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Democratic Party's Favorability Hits Record Lows. As a purple voter, a move towards the middle would go a long way the helping this ...

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Democratic Party's favorability hits record lows in two polls after 2024 losses
As Democrats continues to recoup post-election, voters are expressing deep dissatisfaction with the party on the left.
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March 19, 2025 at 11:06 AM
As a purple voter, I would welcome new faces and an overhauled agenda from the left.

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Are Democrats About to Have Their Tea Party Moment?
The anger in the base towards the party leadership is reminiscent of what happened to the GOP after Obama won
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March 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM
If you believe in free speech and the promotion of democracy around the world, this is horrific news.

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The Truth Dies with Him
Another voice didn’t toe the Trump line
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March 18, 2025 at 2:06 AM
No respect for the law of the land ...

Silencing the voice of America open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
Silencing the voice of America
“A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves.” ―Edward R.
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March 17, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Unemployment rate appears to be in good shape.
fred.stlouisfed.org/series/UNRATE
Unemployment Rate
Unemployment Rate
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March 16, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Inflation vs. Wages. Household budgets appear to be in recovery. The growth rate of inflation hasn't exceeded the growth rate of wages since January 2023.
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Wage growth vs inflation U.S. 2024 | Statista
The rate of inflation overtook the growth of wages in April 2021. High rates of inflation means that consumers are seeing a decrease in purchasing power
www.statista.com
March 16, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Another view to the debt problem. Both parties have contributed to this problem. Both parties need to step up.
www.statista.com/chart/28393/...
Infographic: U.S. National Debt Stands at $31.5 Trillion
This chart shows the gross federal public debt in the United States (in trillion U.S. dollars).
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March 16, 2025 at 11:20 AM
We have a debt problem. Our debt to GDP is higher than when we finished fighting WWII.

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Why is the U.S. Debt Expected to Keep Growing? | Econofact
Despite the high-stakes debt ceiling negotiations, U.S. debt relative to GDP is projected to keep growing over the next decade. What factors account for this projection and why does it matter?
econofact.org
March 16, 2025 at 11:13 AM
People challenge me as to why I’m not a fan of the administration’s tactics. Here’s one logical disconnect for me. The top four countries represent 74% of the trade deficit. So, why target our allies in NATO?

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U.S. ran biggest trade deficits with China and Mexico in 2024. What about Canada?
The U.S. ended 2024 with the second-largest trade deficit on record — and China and Mexico were the countries that benefited most from sending goods to America. Canada? Not so much.
www.marketwatch.com
March 16, 2025 at 10:56 AM
SCOTUS rules on nearly $2B in frozen USAID payments. The separation of powers is essential.
March 5, 2025 at 5:51 PM
How is it possible we voted with Russia, Belarus and North Korea? How does this make America great?
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US sides with Russia in UN resolutions on invasion of Ukraine
The UK and France abstain as the UN Security Council passes a text that does not criticise Moscow.
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March 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM
This is what democracy looks like. Yesterday, I stood with my fellow Americans to protest the proposed cuts for the 99% but the savings of tax benefits for the 1%.

#Wisconsin #USHouseOfRepresentatives
February 26, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Tax Cut Analysis. Does anyone have additional data. It looks like the fleecing of America to me.
February 26, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Over 49% of Costs of Extending 2017 Law

Tax Cut Analysis. Does anyone have additional data. It looks like the fleecing of America to me.
February 26, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Stay Loyal to NATO

The United States joined NATO in 1949 as a part of an effort to rebuild and stabilize Europe after WWII. The need to keep Europe stable is still in our best interest. The need to have allies in the world is in our best interest. Betraying our allies is is not!

Let's fix this.
February 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The constitution is our civil contract. The right needs to clean this up! This is a non-starter. This is a hard 'NO'.

An actual poster at this weekend’s CPAC, touting the ‘Third Term Project”
February 24, 2025 at 4:54 PM
We saw Russia invade Ukraine. Without re-writing history, does anyone have data to contradict what we saw?

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Pete Hegseth: We are closer to peace in Ukraine ‘than ever before’
YouTube video by Fox News
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February 24, 2025 at 1:09 PM