US politics - cooked

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I heard this guy invested $300 into that machine

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I just hope the owner of the house did that. :flushed:

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I still get a chuckle out of covid1984.

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First in line for the stimulus check though.

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EFA

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That is the meth dealers joint.

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A survey of Republicans shows 5 ‘tribes’ have emerged following Trump’s presidency.

Supporters of former President Donald J. Trump at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Fla., last month.Credit…Erin Schaff/The New York Times

The Republican Party in the era following Donald J. Trump’s presidency is comprised of five “tribes” that have ranging affinity for the former president and different desires when it comes to seeing him continue to lead the party, according to a new survey by Mr. Trump’s former pollster.

The survey of 1,264 voters, who are registered Republicans or identify as Republicans, is the first comprehensive one conducted about G.O.P. voter sentiment since Mr. Trump left office, and as he considers running again in 2024. It was conducted by the Republican polling firm Fabrizio and Lee — which worked for Mr. Trump in his 2020 campaign but does not any longer.

The former president “still wields tremendous influence over the party, yet it is not universal or homogeneous,” the pollsters wrote in their summary. “We found that there are clear and distinct ‘tribes’ of Trump supporters within the G.O.P. and, not surprisingly, a small Never Trump group.”

Those “tribes” were identified as “Trump Boosters,” “Die-hard Trumpers,” “Post-Trump G.O.P.,” “Never Trump,” and “Infowars G.O.P.” The latter group, among other things, was described as viewing QAnon conspiracy theories favorably and believing in many of them.

According to the data, some 57 percent of Republicans polled said they would support Mr. Trump in an election again. That’s a strong majority, but nowhere near the job approval that he enjoys among all Republicans polled, which was 88 percent.

Among the groups, according to the survey, there were some distinctions in terms of how they viewed Trump.

The group identified as “Die-hard Trumpers” — supporters of the former president who would back him in a hypothetical primary regardless of who else was running but who don’t believe in QAnon conspiracy theories — comprised 27 percent of the Republican voters surveyed. Another 28 percent comprised the “Trump Boosters,” Republicans who said they approve of how Mr. Trump did his job, but only a slight majority of them support him being the nominee again, and they are more supportive of the Republican Party than Mr. Trump personally.

The “Never Trump” Republicans comprised 15 percent of the Republicans surveyed. Another 20 percent were described as “Post-Trump G.O.P.,” who like Mr. Trump but want to see someone else as the party’s nominee.

The “Infowars G.O.P.” voters, named for the conspiracy-laden news outlet that was founded by Alex Jones, comprised 10 percent of the voters surveyed, far from a majority but a significant enough portion of voters that, in a multicandidate primary, could play a factor. Only 13 percent of all the voters surveyed believed in QAnon conspiracy theories, the poll showed, but 69 percent of the “Infowars G.O.P.” voters backed those theories.

Maggie Haberman

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Rubio is inadvertently saying the quiet part loud.

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This is another example of how the next 18-20 months (until the mid-terms) may actually determine the long term future of America. This nation got a second chance with Biden getting elected and (thank you, Georgia) the Dems getting the senate albeit by the barest of margins. Biden will have to thread the needle to ensure that long term changes are implemented FAST before the likely loss of the senate in 2022.

The Rescue Plan is a great start and even the progressive / socialist wing is now on board.

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Biden : “First thing I’d do is repeal those Trump tax cuts" …

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I actually think there’s been some success in pushing this administration left. I honestly did not expect it, but I hope that this represents the growing influence of the younger, progressive wing.

More needs to happen, though.

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“All adults will be eligible for vaccines starting MAY 1st.”

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Why the sad face? Do we even have a date when all AUS adults will be eligible? ScuMo is even doing backflips on when the vaccinations will be done - unlikely to be finished by end of year.

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Exactly, hence the sad face. In my age group, likely it’ll be 12 months until i’ve had my double dose.

I’ve been pleasantly surprised by some of what Biden has done and promised. Disappointed by some others though

What you need is a left wing party.
Maybe Elon Musk can bankroll the greens.

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I’m happy to see some acknowledgement that the Dems are not left wing.

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