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Today's wallpaper is Checkmate
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I don't know about the rest of the country, but here in NY, gas prices have dropped to below $3/gallon! Just in time for election day. Coincidence?
Everywhere except IL seems to get this cheap gas I keep hearing about.
I saw $2.71 today in NC. Agreed dropping prices attempt to get dem votes. Sadly many will fall for the BS because the news told them. My mil said, she despises Trump but voted for him. I asked why do you hate him. Because he says such vulgar rude things about people. My husband, who isn’t down the rabbit hole like me, said the dems talk way worse about Trump. I finally said we won’t ever agree on this! Funny my fil loves Trump. He got a MAGA hat & yellow vest just to take a picture😆
It's pretty amazing the variety of temperaments, political leanings, etc., that can occur in a family. I'm a huge "Trump the President" fan. I'm not a fan of his name-calling (I'm still amazed that he continues with it since it OBVIOUSLY loses him votes) but love almost all of his policies. I have a brother that is about as rabid a person can be with TDS. I have a very elderly mother who will always vote for Democrats, no matter what, but like many, are unable to say why. My father was a huge Democrat, but it was from JFK days. Unfortunately, that party changed slowly enough to boil the Democrat frogs without them realizing it. I just hope if Trump wins, there will be a major effort to get truthful news out, including open revealing of all the crooks and traitors currently in office.
It is crazy how people from the same family and upbringing can be so different in political beliefs. I don’t remember it being discussed in my family. My parents and grandparents voted but didn’t talk about the political scene. Times were different in 70s, for sure. That’s exactly what the government wanted.
Anyone whose vote he loses from his honesty is likely an idiot who fell for silver-tongued devils like Obama.
There are ways to behave in civilized society, and there are ways to express yourself when in the public eye. Unfortunately, Trump seems too proud to realize/accept that his name-calling costs him votes. He would lose ZERO votes if he found a better way to express himself. I don't know why this is so hard for him, and apparently some of his supporters, to realize. I didn't withhold my vote for him because of it, but I respect him less because of it. It is just childish. I'm in upper 60's, so perhaps you are younger and don't understand the points I am trying to make, but believe me, it DEFINITELY costs him votes, and it's not from people who are huge Democrat supporters.
According to dad my mom finally dropped this nonsense attitude after he got her to watch the Joe Rogan interview.
I’m glad she came around. I don’t expect it with many of my in laws. I’ve heard so many podcasters or Christian videos saying a large percentage of regular church republican members don’t vote.