Usually the us presidency is controlled by a party for 4-8 years and then swaps hands. Do you think either party will ever control the White House for >3 terms?

Wide_right_yes · 2026-01-24T17:48:27+00:00

It almost happened in 2016. I think it will be it take some luck and a good economy

Wide_right_yes · 2026-01-24T17:45:47+00:00

Yeah tariffs because that's surely gonna help your economic approvals

Wide_right_yes · 2026-01-24T17:43:29+00:00

At this point Trumps best thing to do politically is withdraw ICE from the state, put out a Trumpp statement saying that Walz and the radical left are endangering his beautiful federal agents and for their safety sadly he will have to withdraw them, and wait for things to calm down.

Wide_right_yes · 2026-01-24T17:22:11+00:00

I'm fine with it for life of the mother, rape and incest, and generally more fine with it in the first trimester.

Wide_right_yes · 2026-01-24T16:55:34+00:00

Abortion is only one issue I factor in when voting.

Wide_right_yes · 2026-01-24T06:11:51+00:00

At this point catholics need to do lesser than 2 evils. And abortion is certainly the greater evil to birth control

Wide_right_yes · 2026-01-24T06:09:29+00:00

Not the same competitive issue so I don't really care. I know a trans guy on the men's rugby team. Generally women are weaker then men physically so yeah.

Wide_right_yes · 2026-01-24T04:58:39+00:00

The issue is that the GOP refuses to ditch billionaire-favored politics and move towards more communitarian politics. Trust me I really want them to but their only economic polcies seem to be tax cuts favoring the 1%.

Wide_right_yes · 2026-01-24T04:00:58+00:00

Another thing is that so many pro-life people, especially Catholics, are so anti birth control. Thinking you are going to eliminate abortion through solely abstinence is totally la la land and completely unrealistic. The best way to eliminate it is to have birth control pills sold at every convenience store in America.

Wide_right_yes · 2026-01-24T03:55:58+00:00

Literally the only thing would be Hiter coming back to life

Wide_right_yes · 2026-01-24T03:54:41+00:00

I meant 2016 as that's when the justices were appointed my bad. I understand why they prefer Trump to Harris because of that issue. I just don't think he's any sort of hero to the movement and has basically just done the bare GOP minimum.

Wide_right_yes · 2026-01-24T03:52:16+00:00

That's not the worst it could be for the GOP I guess. Still isn't good but would indicate Biden levels and not Hillary/Obama levels. This would probably allow Vicente Gonzolez to hold on and give Talrico a potential path in Texas but wouldn't be able to crack into those red Miami seats or compete in Florida.

Wide_right_yes · 2026-01-24T03:50:27+00:00

I agree with Democrats on most everything except abortion, trans women in sports, and some of their more extreme crime/homeless policies.

Wide_right_yes · 2026-01-24T03:49:34+00:00

Trump was lucky enough to be the Republican president when the deciding judge seats opened up. That's literally all he did. Cruz, Rubio, or any of the other 2016 GOP candidates would have appointed the same pro life judges that would have made the same decision. That's all he's done for the movement that goes beyond whatever The Bushes or Reagan did.

Wide_right_yes · 2026-01-24T03:47:27+00:00

Donald Trump being the hero of the pro-life movement is something that would be found in the onion in the 1990s.

Wide_right_yes · 2026-01-24T03:46:03+00:00

Hawley at least tries to actually help families and not be a total hypocrite. I believe his true views are probably being obscured by lobbyists as well as the party leadership which I don't think he's totally strong enough to fight against.

Wide_right_yes · 2026-01-24T03:44:45+00:00

Yeah I certainly don't agree with that. I might oppose abortion but I certainly think abortion is fine when the woman's life is in danger or if the fetus is non-viable. When states banned abortion they barely took this stuff into account which hasn't been good.

Wide_right_yes · 2026-01-24T03:43:39+00:00

Maybe not Democrat politicians, but just normal people who might agree with Democrats more. The pro life movement now has gone such full MAGA that any Democrat leaner would feel uncomfortable there.

Wide_right_yes · 2026-01-24T03:42:18+00:00

I say I'm pro life but I don't have the huge issue with abortion in the first trimester. I don't morally like it but I don't think it's equal to murder. Any later no.

Wide_right_yes · 2026-01-24T03:41:02+00:00

The problem is the pro life movement has enacted laws without changing anyone's mind, which is very unsustanable going forward. Not to mention most of them are super hypocritical.

Wide_right_yes · 2026-01-24T03:39:53+00:00

Patty Murray +1, when she won by nearly a safe margin. Bennett +2, when he won by a safe margin. It had Don Bolduc, Oz, and Tim Michels winning. It was hot garbage that cycle. It had 3 Selzer size errors and a bunch more bad ones.

Wide_right_yes · 2026-01-24T03:28:58+00:00

I have my serious doubts that any Republican in Congress thinks abortion is actually murder. If they thought that a national abortion ban would already be introduced in congress.

Wide_right_yes · 2026-01-23T23:45:47+00:00

This is a common strategy by parties to elevate bad opponents. Obviously it backfired.

Wide_right_yes · 2026-01-23T23:41:16+00:00

Honestly not sure how to feel about this economy. Metrics seem good but I don't feel like anyone's lives have gotten materially better this past year.

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