I’m 71 years old. I watched all three hours of Trump on Rogan and all three hours of Vance on Rogan. These viewings absolutely demolished all of the scary narratives progressives have spent so long trying to perpetrate. I voted Trump/Vance with enthusiasm.
My mind was pretty made up, even though President Trump doesn’t drink or do drugs when I saw him 1on1 with Rogan he’s such a chill normal guy, I thought, man I could have a beer and chill with him. I wanted to get to know Kamala and watched a bunch of her appearances but she was so robotic and spoke but really didn’t say anything. I agree with the 71 yo guy Trump put me at ease and he sure didn’t seem like what people try scaring me with.
@@CashMoolah00 Vance's slot on Rogan was originally given to Harris until she stood Joe up. Chit, myself and millions of others would have watched the full Harris interview if she took that timeslot like she should have. I even watched the full Fetterman interview published later that week.
Leftism isn't an economic plan per se - you could be a Venture Capitalist and you will be accepted into the Democratic Party if you hold all of the approved social positions on sexual liberation/identity, race, and immigration. Leftism is about breaking organic human bonds and harvesting the political power from the atomisation that results. The ideal Leftist citizen is a single urban woman with no children and an advanced degree in a soft field. That's why they're always trying to make more of them.
As a person who has friends still stuck in abusive marriages, and one who "was fatally shot by a home invasion gone wrong" 2 months after converting from her husbands religion, it was actually upsetting because you can tell these people have no contact with real abusive homes. That ad come on the tv in the home of one of my friends, and she show any consideration of voting against her husband (not an actual issue here in CO because the ballots come in the mail and he watched her fill it out), and she would miss election day because she was in the hospital again. It made me more mad than just about anything since the whole "handmaids tale" costume crud after Roe was overturned.
Some of the smartest people I’ve met were skilled tradesmen when I was a carpenter and some of the dumbest people I’ve met were professors at the university I graduated from. Education doesn’t necessarily make you smart.
Maybe, but schooling sure does make people feel so superior to the others that they can laugh and look down their noses at workers, scuffing at ideas they have when the "educated" rely on repeating what others have told them. Remembering is not thinking, it is just repeating like a parrot and parrots are not very smart at all, but some people believe parrots are real smart, just like people that say words they've heard before. It's bullshit and Americans are addicted to bullshit.
Socialist, Communists, Radical left lunatics, Vermin, etc I could go on about all the name calling. People should just be honest with there bias but I get we need to reaffirm but use legit excuses.
I live in Illinois. I looked at the numbers and calculated that if you exclude all the votes, both for Harris and for Trump, from just one county, then Trump would have won Illinois by a 7% margin. That county is Cook county. Illinois is not a blue state, it is a red state where the vote is overwhelmed by Chicago.
Exactly, sadly, many other metro areas have that effect on otherwise red states. Kindve crazy but we agree fully, the electoral college was wisely founded for a good reason and its much to the lament of the leftoids, who make all sort of excuses as to why its bad, but it got a little quieter after the Trump train pulled up on the popular vote!
Well, who, among all of the people in power was most interested in sexual deviance? Because these last 4 years have been especially stressing deviant sexuality, to the point of sexually mutilating over 10 thousand grade school children. Who was LBGTQ president?
It didn't matter who the Dems ran, they could have ran Mathew McConnahay or George Clooney and it would have been the same result; people didn't like the Dem platform
My wife divorced me at 27yrs old because she was a "strong independent woman" and suddenly decided she didn't want kids, after 4yrs of marriage. Younger woman have seen the older women becoming miserable with these types of decision, divorce or staying childless etc, and making the corrections towards, "i want to work, BUT I also want a family and children and spouse" etc.
@@adamm.6595 what’s the point of being a professional woman say… lawyer or cop.. when if u are gonna get married n have kids there’s a huge chance you’ll marry another lawyer or cop… and they when the kids start coming you’ll probably wind up staying home to raise them anyways? Or you go back to work and send so much on child care that it barely saves you any $ and at the expense of having someone else raise your kids AND you maybe have to pay loans back for college.. If u are gonna be a mother of say 2-5 kids and expect to marry a quality man then it may not help you at all to go to college and work. And I mean financially and that’s to say nothing of how messed up kids get barely seeing their parents
The latinix thing is weird because it imposes neuter gender on a descriptor of people, who's language lacks neuter gender by English speakers, which lacks genders.
“Latinx” is idiotic for a lot of reasons. It’s something that only a trans activist white person could come up with, who does not speak Spanish. It assumes that “Latino” is somehow offensive or exclusive, which it is not, based on how the language works. Second, it’s not something that the Latino community came up with themselves. Third, there is no ‘Latino community’ in itself - it’s the name that White America has given to a bunch of Spanish speaking New World countries and their descendants. Nobody ‘self identifies as’ “Latino” within these countries it’s not their ‘identity’. In other words, “Latino” is a form of “Othering” which these same liberals who came with Latinx are against. And the “Latinx’ with the big fat X is way of making the trans ‘community’ center stage as primary. Of course, they love this ‘decentering’, but it’s just a narcissistic insult. And lastly, if you really wanted a gender-neutral English word for describing this group of Latino people, THERE’S ALREADY A SUCH A WORD - “Hispanic”. And what’s the difference between ‘Hispanic” and “Latino”? Who the hell cares. It’s just another ‘othering’ word. And all this is to say that real ‘Latinos’ in American have 1001 other priorities in their political participation in the US, and the LASt thing they need or care about is some trans fringe group imposing a derogatory othering label onto them. And this is just one reason why I, as a Latino, did not vote for Harris. I didn’t vote for Trump, because he’s a pervert, predator and con man. But I didn’t vote for Harris. But I did vote for every Democrat candidate since Bill Clinton. Congratulations to the woke mob and PC cancel culture - i got ‘cancelled’ by them and they lost my vote. So much for ‘inclusivity’.
I've heard(and I think it's an accurate description) it called linguistic colonialism. Forcing gender neutrality on a language that is explicitly gendered. It's no surprise that Latinos hate out-of-touch elitists(mostly white) who don't know or care about their language trying to fundamentally change it for the sake of gaining woke points.
How do you bring back US manufacturing? Tariff the cheap imports. I’m old enough to remember when made in USA meant quality and reasonable prices. My first washing machine lasted 30yrs no maintenance when it became “cheaper” to replace then repair I bought a new one 3 times higher price and it had to be repaired 3 times in the first year. Better quality less waste cheaper in the long term. Just my thoughts on tariffs.
I know for a lot of "POC" people, including myself i got tired of being a type or thing as opposed to being me. Like you said a guy with a low paying job with bills, living a big city (SF), prices with the little i do make. Trump is not the most important problem i face ob a day to day basis
@@larry6112time to be American Americans Just like the Irish, Italians and Jews. The USA is the only place in the world where anyone can reinvent themselves.
It’s also the media lying to me about it not being that bad. I’ve seen prices and crime increase down here in San Jose and in SF. Unless I’ve just gotten really unlucky over the last 3 or 4 years. I’ve seen people come in and clear the Walgreens in Milpitas. I worry a bit because it serves an older Asian community. :( I also witnessed more open drug use on Market St. in SF. Though it may have gotten better. I stopped going up there as much.
@BetaBuxDelux They locked up all the isles in the Wal-Mart and Targets in "diverse" neighborhoods so the shop lifters started coming to mine. Now half the stuff in my stores are locked up as well in SoCal 😕
I live in the Silicon Valley. I drove to a wedding down in SoCal in October. After the wedding trip, I drove to Lake Tahoe and, after that, Yosemite. The entire trip, I didn't see a single Kamala Harris bumper sticker or yard sign. I didn't see any around the Bay Area either. However, I did see people with Trump bumper stickers and yard signs. I even saw quite a few makeshift billboards. I am convinced that -- apart from the mail-in ballot (which I believe is conducive to cheating) -- Trump would have been neck-and-neck in our state.
we the people want to protect our income, our safety, extending from me to my family, to my neighborhood, to my children's schools. Politicians have to take notes.
It's because people always prefer the choice of doing something rather than being told they can't do it no matter what, even when it comes to killing their kids. Abortion is just evil, I don't see how anyone can support it.
Without TH-cam, I probably would have voted for Chase Oliver. No individual channel or influencer convinced me to vote for Trump but the broad based access to information that wasn't filtered through gatekeepers and being able to hear every side's case allowed me to weigh the options.
I’m from Illinois and was not surprised that we shifted red. We’re losing population, have unpopular corrupt politicians, skyrocketing housing prices, and the politicians seam not to care and have no solutions. We can see that most everywhere where housing is cheap and has a rising population is more Republican, while our politicians are managing to build a few affordable apartment buildings that are somehow far more pricey per unit to build than privately built apartments. The extent to which we shifted red though has surprised me. Democrats’ lead was cut in half from D+17 to D+8.5. This makes us more competitive than states that were until recently swing states like Iowa, Ohio, Florida, and Texas. If the Trump administration succeeds and the Democrats refuse to learn from this election and don’t make big changes, it seems possible that even we could become a swing state very soon, along with New Jersey and maybe New York, or at least close to one.
If you take out major cities, and ignore true independent and third party attitudes, basically the entire country is red. If you toss all of NY south of Westchester out and say, "You are now South New York", North New York is red, and South New York is blue. South New York and Southern California, clustered around L.A. and San Diego are the largest blue swaths of the entire country. The problem is, those mega concentrations of blue are responsible for how U.S. education looks, how entertainment looks, how journalism looks, and how technology is approached. In short, they monopolize the content and flow of information. They define the culture; the counter culture of the '60s and '70s is the culture of today. If we can have liberty be the biggest counter culture of today, then in 12-20 years, liberty will become the culture, and we'll start to be OK.
I was thinking New York could become a swing state as well. To be fair, however, cheaper housing prices have always been the case in a lot of Red areas because of smaller populations, farther distances from cities, and a lack of local jobs and investments.
PA is actually the perfect example. A lot of towns are run down. Many houses are old and crooked-looking and there is a lack of jobs so housing is pretty cheap compared to say, New York.
@@CautionHighWavesAhead- Well that’s mainly a small city versus big city issue, and also a regional issue. Like Freeport Illinois and Batavia New York are going to be very cheap places to live despite being in blue states. Large cities in red states just seem to be more affordable than large cities in blue states. Like compare New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles to Dallas, Houston, and Atlanta, and this is while the first three are shrinking and the latter three are growing. So the red state cities are both higher in demand and lower in cost than the blue state cities, they just seem to be doing something right: having a less regulated housing market. But yeah big cities are just more expensive to live in because the land itself is more valuable and more people want to live there.
If you don't think theo vons trump interview moved the needle then you don't deserve to talk politics and culture anymore. It humanized him in a way that is undeniable. It got many of my non poli5ical friends to vote
It’s true. I became more of a Bernie Sanders fan after watching him on Joe Rogan year ago. After watching Trump and Vance on Theo Vons and Rogan’s podcasts in Oct/Nov 2024 my mind was made up. They came across as more honest to me.
Ever think that maybe the Puerto Rican community was more insulted by the press blatantly trying to use that joke as a way to swing votes than they were by the actual vote itself? It was a joke. The press insulting my intelligence by trying to swing my vote over a joke would just turn me on the partisan motivations of the press.
The way we left Afghanistan was out of control. The way we fund the Taliban with millions of USD is absolutely out of control. The border, and lack of Democrats giving a hell about it, was out of control. The Democrats, sadly, are a party that would be better off running some smaller, less powerful country. They proved that their focus was not making the USA to be better, but to bring the USA to its knees to serve their drivers-of-the-party interests.
That’s 20 years of failed nation state building, and complete failure on Joe Biden‘s government thinking how long they thought the puppet state would last without support. George W Bush should have never had imperial ambitions that killed 3,579 coalition soldiers in the end for nothing with $2trillion spent just on Afghanistan. Taliban were as much of an enemy as the house of Al Saud Trump did a deal without the us puppet government was not the best idea 💡.
SPOT ON! You get it! However, I would say I would not trust them with a candy stand let alone a small, less powerful country. Not the people but the leaders!
@@Ryan-xw2gm It wasn't Trump's plan -- but even if it had been, Biden wouldn't have been required to follow it. Then again, Biden probably wasn't mentally acute enough to follow any plan. So whose was it really?
@@Ryan-xw2gmTrump had a plan to pull out, true. Had they simply followed that plan all those billions of dollars in equipment would not have been lost, but even more important, we would not have lost the service people still mourn.
I work as a steel worker. And the steel tariffs are the single best thing he’s ever done. My job was never better then when he targeted China with them. Because of it I want all tariffs. Bring it on. They work. When people say they don’t they don’t understand how great they can help.
In my view, Kamala’s loss was about underlying issues that have plagued the Democratic Party for years. Her run was effectively lost before it even began due to several fundamental reasons: 1. Economic Disconnect While President Biden did manage to stabilize and improve some aspects of the economy he inherited, the Democratic Party failed to acknowledge the financial struggles that average Americans continued to face. They focused on abstract economic indicators like stock markets and job growth, while ignoring rising costs, stagnant wages, and the economic anxiety many feel daily. Instead of validating people’s concerns, Democrats tried to convince the public that everything was fine-even as families struggled to pay rent, buy groceries, and afford healthcare. This disconnect made it seem as though Democrats were out of touch with real-world issues, leaving many to believe the party simply didn’t understand or care about the financial pressures affecting their lives. 2. “Wokeism” and Ideological Imposition Democrats’ approach to social issues, especially surrounding LGBTQ+ rights and racial equality, may be rooted in good intentions, but it often comes across as forced or overly prescriptive. In their pursuit of freedom and inclusivity, they seem to have pushed these ideals on the public in a way that, ironically, limits personal choice and individual freedom. Many Americans value their right to form their own beliefs and to choose what values they align with. By attempting to make certain ideologies almost mandatory in public discourse, the Democratic Party risks alienating people who, while not necessarily opposed to these values, don’t want to feel pressured or shamed into adopting them. This approach has, in some ways, backfired-creating resistance among voters who feel their own freedom to believe and choose is being undermined. 3. Soft Stance on Crime and Border Control Crime and border control are issues that directly impact people’s lives, particularly in urban areas. As a former Latino Democrat, I’ve personally witnessed the deterioration of my own community due to crime and unchecked immigration. I’ve lived in the same city for over 30 years, and the last two years have been the worst I’ve ever seen. Crimes are increasingly committed by both undocumented immigrants and American citizens from various backgrounds, yet Democratic policies seem unwilling or unable to address this reality. Their “soft-on-crime” and “open borders” approach has led to communities feeling less safe and secure, with residents left to deal with the consequences of policies that seem detached from everyday life. Democrats have failed to recognize that a commitment to fairness and compassion should not come at the expense of public safety. 4. Lack of Transparency and Honesty Perhaps one of the most damaging aspects of the Democratic Party’s current approach is a perceived lack of transparency. Instead of openly acknowledging issues like economic struggles, ideological divides, and public safety concerns, they often downplay or dismiss them, creating a gap between the party's messaging and the reality voters experience. This lack of honesty makes it difficult for people to trust the party, as it feels like they’re hiding or ignoring real problems. People want leaders who will face these issues head-on and offer practical solutions-not ones who gloss over them with optimistic talking points. Today, I don’t identify with either Trump’s ideology or the Democratic Party's current trajectory. I didn’t vote for Trump or Kamala. I despise what MAGA stands for and find its authoritarian tendencies disturbing, yet I’m equally frustrated with the Democratic Party’s soft stance on crime, their approach to border control, and their imposition of ideological conformity. The Democratic Party has lost its way, pushing ideals that feel more like corruption than genuine freedom, even as they claim to champion democracy. I still hold onto the core principles of the Democratic Party-values like equality, fairness, and opportunity, open-mindedness and practical wisdom-but I believe those principles are being disastrously mismanaged and at times completely abandoned. As much as I consider Trump a serious threat to democracy, I also hope that, with the huge power he holds in this term, he will prioritize what’s best for America. If his decisions lead to a safer, healthier, and more prosperous nation-without crossing into the realm of dictatorship-then I’m willing to accept certain limits on “freedoms” that Democrats have prioritized over public well-being. Ultimately, my hope is for a government that balances individual freedom with the collective good, where leaders address crime, border control, and ideological issues with honesty and pragmatism. We need a vision for America that values safety, security, and prosperity, not one that blindly follows ideological paths or embraces authoritarianism. The Democratic Party’s failure to deliver on these principles is what led me to reevaluate my loyalty, and I believe many others feel the same based on America's choice for president.
I'm libertarian. So you do you. But #2 really hits home. It's not enough that they have their rights now. They want to force you to agree with their ideology. That's authoritarian.
Really nice, thoughtful reply. If no one else says it, I appreciate the time & effort you put into it. A few things I'd say in response to your points: 1) The price of things (normal, every day goods) isn't really on the president. For the better (imo), the president can't influence prices. But if Biden and/or Harris were to say "We can't actually set prices, so that's not really on us", it sounds like a cop out. Prices won't get much better under Trump, and could possibly get worse because of his tariff threats. I think the population's view on prices under Biden are more a result of voters' ignorance on how economy and cost of living work. At the same time, Harris (and Biden before her) could've done a better job of communicating that (preferably in a way that didn't sound like a cop out). 2) This is the one where I disagree most. It sucks that giving basic human rights to everybody feels like a burden to some people, but it's not an excuse to put human rights on the back burner. When slavery was abolished, people felt like the loss of using humans as free labour was being forced on them and caused them inconvenience. But eff their feelings. Slavery was (and is) evil. People viewed the right for same-sex couples to marry was a cultural shift being forced on American society. But eff their views. Being allowed to marry who you love is a basic human right. You can't put off giving people equal rights because some (or even a majority of) people find it "inconvenient" and think it's being "forced" on them. Racism is forced on the victims. Homophobia is forced on the victims. Letting the oppressed remain oppressed because you don't want to offend the oppressors is b.s. 3) As someone who just finished spending about 2 years in the court system for throwing a letter sized envelope (filled with 3 sheets of paper and a return envelope, no staples or paperclips enclosed) at a table....America is not soft on crime. If anything, we need to stop prosecuting every stupid non-crime and focus on real crimes (e.g.; murder, rape, child abuse). Otherwise, I mostly agree with you here. 4) Totally agree with you here (and think it applies to every administration, not just Biden/Harris). Anyway, like I said before, great write up. Thanks again for taking the time.
@jonathanevenboer Thank you for the thoughtful response, and I appreciate your taking the time to engage so meaningfully. On #1, I completely agree. The issue wasn’t necessarily that Biden or Harris could directly control prices, but rather the perception that they should have done more to acknowledge and address people’s financial pain points. The Democratic Party could have done a far better job communicating about economic limitations without making it sound like a cop-out. Acknowledging people’s struggles transparently could’ve helped bridge that perception gap. Biden actually did that in his last speech which came too late undoubtingly. On #2, We share perspectives on human rights, slavery should have never existed and I fully support and respect same-sex love-love is love, and I believe diversity is something to be embraced. But I think there’s a line between upholding rights and enforcing ideologies that can conflict with others’ beliefs. For instance, when I’m asked to call someone “Miss” while I see a male standing in front of me, I feel that’s not defending a human right but rather asking me to deny my personal understanding of reality. I support everyone’s right to self-identify, but I think that right should coexist with others’ right to respectfully decline participating in something they may not personally agree with. In the same way that we should protect people from discrimination, we should also protect the right to individual beliefs and perspectives. On #3, I’m with you 100%. America has a distorted view of punishment, sometimes penalizing minor actions harshly while allowing serious offenses to go under-addressed. True justice should mean focusing our resources on real, harmful crimes-murder, assault, exploitation-and ensuring there’s consistency in how we apply our laws. As for #4, I agree-this need for transparency and honesty applies to all administrations, Democratic and Republican alike. It’s a reminder that perhaps the real issue is our failure to embrace a new way of thinking that could offer more honesty, practicality, and genuine representation in our leadership and outside of the Dem/Rep establishment. Thanks again for the great conversation.
@@JohnConservative I'm a simple man. When I see non-insane opinions, whether I agree with them or not, I attempt to engage meaningfully. Regarding #1... I do think the Biden/Harris admin (and Dems in general) could've been more proactive in showing people how the economy was still rough, but getting better. Maybe been more upfront about the process and acknowledged how tough it was on people's wallets. At the same time, I'm a pretty hardcore anarcho-libertarian and at the end of the day it's the people's responsibility to inform themselves and form their own opinions. IMO, people have just ceased to inform themselves. Most of the time they don't even have their own opinions. We can only place so much of the blame on politicians and the media. The rest is on us. Regarding #2... I think the approach to integrating gender identity issues into the general public was too aggressive. It's a super complex issue. In the cases of things like bathrooms, it's absolutely about the comfort of everyone involved. I can absolutely understand why, for example, a father might freakout if he saw someone he identified as a man following his daughter into a restroom regardless of how the man identified. No one really addressed those kind of concerns. It just went straight to "live with it or your evil" without a period of transition (no pun intended) and public education and discourse about the issue. As far as pronoun preferences... I don't really care. I personally don't use them to describe myself, but I don't care if others chose to. If I identify someone with a male pronoun and they politely correct me and tell me they prefer to be identified with a female pronoun, I have no problem with it. It's really no skin off my back one way or another and I'm happy to oblige their freedom of expression. I'm also educated enough to know that transvestitism and transgenderism aren't the same thing, so I don't automatically assume that, say, a guy in a dress necessarily wants to be identified as a female. See? It's a truly complicated issue. You can't expect people to understand something so labyrinthian without even helping them to understand what it is and how it all works. The sad thing is, I think the general public would've been more accepting of gender identity issues if there had been an actual period of conversation, education, and planning things like sports participation, restrooms, and issues like that. You need planning for issues like this, where you allow the greatest amount of personal freedom with the least amount of infringement on the personal freedoms of others.
My partner voted Trump and I voted for Chase Oliver. If you have to keep who you vote for a secret in your marriage, you might have some things to work on?
For me and my partner, I think it is worth pointing out that we both did NOT vote for Trump. Her answer to that was to vote for the "other" person she thought most likely to win. I don't care about numbers, and in fact, the real numbers show that Republicans and Democrats are pathetic minorities doing only twice as well as Greens, so I voted for Oliver, who a) has the positions my partner wants to see in certain issues, and b) understands what freedom is and would actually implement policies that support those philosophical positions, not that hold more guns to more people's heads in the name of a talking point.
Regarding why the abortion didn't resonate @20:00 I think the overturning of Roe v. Wade worked like it was supposed to per the 10th Amendment. So a lot of voters were free to split the ticket in voting Republican (POTUS, Governor, Senate) and against the stricter Pro-Life position this election. Liz W. spoke to this. This a win for the GOP long term on other issues that people of good faith disagree on but don't involve national issues (same sex approaches, transgender issues, etc). Theoretically there might be some issues this benefits Democrats on but as Patrick R noted they are the biggest player on leveraging "identity issues" so it's a losing issue election after election since the economy is usually number 1 anyway. Federalism is something the Republicans have hopefully rediscovered and I think this will benefit anyone in any party who is focused on national issues like inflation, economy, foreign policy. I think Americans of all stripes are okay with a more libertarian federal government if they can do things that reflect their community's culture/identity in jurisdictions closer to them like states.
Agreed. A lot of establishment Republicans were freaking out after the Roe v Wade decision because they thought an army of thots would appear every election and vote against them. Turns out that didn't happen and what we're seeing is the abortion issue becoming irrelevant.
I found it interesting when they said democratic voters broke down into the rich and the poor. 🤔 Sounds just like California to me. You have the rich and the homeless.
As a married woman and mother to a young son, what matters to me is the economy, cost of living and cost of groceries, security and crime. I found that ad so profoundly insulting and condescending. It is ironic they claim women are being told by their husband how to vote when it is the Democrats who are telling women how they should vote.
The American obsession with race to the point you don’t realise you’re doing it is hysterical. Like even when you’re riling against identity politics you still couch everything in terms of race.
The blacks represent 14% of the country and a primarily located in the north Midwest and the south. Asians are primarily located in California and American south west. It’s such a pointless way to go after votes when voting is done by regions in the United States. It’s terrible strategy, unless they can flood the country with foreign darkies that get fake “citizenship” status from squatting and popping out illegal immigrants babies.
Regarding that insulting misandrist add about women being told by their husbands how to vote, the only man who pressured me to make the "responsible" choice in the polling booth was my very progressive co-worker.
Yeah, that Kamala advertisrment both shocked and perplexed me. I'd think a married couple would know eachother well enough to know how eachother would vote. And it seems unlikely to me that a Trump supporting husband would impose such expectations on his wife. It's typically Dems who pressure or expect others to vote Democrat, too. The abusive control freak undertones in that commercial really disturb me. But I kinda' detect some of that in both Kamala's and in Walz's interactions with their families. Could it be that Kamala's entire campaign staff have abusive dynamics with their spouses, and so *nobody* saw anything disturbing or creepy about that campaign ad? Anyway, nobody's vote is really that important. It would be such a non-issue if my wife decided to vote in a way I disagreed with. There must be something wrong with establishment Democrats, or something. Especially Tim Walz and his wife. Aren't their micro-expressions AND macro-expressions just completely blood thirsty and sadistic looking? I bet they are hateful, verbally abusive rage-a-holics behind closed doors.
He won both times because the Democrat candidate was awful... heck, this vote number really makes the Biden number in 2020 look even more like it was fraud and suggesting that Trump won all 3 x because the Democrat candidate has been awful each time.
I think the polls accounted for the Trump effect. I don’t think they accounted for the Kennedy effect. Not only did he bring his voters, those voters were a bridge to democrat voters.
Regarding tariffs: it matters a lot exactly what goods are affected by general import tariffs, and which are less sensitive. Anti-tariff economists are often the same people who unironically use "quality of life" and "GDP" interchangeably; literally nothing they say carries any weight for me. Tariffs will cause proportional price inflation on tariff-sensitive goods, but they will also immediately increase gross margin for domestic competitors (where available). It is not at all a foregone conclusion that tariffs sufficient to replace the income tax will produce a net relative purchasing power loss for basic goods and common luxuries over a couple years. Add on to this the likely general increase in energy supply, and you have a way more interesting analysis sitting there, not being done by the biggest critics of tariffs.
Small business owners will be negatively affected. Those who sell things imported from other countries, which is most retail establishments. Big corporations can simply shift how they source their goods, change prices to make the customer pay, close less profitable stores, and maybe cut executive salaries. But mom and pop stores, sole proprietorships scraping by, will no longer be able to compete. But who cares about the little guys who are the backbone of our economy, right?
Idunno man, are mom and pop shops really getting general inventory directly from China? My understanding is that they get it from distributors, who are "big corporations" in your model. @goodgrief888
A LOT of young people did NOT overextend themselves to borrow on their future when planning their education. MANY made tough choices to attend more affordable colleges, stayed with their parents instead of on campus, accepted scholarships from schools that were NOT their first choice, put off college until they could afford to pay their way, went to a trade school instead etc. THEY were as angry about this supposed "forgiveness plan" as the others were glad.
AND, it can't be stressed enough how bad it was for her to have an Unrealized Capital Gains TAX. My uncle built a house in the early 2K's for 23K for land and material. Technically, not in code but still passes cause of the quality of the build. Carpenter of 30 years, built most of my hometown. Died of cancer and left it to his wife, my Beloved Auntie. Today, tax assessors say that property is worth close to 400k! Even though she, her newer hubs, nor anybody in the fams makes that, Her and Her newer mans would be homeless! That is JUST my family. How many others saw that and thought "what its worth is way more than what I can afford to pay for it?"
38:38 Amazing chart. The delta in each group shows Dem getting more elitist. Rep more everyone else while th Internet reduces the thought contol mechanism monopoly of the elites.
As someone from Gen Z who didn't vote for Trump, I have an idea as to why this might have happened. My generation just doesn't feel represented by either party anymore. One of the major sticking points for both democrats and republicans has long been "vote for me or the devil will win". This mentality has kept the two party system in power for decades and has long prevented real change and progress being made in the government. I voted for Harris primarily because I was tired of hearing about Trump everyday, but I hated doing that because it's what the Democrats want. The two party system needs to go.
Thought it was interesting that student loan forgiveness didn't work as a bribe. Mine were forgiven but that's because I did public service for 10 years.
Liz Wolfe has some good points, here. Trump is both an outsider to mainstream politics with his populist image, but at the same time, he really isn't doing much of anything that's radically different from the status quo. I see Trump as only slightly better than Kamala. But still far from any libertarian view. Also, the new channel now has 148 subscribers.
"College degree" is as vague as "Latino" or "Asian" as a group identity. Partly I think it is used to justify the presenters bona fides, but mostly because just like Cuban and Mexican cultures are different, so are Engineering and Humanities degrees.
I've seen several videos with the same topic. They could all be a few minutes long. The answer is, bad economy, worst Dem candidate ever, the border and lawfare.
You are incorrect about seniors having more security- Even after the large raise 2 tears ago - our personal spendable monthly cash is down by @ $400 /mo due to inflation.
I also listen to Rogan, Theo Von and the like. Podcasts like " Call her Daddy" will never be my cup of tea. I feel like it's vapid, uninteresting, unintelligible nonsense.
Imagine pandering to the very far left of your party and you can figure out why you lost. The midterms will be even worse because it looks like they are going to double down.
Trevor Noah did a bit about Trump at McDonalds, and how happy he seemed. "I'm gonna give this person a few EXTRA fries!" Just ... sincerely happy, or at least really good at faking it.
The crazy thing is g is that many states that voted for trump had abortion access on the ballot on the state level showing that people who voted for abortion also ended up voting for trump. People figured out Kamala Harris was a lie who couldn’t do anything about that.
That Harris commercial is so weird though. Like even passed the fact that most married couples vote the same, I grew up in the 90s, single moms, but many of my friends came from 2-parent households. A lot of them were chaotic every 2 and 4 years, but they still loved each other, and constantly told their kids and me to believe whatever the fuck we want, but also to know Why we believe it.
My wife and I spoke openly about who we were going to vote for. My wife voted for Trump. We lived in MA, so it didn’t matter who I voted for, because the Democrat would win the electoral college votes. I can’t stand either candidate so I voted for the Libertarian.
I don’t think Trump believes tariffs a good, he seems to believe they are a powerful negotiation tactic. He seems to see U.S. tariffs as low and foreign tariffs as comparatively protectionist. He wants a better, I think.
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Liz looks a mess
trump won more electoral votes than harris is how this happened.
I’m 71 years old. I watched all three hours of Trump on Rogan and all three hours of Vance on Rogan. These viewings absolutely demolished all of the scary narratives progressives have spent so long trying to perpetrate. I voted Trump/Vance with enthusiasm.
You already made you mind already before you watched the 3 hour podcasts.
@CashMoolah00 and you would have voted for biden again.
My mind was pretty made up, even though President Trump doesn’t drink or do drugs when I saw him 1on1 with Rogan he’s such a chill normal guy, I thought, man I could have a beer and chill with him. I wanted to get to know Kamala and watched a bunch of her appearances but she was so robotic and spoke but really didn’t say anything. I agree with the 71 yo guy Trump put me at ease and he sure didn’t seem like what people try scaring me with.
@jdoc6957 people can make you do almost anything with fear. Glad you made the right choice. America needs good people standing with her.
@@CashMoolah00 Vance's slot on Rogan was originally given to Harris until she stood Joe up. Chit, myself and millions of others would have watched the full Harris interview if she took that timeslot like she should have. I even watched the full Fetterman interview published later that week.
That "lie to your husband" ad and message was insane.
All it did was show Right wing Americans what the Dems think of the sanctity of marriage.
True
And that they believe in practicing taqqiya as much as the other pdf, US hating cult does.
Leftism isn't an economic plan per se - you could be a Venture Capitalist and you will be accepted into the Democratic Party if you hold all of the approved social positions on sexual liberation/identity, race, and immigration.
Leftism is about breaking organic human bonds and harvesting the political power from the atomisation that results. The ideal Leftist citizen is a single urban woman with no children and an advanced degree in a soft field. That's why they're always trying to make more of them.
And relationships generally. They’re advocating for lying and inauthentic behavior toward loved ones, which is disgusting and sociopathic in nature
As a person who has friends still stuck in abusive marriages, and one who "was fatally shot by a home invasion gone wrong" 2 months after converting from her husbands religion, it was actually upsetting because you can tell these people have no contact with real abusive homes.
That ad come on the tv in the home of one of my friends, and she show any consideration of voting against her husband (not an actual issue here in CO because the ballots come in the mail and he watched her fill it out), and she would miss election day because she was in the hospital again.
It made me more mad than just about anything since the whole "handmaids tale" costume crud after Roe was overturned.
Some of the smartest people I’ve met were skilled tradesmen when I was a carpenter and some of the dumbest people I’ve met were professors at the university I graduated from. Education doesn’t necessarily make you smart.
Maybe, but schooling sure does make people feel so superior to the others that they can laugh and look down their noses at workers, scuffing at ideas they have when the "educated" rely on repeating what others have told them. Remembering is not thinking, it is just repeating like a parrot and parrots are not very smart at all, but some people believe parrots are real smart, just like people that say words they've heard before. It's bullshit and Americans are addicted to bullshit.
Thank you exactly.
They kept telling me Trump was a fascist and I was a fascist and Batman was a fascist. So I sided with Batman.
Well, since Kamala is Harvey Dent, you should side with Batman. Trump was not Batman. So, better luck next time.
@@FifthConcerto word salad
cool story bro
The media lied way way way too much about Trump. It was gross.
@@FifthConcertoYou are right, Batman is a rich billionaire that beat up poor people, including homeless people with mental illness.
"Let's namecall everyone who disagrees with us or is on the fence and compare them to nazis!"
"Aw man, how did we lose?!"
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 democrats are so smug and arrogant they make trump look and sound nice that’s what happened
💯💯 all dems should be required to read this comments section. The mysteries of the election universe are solved here..
What could go wrong?
Socialist, Communists, Radical left lunatics, Vermin, etc I could go on about all the name calling. People should just be honest with there bias but I get we need to reaffirm but use legit excuses.
He won because he was a much better candidate.....period.
I live in Illinois. I looked at the numbers and calculated that if you exclude all the votes, both for Harris and for Trump, from just one county, then Trump would have won Illinois by a 7% margin. That county is Cook county. Illinois is not a blue state, it is a red state where the vote is overwhelmed by Chicago.
Trump won Minnesota outside of the Twin Cities & Duluth, the map was super red.
Wait till the goverment jobs get thinned out in DC, we may see Virginia and Maryland become swing states again, may see it in Chicago
Wow! If that's true. It's why we must keep the electoral college.
We are a republic.
@@sofly7634 I agree, we must keep the electoral college.
Exactly, sadly, many other metro areas have that effect on otherwise red states. Kindve crazy but we agree fully, the electoral college was wisely founded for a good reason and its much to the lament of the leftoids, who make all sort of excuses as to why its bad, but it got a little quieter after the Trump train pulled up on the popular vote!
College doesn’t mean educated. Means indoctrinated.
A lot of Christians prayed. God 8n His goodness is giving us another chance
I prayed. ALOT
Amen 🙏🏽
I prayed Soo much ! 🙏
As a white male, it shocks me how many single men voted Harris. Truely makes me question masculinity in America.
Beta males
the ONE question i think people should keep asking is this: during the time joe biden was "president" - WHO was REALLY running the country?
Oscama! Maybe a bit of Killery in there.
Who is really running the country now?
@@FurtherReview i'm guessing the same person/people that have been screwing things up the last 4 years.
Seriously
Well, who, among all of the people in power was most interested in sexual deviance? Because these last 4 years have been especially stressing deviant sexuality, to the point of sexually mutilating over 10 thousand grade school children. Who was LBGTQ president?
It didn't matter who the Dems ran, they could have ran Mathew McConnahay or George Clooney and it would have been the same result; people didn't like the Dem platform
My wife divorced me at 27yrs old because she was a "strong independent woman" and suddenly decided she didn't want kids, after 4yrs of marriage.
Younger woman have seen the older women becoming miserable with these types of decision, divorce or staying childless etc, and making the corrections towards, "i want to work, BUT I also want a family and children and spouse" etc.
The Catholic church teachers the only reason for marriage is to have kids other wise why get married love comes second makes sense
@@adamm.6595 what’s the point of being a professional woman say… lawyer or cop.. when if u are gonna get married n have kids there’s a huge chance you’ll marry another lawyer or cop… and they when the kids start coming you’ll probably wind up staying home to raise them anyways? Or you go back to work and send so much on child care that it barely saves you any $ and at the expense of having someone else raise your kids AND you maybe have to pay loans back for college..
If u are gonna be a mother of say 2-5 kids and expect to marry a quality man then it may not help you at all to go to college and work. And I mean financially and that’s to say nothing of how messed up kids get barely seeing their parents
The latinix thing is weird because it imposes neuter gender on a descriptor of people, who's language lacks neuter gender by English speakers, which lacks genders.
Ask any non tv/public Hispanic indv and see what they say. Lol
@jameng1315 👍
@@jameng1315 Liberal white women are going into minority spaces to apologize for Trump winning.
“Latinx” is idiotic for a lot of reasons. It’s something that only a trans activist white person could come up with, who does not speak Spanish. It assumes that “Latino” is somehow offensive or exclusive, which it is not, based on how the language works. Second, it’s not something that the Latino community came up with themselves. Third, there is no ‘Latino community’ in itself - it’s the name that White America has given to a bunch of Spanish speaking New World countries and their descendants. Nobody ‘self identifies as’ “Latino” within these countries it’s not their ‘identity’. In other words, “Latino” is a form of “Othering” which these same liberals who came with Latinx are against. And the “Latinx’ with the big fat X is way of making the trans ‘community’ center stage as primary. Of course, they love this ‘decentering’, but it’s just a narcissistic insult. And lastly, if you really wanted a gender-neutral English word for describing this group of Latino people, THERE’S ALREADY A SUCH A WORD - “Hispanic”. And what’s the difference between ‘Hispanic” and “Latino”? Who the hell cares. It’s just another ‘othering’ word. And all this is to say that real ‘Latinos’ in American have 1001 other priorities in their political participation in the US, and the LASt thing they need or care about is some trans fringe group imposing a derogatory othering label onto them. And this is just one reason why I, as a Latino, did not vote for Harris. I didn’t vote for Trump, because he’s a pervert, predator and con man. But I didn’t vote for Harris. But I did vote for every Democrat candidate since Bill Clinton. Congratulations to the woke mob and PC cancel culture - i got ‘cancelled’ by them and they lost my vote. So much for ‘inclusivity’.
I've heard(and I think it's an accurate description) it called linguistic colonialism. Forcing gender neutrality on a language that is explicitly gendered. It's no surprise that Latinos hate out-of-touch elitists(mostly white) who don't know or care about their language trying to fundamentally change it for the sake of gaining woke points.
I blame those 15 million Biden voters who sat this one out😂
Yeh what's up with that, why did they stay home
Absolutely! Where are those 15 million people go?
Yeah, where did they come from in 2020 and why leave in 2024?
Seems fishy
@SunTingWong not sure, I hope they're research done to find out
@@SunTingWongwe know why but we can't talk about it
How do you bring back US manufacturing? Tariff the cheap imports. I’m old enough to remember when made in USA meant quality and reasonable prices. My first washing machine lasted 30yrs no maintenance when it became “cheaper” to replace then repair I bought a new one 3 times higher price and it had to be repaired 3 times in the first year. Better quality less waste cheaper in the long term. Just my thoughts on tariffs.
Vance was right, the cat ladies really are the problem.
Wait until he hears about chihuahua ladies. 😂
This cat lady happily voted Trump Vance. GenXers don’t get offended by everything
I know for a lot of "POC" people, including myself i got tired of being a type or thing as opposed to being me. Like you said a guy with a low paying job with bills, living a big city (SF), prices with the little i do make. Trump is not the most important problem i face ob a day to day basis
I agree. It’s exhausting.
@@larry6112time to be American Americans Just like the Irish, Italians and Jews. The USA is the only place in the world where anyone can reinvent themselves.
It’s also the media lying to me about it not being that bad. I’ve seen prices and crime increase down here in San Jose and in SF. Unless I’ve just gotten really unlucky over the last 3 or 4 years.
I’ve seen people come in and clear the Walgreens in Milpitas. I worry a bit because it serves an older Asian community. :(
I also witnessed more open drug use on Market St. in SF. Though it may have gotten better. I stopped going up there as much.
@BetaBuxDelux They locked up all the isles in the Wal-Mart and Targets in "diverse" neighborhoods so the shop lifters started coming to mine. Now half the stuff in my stores are locked up as well in SoCal 😕
👋 from over here in MARIN 😁
MAGA/MAHA 🗽✌🏼👏🏼
I live in the Silicon Valley. I drove to a wedding down in SoCal in October. After the wedding trip, I drove to Lake Tahoe and, after that, Yosemite. The entire trip, I didn't see a single Kamala Harris bumper sticker or yard sign. I didn't see any around the Bay Area either. However, I did see people with Trump bumper stickers and yard signs. I even saw quite a few makeshift billboards. I am convinced that -- apart from the mail-in ballot (which I believe is conducive to cheating) -- Trump would have been neck-and-neck in our state.
we the people want to protect our income, our safety, extending from me to my family, to my neighborhood, to my children's schools. Politicians have to take notes.
23.35 ,.....How is the Right's position on abortion "Toxic" when the left with impunity says abortion till the day of birth is fine
It's because people always prefer the choice of doing something rather than being told they can't do it no matter what, even when it comes to killing their kids. Abortion is just evil, I don't see how anyone can support it.
Without TH-cam, I probably would have voted for Chase Oliver. No individual channel or influencer convinced me to vote for Trump but the broad based access to information that wasn't filtered through gatekeepers and being able to hear every side's case allowed me to weigh the options.
I’m from Illinois and was not surprised that we shifted red. We’re losing population, have unpopular corrupt politicians, skyrocketing housing prices, and the politicians seam not to care and have no solutions. We can see that most everywhere where housing is cheap and has a rising population is more Republican, while our politicians are managing to build a few affordable apartment buildings that are somehow far more pricey per unit to build than privately built apartments. The extent to which we shifted red though has surprised me. Democrats’ lead was cut in half from D+17 to D+8.5. This makes us more competitive than states that were until recently swing states like Iowa, Ohio, Florida, and Texas. If the Trump administration succeeds and the Democrats refuse to learn from this election and don’t make big changes, it seems possible that even we could become a swing state very soon, along with New Jersey and maybe New York, or at least close to one.
If you take out major cities, and ignore true independent and third party attitudes, basically the entire country is red. If you toss all of NY south of Westchester out and say, "You are now South New York", North New York is red, and South New York is blue. South New York and Southern California, clustered around L.A. and San Diego are the largest blue swaths of the entire country. The problem is, those mega concentrations of blue are responsible for how U.S. education looks, how entertainment looks, how journalism looks, and how technology is approached. In short, they monopolize the content and flow of information. They define the culture; the counter culture of the '60s and '70s is the culture of today. If we can have liberty be the biggest counter culture of today, then in 12-20 years, liberty will become the culture, and we'll start to be OK.
Re JRE: she would have had to actually answer a question... Not give an answer, answer THE question.
I was thinking New York could become a swing state as well. To be fair, however, cheaper housing prices have always been the case in a lot of Red areas because of smaller populations, farther distances from cities, and a lack of local jobs and investments.
PA is actually the perfect example. A lot of towns are run down. Many houses are old and crooked-looking and there is a lack of jobs so housing is pretty cheap compared to say, New York.
@@CautionHighWavesAhead- Well that’s mainly a small city versus big city issue, and also a regional issue. Like Freeport Illinois and Batavia New York are going to be very cheap places to live despite being in blue states. Large cities in red states just seem to be more affordable than large cities in blue states. Like compare New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles to Dallas, Houston, and Atlanta, and this is while the first three are shrinking and the latter three are growing. So the red state cities are both higher in demand and lower in cost than the blue state cities, they just seem to be doing something right: having a less regulated housing market. But yeah big cities are just more expensive to live in because the land itself is more valuable and more people want to live there.
Because He had The wonderful Tulsi Gabbard on side 👍👍👍
If you don't think theo vons trump interview moved the needle then you don't deserve to talk politics and culture anymore. It humanized him in a way that is undeniable. It got many of my non poli5ical friends to vote
It’s true. I became more of a Bernie Sanders fan after watching him on Joe Rogan year ago.
After watching Trump and Vance on Theo Vons and Rogan’s podcasts in Oct/Nov 2024 my mind was made up. They came across as more honest to me.
It's about culture not color!
The politicians use race to mask what is really a class problem.
Ever think that maybe the Puerto Rican community was more insulted by the press blatantly trying to use that joke as a way to swing votes than they were by the actual vote itself?
It was a joke. The press insulting my intelligence by trying to swing my vote over a joke would just turn me on the partisan motivations of the press.
The way we left Afghanistan was out of control. The way we fund the Taliban with millions of USD is absolutely out of control. The border, and lack of Democrats giving a hell about it, was out of control. The Democrats, sadly, are a party that would be better off running some smaller, less powerful country. They proved that their focus was not making the USA to be better, but to bring the USA to its knees to serve their drivers-of-the-party interests.
That’s 20 years of failed nation state building, and complete failure on Joe Biden‘s government thinking how long they thought the puppet state would last without support.
George W Bush should have never had imperial ambitions that killed 3,579 coalition soldiers in the end for nothing with $2trillion spent just on Afghanistan.
Taliban were as much of an enemy as the house of Al Saud
Trump did a deal without the us puppet government was not the best idea 💡.
SPOT ON! You get it! However, I would say I would not trust them with a candy stand let alone a small, less powerful country. Not the people but the leaders!
@@lindat6910 the Afghanistan pull that was trumps plan?
@@Ryan-xw2gm It wasn't Trump's plan -- but even if it had been, Biden wouldn't have been required to follow it. Then again, Biden probably wasn't mentally acute enough to follow any plan. So whose was it really?
@@Ryan-xw2gmTrump had a plan to pull out, true. Had they simply followed that plan all those billions of dollars in equipment would not have been lost, but even more important, we would not have lost the service people still mourn.
Academic vs business mindset. PERIOD!
I knew Dems would lose Latinos the second they said "LatinX" 😂
Yes I work with people from a lot of countries in south America they say it's an insult
Latinx is the literal colonization of Spanish by elite, white, English speaking, college educated progressives. To think they do this unironically.
I work as a steel worker. And the steel tariffs are the single best thing he’s ever done. My job was never better then when he targeted China with them. Because of it I want all tariffs. Bring it on. They work. When people say they don’t they don’t understand how great they can help.
Because 15 million magical mail-in votes didn't appear this time around.
Groceries are 4 times what they were under trump. 100$ under trump is 400$ now
In my view, Kamala’s loss was about underlying issues that have plagued the Democratic Party for years. Her run was effectively lost before it even began due to several fundamental reasons:
1. Economic Disconnect
While President Biden did manage to stabilize and improve some aspects of the economy he inherited, the Democratic Party failed to acknowledge the financial struggles that average Americans continued to face. They focused on abstract economic indicators like stock markets and job growth, while ignoring rising costs, stagnant wages, and the economic anxiety many feel daily. Instead of validating people’s concerns, Democrats tried to convince the public that everything was fine-even as families struggled to pay rent, buy groceries, and afford healthcare. This disconnect made it seem as though Democrats were out of touch with real-world issues, leaving many to believe the party simply didn’t understand or care about the financial pressures affecting their lives.
2. “Wokeism” and Ideological Imposition
Democrats’ approach to social issues, especially surrounding LGBTQ+ rights and racial equality, may be rooted in good intentions, but it often comes across as forced or overly prescriptive. In their pursuit of freedom and inclusivity, they seem to have pushed these ideals on the public in a way that, ironically, limits personal choice and individual freedom. Many Americans value their right to form their own beliefs and to choose what values they align with. By attempting to make certain ideologies almost mandatory in public discourse, the Democratic Party risks alienating people who, while not necessarily opposed to these values, don’t want to feel pressured or shamed into adopting them. This approach has, in some ways, backfired-creating resistance among voters who feel their own freedom to believe and choose is being undermined.
3. Soft Stance on Crime and Border Control
Crime and border control are issues that directly impact people’s lives, particularly in urban areas. As a former Latino Democrat, I’ve personally witnessed the deterioration of my own community due to crime and unchecked immigration. I’ve lived in the same city for over 30 years, and the last two years have been the worst I’ve ever seen. Crimes are increasingly committed by both undocumented immigrants and American citizens from various backgrounds, yet Democratic policies seem unwilling or unable to address this reality. Their “soft-on-crime” and “open borders” approach has led to communities feeling less safe and secure, with residents left to deal with the consequences of policies that seem detached from everyday life. Democrats have failed to recognize that a commitment to fairness and compassion should not come at the expense of public safety.
4. Lack of Transparency and Honesty
Perhaps one of the most damaging aspects of the Democratic Party’s current approach is a perceived lack of transparency. Instead of openly acknowledging issues like economic struggles, ideological divides, and public safety concerns, they often downplay or dismiss them, creating a gap between the party's messaging and the reality voters experience. This lack of honesty makes it difficult for people to trust the party, as it feels like they’re hiding or ignoring real problems. People want leaders who will face these issues head-on and offer practical solutions-not ones who gloss over them with optimistic talking points.
Today, I don’t identify with either Trump’s ideology or the Democratic Party's current trajectory. I didn’t vote for Trump or Kamala. I despise what MAGA stands for and find its authoritarian tendencies disturbing, yet I’m equally frustrated with the Democratic Party’s soft stance on crime, their approach to border control, and their imposition of ideological conformity. The Democratic Party has lost its way, pushing ideals that feel more like corruption than genuine freedom, even as they claim to champion democracy.
I still hold onto the core principles of the Democratic Party-values like equality, fairness, and opportunity, open-mindedness and practical wisdom-but I believe those principles are being disastrously mismanaged and at times completely abandoned. As much as I consider Trump a serious threat to democracy, I also hope that, with the huge power he holds in this term, he will prioritize what’s best for America. If his decisions lead to a safer, healthier, and more prosperous nation-without crossing into the realm of dictatorship-then I’m willing to accept certain limits on “freedoms” that Democrats have prioritized over public well-being.
Ultimately, my hope is for a government that balances individual freedom with the collective good, where leaders address crime, border control, and ideological issues with honesty and pragmatism. We need a vision for America that values safety, security, and prosperity, not one that blindly follows ideological paths or embraces authoritarianism. The Democratic Party’s failure to deliver on these principles is what led me to reevaluate my loyalty, and I believe many others feel the same based on America's choice for president.
Nah
I'm libertarian. So you do you. But #2 really hits home. It's not enough that they have their rights now. They want to force you to agree with their ideology. That's authoritarian.
Really nice, thoughtful reply. If no one else says it, I appreciate the time & effort you put into it.
A few things I'd say in response to your points:
1) The price of things (normal, every day goods) isn't really on the president. For the better (imo), the president can't influence prices. But if Biden and/or Harris were to say "We can't actually set prices, so that's not really on us", it sounds like a cop out. Prices won't get much better under Trump, and could possibly get worse because of his tariff threats. I think the population's view on prices under Biden are more a result of voters' ignorance on how economy and cost of living work. At the same time, Harris (and Biden before her) could've done a better job of communicating that (preferably in a way that didn't sound like a cop out).
2) This is the one where I disagree most. It sucks that giving basic human rights to everybody feels like a burden to some people, but it's not an excuse to put human rights on the back burner. When slavery was abolished, people felt like the loss of using humans as free labour was being forced on them and caused them inconvenience. But eff their feelings. Slavery was (and is) evil. People viewed the right for same-sex couples to marry was a cultural shift being forced on American society. But eff their views. Being allowed to marry who you love is a basic human right. You can't put off giving people equal rights because some (or even a majority of) people find it "inconvenient" and think it's being "forced" on them. Racism is forced on the victims. Homophobia is forced on the victims. Letting the oppressed remain oppressed because you don't want to offend the oppressors is b.s.
3) As someone who just finished spending about 2 years in the court system for throwing a letter sized envelope (filled with 3 sheets of paper and a return envelope, no staples or paperclips enclosed) at a table....America is not soft on crime. If anything, we need to stop prosecuting every stupid non-crime and focus on real crimes (e.g.; murder, rape, child abuse). Otherwise, I mostly agree with you here.
4) Totally agree with you here (and think it applies to every administration, not just Biden/Harris).
Anyway, like I said before, great write up. Thanks again for taking the time.
@jonathanevenboer Thank you for the thoughtful response, and I appreciate your taking the time to engage so meaningfully.
On #1, I completely agree. The issue wasn’t necessarily that Biden or Harris could directly control prices, but rather the perception that they should have done more to acknowledge and address people’s financial pain points. The Democratic Party could have done a far better job communicating about economic limitations without making it sound like a cop-out. Acknowledging people’s struggles transparently could’ve helped bridge that perception gap. Biden actually did that in his last speech which came too late undoubtingly.
On #2, We share perspectives on human rights, slavery should have never existed and I fully support and respect same-sex love-love is love, and I believe diversity is something to be embraced. But I think there’s a line between upholding rights and enforcing ideologies that can conflict with others’ beliefs. For instance, when I’m asked to call someone “Miss” while I see a male standing in front of me, I feel that’s not defending a human right but rather asking me to deny my personal understanding of reality. I support everyone’s right to self-identify, but I think that right should coexist with others’ right to respectfully decline participating in something they may not personally agree with. In the same way that we should protect people from discrimination, we should also protect the right to individual beliefs and perspectives.
On #3, I’m with you 100%. America has a distorted view of punishment, sometimes penalizing minor actions harshly while allowing serious offenses to go under-addressed. True justice should mean focusing our resources on real, harmful crimes-murder, assault, exploitation-and ensuring there’s consistency in how we apply our laws.
As for #4, I agree-this need for transparency and honesty applies to all administrations, Democratic and Republican alike. It’s a reminder that perhaps the real issue is our failure to embrace a new way of thinking that could offer more honesty, practicality, and genuine representation in our leadership and outside of the Dem/Rep establishment.
Thanks again for the great conversation.
@@JohnConservative
I'm a simple man. When I see non-insane opinions, whether I agree with them or not, I attempt to engage meaningfully.
Regarding #1... I do think the Biden/Harris admin (and Dems in general) could've been more proactive in showing people how the economy was still rough, but getting better. Maybe been more upfront about the process and acknowledged how tough it was on people's wallets.
At the same time, I'm a pretty hardcore anarcho-libertarian and at the end of the day it's the people's responsibility to inform themselves and form their own opinions. IMO, people have just ceased to inform themselves. Most of the time they don't even have their own opinions. We can only place so much of the blame on politicians and the media. The rest is on us.
Regarding #2... I think the approach to integrating gender identity issues into the general public was too aggressive. It's a super complex issue. In the cases of things like bathrooms, it's absolutely about the comfort of everyone involved. I can absolutely understand why, for example, a father might freakout if he saw someone he identified as a man following his daughter into a restroom regardless of how the man identified. No one really addressed those kind of concerns. It just went straight to "live with it or your evil" without a period of transition (no pun intended) and public education and discourse about the issue.
As far as pronoun preferences... I don't really care. I personally don't use them to describe myself, but I don't care if others chose to. If I identify someone with a male pronoun and they politely correct me and tell me they prefer to be identified with a female pronoun, I have no problem with it. It's really no skin off my back one way or another and I'm happy to oblige their freedom of expression. I'm also educated enough to know that transvestitism and transgenderism aren't the same thing, so I don't automatically assume that, say, a guy in a dress necessarily wants to be identified as a female. See? It's a truly complicated issue. You can't expect people to understand something so labyrinthian without even helping them to understand what it is and how it all works.
The sad thing is, I think the general public would've been more accepting of gender identity issues if there had been an actual period of conversation, education, and planning things like sports participation, restrooms, and issues like that. You need planning for issues like this, where you allow the greatest amount of personal freedom with the least amount of infringement on the personal freedoms of others.
My partner voted Trump and I voted for Chase Oliver. If you have to keep who you vote for a secret in your marriage, you might have some things to work on?
For me and my partner, I think it is worth pointing out that we both did NOT vote for Trump. Her answer to that was to vote for the "other" person she thought most likely to win. I don't care about numbers, and in fact, the real numbers show that Republicans and Democrats are pathetic minorities doing only twice as well as Greens, so I voted for Oliver, who a) has the positions my partner wants to see in certain issues, and b) understands what freedom is and would actually implement policies that support those philosophical positions, not that hold more guns to more people's heads in the name of a talking point.
Essentially cowardice dressed up as principle
Regarding why the abortion didn't resonate @20:00 I think the overturning of Roe v. Wade worked like it was supposed to per the 10th Amendment. So a lot of voters were free to split the ticket in voting Republican (POTUS, Governor, Senate) and against the stricter Pro-Life position this election. Liz W. spoke to this. This a win for the GOP long term on other issues that people of good faith disagree on but don't involve national issues (same sex approaches, transgender issues, etc). Theoretically there might be some issues this benefits Democrats on but as Patrick R noted they are the biggest player on leveraging "identity issues" so it's a losing issue election after election since the economy is usually number 1 anyway.
Federalism is something the Republicans have hopefully rediscovered and I think this will benefit anyone in any party who is focused on national issues like inflation, economy, foreign policy. I think Americans of all stripes are okay with a more libertarian federal government if they can do things that reflect their community's culture/identity in jurisdictions closer to them like states.
Agreed. A lot of establishment Republicans were freaking out after the Roe v Wade decision because they thought an army of thots would appear every election and vote against them. Turns out that didn't happen and what we're seeing is the abortion issue becoming irrelevant.
I found it interesting when they said democratic voters broke down into the rich and the poor. 🤔 Sounds just like California to me. You have the rich and the homeless.
Baby sacrifice is not cool...
Molach disagrees.😜
@@BearBig70 Moloch*
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Other countries are allowed to tarrif US, but ohh America better not tarrif. 😂
Looking at you Germany!
Now it can be told: everyone in this country was just messing with the heads of the posters.
The one place in America women can choose?!? What does that even mean haha 😂
The most sane,honest analysis of this election.
As a married woman and mother to a young son, what matters to me is the economy, cost of living and cost of groceries, security and crime. I found that ad so profoundly insulting and condescending. It is ironic they claim women are being told by their husband how to vote when it is the Democrats who are telling women how they should vote.
The American obsession with race to the point you don’t realise you’re doing it is hysterical. Like even when you’re riling against identity politics you still couch everything in terms of race.
The blacks represent 14% of the country and a primarily located in the north Midwest and the south. Asians are primarily located in California and American south west. It’s such a pointless way to go after votes when voting is done by regions in the United States. It’s terrible strategy, unless they can flood the country with foreign darkies that get fake “citizenship” status from squatting and popping out illegal immigrants babies.
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She just said Trump would deport millions of "Americans" and caught herself.... 🤦♂️
14:30 Are we really not going to comment on the blatant lie "the one place left in America where a woman has a choice" (obviously about abortion)?
First time viewer. Loved it. Patrick is really inciteful. Never heard of him until now. May have to buy his book.
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@@ReasonTVYou guys are more pretentious than NPR.
Wokeness without common sense
Regarding that insulting misandrist add about women being told by their husbands how to vote, the only man who pressured me to make the "responsible" choice in the polling booth was my very progressive co-worker.
Yeah, that Kamala advertisrment both shocked and perplexed me. I'd think a married couple would know eachother well enough to know how eachother would vote. And it seems unlikely to me that a Trump supporting husband would impose such expectations on his wife. It's typically Dems who pressure or expect others to vote Democrat, too. The abusive control freak undertones in that commercial really disturb me. But I kinda' detect some of that in both Kamala's and in Walz's interactions with their families. Could it be that Kamala's entire campaign staff have abusive dynamics with their spouses, and so *nobody* saw anything disturbing or creepy about that campaign ad?
Anyway, nobody's vote is really that important. It would be such a non-issue if my wife decided to vote in a way I disagreed with.
There must be something wrong with establishment Democrats, or something. Especially Tim Walz and his wife. Aren't their micro-expressions AND macro-expressions just completely blood thirsty and sadistic looking? I bet they are hateful, verbally abusive rage-a-holics behind closed doors.
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He won both times because the Democrat candidate was awful... heck, this vote number really makes the Biden number in 2020 look even more like it was fraud and suggesting that Trump won all 3 x because the Democrat candidate has been awful each time.
Dude he won lol
@@waitandhope yep, all 3x apparently
I think the polls accounted for the Trump effect. I don’t think they accounted for the Kennedy effect. Not only did he bring his voters, those voters were a bridge to democrat voters.
Regarding tariffs: it matters a lot exactly what goods are affected by general import tariffs, and which are less sensitive.
Anti-tariff economists are often the same people who unironically use "quality of life" and "GDP" interchangeably; literally nothing they say carries any weight for me.
Tariffs will cause proportional price inflation on tariff-sensitive goods, but they will also immediately increase gross margin for domestic competitors (where available).
It is not at all a foregone conclusion that tariffs sufficient to replace the income tax will produce a net relative purchasing power loss for basic goods and common luxuries over a couple years.
Add on to this the likely general increase in energy supply, and you have a way more interesting analysis sitting there, not being done by the biggest critics of tariffs.
Small business owners will be negatively affected. Those who sell things imported from other countries, which is most retail establishments. Big corporations can simply shift how they source their goods, change prices to make the customer pay, close less profitable stores, and maybe cut executive salaries. But mom and pop stores, sole proprietorships scraping by, will no longer be able to compete. But who cares about the little guys who are the backbone of our economy, right?
Idunno man, are mom and pop shops really getting general inventory directly from China? My understanding is that they get it from distributors, who are "big corporations" in your model. @goodgrief888
A LOT of young people did NOT overextend themselves to borrow on their future when planning their education. MANY made tough choices to attend more affordable colleges, stayed with their parents instead of on campus, accepted scholarships from schools that were NOT their first choice, put off college until they could afford to pay their way, went to a trade school instead etc. THEY were as angry about this supposed "forgiveness plan" as the others were glad.
Also, it seems like the Trump administration is less likely to involve us in any new wars and peace ☮️ is my number 1 issue.
WOMEN LIKE STRONG CONFIDENT MEN.
Great show guys
I think the market understands the tariff talk is more leverage for negotiations.
My one question is how in heaven's name did rich snobs get such a strangle hold on dems?
For the love of money...OJays
Someone finally gets that we the people took over the gop
Nice to see Liz has a functioning brain & voted TRUMP! 👏 😁 🤟
Same, Liz. Same. I learned more on the job than in college.
AND, it can't be stressed enough how bad it was for her to have an Unrealized Capital Gains TAX. My uncle built a house in the early 2K's for 23K for land and material. Technically, not in code but still passes cause of the quality of the build. Carpenter of 30 years, built most of my hometown. Died of cancer and left it to his wife, my Beloved Auntie. Today, tax assessors say that property is worth close to 400k! Even though she, her newer hubs, nor anybody in the fams makes that, Her and Her newer mans would be homeless! That is JUST my family. How many others saw that and thought "what its worth is way more than what I can afford to pay for it?"
Where women still have a choice....great ad guys. You helped Trump tons, thanks.
38:38 Amazing chart. The delta in each group shows Dem getting more elitist. Rep more everyone else while th Internet reduces the thought contol mechanism monopoly of the elites.
I am 68 years old woman and listen to Joe Rogan.
Ruffini is establishment and his book also claims that Trump called Mexicans rapsts but still gained hispanic voters.
I love a good, solid over analysis.
YT deleted my first question. How odd.
Why did Trump win? My guess is he got more popular votes and most EC votes but that’s my guess also I did stay in a Holiday Inn Express last night
This guy who voted for Harris, is so out of touch with who listens to Joe. In my 60’s wife in 50’ both listen. Joe himself is in his 50’s
As someone from Gen Z who didn't vote for Trump, I have an idea as to why this might have happened. My generation just doesn't feel represented by either party anymore. One of the major sticking points for both democrats and republicans has long been "vote for me or the devil will win". This mentality has kept the two party system in power for decades and has long prevented real change and progress being made in the government. I voted for Harris primarily because I was tired of hearing about Trump everyday, but I hated doing that because it's what the Democrats want. The two party system needs to go.
Men across America would vote for Tulsi in a second
Just came upon your channel today I like how panel appears to be balanced. Will start to follow your content.
Because Kackling Kammy was a terrible candidate. Period.
Thought it was interesting that student loan forgiveness didn't work as a bribe. Mine were forgiven but that's because I did public service for 10 years.
Come on now, it's not even a real bribe
Liz Wolfe has some good points, here. Trump is both an outsider to mainstream politics with his populist image, but at the same time, he really isn't doing much of anything that's radically different from the status quo. I see Trump as only slightly better than Kamala. But still far from any libertarian view.
Also, the new channel now has 148 subscribers.
That ad was SICK
"College degree" is as vague as "Latino" or "Asian" as a group identity. Partly I think it is used to justify the presenters bona fides, but mostly because just like Cuban and Mexican cultures are different, so are Engineering and Humanities degrees.
I've seen several videos with the same topic. They could all be a few minutes long. The answer is, bad economy, worst Dem candidate ever, the border and lawfare.
Insults from the media, and the democrats. I mean enough was enough.
I will agree with Liz simply because I have the same coffee mug.
You are incorrect about seniors having more security- Even after the large raise 2 tears ago - our personal spendable monthly cash is down by @ $400 /mo due to inflation.
I also listen to Rogan, Theo Von and the like. Podcasts like " Call her Daddy" will never be my cup of tea. I feel like it's vapid, uninteresting, unintelligible nonsense.
Selected, not elected.
Right = Republican, Left = Democrat is lazy shorthand.
The Bush Republicans and MAGA are quite different, yes.
Authoritarian Duopoly, and big/small "L" libertarian are far more accurate and useful.
I'm a woman and I listen to Joe Rogan regularly. But I was already voting for Trump it's not because Joe Rogan said so
Love to subscribe to the new channel! Dont see it in in the description though?
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Imagine pandering to the very far left of your party and you can figure out why you lost. The midterms will be even worse because it looks like they are going to double down.
Because of Democrats.
I subscribed to this channel and the new one in tye description. Zach are you related to Tarzan? Johnny? Just kidding but are you?
Trevor Noah did a bit about Trump at McDonalds, and how happy he seemed. "I'm gonna give this person a few EXTRA fries!" Just ... sincerely happy, or at least really good at faking it.
The crazy thing is g is that many states that voted for trump had abortion access on the ballot on the state level showing that people who voted for abortion also ended up voting for trump. People figured out Kamala Harris was a lie who couldn’t do anything about that.
That Harris commercial is so weird though. Like even passed the fact that most married couples vote the same, I grew up in the 90s, single moms, but many of my friends came from 2-parent households. A lot of them were chaotic every 2 and 4 years, but they still loved each other, and constantly told their kids and me to believe whatever the fuck we want, but also to know Why we believe it.
I watch this channel for Liz, maybe more than the content. Hope you don’t mind, Liz lol 😉 …
xoxo
My wife and I spoke openly about who we were going to vote for. My wife voted for Trump. We lived in MA, so it didn’t matter who I voted for, because the Democrat would win the electoral college votes. I can’t stand either candidate so I voted for the Libertarian.
I don’t think Trump believes tariffs a good, he seems to believe they are a powerful negotiation tactic. He seems to see U.S. tariffs as low and foreign tariffs as comparatively protectionist. He wants a better, I think.