Trump MAGAthread VII

[The Empire of Pretantia]

I don't know, there's just something about it that seems kinda hard to work with, but that's just me, maybe someone else will come up with some new and simple idea or something...

Fountain of Youth, that will make all of healthcare simpler and cheaper and more effective and generally copacetic.

*8 years and $482 billion later*

Nobody knew finding the Fountain of Youth could be so complicated?

, please get that I'm a joking. Maybe not funny, but it's meant to be!

Five hundred years earlier...

De Leon: the fountain of youth is incredibly vast complicated.

[Gauthier]

Well I'm sure this won't cause massive problems, no sir.

Massively pissed off republican base when?

Nothing short of Trump announcing his conversion to a Muslim Democrat would turn his base on him.

[Valrifell]

Massively pissed off republican base when?

Nothing short of Trump announcing his conversion to a Muslim Democrat would turn his base on him.

I feel like when the very real threat of worse living conditions for a swath of the base is realized, they're going to quickly abandon the party that promised them the world.

[Thermodolia]

Massively pissed off republican base when?

Nothing short of Trump announcing his conversion to a Muslim Democrat would turn his base on him.

Not his base. I'm not talking about the Trumpbots I'm talking about the conservative republicans the ones that have been wishing to see Obamacare repealed since day one. They are more then the Trumpbots and they will be pissed if the republicans cannot to good on a promise they made 7 years ago

[Conserative Morality]

I feel like when the very real threat of worse living conditions for a swath of the base is realized, they're going to quickly abandon the party that promised them the world.

Why would they now? They've never done so before.

This attitude is nothing new.

[AiliailiA]

Forget "Repeal and Replace", looks like we're moving towards "Repeal now, Replace sometime later, we promise we totally will".
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/3 ... eet-240132

Like I said in October last year ...

"Repeal and replace" they say, but really we know what will happen. They'll repeal it, but never succeed in passing any replacement.

[Arctica-Aleutia]

I feel like when the very real threat of worse living conditions for a swath of the base is realized, they're going to quickly abandon the party that promised them the world.

Why would they now? They've never done so before.

This attitude is nothing new.

I'm Donald Trump and I approve this message.

[Ism]

Forget "Repeal and Replace", looks like we're moving towards "Repeal now, Replace sometime later, we promise we totally will".
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/3 ... eet-240132

Like I said in October last year ...

"Repeal and replace" they say, but really we know what will happen. They'll repeal it, but never succeed in passing any replacement.

So, uh, gotta feeling about any lottery numbers?

[Geilinor]

Forget "Repeal and Replace", looks like we're moving towards "Repeal now, Replace sometime later, we promise we totally will".
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/3 ... eet-240132

Like I said in October last year ...

"Repeal and replace" they say, but really we know what will happen. They'll repeal it, but never succeed in passing any replacement.

I can't see the Senate going for repeal without replace, but who knows? I do know that they would get turfed out of Congress if they did this.

[Ism]

Like I said in October last year ...

I can't see the Senate going for repeal without replace, but who knows? I do know that they would get turfed out of Congress if they did this.

I don't know, after this last year and a half, my faith in the voting public is at an all time low.

[Geilinor]

I can't see the Senate going for repeal without replace, but who knows? I do know that they would get turfed out of Congress if they did this.

I don't know, after this last year and a half, my faith in the voting public is at an all time low.

Skyrocketing premiums and millions losing insurance won't be popular with the voting public.

[Gauthier]

I don't know, after this last year and a half, my faith in the voting public is at an all time low.

Skyrocketing premiums and millions losing insurance won't be popular with the voting public.

Who will deflect the blame from Trump and the Republicans in brainwashed reflex.

[Ism]

I don't know, after this last year and a half, my faith in the voting public is at an all time low.

Skyrocketing premiums and millions losing insurance won't be popular with the voting public.

Politics and rationality need not be joined, and often aren't. A lot of Republicans will just tow the party line, even if they're unhappy with it, and even those who suffer may, out of ignorance maybe or ideology, be happy with what was done. Tribalism and pride are a powerful combination, and they are complimented nicely by echo chambers and misinformation.

[Geilinor]

Skyrocketing premiums and millions losing insurance won't be popular with the voting public.

Politics and rationality need not be joined, and often aren't. A lot of Republicans will just tow the party line, even if they're unhappy with it, and even those who suffer may, out of ignorance maybe or ideology, be happy with what was done. Tribalism and pride are a powerful combination, and they are complimented nicely by echo chambers and misinformation.

I probably have too much confidence in Trump's base. The echo chambers will find a way to blame Democrats for it.

[Valrifell]

Skyrocketing premiums and millions losing insurance won't be popular with the voting public.

Politics and rationality need not be joined, and often aren't. A lot of Republicans will just tow the party line, even if they're unhappy with it, and even those who suffer may, out of ignorance maybe or ideology, be happy with what was done. Tribalism and pride are a powerful combination, and they are complimented nicely by echo chambers and misinformation.

Those are the people that don't need to be swayed one way or the other nor are they the ones anyone should be concerned about. The more moderate voters/people who vote(d) Republican out of desperation are going to be swayed against Republicans, which will end up hurting them. Contrary to popular belief, a rabid base isn't the only thing you need to win an election in the US.

[Ism]

Politics and rationality need not be joined, and often aren't. A lot of Republicans will just tow the party line, even if they're unhappy with it, and even those who suffer may, out of ignorance maybe or ideology, be happy with what was done. Tribalism and pride are a powerful combination, and they are complimented nicely by echo chambers and misinformation.

Those are the people that don't need to be swayed one way or the other nor are they the ones anyone should be concerned about. The more moderate voters/people who vote(d) Republican out of desperation are going to be swayed against Republicans, which will end up hurting them. Contrary to popular belief, a rabid base isn't the only thing you need to win an election in the US.

Perhaps I'm overly cynical, but I am not optimistic.

[Lady Scylla]

Well I'm sure this won't cause massive problems, no sir.

Massively pissed off republican base when?

He has an approval rating of 39%.

[Washington Resistance Army]

Massively pissed off republican base when?

He has an approval rating of 39%.

It's still quite high amongst the GOP though, is it not?

[Lady Scylla]

He has an approval rating of 39%.

It's still quite high amongst the GOP though, is it not?

85% according to Gallup.

[Washington Resistance Army]

It's still quite high amongst the GOP though, is it not?

85% according to Gallup.

Yeah I'd say that's quite high. Looks like the base isn't miffed yet.

[Lady Scylla]

85% according to Gallup.

Yeah I'd say that's quite high. Looks like the base isn't miffed yet.

Yeah. If he's going to lose anyone's support, it'll likely be the Religious Conservatives that go first. Gallup puts Independents at 34%, and Democrats at 6% as of June.

[Neo Balka]

Yeah I'd say that's quite high. Looks like the base isn't miffed yet.

Yeah. If he's going to lose anyone's support, it'll likely be the Religious Conservatives that go first. Gallup puts Independents at 34%, and Democrats at 6% as of June.

Well.....

[Washington Resistance Army]

Yeah I'd say that's quite high. Looks like the base isn't miffed yet.

Yeah. If he's going to lose anyone's support, it'll likely be the Religious Conservatives that go first. Gallup puts Independents at 34%, and Democrats at 6% as of June.

34% amongst independents isn't that bad actually. Higher than I expected.

[Valrifell]

Yeah. If he's going to lose anyone's support, it'll likely be the Religious Conservatives that go first. Gallup puts Independents at 34%, and Democrats at 6% as of June.

34% amongst independents isn't that bad actually. Higher than I expected.

George Bush hovered around the low/mid 30s with Independents during his second term, for reference.

[Lady Scylla]

Yeah. If he's going to lose anyone's support, it'll likely be the Religious Conservatives that go first. Gallup puts Independents at 34%, and Democrats at 6% as of June.

34% amongst independents isn't that bad actually. Higher than I expected.

Not all that surprising really.