Sigh, 56K out of 719K registered Republicans, not to mention out of 2,084,000 total registered voters, hardly feels like a ringing endorsement of trump or even an "embrace." It feels more like the effect of those fanatic enough to go out in the storm. But trump will cling to his "victory" to argue that any prosecutions are just political persecutions of an "approved" candidate.
NYT gone all "horserace" in Iowa...the usual banal "takeaways", load of verbiage to simply state the obvious: tRump owns the GOPer voter...well, BFD sez me.
Tacopina also withdrew from his part in the defendant’s appeal of Carroll 1.
The issue per my own mindless speculation is that he was trying to represent a client as best he knows while pretty much all the defendant’s other lawyers are content to be compliant puppets willing to make every imbecilic argument he dictates. After all, fPOTUS’ goals are to delay and deliver campaign statements and stuff and not make legal arguments.
I'd love to see how a total transition to electric vehicles by 2035 is going to happen, when Adam Tooze points out the following yesterday:
In 2023—a year during which inflation slowed down to a reasonable level, to the point that the Federal Reserve decided to stop hiking rates—new car prices jumped by 1 percent to an average of $50,364, while used car prices fell by only 2 percent to an average of $31,030. But as things stand, cars are still really expensive for many Americans. Just 10 percent of new car listings are currently priced below $30,000, according to CoPilot. Things are not much better in the used car market, where only 28 percent of listings are currently priced below $20,000. According to an October report by Market Watch, Americans needed an annual income of at least $100,000 to afford a car, at least if they're following standard budgeting advice, which says you shouldn't spend more than 10 percent of your monthly income on car-related expenses. That means that more than 60 percent of American households currently cannot afford to buy a new car, based on Census data. For individuals, the numbers are even worse, with 82 percent of people below the $100,000 line. "Simply put, cars have become more expensive," Joseph Yoon, consumer insights analyst at car consumer guide Edmunds—an online resource for cars inventory and information—told Newsweek. "In November 2019, the average transaction price for a new vehicle was $38,500. In November of 2023, that figure jumped to $47,939."
Please stop writing "white resentment". (TPM of all places!) There is nothing to resent unless one is a f-ing racist Nazi pig. It's white racism, not white resentment. Stop giving these people the benefit of a doubt they do not deserve. Racism is a our problem and it won't go away if we pretend it is not our biggest problem. No wonder people of color are fed up with us.
EVs are in the Model T phase of evolution. But because technology is a hundred times faster than in 1910 we'll see EVs completely take over the market in the next ten years.
Car dealers don't care about "affordability", they'll finance your pet dog's car purchase with a 96-month loan term @ 9% interest for "less than top-qualified" buyers. Repo guys, get into your starting blocks!
Trump's response to the pandemic was not a complete failure, in my view. The so-called warp speed vaccine effort paid off, although he did nothing to get it distributed.
Sigh, 56K out of 719K registered Republicans, not to mention out of 2,084,000 total registered voters, hardly feels like a ringing endorsement of trump or even an "embrace." It feels more like the effect of those fanatic enough to go out in the storm. But trump will cling to his "victory" to argue that any prosecutions are just political persecutions of an "approved" candidate.
NYT gone all "horserace" in Iowa...the usual banal "takeaways", load of verbiage to simply state the obvious: tRump owns the GOPer voter...well, BFD sez me.
The whole mass media are still all in with horse race coverage.
Tacopina also withdrew from his part in the defendant’s appeal of Carroll 1.
The issue per my own mindless speculation is that he was trying to represent a client as best he knows while pretty much all the defendant’s other lawyers are content to be compliant puppets willing to make every imbecilic argument he dictates. After all, fPOTUS’ goals are to delay and deliver campaign statements and stuff and not make legal arguments.
"If you've lost Tacopina...etc., etc."
As noted: Tacopina and fPOTUS was a mismatch. The latter’s too much of a pro to want the hit to his reputation.
I'd love to see how a total transition to electric vehicles by 2035 is going to happen, when Adam Tooze points out the following yesterday:
In 2023—a year during which inflation slowed down to a reasonable level, to the point that the Federal Reserve decided to stop hiking rates—new car prices jumped by 1 percent to an average of $50,364, while used car prices fell by only 2 percent to an average of $31,030. But as things stand, cars are still really expensive for many Americans. Just 10 percent of new car listings are currently priced below $30,000, according to CoPilot. Things are not much better in the used car market, where only 28 percent of listings are currently priced below $20,000. According to an October report by Market Watch, Americans needed an annual income of at least $100,000 to afford a car, at least if they're following standard budgeting advice, which says you shouldn't spend more than 10 percent of your monthly income on car-related expenses. That means that more than 60 percent of American households currently cannot afford to buy a new car, based on Census data. For individuals, the numbers are even worse, with 82 percent of people below the $100,000 line. "Simply put, cars have become more expensive," Joseph Yoon, consumer insights analyst at car consumer guide Edmunds—an online resource for cars inventory and information—told Newsweek. "In November 2019, the average transaction price for a new vehicle was $38,500. In November of 2023, that figure jumped to $47,939."
Please stop writing "white resentment". (TPM of all places!) There is nothing to resent unless one is a f-ing racist Nazi pig. It's white racism, not white resentment. Stop giving these people the benefit of a doubt they do not deserve. Racism is a our problem and it won't go away if we pretend it is not our biggest problem. No wonder people of color are fed up with us.
EVs are in the Model T phase of evolution. But because technology is a hundred times faster than in 1910 we'll see EVs completely take over the market in the next ten years.
If there is a market left in 10 years. I'm saddling up ol' Betsy.
Poor dumb folks voting for Trump don’t realize they will be the first screwed over by him.
Car dealers don't care about "affordability", they'll finance your pet dog's car purchase with a 96-month loan term @ 9% interest for "less than top-qualified" buyers. Repo guys, get into your starting blocks!
Trump's response to the pandemic was not a complete failure, in my view. The so-called warp speed vaccine effort paid off, although he did nothing to get it distributed.