Barack Obama promised “hope and change” when he ran for president. Once elected, he did institute change ... lots of change ... change that favored immigrants, the greenies, China, Russia, the Ukraine, Muslim countries and those south of the US border. But never came through with the “hope” part. When Trump took over, he too has changed things ... mostly by reversing those damaging Democrat policies.
So why were Obama’s changes so readily accepted and Trump’s so vehemently resisted?
May I suggest that Obama’s changes advantaged those above-noted third parties while disadvantaging the unaware American middle class. Trump’s changes have mostly reversed these Obama wealth and hegemony flows.
And the resisters to this change are the environmentalists, globalists, media, Deep State and some foreign governments ... all whom had benefitted under Obama’s reign.
Middle Americans sense this u-turn and the resulting relief to their political frustrations. This is why Trump’s rallies are overflowing and why he will likely be re-elected with a larger electoral margin than he received in 2016. Americans will not be whipsawed once again with re-heated Democrat give-aways.
I applaud Trump's policy toward Israel, reversing 40 years of failed US attempts to treat the Palestinians' claims as legitimate. But the rest of his foreign policy has been a disaster. Today, we are distrusted by former allies and laughed at by enemies.
ReplyDeleteTrump's rallies are like religious tent revivals. Keep in mind, a NFL football game draws a lot of faithful fans too. It would be foolish to regard these events as indicators of success in national elections (where the unfaithful also vote).
40% of eligible citizens didn't bother to vote in the last election. That could change. He has lost a lot of people who supported him in 2016. IF he runs in 2020, I predict a landslide loss.
If your prediction is reasonable, why are new candidates entering on theDemocrat side at this late date? I think that you can toss in your hat too if you can prove you are are a registered Dem.
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ReplyDeleteTrump will probably survive impeachment, but the tidal wave of his poor decisions and self serving dishonesty will compromise him as an electable politician. And Pence could not get elected as a Dogcatcher outside of Indiana.
Mayor Pete is winning the polls in Iowa.
New candidates may sense that a heterosexual moderate Dem can win all the marbles.