At lunch yesterday, a family friend Trumpist "cut bait and ran".

[roamer65]

The income tax returns and child imprisonments did it.

The friend won’t vote for him next year. No way, no how.

Dump is losing the core folks.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Now, let's see the rest of his "core" do the same! Don't hold your breath. n/t

[LiberalFighter]

11. That family friend imo was not part of Trump's core.

Trump's core is very small in my opinion. He has a lot of loose attachments that are being peeled away. Just need to keep poking them.

Trump had nearly 3 million less votes than Hillary and he will have at least another almost 5 million voters that will not vote for him because they will be dead. Or a net 1.6 million lost.

Trump will likely lose by at least 5 million votes and an electoral college will be difficult for him to win.

[CaptYossarian]

16. With his tariffs, he's lost multitudes of Midwestern farmers and

that horrendous restructuring of the tax code will certainly cause another mass exodus of his 2016 suckers--er, voters.

That leaves racists and ignorant trailer trash, several of whom are in the middle of the Venn diagram for those groups.

[MyOwnPeace]

20. Hey "Lib" and Capt!

Oh, PLEASE, PLEASE be right!!!!

You read so much crazy stuff anymore - poles showing that all of the idiocy that has been publicly disclosed has not made any major impact on public opinion?

Really?

Who are the "polls" calling? Has anybody been paying attention?

It is SO easy to get so "excited" about the trends ...................... or SO depressed..................

Again - I SO hope you guys are on the "knowledge is power - and the truth shall set you free" side of it all!

[LiberalFighter]

26. The polls have errors. And one major one that I don't believe they considered

is that the demographics they used are not the same as they were 2016. Another major factor regarding those polls is the use of a set percentage of people they identify as Democratic, Republican, and other. When they conduct polls they don't just make calls and then tabulate based on all calls. They make enough calls to fill those groups. And based on those groups and that includes groups within political affiliation such as women, men, and by age. So if the political affiliation size changes that makes a difference. And imo there are fewer conservatives because they are dying off or have become more open minded. The younger voters are not the same as those in the last 20-50 years. I may be wrong but when considering how it has changed dramatically in the last 50 years even in the last 10 years I have faith.

Still, everyone needs to do everything they can and be involved in the election.

[MyOwnPeace]

27. Oh, yeah - "the times they are a'changing"

and I'm so hoping you are right about the perceptions of the different demographics.

But you are SO right - it has never been more important to GET OUT THE VOTE!!!!!

[gratuitous]

2. Stay in touch with the family friend

Don't take it for granted that what they said in December will hold true next November. You don't have to be heavy-handed about it, but simply slip into any conversation some recent tidbit of Trump perfidy (Trump will surely continue to crank them out). Keep him from sliding back into the swamp.

[roamer65]

8. Already did and will.

[Mme. Defarge]

3. Encouraging

that it was a principled decision rather than simply short term self interest.

[Timmygoat]

4. Just got my

Statement showing how much social security I will be getting next year, and it will be about $50.00 less, apparently I have to pay more for medicare because I have some other income. I wonder how many Trumpers will like this when they
have to pay more!

[Canoe52]

14. I got a ss raise of $5.00 a month, I'm thinking about investing...

[MyOwnPeace]

21. Hey, Canoe!!!!!

I got the same letter/amount!!!!

What'da think - maybe start an investment fund? I'm thinking we could rule the world with a political connection or 2.

Who do we contact first?

[liberaltrucker]

23. Got ya beat: $14 more

I iz RICH, I tells ya!

[Canoe52]

28. Damn, that's $2.50 a week more than I'm gonna get, whatcha gonna do with all that cash?

[liberaltrucker]

30. I may invest in AB InBev

Well, half a case of Bud.

[MyOwnPeace]

29. GREAT..........

another 1%er troll!!

[YOHABLO]

5. Do you mind saying what State you're in?

[Timmygoat]

6. Yohablo

I live in North Carolina

[roamer65]

7. Michigan.

This happened in rural Trumpist MI.

[Doreen]

9. OK, he will not vote trump again

but will he vote at all? Not staying loyal to trump is not enough.

[roamer65]

10. I allow people having epiphanies to have room to think.

Best to let it come to fruition naturally. But I know how to plant seeds.

[LiberalFighter]

12. If he doesn't vote it is still a plus one for us.

But if he does vote for us it will be a plus two in the vote difference.

[roamer65]

13. I added gas to the fire.

I said that even Nixon released his taxes. Immediately the family friend chimed in yes he did.

The truth is a powerful weapon, which is why the Repukes hate it so much.

👍

[CaptYossarian]

17. A few more things you can add about Nixon vs. Trump:

During Nixon's term:

He signed the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, established the EPA, and...a Nixon Supreme Court appointee, Harry Blackmon, was the swing vote that decided Roe v. Wade.

I've shared those facts with a few neocons and the most one said to me was, "Yeah, but..." And then *crickets*. The others were dead silent.

[aggiesal]

25. I could only identify 3 programs that (R) administrations ...

have implemented that benefited everyone.
1) Eisenhower - Interstate Freeway
2) Nixon - EPA
3) Bush I - Americans With Disabilities Act
Everything else is pretty much just tax cuts, which isn't a program.

Although Nixon created the EPA, he was against it the whole way.
When the (D)'s informed him that the bill was veto proof, his advisors
told him to sign the legislation and then claim it.

[mathematic]

22. Not voting at all is prob better

Helps the downticket dems

[Nitram]

15. I hope this is a trend. It's the only way Republican Senators will vote to remove Dump

from office.

[PJMcK]

18. I wouldn't expect you family friend to vote Democratic

But if he stays home in November, that's okay, too.

[Salviati]

19. Now you just need to work on them to not vote at all.

I mean, assuming you can't get them to vote for Democrats across the board, getting them to sit out entirely is almost as good.

[barbtries]

24. i wish that would happen in my family.

if it has, they're not telling me.