Donald Trump, US President #47, US President #45, convicted felon, twice impeached, four times indicted, liable of rape, convicted for financial fraud, guilty of hiding hush money payments to porn actress in attempt to influence 2016 elections

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#3217988 14-Apr-2024 08:43

The NY Times - Biden Shrinks Trump’s Edge in Latest Times/Siena Poll

The president’s popularity has ticked up slightly, though voters still view Donald J. Trump more favorably and have dour views of the economy.

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#3217990 14-Apr-2024 08:45

It's going to be a close election, no doubt about it. I just really, really hope Trump doesn't prevail.

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#3218000 14-Apr-2024 09:27

Trump's 2017 tax cuts are still delivering:

Jacobin: In 2023, Pfizer made more than $27 billion in revenue and paid zero federal income tax. Like many other large US companies, it took advantage of Donald Trump’s 2017 tax law, which widened existing loopholes and set off a tax-avoidance bonanza.

“The argument was there are all these unused offshore dollars that could be put to work investing in the US if we just provided a tax holiday,”

That sounds familiar.

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#3218002 14-Apr-2024 09:34

Trump promising to go even further:

CNN: Wealthy donors forked over a record $50.5 million at a recent fundraising dinner for former President Donald Trump, but they could also reap big benefits if he returns to the White House.

At the dinner, hosted by billionaire investor John Paulson, Trump told the crowd that one of his core issues for a second term would be extending the sweeping tax cuts that congressional Republicans approved in 2017.

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#3218004 14-Apr-2024 09:45

The NY Times - Trump Says He Intends to Testify in His Manhattan Criminal Case

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Donald J. Trump, having failed to fend off a criminal trial in Manhattan that begins on Monday, said that he planned to testify in the case stemming from a hush-money payment to a porn star. ...

“I’m testifying. I tell the truth.” ... “I mean, all I can do is tell the truth. And the truth is that there’s no case. They have no case.”

This is probably good news for the prosecution. ☺️

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#3218006 14-Apr-2024 10:10

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The NY Times - Trump Says He Intends to Testify in His Manhattan Criminal Case

12 April 2024

Donald J. Trump, having failed to fend off a criminal trial in Manhattan that begins on Monday, said that he planned to testify in the case stemming from a hush-money payment to a porn star. ...

“I’m testifying. I tell the truth.” ... “I mean, all I can do is tell the truth. And the truth is that there’s no case. They have no case.”

This is probably good news for the prosecution. ☺️

He can now perjure himself all the way to prison.

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#3218007 14-Apr-2024 10:12

FineWine:

He can now purger himself all the way to prison.

And once his bowels are thoroughly evacuated he can go back to lying under oath!

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#3218032 14-Apr-2024 11:05

quickymart:

It's going to be a close election, no doubt about it. I just really, really hope Trump doesn't prevail.

In a close election it's only the five or so swing states that matter. The rest are irrelevant.

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#3218038 14-Apr-2024 11:32

So you have a handful of swing states that can overwhelm the will of the rest of the country, an electoral college that doesn't reflect the popular vote, a House of Representatives that can be hijacked by a demented loudmouth who exhalts ignorance and is functionally illiterate, judges beholden to whoever appoints them, politicians who couldn't beat a monkey on an IQ test, and State legislatures that place more value on a fertilised egg than a wrongly condemned death row prisoner. American exceptionalism sure is exceptional!

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#3218050 14-Apr-2024 11:53

I wonder if America would be a better place (politically) if they embraced something like MMP rather than FPP?

Problem is, I can imagine there would be a lot of resistance to it - mostly Republican - for a bill like that to go anywhere near the President's desk for sign-off.

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#3218052 14-Apr-2024 11:58

quickymart:

I wonder if America would be a better place (politically) if they embraced something like MMP rather than FPP?

Problem is, I can imagine there would be a lot of resistance to it - mostly Republican - for a bill like that to go anywhere near the President's desk for sign-off.

They would be better off if they had an electoral body that stopped voter de-registration, gerrymandering , ensured equity in spacing of election booths, etc.

I.e. have the free and fair elections that they claim other countries also do not have.

And then yes, MMP.

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#3218053 14-Apr-2024 12:03

Rikkitic:

So you have a handful of swing states that can overwhelm the will of the rest of the country, an electoral college that doesn't reflect the popular vote, a House of Representatives that can be hijacked by a demented loudmouth who exhalts ignorance and is functionally illiterate, judges beholden to whoever appoints them, politicians who couldn't beat a monkey on an IQ test, and State legislatures that place more value on a fertilised egg than a wrongly condemned death row prisoner. American exceptionalism sure is exceptional!

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#3218059 14-Apr-2024 12:12

'Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.' Voltaire

'A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.' Edward Abbey

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#3218061 14-Apr-2024 12:24

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/4/12/2234671/-Pundits-might-be-dismissing-Trump-s-hush-money-case-but-voters-aren-t

I think if Trump were to lose one just of his cases (even the hush money one) that it would signal to voters that he's not quite the indestructible force they've been lead to believe he is.

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#3218179 14-Apr-2024 13:26

quickymart:

It's going to be a close election, no doubt about it. I just really, really hope Trump doesn't prevail.

The question is why do so few USA citizens support Biden, given the alternative ? The USA economy does not seem to bad (compared to NZ), is it the support of Israel actions in Palestine?

And Biden seems to have made less blunders in speech and action recently, or what ?

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