cycle for now at least. They see honer and integrity as weakness, they just want to win, they don't care what rules they break. Even if we are doing something bad it's ok because look at the other side...

your at a loss really because the people you vote for are those things?

This pretty much sums it up. While I've kind of seen this coming over the past 10+ years I'm still to this day astonished that it worked in 2016. Can only assume people attached the Reagan mystique to Trump, with him not being an establishment guy. There are few people more poorly equipped and prepared to be president than Trump, that's what's so astonishing about it all.

It's how the two party system works that's it. Sucks, but it'll be a slow change if any. Personally Vivek, Andrew Yang, and RFK jr. are goats. I wish :(

who?

Trump: "If you're sick as a dog … even if you vote and then pass away, it's worth it." Trump just cares about everyone so much! haha

Trump got 8% of the Republican vote in Iowa. That's not a winner.

Didn't a lot of Iowans, at least on camera, boast that the weather didn't matter; they're tough and used to it?

"the weather stunk" is a pretty bad understatement lol

Only a shade more than 3 million people in Iowa including people too young to vote

It's not really intelligence, that's needed, it's common-sense. Plain and simple!

EXACTLY! People with ANY common sense, wouldn't vote for trump, for ANYTHING!

I have family members who are either lying to me about how much they support him, or Biden (and Democrats) are such an unbelievable threat that they will Vote for Trump. It is unclear weather my brother thinks Biden genuinely won the election. I would not have thought I needed to ask a college educated guy like him. But if I were to place a bet, I would say he believes the big lie . . . so in other words they think he is like King David, a sinful man who got targeted by the "establishment" The problem with Trumps base is the snake oil they were sold was that this guy was going to fight a corrupt established order, and no matter how corrupt he is himself, it doesn't matter because otherwise they have no one who is outside this evil establishment keeping them down to root for.

Why should he shut up? It's working for him

@@weirdnomad8868Maybe, but the election is 10 months away... It may look short, but if it works, well thats great, for some... not all...

I only know one politician in Germany who was always yelling and using harsh words and accusation and aggressions against anyone of a different position. His name was Adolf Hitler.

didn't know that all the other people are so weak that the weakest in the room is winning over them

trump will never learn to just shut up good may make usa stop top $ people buying leaders. 2$ take on ever one more if u make more fire arms laws don,,t worry still have a right arms but armys ega only aloud ar15s ega. Uni medicare as usa drs take the ofe to.

Hey, come on now. Don't talk about Sleepy Joe like that. I'm sure he's trying his best.

The decline of the working class can be said to have begun with Reagan. I still remember the chest pain when I saw the newspaper headline that he'd won.

Reagan was a Union Buster who singlehandedly destroyed the working class.

The Republican Party have to be punished for sending these people to Washington.

its sad that we have to look back to the 90s and before to find decent presidents who could actually gain admirers from both sides of the aisle. Reagan had his flaws which i wont spell out here since many others can do much better, but he didn't descend our country into cultural division like our new parties do now.

China’s recent history of illegal wars, occupations, regime change, and proxy wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria, are indeed a cause for concern.

That's how business works. If you slander your competitors, you'll create tension and even conflict but if you get on good terms, the door opens up for endless opportunities. China holds the majority of US debt (ie. Bonds, CDs, etc) and China can dump those in the open market and destroy the US market... Please do your research and there's always more behind the scenes.

@@dool1002 Trump literally said it. 'Please do your research'

@@kevinjenner9502 You'll find any way to defend Trump won't you.

@jamesmmusic5806 It seems that we got off on the wrong foot, and it appears that any facts, reasoning, or evidence I present will be disqualified or will be pushed aside. I don't defend anyone but myself and the people I care about. I'm not even an American, so Trump can't have my vote. But if we can avoid going into a world war and/or global recession, I'd elect the best people who can prevent those calamities from happening. You might not like Trump, but he was the first US president to set foot in N. Korea. Rub shoulders with dictators and ruthless business people like Putin and Xi. He successfully renegotiated international trades like NAFTA and organizations NATO for the benefit of the US economy and people. I'd use him for my own advantage if I ever had a chance so we could prosper at his expense and utilize his skillset, energy, and cleverness.

Ukraine is just a place for politicians to launder money and Russia is just as corrupt...all the blok countries, actually. We don't need proxy wars; let Europe fund it.

@@User5_ There’s no choice other than to fund Ukraine. Xi wants Taiwan,Kim wants S.Korea,Putin wants Eastern Europe and the Ayatollah wants the Middle East. Europe does provide assistance to Ukraine.

@@geraldbaudoin336 Taiwan and South Korea hold strategic benefits to the US and the Middle east is always in turmoil; Ukraine holds little to no strategic benefit for the US. What percentage of the money that has gone to Ukraine has come from the US? What percentage of NATO funding comes from the US? Ukraine is a European issue; if it were such a big issue, why has no one attacked Russia? Why didn't world leaders come together when Russia invaded Crimea 10 years ago? Same silly stuff in WW2..

⁠@@User5_ What country in Europe would attack Russia ;which has more nuclear weapons than any other country in the world;including the U.S.? Napoleon and Hitler found out the folly of attacking Russia. The strategic benefit Ukraine holds for U.S. support is that Xi,Kim and the Ayatollah are watching the world’s reaction,particularly America’s,to the Russian invasion. It’s called reality.

​@@geraldbaudoin336 Hitler and Napoleon attacked Russia with winter looming, and who said anything about sending in ground troops......lol....I don't care what country in Europe attacks Russia....I don't care if they all wipe each other out; most of Europe offers nothing to the US anyway. Do you honestly believe Russia would launch it's nukes if attacked? Putin is crazy, but he wants a country to rule over after the war ends. Xi, Kim and the current Ayatollah know full well the might of the American military...sending money to Ukraine just makes us look like fools. Coming down from record inflation in the US....record energy prices....record homelessness...record illegal immigration and you want to send my tax dollars to a country that offers no benefit to my country? What country are you from?

Winner-take-all voting guarantees convergence on a two-party system. Disenchanted Republicans will more likely sit out and wait for someone more sane instead.

Even given a 'sane option' voting third party would benefit trump. I don't like Biden, and I'm not voting to keep him in the White House, but I will vote for Biden as a vote to keep trump out.

the gop needs to be dissolved as its been hijacked by the crackheads. definitely need a new party coz a one-party system is not good for the long term either. only way to do this is if current "rinos" in congress flip to the new party.

I remember there was talk of Trump breaking off and forming his own America First party but not sure of how actually credible that is/was. It was when Trump was really butting heads with the GOP establishment but with elections coming up, I imagine that both sides are gridding their teeth and shutting up about it because even Trump would realize that breaking the Republican party would absolutely guarantee his loss. Might still come up after the election though.

...and Trump and his allies actually hoping for a recession and the borders to collapse just to make Biden look bad. Crazy.

my life was better under Trump than Biden.

@@markbole2496 No it wasn't, go outside.

@@markbole2496 What was better about it? Did you like the empty store shelves? The closed schools? Having to wear stupid masks to leave the house? The 20,000 cargo ships parked off the west coast waiting to get unloaded? Maybe you liked all the farmers going bankrupt because of the pointless trade wars, or the total lack of GDP growth? Oh wait, I get it, you liked the checks he kept handing out, the way he printed money like no tomorrow, together with holding interest rates artificially low, triggering rampant inflation. Yeah, your life was SOOOO much better then.

@@markbole2496 Because he paid you during COVID?

Agreed, i hope this video ages well.😅

@@joshuapowell114 Why so we can be in world war 3. Your lost go find your self. Trump 2024

Pull your head out. Biden is in office now, not Trump.@@brockdailey703

@@brockdailey703 from who? Last I checked orange man started ZERO wars, yet what’s happening now postbot?

These individuals are out of touch. They are not in tune with the streets. Many black people even like and are voting for Trump 😆.

the Capitol guided tour was a fed party. The only death was of an unarmed woman who was shot by a trigger happy cop who never faced any prosecution, let alone convictions. The BLM "summer of love" left several buildings, vehicles, and even a couple of police stations in flames. They tried to set Portland courthouse on fire while people were inside. you don't care about any of that though, you'd prefer to pretend J6 was worse than all of that combined. delusional

For every one he lost he gained 2 it seems like. Bidens approval is through the floor and the VP is lower than that.

@jonross8925 Voters are only leaving the Democrat Party.

Their resistance to truth, embrace of lies, and consequenbt actions were indeed deplorable. But one must beware judging the person, even as the actions condemn themselves. Not because of anything 'good' in that person, but because human beings are redeemable. It says that God does not take pleasure in the death of the wicked. It is out of pure grace (undeserved favor) that ANY of us receives forgiveness of sins, through the shed blood of Jesus Christ. Ms. Clinton is an intelligent woman, and I'm fairly certain that she understands this distinction. She would probably have taken back the remark about deplorables after the fact, had it been possible. Who knows whether that remark cost her the 2016 election? Of course there was no single factor responsible for the loss, but perception of her as an elitist snob did inflame the Republican Far Right. I will say one thing in her favor. I have never heard ANY other politician express concern for the plight of Middle Eastern Christians, as I heard her do during that campaign. She was not concerned only with hot-button issues; she knew her files.

He said no more great economy? 😂

very unlikely someone would change their entire political stance just because of one person, your story reeks of false.

Lol, is he voting for Biden dead?

@@ViceEarth. A lot of people I know recognized the rot with the party because of how Trump played on it. It's plausible, if still likely fake.

@@ViceEarth. if you had ever finished high school, you would understand!

Yes! The Rs chased me away with WMD lies and assertions that Palin was VP material, but I can't imagine my most wild-eyed, Limbaugh-listening, Clinton-bashing self looking at the post-insurrection Trump rallies, QANON ramblings, and Taylor Swift freak-outs and being able to identify with any of it. It's crazy town. There are still radicals on the left, but this MAGA thing has become pathological.

Indeed, the GOP has veered hard to the authoritarian right and left a whole lot of moderate conservatives standing in the breech. I still carry a republican voter registration card, but I haven't voted for many republican candidates since the 2018 midterms.

Thank you.😀

Yeah, me too. That was what, eight years ago? Now we're funding the lawyers of a man who insists presidents must be immune to commit whatever crime the want.

Thank you. Women don't deserve to be punished.

A really good reason is the Heritage foundation’s Project 2025. They want to use a Republican president to replace 50,000 American Civil Service employees. That 50k people who would be fired for not being part of the MAGA world and replaced with Trump fans. No thanks.

"I can't murder my baby, this is literally Hitler."

Right up Trumps alley; taking credit for things he didn't do, or denying responsibility for the things he did.

I keep hearing old republicans talking like Joe Biden was so terrible because at least under Trump we were self-sufficient on oil ...... but .... we're a net exporter now.

@@Meton2526 I tried to do research on that claim and got mixed answers, but biden has depleted nearly half of our oil reserves in order to keep our gas prices down which hes a promised to replenish in his second term (if he gets one).

@@Meton2526 Oil productions last peak was nov 2019 and was 13000 thousand barrels per day today its at 13308 thousand barrels so a 2.3% increase. Meanwhile when Trump took office jan 2017 it was 8874 thousand per day so in 34 months he increased production 46.4%. Ofc oil production like all goods dropped during covid but even still on jan 2021 it was 11137 so even if you use that figure is only an 18% increase over 36 months for Biden. The crazy thing is for any modern president the most "drill baby drill president" was actually Obama who increased increased production by nearly 80% at peak over an 8 year period. Obama was actually the first president to increase oil production since Nixon, Regan/Bush Sr/Clinton all saw massive drops in production and even Bush Jr was a slight decline over 8 years.

It's still a great line that his base loves to hear.

Nimrata has no chance against Trump. She's banking on the supreme court to disqualify Trump lol

Meaning Trump is screwed. He needs everyone of those votes + independents to win the general. 10k people is enough to win or lose a state.

? Interesting story.

@@dmk1529true story

​@@dmk1529It's a true story. Haley campaign even targeted Democrats to help her stop Trump from winning the primary.

This isn’t reality based but produced due to President Trump winning and building more support. I know no one who wants someone else.

Sorry that’s how he got elected .

Mike Johnson is literally blocking good border deals right now from the Dems

House speaker is literally blocking border deals right now as blackmail. Republicans don't care about the border really

They're blocking border deals as we speak for that reason

Popular vote doesn't mean anything though. I don't know why you people keep bringing it up like it matters. Congratulations, Hillary won the game that no one was playing.

@@Meton2526 It matters bc it shows the public never wanted Trump. It's also a soft indicator of how the electoral count is heading.

@jeffsaxton716 by the rules of the republic, Trump won the presidency.

​@@jeffsaxton716 California is not the public, Trump won white men & women popular vote in both 2016 and 2020. The other groups are holding the country back.

@@Meton2526 The popular vote shows the will of the people, and yeah, to trump that never matters.

I fully agree. Trump goes against all traditional conservative / republican values. Imagine Republicans during the cold war reacting to trump.

You want to keep paying money out of your pocket for someone else's war when there's plenty of other countries who can help out?

That's correct. And Joe Biden lost New Hampshire and Iowa in 2020, and went on to win the nomination and the general.

😂if say it enough time you'll get some to believe 🤥

WSJ… what do ya expect. Far right garbage.

Vote blue

Trump won in 2020...

It's about getting Democrat out to vote

​@@memofromessexNo, it's all about how many votes the Democrats can manufacture from corrupted voter roles, the dead, fabricated mail-in ballots and illegal aliens illegally voting.

I do Not see how Voting for Trump would improve my life !

and they love him.

@@edwardgiovannelli5191 Even to the point of engaging in blasphemy that he is the "second coming". Sad. So many lost souls.

😂 exactly its owner is Newscorp for crying out loud

You expect Trump people to be reading the WSJ? I think you have the WSJ confused with National Equirer, a magazine read by "real Americans" according to Trump.

@@littlerainyone If they read at all.

@@littlerainyone 😄😄 ok your right I’ll give ya that.

Dude. The latest polls have Trump beating Biden by 5% in the general election. Given the error in the 2016 and 2020 polls that puts him closer to a 10% lead.

Not according to early polling

@@bwiz1447 No pole says that Ivan. There are some specific issues that Trump is polling higher on, like the southern border, but not for over all popularity.

What I dont understand is that don the con is up 5 pts. In 4 swing states Biden won last time. Pennsylvania is 1 of them.

​@@wishusknight3009To be honest, don the con was up in a CNN general election poll. Look it up. Name calling and ignorant of the facts demonstrate character although you 2 are on the same political spectrum.

Both Trump and Sanders were popular b/c they were seen as “outsiders”. The Dems and mainstream media are making Trump a pariah. If inflation has eaten away your earnings while the government keeps spending, you’re going to vote against the Democrats.

I considered not voting in 2016, but then I would have to accept other people's choice. I felt so strongly against Trump that I had to vote.

That's me. I'm a lifelong Republican. Never once voted Democrat, but I'm an observer of Latin American politics, and despite the misleading labels of "right" & "left", I can tell you that Trump is just an American Hugo Chavez or perhaps an American Juan Peron. I view him as the most despicable American politician since George Wallace and I wouldn't be caught dead voting for him. My only quandary at this point is do I vote for my GOP representative or punish her for not opposing the antics of Marjorie Traitor Green and Matt Gaetz. She voted to ratify the Arizona election, so I give her points for that, but she does not have the spine to standup to the MTG-Gaetz clown car and even defends that vile goofball MTG occasionally, the MAGA equivalent of AOC, so I'm not sure I should bother to pull the lever for her. I'm still thinking about it.

2016 -- They were probably from NY, right? Because most everyone else didn't have a clue about what we were warning them about.

Your parents did better than most of these uneducated third party type people

Me too!

He's one of them.🫤

he evil how? or if your brain rotted by mainstream propaganda.

And Biden doesn't?

@@samspade8830 he doesn't know how....unfortunately. Most people, ignorant or not, don't believe in unicorns and kumbaya.

@@dabeage Biden probably doesn't know how to tie his own shoe. But you want this man as president for another 4 years. At least Trump is competent and can actually speak.

​@@samspade8830not really he makes logical arguments, which is why he's struggling

@@samspade8830 Biden has managed to clean up most of trump's messes, despite all the people who want to lambast the guy all day every day - yet can't enumerate exactly why. Perhaps you fall into this camp. He's far from my favorite President, but there is simply no comparison between him and Trump.

Truth!

I don't see why the wall st. journal would want to destroy America's economy... But they do.

😂 because there aren’t millions of anti-Biden democrats 🤦‍♂️ nice spin though ivan.

Biden is not the best president but next to Trump he's the best choice. Trump is America's trash and he will lose again in November and hopefully be in prison in December.

@@_B.C_ considering there were millions of Arab Americans who voted in 2020, and 54% of them said they won’t vote for Biden again in 2024, and that black voters are down 19% in support of Biden (3.4 million votes he got in 2020) who won’t vote for him in 2024..yes..it’s millions.

The GQP have been sabotaging the border for a very long time. Title42 didn't end until May of 2023. For 840 days they blamed B!den for t-Rump$ border policies, while they also had control of House funding. B!den border policies since May....but GQP still controls House funding.

They are fighting illegal immigration amnesty that was attached to the Senate version ... try looking up the facts ...

What the bipartisan bill offered was a longterm solution to control without dehumanising wannabe immigrants and a system which should be highly sophisticated and an example to the world. After all, all functioning, free countries have the same problems. Building a massive wall won't work.

You say that as RFK laughs in the corner ready to take away substantial amounts of blue voters from Biden

Beyond bizarre. Even beyond Twilight zone. Although that would be fun. "Submitted for your approval, one Donald J Trump. A hateful little man who has an appointment with a Federal judge in the twilight zone."

If the Democrats have their way, I can see that. Just like how the CCP kicked all the opposition candidate off the ballot in Hong Kong. But maybe Trump can stall their court fights enough to make it to the election, if they can intercept the mail dump during the election day, then they can turn the table. I'm still not sure if they can do the latter, but we'll see later this year.

Sounds fantastic

Exactly what the Democrats have been planning the whole time.

​@@aaron___6014It's about justice, not your fantasy about life with trump.

In the words of Jotaro, "yare yare daze"

I'm sick of this egotist talking in the third person all the time it's so pretentious

@@retinalcircus cry

First of all this biased lie is stupid, second of all get to know him better.

I'll not vote for Trump... since I am not US citizen. But I would vote for man as him, if only we had one running for presidency.

Another Trump attempt at intimidation.

What Issues? He and his Lifestyle is his only issue.

Did the mainstream get an 85-million-dollar judgement against it?

That's antisemitic.

@@blahblah5603 "Funding" like the two trillion Trump gave to corporate welfare elites?

You talking about the guy who is about to owe 500 million in court bills?

But you are watching and commenting.

Hi 👋

You believe donald will make it to november? His body and mind are both collapsing quick

​@@SwiftJusticeNah, Trump has been under constant attack from every angle for 7+ years now, and he is still standing as strong as he ever was.

Republicans spent millions on Harris' campaign.

@@SwiftJustice Show us.

@@SwiftJustice Not Democrats but rather the Koch brothers conservative PAC; Americans for Prosperity Action.

Michael

@@EvelynLogan-od7zc Yes?

@@michaelccopelandsr7120 were you from? howdy 👋 from the states?what social media you got?🤨

@@EvelynLogan-od7zc Yes and does RU-vid count?

His mouth won't let him make a come-back, especially when his convictions start coming in. ❤‍🩹

At no p[oint did DT refer to soldiers as losers and suckers. Of course he didnt. It was just another lie in a very long list of lies.

I am in the same place. Very well said.

Excellent comment. Every sane republican is thinking the same way as you

I also have been a registered Republican and McCain was a hero to me. When McCain run for the president, as soon as he picked Palin for his running mate, I had to voted for Obama, at the time I was not sure about Obama. I always felt be unfaithful to my idol McCain. But when McCain admitted that choosing Palin was one of his big mistakes in life, I felt so release.

Pretty sad how McCain turned from a conservative maverick hero into a generic conservative candidate. RIP.

But 10% of Iowa pubs showed up.

And sanctuary states may vote Republican in the general election because they are NOT happy about the illegals there.

He barely beat Hillary. Lost both to Biden and his 'red wave'. He doesn't have the numbers at the national level. Only 1/3 of the county are devout maga, residing in the south. He alienated real republicans long ago. He's the worst candidate in history. But keep the blinders on. And then blame 'the system'.

When have you ever known WSJ to tell the truth

We heard all this in 2020 then when it happened the whole It was RiGgEd started. 2016 was luck for Chump against horrible Hillary then its been nothing but loses for the GOP never winning the popular vote you know the most votes. Won't be no different this time either see you at the polls "it will be wild". 🦅🇺🇸🦅

We must reclaim the party if we want moderate ideals to survive. Claw back the GOP away from the Trumpists with all we've got.

They literally showed the data showing they wouldn't vote for him. All he needs is to lose 1% of voters to lose.

70% said they would vote for Biden in the general election. What a garbage can the Wall Street Journal has turned into.

You mean independent voters were the ones who got Haley’s numbers up? Democrats can’t vote in GOP primaries in New Hampshire. It’s a pretty smart political tactic to be an independent and to vote against the candidate you dislike the most in the primaries.

exactly!

False narrative.

Not this year, so we have to hold our noses and do what needs to be done to keep trump out of the White House.

wsj is one of the most righ-conservative sources, and yet a established respectful one. go back to oan or qanon

Seems like you folks can't quit him, most likely due to your TDS.

Pravda is in the policies not the politics he created. He’s tried and true for his actions in putting America first.

@@skankhunt3624 I was critiquing the neo cons and WSJ for their TDS

@@skankhunt3624 open dialogue and actual conversation goes much further than put downs. God bless you and God bless America.

I hope the GOP will arise again, like a Pheonix, after Trump is gone. Voting for Biden again.

Clearly you don't know a lot of Trump voters.

@@pointyposeidon Nope, I know many republicans and the only ones I know who have changed their view on Trump went from never-Trumpers to supporters.

If you took into consideration that in the polls he is doing better than ever, you would not lie so blatantly.

it's exactly the opposite actually. Tons of dems / independants / non voters see the constant attacks on Trump and then decide they will vote for him. People are tired of tyranny, communism and being told what to do.

I am a moderate. I was a non-voter until the 2017 tax cuts. Now I vote trump. I will vote for whatever politician helps me in my life. Trump's changes to the standard deduction saved my life at a time where medical bills were stacking up from surgeries. His stimulus bill arrived at the perfect time as well. I voted for him in 2020 due to how positively he has affected my life. I've been called racist, sexist, and the whole shabang for that. I don't see why I wouldn't support him. The other politicians label me things negatively and do nothing to help me. I will vote again this year for the politician that's actually helped me. The "criminal" stuff seems ridiculous to me. I generally look into things before the media starts reporting on it. It's incredible how they spin things to target him. If the media was only information-based I don't think there'd be the same level of outrage.

Philip

Then your vote will count and whoever is close to the win will thank you.

I believe that one can be Conservative or Liberal - there is room for both in a huge country like the USA. Freedom of Choice to be either is what Dictatorships don't allow. Think about that. Once upon a time China allowed only 1 child per family!

Whatever dooms them forever is fine with me.

He thinks if he gets elected, he'll escape prison. He may be right. God help us. ❤‍🩹

It was hard for me to accept how wrong I was, given how I'd always prided myself on claims of being a centrist. Even Jan 6th only served to sew the seeds of doubt in my mind. It took Putin invading Ukraine and endangering the lives of my friends in both countries before I would really get an idea of our place in the world and just how wrong the isolationist radical populism pushed by Trump truly is for our country.