12 minutes ago, Phillyterp85 said:

Congrats to President Trump.  Hopefully his supporters now see how bogus all the "cheating” claims were in 2020.  Like what you think the Dems had this massively successful cheating scheme in 2020 but just decided not to use it this time around? He simply lost last time and won this time, fair and square both times.

If we are going to use this Trump win as the benchmark of judging cheating, I think the ridiculous delta in voting actually lends weight towards shenanigans. Biden is not that much more popular vis-à-vis Harris. Both campaigns were never Trump rather than personal merit. So you could easily call BS on the voting disparity.

That said, it’s not how I would frame the election, but it’s a poor argument in my view. The better argument is basically exhaustion of anti-trumpism combined with a disastrous Biden term.

Trump’s first term was actually really good as far as real world results. You can debate how much was due to him, but ultimately the president always takes credit or blame for the economy and it was good under Trump and bad under Biden for normal people. Combine that with the unmitigated disaster that is foreign policy at the moment while the world was stable under Trump, sprinkle in the insane social crap of the Dems, and it shouldn’t be that surprising that Trump won.

Voters had a taste of both, and as chaotic as the Trump White House was, his presidency was simply better in every regard in a material sense than Biden’s — and by extension Harris.

20 minutes ago, JohnSnowsHair said:

you put it past Trump & McConnell to do just that? 

No I’m not. They should also heed that lesson. 

And just like that, election fraud is no longer an issue. 

1 minute ago, mr_hunt said:

does bob casey still have a snowball's chance or is that one done too? 

He shouldn't have let that male basketball player play against our girls!

Ahh yes - and now comes the time where the ishlibs all cope about Trump winning by claiming they're actually multi-millionaires and him winning helps them  

I knew this place wouldn't disappoint 

I chuckle a bit with you all thinking the man is going to do one damn thing he said he would.  

Just now, Paul852 said:

He shouldn't have let that male basketball player play against our girls!

those f'n commercials worked.   

Waking up to the cult winning is depressing 

So disappointed

2 minutes ago, mikemack8 said:

In all seriousness, I wish everyone in here well.  For you Harris voters, when you arrive to your particular gulag, find a way to get your address posted here and I'll gladly send you some care packages.  I'm sure others in here will donate as well.  We don't want to see you suffer. 

We can print memes to send them!

1 minute ago, Tnt4philly said:

And just like that, election fraud is no longer an issue. 

Too big to rig!

I give @Procus a hard time for being senile, but he was right about the election.

with elon owning it...and cheeto about to start his revenge tour...i should probably delete my twitter feed  

2 hours ago, The_Omega said:

 

 

See Hogan, that’s how you tear a shirt 

1 minute ago, mikemack8 said:

Ahh yes - and now comes the time where the ishlibs all cope about Trump winning by claiming they're actually multi-millionaires and him winning helps them  

I knew this place wouldn't disappoint 

No, seriously.  My taxes will go down. 20+ years in IT will kind of do that to your salary 

1 minute ago, Dave Moss said:

I give @Procus a hard time for being senile, but he was right about the election.

With Trump winning the popular vote I'd argue that we're the senile ones now. 

15 minutes ago, toolg said:

Democrats lost the blue-collar vote and completely abandoned rural America. They are never going to carry these demographics, but even 10-15 years ago Democrats had enough pockets  of support to carry swing states like PA-MI-WI. How do they start winning them back?

Start by stopping to demonize white people and men. All the left identity politics came back to bite them in the arse. Make it about class again and preach moderate economic policies that include helping all little guys/gals. 

1 minute ago, LeanMeanGM said:

See Hogan, that’s how you tear a shirt 

That's crazy - who knew @VanHammersly hosted a live show?

38 minutes ago, we_gotta_believe said:

Tariffs (which aren't taxes!) will bring prices down because the other country pays for them not us. Pretty basic stuff to understand, really.

I hope this is a joke 

If it isn’t the business just passes the cost down and then eventually the consumer pays the higher cost. I have noticed people only mentioned finished goods from countries like China, but the US also sources raw materials  like minerals that cannot be sourced domestically. 

1 minute ago, mayanh8 said:

With Trump winning the popular vote I'd argue that we're the senile ones now. 

Last I checked he was still up by 5 million votes.

🤡🌎

1 minute ago, DrPhilly said:

Start by stopping to demonize white people and men. All the left identity politics came back to bite them in the arse. Make it about class again and preach moderate economic policies that include helping all little guys/gals. 

dems are historically stupid & will probably think the solution is to go further left. 

4 minutes ago, Dave Moss said:

I give @Procus a hard time for being senile, but he was right about the election.

You also picked Trump in the poll. 

2 minutes ago, DiPros said:

I chuckle a bit with you all thinking the man is going to do one damn thing he said he would.  

I think he will have a quiet presidency — in a good way. He only has 4 years so he ultimately can’t get much done.

Hopefully he deescalates at least 1 of the two major conflicts, basic bish GOP tax policies, and improves border security/immigration.

I’m not expecting miracles, just marginal improvement.

Tim Walz!

 

8 minutes ago, Outlaw said:

So in all seriousness, are the Republicans really going to try to dismantle Social Security? This is my biggest fear. If I get all these programs taken away from me, I am seriously screwed. I know people will laugh at this, but this is really worrying me.

Something is going to have to change. I read someplace - don't remember where - that if benefits were reduced to 85% of current levels there would be no problem. The other thing that gripes me is if Social Security were mostly a retirement fund instead of of what it is today, there wouldn't be a problem. How many able bodied people under the age of 65 are getting Social Security and Medicaid benefits? I don't know the percentage and I'm sure 'the swamp' don't want to talk about it.

1 minute ago, mr_hunt said:

dems are historically stupid & will probably think the solution is to go further left. 

That would be my prediction. Maybe there is another Slick Willy out there to help.