US Politics Thread

BlueMoonAcrossThePond said:
The 1/6 testimony is damaging. But it's hearsay - so and so said such and such about this and that. This sort of evidence isn't going to stick.

Remember the Access Hollywood tapes - where Trump bragged about his ability to grab pussy? Remember how that was the death of Trump?

Yeah, me too.
Trump's gonna ride the 1/6 hearings out, because his base is a bunch of fact-denying lunatics, which nonetheless constitute roughly 1/2 of America.

Odds that Trump is the next Republican candidate - 65%. He may decline to run due to health issues. He might not have the guts to face a potential loss. But make not mistake, he's not damaged at all beyond viability in spite of the explosive 1/6 testimony.

Think otherwise? Then tune into Fox, where full scale anti-factual deniability is underway. No die-hard Trump supporter is going to be swayed by fact. And months and months later when it comes time to vote - with out-of-control gas prices...

I'll do you one better, SWP.

Odds on Trump winning the Presidency in 2024? For me, roughly 50-50 right now, all things considered.

But let's see how infuriation of the recent SCOTUS rulings play out - my sense is that sky rocketing gas prices are more important when deciding election outcomes; it's the economy, stupid.
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The only difference between this post and mine, is that I take way less words to get to the same point which, clearly, annoys people.
 
BlueMoonAcrossThePond said:
The 1/6 testimony is damaging. But it's hearsay - so and so said such and such about this and that. This sort of evidence isn't going to stick.

Remember the Access Hollywood tapes - where Trump bragged about his ability to grab pussy? Remember how that was the death of Trump?

Yeah, me too.
Trump's gonna ride the 1/6 hearings out, because his base is a bunch of fact-denying lunatics, which nonetheless constitute roughly 1/2 of America.

Odds that Trump is the next Republican candidate - 65%. He may decline to run due to health issues. He might not have the guts to face a potential loss. But make not mistake, he's not damaged at all beyond viability in spite of the explosive 1/6 testimony.

Think otherwise? Then tune into Fox, where full scale anti-factual deniability is underway. No die-hard Trump supporter is going to be swayed by fact. And months and months later when it comes time to vote - with out-of-control gas prices...

I'll do you one better, SWP.

Odds on Trump winning the Presidency in 2024? For me, roughly 50-50 right now, all things considered.

But let's see how infuriation of the recent SCOTUS rulings play out - my sense is that sky rocketing gas prices are more important when deciding election outcomes; it's the economy, stupid.
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I was going to post this earlier but got distracted — to clarify the implication — the Jan 6 hearings have NOT all been “hearsay”. If we look at the witness list, and read the transcripts, there’s first person eyewitness testimony everywhere. In addition, it’s a Congressional hearing, not a trial. In a trial, those named as witnesses by 3rd party witnesses saying they were told such and such can be deposed, or subpoenaed. And all in either hearing or trial are under oath. And perjury is a crime in either case. So while this may not be enough to damn him (and some of his most stalwart defenders like major newspapers are beginning to retreat, like the Washington Examiner), there’s been an undeniable impact.

You may be right about the ultimate outcome of this, but let’s make sure to get the facts right first.
 
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