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Could Anything Have Been Done Different?

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    LuFins Dad
    wrote on 8 Nov 2024, 20:41 last edited by
    #21

    I think the tag line of Kamala being for they/them, Trump is there for you…

    The Brad

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      Mik
      wrote on 8 Nov 2024, 20:46 last edited by
      #22

      The focus on everyone having to cater to a tiny and arguably delusional minority did not sit well with voters.

      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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        LuFins Dad
        wrote on 9 Nov 2024, 15:41 last edited by
        #23

        So does anybody really think that things would have had different results if Biden would have withdrawn before the primary season or if another candidate would have been named? Once the polls with their built in error was showing Trump at 48%, it was really over, in hindsight.

        Again, there were no undecided voters choosing who, they were undecided on if.

        $7 butter.

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        All of the new job growth going to migrant labor
        https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careers/job-gains-are-going-to-immigrants-and-keeping-young-us-born-men-out-of-the-workforce/ar-BB1ieibI

        Being told this was normal:
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        While arresting parents and calling parents at school board meetings terrorists.
        https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/3aeb27a24b457570ef79af3241c7100a

        An administration that wouldn't firmly and fully embrace their only ally in the Middle East, tacitly took on an antisemitic stance and quietly emboldened terror organizations, while losing the support of one of their staunchest voting blocks/donors, etc... And they still pissed off the Muslim community.

        What could have gone differently? Absolutely nothing as the Democrat party has finally and completely gone over the cliff into insanity. They are morally and intellectually bankrupt, and can no longer apply reason and thought to the issues concerning this nation and instead focus on the "feels" and emotions.

        The Brad

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        • L LuFins Dad
          9 Nov 2024, 15:41

          So does anybody really think that things would have had different results if Biden would have withdrawn before the primary season or if another candidate would have been named? Once the polls with their built in error was showing Trump at 48%, it was really over, in hindsight.

          Again, there were no undecided voters choosing who, they were undecided on if.

          $7 butter.

          alt text

          All of the new job growth going to migrant labor
          https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careers/job-gains-are-going-to-immigrants-and-keeping-young-us-born-men-out-of-the-workforce/ar-BB1ieibI

          Being told this was normal:
          alt text

          While arresting parents and calling parents at school board meetings terrorists.
          https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/3aeb27a24b457570ef79af3241c7100a

          An administration that wouldn't firmly and fully embrace their only ally in the Middle East, tacitly took on an antisemitic stance and quietly emboldened terror organizations, while losing the support of one of their staunchest voting blocks/donors, etc... And they still pissed off the Muslim community.

          What could have gone differently? Absolutely nothing as the Democrat party has finally and completely gone over the cliff into insanity. They are morally and intellectually bankrupt, and can no longer apply reason and thought to the issues concerning this nation and instead focus on the "feels" and emotions.

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          Horace
          wrote on 9 Nov 2024, 18:14 last edited by
          #24

          @LuFins-Dad said in Could Anything Have Been Done Different?:

          So does anybody really think that things would have had different results if Biden would have withdrawn before the primary season or if another candidate would have been named? Once the polls with their built in error was showing Trump at 48%, it was really over, in hindsight.

          Again, there were no undecided voters choosing who, they were undecided on if.

          $7 butter.

          They could have crafted a narrative of doing something different from the current administration. They chose "more of same" messaging instead. I don't buy any notion that this election was a done deal months ago.

          Education is extremely important.

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            Axtremus
            wrote on 10 Nov 2024, 03:09 last edited by
            #25

            Link to video

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              taiwan_girl
              wrote on 10 Nov 2024, 09:21 last edited by
              #26

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              Interesting graph. One of President Trumps main campaign items in 2016 and 2020 was how much better he would be in controlling the border. Hmmmm, doesnt seem that way.....

              Of course, in 2024, the bar is set so low, that it will be difficult not to clear. LOL

              George KG 1 Reply Last reply 10 Nov 2024, 13:11
              • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl
                10 Nov 2024, 09:21

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                Interesting graph. One of President Trumps main campaign items in 2016 and 2020 was how much better he would be in controlling the border. Hmmmm, doesnt seem that way.....

                Of course, in 2024, the bar is set so low, that it will be difficult not to clear. LOL

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                George K
                wrote on 10 Nov 2024, 13:11 last edited by
                #27

                @taiwan_girl said in Could Anything Have Been Done Different?:

                Hmmmm, doesnt seem that way..

                With the exception of 2019, he did as well as anyone in the 7 years before him.

                A bit of a longer timeframe:

                https://www.statista.com/statistics/329256/alien-apprehensions-registered-by-the-us-border-patrol/

                Apprehensions and expulsions registered by the United States Border Patrol from the 1990 fiscal year to the 2023 fiscal year

                Screenshot 2024-11-10 at 7.09.19 AM.png

                More here:

                https://usafacts.org/articles/what-can-the-data-tell-us-about-unauthorized-immigration/

                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

                taiwan_girlT 1 Reply Last reply 10 Nov 2024, 13:41
                • George KG George K
                  10 Nov 2024, 13:11

                  @taiwan_girl said in Could Anything Have Been Done Different?:

                  Hmmmm, doesnt seem that way..

                  With the exception of 2019, he did as well as anyone in the 7 years before him.

                  A bit of a longer timeframe:

                  https://www.statista.com/statistics/329256/alien-apprehensions-registered-by-the-us-border-patrol/

                  Apprehensions and expulsions registered by the United States Border Patrol from the 1990 fiscal year to the 2023 fiscal year

                  Screenshot 2024-11-10 at 7.09.19 AM.png

                  More here:

                  https://usafacts.org/articles/what-can-the-data-tell-us-about-unauthorized-immigration/

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                  taiwan_girl
                  wrote on 10 Nov 2024, 13:41 last edited by
                  #28

                  @George-K I dont disagree. But, based on what he campaigns, he basically said he shut down the border.

                  The reality is that (and I did not do the math) it appears that President Obama average rate of illegals from 2013-2016 was lower than the average illegals under President Trump from 2017-2020

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                    Jolly
                    wrote on 10 Nov 2024, 17:11 last edited by
                    #29

                    Depression.

                    People don't tend to want to come to your country during an economic depression.

                    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                    • JollyJ Jolly
                      10 Nov 2024, 17:11

                      Depression.

                      People don't tend to want to come to your country during an economic depression.

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                      Axtremus
                      wrote on 10 Nov 2024, 19:38 last edited by
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                      @Jolly said in Could Anything Have Been Done Different?:

                      People don't tend to want to come to your country during an economic depression.

                      The economy under the Biden administration is GREAT, that’s why so many people want to come here under the Biden administration.

                      JollyJ George KG 2 Replies Last reply 10 Nov 2024, 20:20
                      • A Axtremus
                        10 Nov 2024, 19:38

                        @Jolly said in Could Anything Have Been Done Different?:

                        People don't tend to want to come to your country during an economic depression.

                        The economy under the Biden administration is GREAT, that’s why so many people want to come here under the Biden administration.

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                        Jolly
                        wrote on 10 Nov 2024, 20:20 last edited by
                        #31

                        @Axtremus said in Could Anything Have Been Done Different?:

                        @Jolly said in Could Anything Have Been Done Different?:

                        People don't tend to want to come to your country during an economic depression.

                        The economy under the Biden administration is GREAT, that’s why so many people want to come here under the Biden administration.

                        I guess you're one of those people out to prove two plus two does not equal four.

                        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                        Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                        • JollyJ Jolly
                          10 Nov 2024, 17:11

                          Depression.

                          People don't tend to want to come to your country during an economic depression.

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                          taiwan_girl
                          wrote on 11 Nov 2024, 02:29 last edited by
                          #32

                          @Jolly said in Could Anything Have Been Done Different?:

                          Depression.

                          People don't tend to want to come to your country during an economic depression.

                          GDP
                          2013. 2.12
                          2014. 2.52
                          2015. 2.95
                          2016. 1.82. (AVG = 2.20). Obama 2nd term
                          2017. 2.46
                          2018. 2.97
                          2019. 2.47
                          2020. -2.21. (AVG = 1.42). Trump term

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                            Jolly
                            wrote on 11 Nov 2024, 02:41 last edited by
                            #33

                            Okay, you're right and 72M Americans are wrong.

                            Next...

                            “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                            Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                              taiwan_girl
                              wrote on 11 Nov 2024, 02:47 last edited by
                              #34

                              Do you disagree that total overall illegal border crossings during the first term of President Trump were higher than the last four years of President Obama?

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                              • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl
                                11 Nov 2024, 02:47

                                Do you disagree that total overall illegal border crossings during the first term of President Trump were higher than the last four years of President Obama?

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                                LuFins Dad
                                wrote on 11 Nov 2024, 02:51 last edited by
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                                @taiwan_girl said in Could Anything Have Been Done Different?:

                                Do you disagree that total overall illegal border crossings during the first term of President Trump were higher than the last four years of President Obama?

                                I agree that total observed border crossings were somewhat higher, yes. But those stats are observed. The number of border patrol agents were higher and the number of possible entry points were lower..

                                The Brad

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                                  Jolly
                                  wrote on 11 Nov 2024, 02:55 last edited by Jolly 11 Nov 2024, 10:41
                                  #36

                                  Trump flipped a South Texas county. A county populated by greater than 90% Latinos. A county that had not gone Republican for over 100 years.

                                  Go crawl up on a hickory stump and peddle those papers to them.

                                  “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                  Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                    Horace
                                    wrote on 11 Nov 2024, 03:09 last edited by
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                                    I hope there exists a sweet spot, after Trump starts doing something about the border, where TG will appreciate that he's doing what he said he'd do, but not yet criticizing him for being mean to illegal immigrants. There will be no such sweet spot TDS sufferers, but our TG isn't really a TDS sufferer.

                                    Education is extremely important.

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                                    • L LuFins Dad
                                      11 Nov 2024, 02:51

                                      @taiwan_girl said in Could Anything Have Been Done Different?:

                                      Do you disagree that total overall illegal border crossings during the first term of President Trump were higher than the last four years of President Obama?

                                      I agree that total observed border crossings were somewhat higher, yes. But those stats are observed. The number of border patrol agents were higher and the number of possible entry points were lower..

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                                      taiwan_girl
                                      wrote on 11 Nov 2024, 10:12 last edited by
                                      #38

                                      @LuFins-Dad said in Could Anything Have Been Done Different?:

                                      @taiwan_girl said in Could Anything Have Been Done Different?:

                                      Do you disagree that total overall illegal border crossings during the first term of President Trump were higher than the last four years of President Obama?

                                      I agree that total observed border crossings were somewhat higher, yes. But those stats are observed. The number of border patrol agents were higher and the number of possible entry points were lower..

                                      DOnt want to go too far into the "weeds", but data shows border patrol agents were about the Trump vs. Obama years

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                                      https://www.cbp.gov/document/stats/us-border-patrol-fiscal-year-staffing-statistics-fy-1992-fy-2020

                                      My point for @jolly is that President Trump is very good with the "qualitative" things but his record is not so great on the "quantitative" things. Or at least as great his followers claim.

                                      His numbers just dont prove that he was so great on reducing illegal entry or on the economy. His campaign in 2016 and 2020 (and 2024) were based on this.

                                      I am not saying he did a terrible job as president but I think it is a false story to claim that he was so great compared to Obama/Bush/Clinton, etc. (Of course, President Biden has set the bar so low that not hard to run against his tenure.)

                                      Would Sec. Clinton have done better? Doubtful, but it is hard to prove a negative.

                                      alt text

                                      Federal hiring up during his term
                                      Debt up during his term
                                      Money supply up during his term
                                      GDP down
                                      Unemployment up
                                      manufacturing jobs down
                                      etc.

                                      Were some of the above numbers affected by COVID? Of course. But........ a person is president for four years, and that includes the good AND bad times. You cannot pick cherries. Just like a sports team whose star player is injured and cannot play. "We would have won the championship if XXX was not injured." Well, he was, and we didnt.

                                      I think that President Trumps greatest strength is that he can make you feel good, even more than the numbers really show.

                                      I guess we will revisit in four years.

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                                        Jolly
                                        wrote on 11 Nov 2024, 10:49 last edited by
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                                        Almost 75M votes. 312 Electoral College votes.

                                        TG, you're screaming at trees in the wilderness. I don't know if all of your statistics are right or not. Most of the American public pays more attention to what they see and experience. They know what life was like under Trump and they know what life was like under Biden.

                                        The contest has been waged and decided.

                                        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                        Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                          jon-nyc
                                          wrote on 11 Nov 2024, 10:50 last edited by
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                                          You realize that’s a cop out, right? You make a claim, she proves you wrong with data. At least concede the point before changing the subject.

                                          Only non-witches get due process.

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