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Trump administration 2024-2028
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McG
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What an absolute blowout. Dems are cruising for 260 House seats. I saw nobody seriously suggesting remotely close to that number. 54-56 Senate seats. I’m blown away that Louisiana is not just in play but actually has a good chance of going Dem. That just wasn’t on the radar. Still too close to count in Alaska too.
Trump now (come January) gets nothing through Congress including Senate confirmations without a deal, and they have the power to choke off funding. The congressional investigations and subpoenas will be something else too. The administration’s in for a rough ride. Any bets on how long Hegseth lasts?
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I’ve tried to stay out of this thread, but this seems to be a pretty decisive win for the Democrats.
Right now, I’m watching three things:
Right now, I’m watching three things:
- The effect on Canada.
- Trump’s reaction.
- Who emerges as the Democratic Party’s leader and the main alternative to Trump.
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About what? A message that negative economic effects on Canada and a move to being closer to Russia than Ukraine isnt going over well?
It's an ongoing joke that Collins says she is concerned about something instead of doing anything about it.
I kick myself for being hopeful but it was closer than usual. I'm really tired of living in an idiot state.
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The next couple of years are going to be interesting
OldSolduer
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A bag of chips (ketchup) would suffice - I think DJT is on his way out.
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This article summarizes up nicely what we, and the Europeans, and others, are up against.
How much of this can we control? How much of this should we control? How much of this will we end up controlling over the next few years?
And I would point out - I don't necessarily agree with the use of the word 'Trump', there should be no single country, be it the US, the UK, the EU, who has this much control over our day to day lives - no one - otherwise we are really still just a colony struggling with the decision of becoming a full country.
How much of this can we control? How much of this should we control? How much of this will we end up controlling over the next few years?
And I would point out - I don't necessarily agree with the use of the word 'Trump', there should be no single country, be it the US, the UK, the EU, who has this much control over our day to day lives - no one - otherwise we are really still just a colony struggling with the decision of becoming a full country.
Trump Has His Finger on Canada’s Kill Switch
Patriotic defiance means little if Washington can shut off the systems we need
It’s a Susan Collins comment to the press.
He’ll stick around long enough to see his ballroom completed with his name carved in stone at the entrance.
Yup, the executive still has a lot of power. The Congressional power of the purse is going to be key to the next two years of U.S. federal politics. We can also expect to see congressional hearings and subpoena powers leveraged aggressively to pull back a lot of the curtains on the administration. I would expect a lot of defensive pardoning of various figures by Trump.
The next couple of years are going to be interesting
Staff Weenie
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Time for a Damnatio memoriae
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Golden Dome
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I think this calls for some perspective. Yes, Trump took some losses at the mid-term. How does that look with historical comparisons?
House and Senate seats respectively over last 20 years:
His losses look about average and as expected of any POTUS going into the mid-terms. Obama's 2010 losses were much worse and Biden's 2022 loss/gain is an outlier.
This is not really a grand departure from historical trends.
House and Senate seats respectively over last 20 years:
| 2006 | George W. Bush (R) | -30 seats | -6 seats | Unified Democratic Control |
| 2010 | Barack Obama (D) | -63 seats | -6 seats | Split Control (GOP wins House) |
| 2014 | Barack Obama (D) | -13 seats | -9 seats | Unified Republican Control |
| 2018 | Donald Trump (R) | -41 seats | +2 seats | Split Control (Democrats wins House) |
| 2022 | Joe Biden (D) | -9 seats | +1 seat | Split Control (GOP wins House) |
| 2026 | Donald Trump (R) | -25+ seats | -7 seats | Unified Democratic Control |
His losses look about average and as expected of any POTUS going into the mid-terms. Obama's 2010 losses were much worse and Biden's 2022 loss/gain is an outlier.
This is not really a grand departure from historical trends.
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The interesting part is just how much discipline will the Democrats have to get things done
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Triumphal Arch, steam catapults on carriers…
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The thing is, the US is one of the largest arms exporter in the world, and also relies heavily on all kinds of other exports, including software, cloud services, and all kinds of other high value products.
Flipping that kill switch would harm Canada for sure, but would also wipe out Silicon Valley, every major US defence firm and all kinds of other industries for generations as no one would ever trust them again. Microsoft, Apple, etc etc would all crater internationally, and the impact on stock prices would wipe out a lot of pension funds. It would be global financial suicide.
Canada and the EU are already developing our own satellite systems for this risk, as we saw the impact on Ukraine from access just being throttled, but that's just the tip of it, and this kind of thing would impact trillions of dollars worth of assets.
Trump's tariffs are already an act of self harm making US goods more expensive, but this would make them unusable and untrustworthy across the board.