possible by oct 2026 that inflation is above 5%, we're in a jobs recession, the president's approval is at 35-40%, and people will be losing their health care and food benefits... i don't think this will go how he thinks it will go
Trump says he’s “thinking of recommending a National Convention to the Republican Party, just prior to the Midterms.”
He should do it in Sept so GOP candidates have time to absorb the stench of Trump failure before early voting.
OK but the President still being at 35-40% in this scenario, while probably accurate, is exactly why we're so screwed.
Salvaging the party's prospects with a televised circus with him as the ringmaster
It’s just another grifting opportunity
Think it's a sure thing that one of those numbers materializes, and that's the ball game.
that cash reserve? don't count on it being around to finance this personal rally for the narcissist-in-chief.
please proceed, Mr. President 😘
Trump was so thrilled by the North Korean like ass kissing at the Cabinet meeting the other day that he wants the Republicans to spend millions doing it on a giant scale.
Wonder if he'll try to rent out MSG again.
One thing that I learned from Hollow Parties I didn't know is that Dems used to have midterm "conferences" focused on party rules and platforms. For instance: academic.oup.com/psq/article-...
Jeffrey L. Pressman, Denis G. Sullivan, F. Christopher Arterton; Cleavages, Decisions, and Legitimation: The Democrats’ Mid-Term Conference, 1974, Politica
Most likely another grifting opertunity
There are a lot of “ good German” types joining the government in places like ICE and the FBI. Their futures will be tied to Trump, as will their families. This is going to get messy, even if the circumstances are ripe.
How bad are the internal polls because this reeks of desperation. We’re still in 2025 for god sakes. Also when I see recession I think of this youtu.be/tdYupQ6gSnA?...
He’s literally doing this because the DNC is considering it.
Bite me , National convention.
Sooner than that
Sure. Why not just declare himself hereditary leader and designate Junior as his heir. MAGA would approve.
He's gonna say "at Mar-a-Lago," so it'll probably go exactly how he thinks it will go (be shitty, but put money in his pocket).
He’s going to try to make them declare him the 2028 nominee, or at least some sort of a “resolution”, and lock it up before a midterm bloodbath. Otherwise he loses some power in the last two years of his term.
He wants another rally to have MAGA worship him
Why is Trump so keen to take over the fed to get lower interest rates? How would cheap money affect the economy and possibly create a rosier picture for voters? Too many variables to start making predictions.
They do have more money from the oligarchs, sniveling businesses buying favor and foreign sources but do they have American influence with just that or will voters see that money can’t buy their votes or rights?We have always trampled the powers that keep us down.Vote blue!
And mayhem at CDC and craziness with stopping renewables is not going to go well too
This is where we'll be by January, at the latest.
Nothing gets better for them in the next year. Rs will be staring into electoral abyss. Perhaps Trump will need an event to announce his departure...
Maybe
But for now
Consumer spending helped push the number higher, rising by 1.6% compared to an initial 1.4% estimate.
I have no idea what he's talking about
He probably wants to do this because he knows MAGA doesn’t vote when he’s not on the ballot. I don’t think this will change that, but that’s probably what he’s going for.
We thinking 240 seats for Democrats in the House of Representatives?
@justinwolfers.bsky.social warns that in Turkey, artificially low interest rates drove inflation to 86%. 5% would be mild and probably tolerable. Tariffs + low interest rates promise to bring much much higher inflation, and real misery for millions of Americans.
