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Democrats post gains in every key race.

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Sadly, the key races that were up for grabs were all won by the democrats. I know that must must tough for some but Trump's brand is does have some blowback for the GOP and I predict it will only get worse. The good news is that revival/renewal of a nation depends on becoming humble. So lets all share a piece of that pie, knowing that God and MAGA are not always united; certainly not often in tone, and sometimes not in policy.

Consider the GOP push to redistrict Texas. This was a lose/lose scenario for America because it rejects the do unto others as you wish them to do unto you. The hope was that Texas and maybe Missouri could do this so that the GOP would not lose the midterms. But now as the GOP states have started down this road the democrats are doing the same. All at the expense of voters. Voters lose when maps get redrawn before every election instead of once a decade − a trend started in Texas, moving to California and likely spreading across the country

Too many frame politics or even political parties as Christian vs non-Christian; some even see it as a sort of civil war. It does not have to be that way. We have lots of common ground. There is a place for kindness, compassion, for compromise. Not sin, but policies like health care subsidies and the right of states to refuse Federal troops. We too will soon know if Trump's tariffs are all even legal. Do we really want executive action that a President that justifies what he does by twisting the law? Yes, Biden did that with student loans. Some democrats consider that with gun control as well. Ask yourself, if tariffs were such an emergency why did Trump raise the rate on Canada an extra 10% because he did not like the Reagan advertisement against tariffs? Is that an emergency?

I am not saying that Trump does not have some good qualities or policies but the GOP is lacking on many important things. Examples include social security, healthcare costs, inflation, and income inequality, the MAGA movement as is or even project 2025 is not going to cut it.

Of course many pundits too are right that the democrats should not be so partisian either. Just because NYC has a more extreme mayor, that is not a nationwide mandate. Win some races in the red states by running some conservative democrats that can step forward and help moderate and heal the USA. God bless!

 
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The democrats were mad when Trump said “I can shoot someone and still be elected”, even though Trump never wanted people to be shot. That being said, meanwhile in Virginia voted for someone who wants children to die in order to enact certain political change.
 
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Sadly, the key races that were up for grabs were all won by the democrats. I know that must must tough for some but Trump's brand is does have some blowback for the GOP and I predict it will only get worse. The good news is that revival/renewal of a nation depends on becoming humble. So lets all share a piece of that pie, knowing that God and MAGA are not always united; certainly not often in tone, and sometimes not in policy.

Consider the GOP push to redistrict Texas. This was a lose/lose scenario for America because it rejects the do unto others as you wish them to do unto you. The hope was that Texas and maybe Missouri could do this so that the GOP would not lose the midterms. But now as the GOP states have started down this road the democrats are doing the same. All at the expense of voters. Voters lose when maps get redrawn before every election instead of once a decade − a trend started in Texas, moving to California and likely spreading across the country

Too many frame politics or even political parties as Christian vs non-Christian; some even see it as a sort of civil war. It does not have to be that way. We have lots of common ground. There is a place for kindness, compassion, for compromise. Not sin, but policies like health care subsidies and the right of states to refuse Federal troops. We too will soon know if Trump's tariffs are all even legal. Do we really want executive action that a President that justifies what he does by twisting the law? Yes, Biden did that with student loans. Some democrats consider that with gun control as well. Ask yourself, if tariffs were such an emergency why did Trump raise the rate on Canada an extra 10% because he did not like the Reagan advertisement against tariffs? Is that an emergency?

I am not saying that Trump does not have some good qualities or policies but the GOP is lacking on many important things. Examples include social security, healthcare costs, inflation, and income inequality, the MAGA movement as is or even project 2025 is not going to cut it.

Of course many pundits too are right that the democrats should not be so partisian either. Just because NYC has a more extreme mayor, that is not a nationwide mandate. Win some races in the red states by running some conservative democrats that can step forward and help moderate and heal the USA. God bless!


I suggest we completely remove Jesus Christ of Nazareth from political platforms and partisan objectives. Spreading the Gospel through government structures is a fundamental contradiction of His command. When His message is pursued through political means, it inevitably becomes corrupted by the pursuit of money and power. Jesus Christ of Nazareth already gave us the clear way to advance His Kingdom, and it lies outside any means of man made government.

Mark 16:15
"And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.”

Matthew 28:19
"Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit."


Creating a nationalistic Christian front that spreads a distorted form of Christianity fundamentally misrepresents the teachings of Christ by prioritizing political power over spiritual humility.

Blessings
 
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Trump is too unhinged and extreme. Most Conservatives, I believe, wanted our borders secure ( not illegal detentions),sensible law and order, government efficiency not dysfunction, sensible disengagement from phony allies ( not threats of annexation etc.), America 1st but not a bully etc.

Well now Hamas is now the majority party in the big rotten apple and a player in much of this election result ( whether many dupes realize it or not).
 
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Trump is too unhinged and extreme. Most Conservatives, I believe, wanted our borders secure ( not illegal detentions),sensible law and order, government efficiency not dysfunction, sensible disengagement from phony allies ( not threats of annexation etc.), America 1st but not a bully etc.

Well now Hamas is now the majority party in the big rotten apple and a player in much of this election result ( whether many dupes realize it or not).
The new Mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani, is a Democrat who won on a progressive platform focused on making the city more affordable. Hamas is a designated foreign terrorist group, not a political party that runs in American elections. Your statement is wildly inaccurate and basically political fear-mongering used to attack a candidate who is outspokenly pro-Palestinian.
 
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Not that I'm a big Trump fan but I'm really tired of Americans constantly changing their minds on who should run the country. Both political parties are very corrupt but flipping from one party back to the other and then back again gets Americans (especially the poor and middle class) nowhere. By the time the one party gets booted out of the majority, their policies haven't even started to fully work. Then the opposing party newly put into power changes practically all the policies of the old majority.

I really wish Americans would smarten up and start placing their votes to third parties. It may not change after one or two elections but as people learn that there are good alternative political parties out there, things will begin to change.
 
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