We're about an hour away from Trump announcing his candidacy for 2024. I'll vote for the Democrat if he's the Republican nominee. Whoever it is.
Name Calling? You are Socialists by my definition. You support Bernie Sanders, an avid socialist. That isn't name calling- it's a fact. Do you prefer the nicer term "Social Democrat"? I am a Conservative so I vote Republican because there are no conservative Democrats left.
Many Republicans support legal abortions in the first trimester. I would guess at least a 1/3 of GOP voters recognize abortion as a sin but not necessarily murder. This is a murky issue so stop painting with such a broad brush. The true hard core right wing wants all abortions banned but that isn't the viewpoint for many GOP voters (at least a 1/3). There used to be Pro-Life Democrats as well, maybe 5% or so, and I acknowledge they exist as well.
www.npr.org
You still don't get the fact there are many GOP voters willing to allow abortions in the first trimester; they don't like abortion, think it is a sin, an immoral act, but agree the woman has a right to decide for herself early in the pregnancy. When you let the voters decide this issue, you will get enough GOP votes to keep abortion legal as long as the procedure has restrictions on the time frame like 12-14 weeks.Where abortion was on the ballot, the states have spoken.
US abortion rights advocates celebrate five-state election sweep
In the US midterm elections, five states, including Michigan, pass ballot measures to protect abortion access.www.aljazeera.com
The bigness of the dealio is very much in the eye of the beholder. And sometimes small deals are merely visible symptoms of a deeper problem.
Transgender athletes aren't a "big deal" in the grand scheme of western civilization, and I'm not a viewer of any NCAA sports (much less swimming), but the people who come down on the side of commending and glorifying the Lia Thomases of the world have a particular way of framing issues and viewing problems. And it's completely demented. I wouldn't trust their judgment in a anything else.
This is a fair point, though I'd argue that it's about as useful (and limited) as any generalization or label. You could say the same about Marxist, leftist, liberal, progressive, communist... or even Democrat. None of those labels perfectly describe any person (except maybe Karl Marx himself) or ideology but they still have utility in grouping mostly-like-minded people together for the purpose of discussion.
I also think it's funny that your followup to "No, wait, don’t tell me I already lost interest" is a comment about how using the term woke is a debate avoidance tactic.
Many Republicans support legal abortions in the first trimester. I would guess at least a 1/3 of GOP voters recognize abortion as a sin but not necessarily murder. This is a murky issue so stop painting with such a broad brush. The true hard core right wing wants all abortions banned but that isn't the viewpoint for many GOP voters (at least a 1/3). There used to be Pro-Life Democrats as well, maybe 5% or so, and I acknowledge they exist as well.
Voters in Kansas decide to keep abortion legal in the state, rejecting an amendment
In the first test of its kind since the Dobbs ruling, Kansas voters have decided not to amend the state constitution, keeping abortion legal in the state — for now.
We aren't politicians on this board. We are practicing anesthesiologists looking to express our views. We are all imperfect and vote for the wrong person from time to time. But, we try to pick the best one among the choices we are given.
Donald Trump has become too toxic for at least 1/3 of GOP voters. But, he has a loyal base of 35% or so. Hence, if there are multiple candidates seeking the GOP nomination, he will likely be the victor. But, he will lose BADLY in the General Election to anyone except maybe Bernie (only a small loss to Bernie).
Donald Trump is simply unelectable to more than 50% of this nation so he has ZERO chance of becoming President in 2024.
As Trump announces 2024 White House run, GOP megadonors back DeSantis, Youngkin, other Republicans
Some of the nation's wealthiest GOP donors have been eyeing Republican governors as more rational — and more importantly, electable — candidates than Trump.www.cnbc.com
Not worse than Trump. Though I bet Trump would beat any of them, even without my precious vote.
We aren't politicians on this board. We are practicing anesthesiologists looking to express our views. We are all imperfect and vote for the wrong person from time to time. But, we try to pick the best one among the choices we are given.
Donald Trump has become too toxic for at least 1/3 of GOP voters. But, he has a loyal base of 35% or so. Hence, if there are multiple candidates seeking the GOP nomination, he will likely be the victor. But, he will lose BADLY in the General Election to anyone except maybe Bernie (only a small loss to Bernie).
Donald Trump is simply unelectable to more than 50% of this nation so he has ZERO chance of becoming President in 2024.
As Trump announces 2024 White House run, GOP megadonors back DeSantis, Youngkin, other Republicans
Some of the nation's wealthiest GOP donors have been eyeing Republican governors as more rational — and more importantly, electable — candidates than Trump.
Not just fascists. ANY radical extremists, e.g. the Marxists aka the woke. The radical playbook was written by Marxists way before fascism (e.g. 1917).
Biden is not his electorate, nor is Trump. Every person has their reasons for voting for a candidate, or not. My vote does not define me, especially when I have to vote between two evils. It's not like I have 5-10 candidates in the national elections, as in other countries.
yup. the candidates are fighting over the small percentage of people that will occasionally pull a lever for the party that they are not affiliated with.
The salient point here is that pre-Obama Biden was a run-of-the-mill career politician. He engaged in the kind of behavior that literally all 535 members of the legislative branch engage in. That doesn't make it right (indeed, the casual nepotism/inside trading/etc is a kind of a depressing commentary on US politics), but what it does signify is that Biden's "corruption" was a Honda Civic while trump's is a Space-X rocket exiting the stratosphere.
That's what happens when you appoint a crackhead family member to lead your corrupt side hustles. That's an important job, as any politician will tell you -- should have interviewed more broadly. Red flag IMO. How are you supposed to be president if you can't even do basic political corruptness competently?
Let me play contrarian to your contrarian.
I should just strike that word from my vocabulary. Lol. It is very polarizing and accomplishes little. It is never a subject that decides my vote bc it doesn't effect me in the slightest. My point at the end was even though I am against it/something I can still understand and defend certain ones/things I am against.
Regardless of your opinions on abortion, we can all agree (hopefully) that it should not be criminalized/policed. Not every evil in the world can be fixed by law enforcement.
My point to others I have talked to that support Trump was this: if Trump runs, you lose many voters that dislike the person. If DeSantis runs, I assume 100% of Trump voters vote for him in addition to others. And you don't get the drama show that goes along with Trump.We aren't politicians on this board. We are practicing anesthesiologists looking to express our views. We are all imperfect and vote for the wrong person from time to time. But, we try to pick the best one among the choices we are given.
Donald Trump has become too toxic for at least 1/3 of GOP voters. But, he has a loyal base of 35% or so. Hence, if there are multiple candidates seeking the GOP nomination, he will likely be the victor. But, he will lose BADLY in the General Election to anyone except maybe Bernie (only a small loss to Bernie).
Donald Trump is simply unelectable to more than 50% of this nation so he has ZERO chance of becoming President in 2024.
As Trump announces 2024 White House run, GOP megadonors back DeSantis, Youngkin, other Republicans
Some of the nation's wealthiest GOP donors have been eyeing Republican governors as more rational — and more importantly, electable — candidates than Trump.
The hypocrisy of the average human is unsettling but known. Most would agree you shouldn't do certain things, but then many do them anyway. The hypocrisy of the average politician is exponentially worse. It is alarming how the political system warps people. That is the only answer that I have for why there is a total lack of acceptable candidates on both sides. I would rather trust an amateur politician/great person making decisions than a career politician.
Yes. How do we hold them accountable? I don't trust or want the government deciding. So let people decide with their money. Don't guarantee or help with student loans using government money. Colleges will be forced to offer a product that has value and the public is willing to pay for. Banks will also decide if it is a good college and degree to extend a loan. Prices will drop and colleges will adapt the education to what there is enough demand for.
Sorry, I'm not saying you can't have an opinion. Like you, I dislike that kind of identity politics. But if you have a strong opinion about abortion which is not really based on facts, I probably won't respect it.
Have you ever seen this happen? A full term, viable baby being aborted? I haven’t. I don’t know of any place that does this. Policymaking based on imaginary problems is not wise.
Wrong. All human life is precious and has great value. Hence, once you believe a fetus becomes a human being you have a moral obligation to speak out or try to protect that life from being terminated. If you saw someone being murdered on the street would you not at least call the police? Or, would you remain silent because the person being killed was female? Yes, the woman carries the fetus but at some point we all know that fetus is a living entity which can survive on its own. That’s why I draw the line at 15 weeks well before viability. A woman must make up her mind prior to 15 weeks if she wants to terminate the fetus.
I think you're not seriously asking, but let me humor you.
I'm sure a lot of women would agree.
