The 2020 Presidential Election - Convention & General Election

[commando]

Just now, knapplc said:

You guys cancelled Kanye, you brutes!

 

 

his presidential bid lasted about 1 scaramuchi (sp?)

[teachercd]

47 minutes ago, Guy Chamberlin said:

 

20% of Americans can't find the United States on a map. 

 

The 80% number is far higher than I would have expected. 

Just think how easy it would be to make that 80%, 100%.  With just one easy change.

[Nebfanatic]

22 hours ago, teachercd said:

Sure...but they are using the wrong word and it confuses people.  The confusion % should be 0...

 

Why not say "Icecream the Police" instead of "defund"...both don't mean what the actual message is.  

 

A marketers job is not to make the public do the learning...it is to make the public understand. 

 

Years ago, Infiniti (I think) did it's first car commercial...instead of showing the car they showed trees and rocks and water...everyone made fun of it, Leno even said something like "Their car sales are down 75% but the good news is...the sale of trees and rocks are up 90%"

 

 

 

 

You have a really idealized idea of the American population. You can say the sky is blue and 10% of people won't understand the messaging. There is no such thing as 0% confusion 

[teachercd]

3 minutes ago, Nebfanatic said:

You have a really idealized idea of the American population. You can say the sky is blue and 10% of people won't understand the messaging. There is no such thing as 0% confusion 

The fact that people are still pretending like they are using the right word...proves your point.

[Nebfanatic]

3 minutes ago, teachercd said:

The fact that people are still pretending like they are using the right word...proves your point.

What is the right word? Why do you decide what word is correct? 

[DevoHusker]

38 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said:

I agree.  It's like the election has been put on hold till maybe September.

 

It will take up the gap created by cancelling football

[teachercd]

4 minutes ago, Nebfanatic said:

What is the right word? Why do you decide what word is correct? 

"Icecream the Police"

[Nebfanatic]

18 minutes ago, teachercd said:

Just think how easy it would be to make that 80%, 100%.  With just one easy change.

Its so easy even you could do it. Oh wait...

[teachercd]

Just now, Nebfanatic said:

Its so easy even you could do it. Oh wait...

 

 

Thank you!

[knapplc]

 

[4skers89]

3 hours ago, Guy Chamberlin said:

 

You really need to put that critical thinking hat back on and review Trump's position(s) on China. They are all over the place. Trump is a suck up and "great friend" of President Xi when he needs something (or Xi flatters him), and they are the enemy when he needs an enemy (which is often). His toughest action against China has been trade embargoes and so far it's mostly Americans who have suffered. Sometimes it's hard to get any read at all; an afternoon tweet from Trump on China may contradict the official White House statement that morning.  

 

You know that all those MAGA hats and Trump swag are made in China, right? That seems like a simple place to get tough. 

 

FWIW....the tax returns of Donald Trump are most likely to reveal what's been known for a long time: felony tax evasion. Also, he's not quite the successful business man he portrays on TV -- and that's his greatest fear. 

You don't think the trade deal which put a dent into the trade deficit was good?

 

[FrantzHardySwag]

41 minutes ago, knapplc said:

 

Covid kills 140,000 Americans. Crickets. Russia puts bounties on American troops. Silence. 

 

Goya Foods gets Boycotted...

[BigRedBuster]

19 minutes ago, 4skers89 said:

You don't think the trade deal which put a dent into the trade deficit was good?

That has been a major cluster f#&% since the beginning when Trump decided to be big tough guy.

[4skers89]

1 minute ago, BigRedBuster said:

That has been a major cluster f#&% since the beginning when Trump decided to be big tough guy.

So Trump should have just put on cruise control like Obama and Biden did and let China take advantage of us?

[BigRedBuster]

2 minutes ago, 4skers89 said:

So Trump should have just put on cruise control like Obama and Biden did and let China take advantage of us?

No, but the way he went about it cost Americans one hell of a lot of money and actually some jobs.  Please tell me you understand that China wasn't the one paying the tariffs.  Please tell me you understand how this works.

 

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But most economists have been skeptical, saying that the country’s factory activity weakened last year, and that the trade flows largely reflect a cooling American and global economy.

 

This slowing of the economy was directly caused by Trump and his tactics.

 

 

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Economists say the hefty tariffs Mr. Trump has placed on China have encouraged American consumers to purchase goods from other countries and have not led to an American manufacturing renaissance.

 

“Tariffs to date have clearly had a significant impact on imports from China,” said Brad Setser, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. “They equally clearly have not led to a stronger U.S. manufacturing sector.”

 

Rather than bringing manufacturing back to the United States, the clash with China has caused American companies and consumers to shift purchases to other countries, like Mexico, Vietnam and South Korea, said Mary E. Lovely, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics.

 

Data released Wednesday morning showed the trade deficit in goods with Mexico increased $21.1 billion last year to a record $101.8 billion, as the United States brought in more goods from its southern neighbor. The trade deficit in goods with Canada grew by $8 billion, while the gap with Taiwan increased by $7.8 billion.