re: One man is to blame for the Republican shellacking ..

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Absolutely on Trump.

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100%

Can't stand trump as a person or as polician. I voted for him for "America first" policies which have been mostly the opposite so far. He has alienated independants and those that aren't hardcore MAGA or conservative. He also does so much petty shite like renaming bodies of water or landmarks that do nothing but alienate the middle further. That kind of crap achieves nothing and is just red meat to the far right dolts that lap that shite up while screaming "in you face Mexico/Canada". Also, don't get me started on the Iran war. That's probably at least 50% of the reason the Republicans got their asses handed to them.

I also voted against Democrat lunicy and their bad ideas/policies that will turn us into a complete dystopian nation. Once they stack the Supreme Court with 4 more justices it will be all over. The 1st Amendment will be nuetured to make what Democrats define as "hate" speach as criminal offense like Canada or the UK. The 2nd Amendment will be basically ripped to shreds that will only allow muskets like in the late 1700s when it was written. We will be a nation full of people brainwashed by the social media "hive mind" algorithm containing left wing propaganda of lies, half-truths, smears, false-equivancies, etc. Political discorse will cease to exist. These are not Democrats of the 90s. Today's Democrats are full of Trotskys and Bolsheviks.

Nah, Netanyahu has been saying the same shite for 25 years. No one listens to him…well, almost.

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The war, the economy, gas prices,

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The war had an impact on both, gas prices and economy.

Plus, gas prices are an outsized influencer on the perception that consumers have regarding inflation.