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LOL .... Really Kaine.

Pointing out the obvious to ignorant people doesn't work. All they would do is deflect and defend Trump and direct the blame for failed policies at .... Kaine. Yep you caused the economy to collapse because Trump takes no responsibility for anything he does unless it results in MAGA singing Trump's praises.

You can not embarrass with these characters.

And if things go south, as we expect it will, I will be reminding those that voted for Trump, MAGA and non-MAGA alike, that they are the ones to blame for the outcome! Them and them alone!!

True Rick. Many of Trump’s cabinet nominees give me a sense Trump is out to destroy government as we know it today. Most of those who voted for Trump, at least the non-MAGA types, the non-Trumpers voted for him to improve the economy, reduce, eliminate inflation and rising prices, secure the border, stop illegal immigration. But none of this other stuff Trump seems set on doing.

For some reason democrats didn’t turnout out to vote this year as they did in 2020. Democrats made up 37% of those who voted in 2020, but only 31% in 2024 whereas republicans made up 35% of those who voted in both 2020 and 2024. This difference is even more puzzling when one considers the democrats had a 3-point advantage in party affiliation this year. The old political adage about elections being all about voter turnout certainly applied to this election.

How economic concerns and low voter turnout in Democratic strongholds helped Trump win

https://www.businessinsider.com/2024-vs-2020-election-trump-harris-biden-president-2024-11

Idiot Trump’s tariffs are only going to increase prices - especially car parts and produce,

I agree with jgw, the election is over, it’s in the books except for one lone House race and several recounts which probably won’t change a thing. Time to move on. Yes, it was change that was wanted this election. Any change that may improve the economy and stop prices from rising. MAGA probably makes up a quarter of the electorate, the true, avid Trumpers. Yet MAGA was only half of all the votes Trump received. The other half in my opinion came from those who were dissatisfied with the job Biden and his administration had done, they wanted change as jgw said. When 57% of all Americans disapprove of the job being done by a sitting president, he’s a goner. Or in this case, his replacement as history has shown. The fact Harris made this a very close race, losing by 1.6 points is a testimony to her and probably says more about Trump than Harris, Biden and the all the rest.

Its really quite simple. Trump is going to take over pretty soon and then he will begin to do what he has said he is going to do. Then we get to wait a bit more to see if he upsets anybody. I think that if bad things happen then there are going to be people who will be unhappy if they are experiencing bad things. I am not convinced that the true believers are going to be real happy if they have no food, no place, no nuthin. I can remember the last Trump presidency. He was not exactly loved by a lot of people.

I think what happened, this time, is that there were a lot of people who were just sick and tired of the whole thing and wanted a change, ANY change! Now they will watch that happen. Trump may actually do well and make folks happy! We just really do not know. Since there is little choice I am going to just stick around and see what happens. I had thought to move but, actually, I'm a little old for moving around and have lived in the same house for about 70 years now and one gets a bit attached over time.

I do, however, wish us all well. I realize some are more concerned than others. All I can say about that one is "So? Watcha gonna do?" The real answer is pretty easy - "Not much I can do but wait". All that being said I also suspect that the best thing to do is just carry on as best as possible, keep their heads down and their mouths kinda shut. I am really sick of my own whining and the whining of others. The TV, for instance, seems to be insistent that we can do nothing, we are going to all have a terrible time, and so we are to just whine, cry, pray and be miserable.

In other words I would suggest we all back off, think kind thoughts, hope and just survive.

I wish us all good luck!!!

I don't know about the 49.9% but certainly for MAGA, they will continue to support and defend the Son of God, Savior of America, and other appellations which point to Trump's greatness.

It doesn't matter to his 49.9% of the voters. Even if prices triple, and he starts WWIII, put us in to Marshal Law, everything that hurts us all, not one person that voted for him will ever admit that they made a mistake in voting for him. EVER!

The coming Trump stuff is interesting. In the past he has made claims as to what other countries are going to do. Mexico was going to pay for the southern wall, China was going to pay for the new Tariffs, etc. Never happened. Now he has said that Mexico, China and Canada are going to pay for the tarrifs that HE is going to make on everything coming from those countries (and they are going to pay for them). Then there are other problems as well as stuff that comes from China, Mexico, and Canada are, apparently, necessary for stuff being created in the United States. Without those things they are dead in the water. Now add in one other little thing. Apparently the plan is to charge these nations a 25% of the value of whatever is coming into the United States. Since those are the three biggest trade partners we have there might also result in those countries not particularly liking the United States as well. I guess we don't need any friends? One thing is true. Trump WILL do as he says he will so we can bank on that one. The problem becomes are those he says will pay actually do pay. I am holding my breath on this one.

Its gonna get more and more interesting and, I suspect, not in a nice way................