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aganley's avatar

OMG Trump has been President for six (6) months. Can we please wait until the end of his presidency before passing judgment. And quoting CNN & CBS is so partisan.

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Captain Jack's avatar

Everyone agrees Kamala Harris would have been a disaster. Trump is a one-term president so it doesn't matter what his poll numbers are to anyone except for - perhaps - JD Vance. The deportations have to be theatrical so the uninvited guests who have been streaming into this country since the passage of Ted Kennedy's HART CELLAR ACT get the message. RFK and Tulsi have been good for this country so far. I like how Tulsi Gabbard has become a One Woman Church Commission. War? Fingers crossed that Operation MIDNIGHT HAMMER is no different than Operation EL DORADO CANYON. One and done. Tariffs are a needed remedy. So is protectionism. Alexander Hamilton understood that. So did the four men on Mount Rushmore.

Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good.

Because Trump is FAR from perfect.

As for The Epstein Files? Trump has been the most philosemetic president in American history. With Israeli tanks shelling Catholic churches in Gaza and Israeli settlers beating American citizens to death in Taybeh, the last thing Netanyahu wants is the black eye to Israel will receive when the American people understand who was paying for Jeffrey Epstein's kompromat operation. And if Netanyahu isn't happy then Trump isn't happy.

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Rick M's avatar

Good article. I think an important point made is that despite the loss of support among the younger generation, the Democrats are unlikely to capitalize on it because of their marriage to identity politics.

I'm still not sure I agree that the younger generations are not becoming more right-wing. I think a good pulse is watching streamers and, in particular, Asmongold. His demographics skew much younger and the tone from many of the chatters is that Trump is being ineffective in enacting his policies. Not enough bad actors are being put in jail, crime has not been substantially reduced, and government leaders/employees are committing fraud and acts against the interest of America and they are not being held accountable.

This might not be a good barometer and may be based towards certain demographics, but I still wouldn't discount it.

I think Gen Z is learning faster than other generations that politicians will lie and no one will be held accountable for it. Rather than a disillusionment with Trump specifically, I think it's more a disillusionment with politics and politicians overall. No one gets fired, no one goes to jail, no one is held accountable when they make lives worse for everyone.

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