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[deleted] t1_is1ip8g wrote

Reply to comment by Jack__Squat in Thoughts on last night’s debate? by jdmess401

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Jack__Squat t1_is1jz3c wrote

> Because "things staying the same" isn't a terrifying thought?

Compared to what the Republicans are doing, no it's not.

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[deleted] t1_is1onf8 wrote

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Flounder3345 t1_is1yaie wrote

Inflation: Trump spent his whole term bullying the Fed to lower interest rates to suit his own ends as a real estate mogul, and improve people's perception of the economy. No brakes on when inflation starts, rates have nowhere to go but up.

Afghanistan: Are we talking about the withdrawal? the one Trump negotiated with the Taliban? Can't seem to remember whose administration that war was started under. Whole thing's probably their fault.

Foreign perception: Trump literally had the whole room laughing at him at the UN. the man was a giant clown baby and spent 4 years tanking our reputations with our allies so he could cozy up to Kim, Duterte, Putin, and Erdogan.

I don't have a handle on the whole "energy prices" situation as it seems pretty complex and there's likely myriad factors at play there. given you're just regurgitating fox news crap, whatever you think the issue is with "the border", i doubt it matches reality. Let me know when congressional Republicans do anything other than use it as a cudgel, though. Don't see them on board with doubling the number of immigration judges, which seems to be most credible people's first step to unfuck an incredibly broken and strained system. Nevermind additional reforms.

Anyway, feel free to continue making an ass of yourself. Just thought it was funny the first three things you said "couldn't be blamed on Republicans" were, in fact, entirely their fault.

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Good-Expression-4433 t1_is1txme wrote

But what is the Republican's plan to tackle these issues? Because much of the GOP platform, whether federal or state level, is a high emphasis on culture war to keep people distracted while their platform around tackling things like inflation is so extremely vague or not even possible. At the same time, we know exactly what their plan is when it comes to attacking rights and services we have and often take for granted.

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Good-Expression-4433 t1_is1tkdw wrote

Defunding schools, eroding abortion rights, eroding LGBTQ rights, reduction in safety nets and social spending, continuing the war on the drugs.

These all core tenets of the Republican platform, while they have no actual policy ideas, Kalus included, for tackling things like energy and inflation. Democrats haven't been great but a vote for Republicans is basically giving a placebo for "white grievance" while kicking the actual problem cans down the road instead of facing them, while making life significantly worse for women, minorities, and the elderly and disabled.

Virginia is literally seeing this already under Youngkin who ran as a moderate in VA, went full MAGA the second he took office with his own actions, and appointed Miyares (their AG) who is causing massive fires in VA.

Kalus is just another Youngkin. Run on culture war and vague platforms with no solid plans, then get power and run roughshod to further their political career within the party. Fung is and will be doing the same fucking thing in the congressional race if he wins.

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dman_usa t1_is1uz5k wrote

wait hold up you think Youngkin ran as a moderate LOL

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Good-Expression-4433 t1_is1vbun wrote

Youngkin's whole platform was that he was a moderate that also dabbled in culture war topics. It's how he was able to secure votes in blue districts as the suburbs saw him as a "return to the common sense Republican" and people rarely dug beyond the surface level of his "moderate" platform.

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dman_usa t1_is21ilm wrote

I would cool Youngkin a common sense Republican

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mkmck t1_is690za wrote

>And who gives a shit where she's from

Voters. She will find that out quite clearly in a month or so.

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