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Originally Posted by kane
The answer is no, they will not change.
8 years ago they lost bad to Obama and in the process lost the House and Senate and left the Democrats with a super majority in the house. Did they change? No, they thought they needed to be more conservative than ever before. If it weren't for Trump, one of their most conservative members, Cruz, would be the nominee.
If they lose they will blame Trump and assume it is just a fluke. They will do the same to Hillary as they did Obama (meaning filibuster everything and bring the government to a halt) then they will blame the lack of progress on the democrats and go back to promising the same shit they always promise.
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They only have power while people vote for them.
Trump has exposed a problem. Middle America, in terms of income and areas, is suffering. From loss of jobs, wages and living standards. The reasons are simple to see.
Free Trade is great if you have a workforce who works hard and cheap, yet the ability to dump goods on countries with higher incomes. It was great when the goods being imported were only clothing, not so great for those who used to make clothes. When the cheap goods close industries like steel and the goods become airplanes and space exploration parts, there's a problem.
Immigration works great if it's doctors, scientists, businessmen. It's not so good when it's people taking jobs in fast food restaurants, which have replaced jobs for those who used to making goods like clothing.
I say not good. For the top 10%, it works great. Until their jobs start to be exported. And they will, in fact already are being exported. Eventually, The First World drops in buying power and a few in the Third World replace them. Not as many, but for the 1% that's not the aim.
We need to vote out those who only represent the few. Be they big corporations or big government like the EU.