Quote:During the first 15 months of Trump’s presidency, The Washington Post traveled intermittently through this region, holding extended and sometimes repeated interviews with county party leaders and local elected officials or at random with citizens in coffee shops, restaurants, grocery stores and other gathering points. What follows is not a scientific survey of the country. Instead, it is a story of how attitudes toward the president have changed gradually over time, told through the voices of a selection of people in a unique ecosystem of Trump Nation.

Quote:This report traces the long arc of those changing perceptions, from the initial recognition of Trump as an unforeseen political force to the expectations during the early weeks of his presidency, and then through various chapters of chaos, dysfunction and policy changes. The story is told through the voices of the voters — and the degree to which the reservations are now stated more explicitly than they were in early 2017.

Voters gave Trump a chance. Some remain all in. Others have grown weary of the chaos.

(05-14-2018 12:41 PM)Lord Stanley Wrote:  

Quote:During the first 15 months of Trump’s presidency, The Washington Post traveled intermittently through this region, holding extended and sometimes repeated interviews with county party leaders and local elected officials or at random with citizens in coffee shops, restaurants, grocery stores and other gathering points. What follows is not a scientific survey of the country. Instead, it is a story of how attitudes toward the president have changed gradually over time, told through the voices of a selection of people in a unique ecosystem of Trump Nation.

Quote:This report traces the long arc of those changing perceptions, from the initial recognition of Trump as an unforeseen political force to the expectations during the early weeks of his presidency, and then through various chapters of chaos, dysfunction and policy changes. The story is told through the voices of the voters — and the degree to which the reservations are now stated more explicitly than they were in early 2017.

Voters gave Trump a chance. Some remain all in. Others have grown weary of the chaos.

And the chaos is primarily fake news generated by WaPo and the rest.

(05-14-2018 07:54 PM)bullet Wrote:  

(05-14-2018 12:41 PM)Lord Stanley Wrote:  

Quote:During the first 15 months of Trump’s presidency, The Washington Post traveled intermittently through this region, holding extended and sometimes repeated interviews with county party leaders and local elected officials or at random with citizens in coffee shops, restaurants, grocery stores and other gathering points. What follows is not a scientific survey of the country. Instead, it is a story of how attitudes toward the president have changed gradually over time, told through the voices of a selection of people in a unique ecosystem of Trump Nation.

Quote:This report traces the long arc of those changing perceptions, from the initial recognition of Trump as an unforeseen political force to the expectations during the early weeks of his presidency, and then through various chapters of chaos, dysfunction and policy changes. The story is told through the voices of the voters — and the degree to which the reservations are now stated more explicitly than they were in early 2017.

Voters gave Trump a chance. Some remain all in. Others have grown weary of the chaos.

And the chaos is primarily fake news generated by WaPo and the rest.

There is nothing "fake news" about the turnover in the White House which was primarily caused by a bunch of campaign rookies trying to run transition and not paying a lick of attention to vetting people for jobs. Nor is it fake news that Mueller has secured more indictments than any special prosecutor in the past 40 years.

(05-14-2018 08:06 PM)arkstfan Wrote:  

(05-14-2018 07:54 PM)bullet Wrote:  

(05-14-2018 12:41 PM)Lord Stanley Wrote:  

Quote:During the first 15 months of Trump’s presidency, The Washington Post traveled intermittently through this region, holding extended and sometimes repeated interviews with county party leaders and local elected officials or at random with citizens in coffee shops, restaurants, grocery stores and other gathering points. What follows is not a scientific survey of the country. Instead, it is a story of how attitudes toward the president have changed gradually over time, told through the voices of a selection of people in a unique ecosystem of Trump Nation.

Quote:This report traces the long arc of those changing perceptions, from the initial recognition of Trump as an unforeseen political force to the expectations during the early weeks of his presidency, and then through various chapters of chaos, dysfunction and policy changes. The story is told through the voices of the voters — and the degree to which the reservations are now stated more explicitly than they were in early 2017.

Voters gave Trump a chance. Some remain all in. Others have grown weary of the chaos.

And the chaos is primarily fake news generated by WaPo and the rest.

There is nothing "fake news" about the turnover in the White House which was primarily caused by a bunch of campaign rookies trying to run transition and not paying a lick of attention to vetting people for jobs. Nor is it fake news that Mueller has secured more indictments than any special prosecutor in the past 40 years.

And not a single one against anybody who was working for Trump when he got indicted.

This piece tries to be objective, but even there they have trouble with this:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/...e9fa23bc00

Both the lengthy Post article and the comprehensive book dig deep into the electoral earthquake of 2016, the seismic shift that saw the Democrats’ vaunted “blue wall” crumble as Trump piled up unexpected electoral college wins in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Iowa and Wisconsin, and a slightly less surprising victory in Ohio

Nobody with half a brain was surprised by Ohio. Everyone paying any attention knew Trump would win comfortably there. Nobody serious was really surprised by Iowa.

(05-15-2018 10:28 AM)bullet Wrote:  

(05-14-2018 08:06 PM)arkstfan Wrote:  

(05-14-2018 07:54 PM)bullet Wrote:  

(05-14-2018 12:41 PM)Lord Stanley Wrote:  

Quote:During the first 15 months of Trump’s presidency, The Washington Post traveled intermittently through this region, holding extended and sometimes repeated interviews with county party leaders and local elected officials or at random with citizens in coffee shops, restaurants, grocery stores and other gathering points. What follows is not a scientific survey of the country. Instead, it is a story of how attitudes toward the president have changed gradually over time, told through the voices of a selection of people in a unique ecosystem of Trump Nation.

Quote:This report traces the long arc of those changing perceptions, from the initial recognition of Trump as an unforeseen political force to the expectations during the early weeks of his presidency, and then through various chapters of chaos, dysfunction and policy changes. The story is told through the voices of the voters — and the degree to which the reservations are now stated more explicitly than they were in early 2017.

Voters gave Trump a chance. Some remain all in. Others have grown weary of the chaos.

And the chaos is primarily fake news generated by WaPo and the rest.

There is nothing "fake news" about the turnover in the White House which was primarily caused by a bunch of campaign rookies trying to run transition and not paying a lick of attention to vetting people for jobs. Nor is it fake news that Mueller has secured more indictments than any special prosecutor in the past 40 years.

And not a single one against anybody who was working for Trump when he got indicted.

This piece tries to be objective, but even there they have trouble with this:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/...e9fa23bc00

Both the lengthy Post article and the comprehensive book dig deep into the electoral earthquake of 2016, the seismic shift that saw the Democrats’ vaunted “blue wall” crumble as Trump piled up unexpected electoral college wins in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Iowa and Wisconsin, and a slightly less surprising victory in Ohio

Nobody with half a brain was surprised by Ohio. Everyone paying any attention knew Trump would win comfortably there. Nobody serious was really surprised by Iowa.

So much of the blue "wall" was within margin of error.

I was in pool for the election and took home $50 because I had Hillary by 3 electoral votes.

My biggest disappointment of the night was McMullen not performing better in Utah. I was hoping he could snag around 35% and take the state. Still feel like a third party taking a state is important to reshaping the parties.