So WTF happened on Tuesday?

[Sal_Monella]

It was a disaster. Why? Republicans betrayed it's voters. We had control of the White House and legislature with a mandate:
1. Secure our borders and deport tens of millions of illegals.
2. Secure elections.
3. Reduce spending.
4. Don’t foul up the economy. RINO GOP clowns blew all four. In the case of the border and economy, they lost our message.

Pt 1. Trump was a huge upgrade over Biden, but let unruly judges to cripple him. Congress, controlling over the lower courts, did not support Trump. They and Trump ignored Article 2 Section1 of the Constitution that Democrats want to delete.

Pt 2 Thune claimed he couldn’t get the SAVE America Act past the filibuster and said he wouldn’t have had the votes to pass it anyway. That’s the excuse of a manager, not a leader. He retreated like the French in WW2. 85% of citizens wanted SAVE America Act passed but some obstinate RINOS buried it.

Pt 3. Trump, Thune, and Johnson appeased Democrats; doing NOTHING in spending. DOGE handed GOP hundreds of billions in fraud. NOTHING. Nick Shirley showed them billions in grift. NOTHING. GOP ADDED $3 trillion to the national debt in less than two years. GOP, including Trump, just CAVED. The economy wasn't nearly as bad as the media said but Gasoline prices rank with Social Security as third rails in American politics and we see them every day,

Now, gas prices are 30% higher than two years ago. Inflation sits at 3.7%; not great, but it’s not bad. Combine that with tepid GDP figures and slightly higher unemployment rates, and the economy’s not great, but not reason for a bloodbath.

Americans handed the GOP a mandate two years ago, and GOP squandered it. Americans didn’t ask a lot, but what they wanted was clear, and the GOP muddled rather than actually leading. That includes Johnson, Thune, and, sadly, President Trump. They each did this to us.

Iran would not have been an issue, if we had been swift and decisive and we are paying the price for it, as did the Republicans.

Do whats next?

[sage2021]

I am not surprised at all that this happened. I heard that the majority of votes were from the Hispanic population.

I'm sure they wanted ICE to get out of their lives and leave them alone.

They wanted to keep the illegal aliens in America 🇺🇸 and not be deported.

Elon Musk screwing seniors by tinkering too much with Social Security and it's employees. Taking away Part D of MediCare which is how most seniors pay for their prescriptions. Why did that happen?

Elon Musk or as he is referred to as the 2nd President of America. 🇺🇸 Who knows how much more damage he's going to be doing to seniors!!

Gas ⛽ prices

The "journey" war with the middle East.

People don't relate to all of the billionaires. They live different lives from the average and low income people.

There's my 2 cents for now.

[Kelly6]

@sage2021 US farmers need illegal immigrants more then illegal immigrants need them.
Without them the farms are not working.

Accept it or not, it's up to you.

[sage2021]

@Kelly6

Well, farmers vote as well.

[Kelly6]

@sage2021 yes, we don't know who they voted

[Agape93]

Maybe next time you guys will listen when others tell you exactly wtf maga actually will do, instead of what they say they'll do. y'all don't get to complain

[BadApple69]

This is what almost always happens at a mid-term election. Upsetting but not that unusual.


The reality is it’s not trumps fault, the senate mostly just didn’t do anything the American people wanted. RINOs like John Thune stalled everything in the Senate. Then there were all the lawsuits…. Trump would ask for someone to hand him a tissue and the left would file a lawsuit.
Also it’s not just the turnout of the mid-terms it’s who is turning out. The people who turned out for the presidential election who are not happy will stay home. But the people who are angry definitely will turn out. This is sad but normal. And it was planned to be this way. That’s why the house has elections every 2 years.

[exitseven]

President Trump really did a lot of things but he definitely wasted two years. He could have gotten rid of Thune but chose not to. He had a great success with Operation midnight Hammer in Iran and the removsl of Moduro in Venezuela. Before he went back to Iran somebody should have sat him down and have him watch Rambo 3. there is a reason why the Russians finally gave up in Afghanistan.
He was warned by the voters to get out of Iran and concentrate on domestic affairs but chose not to.
It is too bad it was such an expensive lesson. It is just time to regroup and reload. 2028 is 2 short years away.

[exitseven]

Thanks for the MHO😎

[FrodoVader007]

Well, since I'm a foreign policy guy

Trumps biggest issue with Iran was dragging his feet. He spent most of the time talking. That was his failing.
Stopping a campaign earlier to carry on months of pointless talks is a bad look.

My opinion?
There is a possibility Democrats will finish what Trump started and declare it a victory over his incompetence.
They have no choice now. Iran will not negotiate with Democrats without concessions and if Democrats give a lot it will be a significant failure for them

They need to get an agreement that JCPOA or better to declare a victory.

It's why I assume Democrats might be forced to continue anyways.

[FrodoVader007]

Simply put, Democrats are not in a position to stop Trump (perhaps heavily impede).
Iran is in a horrible position now.
It's economy is collapsing, and it's main point of leverage (Hormuz) no longer exists.

Democrats can easily swoop in and finish Trumps job, get a victory, and at the same time attack his presidency.

Leaving it as is isn't going to work, because if they take the foot off Iran's neck, Iran will resort to revenge. They will close Hormuz and disrupt trade to force Democrat concessions, which puts them in the same political position as Trump.

This doesn't end without Iran's concessions or collapse.

[BonzoInBitburg]

Diplomacy matters in politics and Trump doesn't play that game. He would've accomplished a lot more if he wasn't always a dick about everything.

[Snakeyes7]

Trump did good things. Venezuela went swimmingly and the dismantling of usaid was a fantastic move. Good things but not the top priority. He could still do these things but he really should have been handling the economy at the same time.

[moddy_the_mod]

So what's next is a good ole gridlock. People will get tired of the clowns from the democrats and if the deep state stops sending in GOP candidates they will win again.