mtutiger

Has less to do with the source of the pork and more to do with the "oh, just go buy this instead" **** that you used to lecture others about during 2022-2023. Your guy won.... he caught the car. This is on his docket now, it's his responsibility. Don't be surprised if people aren't happy when his presence doesn't magically mean lower prices.

Old enough to remember when you would come on and lecture people for comments like this a couple of years ago....

I don't want to downplay some of the other political issues at hand that have received a large amount of coverage, but with a lot of the issues / controversies that have come up within this transition period (particularly his rambling about Greenland and Panama and what not), the question I keep coming back to how any of it helps with the thing that the voters responded to the most in the 2024 election: costs. All evidence during this transition period suggests to me that the incoming administration doesn't have their eye on the ball when it comes to costs, or even the challenges that are impacting costs. They'd literally rather talk about any other subject.

Yup, to the extent that Trump has weighed in on these issues, his pick of RFK Jr. is the extent of him weighing in.

Trump is being inaugurated tomorrow after winning an election that turned more than anything else on the cost of consumer goods. Bird flu, as well as issues related to climate, are all on the docket for his administration to deal with. All of which impact the cost of consumer goods, particularly agricultural goods. I'm curious whether he has any plans to deal with any of these things given that his comments, as well as that of his transition team, have been primarily focused on transgender issues and immigration as far as I can tell

Anything from Trump on this?

Meanwhile 36% express a favorable view of he GOP... which is really no better? You keep sharing these polls and using them to spike the football when they all kinda show that the GOP / Trump aren't really well liked either. Weird

Me neither tbh

The amount of times that you reference this last election and say "but Kamala"... suggests otherwise

Put another way, if the incoming administration acts like the problem is "DEI" when, in reality, the problem is just with the "E"... It's not hard to see where issues could arise

I use the term "thermostatic reaction" a lot, but this is a perfect example where the incoming administration, by ignoring that relative acceptance of diversity and inclusion, is absolutely susceptible to overreach and backlash. Most people aren't Stephen Miller or view the world like him, yet he will be a major voice in this administration.

He may be around for it for all we know, but he's a lame duck who will never have to worry about it regardless. The MAGAs are irrelevant, its the middle of the electorate that matters. (Ie. The people that voted for him even if they couldn't stand him) Don't be surprised, like Trump v1.0 and Biden, if he loses support as time goes on from these sorts of people when things don't go to plan

It's really telling how little they have talked about the economy since 11/6, that's all I'm gonna say

Because, to paraphrase James Carville, it's all about the economy stupid.

Issues that are bad for Trump are irrelevant, issues perceived as good for Trump are the only ones that matter Rinse, recycle, repeat

Younger voters are far more likely in the survey relative to other cohorts to believe that the US isn't going far enough to promote racial diversity - only 24% believe efforts go too far (see Question 40) Do you read these things before firing takes off?

The youth vote seems pretty skeptical of Trump on tariffs and other issue crosstabs included in the full result, for what its worth

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-presidency-opinion-poll-2025-01-19/ Link to full poll result... Worth noting that the poll is less rosy for Trump on the actual issues (ie. 54-46 opposed to tariffs, for instance)

If one has to explain the troll, the troll is lame

Unless one is spending hours mainlining Catturd, End Wokeness and other Twitter accounts, I doubt anyone would have picked up on it. Most I saw is that his right eye is droopy, which is kind of weird. It's bread and circuses, simple as that. Entertainment. Like how you and I watch the Tigers. The policies or outcomes don't matter in the slightest.

Really not talked about enough.

I just think it's funny in light of this: Like, the winning party in the Presidential election is like the dog that catches the car... And when things don't work out to plan, the focus is on them, not anyone else. Trump and the GOP learned this in his first term. And they'll no doubt soon be getting reacclimated to this effect again

This is spot on.

I think you get the macroeconomics right - it's the impact of all the other stuff he's proposing and that some of it is inflationary that I take issue with.

So the answer is that you don't have any answers. Thanks for clarifying. Would add that your response (calling legit questions "whining") kinda confirms you aren't interested in serious engagement on any of this stuff.