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TeamPooka

(25,577 posts)
Mon Jan 22, 2018, 07:01 PM Jan 2018

In 3 weeks I am in favor of Democrats trading Trump his whole border wall to save the DACA people [View all]

if necessary.
Let him have the money.
If we save these kids it's worth it and it comes with a bonus.
Trump loses twice if he takes the deal.

First, his base will hate that he gave ANYONE amnesty.
The will hate the GOP Senators and House members that vote for it too.
They all might get primaries because of it, because of their hate.
I mean capital "H" Hate.
The GOP base has such hate for people of color it clouds everything else they do.
They don't care that like 80% of people think they should get to stay.
This people will go ape-shit.

Second, then every Democratic Party campaign gets to talk about how Trump is WASTING Americans money for the wall he promised them over and over again that Mexico will pay for, that we don't even need.

It's a hammer and chisel combo that will chip away at his base and other followers from now til 2020.
When we win with the Blue Wave coming in 2018 we will stop the wall in the House or Senate anyway.

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Very risky but in the end it wont be built, cant be, at least much of it cant be for Eliot Rosewater Jan 2018 #1
We are all in agreement here. Demsrule86 Jan 2018 #6
Seems like common sense to me. I mean if their well being is our top priority anyway. Eliot Rosewater Jan 2018 #7
The estimated wall cost: $50 billion over 25 years? Irish_Dem Jan 2018 #2
Hey now, He said Mexico was paying for it! Canoe52 Jan 2018 #13
Sure, Mexico has an extra $50 Billion to spare and they would love to give it to Trump. nt Irish_Dem Jan 2018 #14
Planning for the wall will take years VMA131Marine Jan 2018 #3
Dems can give Trump his "wall" in exchange for DACA.... because Dem congress can defund wall in 2019 scheming daemons Jan 2018 #4
exactly. Meanwhile it pissess off his base along the way. TeamPooka Jan 2018 #11
I agree. The DACA kids are the most important thing. Demsrule86 Jan 2018 #5
I agree. It's like giving candy to a screaming toddler to get them to shut up renate Jan 2018 #8
And after the midterms, we can defund it. Or use defunding it as a bargaining tool for other things scheming daemons Jan 2018 #9
that's a really good point renate Jan 2018 #10
Im all for this... NCTraveler Jan 2018 #12
that is a good point. Rusting monuments to their racism across the southwest. TeamPooka Jan 2018 #19
Never bargain with terrorists sellitman Jan 2018 #15
I am unwilling to sacrifice the lives of 700,000 people, where America TeamPooka Jan 2018 #18
No sorry DACA is less than standingtall Jan 2018 #16
Read the whole post TeamPooka Jan 2018 #17
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