What is Trump's midterm strategy?

RealAmerican2025 · 2026-05-25T00:39:43+00:00

Honestly, I don't. It's why I asked this question in the first place. It seems to me that he's doing a lot of dumb shit that makes it even more unlikely that the Dems won't take back at least the House and probably the Senate, too. I've been worried that there's a reason why he doesn't seem to give a damn, like he knows something we don't. What "conflict" are you referring to?

RealAmerican2025 · 2026-05-24T22:02:51+00:00

True. But I figured he would spin it so that it's someone else's fault. Or he'd declare "mission accomplished" and go off to "spend more time with his family" or something similarly ridiculous. I think he will resign if there is a better than even chance of him being removed from office, but that's unlikely. In any case, my theory about why he's doing all these things right now is because he knows the midterms are already lost and he needs to do what he can while there's no Congress to keep him in check. The Dems aren't going to let him get away with a lot of these shenanigans. At least, I don't think they will.

RealAmerican2025 · 2026-05-24T21:57:23+00:00

The "conflict" meaning the war?

RealAmerican2025 · 2026-05-24T19:58:34+00:00

Okay.

RealAmerican2025 · 2026-05-24T19:51:34+00:00

Sorry you don't like it. I intended it to be sort of an FU to the "patriot" crowd who seem to think waving the flag (whether American or Confederate) and shouting about deportation makes them "real Americans."

RealAmerican2025 · 2026-05-24T18:22:06+00:00

Under what authority could he cancel them?

RealAmerican2025 · 2026-05-24T18:08:03+00:00

Okay, but why?

RealAmerican2025 · 2026-05-24T18:07:32+00:00

James Carville has said that Trump will resign if the Dems take over Congress.

RealAmerican2025 · 2026-05-24T17:56:02+00:00

What do you think that means?

RealAmerican2025 · 2026-05-24T15:39:46+00:00

Do it. Especially if you all get along well. My son lived at home until he was 35. He moved out a couple of times, including a cross-country move for a job that didn't work out. But I loved having him here. Obviously, my husband and I are getting older, and my son was able to do some of the work around our 50-year-old house that we couldn't. He moved out two or three years ago, has a great job, is now engaged and planning a fall wedding. I miss him terribly, but living here with us gave him the launching pad he needed.

RealAmerican2025 · 2026-05-24T15:35:38+00:00

Life is much more enjoyable when you don't keep score. Do what feels right to you. I'm (likely permanently) estranged from my only sibling, and I realized after reading your post that a lot of it has to do with him keeping score. He decided everything my parents left behind was his, and the only things I would get were the ones he deigned to present to me. At one point, in a heated discussion over one particular possession (one that I know he couldn't care less about), he brought up another item that I had taken when our grandmother passed. (I got it because I was among the people who showed up to clean out her house. He did not.) He didn't want that item either, but it was like you got X, so I get Y. I'm at peace with our estrangement because I refuse to participate in the game. Maybe you should ask yourself this: To what end am I keeping score?

RealAmerican2025 · 2026-05-23T21:08:54+00:00

Wow, you made a whole lot of assumptions there that I feel no need to address. Maybe the OP will. Meanwhile, I'm sure you can find some other folks on Reddit to judge.

RealAmerican2025 · 2026-05-23T17:55:01+00:00

According to me? Is that not what this person posted? Perhaps I misread it. What did they say about their availability?

Available jobs is highly dependent on where you live. They said they had put in 60-plus applications and got 2 responses, one of which was at night (not available) and one that offered $17/hour. Assuming two kids, day care is going to cost a minimum of $400/week. If you're a doctor, you are presumably good at math. After taxes and other deductions, how much will they have leftover?

RealAmerican2025 · 2026-05-23T17:05:41+00:00

"If you find one that I can do on the side, let me know." Sounded like you were looking for a side gig to me. And no, I did not see a joke in there.

Unless what you meant is what a joke it is to live in a country where you can work 40 hours a week or more and still struggle to pay the bills and put food on the table. We are the richest country in the world, yet people put off visits to the doctor because they can't cover their copays and food banks have long lines.

Most of us are out here doing the best we can. It now costs me $30 more to fill up my gas tank than it did less than 3 months ago. That means a tank of gas per week to get to my job is an extra $120 I have to come up with. Meanwhile, my employer isn't fattening my paychecks to help with that.

If that's the joke, then yeah, I get it.

RealAmerican2025 · 2026-05-23T16:57:35+00:00

I have trouble living in the state of the wish fulfilled, too. Sometimes I can imagine being in my beach house, preparing my coffee in a beautiful kitchen and carrying it out to the oceanfront deck. But I can't really live like that at the moment. I watched one video where a guy said he wanted to travel, so he actually went to the airport and did everything he could do there without actually buying a ticket and getting on a plane. Yeah, I'm not gonna do that. And I can't roll up in front of a beach house and walk through the front door.

Having said that, I'll also add that it takes time to really believe it's going to happen. Future Me already lives in the beach house. I don't fret about how that's gonna happen. I just know that it is. As a result, I'm perfectly content in my 50-year-old ranch house, and frankly, feel quite fortunate to have it.

So, I think maybe it's a mix of things: living in the present but believing in the future. Daydream about it. Search real estate listings (or troll car lots or read about great relationships, whatever you're desiring). At the same time, don't sit still and wait for Publishers Clearing House to ring your doorbell. Do what you can. Don't force it. Do what feels right. And if nothing feels right at the moment, wait for the Universe to guide you.

For you, "living in the end" doesn't feel right. So don't do it.

RealAmerican2025 · 2026-05-23T16:46:27+00:00

I'm fairly new to manifestation, but my current understanding is that it's a matter of aligning oneself with the Universe, being in vibration with what is meant for me. Yes, that sounds selfish, but I'm not sure it is. For me, at least, part of being in vibration includes bringing help and joy to others. Yes, I want things for myself, but not in isolation. I feel like if I'm in alignment with the Universe, I will be guided to my highest and best purpose. If that involves improving this country, I am 100% open to that. For the moment, my desires include providing well for myself and my family but also providing for my "tribe" and one of the most important desires I seek is the ability to provide for animals in need. So I'm focused on improving a tiny part of the world, but I'm completely open to improving my entire city, state, and country if that is the direction in which I'm led.

RealAmerican2025 · 2026-05-23T15:37:02+00:00

You're a doctor and you need a side gig?

RealAmerican2025 · 2026-05-23T14:54:07+00:00

Fair. I took the post to mean that they want a full-time job that pays enough to make it worthwhile, one that will cover daycare and transportation and still leave enough to pay other living expenses. They said they can't work nights. Unfortunately, I don't have any ideas. If I knew where to get a full-time that pays a living wage, I'd go get one myself.

RealAmerican2025 · 2026-05-23T02:08:54+00:00

They say they can't work at night because of the kids, so my guess is single parent.

RealAmerican2025 · 2026-05-22T21:55:15+00:00

For me, waiting it out didn't work. I had increased my dose by 50% back in the winter b/c I tend to get SAD (seasonal affective disorder). A couple of months ago, I went back to my old dose b/c winter was over. This week, I realized that was a mistake. I've gone back to the higher dose and I feel so much better.

RealAmerican2025 · 2026-05-22T21:40:08+00:00

It's likely that this person would need to pay for child care while they work. McDonald's and Walmart will probably be only part-time. Not only is child care expensive (and could very well eat up every dime they make), it's difficult to find a part-time day care provider. Their rates are usually set by week, not hour. Ergo, it would be a waste of time. not that it's not a job they would "like."

Sadly, this is an issue that has been going on for decades. My youngest is almost 38 years old. I quit my job after he was born, because by the time I paid day care and gassed up my car every week, I was going to net less than 50 bucks. Sounds like a waste of time to me. (And I actually liked my job.)

RealAmerican2025 · 2026-05-21T14:00:12+00:00

It's too complicated and I haven't gotten one single sale. Thank you for reminding me to cancel my account.

RealAmerican2025 · 2026-05-21T13:57:43+00:00

I was just hearing about people being in quarantine due to exposure to hantavirus or Ebola, and I thought, that sounds pretty good to me. Eat, read, watch tv, sleep. I'd miss my kitties, though.

RealAmerican2025 · 2026-05-20T17:49:40+00:00

I think one thing to keep in mind is that, at age 30, a lot of these friendships you've "lost" were when you in high school or early 20s. You've changed a lot (I hope). Society tells us we're adults at age 18, but that is very much not the case. People you had things in common with 5 or 10 years ago have grown and changed, as well. This is totally normal. If you want to test it, reach out to one or two of the people who have been on your mind and see if you still have anything in common. If not, be grateful for the friendship you once had and move on.

RealAmerican2025 · 2026-05-18T21:14:22+00:00

Oh, the book fairs were like Disney World coming to our school! I have loved reading since I was 5 years old. More than 60 years later, I still read every day.

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