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senseandsensibility

(22,917 posts) Fri Jun 20, 2025, 02:16 PM Jun 20

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It's nice to see an elite writer from the Atlantic admit he was wrong about protests! [View all]

Tom Nichols just posted: I am very, very happy to be wrong, I'm glad especially to see independents split on this. I was pretty sure the protests would create a more even split, but Trump being down 15 points on this one issue tells me I was too worried.

Harry Enton commented on CNN "I think we can say Donald Trump has lost the political battle when it comes to what has happened in Los Angeles. Trump's net approval rating on LA- way, way underwater at -15 points....this is happening on what should be on Donald Trump's best issue...he's losing his core issue."

The No Kings protests are twenty times as big as the Tea Party protests were. They should be receiving 20 times the coverage. They're not. But at least the public is responding and that's good news!

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It's nice to see an elite writer from the Atlantic admit he was wrong about protests! [View all] senseandsensibility Jun 20 OP

This is good but not quite enough to make me think... ananda Jun 20 #1

Just between you and me senseandsensibility Jun 20 #3

Yes, that really is a good thing. ananda Jun 20 #5

OMG "Harshing my mellow" is a call back my hubby senseandsensibility Jun 20 #7

"Bummin' My High" DENVERPOPS Jun 20 #14

You ProudToronto Jun 20 #15

I just discovered that soldierant Jun 20 #16

Then can you toast them?? vanlassie Jun 20 #21

Maybe on a toothpick? soldierant Jun 20 #22

Ha! I was picturing using my torch to vanlassie Jun 20 #24

You could try, soldierant Jun 21 #32

Maybe merangues? intrepidity Jun 21 #29

They are airy inside the crisp, but they do taste like marshmallows. soldierant Jun 21 #33

Very much encouraged. We are hardly alone in how we are feeling and there is no doubting that after the Amaryllis Jun 20 #6

Glad to hear it senseandsensibility Jun 20 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author drmeow Jun 20 #2

Makes me mad every time someone claims the Tea Party was grassroots! betsuni Jun 20 #9

Ridiculous is right senseandsensibility Jun 20 #12

The RepubliCONs started taking over DENVERPOPS Jun 20 #19

In a way soldierant Jun 20 #17

Bingo! benfranklin1776 Jun 20 #23

MSNBC, like them or not, radical noodle Jun 21 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author drmeow Jun 21 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author radical noodle Jun 21 #30

Please show me anywhere in my OP where I claimed there was senseandsensibility Jun 21 #31

What are you talking about? drmeow Jun 21 #34

You said you were responding to the OP. senseandsensibility Jun 21 #35

I did not go back and drmeow Jun 21 #36

I'm not deleting anything because there's nothing wrong with what I wrote senseandsensibility Jun 21 #37

And S-L-O-W-L-Y America wakes up. calimary Jun 20 #4

I remember whenever 5 tea partiers or less stood somewhere protesting rainy Jun 20 #10

Many years ago ,a raging liberal with only 12 followers made quite a world of difference. BattleRow Jun 20 #18

We are fortunate ( I know) Keepthesoulalive Jun 20 #11

Tiny little baby hams BaronChocula Jun 21 #25

We have many problems of various sorts. mtairyguy Jun 20 #13

Why is Tom Nichols an "elite" writer? betsuni Jun 20 #20

Let me guess. Several pages to say what the rest of us can do in 1-10 sentence. Tetrachloride Jun 21 #27