The United States from Donald Trump to Donald Trump Flashcards
we have concepts of a study plan (21 cards)
1
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Trump´s victory in 2016
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- the media and social media
- the Russian interference
- Wikileaks email publication, hacked by the Russians from the DNC serves
- FBI investigation of Clinton´s emails
- Immigration (particularly Muslim), conflict of cultures
- the disappearing middle class and disapperance of traditional blue collar jobs
- Real women, vote for Trump! We dont need no liberal chump, yeah!
2
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2016 elections results
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- 232 points for Hillary Clinton
- 306 for Trump
- Clinton won the popular vote, but this is America so who cares skill issue on losing the electoral college
3
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Wealth and income distribution
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- income has shifted toward upper-income households
- after 2008 recession jobs paid on average 23% less then positions they replaced
- top 0.1 percent is gaining more wealth, bottoms 90% is losing wealth, the 9.9 percent is going up a bit
4
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Evangelicals
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- White Evangelicans - a voting block in GOP
- in 2016, 81% of white evangelicans votes for Trump
5
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Latinos
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- in 2020 60/40 pro Biden
- The Republican Latino support based on: pro-growth, pro-energy, pro-parent agenda
6
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Clinton as Candidate
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- Called half of Trump´s supporters a “basket of deplorables”
- said they were “racist, sexits, homophobic, xenophobic…” (real)
- apologized for it
7
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Trump supporters
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- Staunch Conservatives (traditionalists)
- Free Marketeers (free traders, their vote for Trump was rather vote against Clinton)
- American Preservationists (economic and political system is rigged, nativist immigration views)
- Anti-Elites
- The Disengaged
8
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Trump´s achievements (1st term)
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- Takeover of the Republican Party
- The Supreme Court Nominations and Judges´ Apoointments
- The Tax Reform
- Paris Agreement Withdrawal
- Iran Nuclear Deal Withdrawal
- Kim Jong Un Summits
- Polarization of the Society
- Subversion of American Democracy
9
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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act 2018
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- reducing tax rates for corporations and individuals
- increasing the standard deduction and family tax credits
- eliminating personal exemptions and making it less beneficial to itemize deductions
- limiting deductions for state and local income taxes and property taxes
10
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Paris Climate Agreement Withdrawal
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- June 2017 but took effect in Nov 2020
- the first nation in the world to formally withdraw
11
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Iran Deal Withdrawal
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- May 2018
- isolated the United States from its Western allies and sowing uncertainty before a risky nuclear negotiation with North Korea.
12
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Trump and Kim Summits
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- unlikey bromance, “Trump though he had a new best friend”
- Trump agreed to Kim’s request to cancel joint military exercises between the US and South Korea
13
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Culture wars today
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- Abortions
- Guns
- Religion
- Indentity/Gender
- Race
- History
- Vaccinations
14
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BLM
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- founded in February 2013
- the murder of George Floyd, 2020
- defamation of monuments
15
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January 6, 2021
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- attempt to overturn the 2020 election
16
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6:3 Conservative Supermajority
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- result of Trump´s nominations
- Roe v. Wade being accepted
- conservatives blocking Obama´s nominated candidate
17
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Joe Biden presidency
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- Covid
- Bipartidan Infrastructure Law
- Low Unemployment
- General income levels high
- BUT: inflation - gas, food, housing + is old :(
18
Q
Kamala Harris 2024 campaign
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- incumbency
- economy
- immigration
- wokeness
19
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Trump´s asssassination attemp
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- unfortunetely just grazed his ear
- July 13, 2024
- he is making it seem like God saved him
20
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Democrats right now
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- Losing working class voters
- Losing non-white (nonwhite voters are voting more by ideology and less by their ethnic group)
- Losing young people
21
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pov: you are a trump supporter, what is trump to you?🌸
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jesus senpai uwu 👉👈
