Multicolored Lemur

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For example, I’m on the left and liberal side of the political spectrum, so the good parts of Trump are —

1. He’s a “big texture” guy, so he’s more likely to go big on something like pardons on federal marijuana laws.

2. another hit on tariffs might get China more well-behaved on trade. It’s risky, but it might work,

3. if Trump wins in November, Democrats will do better in the 2026 mid-term elections.

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Okay, that last one is self-serving, so for another one —

President Trump started to withdraw U.S. soldiers from Syria around 2018. The Joint Chiefs said, Oh, No, Mr. President, you don’t want to do that, and Trump listened. This may not sound like much, but Presidents both Republican and Democratic struggled to publicly change their mind regarding the Vietnam War.

In addition, Trump has the phrase “people are learning,” which means he’s learning. But it’s still a way to learn from facts and feedback, which often is missing in both politics and life.
 
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I'm not committed to any side so I can only speak in general terms. There is no perfect candidate so all candidates will have a good and bad. The challenging thing I find coping with is determining how bad a candidate should be. I'm honestly not into simply going by what the opposing side has to say because they would have a political incentive to be against an opposing candidate for the slightest imperfection. At least this election, I feel that I'm stuck between deciding between someone who thinks low about some of the minority classes vs. one that I don't see as being too competent.
 
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I'm stuck between deciding between someone who thinks low about some of the minority classes vs. one that I don't see as being too competent.
I’d urge you to turn both of these into policies. For example, with Trump and equal rights, look at it, hey, a majority is against affirmative action anyway. We individually and as a society needs to find another way(s) forward.

With Harris, there are fewer border encounters in the last year. Which means maybe belatedly and for the election, President Biden has improved border security. And/or economic and other baseline factors are showing their effect.

Vice President Harris is the establishment candidate. This plays to strength with the economy. Inflation between Sept 2024 and Sept 2023 is 2 and a half percent, whereas wage growth for 2023 is 4%. Some disconnect in that the periods only partially disconnect.

—> I only took two economic classes in college, but it awakened my interest and I feel I leverage it well! :p

@AgnosticBoy , I’m remembering you shared that you voted for President Trump last time, and however you vote this time, I think this gives you a certainly level of street cred.

So, if Trump is elected and if he goes big on tariffs, it will create a pop of inflation,

But then you can do people a favor by reminding them “rebuilding American manufacturing.”

It’s risky. This upside may happen to a greater or lesser extent. Hard to predict how much payoff. But if we’re taking the risk, we might as well reach for the upside.
 
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@AgnosticBoy , I’m remembering you shared that you voted for President Trump last time, and however you vote this time, I think this gives you a certainly level of street cred.
Yeah, I actually forgot if it was 2016 or 2020. I tend to remind myself that I'm not voting for someone because I agree with them completely. That would be impractical. I try to stick with policy and not party. that way I feel better mentally to support any good policy regardless of party affiliation.
 
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A juicy topic for election day is why do 3 out of 4 new businesses go out of business?

And the lesson I draw from this is to try to pick a business you can start in your home, car, or truck.

And starting a restaurant, which everyone seems to think they can do, is so risky that it’s almost sinful and transgressive to talk about it! :p
 
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