Presidential Election Of 2024

Massive Switch In Latino Population Against Trump Seems To Be Occurring

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New Public Opinion Polls seem to indicate a massive switch in Latino-Hispanic Population against Donald Trump, as compared to 2024.

Democrats have, at present, a margin of 59-35 favorability among Latinos in support of their party controlly Congress in the latest poll.

In 2024, Trump won 46 percent of the vote against Kamala Harris with 54 percent.

Only 27 percent in the poll approve of Trump’s job performance, while only 20 percent approve of his handling of the economy.

Only 30 percent approve of his handling of the immigration issue, and 62 percent see the Republican Party negatively, and 48-27 they think the Democratic Party will do better on the economy than Republicans.

One out of four Latinos know someone deported or detained by ICE in the past two years.

By a margin of 60-39, Latino voters favor a Democratic candidate in their Congressional district over a Republican opponent.

And 56 percent think Donald Trump has done worse in his second term than in his first, and 70 percent believe his economic policies have led to higher prices for food and groceries.

With their being 36 million Latino voters, that is a major factor in why Democrats have, at present, a 9 point advantage.

Of course, a lot depends on Latinos actually going out and voting, instead of staying home.

Heavily Latino population in crucial states, such as Texas, Florida, Arizona, and California could lead to many Republicans losing their seats in the House of Representatives.

More Americans Are Identifying As Democrats, Than At Any Point Since 2006, 2008, 2018, And 2020!

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Very encouraging news is that more Americans are identifying as Democrats before the upcoming Midterm Elections of 2026, than at any time since 2006, when Democrats won control of both houses of Congress under Republican President George W. Bush; 2008, when Barack Obama won the Presidency over John McCain; 2018, when the Democrats gained control of both houses of Congress in the midterms of the first Trump Presidency; and 2020, when Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump.

There is presently a ten point lead, which bodes well for, hopefully, good results on November 3, Election Day.

Three key groups–Latinos, young men, and young women have switched their support to the Democrats, after favoring the Republican in 2024.

A nine percentage point gain by Democrats among Latinos, and a 16 percentage point gain among young men and women, are major switches of loyalty, and hopefully, as in the past, will lead to Democratic control of Congress, and give an edge for the upcoming Presidential Election of 2028.

Donald Trump’s Devastating Effects On The Economy

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President Donald Trump’s economic policies have had a devastating effect in a multitude of ways, as outlined in a NY Times article.

The economy is growing at under a 2 percent rate.

The deficit for the present fiscal year is going up by more than $2 Trillion, and the total national debt level is reaching $40 Trillion.

Tariffs are causing great disarray, and much of the amount collected has been ordered returned to corporations, but meanwhile alienating America’s allies and friends.

Manufacturing employment is declining, despite claims otherwise by the Trump Administration.

Inflation is eating away at the average wages of tens of millions of workers.

Gasoline prices are still above $4 a gallon.

Housing costs are rising, making it impossible for millions of younger Americans to consider purchasing a home, and the interest rates are high.

Health care costs are causing massive harm to tens of millions of Americans, as many who had been on “ObamaCare” no longer can afford it, and Medicaid cuts of massive amounts are on the horizon in 2027.

Donald Trump ran his campaign in 2024 promising a better economy, but the exact opposite has occurred.

Two Medical Doctors, Democrats, Running For Governor In Ohio, And Senator In South Carolina

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The Democratic Party in two states, Ohio and South Carolina, are running women doctors for the Governorship and US Senate respectively.

Dr. Amy Acton is running in Ohio against the highly controversial, extremely wealthy entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, who had the arrogance to be a Presidential candidate in the early rounds of 2024, displaying how dangerous and confrontational an individual he is.

Dr. Amy Acton was the equivalent of Dr. Anthony Fauci in Ohio during the early stages of the COVID 19 Pandemic in 2020-2021, advising Republican Governor Mike DeWine on the essential use of masks and promoting vaccinations, and DeWine showed leadership in this crisis.

Only true scientific ignoramuses were arguing against these strategies, and states that abandoned those ideas saw greater loss of life from the pandemic.

Having a medical doctor as Governor would be a big step forward for Ohio and the nation at large, as the fight for science, medicine and public health against the ignorance and ill informed views of Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and President Trump, is desperately needed, to keep Americans healthy and safe.

Meanwhile, Pediatrician Dr. Annie Andrews, is running for the Senate in South Carolina against whichever Republican, Darline Graham or Ralph Norman, ends up as the Republican nominee after a runoff election in two weeks, neither who believes in science and public health. So it would be a major step forward if Andrews could win the Senate seat, although it will be a difficult race to win in a state so heavily Repoublican in orientation.

The Thought Of A Potential President JD Vance Is Horrifying!

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At a time when America has an unstable, authoritarian oriented President, who often gives evidence of dementia, we are cursed with a Vice President, JD Vance, who does not engender confidence.

Instead, we have a Vice President who has made multiple inaccurate statements, and has demonstrated a lack of being able to be genuine in his interactions with news media and the general public.

Vance has also been a total sycophant to Trump, after having years ago called Trump a “Hitler”.

Now, it has been revealed that Vance used a Marine One Helicopter to take his young son to a golf lesson, an outrageous abuse of government costs, when he could have been taken by automobile to the appointment.

Also, Vance had claimed, during the Presidential campaign of 2024, that Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, were eating pets, an outrageous lie.

Also, Vance has made the odd statement about his “wife’s kids”, as if he is not the father, but meanwhile decided to pursue his wife having a fourth child, as part of the promotion of increasing childbearing among women in America.

Also, in a sign of lack of respect of the fact that his wife, Usha Vance, is of Hindu faith and her parents were immigrants from India, Vance has said publicly that he hopes his wife will become a “good Christian”, after his own weird changes from an Evangelical Christian to an atheist, and now a Catholic.

Vance has incessantly lied on a multitude of matters, and the thought that he might well become President in this term is a horror.

There have been other controversial Vice Presidents, but their competency level was higher, with even Vice President Dan Quayle under President George H. W. Bush, by comparison, seemingly less objectionable than Vance.

The thought that Vance is a heartbeat away from the Presidency, and that there is a reasonable expectation that he might become President during this term is quite disturbing.

By comparison, former Vice President Mike Pence, from the first term of Donald Trump, looks so much better, and the prospect of a Vance Presidency is something unwelcome by intelligent observers.

Generation Z Men Turn Against Trump: Amazing Turnaround!

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Political reporter Harry Enten of CNN has revealed that Generation Z men have made a massive switch against Donald Trump, an amazing turnaround since the Presidential Election of 2024.

Trump was the first Republican Presidential nominee in the 21st century to capture the young male vote in 2024, but it has switched from a one point edge to minus 55 in less than a year and a half.

On foreign policy, Trump won Generation Z men by 9 points, but now is minus 54 points, a switch of 63 points.

On the economy, Trump had a margin of 7 points, but now is minus 59, a switch of 66 points.

Regarding Congress, Generation Z men voted for Democrats by 3 points, now up to 28 percentage points lead.

It is clear that young men are exasperated over the inability to plan to purchase a home, or find decent employment that provides optimism for the future.

Also, young men see JD Vance as minus 48 and Marco Rubio as minus 39, so it augurs for real trouble for Republicans, when it comes to who might succeed Donald Trump as the Republican Presidential nominee in 2028.

Ohio And Florida Republican Gubernatorial Nominees Facing Racism From Within!

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With the promotion of racism and white supremacy under Donald Trump, the Republican Party is now facing within its midst ugly racism occurring, most notably, in Ohio and Florida.

In Ohio, Republican Gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy, formerly a Republican Presidential contender in 2024, of Hindu Indian heritage and parents who are immigrants, with him having dark skin, is being subjected to verbal and other abuse by advocates of white Christian supremacy including Casey Putsch, who won 18 percent of the vote in the Ohio primary, and has been openly abusive about the background and heritage of Ramaswamy.

Meanwhile, in Florida, which has months until the Gubernatorial primary occurs in August, front runner Congressman Byron Donalds, who is African American but has a white wife, is being pilloried by James Fishback, who is a white supremacist, nativist, and Christian Nationalist.

Additionally, white supremacist influencer Nick Fuentes, who ironically is himself Hispanic, has gained a wide following with his racist, antisemitic, and sexist tirades, attracting lots of young men.

Christian nationalist pastors, and also Tucker Carlson, have added fuel to the fire as well.

While this author and blogger finds both Ramaswamy and Donalds distasteful to the extreme, it is shocking how they have become targets for more extreme Republicans than even they are, and are having to deal, therefore, with what Democrats have long had to cope with.

Reapportionment Battles Create Massive Struggle For Control Of House Of Representatives In The Future 120th Congress (2027-2029)!

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The reapportionment battle in Virginia yesterday resulted in a gerrymandering that will, in theory, provide four more likely Democratic held seats in the US House of Representatives for the future 120th Congress (2027-2029).

This is the latest development in the battle for the lower chamber of Congress, begun by President Donald Trump urging Texas to reapportion, and then further pursued in reaction by Democrats to do the same in California, and then other states also participating in gerrymandering in the midpoint of the decade, instead of the usual such action after the census that takes place across the nation in the decennial reapportionment.

Ironically, the action of Texas may partially backfire and help Democrats gain one or two seats, and of course, there is no certainty as to how elections based on this present gerrymandering activity will play itself out in reality.

On paper, it is pretty much a “wash”, at this point however, with the theoretical results being so far:

Texas 5 Republican gains
California 5 Democratic gains
Virginia 4 Democratic gains
Ohio 2 Republican gains
North Carolina 1 Republican gain
Missouri 1 Republican gain
Utah 1 Democratic gain
Florida (special session next week, potential 1-5 Republican gain

Before Florida, theoretically, Democrats may have gained a one seat edge, but if Florida succeeds in its gerrymandering, Republicans could gain a few seats edge.

Also, still in limbo, but possibly taking gerrymandering action before the elections in November, are New York, Georgia, and Louisiana.

Of course, this is not even taking into consideration that public opinion of Republicans is in rapid decline.

Also, there will be massive turnover, with many retirements, and some resignations to avoid expulsion.

The economic situation and anti Iran War views of vast majorities of Americans is making for a very favorable climate for Democrats, who already have won a vast majority of off year and special elections since the results of the Presidential Election of 2024, now nearly a year and a half ago.

Emergence Of Anti Iran War MAGA Republicans Could Affect Midterm Elections Of 2026, And Presidential Election Of 2028!

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Now that the United States is in Week Two of the Iran War, and with the son of the late Ayatollah being annointed his successor, it seems clear that America is on the road to a long, massive, expensive, disastrous intervention in the Middle East, without any certainty of success, similar to the Iraq War and the Afghanistan War.

And opposition is starting to emerge, from many so called MAGA Republicans, against the military intervention, some of it openly, and some of it behind the scenes.

Openly critical individuals this early include:

Tucker Carlson
Steve Bannon
Marjorie Taylor Greene, former Congresswoman from Georgia
Thomas Massie, Congressman from Kentucky
Rand Paul, Senator from Kentucky

Behind the scenes, based on past views about military intervention, and support of “isolationism” expressed, would include the following:

Vice President JD Vance
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard

The latter two are being very quiet at this point, but their past record of viewpoints clashes with what Donald Trump, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and apparently, Secretary of State Marco Rubio are promoting.

So there could be a battle brewing for the future of the Republican Party, based on what happens in the midterms, and as the Republican Party starts to look at its future direction.

It is hard to imagine Vance openly breaking with his party and his “boss”, the President of the United States, but it is perceived by many that had Vice President Kamala Harris expressed more differences with her “boss”, Joe Biden, possibly, the result in the Presidential Election of 2024 might have been different.

If Vance was to “break” with Trump, he still would be Vice President, but it would encourage Marco Rubio, Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida, and others to challenge him for the Presidential nomination in 2028.

Of course, IF Vance became President by succession, and therefore, would be a sitting President, it would be much more difficult for a rebellion by MAGA Republicans to succeed against him.

Most certainly, the future of the Republican Party with the upcoming Presidential Election of 2028, is very much a fluid situation, and very difficult to project what will occur down the road!

Complete Reversal On Foreign Wars By Trump, Vance, Tulsi Gabbard And Others, Infuriating MAGA Republicans!

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In a time when America is at war with Iran, it has become clear that Donald Trump has completely reversed his earlier “isolationist” view on foreign policy and engaging in wars, which was a major part of his appeal in the Presidential Election of 2024.

Not only has Trump reversed, but Vice President JD Vance made clear his similar isolationist views while in the Senate from Ohio in 2023.

Also, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, formerly a Democratic Congresswoman from Hawaii, expressed similar views when a candidate for the Democratic Presidential nomination for the Presidential Election of 2020.

This reality has alienated many MAGA Republicans, including former Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Tucker Carlson and Steve Bannon, both controversial commentators of right wing ideology.

Whether this will have an effect among MAGA Republican voters in the Midterm Elections of 2026 and the Presidential Election of 2028 is unpredictable.