"Did the assassination attempt of Ronald Reagan help bolster his reelection campaign?"

[im_sleep]

Reagan secured victory prior to the assassination attempt

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Reagan's_1980_States'_rights_speech?wprov=sfti1

 

[jilla82]

Coli is waaaaayyyyyy out of touch when it comes to how people IRL feel about Trump

yall are in your own super liberal bubble

he's not hated as much as you think.
he has a legit shot at winning

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

This will work against Trump. The shooter is a republican.
It will remind people of the dysfunction

The shooter donated to Liberal campaign previously so that kind of muddies that narrative when you factor in what he tried to do.

 

[Rekkapryde]

Coli is waaaaayyyyyy out of touch when it comes to how people IRL feel about Trump

yall are in your own super liberal bubble

he's not hated as much as you think.
he has a legit shot at winning

Wrong. You'd have a point if he wont he popular vote.

We already know that a lot of people do like him. But not enough to the point that the majority of voters voted for him.

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

Wrong. You'd have a point if he wont he popular vote.

We already know that a lot of people do like him. But not enough to the point that the majority of voters voted for him.

Which doesn’t necessarily mean anything since that’s not how the Presidency is decided. If enough people like and fukk with him in the states that matter, then it’s a wrap unfortunately.

 

[jilla82]

Wrong. You'd have a point if he wont he popular vote.

We already know that a lot of people do like him. But not enough to the point that the majority of voters voted for him.

I will continue to say this in every Trump thread...
put your money up

prediction markets are generally a good barometer on whats going to happen

nobody on this site will take the bet because its all just talk

I put $20k on Biden last election because I saw how out of touch the Trump believers I follow were (in the financial sector)

I am continuously amazed by how #bothsides are delusional when it comes to what other people are thinking/saying

 

[Rekkapryde]

Which doesn’t necessarily mean anything since that’s not how the Presidency is decided.

For real

If enough people like and fukk with him in the states that matter, then it’s a wrap unfortunately.

 

[Dorian Breh]

Reagan was good...........for business/profit.

Money found it's way to us......and then we got the Crack Epidemic and HEAVY deinstitutionalization.

Gross oversimplification.

Watch Miami Vice.​

Reaganomics immediately lead to a recession

Much like Bush 2 economic policies immediately leading to the bank run

 

[Rekkapryde]

I will continue to say this in every Trump thread...
put your money up

prediction markets are generally a good barometer on whats going to happen

nobody on this site will take the bet because its all just talk

I put $20k on Biden last election

all these "polls" and shyt don't mean squat.

Hilary had it in the bag in 2016. Fell for that shyt. Never again.

 

[RamsayBolton]

The shooter donated to Liberal campaign previously so that kind of muddies that narrative when you factor in what he tried to do.

he donated to the libs years before he became a republican

he was radicalized

 

[Sir Richard Spirit]

Non stop media coverage of Biden being unfit ends with Trump being clipped by a bullet, getting up, raising his fist and screaming fight.

That footage is going to be played everyday until the election while Biden pauses his attack ads against Trump.

If you think this doesn’t help Trump you need to get off the coli, boxden, lipstickalley, twitter,instagram,Reddit. Your algorithms are feeding you what you want, not reality.

 

[FAH1223]

Reagan got shot in his 2nd full month on the job. It's not comparable.

 

[Mowgli]

The shooter donated to Liberal campaign previously so that kind of muddies that narrative when you factor in what he tried to do.

Elon musk was a registered Democrat. Doesn't muddy anything

 

[Mowgli]

Why Reagen was bad



Tax Breaks for the Rich

Reagan cut taxes big time for the wealthy and corporations, dropping the top rate from 70% to 28%. This meant the rich got richer while the middle class and poor got stuck with more of the tax load.

- sidebar - taxes were set to 91 under Roosevelt and 70 under LBJ. Meaning money earned after 200k was taxed at 70 percent. Which seems wild. How he paid for it was the issue

Gutting Social Programs
To pay for those tax cuts, he slashed funding for stuff like food stamps, welfare, and public housing. The folks who really needed these programs got left behind

Budget Cuts

Reagan significantly cut federal education funding. The Department of Education saw its budget slashed by about 25% during his presidency, which affected programs aimed at helping low-income and disadvantaged students.

Deregulation
Reagan went all in on deregulation, which helped big businesses but hurt consumers and workers. This led to financial instability, environmental issues, and weaker labor protections. This led to jobs being shipped overseas

Union Busting
Reagan was no friend to labor unions. He fired the air traffic controllers in '81. That weakened unions and hurt workers rights, leading to wage stagnation for the middle class. Led to jobs being shipped overseas

Wage Freeze

Productivity went up, but wages for the middle and lower classes stayed flat. The economic gains went straight to the top, leaving everyone else behind.

Rising Poverty and Homelessness

With less social spending, stagnant wages, and unemployment, poverty and homelessness went up. Cutting mental health services made the homeless situation even worse.

National Debt

Despite cutting social programs, Reagan's tax cuts and military spending blew up the national debt. This debt led to cuts in public services down the line, hurting the middle class and poor even more.

Economic Recessions

The early 80s recession hit hard, thanks to tight monetary policies aimed at fighting inflation. High unemployment during this time hurt the middle and lower classes the most.

 

[OSUBaneBrowns]

The republicans are going to use this to gather his base until election day. There are still a lot people in this country who have the same beliefs as Trump, even if they don't display them publicly. The dems fukked up big time by not having a younger white male to lead them after Trump's 1st run. Donald know how to play with people's insecurities for his benefit and he got the greatest gift for his campaign after this botched attempt on his life. There is still time but IDK how the dems going to play this out because Biden needs to go home for good and the republicans will use every dirty trick in the book to destroy Harris if she is the candidate for the WH.