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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI have noticed that my tRumper family is in a really bad mood.
They are scared to death that Trump is going to lose. They don't return phone calls. My dad especially is a total freaking grump.
dchill
(38,472 posts)TheBlackAdder
(28,183 posts)Salviati
(6,008 posts)Start working the subtle messaging to depress turnout...
Cousin Dupree
(1,866 posts)Shermann
(7,412 posts)Claustrum
(4,845 posts)They were as surprised as us and Trump. I still remember Trump's face on election night 2016.
Shermann
(7,412 posts)He was still taking sore winner victory laps right up until recently.
Not so much right now.
Shermann
(7,412 posts)Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)(for you, at least, having to claim these relatives.) Not so much pity for them, however.
I hope there's 60,000,000 more who are in a bad mood around this time.
Different Drummer
(7,613 posts)are in a really bad mood when we find out the election results.
Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)Just 9.5 days and counting...
Claustrum
(4,845 posts)We haven't spoken for weeks and we live in the same house.
I was at a point I thought both my parents might not vote this year (both Trumpers but they haven't talked about anything related to Trump in a long time. I don't think they even voted in 2018 midterm). But they finally watched the early voting lines this morning and said there is no rush to vote yet.
bedazzled
(1,761 posts)Maybe the spell will break after he loses massively
Claustrum
(4,845 posts)Politics was never discussed before 2016. Trump just draws something out of them to be extremely vocal about it. And I guess I am part of the problem that I have an extremely low tolerance for Trump's BS. He definitely draws the worst out of them, including making the worst possible policy decisions.
bedazzled
(1,761 posts)Families can be difficult at times, especially if you live in the same place. Hope they come around when the trump filth isn't surrounding us 24/7.
DFW
(54,349 posts)Enter The Dragon
We all know how to win, just as we are all born knowing only life.
SWBTATTReg
(22,112 posts)were pretty down on it. They were laughing and such at our misfortune. No more. The shoe is on the other foot now, and I will finally take revenge on those few friends I have that crowed endlessly about trump etc.
Claustrum
(4,845 posts)if they show any kind of disapproval of Biden's presidency.
SWBTATTReg
(22,112 posts)They are desperate. Just wait, trump and cronies will spew out ridiculous nonsense over the next week or so, and of course none of it will gain any traction what-so-ever, and if anything, will cost them votes when people see the nonsense they are peddling.
I saw that young voters by the 100s of thousands are flocking to the polls. I hope that seniors flock to the polls too. trump did threaten my social security yet again. I hope that a lot of seniors take note of that threat, after all, if they try and take away or reduce our social security (which we all paid for ourselves over our long work careers), how will seniors replace this income? How? Most of us are too old to resume working in the workplace again.
Claustrum
(4,845 posts)My dad is a prime example. He is 60 years old and he got laid off back in March due to COVID. He hasn't found any work since. There is no way he can find similar work at his age. And he is still a few years before he can get on medicare and social security. Biden wants to lower medicare age to 60 which would directly benefit him right now and can give him an option to retire early. But no, he is still supporting Trump because......
I've heard him said the 10 dollars tax cut he got from Bush is better than anything Obama ever did. Even when Bush crashed the economy and so on. There is no fixing them. Especially now that he is unemployed and watch crazy youtube videos day in and day out.
He rather go without healthcare back in March because he rather not use ObamaCare. He needs daily medication and he end up missing meds for a few months. He finally broke down and bought in ObamaCare last week. Some part of me wonder if SC strike down ObamaCare and how he would react when he couldn't get the subsidy from ObamaCare.
SWBTATTReg
(22,112 posts)job at so late in one's life. It can't be a good spot to be in.
Such rigid dogma will hurt people. I hope that your Dad listens to you more and truly understands the situation he's in, after all, I guarantee you that trump doesn't give a hoot about your dad, not one bit. I laughed kind of being that your Dad is going on and on about a $10 tax cut? Really?
Take care and I do wish your Dad the best. It's not a good spot to be in.
Claustrum
(4,845 posts)I resigned to the fact that I am their retirement funds many years ago. My parents sacrificed a lot for me. Other than their politics, they are great people. But they foolishly buy into the slogans of the republican party. They left our home country to immigrate to the US where they don't know much English. They wanted me to have a better education and have a better chance of a better future.
This is why I came back to live with them as they need my help due to their language barrier.
byronius
(7,394 posts)Thanks for sharing. Good luck.
Those of us with zero personal contact with Trump supporters can't possibly understand what it must be like to be bound to live with and among them.
It's frightening to me. How -- does it feel -- to be lost in that weird bubble? Factless living is one inch away from living in 1348. And it is the Domain of Primal Fear.
tavernier
(12,377 posts)Knock knock
Whos there ?
Joan
Joan who?
Joe n Kamala!!!
And hell laugh!!
Shermann
(7,412 posts)Hitting Dad with a Dad joke.
Nicely played.
Brainfodder
(6,423 posts)Of Joe Biden?
Shamefully worked over good!
But funny AF just the same.
COLGATE4
(14,732 posts)of what we have endured for the past 4 years. That ought to brighten their mood right up!
Takket
(21,560 posts)Ohiogal
(31,979 posts)Guy at the swimming pool cornered me the other day saying he and all his buddies talking in the locker room all are voting for trump. Told him Id cancel out his vote. He looked just shocked!
What I find astonishing is that they see that Im an *ahem* older white lady so they think I must support the asshole. They often think all white people must love him like they do.
regnaD kciN
(26,044 posts)LizBeth
(9,952 posts)debate, waking me. It was an odd call because so early, no coffee, and he felt very light. I was wondering if that was the final straw and he is no longer voting for Trump. But, I haven't gotten back to him. He is reasonable, or was anyway. He is around only Fox news watchers. He did vote Obama in 2008.
moonscape
(4,673 posts)LizBeth
(9,952 posts)even being woman. They came up with excuses but in the article a woman from Pennsylvania was saying she like the business man approach.
We can argue all we want what a poor businessman Trump is, and it is all factually true, but I know there ahs been times I considered a businessperson would be good for the job. Now, I think not. I do not care if they are even successful business people. I can see the flaw in that thinking.
I think though a lot of it might have been just diverging from the normal politician and HRC certainly was. Throw in three decades of attacks and false characterizations. Woman. Comey. Horrible primary attacks toward her that did not stop.
Lots of things.
Btw, to be clear. I am a HUGE supporter of HRC and appreciate her 100xs more today than I did in early 2015. She schooled me on her awesomeness thru out the primary and admired her so.
moonscape
(4,673 posts)a lot more with time, and esp after seeing a documentary about what she had been through politically since before Bill became governor. It explained a lot about her inate over-cautiousness.
Yeah, I never thought a business person jived with public service. The goals of business and government are polar opposites. But, I never realized what a total business failure 45 was until after the election, even though the failure of all his smarmy cheating small business efforts were known beforehand. I also didn't realize he never managed anyone really except his family!
LizBeth
(9,952 posts)interesting and he was a good business man with integrity and well respected. Including by me. He is smart, moral and ethical, and now he is defending and voting with Trump, color me surprise. So I well heard all the whistles letting us know you could not have a worse business man. Everything about him and his actions were complete opposite of moral, ethical business people of the time.
That whole perspective is very interesting to me that he can't see but what I know is I am his only liberal. I do not live anywhere close to be able to computer help him to information> He is not on a computer at the end of the day. Newspaper and TV. He swears he does not do Fox anymore.
And every single person that looks like him with the same think and conversation, repeatedly and repetitively. He thought Portland on fire. I live an hour an half away and he would not believe me that the oNLY problem was when Trump people came in and the white power people.
He simply does not believe it.
What happened to the man.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)What will it mean for them, personally?
wnylib
(21,432 posts)RWers have been promoting for decades, that Democrats are socialists or communists (they don't distinguish between the two). They believe that "political correctness" is an infringement on basic American liberties. During the Bush years, RWers were promoting the idea that Nazis were socialists so all left leaning people are Nazis. I encountered many people online and some in person who bought into that notion. They fear the term, but have no clue what it is.
So if Biden wins, they fear that Nazi leftists will turn the country communist. They think that removing religious symbols from government places is an infringement on religious freedom.
A liberal, left government is a nightmare for them. The irony is that they cannot see that Trump's racist policies and comments are right out of a fascist (Nazi) playbook. So they believe that Trump is their hero who saves them from Nazi communism.
They are seriously deficient in knowledge of civics and history.
Generic Brad
(14,274 posts)Biden will secretly convert everyone's bank accounts from dollars to cryptocurrency and then steal it.
It must be horrible to go through life being afraid of things that don't make any sense.
d_b
(7,463 posts)told me he's afraid that if the Dems win they'll make it so Republicans won't be able to win future elections
They're a strange bunch.
smb
(3,471 posts)Midnight Writer
(21,745 posts)MyOwnPeace
(16,925 posts)We're done!!!!
Take it on home - we're out'a here!!!!
Mariana
(14,854 posts)Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)Wins? Think it may be insufferable then because trump will have them believing he really did win and we'll have to endure that. Think just a shit eating grin will be enough for my revenge
lastlib
(23,213 posts)MyOwnPeace
(16,925 posts)I'm with 'ya on "the grin!"
(kinda' like THIS one!)
peggysue2
(10,828 posts)Fake news, Fake news that Trump is losing, yada, yada. And all sorts of anti-Biden/Harris nonsense. What she really believes in private may be another matter but her social media platform is as warped as ever.
These are the true diehards. Don't trust your lying eyes and ears.
Mr. Sparkle
(2,932 posts)Mr.Bill
(24,282 posts)I think many of them really believed that Biden was in full-blown dimentia and really couldn't put a sentence together just like they has been told by Trump, Fox News and whatever loony websites they waste their time on.
Then they saw the debate.
Aristus
(66,316 posts)The guy who gives you permission to wallow in vileness and squalor.
Maybe they need to elevate their goals in life...
Niagara
(7,595 posts)They would be more upset that 226,000+ of their fellow Americans are dead due to tRumps failure on the Covid pandemic. Unfortunately, this is a cult mentality.
catbyte
(34,373 posts)Dustlawyer
(10,495 posts)Party is OVER!!!
MyOwnPeace
(16,925 posts)that said EXACTLY THAT!!!!!!
YOU had 4 years to "OWN THE LIBS!"
F-YOU - PARTY'S OVER!!!!!!
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,490 posts)However, they do need to own up to their malfeasance, lies, deceptions and constant streams of bullshit that have severely divided our nation.
Republicans must somehow be made aware of the damage they have done to America.
KY
Wounded Bear
(58,647 posts)cutroot
(875 posts)When you ask them about specifics all they do is bitch about Biden
HAB911
(8,880 posts)KY_EnviroGuy
(14,490 posts)KY............
Beakybird
(3,332 posts)jb5150
(1,178 posts)Trump's losing and your crazy family don't return phone calls? this seems like win - win to me.
sanatanadharma
(3,699 posts)However, the Trump-pets need to know, with certainty, that they are a small and immoral minority of this country.
Politicub
(12,165 posts)Wait until Barr comes out with that report.
I asked which report is he talking about.
He said he wasnt sure, but it would be big. And there will be a war if Trump loses blah, blah, blah. Hes lazy AF and wont even mow his yard. Guess he will be in the infantry.
634-5789
(4,175 posts)Politicub
(12,165 posts)Trump riding a lion with Jesus behind him holding on.
So weird.
Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)At least Trump managed to build 5 miles of wall in 4 years, even if Mexico didnt pay for it.
louis-t
(23,292 posts)They post things on fb like "Hello Tuesday!" instead of the usual insanity. They will all need therapy when this is over. Come to think of it, I might need therapy, too.
stevesinpa
(143 posts)occasionally, conversations will start, but i'm sure most of us have been frustrated with the ignorance and dishonesty of trying to speak with a trump supporter. but there is one clown that actually thinks it upsets me and other honesty lovers, by chanting "four more years" and the day of the last debate he was saying "it's over, Biden even had to bring out Obama". I asked him, you don't know that former presidents will campaign for their party's candidate? especially if it's his former VeeP?" he just gave me a blank idiotic look, which in all honesty is his normal look.
I don't really care if trump supporters are upset or not. for my and our country, we need trump to lose and lose big. I don't care how upset trumpsupporters are, my two main concerns after a Biden victory on November 3 will be the actions trump and mcconnell take to create chaos and cause as many problems as they can, along with the lunatic terrorists supporting trump.
Initech
(100,063 posts)DENVERPOPS
(8,810 posts)#1 Worry: Supreme Court intervening like they un-lawfully did in 2000
#2 Worry: If Biden is declared winner, despite the Supreme Court, my next worry is the Republican Senate not getting over turned.
#3 Worry: These 40-50 Million gun owning TrumpHumpers will start acting out to show their disappointment.
#4 Worry: Is what the Trump Administration destroys during the three months they are still in office.
Contrary to popular opinion, he and his administration will not go out quietly....
Demsrule86
(68,552 posts)DENVERPOPS
(8,810 posts)re-read #1
Mariana
(14,854 posts)Trump's going to go scorched earth, and he's going to egg on his worshipers to cause all kinds of mischief, too.
OneBro
(1,159 posts)Dignity in the White House? Gahggg!
Alliances with our true allies and no more kissing up to dictators? This cannot be!
Human rights for . . . for . . . I can't even say it . . e . . . ev . . . . everybody? Please, just kill me now! Take that spork from last night's KFC 12 piece special and just kill me now!
Rice4VP
(1,235 posts)mass murdering 225,000 people. Snap them out of it. Im thankful to not have that issue.
The only difference I had with my parents was in 2008 they supported Hillary and I supported Obama. My mother finally came around. My father came around after he won and voted for him in 2012.
He didnt think that America would elect a Black man so he was hesitant and didnt want to get excited
DownriverDem
(6,228 posts)They get the Supreme Court for decades.
highplainsdem
(48,968 posts)TexasBushwhacker
(20,174 posts)They're usually loud and proud, non-mask wearing Trumpvangelicals. Their daughter is working with us now and she's considerably more liberal. I stay quiet. I like my job.
Skittles
(153,150 posts)my sympathy to you to have such people in your family