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    Majority of Americans Disapprove of Trump's Phony Emergency

    "All things related to the declaring of a national emergency, the president is striking out in the court of public opinion," said Lee Miringoff, director of the Marist Institute for Public Opinion, which conducted the survey. "He's maintaining his base and little else."
    https://www.npr.org/2019/02/19/69572...onal-emergency

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    In 2020 we'll have another election so people can weigh in on the four years of the Trump administration.

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    Well, it helped a lot when Trump himself admitted it was just a ploy, not a real emergency.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Tahuyaman View Post
    In 2020 we'll have another election so people can weigh in on the four years of the Trump administration.
    The most important polls are held every two years. The Republicans are scared $#@!less that 2020 will be a repeat of 2018 except worse for them. I think 2019, specifically after the Mueller investigation is complete, the Republicans will start lining up for America and against Trump.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Tahuyaman View Post
    In 2020 we'll have another election so people can weigh in on the four years of the Trump administration.
    How astute of you to point that out.

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    The fact that the right wing actually believes that a situation of zero net migration to the U.S. from Mexico constitutes an "emergency" that requires the gifting of special executive powers to the president I feel rather discredits their whole 21st century shtick of decrying the rest of us as panicky "snowflakes" who flip out over nothing. This is not a crisis, and as much becomes all the more clear when the president who announced it thereafter immediately proceeds to skip town for a weekend of golfing. Nothing says "emergency" like that! Were this an ACTUAL national emergency, you might think it'd be occasion to remain actively at the helm of the nation at bare minimum.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Max Rockatansky View Post
    The most important polls are held every two years. The Republicans are scared $#@!less that 2020 will be a repeat of 2018 except worse for them. I think 2019, specifically after the Mueller investigation is complete, the Republicans will start lining up for America and against Trump.
    The Democrats are afraid that the new socialist wing of the Democrat party is too extreme or radical for the average American.

    If the economy is thriving, it will be hard to be against that. That being said, right now debt is holding the economy back.

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    Quote Originally Posted by IMPress Polly View Post
    The fact that the right wing actually believes that a situation of zero net migration to the U.S. from Mexico constitutes an "emergency" that requires the gifting of special executive powers to the president I feel rather discredits their whole 21st century shtick of decrying the rest of us as panicky "snowflakes" who flip out over nothing. This is not a crisis, and as much becomes all the more clear when the president who announced it thereafter immediately proceeded to spend the weekend golfing. Were this an ACTUAL national emergency, you might think it'd be occasion to remain actively at the helm of the nation at bare minimum.
    No one is advocating "zero net migration".

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tahuyaman View Post
    The Democrats are afraid that the new socialist wing of the Democrat party is too extreme or radical for the average American.

    If the economy is thriving, it will be hard to be against that. That being said, right now debt is holding the economy back.
    The socialist wing is too extreme. The Amazon deal was just a canary in the coal mine. It'll be up to the Democrats to get their house in order prior to 2020. This doesn't save the Republicans nor change the fact the Trump administration has its own major problems.

    Agreed on debt and the Trump administration is currently the ones driving it up.


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    Quote Originally Posted by IMPress Polly View Post
    The fact that the right wing actually believes that a situation of zero net migration to the U.S. from Mexico constitutes an "emergency" that requires the gifting of special executive powers to the president I feel rather discredits their whole 21st century shtick of decrying the rest of us as panicky "snowflakes" who flip out over nothing. This is not a crisis, and as much becomes all the more clear when the president who announced it thereafter immediately proceeded to spend the weekend golfing. Were this an ACTUAL national emergency, you might think it'd be occasion to remain actively at the helm of the nation at bare minimum.
    What do you do with your weekends? Sit around and bemoan your injuries?
    Lawful migration is one thing and not to be confused with coming through the back door. What you favor is no borders and no country/nation. Admit it.
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