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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", sykesix asked the members: "What do you do if you arrive early at movie besides go to the snack bar?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: bighairymike ⎊  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Trump Tells GOP: No Border Deal!
Date: 01/27/24 9:54 AM
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Of course they do. It is a vote getter. It enrages folks like you and Mike - 1pg

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... enraged like you and mike? How about over half the US population expressing concerns, big concerns with the open border situation.

Lets start with that word open. I know you don't like that term, and I will grant that in some ways it is not technically open, but regular folks including progessives and even some dem politicians use that word because... eyes.

And about wanting to wait for a Trump Deal. Many would turn down anything now just to keep the issue going as you say, but I think the vast majority of people who see border security as an issue would take a good plan anytime one is presented, regardless of who is President. They are savvy enough to evaluate a proposal themselves without waiting to hear what Trump has to say about it, they just want the problem fixed.

And vote getter? I think Trump will get the MAGA vote period, so the votes in play would be the uncommitted center. And when an uncommitted voter looks at the border mess and concludes that issue is more likely to be solved under Trump than Biden, that may be seen as responding to a command from Trump to wait. But that is just wishful thinking by dems since those in the uncommitted center are by no means Trump sycophants.





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