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applegrove

(118,492 posts)
Mon Aug 12, 2019, 06:30 PM Aug 2019

Trump Is Losing Ground In the Suburbs

Trump Is Losing Ground In the Suburbs

August 12, 2019 at 9:52 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 556 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2019/08/12/trump-is-losing-ground-in-the-suburbs/

"SNIP....

First Read: “For all of the discussion about whether Democrats can win Texas in 2020, or whether they have solid chances to flip Senate seats in Arizona and Georgia, one demographic development has become crystal clear: President Trump is losing America’s suburbs.”

“In the six national NBC/Wall Street Journal polls conducted this year, Trump’s job rating has been underwater among suburban residents — with just one exception.”

“And what do Arizona, Georgia and Texas have in common? They have lots of suburban voters — either outside one major metropolitan area (in the cases of Arizona and Georgia), or outside multiple major cities (regarding Texas).”

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Trump Is Losing Ground In the Suburbs (Original Post) applegrove Aug 2019 OP
Good! And let him keep losing. TreasonousBastard Aug 2019 #1
Or, as "Al Swearengen" said at the end of "Deadwood" MyOwnPeace Aug 2019 #2
The 'burbs are indeed angry customerserviceguy Aug 2019 #3

customerserviceguy

(25,183 posts)
3. The 'burbs are indeed angry
Mon Aug 12, 2019, 08:24 PM
Aug 2019

People there pay way more than $10K a year in state and local taxes, and don't like that they can't deduct all of it. That's what gave us the House last year.

But, Trump and the GOP will try mightily to scare them back with talk of the Green New Deal, Medicare for All, and reparations.

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