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babylonsister

(172,744 posts)
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 06:44 AM Apr 2025

The Opposite of What Americans Voted For

https://politicalwire.com/2025/04/08/the-opposite-of-what-americans-voted-for/

The Opposite of What Americans Voted For
April 8, 2025 at 6:26 am EDT By Taegan Goddard


“During the first two turbulent months of President Donald Trump’s term, the White House has shrugged off scrutiny of its most controversial policies with a simple assertion: The American people voted for this,” Politico reports.

“Now, Trump allies and GOP voters spooked by the tariff-induced market crash are beginning to respond en masse: No, we didn’t.”

Said GOP pollster Whit Ayres: “Trump was elected in part to lower inflation and juice the economy. Higher prices and slower growth are exactly the opposite of what Americans voted for.”


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The Opposite of What Americans Voted For (Original Post) babylonsister Apr 2025 OP
This is EXACTLY what they voted for. BlueTsunami2018 Apr 2025 #1
What MAGA had hoped for with the crashing of the economy(ies): no_hypocrisy Apr 2025 #3
Elon has never stood election for anything Walleye Apr 2025 #2
Bullshit............... Lovie777 Apr 2025 #4
Actually D_Master81 Apr 2025 #5
Liar...it is all in project 2025...you voted for ALL of it .not just hurting minorities JT45242 Apr 2025 #6
Has the dictator only on day one finally ended? GreenWave Apr 2025 #7

BlueTsunami2018

(4,982 posts)
1. This is EXACTLY what they voted for.
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 06:51 AM
Apr 2025

They didn’t hide any of this. They said they were going to crash the economy. They said they were going to mass deport people. They said they were going to gut the government and all of its services. They said they were going to attack minorities and women.

None of this is a surprise. And no one should be surprised by any of it.

no_hypocrisy

(54,876 posts)
3. What MAGA had hoped for with the crashing of the economy(ies):
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 06:56 AM
Apr 2025

1. Redistribution of wealth -- towards THEM. Affordable housing, lower egg prices, better and secure jobs. Guaranteed security for their families and children.

2. An economy that mirrored the 1950's. Husband worked and wife stayed at home to raise the children -- on ONE INCOME.

3. Communities segregated, keeping whites insulated from non-whites. Perhaps a return to restrictive covenants in deeds.

4. Even someone who dropped out of high school would get a good-paying job with security which would allow him to buy a home and send his kids to college.

Lovie777

(22,897 posts)
4. Bullshit...............
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 06:59 AM
Apr 2025

how naive. shithole voters knew about project 2055 as well as what he was going to do re tariffs.

You guys thought all that devastation would not affect you.

D_Master81

(2,549 posts)
5. Actually
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 07:25 AM
Apr 2025

This is exactly what they voted for, they just chose to ignore those of us that said what he was running on was going to do this in favor of the vibes of everything is going to be great that Trump was putting out there.

JT45242

(4,027 posts)
6. Liar...it is all in project 2025...you voted for ALL of it .not just hurting minorities
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 08:15 AM
Apr 2025

Every thing was in black and white

Face, meet leopard.

Lying sack of hypocritical shit

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