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Doodley

Doodley's Journal
Doodley's Journal
April 3, 2025

I don't see how Trump will ever recover from the tariffs. They are his tariffs. He owns them. It is his economy.

It won't wash to blame Biden. It is Trump's disaster. The economy will crash and day after day, month after month, the number one story will be tariffs and the impact on the economy, on prices, on jobs, on businesses, on savings and investments. Almost everyone in America will be negatively affected by Trump's tariffs. His approval numbers will plummet, and Republicans will be at war with each other trying to remove the demented old man at the top. They gave the keys to a malignant narcissist with dementia and he crashed the car. He will never recover. I believe that this is the beginning of the end.

April 1, 2025

Maybe one day, we will look back at the last few months and say, "It wasn't so bad! What were we complaining about?"

Because it will be 2032, and things will be so bad by then that America will be in ruins, and Trump will be talking about a fourth term!

Just trying to cheer you up with an optimistic note!

April 1, 2025

The bookies are now offering odds on Trump winning in 2028/a third term

Both Ladbrokes and William Hill are now offering on odds on Trump winning in 2028 or a third time via presidential election, I think this is a suitable move, as a trading bet at 16/1.

I have no confidence in the Supreme Court stopping Trump standing in 2028 and eventually Betfair will have to offer odds on Trump standing/winning in 2028, this and an expectation that elections in 2028 might not be free and fair is why I expect many punters to swerve these markets for a while.

https://www1.politicalbetting.com/index.php/archives/2025/03/31/the-bookies-are-now-offering-odds-on-trump-winning-in-2028-a-third-term/

March 29, 2025

How will it end? Trump is mentally unable back down on tarrifs, imperialism, and gutting government services.

A malignant narcisist would view that as losing. He's only lost a few times---the 2020 election that he could not accept and tried an insurrection and misinformation campaign to save his face, and the vote to repeal the Affordable Healthcare Act that turned into a bitter personal vendetta against John McCain.

He always doubles down when he is called out for being wrong. He would watch America collapse rather than admit he was wrong. The economy could be in depression and the whole world turn against America, and he would still double down.

He believes he is right on all the issues. He's been talking about tariffs and other nations ripping us off since the eighties, and he thinks income taxes can be scrapped and replaced entirely by tarrifs. He is surrounded by yes-men. He believes he's the smartest guy in the room. He thinks anyone who disagrees is an idiot. He doesn't realize he is a moron. He believes his own hype, and in his mind, nobody is going to stop him from leaving a legacy of transforming America and being celebrated as the greatest president.

So, it's only going to get worse. There are no brakes or reverse gear. How bad will it be? What is the logical conclusion? And what would it take for it to end?

March 16, 2025

Trump is so bad, we could and should be 20 or 30 points ahead, but are polling at the lowest level for 35 years.

Driving the news: Trump's job approval rating in the new poll (47%) matches his all-time highs in NBC News polling throughout his political career (37% "strongly approve," 10% "somewhat approve&quot .

1,000 registered voters were polled March 7-11, with a margin of error of ±3.1%.
The other side: The Democratic Party reached an all-time low in popularity in NBC polling dating back to 1990.

A net 27% of those polled said they have positive views of the party (20% positive and 7% very positive).

https://www.axios.com/2025/03/16/trump-high-dems-low-new-poll

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