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originally posted by: nwtrucker
There you have it. A conservative's prediction.
Pass the tissues...
The epiphany struck this morning. The pieces all fell into place. Consider the 'massive' Republican win in the Mid-Terms. Impressive? Sure.
Yet the Democrats point out how small the voter turnout was and how close the split the percentile was. They are right.
The Presidential election bring out far more voters and that changes the demographics and the political rhetoric. The impressive mid-term wins have resulted in nothing but bragging rights for the right. Except possibly a slowed left agenda, no real stellar example of those wins translating into meaningful results for the people who elected them. WWW.Squat.
All the Democrats need is a few more percentiles in the vote to win the Presidency again. This is how they will/could get a lot more than a few percentiles.
Already trial ballooned, an early and massive campaign to raise the national minimum wage to 12-15 dollars will produce much interest and participation by the younger voters. After all, it's only fair....
As the family unit has already been relegated to nothing more than the source of Domestic Abuse, it will be time to fix these injustices by creating a National Day Care Act. This will properly help those women in need with children....long over due. As there are now probably millions in this group, another big jump in the percentiles.
Another already trial ballooned, the Obama program fro two year free education at a community college will be expanded to 4 years at any major university. Long overdue. Concurrently, forgive student loans... There's some more middle class votes....
Any combination of these would tip the balance completely.
Not enough, you say?..OK.
An executive order announcing the two national languages. English AND Spanish. Both becoming mandatory school requirements. There's the Latino vote
The big sin finally addressed . Slavery. Financial compensation to all African-Americans for the big sin. Let's say 50K per man, woman and child. Of course this is spread out over ten years so as to not overburden the rest of us....and ensure a Democrat President in 2020 and 2024 lest a Republican gets elected and cancels the compensation. Restoring the slipping African-American vote....again, only fair and long overdue....
All of the above have been discussed and trial-ballooned in some fashion. This society-me, me, now, now, is set up for it.
Countering it is the Republicans who are in an internal fight over the definition, goals and leadership of that party.
Who will be the president? Does it matter? Al Sharpton would win with this many righteous compensations. Likely Elizabeth Warren.
How is it paid for? Guffaw. The same way as the last eight years. Only more so, massive military cuts, perhaps cuts to those who are above a certain limit of income/assets from social security, and of course, Taxing the rich. It doesn't matter whether this is paid for or not as it will work. It will work because those receiving these new benefits don't care how it's being paid for...Simple.
The debacle that is the A.C.A. and immigration reform will be overwhelmed by the excitement of these new progressive ideas. a Democrat landslide.
I see no way to defeat this strategy.
originally posted by: olaru12
a reply to: nwtrucker
I don't think do....
Elections don't matter anymore; they're just hype and BS to make the electorat think they matter.
Bush has been chosen by the military/industrial neocon cabal and we're going to war. It's an established pattern; haven't you noticed.
originally posted by: intrptr
a reply to: nwtrucker
I see no way to defeat this strategy.
One way would be to go back to actual ballots at the voting booths.
'Pixels on a screen' results make elections more vulnerable to manipulation than ever.
originally posted by: nwtrucker
a reply to: olaru12
Hope your right..