Election 2026

Well said

See the mindset

Newly surfaced court records from 1978 are backing up Amy Acton's account of her childhood, days after a campaign ad accused her of lying about it. The ad, from Republican gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign, features Acton's estranged mother, Donna Arthur, calling her daughter a liar and saying her story of growing up in a tent was invented. Acton, now the Democratic nominee for Ohio governor, was removed from her mother's custody at age 12 and says she has had no contact with her since.

The documents show a grand jury indicted Acton's stepfather, Cledith Arthur, in 1978 on a rape charge involving sexual conduct with her while she was under 13. He failed to appear in court and became a fugitive. A judge ordered an arrest warrant in October 1978, another was issued in 1981, and authorities were still looking for him years after that. He was never arrested again and never stood trial. He died in 2004. Her brother, Phil Stearns, has publicly described the abuse both siblings endured. Independent fact checks have rated the ad false, while Ramaswamy has taken responsibility for it and defended it.

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Takes a lot for the GOP and the Dems to agree on something

An easy million - only thing is, we know that nobody will arrest Trump (Besides, he won't pay)

Shiftless2 said:

"An easy million - only thing is, we know that nobody will arrest Trump (Besides, he won't pay)" S2 #47

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Decades ago I encountered a pseudo-con definition of the group they tried to elevate themselves by deriding: "liberals".

- A liberal is a person who will give you the shirt,
off someone else's back. -

Trump seems extremely generous with the People's $money.

Those that consider themselves too smart for politics are destined to be ruled by those dumber than they are.

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From FOX


That may be as close to mea culpa as FOX is willing to get.

I remember people telling me that they weren't going to vote because while they hated Trump they didn't like Hillary. I told that whether they voted or not, one of them would be the next President so they should hold their nose and vote for whichever they found the least unpleasant. Didn't work.

Shiftless2 said:

"I told that whether they voted or not, one of them would be the next President so they should hold their nose and vote for whichever they found the least unpleasant." S2 #50

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That's what I did.

Shiftless2 said:

"Didn't work." S2 #50

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I KNOW !

btw - I've never been much of a Hillary fan.
But I suspect she'd have been at least an average president. Possibly better than that.
Surely better than the guy she beat (Hillary won the popular vote).

Of the U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY), former Speaker Newton Gingrich (R-GA) said: "She's serious, she's hard working, she is a first rate professional."

Supplementing that, (then) current RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman said: "Senator Clinton is smart, uh, she's effective, uh ... very hard working."
Source: NBC-TV Meet The Press June 5, 2005

At very least, she's got a résumé:
- First Lady of Arkansas
- First Lady of the United States
- Junior U.S. Senator from NY
- Secretary of State

Unfortunately Hillary was carrying too much baggage held over from Bill's "shenanigans". And her public persona wasn't that of a pleasant person. You can add to that the fact that she ran a terrible campaign.

And if that wasn't enough the press was so sure that she was going to win by a landslide that a lot of people simply decided that there was no need to hold their noses when they voted. After all she was going to win whether they voted or not so why bother?

The following is a shameless sear quibble. My apology in advance.

Shiftless2 said:

"Unfortunately Hillary was carrying too much baggage held over from Bill's "shenanigans"." S2 #52

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You may not be the first to author such perspective. I've never read a vividly defined clarification w/ precise detail.
I can't cite an example. But she addressed issues. Right?
AND she knew enough from previous Clinton campaigns: "It's the economy, stupid."

Shiftless2 said:

"And her public persona wasn't that of a pleasant person." S2 #52

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!?
Worse than Trump ?! How is that frick
in possible?

Shiftless2 said:

"You can add to that the fact that she ran a terrible campaign." S2 #52

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I've read that before too.
Alright. So she lacks the persuasive charisma of her hubby.
I suppose I'm in a minuscule minority. I want a skillful conservative technician. SURELY not a bloated braggart. I doubt President Hillary would have demolished the East Wing OR
started a War against Iran.

Shiftless2 said:

"And if that wasn't enough the press was so sure that she was going to win by a landslide that a lot of people simply decided that there was no need to hold their noses when they voted. After all she was going to win whether they voted or not so why bother?" S2 #52

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You got me there S2.