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But how will his fanbase react? They have already believed crazy conspiracy theories such as pizzagate or the big lie. They may well be ready to believe a new RINO conspiracy theory. He has no chance to be elected, but he's able to make such a mess that any other GOP candidate would lose elections.

Well, at least Biden did not put his name on the checks...

Do you understand "relative" performance?

There are identified reasons for the relative performance of each country. For Germany, It's energy (Russian gas), and a too significant dependence on the Russian and Chinese markets. For France, It's not only tourism, but also energy production (nuclear). For UK, It's..... Brexit!

My point was that there was a deal close to completion. For some reason, you jumped on the least relevant part of my post (Trump).

You're right, but did it make any difference for Trump? For him, it was a legacy of the previous administration.

There was a deal which was close to completion, but Trump crashed it because it had been initiated by Obama. Same as the TPP.

Lol! The EU is the economic entity with the largest number and scope of trade deals in the world. And there are more in the pipes. https://policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/eu-trade-relationships-country-and-region/negotiations-and-agreements_en

I think It's also about power and influence. He gave these people, who had no power and influence in their life, the sentiment that they had a political power, and not only the elite. They have been able to influence political themes and promote their beliefs, whatever <deleted> it may have been, they have been kingmaker at primary elections, etc... of course, they have been often following instructions and even been scammed, but it doesn't really matter to them. Even if Trump leaves, they will want to keep that influence.

Finally, it seems the old fox has been right to stress the risk for democracy!

Has it been proven right? Whoever is POTUS, I think the rationale remains the same. Giving a "good deal" to UK before completing an agreement with the EU is bad tactics.

Double post

And you conveniently forget to recall the context! Obama argued that he had a right to respond to the claims of Brexit campaigners that Britain would easily be able to negotiate a fresh trade deal with the US. “They are voicing an opinion about what the United States is going to do, I figured you might want to hear from the president of the United States what I think the United States is going to do. “And on that matter, for example, I think it’s fair to say that maybe some point down the line there might be a UK-US trade agreement, but it’s not going to happen any time soon because our focus is in negotiating with a big bloc, the European Union, to get a trade agreement done”. He added: “The UK is going to be in the back of the queue.” https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/apr/22/barack-obama-brexit-uk-back-of-queue-for-trade-talks

Right. The GOP thought it would bank on stressing traditional conservative values and policies: anti-abortion, anti-green, anti-woke, anti-LGBT, pro-gun, pro-religion, etc.... They forgot that, by definition, young people are often less conservative than older ones. It's not their "world". The GOP emphasis on values actually gave causes for young people to get interested in politics again

You can add to it that the GOP may not have been perceived as able to solve economic problems, it did not articulate and promote applicable policies, in particular as concerns inflation.

Less than not being able to show that everything has been done by the book, because of a rushed process. Anyway, who cares about those who "suggest"? They will creatively invent their own "fuel", as they did before.

Policies on short term and longer term are not necessarily the same. On short term, the only solution is an increase of global production, as capacities are fixed. On a longer term, a substitution policy can be implemented. As concerns SA, they know their resrrves are not unlimited and also invest in renewable energy.

First point already replied by placeholder. Second point: weren't you complaining Biden was allegedly doing nothing to reduce inflation?

When Trump disappears we will miss him. He's so much fun! ????

Exactly. Only Biden bad, bad!

Apart from Trump, the way the GOP campaigned is also responsible for its limited performance. Instead of designing workable policies and promoting them, they just campaigned on Biden bad, bad! It made it easier for Biden to counter attack with MAGA bad, bad!

Well, it is unlikely that DeSantis issues won't be related to Trump in one way or another during the next two years. We can trust the Donald for that.

And, as usual, Trump takes advantage of it for scamming his supporters! ???? Donald Trump tells donors to help Republicans win the US Senate — by giving his own political committees money https://news.yahoo.com/donald-trump-tells-donors-help-182324759.html

Is Trump like a small poodle now? ???? Trump says 'I'd like to apologize to Melania' on behalf of news outlets that reported he blamed her for his failed endorsement of Dr. Oz https://news.yahoo.com/trump-says-id-apologize-melania-165604006.html

Mislead. That was the objective.