George Wallace
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This concept of party loyalty, often blind party loyalty, is something that I will never understand. We have it here as well but it is nowhere near as strong or as pervasive.So Country over Party, and over self (if that makes sense
Interesting take on the USSC appointments. I wonder how many Republicans in the general voting public are taking that into consideration in their vote choice. Not something that is normally a big factor north of the 49th.The biggest question to me is how strong is the Never Trump movement.
Are most of those voters going to be willing to chance a USSC change from 4 years of Harris ? I know several who are still considering voting for Trump simply due to that fact alone.
For Republicans: Thomas is 76, and Alito is 74, Chief Justice Roberts is 69.
For Democrat: Sotomayor is 70, and Kagan is 64
Other Republicans: Kavanaugh is 59, Gorsuch is 57, Barret is 52, and the last Democrat Brown is 54.
So Thomas would be 80 and Alito 78, the loss of those 2 would bring the court to 4-5 R/D.
Many never Trumpers are asking themselves can at least Alito make it (most NT’s want Thomas gone simple as he’s been so visibly influenced by his wife and big money favors) - but ideally not gone under a Harris Presidency.
For me, who’s livelihood can go away with a change in gun laws, it’s a tough decision to make, and it isn’t with a clear conscience that I am going to vote for Harris - but it is will a much clearer conscience that if I was going to vote to DJT. So Country over Party, and over self (if that makes sense).
That isn't proven; it isn't provable. It's a story NT's tell themselves as part of rationalizing their noble self-image standing against the rest of the Republican party.(most NT’s want Thomas gone simple as he’s been so visibly influenced by his wife and big money favors)
For gun owners at least it’s always on the forefront.Interesting take on the USSC appointments. I wonder how many Republicans in the general voting public are taking that into consideration in their vote choice. Not something that is normally a big factor north of the 49th.
do you really think thats on the table? Seems like a big swingFor gun owners at least it’s always on the forefront.
JT's Liberal Party enters the chat as does most of Toronto...This concept of party loyalty, often blind party loyalty, is something that I will never understand. We have it here as well but it is nowhere near as strong or as pervasive.
does it? There doesnt seem to be much support there right now. Didnt they lose the last two byelections in Toronto and Montreal?JT's Liberal Party enters the chat as does most of Toronto...
Honestly even amongst a lot of die hard Trump folks he’s a bit of a liability. It’s one of the only common beliefs— albeit no one wants him gone for a Democratic appointee.That isn't proven; it isn't provable. It's a story NT's tell themselves as part of rationalizing their noble self-image standing against the rest of the Republican party.
whether or not he has been influenced doesn't need to be proven. The fact that he's received multiple high value gifts and only reported them after they were found out should be enough to make him (or any other judge in a similar situation) resign. The judges of the highest court in the land shouldn't have questionable integrity.That isn't proven; it isn't provable.
His integrity isn't in question, except by the people who have targeted him as the oldest Republican-appointed member of the bench, and therefore the one most likely to be next to resign. If he refuses to recuse when one of his friends brings a matter before the court, that's questionable. And his wife's activities are her own. Women's agency and independence of men is a bedrock principle of pretty much everyone opposed to him. The same principle applies to men with respect to their wives.whether or not he has been influenced doesn't need to be proven. The fact that he's received multiple high value gifts and only reported them after they were found out should be enough to make him (or any other judge in a similar situation) resign. The judges of the highest court in the land shouldn't have questionable integrity.
If you think a judge taking gifts and not reporting them is totally ethical then I don't think there is much else to say.His integrity isn't in question
If he refuses to recuse when one of his friends brings a matter before the court, that's questionable.
I think you are missing a lot of the key aspect that DJT suffers from a lot of the same issues that HRC did, probably more as he’s a convicted felon on top of that.I think, under some analysis, that a lot of people won't talk about a very large elephant in the room.
Institutional racism, and sexism is still a thing South of the border. While the vast majority of polled voters might indicate one thing....it's what happens when they're in that voting booth that matters.
The Dems put Hilary forth against Trump in 2017. Running essentially on a "Stay the course" platform. Except many folks in places like Ohio and other rust belt areas, who saw their lives downgraded with the economic downturn in 2008, and didn't really recover, didn't want that message.
Trump's platform spoke directly to them, business and American jobs 1st.....
Hillary also had problematic messaging around her involvement in things like Benghazi. She was seen to be an elitist, and dishonest.
The Dems have essentially done the same with Harris following on behind Biden. Harris refusing to debate or speak to some of the more contentious pieces of legislation she's been associated with can be seen in much the same light as Hillary.
While much of the US being polled, might tick the boxes on being woke, or DEI centric, the recent climate around those same issues, would indicate that it may not be a selling point for much of the US electorate.
Much like 2017, this is a hold-your-nose election.
Kevin.I think you are missing a lot of the key aspect that DJT suffers from a lot of the same issues that HRC did, probably more as he’s a convicted felon on top of that.
Trump didn’t do much in his first term, and raised the debt more than any other President had before — now the fact that there was COVID gives him a bit of a pass, but he failed to ‘drain the swamp’ and instead did exactly the opposite.
Trump has a lot of negative baggage, and while Harris hasn’t done a great job is distancing herself from some of President Biden’s less popular policies, you cannot ignore the fact that never before have you seen so many Republicans come out against a Republican candidate.
Either way I’m still going to be disappointed with the result either way - unless Chris Christie wins on a write in