>>31706Everything is expensive due to decades of low interest rates, followed by a massive influx of money into the world economy during covid recovery. Inflation isn't rising prices — rising prices are the symptom. Inflation is a matter of supply and demand: When there's too much money in the economy, money itself is devalued. It becomes a vicious cycle when people see things getting more expensive and spend more trying to hedge, while saving less because bank interest and stock prices can't keep up with prices.
>>31708I don't see Trump dropping out under any circumstances, including prison. If he loses badly in Iowa he'll just say it was rigged. There's so much to gain and nothing to lose in terms of raising money and promoting his brand.
>...none of them do not want to be known as a candidate that propped up a felon going into the general election.Conviction for Trump will ensure he's unelectable but those ride or die MAGAs (as many as 20 million voters, by some estimates) will see it as martyrdom. I wonder if they'll then split the party. I can totally see Trump running 3rd party/write in or at best not endorsing another candidate. Maybe Haley if she licks his balls enough.
>>31719>He'll get a slap on the wrist just like NixonMost likely outcome, I agree. More than the judge (who appears to be playing it straight so far), I don't think they'll find 12 people who'll vote to convict, whatever the evidence. I'd think different if the trial was happening in Broward, Dade, or Palm Beach but it's happening in the part of the state that's basically southern Georgia.
>>31720I read the other day Biden plans to run on the economy, which shows you how out of touch he is. The stats that were meaningful when he knew what day it was without mainlining 10,000mg of Aderall have long been detached from people's actual experience trying to make ends meet and plan for the future. That, and the real possibility of a President Harris, are eminently exploitable weaknesses. So if I was DeSantis or any other Republican my campaign would be inflation, inflation, inflation, and illegal immigration when you need a break.
Thing is, Florida's economy is massively dependent on illegal immigrants (i.e., cheap unregulated labor) so he can only hit that so hard without pissing off the small businesses powering the economy down there. I mean, every landscaper, restaurant, construction contractor, etc would go bankrupt in a week if they had to hire legit employees. So instead he's all about Disney and drag queens eating our children. A slight majority of Americans are annoyed by wokeness but it's not enough to become president.
