***Official Political Discussion Thread***

[05fordgt]

Here's an interesting story that, in a normal America, would end this guy's nomination. But we're in a clown car world.

 

[atlsfinest]

Not sure if this has been posted here but on top of everything else (More registered Republicans than Democrats nationally for the first time in a generation, losing the young male vote 2-to-1), The electoral college map is only going to get harder for Democrats going forward and it's all their fault.

99% of people don't move away from blue states to red states because of politics, it's because of the cost of living. The "blue wall" (If you can call it that anymore) isn't going to matter in the future if electoral college votes continue to be taken away from solid blue states and moved to red states

 

[IATT]

 

[IATT]

 

[jpzx]

 

[Rootin4EverybodyBlack]

Not sure if this has been posted here but on top of everything else (More registered Republicans than Democrats nationally for the first time in a generation, losing the young male vote 2-to-1), The electoral college map is only going to get harder for Democrats going forward and it's all their fault.

99% of people don't move away from blue states to red states because of politics, it's because of the cost of living. The "blue wall" (If you can call it that anymore) isn't going to matter in the future if electoral college votes continue to be taken away from solid blue states and moved to red states

Ignoring California for a minute, paying the same (or more) to be cold is an incredibly hard sell. Especially with the number of remote jobs these days. Aside from family, why would one stay in Michigan or Wisconsin when you can move to Georgia or Texas or NC?

Hell if I had gotten a remote job in my 20s I’d probably be in Georgia right now.

 

[aepps20]

Every day we hear new cabinet members I .This is going to be fun. Scums going to scum and people are going to get what they voted or didn’t vote for. Looking forward to the chaos because gas prices and milk or MALK WERE JUST TOOO HIGH THAT atlsfinest had to root against da GEORGIA UGA DAWGS

 

[boxer15]

 

[frenchbreadbuilds]

It's things like these that I really wish there was some way we could use programs like these only for people that voted that way. Of course it's impossible but man im so tired of all these people I know who are eating good based on all of the stuff that dems and Newsom have done in California but then also voted trump and do nothing but complain about the Dems. If it's so bad and they're so bad, then give all that **** back.

the people that vote against this stuff never take advantage of it to begin with. Mostly because states are pretty terrible about promoting them, NJ included. I only got this alert because I am subscribed to receive emails from the state for this specific reason. New Jersey is on the expensive end of the spectrum but there are a lot of prosperity investments for those that look for them.

Through a state grant, my then girlfriend now wife were able to have our entire down payment and closing costs covered on an FHA mortgage back in 2017. in fact we got $1500 back. The only stipulation being that we have to stay in the house for 5 years or the grant has to be paid back. 7 years later we're still in the house and were knocking on $250k worth of equity. All from a $13000 grant from a state that values investing in people. If that means ive got to deal with higher taxes so that people in the position I was in back in 2017 can get a foot hold on stability, I'm all for it. Blue states need to put on the national stage how they’re actually out here passing policies that help people.

 

[aepps20]

from to knowing that I will be the person sinking only my hand is Black

 

[heelsandeers]

Ignoring California for a minute, paying the same (or more) to be cold is an incredibly hard sell. Especially with the number of remote jobs these days. Aside from family, why would one stay in Michigan or Wisconsin when you can move to Georgia or Texas or NC?

Hell if I had gotten a remote job in my 20s I’d probably be in Georgia right now.

Yeah.. a little more to it than "Dem housing policies". Not that it isn't a major issue in CA/NY

Cost of housing in the sun belt has already sky rocketed. And buying a house in FL these days? No thanks

With that said, Blue states hemorrhaging electoral votes isn't great. We're looking at a scenario where Dems must win all of PA/WI/MI and some combo of AZ/GA/NC give or take NV

 

[8pm at msg]

Are y'all really that positive that there will be other elections after this?

 

[gry60]

the right wing bible thumping extremists because they're the loudest and most obnoxious minority

If only they were just loud.

They're extremely politically influential, and that's a problem because their views are pretty much anti-peogress and anti-freedom.

They don't want to function in a society where it is legal and acceptable to live outside of their norms because such society doesn't offer an immediate punishment for members who stray from their doctrine, and this threatens the existence of the doctrine.