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How will they rule ??!

  • YES - Qualified

    Votes: 41 82.0%
  • NO - Disqualified

    Votes: 9 18.0%

  • Total voters
    50
  • Poll closed .
I did vote for Harris.

I sincerely believe that if an online group of people who were unified under a common favorite team got together, we’d find out we share more in common than we don’t. There are foundational of the far left and far right that will keep those characters from agreeing, but I bet most people with common sense would be able to find a happy middle (coming from someone without a lot of common sense)

I’ll bite on the Trump bit. I don’t like him for a few reasons. The unfair reason is that he’s extremely wealthy and I have a natural distrust for everyone that fits that category.

I think the valid reasons I have for not liking him is that he has refused to give up his business holdings while in office. Being in public office should be one of the more greater sacrifices one makes and I don’t think anyone should be able to enrich themselves whilst representing the common man.

I also think that the people closest to him that have said negative things warrants a least a second look at his capabilities or running this country. Barr, Bolton, Pence, etc. have made some very serious allegations that has molded my opinion of his ability to hold the office.
Aside from letting other people do your thinking for you, and of course your acknowledged unfair envy ...while ignoring the wealth of Obama, Biden, and the rest of the elite Dems and their uber-wealthy supporters....

Just curious, if the very wealthy give you a natural distrust do you think that a homeless person would be a better POTUS?

You do realize that 45 took NO salary and that the attacks on him and his family likely cost him millions.

Why should he give up his business holding when his family is employed and runs them. Should they just take a 4yr exit from their own careers?

Enriching themselves? Seriously. Check out the before and after net worth of the Obama's who I would assume you virtue signal as your favorites of all time. Then check on the Clintons. Then Communist Bernie Sanders. Is it their abortion stance that allows you to enjoy your hypocrisy without flinching.

Does Kamala blowing through over ONE BILLION DOLLARS for a $400K/yr job bother you in the slightest. Are you capable of shame?
 
Bored at work. Just noticed another smug, holier than thou account that can’t be tagged and page not found…..AIChatGPT.

Or as austintxcat claimed him to be (and I agree)……Buckethead.
 
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Name three accomplishments of Kamala Harris you believe qualify her to run the most complicated country in the world.

You voted for her, she literally PAID rich people to endorse her. She took a BILLION DOLLARS from rich men and blew A BILLION PLUS TWENTY MILLION. She represents the party of the rich and actually outspent her own campaign so badly Trump offered (ironically) to pay it off for her. YOU should be embarrassed.

Do you favor Nancy Pelosi, whose Congressional salary is $182,000 but she's worth over $200M? She obtained that wealth AFTER her first election. Did you begrudge her lack of divestment?

You're full of shyte.

Barr and Bolton were fired.

Pence is a little shit who has since come back and endorsed Trump.

I love how you're all about "allegations." But proof? Nah, right bruh?
She blew a lot more than money to be put in a position to even be known.

Must be great head to have nearly became the leader of the free world.
 
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They certainly added to the debt. I think global inflation can be attributed to COVID measures. I think stimulant checks that were started under Trump and then continued by Biden did more.
Close to 2 trillion dollars in completely unnecessary spending. All of it looting the Treasury as the spoils of victory in 2020.
 
Aside from letting other people do your thinking for you, and of course your acknowledged unfair envy ...while ignoring the wealth of Obama, Biden, and the rest of the elite Dems and their uber-wealthy supporters....

Just curious, if the very wealthy give you a natural distrust do you think that a homeless person would be a better POTUS?

You do realize that 45 took NO salary and that the attacks on him and his family likely cost him millions.

Why should he give up his business holding when his family is employed and runs them. Should they just take a 4yr exit from their own careers?

Enriching themselves? Seriously. Check out the before and after net worth of the Obama's who I would assume you virtue signal as your favorites of all time. Then check on the Clintons. Then Communist Bernie Sanders. Is it their abortion stance that allows you to enjoy your hypocrisy without flinching.

Does Kamala blowing through over ONE BILLION DOLLARS for a $400K/yr job bother you in the slightest. Are you capable of shame?
There’s wealthy people and then there’s people with cheat code amounts of money. I have no qualms with people that have millions or tens of millions of dollars. It’s the folks that have tens of billions of dollars that I have a problem with. It’s neoliberalism gone amok.

So in the context of Biden, Obama, and Bush, I can overlook their millions because a lot of it came after their presidency when they were citizens and in the form of speeches and books. Does it make me a hypocrite? I hope not. I don't think poorly of Rubio who has also been afforded these things.

I think people that run the executive office most effectively are people that have spent time in that position already so think governors. I think the next best are people who have been in the house and senate. I really hoped that Mark Kelly would have given Harris a run because of his brief time in the senate coupled with the fact that the man has time in the military and is a freaking astronaut.

Younger Big Mike really liked Mitch Daniels of Indiana and John Kasich. I think both of these guys would have been amazing presidents.


Yes, been told that Trump took no salary and lost millions, but I've never seen any proof of this. If he could clear up the murkiness of his finances, that would alleviate a major dig I have of him. Just like I mentioned before, I believe most of his children have earned millions after his stint with speeches and book deals. I have no problem with that.

Yes. That is the sacrifice of being the most powerful person in the world. Don't want that sacrifice? Don't take the job.

Taken care of your 5th paragraph.

I have a huge problem with campaign finances. It is stupid on both sides.
 
PB&J deviled eggs, yummy, excellent with a crafty beer

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There’s wealthy people and then there’s people with cheat code amounts of money. I have no qualms with people that have millions or tens of millions of dollars. It’s the folks that have tens of billions of dollars that I have a problem with. It’s neoliberalism gone amok.

So in the context of Biden, Obama, and Bush, I can overlook their millions because a lot of it came after their presidency when they were citizens and in the form of speeches and books. Does it make me a hypocrite? I hope not. I don't think poorly of Rubio who has also been afforded these things.

I think people that run the executive office most effectively are people that have spent time in that position already so think governors. I think the next best are people who have been in the house and senate. I really hoped that Mark Kelly would have given Harris a run because of his brief time in the senate coupled with the fact that the man has time in the military and is a freaking astronaut.

Younger Big Mike really liked Mitch Daniels of Indiana and John Kasich. I think both of these guys would have been amazing presidents.


Yes, been told that Trump took no salary and lost millions, but I've never seen any proof of this. If he could clear up the murkiness of his finances, that would alleviate a major dig I have of him. Just like I mentioned before, I believe most of his children have earned millions after his stint with speeches and book deals. I have no problem with that.

Yes. That is the sacrifice of being the most powerful person in the world. Don't want that sacrifice? Don't take the job.

Taken care of your 5th paragraph.

I have a huge problem with campaign finances. It is stupid on both sides.


Kasich. Of course.
 
Ok, can’t say that looks too appetizing, but I’d at least give it a try. How many craft brews needed prior?

Craft Brews???? Hell... Home Brew..... and a lot of it... I've been on drunks but I've NEVER EVER EVER stooped or even thought to stoop to that level of drunk... That hurt my heart seeing it... 🤑 🚽 🪠🪠🪠🪠🪠

Ya'll pray for 55... 😅
 
You can change usernames but you ought to change your programming instead.

Find yourself a chart showing the rise of inflation. Note what happens in 2021.
How does US inflation rates affect other countries. By the metrics given, Jerome Powell navigated us to a 2.1% rate for this quarter. Again, does not include household items, but under the threshold the US government tracks inflation, we are in better shape than 21 and doing much better than most countries in the world.
 
Campaign promises were enough to get me on board. The additional taxes on tax brackets that make 250K or more sold me. I am a single issue voter in that I really want to redistribute wealth from the top to the bottom and I want to reduce the deficit. You can call me a dumbass if you want, many people have done that over the years, but these are my biggest issues.
Wait wait wait.

Kamala put hundreds of black men in prison for minor marijuana violations. The inflation reduction act and infrastructure bills were nothing but big spending boondoggles which sent taxpayer money to corporate special interests. Are you IGNORANT?

Campaign PROMISES?

Kamala was in office for four years. Why didn't she just DO the promises instead of making them? You don't find that disingenuous? (In fact, many Americans cited this reason for not trusting her. Interesting that you still do)

And yes Keynesian economics doesn't work. You're uneducated and misinformed. Redistribution hasn't worked anywhere it's been tried, which is almost everywhere including here. A rising tide lifts all boats. Why not preach prosperity for everyone instead of class warfare, envy, and misery-sharing?

Democrats are the biggest spenders in history. If you really wanted to reduce the deficit you should have been all over Trump and DOGE.

See what I'm saying? You keep getting caught in your own lies.
 
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Yes, been told that Trump took no salary and lost millions, but I've never seen any proof of this. If he could clear up the murkiness of his finances, that would alleviate a major dig I have of him. Just like I mentioned before, I believe most of his children have earned millions after his stint with speeches and book deals. I have no problem with that.
See the mask slip? You believe everything bad you're told about Trump, and you are skeptical of any exculpatory information. That's moving the goalposts and you reveal that you really are closed minded. Very dangerous for someone in their "30s" to be unwilling to accept any new information that doesn't fit a leftist worldview. You're in for a rude awakening. And you have demonstrated you are not interested in a good faith discussion.

And you just keep confirming that you're a troll playing games.
 
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I did vote for Harris.

I’ll bite on the Trump bit. I don’t like him for a few reasons. The unfair reason is that he’s extremely wealthy and I have a natural distrust for everyone that fits that category.

I think the valid reasons I have for not liking him is that he has refused to give up his business holdings while in office. Being in public office should be one of the more greater sacrifices one makes and I don’t think anyone should be able to enrich themselves whilst representing the common man.
Ok… what about Nancy Pelosi and her ilk who have greatly enriched themselves while in office. “10% for the Big Guy” ring a bell? Trump is no paragon of moral virtue, but he’s hardly exceptional in that regard.

Your myopic hypocrisy is astounding.
 
How does US inflation rates affect other countries. By the metrics given, Jerome Powell navigated us to a 2.1% rate for this quarter. Again, does not include household items, but under the threshold the US government tracks inflation, we are in better shape than 21 and doing much better than most countries in the world.
There you go again. "Hey Americans, pay no attention to your grocery and gas bills! The stats that we manipulate say everything's fine, you idiot rubes!"

You're as condescending as Sunny Hostin.
 
Ok… what about Nancy Pelosi and her ilk who have greatly enriched themselves while in office. “10% for the Big Guy” ring a bell? Trump is no paragon of moral virtue, but he’s hardly exceptional in that regard.

Your myopic hypocrisy is astounding.
You don't get it. He doesn't believe anything bad that he's told about Biden. But he needs PROOF that Trump lost money and donated his salary.

And if you provide him PROOF he'll just fail to respond.
 
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You don't get it. He doesn't believe anything bad that he's told about Biden. But he needs PROOF that Trump lost money and donated his salary.

And if you provide him PROOF he'll just fail to respond.
Clearly a recycled sock account. Shows up in the past week….. spams the hell out of this board pretending to be an “independent” “moderate” but before long the true colors show.
 
Wait wait wait.

Kamala put hundreds of black men in prison for minor marijuana violations. The inflation reduction act and infrastructure bills were nothing but big spending boondoggles which sent taxpayer money to corporate special interests. Are you IGNORANT?

Campaign PROMISES?

Kamala was in office for four years. Why didn't she just DO the promises instead of making them? You don't find that disingenuous?

And yes Keynesian economics doesn't work. You're uneducated and misinformed. Redistribution hasn't worked anywhere it's been tried, which is almost everywhere including here. A rising tide lifts all boats. Why not preach prosperity for everyone instead of class warfare, envy, and misery-sharing?

Democrats are the biggest spenders in history. If you really wanted to reduce the deficit you should have been all over Trump and DOGE.

See what I'm saying? You keep getting caught in your own lies.
Was she the perfect candidate? Absolutely not, but like I said I liked her agenda over Trump. Both lacked context, though.

Richard Nixon famously said that he was Keynesian, and oh by the way, 60’s and 70’s were the closest we’ve seen the wealth divide. That divide began to grow under Reagan and every president we have had since has been a neolib, Obama, Trump, and Biden included.

My switch the the Democratic Party coincided with the departure of fiscal responsibility on the Republican side. Bush and Trump did just as much to raise the deficit as the other bums.

I’m wary of the two mentioned before but I hope DOGE works. I just know Elon has a lot of money tied up in government projects and can totally see this as a way to further benefit his empire.
 
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