This 1 photo proves the Democrats will go home DEVASTATED in two weeks on election day

Democrats really think most voters will head to the polls thinking only:

-will I be able to get an abortion?

-will jan 6 ever happen again?

I'm sorry but those just aren't the top issues for most voters right now.

I have a hard time believing you enjoy massive inflation, skyrocketing crime, a woke agenda shoed down everyone's throat, dismal foreign relations, and all of the things that Biden said he would do - that remain not done. President of "peace and healing", my a$$. Half the country didn't vote for Biden, so Rojo is far from alone. Enjoy your time at the helm. It's winding down.

Democrats branded themselves as the lockdown party. I can name dozens of republican leaders who publicly criticized lockdowns as being punishing for children and workers. I can't think of one Democrat leader.

Why didn't you answer the crime question?

all that free money has destroyed the economy, huh?

Is that the same issue that they are having over in Europe? You know, the place where inflation is actually worse than that of the United States?

While inflation is indeed a problem, however it is not a simple as not spending money. Generally during period of high inflation and recessions, people tend to cut out the non- essentials.

A good indicator if people are actually hurting is looking at restaurants on the weekends. Especially breakfast places. However, you drive by any local/chain dinner on a Saturday/Sunday morning, there is generally a pact house.

Also we have to look at companies still turning over record profits. Generally with inflation, companies are also impacted. So it seems weird that this is happening.

Also with the Fed adjusting interest rates to ease inflation. This is a good practice, but remember it generally takes 6-18 months to see results for a interest rate hike from the fed. So should they have been more aware of what was coming down the road, for sure.

But it isnt as simple as what you are saying.

And to your point on gas price, the price per barrel is around $85 dollars, so that fact that the prices are so high, doesn't really make sense. As in June it was around $120. Granted it was like $25 during COVID time.

It is actually much better, I don’t have to read about the next dumb thing Trump did to get attention every day. Personal spending and concern for my safety are the same. If anything I’m spending more now that I can go out and do things.

I get that the average person is going to have problems with inflation though. That is the killer I think. Personal safety is not a big thing unless you regularly watch fox.

wow rojo you really cracked it with this one.

some of dat ASTUTE political analysis that we're all clamoring for from a well-regarded expert on the matter on this running messageboard

Enjoy your upcoming loss.

Crime is routinely stated as one of the top concerns for voters this year (particularly among minorities).

Oregon GOP governor candidate is up in the polls and likely to win due to a campaign focused on crime.

Lee zeldin in NY is within spitting distance of Hochul for governor. In NY! Crime is stated as a major reason.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/25/nyregion/hochul-zeldin-governor-ny.html

I'll bite. Three years ago I suffered a back injury and my father-in-law was diagnosed with cancer. That was a rough time for my young kids, who got through the lockdowns just fine and now actually appreciate school and are doing great.

Sorry if you wanted a different answer, but we save plenty of money and expect bumps along the way. Losing jobs (not recent) and higher child care costs than we expected were much more expensive than groceries and gas. And yes, we are much closer to retirement than we were 2 yrs ago.

And none of this has anything to do with any politician or how we vote.

Funny story.

Rojo just banned me for using the username Chips addict. Which was actually geared towards myself because I eat too many chips sometimes.
Unfortunately that was too much for Rojo's fragile soul to handle.

Sorry for any inconvenience caused by my creative user name. It surely wasn't aimed at anybody then myself.

This thread was deleted by a moderator. I've re-installed it. Mods, how about a new rule? Do not delete any threads that I start. Thank you.

At least we know banning works.

How is it that the mods can delete your threads when you have administrator permissions and ownership of the site? Do you see the crap that us normal posters have to deal with from the mods?

People aren't cutting back on spending. If you aren't going to stop spending, then you reap what you sow.

Do you need chips? No.

Is living with roommates bad? I live alone but if I could find someone remotely normal to live with, I would do it. You save so much money living with someone, in good economic times and bad. It's better for your mental health too, unless you live with someone crazy or abusive.

Fine, Dems will get voted out but inflation will be stopped when people temper back their spending.

$1000 you are not a registered democrat. We have ZERO evidence this is true. But we do have LOTS of evidence of you saying things you don't mean/aren't true.

ROJO IS NOT A REGISTERED DEMOCRAT

Update from rojo: Here is my voter registration pal. You can get my venmo address by emailing me robert@letsrun.com

And the reason the GOP is running so hard on issues like crime, CRT, trans people is because they have absolutely no plan to take on inflation. In fact, the GOP is split on the Ukraine war. McConnell is 100% for continuing support for Ukraine while some of the M#GA types are coming out against it. The current tax plan in place is Donald Trump's tax plan. The US oil industry has made it clear that it has no desire to increase production only to get whipsawed again by the Saudi's flooding the market to protect market share. Rig count has been flat since summer. So, I am not sure inflation is going to be a huge driver for midterms because Republicans have shown no ability to sway swayable voters on the issue. At best, it is an issue that helps Republicans turn out their base.

Dems don't have an answer for inflation either (other than letting the Fed tank the economy). But at least they have shown that they care about the issue and have thrown a few things against the wall (chip manufacturing, green energy transition, student debt relief). This will not cause a huge migration of Republicans, but it does keep the Dem base engaged. Add to that overturning Roe v Wade and the rise of election denying M#GA candidates, and Dems have a very good chance at making the midterms much more competitive than they would be in pre-M#GA days.

Early voting so far has been showing an advantage for Dem turnout. Dems do tend to vote in higher numbers early and Republicans vote more on election day. But the turnout advantage shows that Dems are engaged and will show up for a fight.

On top of all of this, polling has proven to be absolutely useless in the US. All polling does is find out what the few weirdos who actually answer the phone think.

I think that if there are big gains for Republicans, the margins of victory will be very tight. It will be a mandate of a percentage point. But I think what will really happen is that nothing really changes in politics anymore in the US. M#GA Republicans who were with Trump in 2020 are set in stone and will never vote for anyone else. Dems who voted against Trump in 2020 are also set in stone. And there really aren't enough true independents to move things in any direction. In fact, independents may have an opposite effect by going for a third party candidate with Republicans losing races with a libertarian candidate and Dems being vulnerable in races with a progressive Green candidate.

OK you "let's go Brandon" folks, answer me this:

January 6th. What do the people that stormed the Capital think was goin gto be the ultimate outcome?

Did they really think the U.S. government was going to say "ok, what ever you guys want.."?

It is one thing to be against the party in office. It is entirely different, and just insane to think you could hang the Speaker of the House, take over the government.