Subj : Trump Rallygoers Go B To : AARON THOMAS From : Mike Powell Date : Sat Sep 28 2024 09:47:00 > MP> That could be another factor for others, too. I am probably a little > MP> cynical my thinking that, platformwise, Obama would have little to offer > MP> a potential Trump voter, and vise-versa. There are issues that could be > MP> very important and draw a voter to someone they might not otherwise > MP> consider. > But the media won't ask the right questions, the ones that could > potentially unite us, and they always let the media handle the debates. It's > not fair. They've tried televising town halls in the past but it turns out that someone feeds the attendees the questions beforehand so it is all fake, too. What questions do you think they should ask candidates that would "unite us" while not pandering to one candidate or the other that they are not asking? Both sides have some "dirty laundry" that needs addressing, so not every question can be soft ball questions that get you in the feels. > MP> That could be another factor for others, too. I am probably a little > MP> cynical my thinking that, platformwise, Obama would have little to offer > MP> a potential Trump voter, and vise-versa. There are issues that could be > MP> very important and draw a voter to someone they might not otherwise > MP> consider. > It would be helpful to know who the delegates are and to know what appeases > them. The delegates are supposed to vote based on the outcome of the election in their state. It has been a long while since there have been any rogue delegates in large numbers who actually were able to cast votes that counted. > MP> While boring people are not likely to win (never have been), when I > MP> mentioned charisma I was thinking in terms of above and beyond the level > MP> that other politicians have. Someone who is seen not only as a potential > MP> leader of the country, but as a potential cultural and moral leader also. > That's so Trump! He's all of that to a lot of people. Where do we find more > candidates like him? That is a problem to me, IMHO. The President isn't supposed to be the cultural and moral leader of the country. That is how Obama got elected. We need to elect candidates who will set a strong fiscal agenda for the country, not to be our surrogate parents/ministers and not to lead us down some path into whatever their "Brave New World" (or "1984") vision is, consequences be damned. If you are trading personal freedom for a perceived, government-provided sense of security, you are doing it wrong. > MP> Tulsi Gabbard cited a poll where supposedly 1/4 of Democrats surveyed > MP> stated that they hoped, or would not care, if Trump was assassinated. > MP> While I am not sure of her source, it is a little concerning that people > MP> might hope that. People who do must not realize, or don't care about, > MP> the potential chaos that event could cause. > What kind of chaos would it cause? The left would have what they want, then > they can pay some guy like Romney to be our Republican president. So you think that someone can just shoot a President, or candidate, and nothing bad happens? There are posters in this very echo that have mentioned the violence they expect should Trump be killed. That is chaos. > Yea I don't wish death or violence on anybody either, but people who depend on > the squandering of billions of US taxpayer dollars will resort to it if they > have to. But the people should never be buying into that. Sounds like a percentage of out population now has. * SLMR 2.1a * OS/2 VirusScan - "Windows found: Remove it? [Y/y]" --- SBBSecho 3.20-Linux * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105) .