2020 Election
#2015
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Re: 2020 Election
Will be interesting to see where the polls go over the next couple of weeks.
#2016
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Re: 2020 Election
538's poll of polls has him as 43.2%, lower than any post war president bar Truman at this stage of his term, but near Trump's high. Not sure why Truman's popularity tanked so suddenly at this point?
Will be interesting to see where the polls go over the next couple of weeks.
Will be interesting to see where the polls go over the next couple of weeks.
Trump roughly 1,111 days in office so far
Truman-
Approx 1,085 days in Vetoed income tax reduction act. Bill passed by Congress over the president's veto the following day.
Approx 1.128 days in Recognized new state of Israel.
Approx 1,170 days in Signed Displaced Persons Act authorizing admission into the United States of 205,000 European displaced persons in the following two years.
Approx 1,171 days in Ordered Berlin airlift, in conjunction with the British, in answer to Russian blockade of the portion of that city occupied by the Western powers. Blockade lasted until 12 May 1949.
Approx 1,201 days in Signed Executive Order 9981, desegregating the United States Armed Forces. The order also established the President's Committee on Equality of Treatment and opportunity in the Armed Services.
I used this website as resource. Might give an idea what caused the popularity drop?
https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/educat...ears-1945-1949
#2017
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Re: 2020 Election
Hillary has said she will consider the VP position.
#2018
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Re: 2020 Election
So my math might be a tad off so don't hold me to it 100%
Trump roughly 1,111 days in office so far
Truman-
Approx 1,085 days in Vetoed income tax reduction act. Bill passed by Congress over the president's veto the following day.
Approx 1.128 days in Recognized new state of Israel.
Approx 1,170 days in Signed Displaced Persons Act authorizing admission into the United States of 205,000 European displaced persons in the following two years.
Approx 1,171 days in Ordered Berlin airlift, in conjunction with the British, in answer to Russian blockade of the portion of that city occupied by the Western powers. Blockade lasted until 12 May 1949.
Approx 1,201 days in Signed Executive Order 9981, desegregating the United States Armed Forces. The order also established the President's Committee on Equality of Treatment and opportunity in the Armed Services.
I used this website as resource. Might give an idea what caused the popularity drop?
https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/educat...ears-1945-1949
Trump roughly 1,111 days in office so far
Truman-
Approx 1,085 days in Vetoed income tax reduction act. Bill passed by Congress over the president's veto the following day.
Approx 1.128 days in Recognized new state of Israel.
Approx 1,170 days in Signed Displaced Persons Act authorizing admission into the United States of 205,000 European displaced persons in the following two years.
Approx 1,171 days in Ordered Berlin airlift, in conjunction with the British, in answer to Russian blockade of the portion of that city occupied by the Western powers. Blockade lasted until 12 May 1949.
Approx 1,201 days in Signed Executive Order 9981, desegregating the United States Armed Forces. The order also established the President's Committee on Equality of Treatment and opportunity in the Armed Services.
I used this website as resource. Might give an idea what caused the popularity drop?
https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/educat...ears-1945-1949
#2019
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Re: 2020 Election
Well the Iowa vote is nearly there, however it seems the last votes will be mailed in so could take a little longer.
#2021
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Re: 2020 Election
Also, Iowa and New Hampshire have traditionally been much more about weeding out candidates who are non-starters than about predicting a future nominee. It's really a chance for the Tom Steyers and Tulsi Gabbards of the world to decide if they really want to keep going.
#2022
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Re: 2020 Election
Iowa goes first due to an Iowa state law, not due to Democrats' choice.
Also, Iowa and New Hampshire have traditionally been much more about weeding out candidates who are non-starters than about predicting a future nominee. It's really a chance for the Tom Steyers and Tulsi Gabbards of the world to decide if they really want to keep going.
Also, Iowa and New Hampshire have traditionally been much more about weeding out candidates who are non-starters than about predicting a future nominee. It's really a chance for the Tom Steyers and Tulsi Gabbards of the world to decide if they really want to keep going.
#2023
Re: 2020 Election
Yet another friend of mine - lifelong Democrat - said he thinks Trump will win.
#2024
Re: 2020 Election
I don't see how Trump could lose the 2020 election, it really looks like his to lose. The Democrats look like absolute chaos, the current crop of candidates seem to be doing a very good job of alienating moderate voters (much like Flower-Power Corbyn). There was a good talk this morning on NPR with some liberal, moderate and conservative voters and the general consensus from the non-liberals appeared to be that the word 'free' keeps getting bandied around by the Democrats (again, Corbyn-esque) and that it was concerning to them.
#2025
Re: 2020 Election
I don't see how Trump could lose the 2020 election, it really looks like his to lose. The Democrats look like absolute chaos, the current crop of candidates seem to be doing a very good job of alienating moderate voters (much like Flower-Power Corbyn). There was a good talk this morning on NPR with some liberal, moderate and conservative voters and the general consensus from the non-liberals appeared to be that the word 'free' keeps getting bandied around by the Democrats (again, Corbyn-esque) and that it was concerning to them.
The 'optics' of Pelosi last night (tearing up the speech) were awful.
Last edited by Steerpike; Feb 6th 2020 at 7:27 pm.