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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThere will be a "Blue Wave" because of one simple idea, " telling the truth."
That is why there could be a "Blue Wave" like no other in history.... To our families and friends we try to tell the truth. These are people that we want to trust, and we want our family and closest friends to trust us. We know a lot of people who lie a lot, but among our closest relationships, we want the truth.
..Politicians lie a lot, some are better than others and some are worse than others. Barack Obama lied very little. He stood above that. We all know that Obama was a "class act" Further, Obama was respected around the world by almost everyone..
..Donald Trump lies all the time. His behavior goes against everything we teach our children, and everything we try to teach in our classrooms. In our closest friendships and family relationships we want the truth. That is at the heart of it all. Trump is perhaps the least respected leader in today's world.
...Donald Trump it seems is unable to tell the truth. For example, he said in the last 2 days, that Ivanka was the best qualified person to be the U.N. Ambassador. That is such an obvious lie, that he has made a fool of himself...again. He lies about anything and everything. We all know that...
...Many Republicans who have been life long Republicans are repulsed by this. There is some proof of this. A few have come out and said that they will vote for the Democratic Party for the first time. It is unknown how great that repulsion is. But we will find out in less than a month. I believe that this repulsion is greater than anybody knows. I believe there are millions of Republicans who will vote for the Democratic Party as way to show how dissatisfied they are with the "Liar Donald Trump". Many more will not vote at all. That is another way to show total and complete hatred of Trump's lies. Most Republicans will not turn to Obama, and say he lied as much as Trump. That is not true, and deep down they know it. The "Trump Lies" about everything and anything are repulsive, and go to the heart of relationships with families and friends.
.....In business deals, the truth is paramount. The earnings reports from businesses are very important, and are expected to be true. But Trump lied about his businesses, as he lies about everything. I guess some people expected a change when he was elected to this office. Donald Trump has gotten worse, not better.
....Because of the repulsion around "Trump's Lies", I believe there will be a "Blue Wave" unlike any other in the last 50 years. Perhaps much stronger than 1932 and 1936. .This is the very best way that Republicans can take a stand against the "Lying Donald Trump". Yes, it may be a one time thing, or it may be a lot more. Either way, we will see about this repulsion about President Trump's lies in less than a month. And yes, I do believe this is going to happen. We will see.
Meadowoak
(5,546 posts)Funtatlaguy
(10,878 posts)Stuart G
(38,428 posts)BeckyDem
(8,361 posts)should always be honest based data. We have that and whatever role the media has played that Trump manipulates he and his cretins policies are not welcomed by the majority of Americans. Just the opposite!
Stuart G
(38,428 posts)Hit this link, to see that we have a very strong lead in generic polls...Lying Trump is going down..and he doesn't have a clue..
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211277222
BeckyDem
(8,361 posts)this at the same time not letting our guard down. Vote D, always.
I can't wait for Nov 6.
oasis
(49,388 posts)The ruthless right has no shame.
kentuck
(111,098 posts)and facts.
DavidDvorkin
(19,479 posts)History would be very different.
elocs
(22,579 posts)There's no need to give any voter on the Left an excuse to skip voting because they think a Blue Wave is a done deal.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)That's how I responded the other day to a woman who tried to push some Republican lie. When she looked like she didn't understand why I was talking about truth itself instead of her lie, I asked her, "Is there a connection between truth and good?"
By then she's not liking this, so I asked (this is the Bible Belt), "Is there a connection between truth and godliness?"
Then I looked her in the eye for punctuation and started talking to someone else. Don't know that she made of it, almost certainly nothing, but it felt very virtuous and I'll try it again when someone's rude enough to offer me right wing lies. Almost no one is, though.