It's the same circular argument. The DNC can't get enough liberals to show up on election day.

Liberals will tell what you want to hear during a poll. They'll express their liberalism if you ask the right questions. They'll make you believe they reject many conservative policies and favor liberal policies.

And this is what generates so much optimism for the democratic party prior to elections. It's why all the data predicts democratic party victories.

And then..........the turnout isn't high enough. And the results aren't what was predicted.

And then......an autopsy report is generated confirming what we already knew. The only thing this report does is generates arguments amongst the more left leaning liberals only to be in the same place they were before they started the argument.

-Losing your hand in a car accident isn't the same as cutting your hand off with a table saw.

Those injuries can both occur from committing unsafe acts.

IOW, it can be entirely the same thing.

-(I frequent the Mac Shacks for coffee, smokes, and latrine).

smokes?

-How long will it take before Democrats are held accountable for Slavery in the south?

they haven't done well in elections for quite some time in the South.

So there's a little accountability.....

-The problem is, over the last 50 years. The Republican Party have convinced people that greed and apathy are virtues to be proud of.

At least you're getting the time-line more accurate.

Most here think this all started when Trump got elected.

-The remainder are paying attention and seeing who is who.

You're assigning sanity and prudent decision making to 75% of this country?

Surely not......

-snare a chunk of the $6 billion e-cigarette market away from illegal Chinese competitors.

As horrible as it sounds, that's probably the justification for it. If they can't stop the Chinese competitors then we might as well allow our companies to sell them.

-It's really that simple, how the hell did this turn into a felony arrest?

By arguing they had reason to believe he was threatening a school.....when they knew he wasn't.

-Taxpayers should not be on the hook for all this stupidity.

They are everywhere.

Wrongful arrests are made all the time that lead to a civil action. Mistakes made after arrests while people are being held also generate similar civil actions.

Municipalities with law enforcement/jails carry insurance for this.

Taxpayers pay for the premiums and the deductibles/retentions.

they fix the grass when they need to. It's not a problem.

My point was that people can always lie to themselves to rationalize anything.

We all know that. Hell, most of us are guilty of it in some way.

And morons get to vote. It's obvious from most campaign strategies I've seen my whole life.

And the folks who voted for Trump? hundreds of millions will be spent to getting them to do what's expected of them next time.

"seeking help for my drinking problem"

nobody cares about your drinking problem. It's your apparent racism and bigotry that needs some work.

Once again, people hide behind their apparent drinking problem to excuse what they've done and/or said.

the video said "some schools" and referred to age appropriate standards.

So not sure exactly what schools nor how many.

And who did it? It's not referenced. The Knox County school board?

-People who voted for Trump in 2020 or 2024 have to rationalize why they voted for an F-grade candidate over a C or D grade candidate.

I disagree. They should have to rationalize why they did it............but they don't actually have to.

Perhaps that's what you meant.

-Anyone who voted for this should just STFU and let people who aren't complete idiots figure out the solution.

They don't have to do that either. I'm sure you know that.

Has this poll changed over the last 150 years?

239/240

Perhaps the complexity of the financial and banking markets, global and national security, and the healthcare system are all a little outside your area of expertise.

So far outside your area of expertise, you're in no position to criticize their decisions.

That just maybe they have in their possession intelligence and data that they can't exactly share with the masses (that's you and me....and everyone else here)

That should explain your frustration with why democrats don't deliver whatever results you're opining for.

As JPW said, Obama worked with the cards he was dealt. So did the other leading democrats.....on all of those issues.

If you really believe democrats are better than republicans, then maybe you shouldn't act as if you can't even make the distinction.

It's become apparent to me that many of you want to believe you can tell the difference between a democrat and a republican .........but you actually can't tell the difference.

You're obviously unable to make the distinctions.

-black people are too stupid to vote.

Some are

a lot of white people are too stupid to vote as well.

-black people are too stupid to vote.

I think some would argue many of them were too stupid to vote for democrats.

-Republicans want to go back to this:

That would cost money to implement. Too cheap for that.

-I can be safe to say that your contact with Jews was even more miniscule.

yes

-Antisemitism fuels a large swath of the right and the far fringe left.

I grew up in rural American...very red state.

there was bigotry towards blacks and most other minorities even though we had very contact with them.

But antisemitism was non-existent.

Now with that said, I'm not saying you're wrong but where I see active outward antisemitism is in New England and large cities where Jewish folks live.

Not that it really matters if you label the right with being antisemitic. Be my guest.

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I think he's joking by quoting song lyrics.

-You think the voters want those donors sending bribe money to their candidate?

yes. People have a way of rationalizing it. They (most of them) can switch sides anytime and folks will be fine with it.

But it's also about getting more out of the current large contributors. Their pockets are deep...they just need a better reason.

-It's not about big donors if you want to get people motivated.

Sure it is....you use that money to "motivate" the masses.

-I expected more from the man voted the nooner's best truck stop,---------- attendant.

I think you were a close 2nd in that vote, IIRC

I wouldn't think she can run this next time. Move up in the committee hierarchy, maybe shoot for a cabinet position, etc.