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The latest Fox News survey shows a reversal in what voters seek from leaders in Washington.
The poll asks voters to choose one of two messages to send to the federal government right now -- “lend me a hand” or “leave me alone.” A majority of 57 percent says they would ask Washington to “lend me a hand.”
Last year, just 34 percent asked for a hand-up (February 2019). The previous high was 44 percent in 2011, after the financial crisis.
The modern GOP really is something. They launched a PR campaign to rehabilitate the term "socialism" by re-branding it as "everything people like," they made the Affordable Care Act popular by trying to take it away, and now contra Reagan they've made "I'm from the government and I'm here to help" the nine most welcome words in the English language.
I think the damage the GOP does when in power is simply too catastrophic to ever justify allowing it on a purely strategic basis, but I at least understand those on the left who think giving the GOP a few years to **** everything up every now and then is hugely helpful for winning over converts and massively shifting public opinion.
Fox News Poll: Big shift in asking government to 'lend me a hand' amid pandemic, unrest
The modern GOP really is something. They launched a PR campaign to rehabilitate the term "socialism" by re-branding it as "everything people like," they made the Affordable Care Act popular by trying to take it away, and now contra Reagan they've made "I'm from the government and I'm here to help" the nine most welcome words in the English language.
I think the damage the GOP does when in power is simply too catastrophic to ever justify allowing it on a purely strategic basis, but I at least understand those on the left who think giving the GOP a few years to **** everything up every now and then is hugely helpful for winning over converts and massively shifting public opinion.
Fox News Poll: Big shift in asking government to 'lend me a hand' amid pandemic, unrest
Actually, in the wake of the left’s gutting of police departments, this isn’t actually that surprising.
Actually, in the wake of the left’s gutting of police departments, this isn’t actually that surprising.
Nobody is for gutting the police, we are for gutting the killers out of the departments all over these here united states of america.
What do I have to do with any police departments? I don't handle their budgets. But hey, it sounded good right?
Hey, X. How are localities supposed to fund their public services, given the drop in tax revenues due to the current economy? I know most conservatives want to think it's all a "BLM" secret plot - but people are actually hurting. It's not only police we're going to need to worry about, it's all public services.
This is a straight-up lie, since none of that is in effect yet.Actually, in the wake of the left’s gutting of police departments, this isn’t actually that surprising.
This is such BS. I haven’t heard one lefty here stand up for the value of police as a whole.
Here’s another post by X Factor that is a complete lie.
Hey Lurch, are you actually denying that certain localities are “defunding” police in response to BLM demands? I said nothing about a “secret plot”. It’s no secret want BLM supporters want. It ****ing says it on their signs if you don’t believe me.
Lol, sure.
I can't speak for all localities. I can speak for departments in the Seattle area including my own town. Also, "Defunding" is a poor choice of a word. What's being proposed is a relocation of funds to other services so that the police aren't being asked to perform services other than law enforcement - such a marriage counseling and mental health practice.
The modern GOP really is something. They launched a PR campaign to rehabilitate the term "socialism" by re-branding it as "everything people like," they made the Affordable Care Act popular by trying to take it away, and now contra Reagan they've made "I'm from the government and I'm here to help" the nine most welcome words in the English language.
I think the damage the GOP does when in power is simply too catastrophic to ever justify allowing it on a purely strategic basis, but I at least understand those on the left who think giving the GOP a few years to **** everything up every now and then is hugely helpful for winning over converts and massively shifting public opinion.
The modern GOP really is something. They launched a PR campaign to rehabilitate the term "socialism" by re-branding it as "everything people like," they made the Affordable Care Act popular by trying to take it away, and now contra Reagan they've made "I'm from the government and I'm here to help" the nine most welcome words in the English language.
I think the damage the GOP does when in power is simply too catastrophic to ever justify allowing it on a purely strategic basis, but I at least understand those on the left who think giving the GOP a few years to **** everything up every now and then is hugely helpful for winning over converts and massively shifting public opinion.
Fox News Poll: Big shift in asking government to 'lend me a hand' amid pandemic, unrest
Here’s another post by X Factor that is a complete lie.
Lol, sure.
It's not an accurate generalization. There are a variety of views on the matter from the extreme (elimination of the police) to the more centrist (reforms). If you accept that kind of generalization, then I'll assume you have no objection to the ones that label people on the right as racists etc.
Thinking of people as monoliths is part of the problem we need to overcome, lest this country continue to devolve.
“Defunding police means defunding police,” the congresswoman said in a statement. “It does not mean budget tricks or funny math. It does not mean moving school police officers from the NYPD budget to the Department of Education’s budget so the exact same police remain in schools.”
Ocasio-Cortez said that cutting the police budget is not effective if it does not result in the reduced presence of law enforcement.
“It does not mean counting overtime cuts as cuts, even as NYPD ignores every attempt by City Council to curb overtime spending and overspends on overtime anyways,” Ocasio-Cortez said. “If these reports are accurate, then these proposed ‘cuts’ to the NYPD budget are a disingenuous illusion. This is not a victory. The fight to defund policing continues.”
Actually, in the wake of the left’s gutting of police departments, this isn’t actually that surprising.
WE can only go by what the DEm leaders are telling us.
Ocasio-Cortez dismisses proposed $1B cut: 'Defunding police means defunding police' | TheHill
It's not an accurate generalization. There are a variety of views on the matter from the extreme (elimination of the police) to the more centrist (reforms). If you accept that kind of generalization, then I'll assume you have no objection to the ones that label people on the right as racists etc.
Thinking of people as monoliths is part of the problem we need to overcome, lest this country continue to devolve.
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