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Frasier Balzov

(5,106 posts) Fri Mar 28, 2025, 02:24 PM Mar 2025

All this trouble with a 49.8% mandate?

Let that sink in.

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All this trouble with a 49.8% mandate? (Original Post) Frasier Balzov Mar 2025 OP

Easier to destroy than build stuff newdeal2 Mar 2025 #1

Exactly... WTF ZDU Mar 2025 #2

It is actually much lower than that bottomofthehill Mar 2025 #3

It was all they needed to access the reins of power. Big Blue Marble Mar 2025 #4

When one considers that in a sane world trump should have lost by 20+ points, the loss in Nov was staggering. Silent Type Mar 2025 #5

Bet that mandate of "approval" for all his bullshit has dropped Marie Marie Mar 2025 #6

newdeal2

(5,614 posts)

1. Easier to destroy than build stuff

Reply to Frasier Balzov (Original post)

Fri Mar 28, 2025, 02:25 PM

Mar 2025

Especially when you have a cult and the richest people in the world on your side.

ZDU

(1,415 posts)

2. Exactly... WTF

Reply to Frasier Balzov (Original post)

Fri Mar 28, 2025, 02:28 PM

Mar 2025

Chaos and insanity brought to the world by Peepaw Red Hat, Red Tie

bottomofthehill

(9,424 posts)

3. It is actually much lower than that

Reply to Frasier Balzov (Original post)

Fri Mar 28, 2025, 02:32 PM

Mar 2025

He was elected by 48.8% of the 64% of voters who turned out so actually he got just under 32% of registered voters.

Big Blue Marble

(5,708 posts)

4. It was all they needed to access the reins of power.

Reply to Frasier Balzov (Original post)

Fri Mar 28, 2025, 02:44 PM

Mar 2025

They will bully and bluff the rest.

Silent Type

(12,412 posts)

5. When one considers that in a sane world trump should have lost by 20+ points, the loss in Nov was staggering.

Reply to Frasier Balzov (Original post)

Fri Mar 28, 2025, 02:48 PM

Mar 2025

Marie Marie

(11,524 posts)

6. Bet that mandate of "approval" for all his bullshit has dropped

Reply to Frasier Balzov (Original post)

Fri Mar 28, 2025, 03:53 PM

Mar 2025

considerably since voting. The stupid that voted for him for stupid reasons are getting an education in Trump logic and chaos.

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