And unlike Trump, she has her own TV network, is a real billionaire, has more money than debt, hasn't been funded by Eastern European monsters since the early 90s, is not involved in money laundering, is actually involved in the things she puts her name on, is not a con man, has class, would only actually run if she wanted to win and not in some publicity stunt gone way way wrong, has used her wealth and fame for good, has had a positive impact on the world, and most importantly, isn't Donald Trump.
This is what I find so fascinating in US politics these days is that, really, polls mean nothing. Obviously in the 2016 Election they were meaningless, and due to many factors, social media, peer pressure, they may still mean nothing. There are probably many people who will still vote for Trump and never admit it to anyone because he is putting more money in their pocket. I don't know if there's really any way to predict anything with any certainty anymore.
The polls weren't wrong, though.I agree. It’s something I kept saying over and over last year; polling is dying, it means nothing. I got a lot of flak for it, but the means are just no longer there. Which eventually will prove to be a really good thing.
I feel like I'm losing my damn mind. Are we seriously talking about a celeb running for POTUS again?
Seriously. All day long I feel like I’ve been TAKING CRAZY PILLS.
The polls weren't wrong, though.
We just don't know how to read them.
The polls closed to within the margin of error in the states that changed the election, and the popular vote matched the national polling.
Nate Silver himself warned that Trump has gotten close enough where it was unlikely but not impossible... and that's kinda what it was.
I love Ana Navarro. One of the best political commentators on tv, if not the best.
YOU get crazy pills! YOU get crazy pills! EVERYBODY gets crazy pills!!!Seriously. All day long I feel like I’ve been TAKING CRAZY PILLS.
I'll give Nick this...
All of the things I put in Irvine's post are true, and were readily known before election day, in regards to our national embarrassment of a president.
And he still won.
The Rock, or A rock, should have beaten him.
Hillary wasn't a great candidate... Trump has easily verifiable ties with actual mobsters. And not just Russians, regular old Jersey casa nostra.
He admitted to sexual assault as a hobby.
He mocked a disabled reporter.
He made openly racist statements.
He probably didn't really want to win.
And he won.
Anyone should beat him. Literally anyone.
The economy is not good and has not been for a long time. Stock markets are doing well. But the vast majority of the American public have seen no improvement, and in many cases conditions worsening.Trumps approval ratings were awful, and was plagued by controversy the first time he ran. And if he runs in 2020 with the Russia investigation behind him (assuming he survives it) and a good economy anything is possible.
The economy is not good and has not been for a long time. Stock markets are doing well. But the vast majority of the American public have seen no improvement, and in many cases conditions worsening.
As long as they never called anyone "girly."
Most of the increases in jobs since the recession have been temporary ones, no? While Obamacare helped things, plenty of other areas of healthcare have gotten worse. College debt is larger than ever. An entire generation is priced out of the housing market. I'm not sure the old ways of looking at the economy and its sustainability apply any longer.either you haven't looked at the actual numbers, or if you have you're ignoring them. you can't just flatly assert without evidence that "the vast majority of the american public has seen no improvement" when most of the statistics plainly show otherwise.
Most of the increases in jobs since the recession have been temporary ones, no? While Obamacare helped things, plenty of other areas of healthcare have gotten worse. College debt is larger than ever. An entire generation is priced out of the housing market. I'm not sure the old ways of looking at the economy and its sustainability apply any longer.
Most of the increases in jobs since the recession have been temporary ones, no? While Obamacare helped things, plenty of other areas of healthcare have gotten worse. College debt is larger than ever. An entire generation is priced out of the housing market. I'm not sure the old ways of looking at the economy and its sustainability apply any longer.
Statistically there is no way around that wages for lower and middle class people are not growing at the same rate as other essential sectors of the economy, esp. housing and education, and actually have been hardly growing in real terms for decades now. Minimum wage for example should be around $19 right now had it kept up with inflation since its inception. There is merit to a lot of what PFan is saying.
Plenty of charts about this here:
Wage Stagnation in Nine Charts | Economic Policy Institute
And yes the stock market is great right now, but a lot of people don't see any direct benefit from that, either.
U.S. Stock Ownership Down Among All but Older, Higher-Income
Part of this though, and this will show more this year and next, as businesses are relieved of regulations, then competition will grow, which always improves products and services, and drives prices down. This will help low income and middle income earners.
Falsely inflating minimum wage never works. Minimum wage jobs were never meant to be careers if you can't live on it. That's where getting qualified for promotions or moving to a different employer is part of personal responsibility.
Lol this is so unbelievably wrong
I think price level for everyday goods/services is a bit of a red herring here. A few dollars off a cell phone plan doesn't matter much when you're facing a 20k tuition bill or the 100s of dollars paid monthly to loans. Debt relief and prevention for young generations should be our number one economic priority right now. That's the first step in integrating more people into stocks and other investments that can help mitigate the wealth distribution problem.
Falsely inflating minimum wage never works. Minimum wage jobs were never meant to be careers if you can't live on it. That's where getting qualified for promotions or moving to a different employer is part of personal responsibility.
I guess Matt Damon is contagious.