Quinnipiac just came out with some new poll numbers for Zhou. Normally you’d describe numbers like these as jaw dropping, or astounding, or … something like that. As it is, it’s more or less what you’d expect: Varad Mehta New Quinnipiac poll just dropped, and it can only be described as abysmal for Joe Biden. His job approval drops to 33-54 (A) and 35-55 (RV) compared to 38-53 and 40-54 a week ago. He's at 26-56 with independent voters. On Ukraine he's at 39-48 and 41-49.
the dramatically higher Biden approval with college education indicates either (1) college education is damaging judgement; (2) Dems represent class interest of elites relative to working class deplorables or (3) both
The assumption being that there won’t be a manufactured crisis of epic proportions leading to martial law of some sort which causes the election to be either stopped delayed or so tightly controlled as to be meaningless.
David Mamet has an excellent essay over at Tablet, and one fine passage among many is this:
"History teaches that one omnipresent aspect of a coup is acts of reprisal staged by agents provocateurs of the revolutionaries, and blamed on supporters of the legitimate government. It would be a historical anomaly if we were not to see such between now and the midterm elections."
That doesn't mean a suspension of elections, of course, but the larger idea that much f**kery should be expected is certainly a solid one based on recent history.
"For the disease has declared itself, and we are not now in a culture war, but a nascent coup, with its usual cast of characters.
...
"Now, the disease having proclaimed itself and its dangers having become clear, it is time for us all to overcome the occupation by standing up to those tyrannies under which we are not prepared to live."
Whatever terms a person may prefer (silent coup, soft coup, color revolution, etc.) to describe what happened from 2016-2020 and then what is happening now, it's the same damn thing now as it was then, i.e., wildly extra-constitutional and frequently illegal means to ensure the perpetrators thereof obtain and maintain control of the nation and its people, making it all but impossible for the latter to peacefully and democratically remove the former from power. Only the details differ.
They are skating on thin ice in their confidence game. The populace is growing ever doubtful that things are on the up and up. Whether it's fraudulant elections or manufactured crises, the grease paint is wearing thin and the costumes are showing holes. Harder and harder for more and more to suspend disbelief. Hell even Bill Maher has had enough. At present it's just weird, eery. I imagine in a few weeks not to say months it will be downright tragicomic, and all of the swamp goes the way of Chris Wallace.
So I’m guessing that “ bad messaging” is dem speak for, “we have got to get better at lying to the voters while looking them in the eye”? They’ve certainly got the part about lying to themselves down it would seem. Bad messaging, right! Anyone who believes that must surely believe that JRB is playing with a full deck.
Basically this tells me a lot of white people who went to college are weaklings. Compare the “overall” to the “strong”. Look how many idiots just regurgitate to the pollsters what they think they should say. Sad.
Don’t accuse me of being bigoted. I am white (with blonde hair and blue eyes), married, kids, masters degree, 1%. I have guts to say 💩 would literally do a better job than Brandon and I strongly disapprove. I just happen to have a lot of demographic peers that are morons and weak weak weak. Speaking the truth isn’t being a bigot.
And they’re not necessarily “woke”! In fact, friends in CA are actually fiscal and cultural conservatives (humanities, classical music, wall-to-wall bookcases complete with cats)…it’s just that Biden, well, at least he’s not Trump! And re 2024: well, Biden will be a tad too old to run ( no mention of dementia or fitness for office!), but we sure don’t want Trump! Meanwhile Blinderbuss keeps on endangering the country…
Here's a corrected link for the Bonchie piece (the link is doubled up in the post):
https://redstate.com/bonchie/2022/04/13/joe-bidens-approval-numbers-hit-a-new-low-show-horrifying-trend-for-dems-n549913
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the dramatically higher Biden approval with college education indicates either (1) college education is damaging judgement; (2) Dems represent class interest of elites relative to working class deplorables or (3) both
Also, to second #1, much college education is about substituting ideological convictions for fact based critical thinking.
WH prob anticipated this and thus came Putin price hike as their new jingle to deflect blame.
Numbers from the poll I don’t trust, but the trend is huge:
https://poll.qu.edu/images/polling/us/us04132022_trends_upip76.pdf
The Ukraine war is not working as a distraction. So what will the Democrats try next?
The assumption being that there won’t be a manufactured crisis of epic proportions leading to martial law of some sort which causes the election to be either stopped delayed or so tightly controlled as to be meaningless.
David Mamet has an excellent essay over at Tablet, and one fine passage among many is this:
"History teaches that one omnipresent aspect of a coup is acts of reprisal staged by agents provocateurs of the revolutionaries, and blamed on supporters of the legitimate government. It would be a historical anomaly if we were not to see such between now and the midterm elections."
That doesn't mean a suspension of elections, of course, but the larger idea that much f**kery should be expected is certainly a solid one based on recent history.
tabletmag.com/sections/arts-letters/articles/new-occupation-david-mamet
More Mamet:
"For the disease has declared itself, and we are not now in a culture war, but a nascent coup, with its usual cast of characters.
...
"Now, the disease having proclaimed itself and its dangers having become clear, it is time for us all to overcome the occupation by standing up to those tyrannies under which we are not prepared to live."
Whatever terms a person may prefer (silent coup, soft coup, color revolution, etc.) to describe what happened from 2016-2020 and then what is happening now, it's the same damn thing now as it was then, i.e., wildly extra-constitutional and frequently illegal means to ensure the perpetrators thereof obtain and maintain control of the nation and its people, making it all but impossible for the latter to peacefully and democratically remove the former from power. Only the details differ.
"that doesn't mean it can't be reversed..."
Totally agree. Though it won't be for lack of effort on their part to keep it from being reversed.
They are skating on thin ice in their confidence game. The populace is growing ever doubtful that things are on the up and up. Whether it's fraudulant elections or manufactured crises, the grease paint is wearing thin and the costumes are showing holes. Harder and harder for more and more to suspend disbelief. Hell even Bill Maher has had enough. At present it's just weird, eery. I imagine in a few weeks not to say months it will be downright tragicomic, and all of the swamp goes the way of Chris Wallace.
So I’m guessing that “ bad messaging” is dem speak for, “we have got to get better at lying to the voters while looking them in the eye”? They’ve certainly got the part about lying to themselves down it would seem. Bad messaging, right! Anyone who believes that must surely believe that JRB is playing with a full deck.
Basically this tells me a lot of white people who went to college are weaklings. Compare the “overall” to the “strong”. Look how many idiots just regurgitate to the pollsters what they think they should say. Sad.
Don’t accuse me of being bigoted. I am white (with blonde hair and blue eyes), married, kids, masters degree, 1%. I have guts to say 💩 would literally do a better job than Brandon and I strongly disapprove. I just happen to have a lot of demographic peers that are morons and weak weak weak. Speaking the truth isn’t being a bigot.
"President" Josef R. Stolen is a unique type of turd, utterly useless, not even fit to fertilize mushrooms.
Your demographic peers are the “woke” ones who favor Zhou.
And they’re not necessarily “woke”! In fact, friends in CA are actually fiscal and cultural conservatives (humanities, classical music, wall-to-wall bookcases complete with cats)…it’s just that Biden, well, at least he’s not Trump! And re 2024: well, Biden will be a tad too old to run ( no mention of dementia or fitness for office!), but we sure don’t want Trump! Meanwhile Blinderbuss keeps on endangering the country…
So is “ bad messaging” dem speak for “we have got to get better at lying to the voters while looking them in the eye”?
I understand TN is going to make IVM OTC.