The American Politics Thread

Yes, but it's more than that to many Republicans. Farmers in the mid west states feel like the forgotten minority. Trump really did nothing for them but he always mentioned them. So they imagined that they were no longer forgotten and had a champion. The reality of thier situation had nothing to do with it.

Edited by SteveG - February 13 2021 at 17:07

Yes.

rushfan4 wrote: SteveG wrote: rushfan4 wrote: Do you really think that they will be able to find an unbiased jury to find him guilty of one of his multiple crimes?  Maybe in New York, but even then not likely.   In NYC? Absolutely. And that's why he's sh*t scared of the NYC investigation. I wouldn't be so sure about that.  There are a lot of wealthy businessmen that live in NYC and odds are that one or two of them won't be able/won't want to avoid being on that jury.

The list of businessmen that Trump screwed over in NY is mind boggling. And that goes for his many NY investors. He had few friends left in NY before jumping to politics. Except for Geoffrey Epstein. Lol

Edited by SteveG - February 13 2021 at 16:21

AFlowerKingCrimson wrote: I suppose no one on here is surprised about the outcome today. I am pretty much 100 percent convinced that Trump could have said something like "I want you guys to go to the capital and kill Mike Pence and everyone else you see on floor" and the outcome would have been the same. He still would be found not guilty. It's all because the republicans are thinking only about their political careers and think there will be repurcussions if they didn't vote the way they did. The others are either near the end of their terms or just don't care and actually have morals.

Yes, that's the sad truth

I suppose no one on here is surprised about the outcome today. I am pretty much 100 percent convinced that Trump could have said something like "I want you guys to go to the capital and kill Mike Pence and everyone else you see on floor" and the outcome would have been the same. He still would be found not guilty. It's all because the republicans are thinking only about their political careers and think there will be repurcussions if they didn't vote the way they did. The others are either near the end of their terms or just don't care and actually have morals.

Do you really think that they will be able to find an unbiased jury to find him guilty of one of his multiple crimes?  Maybe in New York, but even then not likely.  

Yep. Just give trump the nomination in 2024. Guess I should get the ulcer medication on stand by again. 

rushfan4 wrote: I have absolutely no respect at all for the 43 Republicans that voted to acquit him.  Sadly, I have no ability to vote them out of office, so I am stuck with them.

Same here. It now appears that Trumpism is here to stay.

Edited by SteveG - February 13 2021 at 15:56

Trump is found not guilty of inciting the insurrection at the Capitol, by the US Senate. What a surprise.

dr wu23 wrote: SteveG wrote: JD wrote: True governing for the minorities. Too bad the R's couldn't apply that same philosophy to the true minorities in the country. The breakdown of American voters is supposed to be (roughly) 35% Republican, 38% Democrat, 15% Independent, undecided or some form of Libertarian, with the remaining 13% lost to the ether. Roughly that adds up to 101%..... 13% lost to 'the ether'.......the new party ...Etherians.

Yes, the key word was roughly. Pardon my faux pas. The percentages are actually 34, 38, 15 and 13.

Edited by SteveG - February 12 2021 at 11:57